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Background imageEnsign Collection: The Surrender of the German Fleet at Sunset on November 21, 1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

The Surrender of the German Fleet at Sunset on November 21, 1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Surrender of the German Fleet at Sunset on November 21, 1918, (c1920). German sailors lower the Imperial battle flag on one of the battleships after the First World War armistice

Background imageEnsign Collection: Ensign of the Grenadier Guards, 1844

Ensign of the Grenadier Guards, 1844. Note the grenades on the guardsmens collars and belts. From Costumes of the British Army, published by R Ackermann, 1844

Background imageEnsign Collection: The Cherbourg Fetes - the Royal Yacht passing the Needles, 1858. Creator: Richard Principal Leitch

The Cherbourg Fetes - the Royal Yacht passing the Needles, 1858. Creator: Richard Principal Leitch
The Cherbourg Fetes - the Royal Yacht passing the Needles, 1858. Queen Victoria travels to France. On Thursday week the Victoria and Albert, on her way to Cherbourg

Background imageEnsign Collection: New steam-ship 'Giraffe' for the Glasgow and Belfast Royal Mail line, 1860. Creator: Unknown

New steam-ship "Giraffe" for the Glasgow and Belfast Royal Mail line, 1860. Creator: Unknown
New steam-ship "Giraffe" for the Glasgow and Belfast Royal Mail line, 1860. On Saturday, July 7, the Lord Provost, Magistrates

Background imageEnsign Collection: New steam-ship 'Giraffe' for the Glasgow and Belfast Royal Mail line, 1860. Creator: Unknown

New steam-ship "Giraffe" for the Glasgow and Belfast Royal Mail line, 1860. Creator: Unknown
New steam-ship "Giraffe" for the Glasgow and Belfast Royal Mail line, 1860. On Saturday, July 7, the Lord Provost, Magistrates

Background imageEnsign Collection: U.S.S. New York, Ensign Castleman, between 1893 and 1901. Creator: William H. Jackson

U.S.S. New York, Ensign Castleman, between 1893 and 1901. Creator: William H. Jackson
U.S.S. New York, Ensign Castleman, between 1893 and 1901

Background imageEnsign Collection: Viva, 1899 July 29. Creator: Johns Johnston

Viva, 1899 July 29. Creator: Johns Johnston
Viva, 1899 July 29

Background imageEnsign Collection: Tillie, 1892 June. Creator: Johns Johnston

Tillie, 1892 June. Creator: Johns Johnston
Tillie, 1892 June

Background imageEnsign Collection: Spindrift, 1895 Aug 4. Creator: Johns Johnston

Spindrift, 1895 Aug 4. Creator: Johns Johnston
Spindrift, 1895 Aug 4

Background imageEnsign Collection: S.Y. [Steam yacht] Reverie, 1894 Sept 15. Creator: Johns Johnston

S.Y. [Steam yacht] Reverie, 1894 Sept 15. Creator: Johns Johnston
S.Y. [Steam yacht] Reverie, 1894 Sept 15

Background imageEnsign Collection: Nydia, 1895 Aug 4. Creator: Johns Johnston

Nydia, 1895 Aug 4. Creator: Johns Johnston
Nydia, 1895 Aug 4

Background imageEnsign Collection: Nydia, near Southland Light, 1892 June 14. Creator: Johns Johnston

Nydia, near Southland Light, 1892 June 14. Creator: Johns Johnston
Nydia, near Southland Light, 1892 June 14

Background imageEnsign Collection: Corinthia, 1897 Sept 6. Creator: Johns Johnston

Corinthia, 1897 Sept 6. Creator: Johns Johnston
Corinthia, 1897 Sept 6. Built for J. Adolph Mollenhauer, a member of the New York Yacht Club, also Commodore of the Pentaquit-Corinthian Yacht Club of Bay Shore...by the Gas Engine

Background imageEnsign Collection: Ships, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Ships, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Ships, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Ships, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Ships, 1914

Background imageEnsign Collection: Flags. Battle Fleet Flag, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Flags. Battle Fleet Flag, 1911

