Volunteer Collection (page 10)

The East London Childrens Hospital
This is a crowded scene from the East London Hospital for Children and Dispensary for Women, situated at Ratcliff Cross near Stepney railway station

Review of the Volunteer Corps at Buckingham Palace, 1887
Engraving showing the Artists Volunteer Corps marching past the Royal enclosure, outside Buckingham Palace, London, 1887

Our Costly Arms
A recruiting sergeant is shocked to discover that a volunteer for the Army turns out to have a wife and eleven children and comments that he will cost as much as the Colonel in army pay

Coventry Volunteer Fire Brigade, 1862
Engraving showing four members of the Coventry Volunteer Fire Brigade, standing beside their fire engine, 1862

War with Russia - 4
A parade of volunteers marches through the streets of Warsaw, rousing citizens to volunteer against the bolshevik Red Army which threatens to take their city

The Life Brigade firing a Rocket to a Ship on the Rocks
Engraving showing the firing of a rocket, by the volunteer life brigade, to a steam-ship being wrecked on rocks. If the rocket-line reached the ship

Glove as Symbol - 5
In military usage, the donning of gloves symbolised that a recruit accepted to volunteer his services

Volunteers from Naples
Led by their belligerent princess, liberals from Naples volunteer to help Piedmont in her battle for independence from the Austrians

Women at War / Medical
British women volunteer for medical work

Roman Volunteers
Romans are encouraged to volunteer to fight for independence. They respond more enthusiastically than the citizens of Vienna (see picture 10197629)

Austrian Volunteers
Patriotic Viennese are encouraged to volunteer for the war in Italy. The response is less than enthusiastic, but there are a few tearful farewells

Women Volunteers 1861
THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT The scene at Wimbledon Camp when the whole family - ladies included - join the Volunteer Movement

Strike / Volunteer Guard
A volunteer acts as a guard on a train during the General Strike

Strike / Volunteer Driver
The grandson of the 2nd Earl of Lichfield as a volunteer train driver during the General Strike

Red Cross / Berlin 1919
Volunteer Red Cross helpers during the civil strife and street fighting in Berlin

Bethnal Green Volunteer

Ww1 Canadian, American
Two volunteer aviators with the Allied Forces in World War One - American on the left, Canadian on the right

Naval Artilleryman
A Royal Naval artillery volunteer sits beside a cannon on the gun deck of his warship

Volunteer Rifle Corps
RIFLE VOLUNTEER CORPS from 12 towns, districts or counties showing the range of uniform styles: Shoreditch, Edinburgh, Sheffield, Staffordshire, Winchester, Hon. Artillery

Chicago Rail Strike
During the strike, a train departs under the protection of volunteer policemen, armed with guns : the strike is opposed with great brutality by the railway companies

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