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The Royal Logistic Corps. The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was formed in 1993, by the union of the following British Army corps: Royal Corps of Transport, Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Statue of Augustus - The Vatican, ItalyEmperor Augustus (63 BC AD 14). The Prima Porta statue - Vatican, Rome, Italy. Date: circa 1910s
StauffenbergCLAUS SCHENK GRAF VON STAUFFENBERG Lieutenant colonel on the General Staff and central figure among the conspirators of the July Plot
Odysseus & Argos / BrownOdysseus is recognised by his dog, Argos
Ferryside Railway Station, Carmarthenshire, South WalesView of Ferryside Railway Station on the Great Western Railway, Carmarthenshire, South Wales. Probably taken from the footbridge across the tracks
Adlestrop Railway Station, GloucestershireThe railway station at Adlestrop, Gloucestershire. Station staff stand on the platform while the Paddington-Worcester Express steams towards the station
Landlord and Bar SignDue to the number of customers trying to pay for drinks by cheque, the landlords sign in this London pub makes it clear that draughts, not overdrafts, are available behind the bar
Masters of Malvern CollegeIllustration by Fred May showing the Headmaster of Malvern College, Mr Frank S. Preston, taking a roll-call of some of his staff. Malvern College is an independent school in Worcestershire, England
Dressmakers workshopStaff in the workroom of a dressmaker or outfitter. Clothes in various stages of completion are on dummies. The employees (all female apart from a solitary man with a tape measure around his neck)
Employees - Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan, USAThe 36, 000 Employees of the Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan, USA pose for a group photograph in front of the factory buildings
Design staff of W G Tarrant of Byfleet, SurreyDesign staff of W.G. Tarrant of Byfleet, Surrey, in March 1918. W.G. Tarrant is the man with the beard in the centre of the back row
Dolly of the Chop HouseWily owner of the chop house in Queen s-head-passage, London, Dollys fame was such that she is remembered in print. Here she pours herself a medicinal drop of something
Garcon De Cafe 1850A French garcon de cafe, or cafe waiter. Date: 1850
Butchers Shop, High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, SussexW Snelling Butchers Shop, 11 High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. circa 1900
Peninsular War, with riflemen of 95th RegAn action during the Peninsular War, with riflemen of 95th (Rifle) Regiment acting as snipers, 1810 (c).Watercolour attributed to Denis Dighton
Conrad von Hotzendorf, Austro-Hungarian Army, WW1Count Franz Conrad von Hotzendorf (1852-1925), Chief of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army at the outbreak of the First World War. Seen here with his Chief of Staff, General Muller
Othodox Christian Priest in Ethiopia, possibly in AxumEthiopian Orthodox Priest, possibly in Axum (Aksum)
JACOBs STAFFA sailor uses a Jacobs Staff to calculate the angle between a star and the horizon
Mens Pavilion & Recreation Grounds, Bournville, Birmingham, England - part of the model community set up around the Cadburys Cocoa Factory. Cricket being played at the Cadbury Sports Club. Date: 1910
The Man Who Lit His Cigar Before The Royal Toast - BatemanThe Man Who Lit His Cigar Before The Royal Toast - H M Bateman. This illustration shows an arrogant man who has defied etiquette by lighting his cigar before the correct course of dinner
Roe Valley Hospital, Limavady, County Londonderry, IrelandA member of staff and his dog stand in front of the Roe Valley Hospital, Limavady - formerly the Newtown Limavady Union workhouse. Date: Date unknown
LFB and London Salvage Corps at a serious fireWith 25 pumps attending a serious fire at Eversholt House, 163 Eversholt Street, NW1, the London Salvage Corps bring in reinforcements to deal with the effects of firefighting operations
Gracie Fields Home and Orphanage, Peacehaven, SussexChildren and staff stand in front of the orphanage and childrens home at Peacehaven in East Sussex. The home was opened in 1933 by the singing star Gracie Fields to care for the children of parents
Street scene with shops, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid WalesA street scene with shops, in Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales. The large corner shop is Bells grocery store, decorated with flags, perhaps to celebrate Empire Day (24 May)
