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Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Rally Round the Flag: Every Fit Man Wanted, 1914, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Rally Round the Flag: Every Fit Man Wanted, 1914, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Rally Round the Flag: Every Fit Man Wanted, 1914, (1935). Recruiting poster appealing to British men to join up and fight in the First World War

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Design for Scouts Enrolment Card, (1944). Creator: Robert Baden-Powell

Design for Scouts Enrolment Card, (1944). Creator: Robert Baden-Powell
Design for Scouts Enrolment Card, (1944). A scout stands under the scouting motto: Be Prepared. On the right is an image of St George, patron saint of England, killing the dragon

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Uncovering the equestrian statue of the late Field Marshal Lord Combermere at Chester, 1865

Uncovering the equestrian statue of the late Field Marshal Lord Combermere at Chester, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Uncovering the equestrian statue of the late Field Marshal Lord Combermere at Chester, 1865. 'Sir Edward Cust, introduced by Earl Grosvenor

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Admiral Sir Michael Seymour presenting the Victoria Cross, on Southsea Common..., 1865

Admiral Sir Michael Seymour presenting the Victoria Cross, on Southsea Common..., 1865. Creator: Unknown
Admiral Sir Michael Seymour presenting the Victoria Cross, on Southsea Common, to three of the Naval Brigade engaged at Simonosaki, 1865. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. F. L. Bedwell

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Opening of Alexandra Park at Oldham, 1865. Creator: Unknown

Opening of Alexandra Park at Oldham, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Opening of Alexandra Park at Oldham, 1865. 'The new public park at Oldham, near Manchester, which has been constructed mainly by the labour of the factory people thrown out of regular employment by

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Entertainment to four thousand school children at Dudley, 1865. Creator: Unknown

Entertainment to four thousand school children at Dudley, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Entertainment to four thousand school children at Dudley, 1865. 'Mr. Frederick Smith, of The Priory, was unanimously elected first Mayor

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth:...the Solferino saluting the English flag, 1865

The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth:...the Solferino saluting the English flag, 1865. Creator: Smyth
The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: arrival of the French fleet - the Solferino saluting the English flag, 1865

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: The New Zealand Chief, William Thompson, negotiating with Brigadier-General Carey, 1865

The New Zealand Chief, William Thompson, negotiating with Brigadier-General Carey, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The New Zealand Chief, William Thompson, negotiating with Brigadier-General Carey, 1865. Engraving of a sketch by Major Tupper

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: The Preston Exhibition of Works of Art and Industry, 1865. Creator: Unknown

The Preston Exhibition of Works of Art and Industry, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Preston Exhibition of Works of Art and Industry, 1865. 'The Exhibition of Works of Art and Industry at Preston, Lancashire, which was...[held] in the Exchange Buildings, Lune-street

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Cutting the First Turf of the Great Southern Railway at Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Cutting the First Turf of the Great Southern Railway at Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Cutting the First Turf of the Great Southern Railway at Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, 1865. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. W. B. Jones

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: The Earl...placing the memorial stone of the Devonport, Stonehouse, and Cornwall Hospital, 1862

The Earl...placing the memorial stone of the Devonport, Stonehouse, and Cornwall Hospital, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe placing the memorial stone of the Devonport, Stonehouse, and Cornwall Hospital, [Plymouth], 1862. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. W

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Mrs. Howard Paul's Beehive, at the Royal Dramatic College Festival, in the Crystal Palace, 1865

Mrs. Howard Paul's Beehive, at the Royal Dramatic College Festival, in the Crystal Palace, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Mrs. Howard Paul's Beehive, at the Royal Dramatic College Festival, in the Crystal Palace, [Sydenham], 1865. 'The annual festival

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Inspection of Civil Service Volunteers by the Prince of Wales...Quadrangle of Somerset House

Inspection of Civil Service Volunteers by the Prince of Wales...Quadrangle of Somerset House, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Inspection of Civil Service Volunteers by the Prince of Wales in the Quadrangle of Somerset House, [London], 1864. '...a vast quantity of coloured bunting had been employed in...the decoration of

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: The siege operations in St. Mary's Creek, Chatham: boats advancing to the assault, 1864

The siege operations in St. Mary's Creek, Chatham: boats advancing to the assault, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The siege operations in St. Mary's Creek, Chatham: boats advancing to the assault, 1864. Mock battle. View of '...the advance of the Royal Marines in the boats which conveyed them up St

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: The Prince and Princess of Wales landing at Penzance, 1865. Creator: Unknown

The Prince and Princess of Wales landing at Penzance, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Prince and Princess of Wales landing at Penzance, [Cornwall]. 1865. The Prince and Princess [future King Edward VII and queen Alexandra], having reached the top of the stairs

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: New building for the Masonic Institution for Boys, opened on Saturday last, 1865. Creator: Unknown

