Supporting Collection

Hogarth, Beer Street. A political print supporting a ministerial measure against the unlimited sale of gin. A scene of London life in which happy and healthy tradesmen

Drinking / Intemperance
Political print of Gin Lane supporting a ministerial measure against the unlimited sale of gin. The pawnbrokers, gin cellar and distillery are now flourishing

A Swimming Stroke of Genius
A simple device by which a cross channel swim may be rendered both easy and pleasant- not to mention luxurious. Please note

Decorations for the Coronation - Singapore
A simply outstanding set of street decorations in Singapore, set up to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Erected and funded by High Street Indian Merchants

The Earth
According to Hindu belief, the Earth is supported on elephants, standing on a tortoise, which floats in the Universal Ocean

Crocodiles of a Squadron, 141st Regt, R. A. C. (The Buffs)
Photograph: Crocodiles of a Squadron, 141st Regt, R. A. C. (The Buffs) Supporting the 1st Rifle Brigade in the Attack on St Joost, 21st January 1945

Hogarth, Beer Street. A political print supporting a ministerial measure against the unlimited sale of gin. A scene of London life in which happy and healthy tradesmen

Soundwell Demo
A typical local meeting supporting the Cause - participants in a protest meeting at Soundwell, Avon, pose for their photo on the lawn of the Salem Chapel

Royal Air Force - Avro Vulcan K. 2 XH561
Royal Air Force - Avro Vulcan K.2 XH561 of No.50 Squadron at RAF Wildenrath for an air display. After the Falklands conflict, the Victor K.2 fleet was fast approaching their fatigue limits

Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark 125482. The third production aircraft of ten completed, 125482 was bailed to the Allison Engine Company for flight testing of turboprop engines at Edwards Air Force Base in

The Princess Mary Caravan. The Girls Friendly Society supported young women by help in finding work, providing hostels etc

Birthday Card design - Men playing football with some fans on the touchline supporting their side. Date: circa 1950

Courteous Gent assists a young lady climbing over a stile
Allow me! - A courteous Gentleman assist a young lady as she crosses a stile. Date: circa 1909

Poster, National Lottery, France, WW2
Poster, National Lottery, France - 10 November draw - support for hospitals during the Second World War Date: 1941

Poster, Credit Agricole, France - supporting young farm workers Date: 1950

Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker 59-1520
United States Air Force (USAF) - Boeing KC-135Q Stratotanker 59-1520 (msn 18008), of the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, at Beale AFB, California, supporting Lockheed SR-71A operations

Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound 162174
United States Navy- Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound 162174 (msn 54), of VRC-40 Detachment V, tasked with supporting USS Enterprise nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Date: circa 2000

LSO musicians supporting BBC musicians, London
London Symphony Orchestra musicians supporting BBC musicians outside Broadcasting House, London, 27 June 1980. The strike by BBC musicians began when the BBC put forward plans to discontinue five

Gordon McLennan, communist and political activist
Gordon McLennan (1924-2011), former leader of the Communist Party of Great Britain, its National Organiser 1966-1975 and its General Secretary 1976-1989

Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound 162168
United States Navy- Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound 162168 (MSN 48), of VRC-40 Detachment II, tasked with supporting USS George H.W, Bush nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Date: circa 2000

Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound 162159
United States Navy- Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound 162159 (msn 39), of VRC-40 Detachment II, tasked with supporting USS George H.W, Bush nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Date: circa 2000

Lockheed C-130H Hercules 954
Royal Norwegian Air Force / United Nations - Lockheed C-130H Hercules 954 Balder, being loaded at RAF Wattisham for a mission supporting the United Nations in 1984. Date: 1984

Sandows marvellous feat of strength at London Hippodrome
Eugene Sandow, strong man extraordinaire, seen supporting on his chest four men and ten women in addition to sundry cannon balls, part of his act at the London Hippodrome

French Destroyer la Combattante Memorial Courseulles
The ship was part of the supporting Bombardment Group. She was built in Glasgow in 1942 under the name HMS Haldon & loaned to the Free French Navy

