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No. 1 War Hospital, Reading, BerkshireRear view of the entrance to the No. 1 War Hospital, Reading, Berkshire - the First World War deployment of Reading Union Workhouse. Several uniformed soldiers can be seen, one on crutches
Entrance to Alder Hey Hospital, LiverpoolThe entrance to Alder Hey Hospital, near Liverpool. Uniformed soldiers stand at the gate on the left. The hospital opened in 1915 to house chronic and bedridden patients from the West Derby Union
Convict in prison cell turning hand-crank
Fire Station at Quarriers Homes, Bridge Of WeirFire station, fire engine, ladders and uniformed firemen at the Quarriers childrens homes, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The cottage homes were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier
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
Aylesbury Prison LaundryInterior of laundry at Aylesbury prison. Uniformed women handle the washing on trolleys and in baskets which bear the convict arrow insignia. Date: circa 1900
Sports Day at Countesthorpe Homes, LeicestershireA group of boys, including some uniformed band members, at the Countesthorpe cottage homes in Leicestershire on their sports day in 1919
Gordon Boys Home, Woking, SurreyA group of uniformed boys, one on a bicycle, in front of the Gordon Boys Home at Woking
Gordon Boys Home, Woking - Engineers shopGordon Boys Home, Woking. Uniformed boys at work in the engineers shop. Date: circa 1909
Police dog handler
Social / Piccadilly GrillElegant diners-out, all but one (a uniformed soldier) in evening dress, patronise the Piccadilly Grill, a noted restaurant in the fashionable heart of London
The Downs Sanatorium, Belmont, SuttonA uniformed porter stands at the entrance to the Downs Sanatorium, at Belmont, near Sutton, Surrey. The former childrens institution was converted for use as a tuberculosis sanatorium in 1912
Clifton Industrial School BandUniformed boys with their instruments and conductor at the Clifton Industrial School, Bristol. Date: early 1900s
Great-grandpapa wets his whistle, Steven SpurrierGreat-grandpapa wets his whistle, illustration by Steven Spurrier, artist (1878-1961). Showing a uniformed man at the bar of a Victorian pub, with landlord, barmaid and cat
H. M. Prison, StaffordA view of Stafford prison. A group of uniformed prison officers stands in front of the building. Date: Date unknown
Ticket booth in German underground stationSolitary lady in hat buying a ticket from a uniformed lady in the booth.Caption explains that it is a woman doing a man's job while the men are away at war. Cleared by Censor. Date: circa 1914
Passengers sitting on Post Office Tube Station platformPostcard advert for Shurey's Publications supplied free with Shurey's magazines. Lady reading a book, man smoking a pipe and a uniformed Post Boy between them. Date: circa 1910
A uniformed group of soldier entertainers - The Glee PartyMany entertainment groups were formed in the British Forces and they played an important role in maintaining morale. These chaps are Royal Engineers. WW1 Date: circa 1915
French and German caricature soldiers face offThe splendidly drawn uniformed figures are divided by the German's boast of the strength of his armed forces and the Frenchman's literally translated reply So what? Clear off'
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Me and My GirlThe Caption is Me and my Girl and is probably a reference to the 1930s musical of the same name. The gas mask was carried in a cardboard box. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1940
Ruysselede Reformatory, Belgium - Basket makingA uniformed member of staff supervises boys engaged in basket making at the Ruysselede Reformatory School, Belgium. Date: Date unknown
First Electric Tram, HullUniformed staff stand in front of Hulls first electric tram outside the Queen pub, Junction Street. Date: circa 1900
British Seamens Orphanage, Brixham - Coronation ProcessionUniformed boys from the British Seamens Orphanage, Brixham, Devon, stand behind a gun carriage as part of a procession to celebrate the coronation of George V in 1911. Date: 1911
Uniformed men of the Auxiliary Fire Service marching to church. After an inspection by the chief officer of the London Fire Brigade
Exiting an Elevator Date: 1938
Umbrella tourists WindsorTourists under an umbrella watch guardsmen drummers on parade in the rain at Windsor Castle Date: 1989
Edinburgh Industrial School, Liberton, Boys BandUniformed boys band with their instruments at Dr Guthries Original Industrial School for Boys, Liberton, Edinburgh. Date: circa 1899
Union Workhouse, Ticehurst and Flimwell, SussexThe Ticehurst Union workhouse on Union Street, Ticehurst and Flimwell, Sussex. A uniformed policeman stands at the gate. The workhouse, erected in 1835, was designed by Sampson Kempthorne
Medical examination, WW1A young man in subjected to a medical examination by a uniformed official of the U.S army