New building for the Masonic Institution for Boys, opened on Saturday last, 1865. Creator: Unknown
New building for the Masonic Institution for Boys, opened on Saturday last, [Tottenham, London], 1865. A '...spacious school-house...for the education of the sons of decayed or deceased

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Ball on board H.M.S. Victory, At Portsmouth, at the Centenary Festival of the ship, 1865

Ball on board H.M.S. Victory, At Portsmouth, at the Centenary Festival of the ship, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Ball on board H.M.S. Victory, at Portsmouth, at the Centenary Festival of the ship, 1865. 'The Victory, Nelson's flagship in the Battle of Trafalgar, hallowed by the memory of his death

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Turning the first turf of the Buenos Ayres Great Southern Railway, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Turning the first turf of the Buenos Ayres Great Southern Railway, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Turning the first turf of the Buenos Ayres Great Southern Railway, 1864. The line '...will go from the capital city to Chascomus

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Laying the foundation-stone of the new building in connection with Freemasons' Hall, 1864

Laying the foundation-stone of the new building in connection with Freemasons' Hall, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Laying the foundation-stone of the new building in connection with Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen-street, [London], 1864. 'This edifice is to provide a central gathering-place for the Freemasons

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Garibaldi in England: Garibaldi receiving an address at the Nine Elms railway station, 1864

Garibaldi in England: Garibaldi receiving an address at the Nine Elms railway station, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Garibaldi in England: Garibaldi receiving an address at the Nine Elms railway station, 1864. View of '...the interior of the large goods' shed at the Nine Elms station of the London

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Garibaldi in England: arrival of Garibaldi at the townhall, Bargate, Southampton, 1864

Garibaldi in England: arrival of Garibaldi at the townhall, Bargate, Southampton, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Garibaldi in England: arrival of Garibaldi at the townhall, Bargate, Southampton, 1864. View of '...the picturesque old Bargate, in Southampton, at eleven o'clock on the Monday

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: The Royal Sovereign turret-ship, 1864. Creators: Edwin Weedon, Smyth

The Royal Sovereign turret-ship, 1864. Creators: Edwin Weedon, Smyth
The Royal Sovereign turret-ship, 1864. 'The first turret-ship of the British Navy, the Royal Sovereign, which has been converted from an ordinary three-decker into her present form under

Monument In St. Chad's Church, Shrewsbury, to...officers and men...who fell during the Indian...1864 Creator: Unknown
Monument In St. Chad's Church, Shrewsbury, to the officers and men of the 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment who fell during the Indian Mutiny, 1864. 'A monument has just been erected in the vestibule of St

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Denmark: arrival at the Castle of Bernstorf, 1864

Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Denmark: arrival at the Castle of Bernstorf, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Denmark: arrival at the Castle of Bernstorf, 1864. The future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in Scandinavia

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: H.M.S. TRAFALGAR (Brit.), between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

H.M.S. TRAFALGAR (Brit.), between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
H.M.S. TRAFALGAR (Brit.), between c1910 and c1915

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Sketches from British Columbia: Lilloett, on the Fraser River, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Sketches from British Columbia: Lilloett, on the Fraser River, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Sketches from British Columbia: Lilloett, on the Fraser River, 1864....a bird's-eye view, of the little town of Lilloett, situated on the right bank of the Fraser River

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Launch of the Turkish iron-clad frigate Sultan Mahmoud, at the Thames Ironworks, Blackwall, 1864

Launch of the Turkish iron-clad frigate Sultan Mahmoud, at the Thames Ironworks, Blackwall, 1864. Creator: Smyth
Launch of the Turkish iron-clad frigate Sultan Mahmoud, at the Thames Ironworks, Blackwall, 1864. Ship...built for the Sultan of Turkey by the Thames Ironworks Company...of 4221 tons burden; its

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Arrival of the Governor-General of India at the Lahore railway station, 1864. Creator: C. R

Arrival of the Governor-General of India at the Lahore railway station, 1864. Creator: C. R
Arrival of the Governor-General of India at the Lahore railway station, 1864. Engraving of a photograph by Messrs. Raybon

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Farewell banquet to the 109th Regiment at Kurrachee, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Farewell banquet to the 109th Regiment at Kurrachee, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Farewell banquet to the 109th Regiment at Kurrachee, [modern Karachi, Pakistan], 1864....the European residents...gave a farewell entertainment to that gallant corps...the whole regiment

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: The Peninsular and Oriental Company's new paddle-wheel steamer Nyanza, 1864. Creator: Smyth

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's new paddle-wheel steamer Nyanza, 1864. Creator: Smyth
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's new paddle-wheel steamer Nyanza, 1864. A ship built by the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company from designs by Mr. G. C

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Kilties enter 71st Regt. Armory, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Kilties enter 71st Regt. Armory, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Kilties enter 71st Regt. Armory, July 1917. Canadian Highlander soldiers (Kilties) entering the 71st Regiment Armory, Park Avenue (between East 33rd and 4th streets), New York City

