Union Collection (#56)

Logo. French trade union Date: 1957

The Heathen and the Christian - Play
The Heathen and the Christian - promotional postcard for this play - performed at The Grand Theatre Southampton between 1908-1909

The British Bulldog. Artist: Eileen Hood. A bulldog sits in front of a Union Jack Date: circa 1915

Label, Hotel La Pace, Pisa, Italy
Luggage label from the Hotel La Pace, Pisa, Italy, featuring the Leaning Tower. 20th century

Scots Highlander - WWI Patriotic Postcard - Union Flag
Scots Highlander soldier from the First World War on this patriotic postcard, bearing the caption Do or Die. He stands, a wound on his brow bandaged

Workers Reply to General Sir Douglas Haig, WW1
Workers Reply to General Sir Douglas Haig -- the wording of a Resolution passed at the Trade Union Conference at Caxton Hall on 18 July 1916

British BE2B biplane captured by Germans, WW1
A British BE2B bomber biplane captured by the Germans during the First World War. It had a 70hp Renault engine. Date: 1914-1918

British ship with four funnels, WW1
A British ship with four funnels, possibly HMS Aboukir, sunk at the beginning of the First World War. Date: early 20th century

German poster, accident prevention at work
German poster about accident prevention at work, showing a smiling workman in blue overalls, holding a hammer. 20th century

Fulham and Hammersmith workhouse, London
An architects bird s-eye view of the Fulham and Hammersmith union workhouse, designed by Alfred Gilbert, and opened in 1849 on Fulham Palace Road, London. Date: 1849

Staff and patients at Holborn Union Infirmary, Highgate, Lon
Doctors and nurses in Ward 12 at the Holborn Union Infirmary, Archway Road, Highgate. The building, opened in 1879, was designed by Henry Saxon Snell. Date: Date unknown

Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Machynlleth
The Edward VII Memorial Hospital at Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire. The hospital, located in the former Machynlleth Union workhouse, opened in 1920 for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) patients

Illness Notice, Malmesbury Workhouse, Wiltshire
A notice sent by Mr C.M. Gane, master of the Malmesbury Union workhouse, to a friend or relative of inmate Hezekiah Coster informing them that Coster was very ill. Date: 1896

Seychelles Scouts Saluting the Union Jack
Seychelles Scouts saluting the Union Jack every morning at 8am, August Camp. 1931

Seychelles Boy Scouts. September 1932

Seychelles Scouts Court of Honour
Sitting of the Court of Honour to deal with an offence committed by a Scout. September 1932

Air Scouts Colour Party
Six Air Scouts stand to attention raising flags at Windsor Castle. 1962

Lion holds Union Jack
A Liverpool zoo lion, named Rex, holds a Union Jack in his mouth. 1935

Burial of Sir Frederick Maude, Baghdad, WW1
Scene at the burial of Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude (1864-1917), Commander of the British troops wihich captured Baghdad during the First World War

Air Scouts saluting flags
Portsmouth Air Scouts standing in a field saluting a large pole flying the Union Jack and other flags at Flag Break. circa 1950s

America Cup Yacht Race 1901
The Americas Cup race of 1901 saw Scottish businessman Sir Thomas Lipton as the Challenger with his yacht, Shamrock II of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club (designed by George Lennox Watson)

British and American soldiers on a tank, WW1
British and American soldiers standing on top of a tank, with their respective flags, in a street procession during the First World War. Date: early 1918

Peace Day Celebrations outside Buckingham Palace
Tanks with their guns lowered, taking part in Peace Day Celebrations outside Buckingham Palace, London. Date: 19 July 1919

Seychelles Scouts being sworn in
23 Scouts are sworn in before His Excellency de Symons Montagu George Honey C.M.G. Governor & Commander-in-Chief. Government House, Seychelles. 27 October 1928

Lancers Corps - Horseback - British Army
The proposed uniform and equipment for a new corps of lancers in the British Army. Seen here is a side view of a mounted lancer charging with his lance tucked under his right arm. 1813

