Busby Collection (#2)

42nd Highlanders (Black Watch) (b / w photo)
NAM261005 42nd Highlanders (Black Watch) (b/w photo) by Cundall, Joseph (1818-95) & Howlett, Robert (1831-58); National Army Museum

Colour-Sergeant Taylor, 72nd (Duke of Albanys Own Highlanders
NAM261002 Colour-Sergeant Taylor, 72nd (Duke of Albanys Own Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (b/w photo) by Cundall, Joseph (1818-95) & Howlett, Robert (1831-58); National Army Museum

Trumpeter of the Hussars, c. 1815-20 (oil on canvas)
CLK339939 Trumpeter of the Hussars, c.1815-20 (oil on canvas) by Gericault, Theodore (1791-1824); 96x71.8 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; French

The Victory of the British Troops over the French on the 21st March 1801 (engraving)
NAM261131 The Victory of the British Troops over the French on the 21st March 1801 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Lieutenant John James Douglas (1792-1836) c. 1819 (oil on canvas)
NAM237761 Lieutenant John James Douglas (1792-1836) c.1819 (oil on canvas) by Raeburn, Henry (1756-1823); National Army Museum

Colonel Thomas Cooper Everitt, 1800 (oil on canvas)
NAM237752 Colonel Thomas Cooper Everitt, 1800 (oil on canvas) by Gooch, Thomas (1750-1802); National Army Museum, London; (add.info)

Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in Strike Up the Band (1940) with Garland in her 1890s Florodora costume designed by Dolly Tree Date: 1940

Cornet Henry John Wilkin, 11th (or Prince Alberts Own) Hussars, 1855 (b / w photo)
NAM261102 Cornet Henry John Wilkin, 11th (or Prince Alberts Own) Hussars, 1855 (b/w photo) by Fenton, Roger (1819-69); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Cornet Henry John Wilkin (d.1891)

Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Bradford KCB, c. 1825 (oil on panel)
NAM237723 Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Bradford KCB, c.1825 (oil on panel) by Pardon, John (fl.1811-29) (attr. to); 45.7x34.5 cm; National Army Museum

An Officer of the Grenadier Company, 63rd Regiment of Foot, c. 1775 (oil on canvas)
NAM237688 An Officer of the Grenadier Company, 63rd Regiment of Foot, c.1775 (oil on canvas) by English School, (18th century); National Army Museum, London; eNational Army Museum; English

Battle of Balaclava. Brilliant charge of the Scots Greys, 25th October 1854
NAM261108 Battle of Balaclava. Brilliant charge of the Scots Greys, 25th October 1854, engraved by Augustus Butler, published by Stannard and Dixon, London, 6 January 1855 (colour litho) by Butler

A Sergeant of a cavalry regiment, c. 1830 (oil on canvas)
NAM237757 A Sergeant of a cavalry regiment, c.1830 (oil on canvas) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum

The first distribution of the VC by Queen Victoria, Hyde Park, 26th June 1857
NAM336449 The first distribution of the VC by Queen Victoria, Hyde Park, 26th June 1857, published by Henry Graves and Co

Seaforth Highlander. Date: circa 1908

Grenadiers of the Foot Guards in Full Dress, from Costumes of the Army of
NAM254128 Grenadiers of the Foot Guards in Full Dress, from Costumes of the Army of the British Empire, according to the last regulations 1812, engraved by J.C. Stadler, published by Colnaghi & Co

Lieutenant Thomas Myddleton Biddulph (1809-78) 1st Life Guards, 1833 (oil on millboard)
NAM237732 Lieutenant Thomas Myddleton Biddulph (1809-78) 1st Life Guards, 1833 (oil on millboard) by Dubois Drahonet, Alexandre-Jean (1791-1834); 40.6x30.2 cm; National Army Museum

Cooking House of the 8th (The Kings Royal Irish) Light Dragoons (Hussars
NAM261051 Cooking House of the 8th (The Kings Royal Irish) Light Dragoons (Hussars) from an album of 52 photographs associated with the Crimean War, 1855 (b/w photo) by Fenton

