Sailor Collection (#100)

The khotiya-type dhow Sanjeeda at anchor off Mirbat, Oman

GWR Sailor, 1922
This sailor worked on the Royal Mail trains

agreement, co-operation, discussion, history, horizontal, indoors, large group of people, mature adult, mature men, mid adult, mid adult men, period costume, sailor, sitting, standing, studio shot

Statue of Captain Vancouver at dusk on the Purfleet Quay, Kings Lynn, Norfolk

Custom House, Purfleet, Kings Lynn, Norfolk

L the Lively, 1903. Artist: John Hassall
L the Lively, 1903. An initial letter L from a child alphabet. From An A.B.C. of Everyday People, by G. E. Farrow. [Dean & Son Limited, London, 1903]

Maine monument, in Honor of Sailors Sunk in Havana Harbor. Key West, Florida, c1940s. Artist: Tichnor Brothers
Maine monument, Erected in Honor of the Sailors Sunk in Havana Harbor. Key West, Florida, c1940s. From Souvenir Folder of Quaint Key West Fla.. [Tichnor Quality Views, Boston, c1940s]

Lord Howes Victory - The Glorious First of June, c1880. Artist: William Ralston
Lord Howes Victory - The Glorious First of June, c1880. episode from the Third Battle of Ushant (1782). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant

Bombardment of Odessa, c1880. Episode of the Crimean War (1853-1856). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, c1880]

An Incident in the Attack on Bomarsund, c1880. Artist: C. R
An Incident in the Attack on Bomarsund, c1880. Episode of the Crimean War (1853-1856). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant

Nautical character, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Nautical character, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]. (Colorised black and white print)

Jean Bart (or Barth) (1651-1702), French privateer, c1690s. Operating out of Dunkirk, from 1691 Bart commanded a small squadron of French ships in the North Sea

Mark over!, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Mark over!, 1941. A sailor mans an anti-aircraft gun on board ship. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Boy, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Boy, 1941.A British sailor on shore leave, Harrogate, 1941. A young sailor leans casually against a post daubed with graffiti. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton

Lieutenant, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Lieutenant, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Captain, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Captain, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Loom of life (testing parachutes for the Fleet Air Arm, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Loom of life (testing parachutes for the Fleet Air Arm), 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Functional use of space on the mess deck, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Functional use of space on the mess deck. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Part of the job, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Part of the job, 1941. A sailor on board ship hauls himself along a boom. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Soft drinks, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Soft drinks, 1941. Two sailors in uniform sit at a table watching a cat drinking milk from a bowl. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

An old Scottish salt, 1912. Artist: GW Wilson
An old Scottish salt, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

The Mother of the Navy seeing the boys off to China, 1900. Artist: Cribb
The Mother of the Navy seeing the boys off to China, 1900. Dame Agnes Weston (1840-1918), popularly known as Aggie Weston or Ma Weston

Sir Walter Raleigh, 1588, (1904). Raleigh (1554-1618) was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585. In 1584-1589 he was involved in an unsuccessful attempt to establish a colony in

Captain Cook Landing in Australia, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Captain Cook Landing in Australia, 1912. Captain Cook (1728-1779) in naval uniform landing at Botany Bay on Sunday 29 April 1770. Cook made three voyages of discovery

A Snug Cabin, c1810, (1904). Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
A Sung Cabin, c1810, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

Os Quais de Santos, (Santos Quayside), 1895. Artist: Paulo Kowalsky
Os Quais de Santos, (Santos Quayside), 1895. From Sao Paulo by Gustavo Koenigswald. [S. Paulo, 1895]

The Crew Was Complete. From The Hunting of the Snark (Lewis Carroll), 1874-1876, (1923). Artist: Henry Holiday
The Crew Was Complete. From The Hunting of the Snark (Lewis Carroll), 1874-1876, (1923). The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in 8 Fits) is a poem written by Lewis Carroll

King George V as a yachtsman, c1935. Steering his racing cutter Britannia and inset as a cadet aboard the Bacchante. From The Illustrated London News Silver Jubilee Record Number 1910-1935

Captain Scott, British polar explorer, on the Terra Nova, c1900s-c1910s (1936)
Captain Scott (1868-1912) on the Terra Nova, c1900s-c1910s (1936). It was during the Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913) that Scott and four companions reached the South Pole