Downpatrick Workhouse Admission Ticket
An admission ticket for the workhouse at Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland. The voucher was issued to a destitute persons by the union relieving officer who assessed the means of poor

Fortune chocolates advertisement, 1953
Advertisement for Fortune chocolates by Caley of Norwich, whose adverts were always characterised by a couple sharing a box

Lancers Corps - British Army
The proposed uniform and equipment for a new corps of lancers in the British Army. Seen here is a side view of a lancer standing holding his lance resting on his right shoulder with his sabre at his

Lake Victoria Nyanza, Entebbe
Lake Victoria Nyanza, from Government House, Entebbe. circa 1930s

Bridge Workhouse, Kent
A view of the rear of the Bridge Union workhouse, Kent, opened in 1836. The inmates lived in cottage-size rooms around the outside of a central courtyard

Eventide by Hubert von Herkomer
Hubert von Herkomers 1878 painting Eventide showing the aged womens ward at Westminster Union workhouse. It was as re-working of his 1877 illustration Old Age - A Study at the Westminster Union for

American Scouts at a Jamboree
Five American Scouts and a Scout leader stand and kneel in front of a memorial at a Jamboree with both British and American flags flying behind them. circa 1950s

Oundle Union workhouse, Northamptonshire

Female inmates at Oundle workhouse
Uniformed elderly female inmates at the Oundle Union workhouse. Date: 1896

Master at Oundle workhouse
The Master at Oundle Union workhouse, Northamptonshire. Date: 1896

Rochford Union Workhouse, Essex
A view of the Rochford Union workhouse at Rochford in Essex. Date: circa 1910

Sheffield Workhouse - Coronation Sports Day
A sack race during Coronation Sports at the Sheffield Union workhouse at Fir Vale, Sheffield. Date: circa 1911

Strood Union workhouse
The derelict buildings of the Strood (formerly North Aylesford) Union workhouse, erected in 1837 on Gun Lane in Strood. Date: Date unknown

Dietary from Thame Workhouse, Oxfordshire
The dietary or menu plan adopted in 19836 by the Thame Union workhouse in Oxfordshire. It largely comprises bread, meat and gruel, with a cooked meat dinner two days per week. Date: 1836

Swinton Schools, Manchester
The Manchester Union Industrial School at Swinton. The school, where 800 pauper children were housed and educated away from the workhouse, was established in 1843, one of the earliest of its type

Auxiliary Hospital, Uppingham
The Uppingham Union workhouse in its First World War role as an auxiliary hospital run by the Red Cross for the treatment of military personnel, some of whom are visible behind the hedge

Walton Institution Visiting pass reverse
The reverse side of a visiting pass for the West Derby Union workhouse at Walton, Liverpool. Visitors are warned that taking alcohol into the workhouse is forbidden and can result in prosecution

Walton Institution Visiting pass
A visiting pass for the West Derby Union workhouse at Walton, Liverpool. Visitors are warned that taking alcohol into the workhouse is forbidden and can result in prosecution. Date: 1919

Wandsworth Union Old Peoples Cottages, Tooting
Cottages for the elderly poor erected in 1902 at Church Lane, Tooting, by the Wandsworth and Clapham Union. The scheme was designed by C.A. Sharp. Date: 1902

Visit of Lord Mayor to the West London Unions Womens Casua
The Lord Mayor of London in December 1857 on an unannounced visit to the womens casual ward of the West London Poor Law Union, used to provide overnight accommodation for tramps and vagrants

West London Union Mens Casual Ward 1857
The mens casual ward of the West London Poor Law Union, used to provide overnight accommodation for tramps and vagrants. The men slept on the bare floor in a twelve-stall stable

Nurses at Withington, Lancashire
A 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

Workhouse and Church Wisborough Green, Sussex
A view of the Petworth Union workhouse (centre) and parish church at Wisborough Green, Sussex. Date: circa 1910

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