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Background imageSalute Collection: Princess Elizabeth - Attending the Trooping of the Colour

Princess Elizabeth - Attending the Trooping of the Colour
Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) (1926-2022) - Attending the Trooping of the Colour - Taking the Salute. Date: circa 1952

Background imageSalute Collection: Britains New Navy in Training - HMS Raleigh

Britains New Navy in Training - HMS Raleigh. circa 1930s

Background imageSalute Collection: Queen Elizabeth II salutes

Queen Elizabeth II salutes
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh salute at the gates of Buckingham Palace, at the close of the Trooping of the Colour ceremony. 1953

Background imageSalute Collection: Centenary parade of the Cadet Forces in Great Britain

Centenary parade of the Cadet Forces in Great Britain
H.M. the Queen taking the salute of the parade in the garden of Buckingham Palace

Background imageSalute Collection: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill V for victory salut

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill V for victory salut
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill making his V for victory salute

Background imageSalute Collection: An Avro Vulcan B2 gives a birthday salute to Barnes Wallace

An Avro Vulcan B2 gives a birthday salute to Barnes Wallace
An Avro Vulcan B2 gives a birthday salute to Sir Barnes Wallis in September 1977. Date: 1977

Background imageSalute Collection: HRH Queen Elizabeth II - Trooping of the Colour

HRH Queen Elizabeth II - Trooping of the Colour
The Queen attending the Trooping of the Colour ceremony in her Coronation year, seen here riding to Horse Guards Parade on her official birthday to take the salute of the Brigade of Guards

Background imageSalute Collection: Scottish troops take part in Victory parade in Paris - WWI

Scottish troops take part in Victory parade in Paris - WWI
Scottish regiments taking part in the Victory parade in Paris following the end of World War One - 14th July 1919. The soldiers march below the Arc de Triomphe. Date: 1919

Background imageSalute Collection: Cable Street demonstration 1936

Cable Street demonstration 1936
Anti-fascist crowds, some giving the Communist clenched fist salute, gather round a tram in the East End of London. A very large crowd gathered to protest against the proposed march by Sir Oswald

Background imageSalute Collection: Royal Flying Corps Made

Royal Flying Corps Made
The Royal Flying Corps is created as a new branch of the British Armed Forces Date: 1914

Background imageSalute Collection: WW1 - USA Saving Humanity by joining the war

WW1 - USA Saving Humanity by joining the war. Date: 1918

Background imageSalute Collection: Alexander Kerensky, Russian leader, taking the salute

Alexander Kerensky, Russian leader, taking the salute
Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky (1881-1970), Russian political leader before and during the Russian Revolutions of 1917. Seen here (left) in uniform, taking the salute. Date: 1917

Background imageSalute Collection: Lord Kitchener reviewing Indian Troops - WWI

Lord Kitchener reviewing Indian Troops - WWI
Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, (1850 - 1916), a British Field Marshal, diplomat and statesman, reviewing Indian troops - World War one era

Background imageSalute Collection: Patriotic Bovril advertisement during WW2

Patriotic Bovril advertisement during WW2
Patriotic Bovril advertisement during the Second World War -- Cheers! Date: 1940s

Background imageSalute Collection: Queen Elizabeth II - Attending the Trooping of the Colour

Queen Elizabeth II - Attending the Trooping of the Colour - Taking the Salute at Horseguards Parade. Date: circa 1954

Background imageSalute Collection: Camel corps at Delhi Durbar, 1912

Camel corps at Delhi Durbar, 1912
An impressive incidient at the Delhi Durbar, 1912: His Highness the Nawab of Bahawalpur, the boy prince of India, leading his camel corps past the King-Emperor, who is returning his salute. Date: 1912

Background imageSalute Collection: WW2 - The Girls Of Today, W. R. E. N. Salute

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, W. R. E. N. Salute
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image shows a British Royal Navy admiral taking a salute from a servicewomen of the Women's Royal Naval Service

Background imageSalute Collection: Music cover, Apple Blossom Time

Music cover, Apple Blossom Time
Music cover, I ll be with you in Apple Blossom Time, sung by The Andrews Sisters in the Universal Picture, Rookies. 1941

Background imageSalute Collection: Salutes Assorted by Alfred Leete

Salutes Assorted by Alfred Leete
Humorous caricatures of various Army types showing the assorted styles of salutes used. Date: 1918

Background imageSalute Collection: WW2 Paris Liberation - Eisenhower - Tomb of Unknown Soldier

WW2 Paris Liberation - Eisenhower - Tomb of Unknown Soldier
WW2 - Paris Liberation - General Dwight D Eisenhower at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Arch de Triomphe, Paris, France. Date: 1945

