Victory Collection (page 31)

Deweys victory. Battle between the United States and Spanish Asiatic Squadrons in Manila Bay (Philippine Islands) on the morning of 1 May 1898. Date c1898

Sea Scouts with HMS Victory, Portsmouth harbour
Sea Scouts rowing boats in Portsmouth harbour with HMS Victory in the background. circa 1920s

VJ Day street party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
To celebrate Victory over Japan Day, the children of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, were given a street party with lots of fun and games

Memorial to the Russo-Turkish War - St Petersburg
The memorial column, or Column of Glory, which commemorates the Russian victory in the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). This monument was dismantled in 1929

Pub bar and landlord, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Mr Bert Lindsell, the landlord of The Victory Pub in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, standing proudly behind his well-stocked bar. circa 1966

VE Day street party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
To celebrate Victory in Europe Day, the children of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, were given a street party with food and cakes which had been in very short supply during the war years

National Democratic Banner of Victory, 1868. Horatio Seymour (1810-1886), Frank P. (Frank Preston) Blair (1821-1875) Date: 1868

V is the Victory thats won
Advertising for Simple Simon Soap. Alphabet series of 26 postcards featuring children using or holding the product. Date: c.1912

Peggy Marsh at the Victory Ball, Albert Hall, London, late 1
The cabaret and stage actress Peggy Marsh at the Victory Ball, Albert Hall, London, late 1919 Date: 1919

The Spice of the Trotting Turf

India - Fatehpur Sikri. The Gate of Victory - built to honour the Mogul emperor Akbar. It is still a grand entrance that leads to the now deserted town of Fatepur Sikri. Date: circa 1920

A victorious young lady
Every Time we win - A lady runs through a series of scenes where she is the ultimate victor of the situation. From the left, she assists with a kiss to the head (" Damn, I have a crush)

War memorial - Archangel, Russia
Russia, Arkhangelsk (or Archangel) - War memorial commemorating the lives lost of Russian soldiers on the Eastern Front during World War One. 2010

Japan - Celebrating the victory - Yokohama
Celebrating one of the great naval victories for Japan during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5. This street in the Otamachi district of Yokohama is decorated with flags, balloons and bunting

Relief of Prague by Russians (3 / 6)
Damage caused to Wenceslas Square, Prague - end of World War Two. Date: 1945

Bronze Statue - Vittoria Alata - Brescia, Italy
Bronze Statue - " Vittoria Alata" or " Nike of Brescia" - Brescia, Italy. Roman original derived from Greek statue (style is circa 4th BC)

Romania - Bucharest - Belgian Bank on Victory Way (Calea Victoriei) Date: circa 1910s

Marshall Foch - 1919 Victory Parade
Victory Parade in London on July 19th 1919 - Marshall Foch Date: 1919

Genoa, Italy - Monument to fallen soldiers
Genoa, Italy - War memorial, Palace of Victory, designed by Placentini. Date: circa 1920s

King salutes French soldiers - 1919 Victory Parade
Victory Parade in London on 19th July 1919 - HM King George V salutes the march past of a contingent of French soldiers Date: 1919

The US Colours - 1919 Victory Parade
Victory Parade in London on 19th July 1919 - the march past of the US Colours Date: 1919

American pilots near Toul, France, WW1
A group of seven American pilots who brought down enemy aircraft near Toul, north eastern France, during the First World War. Date: July 1918

Battle of Sempach 5
The Swiss at prayer before engaging Leopold of Austria at the battle of Sempach : God kindly hears their prayers and they win a decisive victory. Date: 9 July 1386

MARATHON
The mountains look on Marathon, and Marathon looks on the sea (Byron) - scene of battle between Athenians and Persians (490 BCE) and the run bearing the news of victory. Date: 1850

British Submarine
One of the earliest submarines in the Royal Navy in Portsmouth harbour, with Nelsons Victory in the background. Date: circa 1910

Albert I at Brussels
After the Allied victory, ALBERT I is able to return to Brussels on 22 November 1918. Date: 1875 - 1934