Pioneer Manners and Guardsmen Webster and Lemmen, Grenadier Guards (b / w photo)
NAM261013 Pioneer Manners and Guardsmen Webster and Lemmen, Grenadier Guards (b/w photo) by Cundall, Joseph (1818-95) & Howlett, Robert (1831-58); National Army Museum

Sergeant William Powell, Grenadier Guards (b / w photo)
NAM261012 Sergeant William Powell, Grenadier Guards (b/w photo) by Cundall, Joseph (1818-95) & Howlett, Robert (1831-58); National Army Museum

Reynolds, Temple and Judd, Scotch Fusiliers Guards (b / w photo)
NAM261007 Reynolds, Temple and Judd, Scotch Fusiliers Guards (b/w photo) by Cundall, Joseph (1818-95) & Howlett, Robert (1831-58); National Army Museum

Unidentified officer of the 7th Regiment of Light Dragoons, 1793 (oil on canvas)
NAM237728 Unidentified officer of the 7th Regiment of Light Dragoons, 1793 (oil on canvas) by Arnold, Richard (fl.1788-91); 76.2x63.5 cm; National Army Museum, London; eNational Army Museum; English

Sergeant Ramage, Scots Greys, dashing off single handed to the assistance of Trooper
NAM280918 Sergeant Ramage, Scots Greys, dashing off single handed to the assistance of Trooper Macpherson, 1854 (oleolitho) by Payne, Henry A

Flowing to the Sea, 1871 (oil on canvas)
SOU80727 Flowing to the Sea, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); 143x188 cm; Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire, UK; eSouthhampton City Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Scottish soldiers (colour litho)
STC259090 Scottish soldiers (colour litho) by Vernet, Antoine Charles Horace (Carle) (1758-1836) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

The Thin Red Line, 1854 (w / c on paper)
NAM280900 The Thin Red Line, 1854 (w/c on paper) by Simkin, Richard (1840-1926); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: The 93rd Sutherland Highlanders at the Battle of Balaclava)

A Group of British Army Officers, c. 1870-90 (b / w photo)
493451 A Group of British Army Officers, c.1870-90 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A group of British army officers, possibly in India)

Prehistoric Lord Mayors Show, 1894 (pen and ink) (b / w photo)
XJF135984 Prehistoric Lord Mayors Show, 1894 (pen and ink) (b/w photo) by Reed, Edward Tennyson (1860-1933); Private Collection; British, out of copyright

Three British guardsmen (coloured photo)
5999850 Three British guardsmen (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Three British guardsmen. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Paris to London (chromolitho)
974020 Paris to London (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paris to London. Advertisement for Chemin de Fer du Nord train services)

Guardsman and a young woman (colour litho)
818232 Guardsman and a young woman (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guardsman and a young woman.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Nunn, Potter and Deal, Coldstream Guards (b / w photo)
NAM261010 Nunn, Potter and Deal, Coldstream Guards (b/w photo) by Cundall, Joseph (1818-95) & Howlett, Robert (1831-58); National Army Museum

Drummer John Rennie, 72nd (Duke of Albanys Own Highlanders
NAM261001 Drummer John Rennie, 72nd (Duke of Albanys Own Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (b/w photo) by Cundall, Joseph (1818-95) & Howlett, Robert (1831-58); National Army Museum

An officer, 18th Regiment of Dragoons, 1840 (oil on canvas)
NAM237690 An officer, 18th Regiment of Dragoons, 1840 (oil on canvas) by Allan, William (1782-1850); 24.3x20.5 cm; National Army Museum, London; eNational Army Museum; Scottish, out of copyright

The new Imperial Royal Austrian Grenadiers after the Napoleonic Wars, c
STC227360 The new Imperial Royal Austrian Grenadiers after the Napoleonic Wars, c.1820 (colour litho) by Stubenrauch, Phillip von (1784-1848) (after)

