Sailor Collection (page 25)

Japanese sailor and soldier are tending to the wounds in the legs and back of a Russian soldier. Date 1905

Japanese sailor, with his bare hands, is fighting with two R

Lashed to the shrouds. Farragut passing the forts at Mobile, in his flagship Hartford. Adm. David Farragut lashed to upper mast, holding spyglass; during Battle of Mobil Bay, Jan. 1864

A sailor on board HMS L19
HMS L19 at China station Weihaiwei. HMS L19 was a British L class submarine built by Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 18 July 1917 c. 1920

American sailor drinking. An American sailor, standing, holding a bottle in one hand while drinking from a glass. Inscription describes the American fleet on January 1

Sailors and others in a lifeboat, as one sailor gestures to a submarine in the background. Date 1917

Good Cheers, Women war work, World War II by Helen McKie
Jolly illustration by Helen McKie showing a female ATS worker serving cups of tea to a sailor, an airman and a soldier during World War II. Date: c.1940

Sailor and girl at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Washington, D.C. Date 1943 May

Sailor dancing on the beach
Sailor and two ladies dancing a jig with gusto on the beach. Date: 1902

Sailor from HMS Terrible

British sailor on a mule, pushed by Egyptian man
Push on with it, Mohamed -- a British sailor riding on a reluctant white mule, being pushed by a thin Egyptian man. Date: 1916

Thames Ironworks demonstration, London
Employees of Thames Ironworks staged a mass demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London, in a bid to secure a contract for a warship

Twenties couple by Albert Bailey
A moody looking couple, the man in nautical uniform and the woman in a fashinable red and green ensemble with cloche hat pulled low (a hallmark of the artists work) walk along deep in conversation

Sailor on a train
Sailor returning to his ship waves goodbye to loved ones Date: 1905

Russian Easter Card - A fantasy greetings postcard depicting a little girl riding a huge broken egg filled with littlemulti-coloured eggs, being pulled by a giant chick

Lord Mayors Show, City of London
The Lord Mayor and other High City Functionaries show amusement at the dignity of the small boy leading the band. circa 1911

Joseph Rodgers, Able Seaman
Joseph Rodgers, (b. 1830 in Malta - ?), seaman of the Royal Charter, a ship which sank off the coast of Anglesey on 26th October 1859 in terrible storms

Man-of-Wars Men
Crew of a Man-of-War ship Date: 1854

Royal Wedding 1923 - Prince Albert of York
Prince Albert, Duke of York, later King George VI, pictured at the age of six wearing a sailor suit. Date: 1923

Emancipated Woman - Husband doing chores
The Handy-man at home An Emancipated Woman reads happily by the fire whilst her sailor husband does his fair share of the household chores by scrubbling the floor. Date: 1915

Poster: You can help to build me a ship
Poster: a British sailor says You can help to build me a ship. You can learn quickly and you will be working to win. Ask at any Employment Exchange for advice and full details

Free French Sailors - World War Two - pictured in London Date: circa 1945

Silhouette of a Norwegian sailor

Prince Carol and Princess Elisabeth of Romania
Prince Carol (1893-1953) (later King Carol II) and Princess Elisabeth (1894-1956) (later Queen of Greece) Date: circa 1896

Russian Christmas Card
A photographic Russian Greetings Postcard, with three children enjoying the presents they have opened on Christmas Day, as they stand around the Christmas Tree. Date: circa 1910s

Now the Day is over - 2
NOW THE DAY IS OVER A child kneels in prayer for sailors tossing on the deep blue sea - perhaps Daddy is a sailor ? Date: circa 1915

Tycoon on his yacht - Making for Port
Yachting Terms illustrated: Making for Port. A rich tycoon on the high seas reaching across the moving table for the decanter of port with a total lack of success! Date: 1908

Crew of HMS Swift in group photo on deck, WW1
The happy crew of HMS Swift, a British high speed destroyer, in a group photo on deck during the First World War. The ship was launched in 1907. Date: 1914-1918

Sailor of HMS Ganges with monkey mascot, WW1
A sailor in the uniform of HMS Ganges during the First World War, with a monkey mascot. The Ganges was a Royal Navy training ship, established in 1865 and remaining in service until 1976

Sailor from HMS Lion smoking his pipe - this card is captioned: " Peace in War." Date: 1917

Kissing his daughter goodbye
I love a lassie - a sailor bids a fond farewell to his daughter in this touchingly sentimental card. Date: 1917

Sailors with a torpedo
Two sailors with a torpedo, 1955. Date: 1955

Sailor with his daughter
A jolly Royal Navy sailor with his young daughter peeking over his shoulder. She is holding (and waving) a small white ensign flag

Southend - Fancy Dress Photographic Studio
You could visit a fancy dress photographic studio and have your picture taken in a variety of mixed garb - here a group of spirited young ladies have donned naval attire for their group snap

Sailor ringing new bell of HMS Broke, WW1
A sailor rings the new bell of HMS Broke during the First World War. The ship was badly damaged during the Second Battle of Dover Strait, 21 April 1917. Date: circa 1917

JL. Cats cradles
Cats Cradles. Artist: John Lawson. A genre study of a little girl and boy in a sailor suit playing Cats Cradleswith a skein of wool Date: 1898

Four children on a birthday postcard

Working a gun on submarine parent ship, WW1
Men of the British Royal Navy working a gun on a submarine parent ship during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Little girl in sailor suit, with flowers
A pretty little girl in a red, white and blue sailor suit, with pink and white flowers. She has a green ribbon in her curly blond hair. 1915

H Dix Sandford. Fishing
Edwardian boys fishing. Artist: Hilda Dix Sandford. Three young boys in sailor suits sitting and fishing on the river bank Date: circa 1908

Greetings from Taranto, Italy
A Greetings postcard from Taranto, Italy, featuring the Girevole Bridge (a famous swing bridge built in 1887) and the Via Margherita. Date: circa 1920s

Battleship Fyliga

Two soldiers and a sailor pose for their photo in a studio. They are all in uniform, and each one has a cigarette in his mouth

Wartime wedding in uniform
A wartime wedding, with both the bride and the groom in their respective uniforms. Date: circa 1940

Boy with Cats 1901
A little boy in a sailor suit plays with his two cats. Date: 1901

Finchdale Priory Ruins
The ruins of Finchdale Priory, County Durham, England, which was founded by an adventurous sailor (later Saint), Godric, in about 1115. Date: founded 1115

Finchdale Priory Crypt
The Crypt of Finchdale Priory County Durham, England, founded by an adventurous sailor (later Saint) Godric, in about 1115. Date: founded 1115

H. M. S. TERRIBLE
A sailor wearing the hat of his ship, the unfortunately named H.M.S. Terrible, a British Royal Navy vessel, launched in 1895. late 1890s

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