Background imageSalute Collection: Oak Apple Day at Chelsea Hospital

Oak Apple Day at Chelsea Hospital
Lord Roberts takes the salute of the Chelsea Pensioners as they march past the statue of Charles II, which is covered with oak branches in honour of Oak Apple Day

Background imageSalute Collection: Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) British politician and Prime Minister amongst the ruins of Berlin at the end of the Second World War giving a V sign victory salute

Background imageSalute Collection: Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Doorman

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Doorman. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Background imageSalute Collection: Two boys saluting

Two boys saluting, probably during the Second World War. The one on the right is wearing a tin helmet and a gas mask. The one on the left is wearing a Royal Artillery peaked cap

Background imageSalute Collection: WW1 Allegory - The Allies greet the arriving Italian Soldier

WW1 Allegory - The Allies greet the arriving Italian Soldier
Viva L Italia ! - WW1 Allegory - The Allies greet the arriving Italian Soldier - " Banded together to face the foe." Date: circa 1916

Background imageSalute Collection: Common courtesy training / W H Robinson

Common courtesy training / W H Robinson
Training a husband in the act of common courtesy, using a dressmakers dummy, a piece of string and a determined wife. A quick jerk of the string and the husbands hat swiftly rearranges itself

Background imageSalute Collection: OSWALD MOSLEY / SALUTE 33

OSWALD MOSLEY / SALUTE 33
OSWALD ERNALD MOSLEY British politician, founded British Union of Facists, known as the Blackshirts (1932), saluting. Date: 1896 - 1980

Background imageSalute Collection: Visit to England by the Shah of Persia

Visit to England by the Shah of Persia
Visit by Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898-1930) - Shah of Persia (Iran) from 1909 to 1925. The Qajar dynasty. An inspection of the guard of honour at Dover

Background imageSalute Collection: Peg O My Heart, Marina Theatre, Lowestoft, Suffolk

Peg O My Heart, Marina Theatre, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Peg O My Heart, a play by Hartley Manners at the Marina Theatre, Lowestoft, Suffolk. circa 1910s

Background imageSalute Collection: WW2 - Fascist Italian Propaganda - Young Patriot saluting

WW2 - Fascist Italian Propaganda - Young Patriot saluting
WW2 - Fascist Italian Propaganda Postcard - Young Patriot saluting " Passing the F; ags". Date: circa 1941

Background imageSalute Collection: WW1 - Female US Soldier saluting

WW1 - Female US Soldier saluting. Date: circa 1917

Background imageSalute Collection: Call Boy Impregnated Safety Matches

Call Boy Impregnated Safety Matches, average 50 matches

Background imageSalute Collection: WW2 - Salute To the Brave

WW2 - Salute To the Brave
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Salute To The Brace, written by Clementine Hunter. The image a folder of documents and a pistol. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageSalute Collection: Salute The Soldier Music Cover

Salute The Soldier Music Cover
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Salute The Soldier, by Eric Coates, specially composed for the National Savings Committee for the Salute The Soldier campaign

Background imageSalute Collection: Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia as a cadet sailor

Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia as a cadet sailor
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (1904-1918) (third from right) with his troupe of sailor cadets'. Date: circa 1913

Background imageSalute Collection: Russia - Tsar Nicholas II aboard L'Etendard, in Finland

Russia - Tsar Nicholas II aboard L'Etendard, in Finland
Tsar Nicholas II, aboard L'Etendard, in the Fjords, Finland, tasting the sailors food. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSalute Collection: The Colours and Escort, the Manchester Regiment

The Colours and Escort, the Manchester Regiment Date: 1915

Background imageSalute Collection: La Prise

La Prise
A collection of illustrative studies based on a French soldier, he is standing in example, with different postures and directions indicating gestures of anxiety, impatience, frustration

Background imageSalute Collection: Corporal Instructing His Men

Corporal Instructing His Men
An illustration depicting a corporal shouting as his organised unit of men, accompanied with the following translated caption

Background imageSalute Collection: Music cover, Salut a Vous, Rois des Airs! WW1

Music cover, Salut a Vous, Rois des Airs! WW1
Music cover, Salut a Vous, Rois des Airs! Marche des Aviateurs (We Salute You, Kings of the Air, March of the Aviators), words by Marius Gay, Academy Officer, music by Joseph Paget

Background imageSalute Collection: Serenata On The Grand Canal, Venice

Serenata On The Grand Canal, Venice
This mezzotint in colours shows the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, a church opened in 1687, designed by architect, Baldassare Longhena, situated along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy

Background imageSalute Collection: Music cover, Joyeuse Entree, march for piano

Music cover, Joyeuse Entree, march for piano by Alidor Thiry, celebrating the triumphant entry of King Albert of Belgium into Brussels, 23 December 1909 Date: 1909

