Flags Collection (#7)

Inverary Castle, western Scotland, 1900. Artist: GW Wilson and Company
Inverary Castle, western Scotland, 1900. The seat of the Chief the southern branch of the Clan Campbell, the Duke of Argyll

The Cantons of Switzerland Date: circa 1920s

Grant and his Officers (colour litho)
BAL55714 Grant and his Officers (colour litho) by Boell, E. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ulysses S. Grant (1822-85); Union Army general; ); American, out of copyright

The Flag of Bermuda Date: circa 1930s

Shree Gha Buddhist Stupa, Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Washington Monument and stars and stripes flags, Washington D.C. United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

1st British-Australian Scout Troop (Madame Melbas Own), group photo taken in Dulwich, South London, May 1913. Date: 1913

Kansas Flags States Territories N11 Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands
Artokoloro

Texas Flags States Territories N11 Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands
Artokoloro

The European Factories, Canton, William Daniell, 1769-1837, British

Dr. vom Bruch Bridge over the Leda River with town hall, Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

American flag, New York, United States of America

The Captain, Shackleton and Wilson
Three men standing on the ice beside a fully laden sledge. Left to right: Ernest Shackleton, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Dr Edward Wilson. Photographer: Louis Charles Bernacchi (1876-1942)

Che Guevara Mural Painting, Centro Habana, Havana, La Habana Province, Cuba

Cuban Flag at La Habana Vieja, Havana, La Habana Province, Cuba

Clock Tower at Dusk, Antalya, Turkey

View down the Champs Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe, illuminated at dusk, Paris, France

General view of the monument to King Victor Emmanuel II in Rome (chromolitho)
2788706 General view of the monument to King Victor Emmanuel II in Rome (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Children playing soldiers (chromolitho)
6031965 Children playing soldiers (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children playing soldiers.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection.

Crossing into Illinois, editorial cartoon, 1913 (print)
4073055 Crossing into Illinois, editorial cartoon, 1913 (print) by McCutcheon, John Tinney (1870-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crossing into Illinois, 1913 editorial cartoon by John T)

Siege of Mek'ele, Ethiopia, 1896 (chromolitho)
2782553 Siege of Mek'ele, Ethiopia, 1896 (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege of Mek'ele, Ethiopia, 1896)

The Battle of Lowestoft, 3 June 1665, Showing HMS 'Royal Charles' and the 'Eendracht'
7337616 The Battle of Lowestoft, 3 June 1665, Showing HMS 'Royal Charles' and the 'Eendracht', mid-17th century (oil on wood) by Minderhout

Costumes and flags of the World (colour litho)
6032826 Costumes and flags of the World (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costumes and flags of the World.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection.

Captain Lelievre's heroic defense in Mazagran (February 1840), detail, 19th century (oil on canvas)
7305476 Captain Lelievre's heroic defense in Mazagran (February 1840), detail, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Beauce, Jean Adolphe (1818-75); Musee d'Art et d'Histoire, Narbonne

Patriotic demonstration in Vincennes, France at the time of the Armistice , November 1918 (b/w photo)
1704182 Patriotic demonstration in Vincennes, France at the time of the Armistice , November 1918 (b/w photo).

1986 Detroit GP
DETROIT STREET CIRCUIT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - JUNE 22: Ayrton Senna, 1st position, raises his trophy on the podium. Jacques Laffite, 2nd position

Horse Race, 1817. Creator: Theodore Gericault
Horse Race, 1817. The present study depicts an animated winning horse, its flanks covered by a green and gold cloth tied with its girth

Chinese revolutionary hdqrts. and flags, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Chinese revolutionary hdqrts. and flags, between c1910 and c1915.

Kearny coffin on caisson, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Kearny coffin on caisson, 1912. Shows flag-draped coffin of Major General Philip Kearny (1815-1862) on Broadway in New York City

Swiss in N.Y. 4th of July Parade, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Swiss in N.Y. 4th of July Parade, between c1910 and c1915.

Strikers crossing London Bridge, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Strikers crossing London Bridge, between c1910 and c1915.

Louis Sammis; Sand Burr, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Louis Sammis; Sand Burr, between c1910 and c1915.

Rough riders at Cincinnati, enroute to reception of T.R. [Theodore Roosevelt], c1910-c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Rough riders at Cincinnati, enroute to reception of T.R. [Theodore Roosevelt], between c1910 and c1915.

Dix, Gaynor, Cropsey, Gen. Grant, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Dix, Gaynor, Cropsey, Gen. Grant, between c1910 and c1915. Shows John Alden Dix, Governor of New York; New York Mayor William Jay Gaynor, Police Commissioner James A

Dougherty, Dix, Gaynor, Cropsey, Gen. Grant, between 1910 and 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Dougherty, Dix, Gaynor, Cropsey, Gen. Grant, between 1910 and 1915. Shows George Samuel Daugherty, John Alden Dix, Governor of New York; New York Mayor William Jay Gaynor

Orphans going to Coney Island, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Orphans going to Coney Island, 1911.

J.S. Sherman, Gov. Fort and Com'r van Sant review G.A.R. Parade- Atlantic City, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
J.S. Sherman, Gov. Fort and Com'r van Sant review G.A.R. Parade- Atlantic City, 1910. The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R)

Garden Party, Governor's Island, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Garden Party, Governor's Island, 1911. Shows an annual lawn party, possibly in 1911, sponsored by the Army Relief Society

Sec'y Stimson, Gen. F.D. Grant, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Sec'y Stimson, Gen. F.D. Grant, 1911. Shows General Frederick Dent Grant, commanding officer on Governors Island, with Secretary of War Henry I

Secy Stimson & Gen. Grant at lawn party, Gov's Island., 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Secy Stimson & Gen. Grant at lawn party, Gov's Island., 1911. Shows General Frederick Dent Grant, commanding officer on Governors Island, with Secretary of War Henry I

Speaker Clark, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Speaker Clark, 1911. Shows Speaker of the House Jame Beauchamp "Champ"Clark standing at the rostrum in the House of Representatives chamber, United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.

China in N.Y. 4th of July Parade, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
China in N.Y. 4th of July Parade, 1911.

Sweden in N.Y. 4th July Parade, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Sweden in N.Y. 4th July Parade, between c1910 and c1915.

Former Police Chief Devery opening American League Park, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Former Police Chief Devery opening American League Park, 1910.

4th July Parade, 1911, N.Y., 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
4th July Parade, 1911, N.Y., 1911.

Chas. Hyde opens American B.B. season, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Chas. Hyde opens American B.B. season, 1911.

Mrs. Nellie van Slingerland, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Nellie van Slingerland, 1914.

Greeting Cardinal Vannutelli, New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Greeting Cardinal Vannutelli, New York, 1910.

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