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National Collection (page 5)

Background imageNational Collection: Scene at a petrol station

Scene at a petrol station, with an attendant filling up a car

Background imageNational Collection: Romanian Women - Traditional costume

Romanian Women - Traditional costume
A pair of Romanian women, in traditional National costume. A particularly fine example of the highly-decorative embroidery emplyed to decorate the skirts

Background imageNational Collection: Mr Aneurin Bevan

Mr Aneurin Bevan
Mr Bevan was a Welsh Labour politician and was appointed as Minister of Health after Labour won the election in 1945. He was the founder of the National Health Service which came into effect on 5th

Background imageNational Collection: WWI - The Lion Roused - British Propaganda postcard

WWI - The Lion Roused - British Propaganda postcard full of strength, defiance and patriotism. The confidence evident in 1914... Date: 1914

Background imageNational Collection: The Caverio Map or Caveri Map, circa 1505. This

The Caverio Map or Caveri Map, circa 1505. This map was one of the primary sources used to make the Waldseem� map. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Background imageNational Collection: Dore, Paul Gustave (1832-1883). Don Quixote reading

Dore, Paul Gustave (1832-1883). Don Quixote reading
" Dore, Paul Gustave (1832-1883). Don Quixote reading chivalresque novels. 1863. Illustration of " Don Quixote of La Mancha" (preface of the first part). Etching. SPAIN. Madrid

Background imageNational Collection: SEBASTIANO del PIOMBO, Sebastiano Luciano, also

SEBASTIANO del PIOMBO, Sebastiano Luciano, also called (1485-1547). Vittoria Colonna (?). 1520-1525. Renaissance art. Oil. SPAIN. Barcelona. National Art Museum of Catalonia

Background imageNational Collection: Poster of Ballets Russes in a scene of Claude

Poster of Ballets Russes in a scene of Claude
" Poster of " Ballets Russes" in a scene of Claude Debussys " Jeux". It shows the dancers: Ludmilla Schollar, Vaslav Nijinsky and Tamara Karsavina. FRANCE. Paris

Background imageNational Collection: HENRY the Navigator (1394-1460). Portuguese

HENRY the Navigator (1394-1460). Portuguese
" HENRY " the Navigator" (1394-1460). Portuguese prince, son of John I. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris. National Library."

Background imageNational Collection: Map of the Pembrokeshire Coast

Map of the Pembrokeshire Coast
National Parks poster map of the Pembrokeshire Coast Date: circa 1950

Background imageNational Collection: The Grand National at White City

The Grand National at White City
Artists impression of the vast enclosure at White City greyhound racing stadium on the night of the last Grand National, the finish of which is illustrated. The winning dog is Mrs L. J

Background imageNational Collection: Man and Woman of Guyana

Man and Woman of Guyana, South America, possibly Arawaks. A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Background imageNational Collection: Who Said Germans? - Patriotic Bulldogs

Who Said Germans? - Patriotic Bulldogs in defiant pose against the Kaiser

Background imageNational Collection: Sir Richard Aclands Gift to the Nation Starts a Controversy

Sir Richard Aclands Gift to the Nation Starts a Controversy
The MP Sir Richard Acland handed over to the National Trust the 16, 000 acres of beautiful West Country property which comprise his Killerton Estate and his Holnicote Estate

Background imageNational Collection: Buy National Savings Certificates

Buy National Savings Certificates
Poster urging the reader to Buy National Savings Certificates: Lend to defend his right to be free featuring an angelic boy constructing something with meccano

Background imageNational Collection: Handkerchief Knot Test

Handkerchief Knot Test
Test at the National Psychical Laboratory on Rudi Schneider the Austrian spiritualist physical medium. Here, a knot has allegedly been tied paranormally in a handkerchief

Background imageNational Collection: Alfred Rosenberg

Alfred Rosenberg
ALFRED ROSENBERG Leading proponent of National Socialist ideology. In 1941 he was appointed Minister for the Eastern Occupied Territories

Background imageNational Collection: Britannia in Arms

Britannia in Arms
Armed for the fray. What fray ? ANY fray ! Britannia in all her finery

Background imageNational Collection: French Revolution / Song

French Revolution / Song
Marianne leads the revolutionary army in the Marseillaise, the French national anthem

Background imageNational Collection: Donald E Keyhoe

Donald E Keyhoe
Director of the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena [NICAP], and author of three books on flying saucers

Background imageNational Collection: Cessna O-1A Bird Dog 51-7362

Cessna O-1A Bird Dog 51-7362
United States Army - Cessna O-1A Bird Dog 51-7362 (msn 22096), of the 140th Aviation Battalion, California National Guard, at Long Beach, on 3 July 1966

Background imageNational Collection: castle Bay Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

castle Bay Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Vintage 19th century photograph: Castle Bay Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, from the NE, fishing boats in the harbour, image c.1880 s

Background imageNational Collection: Joan the Maid - Kay Nielsen. The Most Noble Warrior Saint in the Christian Calendar

Joan the Maid - Kay Nielsen. The Most Noble Warrior Saint in the Christian Calendar. Date: 1924

Background imageNational Collection: Patriotic poster, Buy British, keep the home fires burning

Patriotic poster, Buy British, keep the home fires burning
Patriotic poster, Buy British campaign -- Buy British and keep the home fires burning. Part of a government campaign to tackle a balance of payments crisis

Background imageNational Collection: Canadair CF-86 - CL-13A Sabre Mk. 5 23257

Canadair CF-86 - CL-13A Sabre Mk. 5 23257
(Royal Canadian Air Force) - Canadair CF-86 (CL-13A) Sabre Mk. 5 23257 (msn 1047, built in 1954), seen in the colours of the Golden Hawks RCAF aerobatic team at the National Air Force Museum of

