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Background imageChief Collection: Native Chiefs, Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Native Chiefs, Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Native Chiefs at Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Background imageChief Collection: BODMER: MANDAN CHIEF. Mah-to-toh-pa, or Four Bears. Watercolor, 1832-34, by Karl Bodmer

BODMER: MANDAN CHIEF. Mah-to-toh-pa, or Four Bears. Watercolor, 1832-34, by Karl Bodmer

Background imageChief Collection: James Charles Floyd CEng FRAeS (1914- )

James Charles Floyd CEng FRAeS (1914- )
James Charles Floyd, CEng, FRAeS (1914- ), former chief design engineer at Avro Canada during the Jetliner, CF-100 and CF-105 Arrow programmes. Date: 1914

Background imageChief Collection: The first Hawk XX154 takes to the air for the first time

The first Hawk XX154 takes to the air for the first time
The first Hawk, XX154, takes to the air for the first time on 21 August 1974 with chief test pilot, Duncan Simpson, at the controls

Background imageChief Collection: BODMER: SIOUX CHIEF. Wahk-Tä-Ge-Li, or Big Soldier, a Yankton Sioux Native American chief

BODMER: SIOUX CHIEF. Wahk-Tä-Ge-Li, or Big Soldier, a Yankton Sioux Native American chief. Aquatint engraving, c1844, after a painting, 1833, by Karl Bodmer

Background imageChief Collection: Lord Howard de Walden in libel suit

Lord Howard de Walden in libel suit
Lord Howard de Walden (Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden, 4th Baron Seaford, 1880-1946) in the witness box

Background imageChief Collection: Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia

Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1895 - 1918), eldest daughter of the Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna wearing the unifom of Colonel-In-Chief of the 3rd Regiment of Uhlans of

Background imageChief Collection: India - A Rajput Chief in ordinary dress, Delhi

India - A Rajput Chief in ordinary dress, Delhi
Black and white. Bearded man wearing head wrap and heavily decorated garment with horseshoe design on fabric. Collar appears to be jewelled.. Part of India Box, Boswell collection. Slide no

Background imageChief Collection: George Beaumont with manual fire engine, Pinner

George Beaumont with manual fire engine, Pinner
George Beaumont, Chief Officer of the Pinner Voluntary Fire Brigade, with a manual fire engine which was kept at Waxwell Lane, Pinner, having previously been housed at The Hall

Background imageChief Collection: The Royal Tour of Ghana

The Royal Tour of Ghana
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh on a tour of Ghana, showing their arrival and welcome at Accra airport, and various scenes from the tour itself

Background imageChief Collection: SATANTA (1830-1878). Satanta, also known as White Bear. Native American Kiowa chief

SATANTA (1830-1878). Satanta, also known as White Bear. Native American Kiowa chief. Photographed in 1870 wearing his prized medal sent by President James Buchanan

Background imageChief Collection: GUY JOHNSON (c1740-1788). American (Irish-born) military officer and diplomat

GUY JOHNSON (c1740-1788). American (Irish-born) military officer and diplomat. With the Mohawk chief Karonghyontye (a.k.a. Captain David Hill). Oil on canvas, 1776, by Benjamin West

Background imageChief Collection: Air Vice Marshal Sir Arthur Mary Coningham

Air Vice Marshal Sir Arthur Mary Coningham, KCB, KBE, DSO, MC, DFC, AFC, RAF, (1895-1948) Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief 2nd Tactical Air Force

Background imageChief Collection: The first Hawk XX154 during its second flight

The first Hawk XX154 during its second flight
The first Hawk, XX154, during its second flight, 22 August 1974, chief test pilot, Duncan Simpson, again at the controls. Date: 1974

Background imageChief Collection: TECUMSEH (c1768-1813). Shawnee chief. Wood engraving, 1818

TECUMSEH (c1768-1813). Shawnee chief. Wood engraving, 1818

Background imageChief Collection: Chief Seattles Grave

Chief Seattles Grave
The grave of Chief Seattle (Si ahl), (circa 1780-1866) - a DkhwDuwAbsh (Duwamish) chief, also known as Sealth, Seathle, Seathl, or See-ahth. He followed a course of accommodation to white settlers

Background imageChief Collection: American Gangster - Al Capone quizzed by Police