The Drum-Major (colour litho)
STC311024 The Drum-Major (colour litho) by Clark, Christopher (1875-1942) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The Parting March, 1854 (colour litho)
NAM280914 The Parting March, 1854 (colour litho) by Butler, Augustus (fl.1854); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Foot guards departing for the Crimea; ); eNational Army Museum; English

Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Downman (1776-1852) KCH Royal Horse Artillery, c
NAM237742 Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Downman (1776-1852) KCH Royal Horse Artillery, c.1832 (oil on millboard) by Dubois Drahonet, Alexandre-Jean (1791-1834); National Army Museum

Lieutenant Colonel James Thomas Brudenell (1797-1868) 7th Earl of Cardigan, c
NAM237731 Lieutenant Colonel James Thomas Brudenell (1797-1868) 7th Earl of Cardigan, c.1854 (oil on millboard) by Prades, Alfred de (fl.c.1862-79); 60.3x47.6 cm; National Army Museum

Manchester United. Light training session by Jimmy Murphy and Bill Inglis watch players run past headed by Stan Crowther. March 1958. 26/03/1958

Assistant Trainer Bill Inglis handing out shirt numbers to Mark Pearson (left), Reg Holland (centre0 and Welsh International Colin Webster. February 1958. 11/02/1958

Manchester United. Four year old Charlie Woolett joining in the training session in Blackpool with Bobby Charlton, McGuiness and Colman. March 1957. 22/03/1957

Manchester United players watching the cup draw in their Blackpool hotel. (l-r) Bill Inglis (assistant manager), Gordon Clayton, Colin Webster, Ron Cope, Fred Goodwin and Ernie Taylor

Matt Busby, Manchester United Manager arrives to receive the Freedom of Manchester with his mother and wife Jean. Later he was to pay tribute to both for the important parts they had played in his

Bad Hair day for a Grenadier Guard on sentry duty outside Buckingham Palace 14th October 1959

Manchester United v. Aston Villa. Left-Nigel Sims, Villa goalkeeper and Duncan Edwards of United attacking. March 1957. 01/03/1957

Manchester United v. Cardiff. Duncan Edwards, Utds league debutante, seen after his 1st team appearance. April 1953

Manchester United 1 v. West Bromwich Albion 0. Right back Ian Greaves emerges from a wall of policemen, escaping from crowds of fans eager to congratulate their heroes. April 1957. 30/04/1957

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"Busby: A Spectacle of Dance, Honor, and Tradition" Step into the world of "Busby, " where dancers in Lloyd Bacon's Footlight Parade (1933) come alive with their mesmerizing moves. This captivating performance is reminiscent of the grand parades by the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, showcasing their impeccable discipline and unity. As we delve deeper into history, we are transported to the Charge of the Light Brigade on October 25th, 1854. The oil on canvas painting captures the bravery and valor exhibited during this fateful event. Similarly, a grand parade by the Hon Artillery Company engraves itself in our memories through H. Billingsley's meticulous work after Coleman's photograph. The rhythmic march of The Scots Guards to a State Ceremonial evokes a sense of pride and tradition that resonates throughout "Busby. " Meanwhile, Busby Berkeley's iconic montage adds an element of spectacle to this extraordinary production. The Royal Scots Greys - 2nd Dragoons make their presence known with their striking uniforms as they ride gallantly across the stage. Their regal demeanor is matched only by that of Ensigns from Grenadier Guards in 1844 – epitomizing elegance amidst military might. But it is not just about marching; "Busby" celebrates all aspects of Scottish culture. The Pipe Major from Black Watch takes center stage with his hauntingly beautiful melodies that stir emotions deep within us. Noble, Dawson, and Harper from Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders (72nd) bring forth a sense of camaraderie as they stand united in brotherhood. And let us not forget the Gordon Highlanders dipping their colors – paying homage to centuries-old traditions while honoring those who came before them. In "Busby, " dance intertwines with historical references to create an enchanting experience like no other.