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Background imageReturning Collection: Big Welcome For Dad Date: 1948

Big Welcome For Dad Date: 1948

Background imageReturning Collection: Return to Home by Sea Date: 1948

Return to Home by Sea Date: 1948

Background imageReturning Collection: Prince of Wales / Prince Henry salute returning Duke of York

Prince of Wales / Prince Henry salute returning Duke of York
Edward Prince of Wales (1894-1972) (later King Edward VIII) and Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974) salute the return of Albert

Background imageReturning Collection: First class passengers going home for Christmas 1859

First class passengers going home for Christmas 1859
Crowded first class passengers on their way home for Christmas. Date: 1859

Background imageReturning Collection: The Sweetwood Family Returning From Church On Christmas Eve

The Sweetwood Family Returning From Church On Christmas Eve
A colour illustration of a family leaving church on Christmas Eve during a snow storm. Date: 26th November 1923

Background imageReturning Collection: RETURNING TO THE FARM

RETURNING TO THE FARM
Returning to the farm by the path through the trees. Date: 1915

Background imageReturning Collection: Ww1 - Returning Soldier

Ww1 - Returning Soldier
A French soldier returns home from the Front, and receives a warm welcome from his loved one. Date: 1916

Background imageReturning Collection: Second class passengers going home for Christmas 1859

Second class passengers going home for Christmas 1859
Crowed Second class passengers on their way home for Christmas. Date: 1859

Background imageReturning Collection: COMMUNE / RETURN FROM DUTY

COMMUNE / RETURN FROM DUTY
Communards returning from night duty Date: 1871

Background imageReturning Collection: HEATH / TAVERN CLIENTELE

HEATH / TAVERN CLIENTELE
Tavern clientele returning from a tavern the old way and the new way - a satirical perspective Date: 1830

Background imageReturning Collection: PERSEPHONE (BOISSARD)

PERSEPHONE (BOISSARD)
Persephone (= Proserpina) is abducted by Hades (= Pluto); eventually it is agreed that she will spend half the year down there, returning to Earth for the summer months

Background imageReturning Collection: Churchgoing and charity

Churchgoing and charity
A family returns from church to their Christmas dinner, and Papa is charitably disposed towards a barefoot girl. Date: 1855

Background imageReturning Collection: Christmas - Firewood 19th

Christmas - Firewood 19th
Returning home with a bundle of firewood Date: 1873

Background imageReturning Collection: OXFORD V CAMBRIDGE 1870

OXFORD V CAMBRIDGE 1870
The Cambridge boat crew returning from practice. Date: 1870

Background imageReturning Collection: French National Guard returning from patrol

French National Guard returning from patrol Date: 1850

Background imageReturning Collection: Taylorcraft Auster 5 G-AMVD

Taylorcraft Auster 5 G-AMVD (msn 1565). built for the Royal Air Force as TJ565, registered as G-AMVD in the UK on 6 October 1952, it was exported to France as F-BGTF from 26 May 1953

Background imageReturning Collection: Steamboat Maid of the Mist - Niagara Falls Tourist boat

Steamboat Maid of the Mist - Niagara Falls Tourist boat
Steamboat Maid of the Mist - Niagara Tourist boat, returning from the Falls. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageReturning Collection: Housing poster, The Home I Want

Housing poster, The Home I Want, with a quotation from Richard Reiss: You cannot expect to get an A1 population out of C3 homes

Background imageReturning Collection: The Sailors Return

The Sailors Return
The sailors wife holds up her child to see the ship in which its papa is sailing home

Background imageReturning Collection: Buying Christmas presents

Buying Christmas presents
Mother & child returning home in the snow laden with gifts. Date: circa 1925

Background imageReturning Collection: Caricature, Lillie Langtry and Henrietta Hodson

Caricature, Lillie Langtry and Henrietta Hodson
Caricature, Lillie Langtry (1853-1929) and Henrietta Hodson (1841-1910) -- The best of friends must part. Hodson (referred to here as Mrs Labouchere because of her relationship with Henry Labouchere)

Background imageReturning Collection: French royal family are brought back from Varennes

French royal family are brought back from Varennes
During the French Revolution, the French royal family are brought back to Paris from Varennes, after their unsuccessful attempt to escape the country. Date: 22 June 1791

Background imageReturning Collection: Illustration, The Cotters Saturday Night

Illustration, The Cotters Saturday Night
Illustration to The Cotters Saturday Night, a poem by Robert Burns. Date: 1866

Background imageReturning Collection: HMS Lion of the Royal Navy in Great War Deeds, WW1

HMS Lion of the Royal Navy in Great War Deeds, WW1
Vice-Admiral Beattys flagship, the battle cruiser HMS Lion of the Royal Navy, towed into port amid cheers after a victory in the North Sea

Background imageReturning Collection: WW2 - Prams with possessions return with Evacuees going home

WW2 - Prams with possessions return with Evacuees going home
WW2 - Prams containing possessions return to Euston, London, following Evacuees heading home after the passing of the V1 and V2 rocket attack scare - September 1944. Date: 1944

Background imageReturning Collection: Three Women returning from Market - Hai Phong, Vietnam

Three Women returning from Market - Hai Phong, Vietnam
Three Vietnamese Women Villagers returning from market at Hai Phong, Tonkin, Vietnam. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageReturning Collection: Shipwreck of Paul the Apostle on Melita (Malta)