Background imageSalute Collection: Journey of the King and Queen of Spain to Galicia

Journey of the King and Queen of Spain to Galicia (August 9, 1881). Galicia, La Coruna province, Ferrol. The corvette Tornado, leading to King Alfonso XII and Queen Maria Cristina

Background imageSalute Collection: Winston Churchill at St James's Palace

Winston Churchill at St James's Palace
Winston Churchill (1874-1965) attending the first court of King George V at St James's Palace. Churchill had been appointed Home Secretary earlier in the year. Date: 1910

Background imageSalute Collection: Firing the salute at the opening of Tower Bridge, London. Date: 30th June 1894

Firing the salute at the opening of Tower Bridge, London. Date: 30th June 1894

Background imageSalute Collection: Victoria's funeral, placing coffin Victoria Station

Victoria's funeral, placing coffin Victoria Station
Queen Victoria's funeral: Before the procession through London, a party of twelve bearers lifted Queen Victoria's coffin from the Royal train placing it upon the gun-carriage at Victoria

Background imageSalute Collection: Queen Victoria's coffin at Paddington station

Queen Victoria's coffin at Paddington station
Queen Victoria's funeral: King Edward VII, (left) chief mourner, German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II, (middle) and the Duke of Connaught (right)

Background imageSalute Collection: Funeral of Manfred von Richthofen, WW1

Funeral of Manfred von Richthofen, WW1
Funeral of the German air ace, Manfred von Richthofen, towards the end of World War One, on the Western Front in France. Men firing a volley over the graveside. Date: April 1918

Background imageSalute Collection: Fork-lift truck Gagarin salute

Fork-lift truck Gagarin salute
A salute is made to the achievement of Yuri Gagarin, first man in space, at a demonstration of fork-lift trucks at the Basingstoke factory of Lansing Bagnall Ltd

Background imageSalute Collection: American Indians. Salute to a dead chief in the far North We

American Indians. Salute to a dead chief in the far North We
North America Indians in passing a burial place never omit to pay respect to the memory of a Chief who has gone to the happy hunting ground

Background imageSalute Collection: Clement Attlee and General Jose Miaja give the Socialist Sal

Clement Attlee and General Jose Miaja give the Socialist Sal
Photograph showing Clement Attlee (left), General Jose Miaja (centre with glasses) and Giner de Los Rios giving the Socialist clenched-fist salute from balcony of a government building in Madrid

Background imageSalute Collection: Children, dressed in Communist jumpers and with toy rifles, marching through the streets of Madrid

Children, dressed in Communist jumpers and with toy rifles, marching through the streets of Madrid during the Spanish Civil War, 1936

Background imageSalute Collection: The Crew of the Miguel de Cervantes give the Socialist sal

The Crew of the Miguel de Cervantes give the Socialist sal
Photograph showing the stern of the Republican cruiser Miguel de Cervantes, with the crew giving the Socialist clenched-fist salute, 1936

Background imageSalute Collection: Symbolising the true spirit of the peace celebrations, the Cenotaph in Whitehall to 'The glorious

Symbolising the true spirit of the peace celebrations, the Cenotaph in Whitehall to "The glorious dead" Sir Douglas Haig (left foreground) saluting as he rode by. Date: 19 July 1919

Background imageSalute Collection: Funeral Archduke Rudolf Death Funerals Austria

Funeral Archduke Rudolf Death Funerals Austria
funeral, archduke, rudolf, death, funerals, austria, february, 1889, late, crown, prince, hungary, arrival, coffin, capuchin, church, vienna, solemn, crowd, dignataries, salute, passes, black

Background imageSalute Collection: Capitaine Andriel fires his gun in salute as he passes the Palais des Tuileries, Paris

Capitaine Andriel fires his gun in salute as he passes the Palais des Tuileries, Paris, after sailing from London in his paddle steamer. Date: 29 March 1816

Background imageSalute Collection: The Salute at the Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, during the War of the Austrian

The Salute at the Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, during the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748). Date: 1745

Background imageSalute Collection: Battle Together for Britain booklet cover, WW2

Battle Together for Britain booklet cover, WW2 Date: circa 1940

Background imageSalute Collection: Postcard, Women and children first, WW1 Date: 1914-1918

Postcard, Women and children first, WW1 Date: 1914-1918

Background imageSalute Collection: Santa Maria della Salute, church, Venice, Italy

Santa Maria della Salute, church, Venice, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: Santa Maria della Salute, church, Venice, Italy

Background imageSalute Collection: Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy, c. 1880 s

Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy, c. 1880 s
Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy, c.1880 s

