Retirement Collection (page 2)

Paris, France - Invalides. Date: 1830

Paris, France - Hotel des Invalides, facade principale. Date: 1831

The Retirement to Paris
During the retreat of Allied troops towards Paris, French soldiers are awakened in the early hours by German bombardment of the cottage in La F貥 where they had taken shelter

St Lawrences Home For Girls, Worcester
Children and staff on the fire escape at St Lawrences Home For Girls, Bath Road, Worcester. The home was established in the 1880s by Lady Alice Nelson

Galloway Home, Whalley Range, Cheshire
Children stand in front of the Galloway Home at 34 Upper Chorlton Road, Whalley Range, near Manchester The home was established in 1875 by Miss Galloway who, for 35 years, ran it single-handed

Cartoon, Our Society Portraiture, Mrs Grundy. Showing just the face, hat and folded hands of a docile-looking Mrs Grundy, the proverbial Mary Whitehouse figure of the early 20th century

Lord Edward Fitzgerald 1763-1798 (c.1798). Hamilton, Hugh Douglas 1739-1808. Hamilton was one of the most important Irish portrait painters of the second half of the 18th century

Joan Bradbrooke, MBE, HonCRAeS, 1908-1971 (seated), Edit?
Joan Bradbrooke, MBE, HonCRAeS, 1908-1971 (seated), Editor, RAeS Journal, 1946 to her retirement from the Society in 1968. Mrs Purdue looks on. 1960

E. C. ?Betty? Pike in the Library of the Royal Aeronautic?
E.C. ?Betty? Pike in the Library of the Royal Aeronautical Society at No.4 Hamilton Place. This is possibly Betty Pike?s retirement lunch on 23 June 1978

From left: Staff members Jay Wolff and E. C. ?Betty? Pike?
From left: Staff members Jay Wolff and E.C. ?Betty? Pike in the Library of the Royal Aeronautical Society at No.4 Hamilton Place

From left: Ava Dane(?), G. R. ?Tim? Wrixon and Barry Laig?
From left: Ava Dane(?), G.R. ?Tim? Wrixon and Barry Laight, on the occasion of Tim?s retirement from the Royal Aeronautical Society

At the Royal Aeronautical Society Council meeting on 30 ?
At the Royal Aeronautical Society Council meeting on 30 September 1976 Lawrie Wingfield was presented with a Daum crystal goblet to mark his retirement as Solicitor to the Society after 56 years of

Japanese Boxer Retires
A ceremony honouring an old Japanese boxer upon his retirement. Date: early 1930s

Soldiers tales

The retirement of Emperor Gotoba. Print shows Emperor Gotoba and another man forging a sword. Date between 1844 and 1854

The retirement of David

Pensioners Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London Date: circa 1907

Annie Swynnerton(1844-1933), suffragette and artist, sits next to a canvas with an open book in her hands. About this time, she was elected as an A.R.A

Bielefeld, Germany - Old Peoples Home
Bielefeld, Germany - Retirement Home Date: 1909

Gruner Wald Hospice / Rest Home
The Green Forest Hospice / Christian Rest Home (Hospiz Gruner Wald) at Bad Herrenalb - Black Forest, Germany Date: circa 1920s

Retired Legionnaires
The restaurant of the home for retired Legionnaires, France. Date: 1930s

Newington, London
Birds eye view of the Fishmongers Almshouses, Newington, north east London -- an omnibus, a carriage and a cart are passing

George V visiting Chelsea Pensioners
King George V visiting Chelsea Pensioners at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London. This visit may have coincided with the Royal International Horticultural Exhibition

Les Invalides, Paris
A retired soldier mends his clothing in his room at Les Invalides, a hospital and retirement home for war veterans

Earl of Rosebery (1847-1929)
Engraving of Archibald Philip Primrose, the 5th Earl of Rosebery, made in 1886 when he was serving as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

Hindenburg
Photograph of Marshal Paul von Hinderburg (1847-1934), sitting at a strategic map. A veteran of the Franco-Prussian War, he was recalled from retirement on the outbreak of World War I

Garibaldi at Caprera 3
Garibaldi and his dog while in temporary retirement in Caprera

Garibaldi at Caprera 1
Garibaldi in temporary retirement in Caprera

Garibaldi at Caprera 4
Garibaldi in temporary retirement in Caprera goes fish-spearing at night

Garibaldi at Caprera 5
Garibaldi in temporary retirement in Caprera - the view from his home

Garibaldi at Caprera - 2
Garibaldi receives visitors while in temporary retirement in Caprera

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