Official Collection (page 10)

10 Downing Street, London - prior to restoration and the addition to the terrace (to the south toward Whitehall). Date: circa 1930s

Normandy: Churchill tank waits in ambush
Photograph: Normandy: Churchill tank waits in ambush. A Churchill tank awaits possible enemy counter-attack in a ruined Normandy village, scene of much bitter fighting recently

Formal surrender by Japanese Generak Itagahi of his sword
Photograph of the formal surrender by Japanese Generak Itagahi of his sword, Kuala Lumpur, 1946. Part of a collection of official photographs from the Middle and Far East, World War Two

Bund and Monument of Sir Robert Hart, Shanghai, China
Bund, Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China - in the foreground can be seen a statue of Sir Robert Hart, 1st Baronet (18351911), a British consular official in China

Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery with Marshal Rokossovsky
Photograph of FM Bernard Montgomery with Marshal Rokossovsky, 10 May 1945.From a collection of 23 official photographs relating to the campaign in Northwest Europe, World War Two

Officials outside Government House, Mahe, Seychelles
Government officials and others outside Government House in Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. From left: Mr de Boulay, Dr Bradley, Bishop, Petrides, Logan, Fiennes, Ms Halkett, Mrs Fiennes, Mrs Logan

Government House, Mahe, Seychelles
Government House, Mahe Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1914

King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Queen Sirikit - Princess Alexandra
An official state visit to Thailand by Princess Alexandra of Kent (1926-) - pictured with King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) (1927-) and Queen Sirikit (1932)

Queen Sirikit visiting London
An official two-day state visit to the UK by King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) (1927-) and Queen Sirikit (1932-) of Thailand - the stylish Queen wowing the London crowds. Date: 1960

Queen Sirikit of Thailand with Duke of Edinburgh
An official two-day state visit to the UK by King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) (1927-) and Queen Sirikit (1932-) of Thailand - the Queen travels by carriage from Victoria to Buckingham Palace with

Queen Sirikit of Thailand at Burlington House
An official two-day state visit to the UK by King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) (1927-) and Queen Sirikit (1932-) of Thailand - arriving at Burlington House for a visit to the Royal Academy of Arts

Maccabi waits for Balfour - Triumph Gate, Tel Aviv, Israel
The Maccabi Sports Club members (Maccabees) await the arrival of Lord Arthur Balfour (1848-1930) near the Triumph Gate, Tel Aviv

Sisowath, King of Cambodia shaking the trunk of Fallieres
Satirical postcard showing Sisowath (1840-1927), King of Cambodia shaking the trunk of French President Armand Fallieres (18411931) who is in the form of a benevolent Sacred Elephant

Medieval costume, from left to right: Byzantine Emperor Justinian with court officials and guards, Empress Theodora with court ladies, three people in Slavonic and Russian costume. Date: 6th century

Queen Sirikit of Thailand (1932-) and Husband King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) (1927-) at an official function at Don Muang Airport, Bangkok. Date: 1957

Egypt. Seated scribe. Detail. 5th dynasty. Old Kingdom (2636
Egyptian art. Seated scribe. Detail. remains of polychrome. 5th dynasty. Old Kingdom (2636-2155). Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Stele with relief depicting Assyrian official Bel-Harran-beli-usur praying in front of divine symbols. 8th century BC. Marble. From Tel-Abda. Archaeological Museum. Museum of Ancient Orient

False door of Senenmut. Egypt
False door of Senenmut, architect and official government. Sandstone. New Kingdom. 18th Dynasty. 1480-1460 BC. West Thebes. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Djehapimu sarcophagus lid. Egypt
Djehapimu sarcophagus lid. High Royal official. Late Period. 746-332 BC. Granite. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Proclamation of President Grover Cleveland (1837-1908). Engr
Grover Cleveland (1837-1908). President of the United States. Proclamation of President Cleveland. Engraving by Rico in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1885. Colored

Ukraine. Kiev. Verkhovna Rada, Parliament building. The original building was constructed from 1936-38. Destroyed in the Second World War, it was reconstructed in its original style in 1945-1947

Statue of Ankhrekhu. Egypt
Quartzite statue of Ankhrekhu. 1850 BC. 12th Dynasty. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Tombstone of Neferseshempepy. Egypt
Tombstone of Neferseshempepy, depicted with a scepter and staff with a hieroglyphic inscription. Limestone. 2150 BC. Early Dynastic or Old Kingdom. From Dendera. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Italy. Rome. Quirinal Palace. 16th century. Official residence of the President of the Italian Republic. First, Castor and Pollux statue

