Saluting Collection

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

Guards Saluting
The Grenadier Guards saluting the colour before going on guard for the day. Date: 1920s

In the service of the King - Scouts and Guides
In the service of the King - A saluting Scout and a Girl Guide, pulling back the Union Flag in patriotic pose. Date: circa 1910

Edinburgh Fireworks
An impressive fireworks display from Edinburgh Castle during the famous Edinburgh Tattoo

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

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

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

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

Victory Day Parade
The Victory Parade : the French Air Force contingent passes the Saluting Base where Britains royals await them Date: 8 June 1946

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

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

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

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

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

Military honours for dead of R101
French homage to Britains dead in the great airship R101 disaster: the moving final scene at Beauvais - Spahis saluting the coffins, borne on French artillery wagons

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

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

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

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

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

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

WW1 - Female US Soldier saluting. Date: circa 1917

Duke, Duchess of York, Princess Elizabeth - Royal Tournament
Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952), Elizabeth, Duchess of York (1900-2002) and Princess Elizabeth arrive for the Royal Tournament at Olympia, London

Call Boy Impregnated Safety Matches, average 50 matches

AA patrolman saluting motorist at Garston near Watford, 1920s maybe

A Story Of The Chocolate Soldiers
An illustrated cover for a WW2 children's story book, A Story Of The Chocolate Soldiers. The image shows a marching group of chocolate soldiers, with a saluting general. Date: circa 1940s

Lords Of The Air
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Lords Of The Air, words and music by Michael North and Davy Burnaby. The image portrays a saluting young British military man. Date: 1939

Good Luck And The Same To You!
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Good Luck, And The Same To You! Lyrics by Ray Sonin, music by Kenneth J. Alford. Introduced, broadcast and recorded by Al and Bob Harvey

Sons Of The Old Contemptibles
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Sons Of The Old Contemptibles, written and composed by Muriel Watson, Jack Denby and Everett Lynton, recorded and broadcast by Billy Cotton and his band

Lilliburlero (Calling Us All)
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Lilliburlero, (calling us all) arranged by Kenneth J. Alford, words by Arthur Stanley

WW2 Greetings Card, Saluting Soldiers
The inside of a WW2 greetings card, the fold out illustration shows two saluting soldiers and a black cat, symbolic of good fortune, standing by their camouflaged military vehicles. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Greetings Card, The Lion Has Wings
The inside of a WW2 greetings card, the fold out illustration portrays a saluting Royal Air Force man in his blue uniform, with a background comprising of British fighter planes and a large R.A.F

WW2 A. T. S. Greetings Card, Cheerio!
A WW2 Auxiliary Territorial Service themed greetings card, the illustration portrays a servicewoman saluting from her driver's seat. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Christmas Card, F. A. N. Y
A WW2 Christmas greetings card illustration which portrays a saluting woman working for The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, a British independent all female charity which was heavily active in nursing

WW2, London Civil Defence Christmas Card
A WW2 Christmas greetings card issued by the London Civil Defence. The image depicts Winston Churchill doffing his hat, saluting the London Civil Defence services. Date: 1941

Girls in Sailor Suits
Three young girls in matching sailor outfits saluting. Date: 1902

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

WW2 Able Seaman And Bosun Piping
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows an able seaman saluting on deck, while the right image portrays a boatswain blowing his pipe or whistle

WW2, Boy Saluting
An illustration of a little boy looking very smart, wearing the uniform of a British Army WW2 soldier, saluting proudly. Date: circa 1940s

The Colours and Escort, the Manchester Regiment Date: 1915

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

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

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

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

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

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)

SPAIN. Donostia. Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Entrance of the nationalist troops into San Sebastian (13th September 1936)

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Castilian farmers saluting the troops that go to the front. SPAIN. Barcelona. Historical Archive of Barcelona

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