Shields Collection

Coats of Arms for Colleges of Cambridge University. Date: circa 1910

Ancient Roman costume from the time of the late Roman Republic -- warriors, legionnaires (infantry soldiers), a cavalryman, a centurion, an emperor in purple (red), an ensign bearer

The Shield of Achilles, used in his battle with Hector. Scenes include the earth, sky and sea, the sun, the moon and the constellations, two beautiful cities full of people, a field being ploughed

Advert, Richard Irvin & Sons, Aberdeen, Scotland
Advert, Richard Irvin & Sons, Steam Fishing Vessel Owners, Licensed Auctioneers and Fish Salesmen, Aberdeen, Scotland. 1905

Natal Native Contingent (NCC) armed with assegais
Photograph of members of the Natal Native Contingent (NCC) armed with assegais (short spears) and shields, 1879 (c). The NNC was formed in 1878 to bolster the defences of the British colony of Natal

The famous St Hilda Colliery Band, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England - World Champions in 1912, 1920, 1921 and 1924. Date: 1924

Coats of Arms for Schools and Colleges, including Oxford and Cambridge, public schools and grammar schools. Date: circa 1910

Ark Royal - Elizabethan Naval ship
Built by Raleigh, and named the Ark Raleigh, purchased by Elizabeth and renamed Ark Royal (and subsequently Anne Royal Date: 1587

Affray of rival Aboriginal tribes, three miles from Brisbane in New South Wales, Australia. The Illustrated London News notes with undisguised disgust

Arms of the Principal Colleges of Cambridge University
The Coats of Arms of the Principal Colleges of Cambridge University circa 1910s

World War One Celebrations, Wallsend, Northumberland
World War One Celebrations, Wallsend, North Shields, near Newcastle, Northumberland, England. The end of World War One - on the setts is chalked LANDLORD NO RENT MONDAY Date: 1910s

Colchester, Essex - High Street and Town Hall. Date: circa 1905

Abyssinian Warriors - Ethiopia Date: circa 1930s

Ella Shields, WW1 entertainment
Ella Shields (1879-1952) music hall entertainer and male impersonator, most famous as Burlington Bertie from Bow dressed up as both a soldier and a sailor during the First World War. Date: 1917

Ocean Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear circa 1900

Sands and Pier, South Shields, Tyne and Wear. circa 1900

Belgium Indepence - Patriotic Postcard
The first 80 years of Belgian Indepence (1831-1911) celebrated in this patriotic postcard featuring the King and other Royal family members past and present plus technological advances

Group of Marathas during the Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-1819), between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire, India. Date: 1818

Map of Italy in 1836 by Ab. Bartolomeo Borghi
Map of Italy in 1836. Showing the kingdoms of Sardinia, Lombardy, Venice, Rome, Tuscany, Parma, Naples and Corsica. Map by Ab. Bartolomeo Borghi, Florence. l Italia dell Ab. B. Borghi, Firenze 1836

MILTON / REBEL ANGELS / DORE
The rebel angels are defeated Date: First published: 1667

Greetings from Australia - Commonwealth Coat of Arms
The Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia with a Kangaroo and an Emu - the six smaller shields within the large shield signify the six states of Australia. Date: circa 1920s

Sir Hector Maclean of Duart, 2nd Baronet of Morvern, leading the charge at the Battle of Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland, fought between the English

The Battle of Towton, West Riding of Yorkshire, fought in a snowstorm on 29 March 1461, during the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487). It was a Yorkist victory. Date: 1461

Entrance of King Cyrus of Persia into Babylon, 540BC
The triumphal entrance of King Cyrus of Persia into Babylon, 29 October 540BC. Solenne Pompa di Ciro in Babilonia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri after the painting by Angelo

Coats of Arms for Colleges of Oxford University. Date: circa 1910

Interior - Government Pavilion - British Empire Exhibition
Interior of the Government Pavilion - British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, London, England. Date: 1924

North Shields herring fishing

North Shields Fish Market

North Shields Fish Market early 1900s

South Shields New Electric Tram early 1900s

New electric tram, South Shields early 1900's

Marsden Grotto, South Shields early 1900's

South Shields Market Place early 1900s

South Shields Marsden Grotto early 1900s

South Shields Coal Picking early 1900s

Market Place, South Shields early 1900's

South Shields Market Place Fair early 1900s

King Street, South Shields early 1900's

Coal picking, South Shields early 1900's

South Shields Chichester Crossing early 1900s

Chichester Crossing, South Shields early 1900's

St Hildas Colliery, South Shields early 1900's

South Shields St. Hilda's Colliery early 1900s

North Shields Paddle Steamer Ferry early 1900s

North Shields Fish Girls early 1900s

Paddle steamer ferry, North Shields early 1900's

Saville Street, North Shields 1920's

Fish girls, North Shields early 1900's

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