The band of the Black Watch play to the troops
A photograph showing pipers from The Black Watch playing to troops to celebrate victory after the capture of Longueval during the Battle of the Somme. 2nd August 1916

Italian Patriotic Card - Girl and Soldier
" Give money for the Victory - the victory and the Peace" - a patriotic Italian card extrolling the national virtue of contributions to aid and underwrite the war effort. Date: circa 1910s

Italian Troops capture Ottoman Standard
Italo-Turkish War - Libya - The flag of the Prophet captured by Italian soldiers during fighting on October 26th 1911 Date: 1911

Italian Contingent - 1919 Victory Parade
Victory Parade in London on 19th July 1919 - the march past of the Italian contingent Date: 1919

Cycling Winners Rostrum
Two happy cyclists waving from the Winners Rostrum of the Nations Cup, Scotland. Date: 1980

German Boat Race
Herr His, the Principal of the University of Berlin with his boat crew, following their victory in the Berlin vs Charlottenburg boat race, Germany. Date: 1930s

Harolds Stone Row, Trelleck, Monmouthshire, Wales, said to commemorate a battle victory of King Harold, but more likely to be of prehistoric date. Date: 1950s

Horse Racing - Won by a Short Head. A very close finish to this race, with one horse managing to stick its neck out enough to claim the race. Date: circa 1920s

VE Day Party - London
A Victory Souvenir - a large group of women, children and older men (most of the men of fighting age would still have been at the front) - all in their very best clothing and adorned with party hats

British Victory Loan advertisement, WW1
A British advertisement, encouraging people to invest in war bonds just after the First World War has ended -- Join the Rush to buy Victory Loan

HMS Grampus and HMS E11 submarine, WW1
The crew of the HMS Grampus (a Beagle-class destroyer) cheering the surfaced HMS E11 submarine after a successful attack on Turkish defences at Gallipoli during the First World War. Date: 1915

French poster, V for Victory
A French wartime poster or cartoon illustrating V for Victory, showing a soldier holding his hands up on a map of Greece, with a bayoneted rifle pointing at him. Date: 20th century

General Chauvel and troops riding through Damascus
General Sir Harry Chauvel (1865-1945) of the Australian Imperial Force, escorted by a squadron of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment as bodyguard

Wartime poster, Quicker Turnround helps to Quicker Victory. Speed up loading and unloading. Showing a footballer scoring a goal, to the consternation of the goalkeeper. 1940s

Growing rhubarb
A lady gardener pictured with an impressive harvest of rhubarb. The fruit bushes behind her look healthy too. c.1945

VE Day 1945 - Piccadilly Circus
A young man in an odd ensemble consisting of jumper, jacket, hat and shorts, clutches a bottle of something strong-looking during joyous VE Day celebrations at Piccadilly Circus in Central London

VE Day Celebrations in London, May 1945
A flag seller does a roaring trade offering Allied flags for sale during the VE Day celebrations in London on 8th May 1945

State entry of King and Queen of Belgium into Brussels
State entry of King Albert I of Belgium and his wife, Elisabeth of Bavaria, into Brussels following the Allied victory, with soldiers on horseback in a city street. Date: 22 November 1918

General Gouraud and General Bailloud, Turkey
General Henri Gouraud (1867-1946) (right) of the French Army Corps and General Maurice Camille Bailloud (1847-1921) (left) of the French Army 2nd Division

29th Division entering Cologne, Germany, WW1
The British 29th Division entering Cologne, Germany, by the Hohenzollern Bridge during the First World War, with General Plumer taking the salute. A misty cathedral can be seen in the background

VE Day Celebrations - Piccadilly Circus
Jubilant scenes in Piccadilly Circus in Central London as crowds celebrate VE (Victory in Europe) Day on the 8th May 1945. 1945

Japanese Military leaders st Shenyang, Manchuria
The Heads of the Japanese Military at the headquarters of their Manchurian Armies at Mukden (now Shenyang), Manchuria following the end of the Russo-Japanese war (1904-1905)

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