Reserve Collection

WW2 recruitment poster, Join the Wrens (Womens Royal Naval Service) and free a man for the Fleet. Printed for HMSO. Date: circa 1940

Restaurant de la Reserve, Nice, France. Date: circa 1910s

Royal Proclamation 1914
Proclamation by King George V calling for men for the Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Fleet Reserve, and for officers and men of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

DANCE CARD
A Victorian ladys dance card, whose owner has yet to be invited to reserve a dance... soon, let us hope, every line will be filled with the names of her admirers

No Smoking, Ladies
This West End restaurant was one of the first to reserve tables for non-smokers after objections were raised. These three ladies disobey the notice on their table

Zulu Warrior
An old Zulu warrior, (full length photograph) in native costume, holding a baton, spear and shield, Hluhluwe Game Reserve, Natal, South Africa. Date: 2004

The oldest house in Kahnawake
The oldest house in The Kahnawake Mohawk Territory - an Indian reserve on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, across from Montreal - built in 1721

HMS Leviathan, Drake-class armoured cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Leviathan, a Drake-class armoured cruiser. HMS Leviathan was one of four Drake-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy around 1900

Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve, 1915
Members of the Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve at Karonga, in the north of the country. Karonga was the scene of much fighting in September 1914

Lady Londonderry, WW1
Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry DBE (3 December 1878 23 April 1959), noted society hostess, and, during the First World War director of the Womens Legion

H. M. S. PRESIDENT
H.M.S. President, training ship of the British Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, moored on the Victoria Embankment, River Thames, central London. Date: 1960s

Bank of England Old Lady
Old lady of Threadneedle Street, holding onto a Bank Stock(ing) of reserve, berates the rash speculators

Six Sons and a father under arms, WW1
Mr J. B. Gilbert (centre) of Poole, Dorset; in the National Reserve, formerly of the 18th Middlesex and 1st Warwicks pictured with his six sons who were all serving with the British Army

United States (1897). American Indians in a reserve of Idaho

Hippos in Kruger National Park, South Africa
A group of hippos in Tshokwane, Kruger National Park, South Africa. The Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa, and contains around 3000 hippos, as well as many other wild animals

Battle of Rosieres 1918
Artillery passing through the village street at Henencourt. A concentration of 17th Division as Vth Corps reserve at the Battle of Rosieres on the Western Front in France during World War I in March

Auctioneer on a Christmas and New Year card, with a lot of financial puns in the verse. Date: circa 1890s

HMS Encounter, 2nd class protected cruiser, Challenger class
Royal Navy - HMS Encounter, a 2nd-class protected cruiser of the Challenger class, operated by the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN), as HMAS Encounter

HMAS Yarra - River-Class Torpedo Destroyer
Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Yarra / HMS Yarra, a River-Class Torpedo Destroyer, making way at speed, on the River Clyde during manufacturers trials in 1910. Yarra was built by William Denny & Bros

German cavalry overlook the enemys shattered reserve position on the Western Front. Date: 1918

United States Navy - Goodyear ZSG-3 airship K-120 (BuAer number 33512), based at Oakland Naval Air Station in California, being used as a recruitment billboard for the US Naval Reserve

Cessna OA-37B Dragonfly 71-0867 (MSN 43405), of 757th TFS AF Reserve. (later to Colombia as FAC2171) Date: circa 1980

HMS Argus 149
Royal Navy - HMS Argus 149, an aircraft carrier, seen in March 1939. Argus served from 1918 to 1944. After commissioning, the ship was involved for several years in the development of the optimum

Mobilising the Royal Naval Reserve during WW1 Date: circa 1916

HMS Pegasus (ex HMS Ark Royal)
Royal Navy - HMS Pegasus (ex HMS Ark Royal) at A Spithead re in 1938. HMS Pegasus was re-named from the 1914 HMS Ark Royal seaplane carrier

Pyynikki - a district and nature reserve in Tampere, Finland
Pyynikki (Pynike) - a district and a nature reserve in Tampere, Finland, located in the Pyynikinharju ridge, between the city center

HMS Unicorn 172
Royal Navy - HMS Unicorn 172, an aircraft repair ship and light aircraft carrier, laid up in reserve on 10 September 1956. Date: 1956