Goodwick Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA long line of passengers and staff waiting on the platform at Goodwick Railway Station on the Great Western Railway, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. They are all looking across at the camera
Union Workhouse, Bagthorpe, NottinghamFront entrance of the Nottingham Union Workhouse at Bagthorpe, Nottingham, with staff seated outside. Designed by Arthur Marshall
Allied D-Day CommandersThe Allied general staff for the invasion - Air Marshal Tedder, gen. Bradley, Eisenhower, Admiral Ramsay, Leigh-Mallory, Montgomery, lt.gen. Biddle Smith
Marie Lloyd / Oh Mr PorterOh Mr Porter, whatever shall I do ? - the celebrated music hall song, made famous by Marie Lloyd
Albert KesselringALBERT KESSELRING Chief of the General Staff of the Luftwaffe : condemned at Nuremberg for action in Italy but imprisoned, and eventually pardoned
Tarot Card 9 - L Ermite (The Hermit)
Gabriel Masselin, WaiterGabriel Masselin served as a waiter at the Grand-Vefour, Paris, for over thirty years. Date: 1879
Wine Waiter Opens BottleThe wine waiter opens a bottle Date: 1878
Childrens Exercise Drill at Cleevedon Toddlers Home, SouthStaff take young children through an exercise drill at the Cleevedon Toddlers Home, South Norwood, run by the Reformatory and Rescue Union (later known as the Childrens Aid Society)
Regent Palace Hotel Kitchens, LondonRegent Palace Hotel Kitchens, Piccadilly, London - The Brigade in action. The Hotel opened in 1915 and closed in 2006. Over 50 people can be seen working in the kitchen in this shot
Army Nursing SisterA nursing sister, together with Army medical staff and hospital corps, and army chaplain
Tarot Card 22 - Le Fou (The Fool)Tarot Card 22 - Le Fou or Le Mat (The Fool)
Lieutenant-General Rowland, Lord Hill, 1819.Oil on canvas by George Dawe (1781-1829), 1819.Full-length portrait in general officers uniform, wearing Bath Star and Waterloo Medal
RMS Carpathia stewardsStewards of RMS Carpathia Date: c. 1912
Mental Cruelty by H. M. BatemanA banks customer struggles to control his reactions at seeing piles of money being handled by the staff behind the counter
Sainsburys Shop 1914The store of J Sainsbury - Purveyors of High Class Provisions
Military / NapoleonicA staff officer reconnoitring
Lyons Tea WaitressA large tray is carried by a waitress in one of Lyons teashops which at this time were found throughout London
Wellington Pub StaffThe barmen of The Wellington, Wood Green, London
Events / War / NapoleonicNapoleon at the head of his staff during the Campaign of France
Le Treport, France - WW1 - Ambulance drivers, nurses, staffWW1 - A group of VAD (The Voluntary Aid Detachment) Ambulance drivers and mechanics with a British Red Cross St Johns Ambulance at Lady Murray hospital, Le Treport on the Channel Coast in France
Military staff college, Quetta, Balochistan, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1920
Cocked hat, Army Staff, worn by Duke of WellingtonCocked hat, Army Staff, worn by FM Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1846 (c). Black beaver. Date: circa 1846
Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Stage Manager. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
General Moltke and Kaiser Wilhelm IIThe Chief of General Staff, General Helmuth von Moltke and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany observing the German troops in training. Date: 1914
Yarrow Home for Convalescent Children, Broadstairs, KentStaff and children in the grounds of the Yarrow Home for Convalescent Children at Broadstairs. Date: circa 1907
Victorian family group - Rodbourne House, WiltshireA Victorian family group and servants pose in the garden of Rodbourne House, St Paul Malmesbury Without, Wiltshire. This fine house was the home of the Hungerford Pollens who had an active interest
Fazakerley Cottage Homes TreatA treat - probably in the form of a country picnic - for boys from the Fazakerley Cottage Homes in Liverpool, accompanied by staff and other helpers
Bugandan Royalty (card 1 of 2)Card 1 of 2. The young King Daudi Cwa II of Uganda, seated on his elaborate golden throne (topped with a very British crown!), holding a staff of office, with his feet on a cheetah skin
Flannan Islands Lighthouse Keepers Disappearance 1901Page from The Sphere reporting on the mysterious disappearance of three staff from the Flannan Islands Lighthouse. James Ducat, principal keeper
Helmut Carl Bernhard, Graf von Moltke - German Field MarshalHelmut Carl Bernhard Graf von Moltke (1800-1891) - German Field Marshal - Chief of Staff of the Prussian army for thirty years. Date: circa 1885
Knight Templar, knight and BishopKnight Templar stands on a Mediterranean shore, wearing the red cross on his cloak authorised by pope Eugenius III in 1146. Knight in chainmail, robe and holding shield and sword, and bishop