Flags. Battle Fleet Flag, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Flags. Battle Fleet Flag, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Flags. Battle Fleet Flag, 1911. [US battle ensign]

Background imageEnsign Collection: Inn with the ensign of Saint-Etienne, rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Genevieve, 1902

Inn with the ensign of Saint-Etienne, rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Genevieve, 1902. Creator: Fernand Maillaud
Inn with the ensign of Saint-Etienne, rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Genevieve, 1902

Background imageEnsign Collection: Royal Navy, Line Crew, Ship's Ensign, 1830–33. Creator: Auguste Raffet

Royal Navy, Line Crew, Ship's Ensign, 1830–33. Creator: Auguste Raffet
Royal Navy, Line Crew, Ship's Ensign, 1830-33

Background imageEnsign Collection: The Canterbury Colonists - scene at Gravesend, on Monday, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Canterbury Colonists - scene at Gravesend, on Monday, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Canterbury Colonists - scene at Gravesend [in Kent], on Monday, 1850. Settlers bound for New Zealand. A dinner was given...in the fields adjoining Wate's Hotel...the hotel itself not being

Background imageEnsign Collection: Reception of Lord Gough at Calcutta, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Reception of Lord Gough at Calcutta, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Reception of Lord Gough at Calcutta, 1850. Loud Gough arrived at Calcutta [modern Kolkata, India] on the 29th of December

Background imageEnsign Collection: The Capture of Ningpo: bombardment of the North and East Gates, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Capture of Ningpo: bombardment of the North and East Gates, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Capture of Ningpo: bombardment of the North and East Gates, 1862. Salt Gate, Dr. Parker's House, H.M.S. Encounter, North Gate, H.M.S

Background imageEnsign Collection: The Duke of Cornwall and Yorks Colonial Tour... Departure of the Ophir from Portsmouth, 1901

The Duke of Cornwall and Yorks Colonial Tour... Departure of the Ophir from Portsmouth, 1901
The Duke of Cornwall and Yorks Colonial Tour, 1901: Departure of the Ophir from Portsmouth, March 16, 1901. Ships are decorated with flags as crowds turn out to wave off the royal yacht HMS Ophir as

Background imageEnsign Collection: The Dover Sailors Home, 1856. Creator: Unknown

The Dover Sailors Home, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Dover Sailors Home, 1856. The Dover Sailors Home was inaugurated on the 29th of November last by Captain Hall, R.N. of her Majesty's ship Blenheim...From a small though comfortable receptacle

Background imageEnsign Collection: Panel, England, 1840s. Creator: Unknown

Panel, England, 1840s. Creator: Unknown
Panel, England, 1840s. Flags and ensigns

Background imageEnsign Collection: Sweden, from Flags of All Nations, Series 1 (N9) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Sweden, from Flags of All Nations, Series 1 (N9) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1887

Background imageEnsign Collection: Commodore Perry, Pamunkey River, 1861-65. Creator: Tim O Sullivan

Commodore Perry, Pamunkey River, 1861-65. Creator: Tim O Sullivan
Commodore Perry, Pamunkey River, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Background imageEnsign Collection: Whale or Greenland Fishery, 1720, (1946). Creator: Elisha Kirkall

Whale or Greenland Fishery, 1720, (1946). Creator: Elisha Kirkall
Whale or Greenland Fishery, 1720, (1946). British whaling ships off the coast of Greenland: sailors in small rowing boats hunt whales with harpoons; men attack a polar bear at bottom left

Background imageEnsign Collection: The Royal George, 1756. Creator: Unknown

The Royal George, 1756. Creator: Unknown
The Royal George, 1756. The English warship HMS Royal George, built at Woolwich Dockyard in London, was launched on 18 February 1756

Background imageEnsign Collection: Some Ensigns of Britain and the Commonwealth, c1948. Creator: Unknown

Some Ensigns of Britain and the Commonwealth, c1948. Creator: Unknown
Some Ensigns of Britain and the Commonwealth, c1948. From " Newnes Pictorial Knowledge Volume 3". [George Newnes Limited, London]

Background imageEnsign Collection: House Flags and Funnels of Passenger Steamship Lines, c1930. Creator: Unknown