American Gangster - Al Capone quizzed by Police
Al Capone offering his standard response to enquiries about involvement in gang-related slaughter: " I know nothing about it Chief"

Background imageChief Collection: American Cub Scouts

American Cub Scouts
A group of American cub scouts sit around a table doing art and craft activities with their den mother or Akela. In American Cub Scouting, the boys meet in small groups called " dens"

Background imageChief Collection: Vasco di Gamas Fort

Vasco di Gamas Fort, built 1498. The lady dressed in a Leso is carrying a kerosene tin of water on her head. This is the regular method of water supply in Zanzibar. 1935

Background imageChief Collection: St Marys Tower, Comino, Malta

St Marys Tower, Comino, Malta
View of St Marys Tower, Comino, Malta. circa 1890s

Background imageChief Collection: PONTIAC ADVERTISEMENT 1957. Pontiac automobile advertisement from an American magazine, 1957

PONTIAC ADVERTISEMENT 1957. Pontiac automobile advertisement from an American magazine, 1957

Background imageChief Collection: PNAT2A-00011

PNAT2A-00011
Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

Background imageChief Collection: NATI2P-00066

NATI2P-00066
Vash-Ghon, Jicarilla Apache chief. 1904. Reproduction of a photograph by Edward Curtis

Background imageChief Collection: Indian Chief America

Indian Chief America

Background imageChief Collection: Sir Walter Macarthur Allen

Sir Walter Macarthur Allen (1870-1943), Commander in Chief of the Metropolitan Special Constabulary (MSC). Portrait photograph by Hay Wrightson

Background imageChief Collection: Japanese surrender delegation aboard the USS Missouri

Japanese surrender delegation aboard the USS Missouri
The Japanese surrender delegation aboard the USS Missouri, 31st August 1945. All the US naval personnel are wearing Class B uniforms on purpose. The surrender officially ended World War Two

Background imageChief Collection: Dame Ethel Becher / Stamp

Dame Ethel Becher / Stamp
Dame ETHEL HOPE BECHER, Matron in Chief of the Queen Alexandras Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS) between 1910 & 191"

Background imageChief Collection: The General Strike - Government leaders

The General Strike - Government leaders
Government leaders during the General Strike: Ministers and Commissioners. 1. Chief Civil Commissioner: Sir W. Mitchell-Thomson, 2. Principal Chief Assistant Commissioner, Mr. A. B. Lowry, 3

Background imageChief Collection: Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, David Lloyd George, General

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, David Lloyd George, General
A photograph of a meeting between political and military leaders of the Allies in France, 1916. The group includes Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928)

Background imageChief Collection: Sitting Bulls Hat, 1897

Sitting Bulls Hat, 1897
Illustration of a hat depicting the life of Sitting Bull, the Native American Indian Chief. Tiny crescents denoted how many animals were captured by Sitting Bull

Background imageChief Collection: Frankish Chief and Men

Frankish Chief and Men
A Frankish chief and two of his warriors of ancient Gaul

Background imageChief Collection: Britannia and Cetewayo

Britannia and Cetewayo
Retribution : Britannia seizes the Zulu chief Cetewayo round the neck, in a landscape dominated by the dead bodies of both British soldiers and Zulus

Background imageChief Collection: Frances Densmore, US anthropologist

Frances Densmore, US anthropologist
Frances Densmore (left, 1867-1957), US ethnologist, using a phonograph (left) to record the voice and stories of Mountain Chief, a Native American from the Piegan tribe

Background imageChief Collection: Melville Macnaghten

Melville Macnaghten
Sir MELVILLE LESLIE MACNAGHTEN Police chief, at Scotland Yard, played a leading part in the investigation into the nefarious misdeeds of Jack the Ripper

Background imageChief Collection: Avebury Landscape / 1723

Avebury Landscape / 1723
Prospect of the Temple on Overton Hill - The Hakpen or head of the snake in the ruins. Stukeley writes: Abury..the chief patriarchal..temple of the island

Background imageChief Collection: TOZER FIRE PUMP / C. 1870

TOZER FIRE PUMP / C. 1870
Tozer Fire-Pump, a portable and extremely useful fire- pump, named after the Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade of the City of Birmingham

Background imageChief Collection: Rufus Isaacs Photo

Rufus Isaacs Photo
RUFUS DANIEL ISaCS later marquess of Reading, lawyer and statesman, attorney-general, lord chief justice, ambassador to USA, viceroy of India