Queen Victoria at the Hotel Excelsior, Nice, FranceQueen Victoria arriving at her home from home on the Riviera, the Hotel Excelsior, Regina Palace, Cimiez, Nice, France Date: circa 1901
Queen Elizabeth II opening the new LFB HeadquartersQueen Elizabeth II with Commissioner Ronald James Dobson at the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1
GLC-LFB - Ford Cortina staff car at Lambeth HQThe GLC-LFB was created on 1st April 1965. A series of pictures was commissioned, photographing each type of fire engine and other vehicle either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire
LCC-LFB Fire engines in the HQ drill yardLambeth fire station appliances in the drill yard together with senior officer staff cars, and a lorry delivering stores
Williton Union WorkhouseThe Union workhouse at Williton, Somerset. Some of the workhouse staff and some local residents are visible. The building, designed by George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt
Union Workhouse, Thame, OxfordshireA view of the Thame Union workhouse from one of its internal yards with the workhouse chapel in the background. Posed for the photographer are what appear to be the workhouse master (standing)
Union workhouse, Market Harborough, LeicestershireThe Market Harborough Union workhouse. The inscription on the pediment reads HARBOROUGH UNION WORKHOUSE 1836. At the doorway stands a man and a woman, presumably the master and matron
Wandering Uzbek Dervishes from Samarkand. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth
No. 2 (Battle) War Hospital, Reading, BerkshireStaff and patients in Ward A13 at the No. 2 War Hospital, Reading, Berkshire - the First World War deployment of Battle School, Cranbury Road, Reading
Chaucer, the FriarThe Friar carrying a staff
Asklepios / AesculapiusGreek - Roman god of medicine and healing : the serpent twined round a staff was his attribute
Hotel chefs relaxing, Central LondonChefs outside a Central London hotel take a break from their labours, in the fresh air. Date: circa 1950s
Platform at Rugby railway station, Warwickshire, EnglandDown platform at Rugby railway station, Warwickshire, England. Date: 1894
Princess Beatrice Ward, Royal London Hospital, WhitechapelThe Princess Beatrice Ward (for Children), The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Date: circa 1906
Statue of the Goddess Sakhmet. EgyptStatue of the Lion Goddess Sakhmet. Diorite. Reign of Amenophis III. C. 1400-1365 BC. Origin unknown. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark
Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory - Inmates at Work in LaundryStaff supervise inmates ironing washing in laundry of Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory. Date: 1908
Pickering Garth Waifs and Strays Home, HullChildren and staff outside the Pickering Garth Waifs and Strays Home, Hull
Charles, Maitre d of Claridges" Charles, " the maitre d hotel at Claridges, known to everyone, who had ever had a meal in the hotels dining room
A Pagoda in the East Indies, by Thomas Daniell (1749-1840). Date: 1800
Stuart Stammwitz working on blue whale model, 1938, The NatuStuart Stammwitz is shown here working on the whales eye, before the model was painted
St Olave Union Workhouse, Ladywell, South London - Dining HaThe festively decorated dining-hall at the St Olave Union Workhouse, Ladywell, South London - presumably a special occasion such as Christmas or a royal celebration
Cocktail Girls 1929A trio of attractive young bar girls rustle up cocktails in shakers, wearing what may fairly be described as revealing outfits; its all good for business
Preparing for SabbatThe master of the house investigates noises in his wine-cellar, finds his domestic staff taking the evening off on their broomsticks
Waifs and Strays Society Home, Sunny Side, Frome, SomersetBoys and staff outside the Home for Boys, at Sunny Side (or Sunnyside), Frome, opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1887. Date: circa 1893
Nelson Drug Company Store, Dowagiac, Michigan, USAGood Drug Men - Nelson Drug Company Store, Dowagiac, Michigan, USA. This store appears to sell absolutely everything, including postcards and postage stamps! Date: circa 1920s
Headingley Orphan Homes, Leeds - Boys at CampBoys and staff from Headingley Orphan Homes pose in front of a tent at their annual summer camp. Date: circa 1916
Departure platform in Victoria Station, LondonSouthern Railway continental and mainline departure Platform 2 in Victoria Station, London, with a W H Smith news stand. Date: circa 1910
