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Girl in Sailor SuitA girl in a nautically inspired costume of sailor blouse, box pleated skirt & broad brimmed straw hat prepares to take her dolly for a ride in a pram. Date: circa 1909
Cartoon, Plain English (John Bull and France)Cartoon, Plain English -- John Bull, in sailors uniform, looks annoyed at a French soldier dancing on the British flag. Date: 1890
Cartoon, The Live Shell (Gladstone and Salisbury)Cartoon, The Live Shell (Which of em will throw it overboard?) William Gladstone and Lord Salisbury depicted as sailors, with the Irish question about to explode on the deck of their ship. Date: 1886
TWO GERMAN GIRLS 19CTwo German girls in sailor hats stand, one with her doll, her sister with her hoop Date: late 19th century
ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCEA view of the companys offices within a medallion on a decorative plinth is surrounded with images of goods, ships and buildings being burnt Date: 18th century
Sailor - Heaving the LeadA sailor heaving the lead (to take soundings) Date: 18th century
BRITISH SAILORThe British tar is a soaring soul... Date: circa 1855
British Sailor - circa 1855The British tar is a soaring soul... Date: circa 1855
FEMALE TYPE / CROCHET CAPAll the nice girls love a sailor especially this young woman whose decided to crochet herself a cap to let everyone know which is her favourite armed service Date: December 1942
Costume - Children 1880Boy: knickerbocker, jacket, sailor hat, red socks, heeled boots. Girls: lace dress, yoke bodice, pink sash on hips; kilted skirt, jacket bodies & tie-back skirts. Date: 1880
George V on his yacht, BritanniaGeorge V(1865-1936) at the helm of his yacht Britannia
BOY / GIRL / BEACH / CRAB 1930A boy on the beach in a sailor suit has his trousers nipped by a crab Date: 1930s
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN - English explorer and sailor. Date: 1786 - 1847
Woman and little boy in a fashion illustrationA woman with a little boy. She is wearing a narrow, pleated skirt, a Japonaise silk blouse, a short, sleeveless tunic and a sash
Three boys in sailor suits on beachThree boys in sailor suits on the beach. Date: circa 1880
Indispensible menThe Handy Man. A sailor. Date: 1903
Germany - Our Submarine Boy - Patriotic postcard, end of WW1 era. Date: 1918
Anna Zinkiesen - Johns Noah and Jack Tars! The Chelsea Arts Club Ball. It was Noahs Night at the Royal Albert Hall, with a Noahs Ark designed by Augustus John. Date: 1930
Sinbad, pantomime, Putney Hippodrome, SW LondonSinbad the Sailor, grand pantomime, Putney Hippodrome, SW London. early 20th century
Souvenir card from Queen Victoria Seamens Rest, PoplarSouvenir card from the Queen Victoria Seamens Rest, Poplar, London (established 1843). Date: circa 1910
Retired sailor on the quayside at Kirkcudbright HarbourPortrait of a retired sailor on the quayside at Kirkcudbright Harbour, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland. He wears a sailors cap and sports a white beard Date: 2012
Boatman and dog on the saltings at Askam, near BarrowA happy boatman leans back across the thwarts of a rowing boat and cuddles his small dog. The boat is on the saltings at Askam, near Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, England Date: 1990
A sailor prepares his small yacht for a sail on Rutland WateA sailor stands on a pontoon and prepares his small yacht for a sail on Rutland Water, Leicestershire, England Date: 1988
Sri Lankan fisherman in outrigger boat - 4A ragged Sri Lankan fisherman in straw sun hat, on the bow of his prau sailing boat off the coast of Sri Lanka Date: 1994
Sri Lankan fisherman in outrigger boat - 3A ragged Sri Lankan fisherman in straw sun hat, on the bow of his prau sailing boat off the coast of Sri Lanka Date: 1994
Sri Lankan fisherman in outrigger boat - 2A ragged Sri Lankan fisherman in straw sun hat, on the bow of his prau sailing boat off the coast of Sri Lanka Date: 1994
Sri Lankan fisherman in outrigger boat - 1A ragged Sri Lankan fisherman in straw sun hat, on the bow of his prau sailing boat off the coast of Sri Lanka Date: 1994
HMS Victory - 3HMS Victory, Portsmouth, England. Nelsons cabin and writing desk. First published The Sunday Times Date: circa 1990
Brother and Sister pulling a Christmas Cracker by the Tree. Date: circa 1906
Threshold photograph - Edwardian trio - Father, Uncle, son in the doorway of their suburban home Date: circa 1910s
A sailor and his girl - Studio shotA sailor (from HMS Llewellyn) and his girl - Studio shot. It has been suggested there is a likelihood these two are both chaps and that the fancy dress box (and wig store) was raided that day
The Norwegian Royal Family - King Haakon VII of Norway (1872-1957), his wife Queen Maud (of Wales) (1869-1938) and their son Olav V (born Prince Alexander of Denmark 19031991)
Young lad in sailor suit with pet dog and model shipSt. Quentin, France (Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France) - smart young lad in spotless sailor suit, posing outside the elegant front door to his home with his pet dog
King George V - Our Sailor KingKing George V (1865-1936) - Our Sailor King. The Royal Visit of the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert to the Kings Fleet at Weymouth, Dorset
Old French Salt teaching a young lady to swim in the seaAn old Salt French Sailor is teaching a young Lady how to swim. He rather sardonically states that she must be good at drinking a her early attempts seem to be involving the ingestion of a certain
The Fat Boy of PeckhamJohn Trundley, or sometimes, Trunley (1898 - 1944), known as the Fat Boy of Peckham shown in a series of photographs at the time he was appearing at the Royal in Holborn
Tsar Nicholas II, Alexandra Feodorovna and Tsarevich AlexeiTsar Nicholas II (1868-1917), the last emperor of Russia with his wife Alexandra Feodorovna and his son, the Tsarevich Alexei. The Romanovs became victims of the 1917 Russian revolution
Balloon seller on a Victorian scrapBalloon seller on the beach on a Victorian scrap. circa 1890s
Alexandra / Olaf StuartQUEEN ALEXANDRA Wife of Edward VII, with her grandson Olaf (son of her daughter Maud) Date: 1844 - 1925
Jacques Cartier / ProfileJACQUES CARTIER French sailor and explorer Date: 1491 - 1557
Jacques Cartier / HeadJACQUES CARTIER French sailor and explorer Date: 1491 - 1557
Queen Victoria with her four great-grandchildren 1900Queen Victoria with her four great-grandchildren taken at Osborne House, eldest standing next to Victoria, Prince David, future Edward VIII for one year in 1936 and then Duke of Windsor (1894 - 1972)
The boy who shouldn t grow up" The boy who shouldn t grow up". John Bull: " Theres your new navy suit. Now you must promise me you won t grow out of it." Germany: " Well
Duchess of York with her first three childrenDuchess of York later Queen Mary consort, with her first three children, (left to right) Prince Edward (1894 1972) later Edward VIII and then Duke of Windsor
Cartoon, The Allies, WW1Cartoon, The Allies during the First World War. Linking arms, they sing: Are we all here? Yes! And if we re all here, thats all right
Cartoon, tickling an elephantCartoon by John Hassall: Tickle! Tickle! Tommy holds up a peacock feather and says: See me make im jump and throw Billy orf. Date: 20th century
A Kroomen, an African SailorA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Fisherman in oilskins 1911