Mastaba of Kagemni. Saqqara. Egypt
Mastaba of Kagemni (2350 BC). Chief Justice and vizier of the Pharaoh Teti. Relief at the entrance depicting Kagemni with the baton and scepter. Old Kingdom. Saqqara. Egypt

Invitation to Dinner - Harold Macmillan to Ninette de Valois
Invitation to a dinner in honour of His Excellency Monsieur Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden and His Excellency Monsieur Torsten Nilsson

Emperor Hirohito on an official visit, Japan (possibly Kobe). His Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Hooper car stands at the kerb. Date: circa 1927

Cartoon, Disraeli and Queen Victoria
Cartoon, Opening Parliament. Benjamin Disraeli wheels Queen Victoria to Westminster in her bathchair. 1880

Pan Catching Fire
A cautionary tale in the use of pans which are not made of aluminium branded with an official safety mark from the Societe Francaise des Metaux Ouvres ! Date: 1928

Visa pages with stamps in a French passport valid for one year from 15 March 1921, belonging to Mlle Henriette Stephanie Pannier, student

Signature page, French passport valid for one year from 15 March 1921, belonging to Mlle Henriette Stephanie Pannier, student. Date: 1921

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II - Westminster Abbey
The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II - Westminster Abbey - 2nd June 1953. 1953

The Duke of Edinburgh visits Gordonstoun
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visiting a fete at his old school, Gordonstoun in 1949, his first official visit. Pictured wearing the old school tie of purple and white

Grenadier Guards, St Michaels Mount, Cornwall
Corps of Drums of the Grenadier Guards with Lord John Francis Arthur St Aubyn, 4th Baron St Levan (1919-2013), and his wife Lady Susan St Levan (d 2003), at their home on St Michaels Mount, Cornwall

First National Firemens Strike, 1977
The first ever National Firemens Strike in 1977 was supported by Firemen from Eccles Fire Station, Manchester. Date: 1977

Bolsa Oficial de Cafe, Santos, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. The city of Santos is a centre for the coffee industry. The building has recently been transformed into a museum, the Museo do Cafe

Lord Cromer at official opening of Port Sudan
Lord Cromer (Sir Evelyn Baring, 1841-1917), British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator, in a car at the official opening of Port Sudan on the Red Sea, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, 1 April 1909

Public warning poster identifying enemy & friendly aircraft
An official British war poster designed to teach the public to distinguish between enemy and friendly aircraft, with German airships and aeroplanes on the left and British on the right. Date: 1915

Opening of Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London
Scene during the official opening of Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London, by Queen Elizabeth II. The building received a number of awards

Clarence House, London - The Duke and Duchess of Connaught
Clarence House, London - Home (at this time) to Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942) and his wife Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia (18601917) Date: circa 1908

Japan - The Crown Prince (later Emperor) Taisho (1879-1926) - Crown Prince from 1888 and Emperor from 1912. Date: circa 1908

The opening of the Victoria and Albert Museum - 1909
The official state opening of the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) by His Majesty King Edward VII - June 26th, 1909. The Central Tower. Date: 1909

Prince Sidi Muhammad al-Hadi (el Hadi) Pasha - Bey of Tunis
H.H. Muhammad al-Hadi Pasha (1855-1906), Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis, Tunisia. Date: circa 1904

Arrival of Alexandros Zaimis, High Commissioner of Crete
Arrival of Alexandros Zaimis (18551936) Greek Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Justice, and High Commissioner of Crete. He served as Prime Minister six times

George V pictured in erman uniform with Kaiser Wilhelm II
King George V pictured in German uniform alongside his cousin Kaiser Wilhelm II (in the uniform of the British Dragoon Guards!)in 1912

Thessaloniki - Jacob Meir - the Chief Rabbi
Jacob Meir, (1856-1939) - elected chief rabbi of Thessaloniki in 1908, where he remained until 1919. Date: circa 1911

Wedding - Crown Prince of Sweden and Lady Louise Mountbatten
The Wedding of Crown Prince Adolf of Sweden (1882-1973) and Louise Alexandra Marie Irene Mountbatten (1889-1965) on 3rd November 1923 at St. Jamess Palace, London

The Duke and Duchess of Scania (Skane)
The Duke (Prince Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf, 1882-1873) and Duchess (Princess Margaret of Connaught, 1882-1920) of Scania (Skane). The Duke later became King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden

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