Background imageSalute Collection: Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy, c. 1880s

Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy, c. 1880s
Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy, c.1880s

Background imageSalute Collection: Comic postcard, Women Soldiers in the British Army, WW2

Comic postcard, Women Soldiers in the British Army, WW2. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageSalute Collection: WW2 - After announcing the Victory, General de Gaulle is acclaimed by the crowd

WW2 - After announcing the Victory, General de Gaulle is acclaimed by the crowd and salutes the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Date: 1945

Background imageSalute Collection: The Sultan watching young men battle with djerid spears

The Sultan watching young men battle with djerid spears
The Sultan in his Kiosk watching teams of cavalry throw spears or djerid at each other. Musicians playing horns and drums in front of pitched tents. Esercizio del Djirid

Background imageSalute Collection: Preparations for Crimean War, The Baltic Fleet - HMS Miranda

Preparations for Crimean War, The Baltic Fleet - HMS Miranda
Naval preparations for the Crimean War, The Baltic Fleet under Sir Charles Napier - The steam-sloop HMS Miranda, pictured saluting Kronberg Castle, Helsingor (Elsinore, Elsineur), Denmark. Date: 1854

Background imageSalute Collection: British soldiers smiling as they leave for France, Sept 1939

British soldiers smiling as they leave for France, Sept 1939
British soldiers photographed smiling as they leave their home for the Western Front, a few weeks into the Second World War

Background imageSalute Collection: A view of the Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, 1929

A view of the Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, 1929 Date: 1929

Background imageSalute Collection: Preparation for a tournament, 13th century

Preparation for a tournament, 13th century. The king at arms holds the knights banners, the knights salute each other, while bagpiper, horn players and drummers with blazons

Background imageSalute Collection: Young gentleman walking and saluting passerby

Young gentleman walking and saluting passerby on the street, 18th century. Copperplate engraving from The Polite Academy, or Instructions for a Genteel Behaviour and Polite Address in Masters

Background imageSalute Collection: The standing and marching salute exercises

The standing and marching salute exercises. Taken from William Hogarths illustrations for John Blackwells Account of the Artillery Company

Background imageSalute Collection: The standing salute exercises

The standing salute exercises. Taken from William Hogarths illustrations for John Blackwells Account of the Artillery Company

Background imageSalute Collection: Costumes of the Berber officials of Tunisia, 1828

Costumes of the Berber officials of Tunisia, 1828. The Bey of Tunis in mufti 1, Salekat or grand head of the government 2, minister in a thick leather kaftan 3, Seus Botartur 4

Background imageSalute Collection: First arrival at the Portuguese settlement at Dille, Timor

First arrival at the Portuguese settlement at Dille, Timor, now Dili, East Timor. French crew of Louis de Freycinet disembarking at Dili to a cannon salute, 1818

Background imageSalute Collection: Chinese youth alighting from his carriage

Chinese youth alighting from his carriage to salute a friend of his father s, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste

Background imageSalute Collection: Gentleman fencers in the fourth and fifth

Gentleman fencers in the fourth and fifth positions of the Salute. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr. Domenico Angelos The School of Fencing, London, 1787

Background imageSalute Collection: Gentlemen fencers in the second and third

Gentlemen fencers in the second and third positions of the Salute. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr. Domenico Angelos The School of Fencing, London, 1787

Background imageSalute Collection: Gentleman fencer in the first position of the Salute

Gentleman fencer in the first position of the Salute. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr. Domenico Angelos The School of Fencing, London, 1787

Background imageSalute Collection: Young Huberts Dream

Young Huberts Dream

Background imageSalute Collection: German graves in college garden, Lyck, Poland

German graves in college garden, Lyck, Poland
German artillery and infantry graves in the college garden at Lyck (Elk, Lek, Leg), now in Masuria, Poland. 1914-1918

Background imageSalute Collection: Flagstaff and salute guns, Fort Monroe, Virginia, USA

Flagstaff and salute guns, Fort Monroe, Virginia, USA. Date: circa 1915

Background imageSalute Collection: The Arrival of Maximilian at Gibraltar

The Arrival of Maximilian at Gibraltar
As Maximilians ship passes on his way to Veracruz to become Emperor of Mexico, the English garrison at Gibraltar fires a salute under the orders of Queen Victoria to celebrate. Date: 1864

Background imageSalute Collection: King Christian X on horseback, Copenhagen, Denmark

King Christian X on horseback, Copenhagen, Denmark
King Christian X (1870-1947) on horseback, riding in Copenhagen, Denmark, with Frederiks Church (The Marble Church) in the background. He was known as the Riding King. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSalute Collection: Pets brought home by men of HMS Thetis from St Helena

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



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