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Pith Helmet Collection

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: House of Commons v. House of Lords, 1925, (1945). Creator: Unknown

House of Commons v. House of Lords, 1925, (1945). Creator: Unknown
House of Commons v. House of Lords, 1925, (1945). British politician and statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) playing in the annual polo match at the Ranelagh Club in south west London

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: The British Navy, 1837-1897, (early 20th century). Artist: TS Crowther

The British Navy, 1837-1897, (early 20th century). Artist: TS Crowther
The British Navy, 1837-1897, (early 20th century). A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London)

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: Types of soldiers from the first half of the 19th century, 1900. Artist: Richard Knotel

Types of soldiers from the first half of the 19th century, 1900. Artist: Richard Knotel
Types of soldiers from the first half of the 19th century, 1900. Illustrations of uniforms from various different countries during the Napoleonic Wars

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: Group of the Police Force newly organised in Bengal, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson

Group of the Police Force newly organised in Bengal, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Group of the Police Force newly organised in Bengal, 1864. Engraving from a photograph. 'The group consists of the district Superintendent, two Inspectors, a head constable, a constable

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: The Prince of Wales's Elephant charged by a Tiger, 1876. Creator: C.R

The Prince of Wales's Elephant charged by a Tiger, 1876. Creator: C.R
The Prince of Wales's Elephant charged by a Tiger, 1876. The future King Edward VII shoots tigers during a royal visit to India

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: Beating the Jungle for Tigers, 1876. Creator: Unknown

Beating the Jungle for Tigers, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Beating the Jungle for Tigers, 1876. The future King Edward VII shoots tigers during a royal visit to India. The following telegram was published in London on Thursday: "Camp of Nepaul, Feb. 21

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: Entry of the Prince of Wales into a City of India, 1876. Creator: C.R

Entry of the Prince of Wales into a City of India, 1876. Creator: C.R
Entry of the Prince of Wales into a City of India, 1876. The future King Edward VII rides in a canopied howdah during a royal visit. A triumphal arch is inscribed: God Bless the Prince of Wales'

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: Lieutenant Cameron's Travels in Central Africa: Dance of Pagazi at Kiwakasongo...1876

Lieutenant Cameron's Travels in Central Africa: Dance of Pagazi at Kiwakasongo...1876. Creator: Unknown
Lieutenant Cameron's Travels in Central Africa: Dance of Pagazi at Kiwakasongo, from a sketch by Lieutenant Cameron, 1876. From "Illustrated London News", 1876

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: Return of the Prince of Wales from India: the Governor of Bombay...on board the Serapis...1876

Return of the Prince of Wales from India: the Governor of Bombay...on board the Serapis...1876. Creator: Unknown
Return of the Prince of Wales from India: the Governor of Bombay taking leave on board the Serapis, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The future King Edward VII returns to England

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: The Prince of Wales in the Terai: Tiffin in the Jungle...1876. Creator: C.R

The Prince of Wales in the Terai: Tiffin in the Jungle...1876. Creator: C.R
The Prince of Wales in the Terai: Tiffin in the Jungle, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The future King Edward VII in...the Terai, or forest wilderness, on the frontier of Nepaul

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: Landing of the Prince of Wales at Colombo: the Governor introducing Cinghalese... 1876

Landing of the Prince of Wales at Colombo: the Governor introducing Cinghalese... 1876. Creator: Unknown
Landing of the Prince of Wales at Colombo: the Governor introducing Cinghalese chiefs to the Prince [of Wales], from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The Governor (the Right Hon. W. H)

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: The Prince of Wales in the Terai: Mr. Rose chased by a Wild Elephant...1876. Creator: C.R

The Prince of Wales in the Terai: Mr. Rose chased by a Wild Elephant...1876. Creator: C.R
The Prince of Wales in the Terai: Mr. Rose chased by a Wild Elephant, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The future King Edward VII in India

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: The Prince of Wales in the Nepaul Terai: Colonel Sir Arthur Ellis...with a Tiger...1876

The Prince of Wales in the Nepaul Terai: Colonel Sir Arthur Ellis...with a Tiger...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales in the Nepaul Terai: Colonel Sir Arthur Ellis at close quarters with a Tiger, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876....the tiger sprang out

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: The Prince of Wales Tiger-Shooting with Sir Jung Bahadoor: the Critical Moment...1876

The Prince of Wales Tiger-Shooting with Sir Jung Bahadoor: the Critical Moment...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales Tiger-Shooting with Sir Jung Bahadoor: the Critical Moment, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: The Prince of Wales in the Terai: Meeting with Sir Jung Bahadoor...1876. Creator: Unknown

The Prince of Wales in the Terai: Meeting with Sir Jung Bahadoor...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales in the Terai: Meeting with Sir Jung Bahadoor, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The future King Edward VII in India

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: The Expedition against the Malays of Perak: officers quarters, Campong Boyah, 1876. Creator: C.R

The Expedition against the Malays of Perak: officers quarters, Campong Boyah, 1876. Creator: C.R
The Expedition against the Malays of Perak: officers quarters, Campong Boyah, 1876. Engraving after a sketch by Sub-Lieutenant Holme, of a British Army barracks