Background imageNational Collection: Niagara Falls Date: 1950

Niagara Falls Date: 1950

Background imageNational Collection: United States Air Force - Fairchild C-123K Provider 55-4548

United States Air Force - Fairchild C-123K Provider 55-4548
United States Air Force Fairchild C-123K Provider 55-4548 (msn 20209) at McClellan AFB. Built as a Fairchild C-123B-14-FA Provider

Background imageNational Collection: National Nautical School, Portishead

National Nautical School, Portishead
Boys holding oars in a boat - possibly in the Schools swimming pool - at the National Nautical School, Portishead, near Bristol. Date: circa 1945

Background imageNational Collection: Yacht at rest with National 12 dinghies in twilight

Yacht at rest with National 12 dinghies in twilight -- one of a great series of studies of sailing off the Devon and Cornwall coasts. The National 12 is a two-person, two-sail racing dinghy. 1952

Background imageNational Collection: Charles I of England (1600-1649). Monarch of England, Scotla

Charles I of England (1600-1649). Monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland. Equestrian portrait by Van Dyck, 1637. National Gallery. London. England. United Kingdom

Background imageNational Collection: Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543)

Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543)
The Ambassadors, 1533. Portrays Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve, the ambassadors of Francis I of France. National Gallery. London. England

Background imageNational Collection: Taming horse. Roman painting. Domus. 4th C. Merida (Augusta

Taming horse. Roman painting. Domus. 4th C. Merida (Augusta
Taming horse. Roman painting. Domus. 4th C. From Merida(Augusta Emerita). National Museum of Roman art. Merida. Spain

Background imageNational Collection: Dutch men-of-war in a storm off a rocky coast, 1672, by Wille

Dutch men-of-war in a storm off a rocky coast, 1672, by Wille
Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633-1707). Dutch painter. Dutch men-of-war in a storm off a rocky coast, 1672. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imageNational Collection: Stonewall Jackson (1824-1863). American military

Stonewall Jackson (1824-1863). American military. Portrait (1864) by J.W. King. National Portrait Gallery. Washington D.C. United States

Background imageNational Collection: Deborah Mitford at Cheltenham National Hunt Meeting

Deborah Mitford at Cheltenham National Hunt Meeting
Deborah Mitford (1920-2014), later Duchess of Devonshire, pictured at the age of sixteen (nearly seventeen) in 1937 at Cheltenham races with Mr Dixon

Background imageNational Collection: Poster, See Canada and USA

Poster, See Canada and USA through Canadian National Railways. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageNational Collection: Pass of Ballater, Cairngorms National Park, Aberdeenshire

Pass of Ballater, Cairngorms National Park, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Date: 1900s

Background imageNational Collection: Lynn of Dee, Braemar, Aberdeenshire

Lynn of Dee, Braemar, Aberdeenshire
Lynn of Dee, Braemar, Cairngorms National Park Authority, near Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Date: 1900s

Background imageNational Collection: DELAUNAY, Robert. Carousel with Pigs

DELAUNAY, Robert. Carousel with Pigs
DELAUNAY, Robert (1885-1941). Carousel with Pigs. 1922. Orphism. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Centre national d art et de culture Georges Pompidou

Background imageNational Collection: Bristol 170 Freighter Mk. 31 EC-AHH Iberia London Airport

Bristol 170 Freighter Mk. 31 EC-AHH Iberia London Airport
Bristol Freighter EC-AHH of Spanish national carrier Iberia on the tarmac at London Airport Date: 1965

Background imageNational Collection: WW2 Poster -- Don t Waver, Help Wavell

WW2 Poster -- Don t Waver, Help Wavell
Dont Waver, Help Wavell. En---ds War Weapons Week, 17-24 May 1940. War saving photolithographic poster, published by The National Savings Committee, London, The Scottish Savings Committee

Background imageNational Collection: National Fire Prevention Campaign, Brixton, London

National Fire Prevention Campaign, Brixton, London
National Fire Prevention Campaign, London -- Station Officer Albert Benjamin of Clapham Fire Station talking to children in Sommerleyton Road, Brixton, South London. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageNational Collection: Mrs Mabel St Clair Stobart

Mrs Mabel St Clair Stobart, pictured on horseback on the front cover of The Tatler. Mrs Mabel St Clair Stobart, was founder of the Womens Sick and Wounded Convoy Corps (1912)

Background imageNational Collection: First Royal Variety Show dress rehersal, 1912

First Royal Variety Show dress rehersal, 1912
The dress rehearsal for the first Royal Variety Show performance at the Palace Theatre, 1912, which was attended by many celebrities

Background imageNational Collection: Greetings postcard from Taranto, Italy

Greetings postcard from Taranto, Italy - with Corso Umberto with R.N. Regina Elena and an Italian sailor. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageNational Collection: The Swiss National Yodeling Champion - Franz Lotscher

The Swiss National Yodeling Champion - Franz Lotscher
The Swiss National Yodeling (also yodelling or jodeling) Champion - Master Yodeler Franz Lotscher - pictured with his array of trophies at the Hotel Sempacherhof at Sempach, Lucerne, Switzerland

Background imageNational Collection: Monemore, Killin, Scotland

Monemore, Killin, Scotland
A row of old low cottages at Monemore, Killin, Striling, Scotland Date: circa 1907

Background imageNational Collection: Discobolo Lancellotti. ca. 460 - 450 BC. Replica

Discobolo Lancellotti. ca. 460 - 450 BC. Replica of the Discobolus of Myron. Roman copy. Classical Greek art. Sculpture on marble. ITALY. Rome. National Roman Museum



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