Sailor Collection (page 8)

Two sailors sitting on coastal rocks. 1870s

A Rig-Out for Jack, The Guild of the Good Samaritan, Clothe the Poor. 1899

The sailing ship
Young boy in a sailor suit watches a sailing ship arrive, manned by mice and the captain, a white goose. Artist: Alan Wright Date: circa 1910

Cartoon, W E Gladstone, Be Careful, William
Cartoon, W E Gladstone as a sailor dancing a hornpipe - Be Careful, William! 1886

H. M. destroyer rescues passengers of the Athenia, Sept 1939
Sailors on a British destroyer are shown holding onto former passengers of the Athenia in a lifeboat, 1939. The Sphere comments on the swell which made the rescue operation more difficult

Sailors listening to a Canta-Storia, Naples, Italy
Sailors listening to a Canta-Storia, a long narrative song, on the quay at Naples, Italy, with Vesuvius smoking in the background. Date: early 19th century

HMS Bellerophon, British battleship, showing the starboard gun turret. The photographer, Mrs Broom, was the only prominent female photographer with her own premises and a Royal Warrant

Crew members, US Olympia, flagship cruiser
Group photo of crew members, US flagship Olympia, cruiser, with Lieutenant-Commander Louis Sayre Van Duzer and officers. Date: circa 1898

Portrait of a naval cadet, HMS Impregnable, WW1
Portrait of a naval cadet on a training ship, HMS Impregnable. circa 1910s

Studio portrait of a sailor, HMS Indomitable, WW1
Studio portrait of a sailor, leading stoker on the battle cruiser HMS Indomitable, WW1. circa 1914

HMS Suffolk, British cruiser, turret guns on quarter deck
HMS Suffolk, British Monmouth class cruiser, turret guns on quarter deck. Date: circa 1903

Nelson receiving the swords of the vanquished Spaniards
Horatio Nelson receiving the swords of the vanquished Spaniards on board the captured San Josef (San Jose) during the Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797. 1797

Metal figures for bowls, drinking horns and goblets
Metal figures of sailors, tennis players, oarsmen for bowls, drinking horns and goblets. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen

George Dyball, a blind beggar in a sailor s
George Dyball, a blind beggar who dressed in a sailors uniform, and his dog Nelson with begging bowl. Another blind begging couple behind him

French comic actor Hugues Bouffe as Julien
French comic actor Hugues Marie Desire Bouffe as Julien in Le Mousse (The Ships Boy) by Emile Souvestre, Theatre des Varietees, 1846

Abyssinians relaxing with Nathaniel Pierce (in yellow skirt), a British sailor who deserted from ship The Antelope and went native

English mariner with sextant on a beach in front of a lighthouse and tall ship. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

Sailor spinning a yarn to fisherman and fisherwoman
Sailor spinning a yarn to a fisherman and a fisherwoman, Ilfracombe, Devon. 1906

Seaman
Sailor in sou wester at helm of a boat. Date: 1940

Lascars on British Ships: The Question of their Retention. " Human Salamanders" :The Lascar at Work and Play. Employed on board P&O Australian Line liners - working as Coal Stokers

US Naval Memorial Utah Beach Normandy
The three 8-feet tall bronze figures represent a Naval Captain, a sailor with a 5 inch shell and a member of a demolition team carrying a rifle

Poster, Full Ahead Production, WW2. 1940s

Comic postcard, About 90 in the Shade. Date: circa 1910

Naval cadets with flag of the Imperial Russian Navy and a snow scene in the background. Date: circa 1905

Bing Crosby, American film actor and singer. 1934

Toy Theatre, Characters in the Smuggler

The mutiny on board Columbuss ship. circa 1492

Showcard, Pearces Ginger Beer and Mineral Water
Advertising showcard, Pearces Ginger Beer and Mineral Water

The Mariners Return by Mary Fison Bates (1912-1941). 20th century

Cartoon, Samuel Plimsoll, politician and reformer
Cartoon, Samuel Plimsoll (1824-1898), English Liberal politician and social reformer. 1893

Steve Donoghue wins fancy dress competition at St. Moritz
Champion celebrity jockey Steve Donoghue dressed as a sailor, his winning costume at a fancy dress competition at the smart ski resort of St. Moritz

War Memorial, Northernhay Gardens, Exeter, Devon, with wreaths. Date: circa 1925

Football team photo, crew of HMS Despatch, British Danae-class light cruiser, at this time stationed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Date: circa 1928

Crew of HMS Danae on parade, Hong Kong, China
Crew of HMS Danae on parade in Hong Kong, China. Possibly for a funeral, with some wearing black armbands, and a black-draped drum visible on the right. Date: circa 1927

Crew of HMS Danae, funeral parade, Hong Kong, China
Crew of HMS Danae, funeral parade passing a tram stop in Wong Nai Chong Road, Hong Kong, China. It was for William John Barnes who died on 5 October 1927

Cartoon, Pleasures of the Sea Side - Nice Breeze for a Sail, Sir! Date: circa 1840s

Columbus First Sight of Land
Christopher Columbus stands on the deck of his ship at night, looking off into the distance with his hand on a map. A sailor named Rodrigo de Triana spotted the land first

People by a lake, Zealand, Denmark
People by a lake on the island of Zealand, Denmark. Date: 1922

Tom King, boxer, nicknamed The Fighting Sailor

Harry Jones, boxer, nicknamed The Sailor Boy

Channel Islands, Guernsey - Sights on the Island Date: 1906

Light craft on River Nile, South Sudan, East Central Africa
Light craft (or dhow) on the River Nile, Sudan (then part of the British Empire), East Central Africa. Date: 1922

Pets brought home by men of HMS Thetis from St Helena - the monkey Jack salutes from the capstan. Date: 1901

Royal Navy sailors riding on donkeys, Tangier, Morocco
Royal Navy sailors riding on donkeys during a sightseeing tour of the Tangier bazaar, Morocco, January 1937. 1937

Royal Navy recruitment office, Strand London, WW1
Royal Navy recruitment office in The Strand, London, First World War. 1914-1918

Unidentified film still. circa 1930s

Programme, The Flag Lieutenant
Theatre programme, The Flag Lieutenant, by Major W P Drury and Leo Trevor, at the Theatre Royal, Dublin, from The Playhouse, London, in a production by Cyril Maude and his London company. 1909

King George V inspecting the Royal Navy. 20th century

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