Symbol Collection (page 4)

Spain. Second Republic. Elections of 16th February 1936. Propaganda poster edited by the Generalitat of Catalonia (1937). SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

Cartoon, The Head of the German Vam-Pire, WW1
Cartoon, The Head of the German Vam-Pire, with a caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II with the words Louvain and Rheims (Reims) on his shoulders

Cartoon, first German victory, Moineville, WW1
First World War cartoon entitled Their First Victory, showing a dead priest at Moineville, north-eastern France, on the frontier with Germany

Gould Bryan Brian Charles 1939 Uk Labour Socialist
gould, bryan, brian, charles, 1939, uk, labour, socialist, socialism, politics, political, politician, mp, member, parliament, born, new, zealand, returned, 1990s, party, conference, hand, holding

John Smith, British Labour MP and Party leader
John Smith (1938-1994), British Labour MP and Party leader, seen here giving a speech with a bar chart beside him, showing inflation statistics. Date: circa 1990s

MALTESE TOMB COVERING
A marble tomb cover, inset into the floor above St Paul's catacombs, Rabat. The Maltese cross has eight points, symbolising the eight beatitudes Date: 2005

Nelson receiving the swords (as a symbol of surrender) on board the San Jose (later renamed HMS San Josef), a ship captured from the Spanish navy during the Battle of Cape St Vincent

Eiffel Tower, Paris, Exposition Universelle, 1900
Vintage 1900 century photograph: Eiffel Tower Paris, Exposition Universelle. The Exposition Universelle of 1900, better known in English as the 1900 Paris Exposition, was a worlds fair held in Paris

The Lion of Venice, Italy. Date: circa 1920s

The Lion of St Mark s, Venice, Italy. Date: circa 1920s

NO CONSCRIPTION painted on wall
NO CONSCRIPTION painted on a wall in Deal, Kent, together with CND symbols. Date: circa 1960s

NO H -BOMBS slogan on brick wall
NO H-BOMBS painted on a brick wall, together with the CND symbol. Date: circa 1960s

10 Old Compton Street - Pattisserie Tea Rooms of P Lombardy
circa 1910s

Pantheon of Agrippa, Rome, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph - Pantheon of Agrippa, Rome, Italy

English gentleman consulting a somniloquist, 18th century
English gentleman consulting a somniloquist in his chambers, 18th century. The sleeping fortune teller lies in a bed in a room decorated with crocodile skin, Egyptian figures and incense burners

Customs inspectors opening luggage at the border, 18th century. Searched by the Douaniers at the French frontiers. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson

Carroccio of Cremona, medieval city symbol
Carroccio, medieval four-wheel wagon with insignia and colours of Cremona, drawn by caparisoned cattle. They follow a group of cavalry in armour. From a description in the Storia di Cremona

The Roman Gate in Milan, 1800s. Rebuilt in the 16th century by architect Leopoldo Polack. Porta Romana di Milano. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes

Roman senator and consul in toga
Roman senator in toga with scroll and small round box at his feet, and consul in colorful painted toga or toga picta seated on a chair. Senatore e Console

Kitsch French Postcard with a representation of Charity. Date: circa 1910s

Kitsch French Postcard with a representation of Hope. Date: circa 1910s

The Izjer Tower seen through the Pax Gate, Dixmuide
Listed as an International Peace Centre, the Tower is a symbol of Flemish Nationalism which came to a head during the First World War. The Towers history goes back to the 18th Century

A young girl in a fabulously patriotic fancy dress costume as Britannia. Date: 1910s

The Tatler and Eve at the Advertising Ball - fancy dress
Miss Lily St. John, representing The Tatler and wearing a replica costume of the eighteenth century gentleman who appears on the cover, together with Evelyn Laye representing its sister magazine

101st Airborne Division Memorial, Veghel, Holland
The Memorial is in the form of a kangeroo with a baby in her pouch ( a symbol of the Allied Forces leaping over Dutch rivers) on a huge stone block which weighs 1, 200 kgs

Cartoon, The Grand Old Man (Gladstone)
Cartoon, The Grand Old Man - Does this look like knuckling under? William Gladstone as the fearless British Lion. 1885

Correggio, Italian artist, with detail from St John
Antonio Allegri da Correggio (1489 - 1534), Italian artist, with an engraving of his fresco painting of St John the Evangelist in the church of San Giovanni Evangelista, Parma

Two Egyptian priests with special symbols from carved gems in the Casa Barberini. Copperplate engraving by Pietro Ruga after an illustration by Lorenzo Rocceggiani from his own 100 Plates of Costumes

Hlelhponne headdress of a Zuni corn maiden
Hlelhponne headdress of a corn maiden with tablet ornamented with cloud, crescent, sun and star symbols, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of

German bride, a maiden and a Burgermeister, 16th century
German bride from Augsburg, a maiden from Marburg, and a Stadtknecht with his symbol of office, a small axe. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Symbolic characters, numerals and figures of the Aztecs, Mexico. Number hieroglyphs, and symbols for day A, night B, midnight C, year D, century E, sky F, air G, earth H, water I, and flood L

Figures representing Aztec kings of Mexico. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

Four putti with symbols of Bacchus: cupbearer (pocillator) with urn and saucer, putto with patera (bowl) and basin (crater), one with deer over its shoulders, and one holding a dice cup

Novelty Patriotic Lion, mane spells British Empire colonies
Novelty Patriotic Lion - The Glory of a Lion is his Mane. The names of British Empire colonies are hidden in the mane - Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand, African Colonies. early 20th century

Advert, T C Barlow, Flag & Banner Maker, Glasgow
Advert for T C Barlow, Flag & Banner Maker, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Design, Perth, Scotland. 1905

Emblems of Scotland. Date: circa 1910s

Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland, with a background of Scottish heather, a Mackintosh tartan and coat of arms. Date: circa 1905

Balmoral Castle and Lochnagar, Scotland, with a background of Scottish thistles and heather, and a MacDonald tartan. Date: circa 1905

John Bull or You Dont Bamboozle - music hall song of 1862 by W. F. & Willem Vandervell. The character was a very popular symbol of the traditional Englishman

Illustration, Cymbeline, by William Shakespeare
Illustration by Kenny Meadows to Cymbeline, by William Shakespeare. Introductory Remarks, with a spider in a web, holding a ring. Date: 1840

Scenes of the Isle of Man - Laxey Wheel, Railway Station
Scenes of the Isle of Man - Laxey Wheel, Laxey Railway Station and the Snaefell Mountain Railway divided by the Manx coat of arms, which dates back to the 13th century

Good Luck card with flowers and horseshoe. Date: early 20th century

General Romans, standard bearers
Roman standard bearers, holding poles with different symbols on the top. Date: Circa 55 BC

Roman standard bearers
Fierce protectors, holding long poles with a number of philarae (discs), topped with a manus (open human hand), symbolising the oath of loyalty taken by the soldiers. Date: Circa 55 BC

White flowers on a cross-shaped Easter card. Date: circa 1890s

French postwar poster, finance for reconstruction
French postwar poster, design by Rene Lelong, Credit National, finance for reconstruction after the First World War. circa 1920

Patriotic postcard, England as a butterfly, WW1
Patriotic postcard, England as a butterfly, First World War. 1914-1918

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