House Flags and Funnels of Passenger Steamship Lines, c1930. Creator: Unknown
House Flags and Funnels of Passenger Steamship Lines, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

Background imageEnsign Collection: Flags of the world, 1889. Creator: W & AK Johnston

Flags of the world, 1889. Creator: W & AK Johnston
Flags of the world, 1889. Flags, standards and ensigns. From " Encyclopaedia Britannica, Ninth Edition". [1889]

Background imageEnsign Collection: Denmark, c1935. Creator: Unknown

Denmark, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Denmark, c1935. From " An Album of National Flags and Arms". [John Player & Sons, c1935]

Background imageEnsign Collection: Greece, c1935. Creator: Unknown

Greece, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Greece, c1935. From " An Album of National Flags and Arms". [John Player & Sons, c1935]

Background imageEnsign Collection: Italy, c1935. Creator: Unknown

Italy, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Italy, c1935. From " An Album of National Flags and Arms". [John Player & Sons, c1935]

Background imageEnsign Collection: New Zealand, c1935. Creator: Unknown

New Zealand, c1935. Creator: Unknown
New Zealand, c1935. From " An Album of National Flags and Arms". [John Player & Sons, c1935]

Background imageEnsign Collection: Soviet Union, c1935. Creator: Unknown

Soviet Union, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Soviet Union, c1935. From " An Album of National Flags and Arms". [John Player & Sons, c1935]

Background imageEnsign Collection: Bolivia, c1935. Creator: Unknown

Bolivia, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Bolivia, c1935. From " An Album of National Flags and Arms". [John Player & Sons, c1935]. The coat of arms of Bolivia has a central cartouche surrounded by Bolivian flags, muskets

Background imageEnsign Collection: Sweden, c1935. Creator: Unknown

Sweden, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Sweden, c1935. From " An Album of National Flags and Arms". [John Player & Sons, c1935]

Background imageEnsign Collection: Canada, c1935. Creator: Unknown

Canada, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Canada, c1935. From " An Album of National Flags and Arms". [John Player & Sons, c1935]

Background imageEnsign Collection: Poland, c1935. Creator: Unknown

Poland, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Poland, c1935. From " An Album of National Flags and Arms". [John Player & Sons, c1935]

Background imageEnsign Collection: Portugal, c1935. Creator: Unknown

Portugal, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Portugal, c1935. From " An Album of National Flags and Arms". [John Player & Sons, c1935]

Background imageEnsign Collection: The motor launch Wendy under way, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The motor launch Wendy under way, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The motor launch Wendy under way, 1913

Background imageEnsign Collection: Saunders motor launch at anchor, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Saunders motor launch at anchor, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Saunders motor launch at anchor, 1914

Background imageEnsign Collection: Wolseley motor launch, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Wolseley motor launch, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Wolseley motor launch, 1911. The Wolseley Motors company, a British motor vehicle manufacturer founded in early 1901 by Vickers, also built marine power-units for a variety of watercraft

Background imageEnsign Collection: Wolseley motor launch under way, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Wolseley motor launch under way, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Wolseley motor launch under way, 1911. The Wolseley Motors company, a British motor vehicle manufacturer founded in early 1901 by Vickers, also built marine power-units for a variety of watercraft

Background imageEnsign Collection: The cabin cruiser Minnehaha, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The cabin cruiser Minnehaha, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The cabin cruiser Minnehaha, 1914

Background imageEnsign Collection: Motor yacht Osprey. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Motor yacht Osprey. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Motor yacht Osprey

Background imageEnsign Collection: Wolseley 45ft cabin launch. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Wolseley 45ft cabin launch. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Wolseley 45ft Cabin Launch. The Wolseley Motors company, a British motor vehicle manufacturer founded in early 1901 by Vickers, also built marine power-units for a variety of watercraft

Background imageEnsign Collection: Wolseley launch, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Wolseley launch, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Wolseley launch, 1914. The Wolseley Motors company, a British motor vehicle manufacturer founded in early 1901 by Vickers, also built marine power-units for a variety of watercraft



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