A uniformed & armed Swiss soldier stands on guardThe image is of a strong figure dressed for winter warmth with a background of mountains and the Swiss flag. The card is an official one raising funds for the Red Cross. WW1 Date: 1915
Uniformed Germarn soldier with rifle waving goodbyeThis is a New Year Greetings Card. The soldier has flowers on his picklehaube helmet and he is leaving his wife, child and small dog. WW1 Date: circa 1915
A relaxed and smiling sitting figure of a uniformed GermanThe cheeful soldier is wearing a green uniform with red trimmings and spurred riding boots. He is sitting on a table with the remains of a snack, a stein of beer and his sword. WW1 Date: circa 1914
Uniformed figure of the young Leopold, Duc de BrabantAt the tender age of thirteen he was presented by his parents to the Belgian Army's 3rd Division. He became King in 1934. WW1 Date: 1915
Head and shoulders of uniformed Marshal FochFoch was Supreme Commander of Allied Forces. The card was sold in aid of a 5.65% War Loan. WW1 Date: 1918
Uniformed General von HindenburgHindenburg defeated the Russians at Tannenburg and was then made a Field Marshal and Supreme Commander of the German Forces. WW1 Date: 5999
Hindenburg & Graf Frans Conrad Von HotzendorfThe two uniformed figures are standing on a dramatic battlefield. Hotzendorf was the military strategist of the Austro-Hungarian Army who led the onslaught on Serbia in 1914. WW1 Date: circa 1914
Photo-mix of various French Colonial soldiersWith flags and standing uniformed figures, the card pays tribute to Allies from Africa and the Indies, i.e. Algeria, Madagascar, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia. WW1 Date: circa 1915
British propaganda welcoming the AmericansLittle uniformed British girl gives a pointed thankyou to a little girl in stars and stripes I have waited for you for so long'. WW1 Date: 1917
East Leeds Military Hospital / Leeds Workhouse, West YorkshiThe Leeds Union workhouse in its temporary First World War role as East Leeds Military Hospital. Uniformed soldiers stand at the entrance gatehouse which is adorned with a red cross
Western Hospital, Seagrave Road, Fulham
Western Hospital, Seagrave Road, Fulham - Doctors ResidenceUniformed nurses stand next to the doctors residence at the Western Fever Hospital on Seagrave Road, Fulham. Opened in 1877
Sailors Orphan Homes Band, Hull, YorkshireUniformed boys band with their instruments at the Sailors Orphan Homes, Hull. Date: circa 1908
Boys Band, Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway, LondonUniformed boys band with instruments, Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway, East London Date: circa 1905
Chelmsford Industrial School - ClassroomUniformed boys sit at their desks in a classroom at Chelmsford Industrial School. Date: circa 1903
Royal Female Orphanage, Beddington, Surrey - Marching DrillUniformed girls carry out a marching drill at the Royal Female Orphanage, Beddington. Date: Date unknown
Hugh Viscount Gough - 3HUGH, 1st viscount GOUGH military in Peninsula War, Chinese and Indian wars : depicted here while serving in India, with a uniformed native showing him where to go... Date: 1779 - 1869
Daily Mail PrintingThe newspaper printing press of the Daily Mail in White City, West London. The ghostly figure of a uniformed man stands in the office. Date: 1930s
Industrial School ParadeUniformed boys on parade at an unidentified Industrial School. Date: Date unknown
Industrial School ClassroomUniformed boys in the classroom of an unidentified Industrial School. Date: Date unknown
Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory - Inmates Taking ExerciseUniformed inmates at Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory taking exercise. Date: 1908
Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory - Inmate in CellUniformed inmate of Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory seated in her cell. Date: 1908
Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory - Corridor of CellsAylesbury Inebriate Reformatory - uniformed staff on duty in a corridor of cells. Date: 1908
Aylesbury Borstal Inmates - Farm WorkUniformed inmates at Aylesbury Girls Borstal tending pigs in the farmyard. Date: circa 1926
Outing for girls from Mullers New Orphan Houses, Ashley DowA long line of uniformed girls on an outing from George Mullers New Orphan Houses at Ashley Down, Bristol. Date: early 1900s
Church Parade, Barnardos Watts Naval Training School, ElmhaBarnardos Watts Naval Training School, Elmham, Norfolk. Uniformed boys and staff lined up led by small brass and drum band. Date: early 1900s
Royal Female Orphan Asylum, Beddington, SurreyUniformed girls and staff at the Royal Female Orphan Asylum, Beddington, Surrey. Date: circa 1905
Dr Barnardos Boys - Musical DrillA group of uniformed boys from an unnamed Barnardos home hold cymbals and tambourines, used to carry out a musical drill