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: The Royal Visit to India: the Prince of Wales mounting his elephant...1876. Creator: C.R

The Royal Visit to India: the Prince of Wales mounting his elephant...1876. Creator: C.R
The Royal Visit to India: the Prince of Wales mounting his elephant at the Old Palace of Lushkur, Gwalior, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: The Prince of Wales riveting the last bolt of the Alexandra Railway Bridge in the Punjaub...1876

The Prince of Wales riveting the last bolt of the Alexandra Railway Bridge in the Punjaub...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales riveting the last bolt of the Alexandra Railway Bridge in the Punjaub, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: The Royal Visit to India: Grand Review at Delhi - the Gallop Past...1876. Creator: C.R

The Royal Visit to India: Grand Review at Delhi - the Gallop Past...1876. Creator: C.R
The Royal Visit to India: Grand Review at Delhi - the Gallop Past, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The spectacle of the day...was the gallop past of the thirteen cavalry

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: The Prince of Wales receiving the survivors of the Defence of Lucknow...1876. Creator: C.R

The Prince of Wales receiving the survivors of the Defence of Lucknow...1876. Creator: C.R
The Prince of Wales receiving the survivors of the Defence of Lucknow, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. In order to give more effect to the ceremony of laying the stone

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: The Grand Chapter of the Star of India at Calcutta: the Prince of Wales...1876. Creator: Unknown

The Grand Chapter of the Star of India at Calcutta: the Prince of Wales...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Grand Chapter of the Star of India at Calcutta: the Prince of Wales passing from his tent to the Grand Chapter Tent, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: The Prince at the Temple of Srivangam, Trichinopoly, Madras Presidency...1876. Creator: Unknown

The Prince at the Temple of Srivangam, Trichinopoly, Madras Presidency...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince at the Temple of Srivangam [sic], Trichinopoly, Madras Presidency, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The future King Edward VII in India

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: Reception of the Prince at Kandy, Ceylon, 1876. Creator: Unknown

Reception of the Prince at Kandy, Ceylon, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Reception of the Prince at Kandy, Ceylon, 1876. The future King Edward VII meets locals....the great Kandyan chiefs...were marvels to behold

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: Mr. Layard presenting to the Prince of Wales the address of the Municipal Council... 1876

Mr. Layard presenting to the Prince of Wales the address of the Municipal Council... 1876. Creator: C. R
Mr. Layard presenting to the Prince of Wales the address of the Municipal Council at Colombo, Ceylon, 1876. The future King Edward VII recieves a gift from the first mayor of Colombo

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: The Prince of Wales shooting otters at Beypore, from a sketch by an officer of the Serapis, 1876

The Prince of Wales shooting otters at Beypore, from a sketch by an officer of the Serapis, 1876. Creator: L.B
The Prince of Wales shooting otters at Beypore [in India], from a sketch by an officer of the Serapis, 1876. The Prince [the future King Edward VII], on his way from Bombay to Ceylon

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: The Royal Visit to India: the Prince of Wales and the Governor of Goa... 1875, (1876). Creator: L.B

The Royal Visit to India: the Prince of Wales and the Governor of Goa... 1875, (1876). Creator: L.B
The Royal Visit to India: the Prince of Wales and the Governor of Goa on their way to the cathedral at old Goa, from a sketch by an officer of the Serapis, 1875, (1876)

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: Les Evenements de Grece; Mitrailleuses sur la place de la Concorde et au coin d'une rue, 1917

Les Evenements de Grece; Mitrailleuses sur la place de la Concorde et au coin d'une rue, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Les Evenements de Grece; Mitrailleuses sur la place de la Concorde et au coin d'une rue, 1917. First World War: Events in Greece; machine guns on the Place de la Concorde

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: Les Evenements de Grece; Les troupes francaises assurant l'ordre a Athenes... (1917)

Les Evenements de Grece; Les troupes francaises assurant l'ordre a Athenes... (1917). Creator: Unknown
Les Evenements de Grece; Les troupes francaises assurant l'ordre a Athenes, les 27 et 28 juin 1917, (1917). First World War: Events in Greece; French troops maintaining order in Athens

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: The Prince of Wales on board the State Barge of the Maharajah at Benares...1876. Creator: Unknown

The Prince of Wales on board the State Barge of the Maharajah at Benares...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales on board the State Barge of the Maharajah at Benares, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The future King Edward VII in India

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: British and native officers of Fane's Horse serving in China, 1860. Creator: Unknown

British and native officers of Fane's Horse serving in China, 1860. Creator: Unknown
British and native officers of Fane's Horse serving in China, 1860. These corps of irregular cavalry occupy a notable position in the expeditionary army to China

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: The Prince of Wales Investing a Native Prince with the Grand Cross of the Star of India... 1876

The Prince of Wales Investing a Native Prince with the Grand Cross of the Star of India... 1876. Creator: C.R
The Prince of Wales Investing a Native Prince with the Grand Cross of the Star of India at Calcutta, 1876. The future King Edward VII bestows a decoration on an Indian ruler

