Captain Collection (page 8)

Frank Arthur (1908-1972), Australian speedway captain, 1935
Frank Arthur (1908-1972), Australian speedway captain. A print from the photo album Popular Personalities, issued for Piccadilly Juniors Oval Photos, 1935

Bernard Gadney (1909- 2000), English rugby union footballer, 1935
Bernard Cecil Gadney (1909- 2000), English rugby union footballer, 1935. He played as a scrum-half for Leicester Tigers, England and the British Lions

Sir Francis Drake, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935
Sir Francis Drake. Based on an engraving attributed to Hondius. Taken from a series of cigarette cards entitled Celebrities of British History produced by Carreas Ltd, 1935

Captain James Cook, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935
Captain James Cook. From the painting by John Webber, R. A. at the National Portrait Gallery. Taken from a series of cigarette cards entitled Celebrities of British History produced by Carreas Ltd

Gentlemen XI for the fixture vs Players at Lords Cricket Ground, London, 1899. Artist: WA Rouch
Gentlemen XI for the fixture vs Players at Lords Cricket Ground, London, 1899. Gentlemen vs Players was an annual fixture between teams of amateurs (the Gentlemen) and professionals (the Players)

Mr HGP Owen, Essex cricketer, c1899. Artist: WA Rouch
Mr HGP Owen, Essex cricketer, c1899. Hugh Glendwr Palmer Owen (1859-1912) played for Cambridge University, Essex and the MCC in a career lasting from 1882 until 1902

Cambridge University cricket XI, c1899. Artist: Stearn
Cambridge University cricket XI, c1899. Gilbert Jessop, the captain of the side, is front centre. A print from The Book of Cricket, a Gallery of Famous Players, edited by CB Fry, George Newnes Ltd

Mr PF Warner, Middlesex and England cricketer, c1899. Artist: WA Rouch
Mr PF Warner, Middlesex and England cricketer, c1899. A right-handed batsman, Pelham Plum Warner (1873-1963) played for Oxford University

Captain Sir Edward Chichester, British naval officer, Cape Town, South Africa, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Captain Sir Edward Chichester, British naval officer, Cape Town, South Africa, 1900. During the Boer War Chichester served as Chief Naval Transport Officer

Charles Dwight Sigsbee, American naval officer, 1898. Sigsbee (1845-1923) was captain of the battleship USS Maine which exploded and sank in Havana harbour, Cuba, on 15 February 1898

The death of Captain Faulknor, 1795 (c1857). Artist: J Rogers
The death of Captain Faulknor, 1795 (c1857). Commanding HMS Blanche, a fifth-rate 32 gun Royal Navy frigate, Captain Robert Faulknor the Younger (1763-1795)

Royal Navy Post Captain, 18th century (c1890-c1893). A print from Her Majestys Navy Including its Deeds and Battles, by Lieut Chas Rathbone Low, Volume I, JS Virtue & Co, London, 1890-1893

Prince George of Wales, Duke of York, 1890-1893
Prince George of Wales, Duke of York, c1890-c1893. The future King George V (1865-1936) served actively in the Royal Navy from 1877 until 1891

Royal Navy Captain, c1890-c1893. Artist: William Christian Symons
Royal Navy Captain, c1890-c1893. A print from Her Majestys Navy Including its Deeds and Battles, by Lieut Chas Rathbone Low, Volume III, JS Virtue & Co, London, 1890-1893

The Death of Captain Faulkner, 18th century(?). Artist: Grainger
The Death of Captain Faulkner, 18th century(?)

Introductions before a RAF vs Metropolitan Police football match, Wembley, London, 1942. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Phillip Game (1876-1961) is introduced to the RAF team before the match

English footballer Eddie Hapgood meeting King George VI, c1937-c1944. Edris Albert Eddie Hapgood (1908-1973) captained Arsenal and England in the 1930s

Count Zeppelin and Captain Macher on board Zeppelin L30, 1916 (1933). L30 was one of the Zeppelins built for the German Navy during World War I

King George V presenting the FA Cup, Wembley Stadium, London, c1923-1936 (1937). Artist: Fox
King George V presenting the FA Cup, Wembley Stadium, London, c1923-1936 (1937). A print from The Story of Seventy Momentous Years, the Life and Times of King George V, 1865-1936

A message for the captain of the battleship HMS Magnificent, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
A message for the captain of the battleship HMS Magnificent, 1896. Captain Charles James Barlow, Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral Alington

A captain and subaltern of the 93rd Highlanders, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
A captain and subaltern of the 93rd Highlanders, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 21st February 1896