Two uniformed foxes on a New Year cardTwo uniformed foxes playing pipe and drum in front of a castle on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
National Childrens Home (NCH) Industrial School, Gravesend. Uniformed boys stand in front of a table bearing a large number of bells of different sizes. Date: 1890s
Dinner-time at Church Army Home, Westminster. Men sit eating at long rows of trestle tables. A uniformed officer is seated at the left. Date: circa 1920
Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee - Troops Receiving their MeQueen Victorias Diamond Jubilee - Black and white Victorian lantern slide of uniformed New South Wales troops receiving their Jubilee medals in the grounds of Buckingham Palace
Women workers WW1 - procession of homage at PalaceNearly three thousand women workers representing practically every organised branch of womens labour during the First World War and wearing the uniforms of their corps and trades
Hospital Ward at the NCH Childrens Home, Chipping Norton, OInterior view of a sick ward at the Chipping Norton National Childrens Home. Uniformed nurses attend their young patients. Date: Date unknown
Workhouse Fire Brigade, Leeds, West YorkshireUniformed men of the Leeds Union Fire Brigade based at Leeds Workhouse posed with some of their equipment. Date: Date unknown
Barnardo Boys in Training for the NavyA gun carriage display by uniformed boys from Dr Barnardos Homes in training for the navy. Date: Date unknown
Two uniformed women in France, WW1Two uniformed women in France during World War One. They are standing in the doorway of a log cabin with the German words Waldes Ruh (Peaceful Woods) and a Salvation Army sign above them
Bawnboy Union Workhouse, County Cavan, IrelandTwo uniformed staff, perhaps nurses, stand in front of the Union Workhouse at Bawnboy, County Cavan Date: 1910
Tsar Nicholas II Walking With Large EntourageTsar Nicholas II of Russia walking through the countryside at Krasnoe Selo among a large entourage that includes his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, one of his daughters
A Conference of the Allies 1917British officers, presumably home on leave for Christmas, standing behind a curtain with sprigs of mistletoe behind their backs
Thessaloniki, Greece - Kavass and The White TowerThessaloniki, Greece - A Uniformed Consular Kavass (Cavass) - a Turkish name for an armed police-officer - and a view of The White Tower. Date: circa 1899
Thessaloniki, Greece - A Consular Cavass (Kavass)Thessaloniki, Greece - A Uniformed Consular Kavass (Cavass) - a Turkish name for an armed police-officer. Date: circa 1905
Womens Volunteer Reserve - Fire-fighting Drill at a LondonUniformed members of the Womens Volunteer Reserve perform a fire-fighting drill watched by seated workhouse inmates. The location is unnamed but may be a workhouse at Edmonton. Date: 1916
Pipe Band at Dumfries Industrial SchoolUniformed members of the boys pipe band at the Dumfries Industrial School pose with their instruments - bagpipes and drums - accompanied by two adult members of the Schools staff. Date: Date unknown
LCC-LFB uniformed firemen and large crowdLCC-LFB uniformed firemen and a large crowd of spectators
Humorous postcard - Workhouse Tramp gets the Order of the BA humorous postcard showing a tramp in a workhouse being pushed towards a bath by a uniformed attendant. The Order of the Bath refers to a British order of chivalry whose name derives from
Joyce Green Hospital - main kitchenMain kitchen on east side at the Joyce Green Smallpox Hospital at Long Reach near Dartford. Uniformed staff prepare food in large coppers. A man operates a mincer. Enamel jugs hang on the wall
One-armed flower-makers at John Grooms training homeA uniformed group of one-armed girls, described as expert flower makers, at the industrial training home run by John Groom for afflicted, blind and crippled girls
Inmates of the Bosmere & Claydon Workhouse, NorfolkUniformed inmates of the Bosmere and Claydon Workhouse, Barham, Norfolk. The smartly dressed woman, centre rear, is probably a local organiser for the Brabazon scheme where workhouse inmates made
Female inmates at Oundle workhouseUniformed elderly female inmates at the Oundle Union workhouse. Date: 1896
Portslade Industrial School - Band on Parade
Nurses at Withington, LancashireA group of uniformed women, thought to be nurses at the Chorlton Union workhouse in Withington near Manchester. Each is wearing a leather belt with keys attached. Date: Date unknown
BRT Mens buildingReading Room. Railroad Mens Building. - Uniformed men sitting around tables reading in the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Railroad Mens Building reading room
New army recruits, St Georges Barraacks, LondonA batch of new army recruits arrive at St Georges Barracks, London. Three uniformed men are there to process them
Uniformed men on horseback in a fieldSix uniformed men (soldiers or policemen) on horseback in a field, with other men standing in the background
