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British bulldog, WW1The dog that doesn t let go - and still breathes! One of the boys - the bulldog breed. Illustration in The Sketch magazine to symbolise a speech at the London Opera House by Winston Churchill in
An Englishmans Home filmed, WW1Scenes from the film version of the stage play, An Englishmans Home, produced by B and C Film in 1914. Originally written by Guy du Maurier (who was killed in action in 1915)
Scout selling Coronation programmesBoy scout (left) selling Coronation programmes to people lining the route in a London street for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953
Carlton Hotel, Pall Mall, ablaze with patriotismThe facade of the Carlton Hotel (ceased operating in 1940), on the corner of Haymarket and Pall Mall in London, bedecked with recruiting slogans for the First World War. Date: 1914
Sketch cover, Emily Drange at BritanniaFront cover of The Sketch magazine featuring a photograph of American actress, Emily Drange in costume as Britannia. She was part of a patriotic tableau staged in New York
Captain James Cook -- an allegoryCaptain James Cook (1728-1779), explorer. An allegory, showing Neptune raising him up to Immortality, a Genius crowning him with a Wreath of Oak, and Fame introducing him to History
Waiting for Daddy by Lawson Wood, WW1 postcardWaiting for daddy. I must take care of mummy now. Illustration on a postcard showing a patriotic little boy wearing a pith helmet
Patriotic garters, WW1Miniature portraits of Lord Kitchener and Admiral Jellicoe attached to a pair of ladies garters - fashionable patriotic fervour during the First World War. Date: 1915
Hands Across the Sea, WW1 postcard, Lawson WoodPatriotic wartime postcard showing A British and French officer, flags in hand, shaking hands across the Channel. Date: c.1916
Masbadges - 10. The Royal Dog (The Royal Artillery)Masbadges! Regimental mascots and badges in one! No. 10 The bulldog of the Royal Artillery. Date: 1918
WW2 poster, Victory of the Allies is Assured, showing a British submarine sinking an enemy ship. Date: 1940s
Eyes Left by Edmund Blampied, patriotic fan, WW1Illustration to the cover of the Sketch magazine supplement showing a pretty young women peeping out from behind a fan decorated with the Union flag. Date: 1915
Military uniform a commonplace sight, WW1Silhouette entitled, Where are the clothes of yester-year? reflecting the predominance of men in khaki uniform in Britain by 1915. Date: 1915
Maxine Elliott as Britannia, WW1Maxine Elliott (1868 - 1940), American actress, reputed lover of J. P. Morgan and later, the New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Wilding who was killed in 1915
Redfern advertisement, dressing well is patriotic, WW1Advertisement for fashion house, Redfern advising ladies that, It is patriotic to treat our soldiers well, and to look your best when they are home on leave
Johnnie Walker advertisement, WW1First World War advertisement showing Johnnie Walker meeting a recruitment sergeant in 1914. Johnnie Walker: " How goes the recruiting
Soliders of the King, Children playing at war, WW1Charming illustration showing a line of little boys queuing up outside a recruiting office dressed up as soldiers with the imaginative use of a variety of boxes, flags, paper hats and borrowed items
Marchioness of Headfort with daughter in uniform, WW1The Marchioness of Headfort, formerly known to playgoers as Miss Rose (Rosie) Boote of the Gaiety Theatre, London. She married the Marquess in April 1901, and her son became the Earl of Bective
Dunlop advertisement, WW1Dunlop Rubber Company advertisement from the First World War publicising the fact that 1500 of their employees had enlisted while the rest were working in shifts day
Patterned stockings including patriotic flags, WW1 fashionTwo pairs of stockings with the embellishment fashionable during the First World War on the left, a pair featuring squirrels on the ankles from Peter Robinson an don the right
Patriotic slogan on a London Zoo tortoise, WW1A tortoise, Methuselah, at London Zoo using his shell to advertise the need for more shells (of a different kind), during the First World War
Mme. Karina & pupils in patriotic dance tableau, WW1Madame Karina, Danish prima ballerina, pictured with a number of her pupils, all children or sisters of serving officers, taking part in a dance called The Good Angel
Patriotic tableau at the Alhambra, Defenders of Europe WW1A scene from the patriotic revue, Not Likely, at the Alhambra theatre in Leicester Square, showing the Defenders of Europe, - Russia (Madge Thorpe), Britannia (Hilda Dick)
Boy Scouts with flags in wartime by Fish, WW1Boy Scouts waving the Union flag patriotically during the First World War, when the organisation helped with every conceivable aspect of the war effort on the home front. Date: 1914
