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Norman Wisdom / RankNORMAN WISDOM British slapstick comedian on film, stage and TV
How to recognise rank in the Royal Navy-a wartime advert for Dunlop fort tyres. Date: 1941
A Night to Remember, film posterPoster advertising the 1958 film, A Night to Remember, starring Kenneth More, based on the Titanic disaster of 1912
Samurai ElevatedIn the 8th century, during the Fujiwara era, the military order of Samurai are elevated to an elite rank above other citizens, with a strict moral code and high cultural values
Valerie Hobson, actress, on Blend-Rite hair grips cardValerie Hobson (1917-1998), British film actress, on a Blend-Rite hair grips card. circa 1940s
Phoenician art. Cyprus. Bust of a bearded man. 6th century BC. Archaic Period. Limestone. It comes from Golgoi (Cyprus). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan - Railway Station Date: circa 1910s
Brompton Oratory, London. Date: circa 1905
Inspector Alice B Clayden outside Buckingham PalaceWoman police officer, Inspector Alice Bertha Clayden, outside Buckingham Palace on 2 January 1928
Inspector Alice B Clayden and her brothers, LondonWoman police officer, Inspector Alice Bertha Clayden, with her three brothers (together with Sergeant Henry Pegler) in the yard of Crawford Place Police Station, London W1 -- the brothers are
Curacao - Willemstad - Queen Emma BridgeCuracao - a Dutch dependency in the West Indies. View of Willemstad and the Queen Emma Bridge, a pontoon bridge across St. Anna Bay, built in 1888. Date: circa 1910s
Lord Louis Mountbatten (1900-1979), younger son of Prince Louis of Battenberg and Princess Victoria of Hesse
Mandarins WifeThe wife of a Chinese mandarin in the fine robes befitting her exalted rank
Native of Yap carrying stone moneyA native man from Yap wearing a mangrove wood comb in his hair (a sign of high rank) carrying stone money on a pole over his shoulder. Date: 1937
View of the main entrance to Waterloo Station, LondonView of the famous main entrance to Waterloo Station, London. According to the clock, it is 11:10 in the morning, when most people are already at work. A row of taxis waits outside. Date: circa 1930s
Woman police officer, Inspector Alice B Clayden, LondonWoman police officer, Inspector Alice Bertha Clayden, London. She also had three brothers in the police force
Inspector Alice B Clayden outside Buckingham PalaceWoman police officer, Inspector Alice Bertha Clayden (second from right), outside Buckingham Palace on 2 January 1928
Delivering Flour to the Queen MaryJosph Rank Ltd. Millers - delivering Flour to the RMS Queen Mary, then Britains largest ship. She sailed primarily in the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line. Date: 1936
Ashanti FuneralThe funeral of an Ashanti of rank
Alexander August Wilhelm von Pape (1813รข??1895). Royal Prussian infantry Colonel-General with the special rank of Generalfeldmarschall. Portrait. Engraving. Detail
History of Italy. 1300. From left to right: CimabueHistory of Italy. 1300. From left to right, 1: Cimabue (1240-1302), 2-3: distinguished men, 4: Doge of Venice. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885
History of Italy. 1300. From left to right: DogeHistory of Italy. 1300. From left to right, 4: Doge of Venice, 5: Petrarch (1304-1374), 6: Laura (woman idealised by Petrarch in his poems), 7: distinguished man, 8: magistrate, 9 -10: dames
History of Italy. 1300. From left to right: CimabueHistory of Italy. 1300
History of Italy. 1300. From left to right: PopeHistory of Italy. 1300. From left to right, 1: Pope, 2: cardinal, 3: archbishop, 4: citizen, 5: knight. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885
History of Italy. 1300. From left to right: cardinalHistory of Italy. 1300. From left to right, 2: cardinal, 3: archbishop, 4: citizen, 5: knight. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885
History of Italy. 1300. From left to right: PopeHistory of Italy. 1300. From left to right, 1: Pope, 2: cardinal, 3: archbishop, 4: citizen. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885