Background imageChief Collection: Allied Commanders Wwi

Allied Commanders Wwi
Some of the chief Allied Commanders in the First World War: Petain, Foch, Haig, Fayolle, Pershing, Currie, Rawlinson, Debenay, Julian Byng, Humbert

Background imageChief Collection: Vercingetorix before Julius Caesar after his surrender at the Siege of Alesia, 52 BC (engraving)

Vercingetorix before Julius Caesar after his surrender at the Siege of Alesia, 52 BC (engraving)
7185199 Vercingetorix before Julius Caesar after his surrender at the Siege of Alesia, 52 BC (engraving) by Royer, Lionel Noel (1852-1926); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageChief Collection: Zulu chief in full war-dress (engraving)

Zulu chief in full war-dress (engraving)
3655627 Zulu chief in full war-dress (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Zulu chief in full war-dress)

Background imageChief Collection: Colonel Goold-Adams (engraving)

Colonel Goold-Adams (engraving)
1063143 Colonel Goold-Adams (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colonel Goold-Adams, in command of the main column)

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961964

Background imageChief Collection: A Chief of Abyssinia, c. 1870. Creator: Henri Alexandre Georges Regnault

A Chief of Abyssinia, c. 1870. Creator: Henri Alexandre Georges Regnault
A Chief of Abyssinia, c. 1870

Background imageChief Collection: King Cetewayo, 1902

King Cetewayo, 1902. Cetshwayo Kampande (c1826-1884), King of the Zulu Kingdom. After Crewes. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I

Background imageChief Collection: King Edward VIII - Chief of the Royal Air Force

King Edward VIII - Chief of the Royal Air Force
King Edward VIII (1894-1972) - Chief of the Royal Air Force. Date: 1936

Background imageChief Collection: Admiral von Ingenohl (1857 - 1933)

Admiral von Ingenohl (1857 - 1933)
Friedrich von Ingenohl, Commander-in-Chief of the German High Seas Fleet at the outbreak of war in 1914. After overseeing unsuccesful actions against the Royal Navy at Heligoland Blight

Background imageChief Collection: Abraham Newland - 2

Abraham Newland - 2
ABRAHAM NEWLAND financial whizz, chief cashier of the Bank of England. Date: 1730 - 1807

Background imageChief Collection: WILLIAM McINTOSH (1775-1825). Native American Creek chief and U. S. army officer

WILLIAM McINTOSH (1775-1825). Native American Creek chief and U. S. army officer
WILLIAM McINTOSH (1775-1825). Native American Creek chief and U.S. army officer. Lithograph after a painting, c1825, by Charles Bird King




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"Leadership Legacies: From Chief Scout Lord Baden Powell to Geronimo and Beyond" Chief Scout Lord Baden Powell: A visionary leader who founded the Boy Scouts movement, leaving an indelible mark on youth development worldwide. Unveiling the Iroquois Creation Myth: Sky Woman's tale, a captivating depiction of ancient Native American beliefs and their connection to nature. Geronimo: The fearless Apache leader whose name became synonymous with bravery and resistance against oppression in 19th-century America. Lord Baden-Powell's House in the Woods: Exploring the tranquil retreat that inspired one of history's greatest advocates for outdoor education and character-building. PETALESHARO II - Man Chief of the Pawnee Nation: Discovering the life and legacy of this revered Native American chief, known for his wisdom and leadership among his people. Thomas Cromwell Earl of Essex - A Portrait by Holbein: Delving into the intriguing persona of this influential British statesman during King Henry VIII's reign. Tecumseh - Shawnee Tribe's Resilient Chief: Uncovering the story behind this remarkable Native American leader who fought valiantly for tribal unity against encroaching settlers. Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding - WW2 Heroic Strategist: Recognizing the brilliant mind behind Britain's successful defense during World War II, ensuring victory through innovative air tactics. Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts - British Military Legend: Celebrating a distinguished military career marked by strategic brilliance and unwavering dedication to service. Captain John Smiths' Virginia Map (1612): Tracing early colonial exploration through this historic map that reveals Captain Smith's pioneering efforts in charting Virginia’s uncharted territories. Flying Scotsman – LNER High-pressure Compound Express Loco.