Departure Collection (#70)

People and animals with a balloon
Fanciful design showing crowds of people and animals watching the ascent of an idealised balloon (complete with what appears to be a key to wind it up)

Genl. Lafayettes departure from Mount Vernon 1784. George Washington shaking hands with General Lafayette as Lafayettes carriage waits; Washingtons family stands with him on the portico at Mount

The royal mails departure from the general post office, London. Date 183-(?)

Departure of Columbus... Date c1869

The departure of the pilgrim fathers, for America, A. D. 1620
The departure of the pilgrim fathers, for America, A.D. 1620

The departure for the war

Departure from the old homestead. Date 1862

Ford V 8 saloon advertisement 1935
Advertisement for Ford Motor Company Limited, showing a smart, black new V-8 Saloon de Luxe arriving at a port, prompting all onlookers to wave in admiration. Date: 1935

War Correspondents fly to France, 1939
British and American war correspondents prepare to fly to France in the early weeks of World War II. All wear officers uniform but without the usual distinguishing marks of rank

Departure of the army works corp from London Bridge for Crim
Departure of the Army Works Corp from London Bridge for the Crimea. About 450 men, consisting of mechanics and labourers, embarked on two Watermens steamers which conveyed them to the steamship Hansa

Wedding of Princess Margaret - the Going Away
At the end of the wedding breakfast the Queen, other members of the Royal family and other guests assemble in the courtyard of Buckingham Palace to give the bride (Princess Margaret)

Final preparations for the Scott expedition
Taking twenty Siberian ponies on board the Terra Nova before the ship carrying Captain Scott and his team departed from New Zealand

Lady Broughton at Croydon flying to Africa
Lady Delves Broughton leaving England in an Imperial Airway aeroplane bound for the Belgian Congo, on an expedition to obtain correct detail for the surroundings of a new group showing the Eastern

Royal Wedding 1896 - departing from Buckingham Palace
Princess Maud of Wales, youngest daughter of King Edward VII and Prince Carl (Charles) of Denmark (later King Haakon VII) depart from Buckingham Palace in a horse drawn carriage following their

Lord Curzons Departure from Bombay
Lord Curzon described India as the dream of my childhood, the fulfilled ambition of my manhood. Here he is shown leaving from Bombay on 18th November 1905. Date: 4th November 1911

Swedish Emigrants
Emigrants on a railwaystation on their way to Gothenburg forwarding to USA. Date: 1890

Departure of King Alexander of Serbia at Kotor
Departure of King Alexander I of Serbia at Kotor, Montenegro. He was to be assassinated in 1903. Date: circa 1900

American troops in New York, departing for France, WW1
American troops marching through New York before departing for France during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

First Australian and New Zealand troops at sea, WW1
The first Australian and New Zealand troops at sea, on their way to Europe, during the First World War. Photo taken at 7am. Date: 1 November 1914

Royal Family wave off Queen Mother at Waterloo
Prince Charles and Princess Anne, together with their mother, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth

General Eduard von BErmolli, Odessa, 1918 General Eduard von B�Ermolli, Odessa, 1918
General Eduard von B� Ermolli (1856 - 1941) (central figure), Austrian general during World War One, reviewing troops on departure from Odessa in Ukraine, in June 1918

Noton luggage advertisement, 1953
Advertisement for Noton fine, luxury luggage, showing an elegant group at a train station. Date: 1953

Buckingham Palace / 1841
A view of the front of Buckingham Palace, with a large crowd watching the departure of the Royal coach. Date: August 11th 1841

Chelyuskin steamship, Arkhangelsk, 1933
Chelyuskin steamship leaving Arkhangelsk port in Russia, in 1933. This Soviet exploration ship later got stuck in Arctic ice

Ra-2 papyrus boat, Morocco
Ra-2 papyrus boat setting off from the Moroccan port of Saffi. It was on this boat that Thor Heyerdahl crossed the Atlantic, from Morocco to Barbados

Rescue of Soviet Arctic expedition, 1938
Rescue of Soviet Arctic expedition. Members of the first Soviet drifting station " North Pole-1", in 1938, being rescued from their ice floe in the Arctic, which had started to break up

Soviet N-209 transpolar flight, 1937
Soviet N-209 transpolar flight taking off, on 12th August 1937. Earlier in the year, several successful transpolar flights had been made from the USSR to the USA

Mars Express booster rocket, artwork. This European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft was launched on 2 June 2003. A Soyuz-FG rocket placed it and its Fregat booster (yellow tanks)

Apollo 17 ascent stage, artwork
Apollo 17 ascent stage. Artwork of the ascent stage of the Apollo 17 lunar module Challenger lifting off from the Moon at 22:54 UTC on 14 December 1972

