Shields Collection

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

Marsden Rock, South Shields, Tyne and Wear. circa 1900

Roman legionaries attacking a fort in the testudo formation, with their shields over their heads

The Shield of Achilles, used in his battle with Hector

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Affray of rival Aboriginal tribes, three miles from Brisbane in New South Wales, Australia

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

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

Ocean Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear circa 1900

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

Byzantine Emperor on his throne, 9th century, with guards holding spears and shields. From an illuminated manuscript 510 by Gregory of Nazianzus.. Empereur Grec, MS 510

Medieval battle scene with two warriors armed with lance, sword and shields, 9th century. One with a dog at his feet wears a tunic over chainmail armour

Allegorical figures of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
Allegorical frontispiece with figures of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance meeting. A herald angel with trumpet introduces them. Bishops, soldiers, page boys, courtiers watch them

Military shields or bucklers, 11th to 16th centuries. 1, 3, 6 from a manuscript by Jean Fouquet, 5 from Mr. Carpentier's cabinet, and the others from MS 109 H, Bibliotheque de l'Arsenal

Armorial robes of the 14th century, Flanders. Noble man in suit of plate armour and lady in armorial robes emblazoned with shields and lions rampant

The Norman flotilla sails across the channel to Pevensey
The Norman flotilla under William, Duke of Normandy, sails across the channel to Pevensey

Officer and soldiers of Guy I, Count of Ponthieu, 11th century. Officer 90 and cavalry 91-94. Common soldiers were dressed in shirt, short pants (culottes) and shoes

Fashionable lady at the Third Paris World's Fair, 1878
Fashionable lady at the Third Paris World's Fair, Exposition Universelle, 1878. In hat, high-collar blouse, gown with bustle and embroidered petticoats. Gates decorated with shields and flags

Abyssinians resting on a march (Ethiopia). Group of men in white robes and black sheepskins, armed with spears and shields

The deer of Quintus Sertorius, Roman general. With war trophies of helmet, breastplate, spears and shields. In heliotrope. Cervia Disertorio. In elitropia

Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus putting on his armour, c. 519-430 BC. Roman dictator and military leader, legendary figure of Roman virtue

Nonflamoid Wind Shields, Map Covers, Panels & Cover - Nonflamoid. Date: 1916

Roman legions in testudo or tortoise formation
Roman Empire. Roman legions in the testudo or tortoise formation. Engraving by Capuz. Historia General de Espana by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1852

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

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

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

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

The corpse of Hector brought into Troy. The Trojan soldiers wear helmets that resemble Phrygian caps. Priam kneels at the left, and Hectors wife Andromache and son Astyanax mourn at right

Pyrrhic Dance, ancient Greek war dance. From a Greek vase in the collection of Sir William Hamilton. Danza Pirrica

Bowling Greens and Sands, South Shields, Tyne and Wear. circa 1900

Somalian Warriors - Somalia (at this stage under Italian occupation). Date: circa 1930s

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

Temperance meeting, North Shields early 1900's

North Shields Saville Street probably 1940s

New Quay, North Shields early 1900's

North Shields Temperance Meeting Victorian period

North Shields New Quay early 1900s

Trawler Fleet - North Shields Docks Victorian period

Fishing boat Maggie Ann, North Shields early 1900's

North Shields Maggie Ann fishing boat early 1900s

North Shields Landing the Herring early 1900s

North Shields Fish Wives early 1900s

Fishwives, North Shields early 1900's

Fishermen, North Shields early 1900's

North Shields Fishermen early 1900s

Fishing boats, North Shields early 1900's

North Shields Fish Quay probably 1920s

Fish Quay, North Shields early 1900's

North Shields Fish Quay early 1900s

North Shields Fishing Boats early 1900s

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