Attack on the captain of the Rose, c17th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Mutiny on Henry Hudsons ship, 1611 (c1880)
Mutiny on Henry Hudsons ship, c1880. English navigator Henry Hudson was set adrift in a boat together with his son and seven others after the crew of his ship the Discovery mutinied in Hudson Bay

Sir Philip Broke, British naval officer, 1815 (c1880). Artist: Whymper
Sir Philip Broke, British naval officer, 1815 (c1880). Broke (1776-1841) commanded HMS Shannon in its famous battle against the USS Chesapeake during the War of 1812

Captain Osman shooting from a tree with the aid of straps, India, 1900s. Stereoscopic slide. Detail

Captain William Bentinck (1764-1813), naval commander, 1787-1788 (1910). Artist: George Romney
Captain William Bentinck (1764-1813), naval commander, 1787-1788 (1910). Found in the collection of the National Maritime Museum, London. From The Connoisseur magazine (September 1910)

Princess Victoria (1868-1935), 1908. Artist: Queen Alexandra
Princess Victoria (1868-1935), 1908. Victoria is seen here talking to Captain Welsh. From Queen Alexandras Christmas Gift Book, Photographs from My Camera, by Queen Alexandra

Mr Sadlers ascent with Captain Paget, 12th August 1781, (1910). The balloon flight of James Sadler, the first English aeronaut, from Mermaid Gardens, Hackney in East London, to near Tilbury Fort

Capitaine Fracasse, c120-1670 (1924)Artist: Abraham Bosse
Capitaine Fracasse, c120-1670 (1924) A print from A History of French Etching from the 16th Century to the Present Day, by F L Leipnik, John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, London, 1924

Captain William Kidd, Privateer, 1645-1701Artist: Karen Humpage
Captain William Kidd, Privateer, 1645-1701

Jean Bart kills the Dutch captain of the Neptune, 1898. Artist: Jules-Achille Noel
Jean Bart kills the Dutch captain of the Neptune, 1898. A print from Les Francais Illustres, by Gustave Demoulin, Hachette, Paris, 1898

Captain Carre of the H M T Egra, 1917

Tetes d apres Rembrandt, 1770. Artist: Christian Gottfried Schulze
Tetes d apres Rembrandt, 1770. After Rembrandt (1606-1669)

Rouen, from La Haute Vieille Tour, 1820. Artist: Edward Finden
Rouen, from La Haute Vieille Tour, 1820

Juan Lazaga (1845-1898), Spanish naval captain during the Spanish-American War, (c1910)
Juan Lazaga (1845-1898), Spanish naval captain during the Spanish-American War who died during the Naval Battle of Santiago de Cuba on July 3 1898, (c1910)

Boat of the Deerhound rescuing Captain Raphael Semmes, 1864 (c1880). Semmes was a Confederate naval officer during the American Civil War

Captain Josling, of HMS Euryalus, 1863. Josling commanded the Euryalus, flagship of the British squadron at the bombardment of the Japanese port of Kagoshima in August 1863

Zachary Taylor, American military leader and politician, c1846, (1908). Taylor (1784-1850) was twelfth President of the United States

Private Webb, Dover, c1915-1916

Lieutenant Hale, c1915-1916

Lieutenant Hopkins, January 1916
Lieutenant Hopkins, Southend, January 1916

Captain Palmer, officer in command, Dover, 1915

Captain George Nicholas Hardinge, British naval officer, 19th century. Artist: H R Cook
Captain George Nicholas Hardinge, British naval officer, 19th century. Captain Hardinge (1781-1808) was commander of HM Frigate San Fiorenzo

Captain Francis Grose By Himself, 18th century. Artist: Francis Grose
Captain Francis Grose By Himself, 18th century. Self-portrait of Grose (1731-1791), antiquary and friend of Robert Burns. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy (1769-1839), British naval officer, 1837. Hardy served as Flag Captain to Admiral Nelson and commanded the HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar

Captain Frederick Burnaby, officer in the Royal Horse Guards, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Captain Frederick Burnaby, officer in the Royal Horse Guards, 1877. A traveller and adventurer, Burnaby became famous when he published A Ride to Khiva

Letter from John Graham of Claverhouse to George Livingston, 1st June 1679. Artist: John Graham
Letter from John Graham of Claverhouse to George Livingston, 1st June 1679. Letter written from Glasgow by Bonnie Dundee when captain of a troop of Horse Guards

Captain John Hindmarsh, RN, KH, 1886. Hindmarsh, of the Royal Navy, was the first Governor of South Australia, holding the post from 1836 to 1838

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