Colossus of Rhodes, 16th century artwork
Colossus of Rhodes with a ship, 16th century artwork. This vast bronze statue of the Greek sun god Helios, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Marooned astronaut, space art
Marooned astronaut. Space art showing an astronaut left marooned on an alien world as the rocket he arrived on launches into space

Christmas on the Moon, space art
Christmas on the Moon. Space art showing a family next to a Christmas tree on the Moon. In the background is a habitation dome, and a rocket is ascending into space

WORLD WAR I: RECRUITMENT. Colored Man Is No Slacker. American recruitment poster of World War I, 1918

WORLD WAR I: DEPLOYMENT. Private T. P. Loughlin of the 69th Infantry saying farewell to his family in 1917 before being
WORLD WAR I: DEPLOYMENT. Private T.P. Loughlin of the 69th Infantry saying farewell to his family in 1917 before being deployed to Europe during World War I. Oil over a photograph, 1917

Terminal at airport Fuhlsbuettel, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

STATUE OF LIBERTY. Part of a group of illegal immigrants waving goodbye to the Statue of Liberty from the Coast Guard cutter that took them from Ellis Island to the Home Lines ship Argentina in

Domestic Chinese jet airliners lined up at departure gates at Lijiang Airport

Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh and her husband

RAF cadet kissing sergeant
Cartoon of an RAF trainee cadet at Heaton Park, Manchester, during World War Two kissing his favourite sergeant on departure

Troops leaving for the Front
Emotional scene at Victoria train station in London, showing soldiers bidding farewell to their loved ones before departing for the Front in France

Kenilworth Cigarettes ad, World War I
Advertisement for Kenilworth Cigarettes with an illustration by Fred Pegram depicting a soldier saying goodbye to his wife or sweetheart before he departs for the Front by train

Gladstone and the Midlothian Campaign - Departure, West Cald
A scene showing four-times Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone being waved off by a huge crowd of people at West Calder on his tour of Midlothian during a US-style campaign which saw the elderly

Officers and Men of the Scott expedition on board Terra Nova
Officers and men of the Second British Antarctic Expedition on board the Terra Nova. The view was taken before the vessel left Lyttelton in December 1910

Families helped to emigrate by the Salvation Army
A group of families on the platform of a large railway station, about to emigrate to Canada with the assistance of the Salvation Army. An Army band accompanies their departure

Vagrants Food Ticket, Hinckley Union, Leicestershire
Ticket issued to a vagrant following his departure from the Hinckley Union workhouse, Leicestershire. When he presented it to the specified person (en route to his next destination)

Greece, Crete - Chania - Departure of Italian Policemen
From 1898-1907, Crete was under the control of The Great Forces with Chania controlled by the Italians. This card shows the departure in 1907 of the Italian Policemen

Start of pennyfarthing ride, Lands End
The start of an NSPCC Centenary pennyfarthing ride from Lands End in Cornwall to John o Groats in Scotland, with two intrepid cyclists and the local mayor

Royal Tour to Canada and USA - May / June 1939
Royal Tour by the British Royal Family to Canada and USA during May and June 1939. King George VI bids farewell to his cabinet Ministers at Waterloo Station, London

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"Journey into the Unknown: Tales of Departure" Erebus and Terror: Franklins' Last Trip As the ice-capped waters embraced them, Erebus and Terror embarked on their fateful departure, forever etching their names in maritime history. A Postcard from Tom Mudd With ink-stained words, Tom Mudd bids farewell to his loved ones, capturing a bittersweet moment before departing on an adventure that would change his life forever. RMS Titanic: The Ill-Fated Departure Amidst grandeur and anticipation, the majestic Titanic set sail from Southampton's shores, unaware of the tragic fate awaiting her maiden voyage across the vast Atlantic. A Leatherback Turtle's Journey Begins In a race against time, a tiny leatherback turtle hatchling braves all odds as it embarks on its perilous journey across sandy shores towards the beckoning sea. Puritans Seeking Freedom: Departing England in Early 1600s Driven by unwavering faith and dreams of religious freedom, brave Puritans bid adieu to their homeland as they boarded ships bound for uncharted territories across treacherous seas. London Paddington Station: Gateway to New Horizons (1840) With steam billowing and engines roaring, London Paddington station witnessed countless departures as Great Western Railway opened doors to new adventures amidst Victorian splendor. Fog at Liverpool Street: Veiled Farewells Through swirling mists at Liverpool Street station, tearful goodbyes were whispered amid hazy silhouettes; love stories entangled with journeys yet untaken lingered in every departing heart. Airplanes Soar at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam Like birds taking flight towards distant skies, airplanes gracefully ascend from Schiphol Airport - a bustling hub where departures mark beginnings of global exploration and reunions. KLM Airplanes at Schiphol Airport.