Prince of Wales joins the Grenadier GuardsA photograph of Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII and then Duke of Windsor) pictured looking rather nervous having joined the Grenadier Guards on the outbreak of war in 1914
Queen Alexandra with top fundraiser Jeannie Jackson, WW1Queen Alexandra pictured with Miss Jeannie Jackson, the daughter of a Burnley miner who collected 1, 100 in coppers on the streets of Burnley in aid of war funds dressed in a miniature uniform
Notice to Irish Munsters from Germans, 1916A placard placed by the Germans above their trenches facing the Munsters after the Irish uprising of April 1916, claiming, English guns are firing at your wife and children
The Patriots by Annie FishHumorous illustration by Annie Fish showing an officer returning home on leave to discover his wife has patriotically given birth to triplets. Date: 1915
The Sketch Coronation Number, 1937Front cover of The Sketch, special Coronation issue for the Coronation of King George VI, featuring a rather glamorous and statuesque Britannia
Advertisement for Dunlop tyres, WW1A patriotic advertisement for Dunlop tyres in the early stages of the First World War. Dunlops are British-made -- avoid continental tyres made by the enemy! Date: September 1914
Cartoon story, Escaping the War, WW1First World War cartoon story, Escaping the War. A man looks forward to the weekend in the country, thinking he will escape all the war news
Action for Libel, Lyons v Lipton, WW1Notice of an Action for Libel in the High Court of Justice, J Lyons & Co Limited being the plaintiffs, and Lipton Limited as defendants, during the early stages of the First World War
Selfridges during Second World WarSelfridges department store on Oxford Street, London pictured during World War Two with the windows covered over as protection against air raids
Tatler front cover, Christmas number 1915A gloriously patriotic front cover design by Annie Fish, featuring Fishs creation, Eve, dressed in a flamboyant military uniform and waving a Union Jack flag. 1915
Lunchtime scene on the Embankment, London, WW1Rank Outsiders. A lunchtime scene on the Embankment, London, at the start of the First World War. Young men who could be joining up to fight stand idly watching through the railings as the Inns of
American postcard of the stars and stripes. " The star spangled banner in triumph shall wave." lyrics from the American National Anthem
Rush to recruit, Central London Recruiting Depot, WW1The rush to recruit at the Central London Recruiting Depot. Men gather outside the doorway, eager to enlist on the outbreak of the First World War
German propaganda postcard, Our U-Boats, WW1German propaganda postcard, Our U-Boats, depicting an enemy seaplane crashing into the sea near a German submarine during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Recruitment postcard, England expects, , WW1Recruitment postcard during the First World War: England expects that every man will do his duty. Be Prepared. Date: circa 1914
Patriotic postcard, Czech Army in Russia, WW1Patriotic postcard showing the Czech Army in Russia during the First World War, gun in hand, protecting their homeland against murderers. Date: 1914-1918
Patriotic British postcard, girl with toy soldiers, WW1First World War patriotic postcard, showing a girl looking at toy soldiers on horseback. She says: Give me a Real Soldier! Date: 1914-1918
Patriotic British postcard, bayonet practice, WW1First World War patriotic postcard, showing an imaginary German soldier standing behind the dummy used for bayonet practice
Patriotic British postcard with bulldog, WW1First World War patriotic postcard, showing a fierce-looking British bulldog: Who said Germany? Date: 1914-1918
Tatler front cover - Silver Jubilee of King George VDecorative front cover of The Tatler magazine celebrating the Silver Jubilee of King George V. Design features a relief of the King surrounded by Britannia and Neptune
Cartoon, three views of Recruiting, WW1Cartoon, showing three views of Recruiting at the start of the First World War. As It Was (plying men with drink during the Napoleonic era)
Three duchesses doing war work, WW1Three duchesses doing war work at the start of the First World War. Above: the Duchess of Westminster working at her sewing machine in the open air at Gifford House, Roehampton, wearing a large hat
Sheet music cover, Your King & Country Want You, a Womans Recruiting Song, dedicated by special permission to Her Majesty the Queen
The American eagle and the Stars and Stripes. Flags of other Central and South American countries form the border. In God We Trust to Save America. Date: 1941