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Captured German mine-layer, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service

Captured German mine-layer, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Captured German mine-layer, 1916. A UC-5 German mine-layer submarine which was captured by British forces on April 27, 1916

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: The International Exhibition: the New Zealand Court... 1862. Creator: Unknown

The International Exhibition: the New Zealand Court... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: the New Zealand Court - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862....some articles of furniture

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Laying the foundation-stone of Brean Down Breakwater, Weston-Super-Mare, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Laying the foundation-stone of Brean Down Breakwater, Weston-Super-Mare, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Laying the foundation-stone of Brean Down Breakwater, Weston-Super-Mare, 1864. View of...the moment when the stone was lowered from the little steam-boat the Wye

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Laying the foundation-stone of the Brisbane Bridge, Queensland, New South Wales, 1864

Laying the foundation-stone of the Brisbane Bridge, Queensland, New South Wales, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Laying the foundation-stone of the Brisbane Bridge, Queensland, New South Wales, 1864. The foundation-stone of the new bridge to connect the north and south portions of the city...was laid

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Laying the Foundation-Stone of the Fettes College, Edinburgh, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Laying the Foundation-Stone of the Fettes College, Edinburgh, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Laying the Foundation-Stone of the Fettes College, Edinburgh, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. M'Craw. A hundred boys at least will be taught in the school, fifty of them boarders

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Laying the Foundation-Stone of the Low-Lights Dock at Tynemouth, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Laying the Foundation-Stone of the Low-Lights Dock at Tynemouth, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Laying the Foundation-Stone of the Low-Lights Dock at Tynemouth, 1864. Rain-soaked celebrations marking the start of work at the mouth of the River Tyne

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Opening of the Cape Town and Wellington Railway: arrival of the first train... 1864

Opening of the Cape Town and Wellington Railway: arrival of the first train... 1864. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Cape Town and Wellington Railway: arrival of the first train at Wellington Station, 1864. This is the only considerable railway undertaking begun in South Africa

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Festival at Hartford Mill, Oldham, given by Mr. Platt to 8000 of his workpeople, 1864

Festival at Hartford Mill, Oldham, given by Mr. Platt to 8000 of his workpeople, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Festival at Hartford Mill, Oldham, given by Mr. Platt to 8000 of his workpeople, 1864. In celebration of the attainment of his majority by Mr. Henry Platt, son of Mr

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: The Prince and Princess of Wales embarking at Dundee for Denmark on Saturday last, 1864

The Prince and Princess of Wales embarking at Dundee for Denmark on Saturday last, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Prince and Princess of Wales embarking at Dundee for Denmark on Saturday last, 1864....the Prince and Princess of Wales, with their infant son, Prince Albert Victor

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Lord Palmerston inaugurating the statue of the late Sir G. C. Lewis at Hereford, 1864

Lord Palmerston inaugurating the statue of the late Sir G. C. Lewis at Hereford, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Lord Palmerston inaugurating the statue of the late Sir G. C. Lewis at Hereford, 1864. The British prime minister unveils a statue by Carlo Marochetti. The figure is cast in bronze, and is 7 ft

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Cecil Arden, May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Cecil Arden, May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Cecil Arden, May 1918. Cecil Arden (1894-1989), an American mezzo-soprano and contralto opera singer, appearing at a World War I Liberty Bond rally in front of Federal Hall, Wall Street

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Cecil Arden, May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Cecil Arden, May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Cecil Arden, May 1918. Cecil Arden (1894-1989), an American mezzo-soprano and contralto opera singer, appearing at a World War I Liberty Bond rally in front of Federal Hall, Wall Street

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Liberty Parade, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Liberty Parade, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Liberty Parade, 1917 or 1918. Women with American and British flags marching in a parade to support Liberty bonds during World War I, New York City

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: H.M.S. Partridge, 1893. Creator: Unknown

H.M.S. Partridge, 1893. Creator: Unknown
H.M.S. Partridge, 1893

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: The Crystal Palace at Toronto, Canada, 1858. Creator: Unknown

The Crystal Palace at Toronto, Canada, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Crystal Palace at Toronto, Canada, 1858. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. R. H. Mackay. This industrial palace was erected for the purpose of holding within its walls the annual exhibitions of

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Inauguration of the Ceylon Railway: East End of the Banquet Bungalow, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Inauguration of the Ceylon Railway: East End of the Banquet Bungalow, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Inauguration of the Ceylon Railway: East End of the Banquet Bungalow, 1858. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Parting. The centre of attraction was, of course, the magnificent bungalow

Background imageBritish Flag Collection: Celebration at Jersey of the Opening of the Channel Islands Telegraph, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Celebration at Jersey of the Opening of the Channel Islands Telegraph, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Celebration at Jersey of the Opening of the Channel Islands Telegraph, 1858. View of...the scene of popular excitement on the occasion in the streets of St. Helier



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