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Sailor Collection (#5)

"Sailor: A Timeless Symbol of Adventure, Courage

Background imageSailor Collection: STEAMER CAPTAIN, 1912. Edgar E. Brookhart, pilot of the Queen City steamboat of New Orleans

STEAMER CAPTAIN, 1912. Edgar E. Brookhart, pilot of the Queen City steamboat of New Orleans, Louisiana. Photograph, 1912

Background imageSailor Collection: Mr Saunders, HMS Powerful

Mr Saunders, HMS Powerful
Man in uniform with rifle. Hatband HMS Powerful, May 1900 Walter Kevis Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Kevis 1/S55

Background imageSailor Collection: A Young Batsman

A Young Batsman
A young batsman

Background imageSailor Collection: Lowering the Ensign at Sunset, c1890-c1893. Artist: William Christian Symons

Lowering the Ensign at Sunset, c1890-c1893. Artist: William Christian Symons
Lowering the Ensign at Sunset, 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

Background imageSailor Collection: The Wedding Guest being detained by the Ancient Mariner, opening scene of The

The Wedding Guest being detained by the Ancient Mariner, opening scene of The
XJF393824 The Wedding Guest being detained by the Ancient Mariner, opening scene of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by S.T

Background imageSailor Collection: The Exploration of M. de Brazza (1875-79) His Treaty with Makoko, illustration

The Exploration of M. de Brazza (1875-79) His Treaty with Makoko, illustration
XIR156811 The Exploration of M. de Brazza (1875-79) His Treaty with Makoko, illustration from Les Colonies Francaises (engraving) by Dascher, G

Background imageSailor Collection: Space-Astronaut-Shepard

Space-Astronaut-Shepard
The crew of the aircraft carrier U.S.S Lake Champlain watches US astronaut Alan Shepards splash down in the Atlantic Ocean aboard the Mercury capsule on May 5, 1961

Background imageSailor Collection: Royal Navy Seamen practice mine laying

Royal Navy Seamen practice mine laying using weighted barrels. Date: circa 1907

Background imageSailor Collection: Thessaloniki - Dervishes, Lemonade Seller and foreign troops

Thessaloniki - Dervishes, Lemonade Seller and foreign troops Date: circa 1916

Background imageSailor Collection: Thessaloniki - Street Traders and Foreign Military Personnel

Thessaloniki - Street Traders and Foreign Military Personnel
Street Traders, including a shoeshine boy, a cigarette seller and a porter - all finding plenty of cutom amongst the foreign troops staioned in Thessaloniki (Indian, French and British)

Background imageSailor Collection: NOEL COWARD (1899-1973). English actor and playwright. Coward as the naval captain in In Which We

NOEL COWARD (1899-1973). English actor and playwright. Coward as the naval captain in In Which We Serve, 1941

Background imageSailor Collection: LEIF ERICSSON (c970-1020) Discovering America. Line engraving, late 19th century

LEIF ERICSSON (c970-1020) Discovering America. Line engraving, late 19th century, after a painting by Christian Krohg

Background imageSailor Collection: Anglo-Russian Festival

Anglo-Russian Festival
A Russian sailor watching part of the huge crowd waiting to get on board the Soviet ships during the Portsmouth Festival of Friendship. Date: April 1956

Background imageSailor Collection: Training Ship Indefatigable, New Ferry, Cheshire

Training Ship Indefatigable, New Ferry, Cheshire
The Training Ship Indefatigable, moored on the River Mersey, off New Ferry, Cheshire, was established in 1865 to receive the sons and orphans of sailors, and other poor and destitute boys

Background imageSailor Collection: China Yankee Imperialist

China Yankee Imperialist
Representatives of the Chinese people, including a soldier, a sailor and an airman, drive Yankee imperialists out of Korea

Background imageSailor Collection: Rough Collie and Boy

Rough Collie and Boy
Collie with a boy in a sailor suit

Background imageSailor Collection: Nautical Pin-Up / Shorts

Nautical Pin-Up / Shorts
Saucy sailor pin-up girl in a naughty nautical outfit of white t-shirt, very short shorts & naval cap

Background imageSailor Collection: Posting Christmas Cards

Posting Christmas Cards
Little boy taking his christmas cards to the post box

Background imageSailor Collection: JEFFREYS (1648 - 1689)

JEFFREYS (1648 - 1689)
GEORGE JEFFREYS, 1st Baron Jeffreys, Lord Chief Justice (JUDGE JEFFREYS); Siezed at Wapping, attempting to flee the country disguised as a sailor in 1688

Background imageSailor Collection: Naval Shipping and Fisheries Exhibition Poster

Naval Shipping and Fisheries Exhibition Poster
Naval Shipping and Fisheries Exhibition at Earls Court Poster

Background imageSailor Collection: Midshipmens Mess

Midshipmens Mess
Midshipmen eat, read and study in their mess on the Royal Navy warship Caesar