O. H. M. S, O. H. O. S. (on his own), O. H. M. S. 1916
O.H.M.S, O.H.O.S. (on his own), O.H.M.S. 1916. Printed by Shackell, Edwards & Co. Ltd. From The British Printer Vol. XXIX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1916]

Taking a submarine mine out of stores, 1914. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War - 1914, Vol. I.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1914]

A German mine layer leaving port with her mines ready on deck, 1914. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War - 1914, Vol. I.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1914]

Inside the Barbette of a Battleship showing the opened breech of a 13 5 inch gun, 1914. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War - 1914, Vol. I.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1914]

Fitting up an Electric Contact Mine, 1914. A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines

British sailors round a hole in the deck of their vessel, 1915
British sailors round a hole in the deck of their vessel, caused by a shell from one of the Turkish forts, 1915. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War Vol. III - 1915

Rifle drill on board a British battleship, 1915. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War Vol. III - 1915.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1915]

The Majestic sinking after being torpedoed by an enemy submarine, 1915. HMS Majestic was a Majestic-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy

Illustration for Le Retour Du Marin, 1926. Artist: Rene Georges Hermann-Paul
Illustration for Le Retour Du Marin, 1926. From The Studio Volume 91. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1926]

The Capstan, 1926. Artist: Arthur Briscoe
The Capstan, 1926. From The Studio Volume 91. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1926]

Death of Sir Andrew Barton, August 1511, (c1880). Sir Andrew Barton (c1466 -2 August 1511) was a Scottish sailor from Leith, who served as High Admiral of the Kingdom of Scotland

Flints Pointer, c1910, (1934). Artist: Monro Scott Orr
Flints Pointer, c1910, (1934). Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), first published in 1883. An illustrated scene of Captain Flint. From The Bookman - Special Christmas Number 1934

Workshop on deck. July, 1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

A Chat after Dinner, c1893-1896, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

A Whist-Party in the Saloon. 15 February 1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

On the After-Deck of the Fram (October, 1894), 1894 (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Bernt Bentzen, 1893, (1897). Bernt Bentzen (born in 1860) was a Norwegian explorer who took part to the three year expedition (1893-1896) aboard the Fram led by Fridtjof Nansen

Otto Sverdrup, 1895, (1897). Otto Neumann Knoph Sverdrup (1854-1930) was a Norwegian explorer who took part to the three year expedition (1893-1896) aboard the Fram led by Fridtjof Nansen

Peter Henriksen, 1895, (1897). Peter Henriksen (1859-1932) took part to the three year expedition (1893-1896) aboard the Fram led by Fridtjof Nansen. From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen

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"Sailor: A Timeless Symbol of Adventure, Courage, and Service" Royal Navy Recruitment Poster: Inspiring young men to join the prestigious ranks of the Royal Navy and embark on a life at sea. Skegness is SO Bracing by John Hassall: The iconic poster depicting a jolly sailor enjoying the refreshing seaside air in Skegness, capturing the spirit of fun and relaxation associated with sailors. Buster Keaton in The Navigator (1924): The legendary silent film showcasing Buster Keaton's comedic genius as he navigates through hilarious mishaps aboard a deserted ship, highlighting the adventurous side of being a sailor. HMS Worcester, Greenhithe, Kent: Once a renowned training ship for future sailors, this historic vessel played an essential role in shaping generations of seafarers' skills and knowledge. Players Please: Sailor (1955): An advertisement featuring a dashing sailor smoking his pipe while promoting Players Navy Cut cigarettes – an image that became synonymous with masculinity and adventure during that era. Join the Royal Marines Poster: Encouraging brave individuals to become part of one of Britain's elite military units known for their exceptional maritime expertise and resilience. Le Touquet Paris-Plage: A popular coastal resort town where sailors often find solace after long voyages or enjoy some well-deserved shore leave amidst charming French ambiance. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston Circumnavigates the Globe: Celebrating Sir Robin Knox-Johnston's remarkable achievement as he became the first person to sail solo non-stop around the world – an inspiration for aspiring sailors worldwide. The Battle of Trafalgar (oil on canvas): Depicting Admiral Lord Nelson's heroic victory over Napoleon's forces at sea; this monumental event forever etched into history symbolizes bravery and sacrifice exhibited by sailors during times of war. Unconditional Surrender Statue by Seward Johnson.