German Bunker Asnelles Gold Beach Normandy
This defensive bunker posed considerable problems to the units of 231 Brigade who landed here - the Dorsets, the Hampshires and supporting armour of the Essex Yeomanry & Sherwood Foresters

Nord N. 2501 Noratlas
Armee de l Air - Nord N.2501 Noratlas BD (msn 8), at the Biggin Hill International Air Fair on 13 May 1966, supporting the Patrouille de France Aerobatic team. Date: 1966

WW1 - Vive La Ligne (" Long live the line" ) - patriotic postcard supporting the (thin) line of French troops guarding their country from German attack in the early part of WW1

Self sufficient village plan 1850
A self-supporting village designed by Mr J Minter Morgan, housing 300 families of the working class. Date: 1850

The Princess Mary Caravan - The Caravaners at work. The Girls Friendly Society supported young women by help in finding work, providing hostels etc

Ruins of Maharubi Palace, Zanzibar, East Africa - built outside Zanzibar Town in 1882 for Sultan Barghash to house his impressively large harem

Inset circular portrait photograph of Miss Marie Studholme (Caroline Maria Lupton) (1872-1930) - English actress and singer known for her supporting and sometimes starring roles in Victorian

Statue of Atlas - Rockefeller Center - New York, USA. Date: 1930s

Poster / Ruhr Crisis / 1923
No - You Cannot Force Me! A poster supporting the policy of passive resistance among workers during the French occupation of the Ruhr

WW2 - Men Munitions Material - Australian First Day Cover - supporting the war effort, 15th July, 1940. Date: 1940

Arles, France - Roman forum and cryptoportico
Arles, France - cryptoportico passages (semi-underground covered passages supporting portico structures above ground) built as the foundation of the Roman Forum. circa 1910s

Caricature, Lillie Langtry and Henrietta Hodson
Caricature, Lillie Langtry (1853-1929) and Henrietta Hodson (1841-1910) -- The best of friends must part. Hodson (referred to here as Mrs Labouchere because of her relationship with Henry Labouchere)

LFDCA-LFB Mercedes Command Support Unit
Pictured at Battersea Park, the CSU from the Southern Command headquarters at Croydon was staffed by two junior officers and attended incidents that required four pumps or more

South African woman carrying goods on her head
A south african woman, carrying her baby on her back with a wide variety of other goods balanced somewhat precariously (or so it seems to the uninitiated) on her head, including pans, rugs, mats

Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-1884), Queen Victorias fourth son and eighth child shown reading. The most academic of the Queens sons, Leopold led a closeted existence due to his haemophilia

Nottingham / Castle Burns
Nottingham Castle is burned down during a riot by crowds supporting reform

Disabled man wearing electronic walking aid
Disabled man wearing an electronic walking aid known as a Pulser or Electronic Stimulator, designed to help him walk unaided. Date: circa 1980s

Infantry and supporting tanks advancing along the Argenta ro
Lantern slide showing infantry and supporting tanks advancing along the Argenta road, Italy, April 1945. From a collection of British official war photographs relating to the 78th Division that were

Turkish Soldiers scale a training climbing wall Date: 1909

Theatrical Troupe supporting Womens Suffrage Movement
A Theatrical Troupe performing a play supporting Womens Suffrage Movement Date: circa 1908

Big Grape Vine near Santa Barbara, California, USA
Men stand on top of a wooden frame supporting the branches of a single large grape vine near Santa Barbara, California. Date: circa 1895

First Duke Devonshire
WILLIAM CAVENDISH, first Duke of DEVONSHIRE influential statesman, serving Charles II and the protestant cause, supporting William III. He also wrote good verses. Date: 1640 - 1707

James Dk Chatelherault
JAMES HAMILTON, second earl of ARRAN, duke of CHATELHERAULT Governor of Scotland, who vacillated between supporting an alliance with England or one with France. Date: 1515 - 1675

Advert for Churchs Archmoulded shoes 1948
Stylish, comfortable & practical heeled, lace-up womans shoe: unlined for lightness, perforated for coolness while supporting the arch in its natural place. Date: 1948

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