History of Italy. 1300. From left to right: PopeHistory of Italy. 1300. From left to right, 1: Pope, 2: cardinal, 3: archbishop, 4: citizen, 5-6-7-8: knights, 9: citizen, 10: henchman. Country people's vestment. Chromolithography
Banners, pennants, ensigns, 10th to 14th centuryBanners, pennants, ensigns, etc. 10th to 14th century. Pennon or penonceau, showing ranks of chivalry, 2, 3, 4, 6. Military flags, pavilion or tent banners with coats of arms
Mandarin in court dress, 18th centuryQiian or Mandarin of letters in court dress with tobacco pipe, 18th century. He wears a long gown with embroidered breastplate of a bird
Coats of arms, helms, coronets of nobilityCoats of arms of religious ranks, helms, coronets of nobility. Arms of the Abbe Prothonotaire, Abbaye Seculiere, Abbesse de St Antoine, Prieur
WW2 - R. A. F. Rank DistinctionsAn illustrated educational disagram which displays the rank distinctions of the British Royal Air Force during WW2. Date: circa 1940s
British soldier in uniform, 1915, WW1A British private soldier, commonly known as a Tommy with annotations showing the tools and equipment that made up his kit when marching to the trenches during the First World War
London and Middlesex fire brigade rank markingsThe rank markings worn on senior and junior officers uniforms
Great Central Railway - Marylebone Station
1st Rank French pre-dreadnought battleship the Republique. Date: circa 1917
Market Square, Johannesburg, South Africa. Date: 1905
Tsar Nicholas II and the Tsarevich Alexei, School at BakhmutRussia - Tsar Nicholas II and the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich reviewing the children of the popular school Venus in Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine. Date: circa 1913
Group of Chinese Ladies of RankPierre Joseph Rossier. Views in China issued by Negretti and Zambra in 1859 and 1861. First Series and second series
Canton. Group of Chinese Ladies of RankPierre Joseph Rossier. Views in China issued by Negretti and Zambra in 1859 and 1861. First Series and second series
Two Chinese Ladies of Rank sitting for their PortraitsPierre Joseph Rossier. Views in China issued by Negretti and Zambra in 1859 and 1861. First Series and second series
Turkey. Ottoman Empire. Turkish army troops. From left to right: Chatir, Pasha, militiaman, Harbagi, Egyptian soldier and another militiaman. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Chaillot
William Walker and Sons Dri-Ped AdvertisementAn advertisement drawing for William Walker & Sons Ltd, promoting Dri-Ped leather, which bears the purple diamond trademark
Photograph of Persian woman wearing full veil or burkhaFront cover photograph, of Persian woman wearing full veil or burkha. Captioned, The latest portrait of a society beauty: a Persian lady of rank'
Types of Soldier, Russian Army8 examples of the types of soldier from different sections and ranks of the Russian Army, and the varying uniforms and equipment they hold
Turkey. Escort of a provincial governor Pasha. EngravingOttoman Empire. Turkey. Escort of a provincial governor Pasha (higher rank in the Ottoman political and military system). Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Montaut
Turkey - Vice Admiral, Captain, Navy Officer and SailorOttoman Empire. Turkey. From left to right: Vice Admiral, Captain, Navy Officer and Sailor (ca. 1780). Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Monnin
Cloak that the Hawaiian chiefs wore as a symbol of statusCloak that the Hawaiian chiefs wore as a symbol of their high social status. Feather and vegetale fibre. Polynesia. Hawaiian Islands, United States. Last third of the 18th century
Captain John PiperA portrait oil painting of John Piper, a military officer in the colony of New South Wales, who was promoted to the rank of Captain in 1800. He is seen here wearing his uniform. Date: 1826
King George VI inspecting the Yeomen of the GuardKing George VI (1895-1952) inspecting the Yeomen of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. The Yeomen are under the Captaincy of Arthur Chichester, Colonel The Lord Templemore (1880-1953). Date: 1939
A rank of Rickshaws on Nunobiki Road, Kobe, Japan. Date: circa 1910s