Shipwreck of Paul the Apostle on Melita (Malta)
The Bible book of Acts recounts that on the way to Rome for his appeal as a Roman citizen to Caesar, Paul the Apostle was shipwrecked on " Melita" (Malta). circa late 19th century

Background imageReturning Collection: France (1815). Napoleon returning from the Elba

France (1815). Napoleon returning from the Elba Island on 5th March 1815. FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum)

Background imageReturning Collection: Fireman from Massey Shaw reunited with family, WW2

Fireman from Massey Shaw reunited with family, WW2
A London fireman, who volunteered to crew the London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw, is reunited with his daughter after returning from the Dunkirk evacuations of late May and early June 1940

Background imageReturning Collection: Armed London fireman reunited with family, WW2

Armed London fireman reunited with family, WW2
A London fireman, who volunteered to crew the London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw, is reunited with his wife and daughter after returning from the Dunkirk evacuations in which the Massey Shaw

Background imageReturning Collection: Fireboat Massey Shaw returning after Dunkirk, WW2

Fireboat Massey Shaw returning after Dunkirk, WW2
Crowds on the Albert Embankment greeting the returning London Fire Brigade fireboat Massey Shaw after it took part in the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied forces

Background imageReturning Collection: Convicts being searched, Portland Prison, Dorset

Convicts being searched, Portland Prison, Dorset
Portland Prison, Dorset, opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts who were employed in quarries in the area. This view shows prison officers searching convicts on their return from work

Background imageReturning Collection: Midday mealtime, Wormwood Scrubs Prison, West London

Midday mealtime, Wormwood Scrubs Prison, West London
Prisoners at Wormwood Scrubs prison, west London, return to their individual cells for their midday dinner. Uniformed prison warders watch as prisoners climb the metal staircases to the galleries

Background imageReturning Collection: George II and Elizaveta of Greece

George II and Elizaveta of Greece
King George II of the Hellenes (1890-1947) and his wife, Elisabetha (1894-1956) in the early 1920s. George was the eldest son of King Constantine I and Queen Sophie

Background imageReturning Collection: American Soldiers on the liner Queen Elizabeth, 1945

American Soldiers on the liner Queen Elizabeth, 1945
Aerial photograph showing American soldiers on the aft deck of the passenger liner Queen Elizabeth returning home to the USA, at the end of the Second World War, 1945

Background imageReturning Collection: King Faisal II of Iraq

King Faisal II of Iraq (1935-1958) the last King of Iraq, at London Airport returning home after studying at Harrow

Background imageReturning Collection: A Royal Navy Ship Waving Goodbye to Japan, 1890

A Royal Navy Ship Waving Goodbye to Japan, 1890
Engraving showing the Officers and men (background) of a Royal Navy Warship waving goodbye to Japan and various well-wishers in small junks

Background imageReturning Collection: Midnight Mass

Midnight Mass
Returning from Midnight Mass, in a village of Savoie (France)

Background imageReturning Collection: Strikers return: General Strike 1926

Strikers return: General Strike 1926
Employer: " Glad to see you back, my lad; but you ll understand that in the circumstances we can t run to a fatted calf!" May 1916

Background imageReturning Collection: Back to Blighty, boarding the leave boat, WW1

Back to Blighty, boarding the leave boat, WW1. 1914-1918

Background imageReturning Collection: WW1 - Silhouette - A German soldier returning from the war

WW1 - Silhouette - A German soldier returning from the war
WW1 - Silhouette - A (rather care-worn) German soldier returning from the war, greeting his wife and children (see 111211111). Date: circa 1918

Background imageReturning Collection: Fleet returning from Santiago, New York Harbour, USA

Fleet returning from Santiago, New York Harbour, USA
Admiral Sampsons fleet returning from the naval battle at Santiago de Cuba (3 July 1898, during the Spanish-American War), New York Harbour, USA. Date: circa 1898

Background imageReturning Collection: Harvest labourer returning from fields - Normandy, France

Harvest labourer returning from fields - Normandy, France Date: circa 1908

Background imageReturning Collection: Cartoon, Henry Irving returning to the London theatre

Cartoon, Henry Irving returning to the London theatre -- Here he is again! Now, stand aside, all you second and third-rate mummers

Background imageReturning Collection: The Holy Island of Lindisfarne - Crossing the Sands by cart

The Holy Island of Lindisfarne - Crossing the Sands by cart
Crossing the Sands by cart (nearly too late!) from the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England - a tidal island off the northeast coast of England with a recorded history from the 6th

Background imageReturning Collection: The military review - the camp at Chobham

The military review - the camp at Chobham. The troops returning to their encampment after a field-day, 1853.Coloured tinted lithograph by Edmund Walker after Louis Haghe (1806-1885)

Background imageReturning Collection: Music cover, For KIng & Country, by J Ord Hume, WW1

Music cover, For KIng & Country, by J Ord Hume, WW1
Music cover, For KIng & Country, a descriptive Grand Military Fantasia selected and arranged by J Ord Hume, during the First World War. 1915

Background imageReturning Collection: British naval personnel returning from Brussels, WW2

British naval personnel returning from Brussels, WW2
Two British naval personnel returning from a visit to Brussels, WW2. 1945



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