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: The Prince of Wales in the Terai: Shooting a Bear...1876. Creator: Unknown

The Prince of Wales in the Terai: Shooting a Bear...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales in the Terai: Shooting a Bear, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The future King Edward VII in India

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: Prince Christian Victor, c1900. Creator: Unknown

Prince Christian Victor, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Prince Christian Victor, c1900. Prince Christian Victor Albert Louis Ernst Anton of Schleswig-Holstein was a grandson of Queen Victoria

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: The War in China - the 'Havoc' gun-boat, with Fane's Horse on board, on its way from Talien

The War in China - the "Havoc" gun-boat, with Fane's Horse on board, on its way from Talien-Wan to the Pehtang - from a sketch by our special artist, C. Wirgman, 1860

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: Paardeberg: The Canadians Storming An Outlying Kopje, February 1900, (c1900). Creator: Thiele & Co

Paardeberg: The Canadians Storming An Outlying Kopje, February 1900, (c1900). Creator: Thiele & Co
Paardeberg: The Canadians Storming An Outlying Kopje, February 1900, (c1900). Boer Wars, South Africa. Engraving after a photograph. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX"

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: After Paardeberg: General Cronje A Prisoner, February 1900, (c1900). Creator: A.E. Huitt

After Paardeberg: General Cronje A Prisoner, February 1900, (c1900). Creator: A.E. Huitt
After Paardeberg: General Cronje A Prisoner, February 1900, (c1900). Boer general Piet Cronje surrendered to the British after the Battle of Paardeberg, South Africa. Engraving after a photograph

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum, c1900. Creator: Gabriel Lekegian

Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum, c1900. Creator: Gabriel Lekegian
Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum, c1900. Senior British Army officer, colonial administrator and imperialist. Known for his victory at the Battle of Omdurman and securing control of the Sudan

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: The Battle of Colenso: Lieutenant Roberts Galloping Forward... 1899, (c1900)

The Battle of Colenso: Lieutenant Roberts Galloping Forward... 1899, (c1900). Creator: William Barnes Wollen
The Battle of Colenso: Lieutenant Roberts Galloping Forward to Retrieve The Disaster to the Guns, 1899, (c1900). Lieutenant Roberts (the only son of Lord Roberts)

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: 'In Sight': Lord Dundonald's Dash on Ladysmith, February 28, 1900, by Lucy E. Kemp-Welch, c1900

"In Sight": Lord Dundonald's Dash on Ladysmith, February 28, 1900, by Lucy E. Kemp-Welch, c1900. Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: Wei-Hai-Wei, 1898, (c1900). Creator: C Wilkinson

Wei-Hai-Wei, 1898, (c1900). Creator: C Wilkinson
Wei-Hai-Wei, 1898, (c1900). View of Weihai, formerly called Weihaiwei, a major seaport on the Yellow Sea, Shandong province, China....British diplomacy sprung its surprise on Russia and Germany

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: After Atbara: Brothers in Arms, 1898, (c1900). Creator: F. D

After Atbara: Brothers in Arms, 1898, (c1900). Creator: F. D
After Atbara: Brothers in Arms, 1898, (c1900). Second Sudan War: Anglo-Egyptian forces defeated 15, 000 Sudanese rebels, called Mahdists or Dervishes, on the banks of the River Atbara

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi. Tractor drivers are not allowed to do anything but drive tractors. Repairs are made by the mechanic at the plantation garage

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: Plant quarantine inspector examining tourist baggage... Yuma, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Plant quarantine inspector examining tourist baggage... Yuma, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Plant quarantine inspector examining tourist baggage before entering California. Yuma, Arizona. ['Why Inspect Baggage

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: Inspection station on the California-Arizona state line, Yuma, Arizona, 1937

Inspection station on the California-Arizona state line, Yuma, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Inspection station on the California-Arizona state line maintained by the California Department of Agriculture to prevent the spread of plant pests. Yuma, Arizona

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: Inspection station on the California-Arizona state line, Yuma, Arizona, 1937

Inspection station on the California-Arizona state line, Yuma, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Inspection station on the California-Arizona state line maintained by the California Department of Agriculture to prevent the spread of plant pests. Yuma, Arizona

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: California state quarantine inspection station at Yuma, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

California state quarantine inspection station at Yuma, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
California state quarantine inspection station at Yuma, Arizona. The station is open twenty-four hours a day with one senior and three junior inspectors on duty each shift

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: Inspection station on the California-Arizona state line maintained by... 1937

Inspection station on the California-Arizona state line maintained by... 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Inspection station on the California-Arizona state line maintained by the California Department of Agriculture to prevent the spread of plant pests. Yuma, Arizona

Background imagePith Helmet Collection: Truck being loaded as it goes down the rows, Shafter, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Truck being loaded as it goes down the rows, Shafter, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Truck being loaded as it goes down the rows. The pickers pick the potatoes from the ground and put them in sack which is suspended from their waist between their knees after the machine has dug them



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