Hawker Siddeley HS-125-3A G-ATZN (msn 25116), of the Rank Organisation. Date: circa 1970
The then new Manchester Piccadilly Railway Station, showing the taxi rank. The station was renovated again in 2002. Date: 1960s
A cab rank in central London - a mixture of hansoms (two- wheelers) and victorias (four- wheelers). Date: 1902
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a portrait of Countess Poulett, formerly the actress Sylvia Storey, who married Lord Poulett in 1908
Sailors in front of a decorated ships sternFrontispiece illustration showing 18th and 19th century sailors in front of a decorated ships stern. Woodblock print by J
44th Regiment at GundamuckIn 1841 the 44th was in Kabul where uprising endangered the garrison
Chinese mandarins barge. The mandarin takes lunch in the cabin waited on by servants. The two umbrellas are a sign of his authority
A Mandarin (magistrate) of the Fifth Class going to court in full dress, Qing Dynasty China. Robe with an embroidered square indicating his rank
Young Licentiate or doctor riding a horse celebrating his graduation and proceeded by youths with banners showing his new rank
High-ranking person in sedan chair, China. 19th century
Interval drinks at the Olympia, Paris, WW1Interval drinks at the Olympia, a music hall in Paris, painting by Charles Henry Tenre, First World War, showing Allied soldiers of all nationalities and different ranks. circa 1918
Advertisement for Players Medium Navy Cut cigarettesThe Cut of the Navy - Players Please - fantastic advertisement for Players Medium Navy Cut cigarettes, featuring a Royal Naval Lieutenant (note sleeve rank insignia) (out on manoeuvres)
Typical French kitchen stove, with Hortense Delacroix, WW1A typical French kitchen stove, with Hortense Delacroix. Here I took my cafe au lait each morning before going down line
Sad End of a German Spy Behind the British Line, WW1The Sad End of a German Spy Behind the British Line
Signpost Lane, from British lines to German lines, WW1Signpost Lane, which ran from the British lines, through the German lines into the village of Neuve Chapelle
Spy Farm, Rue de Bois, RE store destroyed by shell fire, WW1Spy Farm, Rue de Bois, another RE store, destroyed by shell fire, 26th January 1915. A considerable amount of constructive woodwork was stored here
Trenches at La Boutillerie, forward of Fleurbaix, WW1By the light of the flare. My first impression of the trenches, at La Boutillerie, forward of Fleurbaix, Jan.15
A call-box attached to the electric lighting standard at a cab-rank in Kensington, London, enable residents to call up a taxi at will. Date: 1910
Hawker Siddeley HS-125-3A G-ATZN (msn 25116) of the Rank Corporation at London Heathrow Airport Date: circa 1968-1969
Various Turkish people: a guard, a janizary, a sultan, a sultana and a woman of rank Date: circa 1500
WW1 - Turkish Lancers on horseback Date: 1914
FALL / WOLFHOUND / 1934CHAMPION FETHARD OF OUBOROUGH Owned by Rank. Date: 1934
FALL / WOLFHOUND / 1929ERIN OF OUBOROUGH Owned by G. U. Rank. Date: 1929
FALL / GREAT DANE / 1931CAROL OF OUBOROUGH Owned by Rank. Note the cropped ears. Date: 1931
FALL / GREAT DANE / 1929CHAMPION BELLOVIEN OF OUBOROUGH Owned by Rank. Colour: brindle. Date: 1929
Justice - a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Liberte class. Date: circa 1917
Flaulx - a French Naval battleship. Date: circa 1917
1st Rank French Transport Ship the Ving Long. Date: circa 1917
East African Tribesman - Extensive Scarification, Nose ChainA postcard produced by Consolata Missionaries, an Italian Roman Catholic missionary congregation operating in Africa
Royal Air Force badges of rank, WW1The cap badges and sleeve stripes of the new uniform of the RAF in 1918. Date: 1918
WW2 Poster -- Army Officer and other badgesDistinctive Badges of Rank of Officers in the Army, showing corresponding ranks in Royal Navy, Army, & Royal Air Force. Colour lithograph published by Gale and Polden Limited, Aldershot
Major General Suspring Robert Rice - Royal EngineersPortrait of Major General Suspring Robert Rice, KCM, GCB, Royal Engineers. This framed drawing contains the Generals rank markings and Generals cap badge.. Thomas Martine Ronaldson (1881-1942)