Background imageSailor Collection: Edward Viii / Albert / Mary

Edward Viii / Albert / Mary
EDWARD VIII as Prince Edward with his brother Albert (later George VI) and his sister Mary (later Countess Harewood)

Background imageSailor Collection: George V / Postcard Sailor

George V / Postcard Sailor
GEORGE V " Our Sailor King", with a picture of the battleship HMS King George V below

Background imageSailor Collection: George V / Postcard 1910

George V / Postcard 1910
GEORGE V King of Britain (1910-36)

Background imageSailor Collection: Cadburys / Sailor Boy

Cadburys / Sailor Boy
A cut-out sailor boy drinks Cadburys cocoa

Background imageSailor Collection: Russian Sailor on Steps

Russian Sailor on Steps
A sailor walks down the famous Odessa Steps, Russia

Background imageSailor Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a boy in a sailor suit

Christmas card in the shape of a boy in a sailor suit with bucket and spade. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSailor Collection: 8619760

8619760

Background imageSailor Collection: Advertisement from Dickins and Jones department store to promote gifts for military personnel

Advertisement from Dickins and Jones department store to promote gifts for military personnel (litho)
6030542 Advertisement from Dickins and Jones department store to promote gifts for military personnel (litho) by European School

Background imageSailor Collection: Ferdinand Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan
3778918 Ferdinand Magellan -; (add.info.: Ferdinand Magellan. Caption reads: The fearless sailor who linked two oceans'. Painting by Dudley Tennant)

Background imageSailor Collection: Sailor's shore drill, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Sailor's shore drill, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Sailor's shore drill, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSailor Collection: Sailors on shore leave from SOUTH CAROLINA, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Sailors on shore leave from SOUTH CAROLINA, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Sailors on shore leave from SOUTH CAROLINA, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSailor Collection: Admiral Togo & Admiral Leutze, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Admiral Togo & Admiral Leutze, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Admiral Togo & Admiral Leutze, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSailor Collection: Naval Reserve leaving USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Naval Reserve leaving USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Naval Reserve leaving USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSailor Collection: Morning drill - USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Morning drill - USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Morning drill - USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSailor Collection: War game-10 in. gun practice - USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

War game-10 in. gun practice - USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
War game-10 in. gun practice - USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Shows the USS Washington which was renamed the Seattle in Nov. 1916

Background imageSailor Collection: Kangaroo court martial on USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Kangaroo court martial on USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Kangaroo court martial on USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSailor Collection: Admiral Togo at Brooklyn Navy Yard, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Admiral Togo at Brooklyn Navy Yard, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Admiral Togo at Brooklyn Navy Yard, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSailor Collection: War game drill on USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

War game drill on USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
War game drill on USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Shows drilll on the USS Washington which was renamed the Seattle in Nov. 1916

Background imageSailor Collection: Baseball team on ship named WASHINGTON (baseball), c1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Baseball team on ship named WASHINGTON (baseball), c1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Baseball team on ship named WASHINGTON (baseball), c1911. Shows the armored cruiser USS Washington ACR-11, later USS Seattle

Background imageSailor Collection: Turrets on UTAH [ship], 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Turrets on UTAH [ship], 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Turrets on UTAH [ship], 1911. Shows the dreadnought battlship USS Utah, BB-31. Commissioned in 1911

Background imageSailor Collection: Turrets on UTAH [ship], 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Turrets on UTAH [ship], 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Turrets on UTAH [ship], 1911. Shows the dreadnought battlship USS Utah, BB-31. Commissioned in 1911

Background imageSailor Collection: Chinese sailors, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Chinese sailors, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Chinese sailors, 1911. Shows sailors who accmpanied Rear Admiral Chin Pih Kwang of the Imperial Chinese Navy to Grant's Tomb in New York City on Sept. 18th, 1911

Background imageSailor Collection: Chinese sailors, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Chinese sailors, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Chinese sailors, 1911. Shows Chinese marines, with (on right) Rear Admiral Chin Pih Kwang of the Imperial Chinese Navy and New York City Mayor William Jay Gaynor

Background imageSailor Collection: Boat Drill on USS Washington, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Boat Drill on USS Washington, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Boat Drill on USS Washington, between c1910 and c1915. USS Washington was renamed the Seattle in Nov. 1916

Background imageSailor Collection: Gunners aboard Turkish ship, at posts, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Gunners aboard Turkish ship, at posts, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Gunners aboard Turkish ship, at posts, 1912

Background imageSailor Collection: Signal of Distress, 1890. Creator: Winslow Homer

Signal of Distress, 1890. Creator: Winslow Homer
Signal of Distress, 1890. In the foreground a group of sailors watch as fellow crew members prepare to board a lifeboat and reach safety

Background imageSailor Collection: Captain Poncelet of SS France, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Captain Poncelet of SS France, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Captain Poncelet of SS France, between c1910 and c1915



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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.