George Abraham Crawley
A portrait photograph of British artist and designer, George Abraham Crawley, 1864-1926. He is seen here, wearing the uniform of an officer of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Date: early 1900s

HMS Mutine
Royal Navy - HMS Mutine, a turbine-powered Algerine-class minesweeper, pictured on 1 May 1958 whilst on the reserve at Chatham

Healey Dell Viaduct, Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Healey Dell Viaduct in Healey Dell Nature Reserve in the Spodden Valley, on the outskirts or Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England

Captain John Treasure Jones Archive - two items
Captain John Treasure Jones Archive. Born and raised on a small farm in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, John Treasure Jones (1905-1993) went to sea at the age of 15

Summoning reserves, Bulgaria, Serbo-Bulgarian War
Army reserves are recruited in a small Bulgarian town for the defence of Sofia in the Serbo-Bulgarian war. We see an officer blowing a horn, and soldiers marching away from their rural town

Within the Grand Arch, Jenolan Caves
A photograph taken from inside the Jenolan limestone caves located within the Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales

Johanne Cloherty of the National Women's Air Reserve
Johanne Cloherty (1917 - 1996) became Johanne Etherton after her marriage in 1944. At this time, she is chairing the Ball Committee of the National Women's Air Reserve. Date: 1939

Fairchild C-119F-FA Flying Boxcar O-18037 (msn 10915, 51-8037), at Wright Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, for display at the Air Force Museum, with Boeing KB-50J 49-0389

Lockheed AC-130A-LM Hercules 53-3129
United States Air Force (USAF) - Lockheed AC-130A-LM Hercules 53-3129 (msn 182-3001), of the 711th Special Operations Squadron, 919th Special Operations Wing (Air Force Reserve), Duke Field, FL

Fairchild UC-123K Provider 55-4577
United States Air Force Reserve - Fairchild UC-123K-16-FA Provider 55-4577 (msn 20238), at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for storage and disposal, circa 1985

United States Navy Reserve trainees working on a Grumman F9F
United States Navy Reserve trainees, carrying out procedures on the 20mm cannon and AN/APR-30 gun ranging radar of a Grumman F9F, at Naval Air Station Columbus, in Ohio, on 7 February 1955. Date: 1955

HMS Leviathan, Drake-class armoured cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Hornet, an Acheron-class Destroyer that served during the First World War and was sold for breaking in 1921. She was the seventh Royal Navy ship to be named Hornet

Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk. XVIE TE184 M - EM
Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.XVIE TE184 M - EM, ex Royal Air Force, in the RAF Museum Reserve Collection at RAF Finningley, sandwiched between the sole surviving Boulton Paul Defiant, and an Avro 707

Lockheed C-130A Hercules 55-0007
United States Air Force Reserve - Lockheed C-130A-LM Hercules 55-0007 (msn 182-3034, base code ER'), of the 705th Tactical Airlift Training Squadron - 433rd Tactical Airlift Wing

HMS Boadicea - a Boadicea-Class scout cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Boadicea, a Boadicea-Class scout cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century

HMS Vulture - a Clydebank three funnel - 30 knot destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Vulture, a Clydebank three funnel - 30 knot destroyer ordered under the 1895 - 1896 Naval Estimates. She was the fifth ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1776 for a

HMS Adventure - a scout cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Adventure, an Adventure-Class scout cruiser, built for the Royal Navy during the first decade of the 20th century

HMS Forward - Forward-class Scout Cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Forward, a Forward-class Scout Cruiser. Forward was built by Fairfield???s S.B. & E. at Govan, in 1904. The ship was in reserve for most of the first decade of her existence

Fairchild C-119F-FA Flying Boxcar O-18037
(ex United States Air Force) - Fairchild C-119F-FA Flying Boxcar O-18037 (msn 10915, 51-8037), at Wright Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, for display at the Air Force Museum, with Boeing KB-50J 49-0389

HMS Hermes, Highflyer-class protected cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Hermes, a Highflyer-class protected cruiser, before conversion to an experimental seaplane carrier / tender

Gray Crowned Cranes at Nyeri, Kenya
circa 1910s

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