Leaders Collection (#40)

Queen Elizabeth II and Commonwealth ministers in jolly mood at Buckingham Palace in 1968. Date: 1968

Irish Scout leader at a conference
An Irish Scout leader stands by a window reading a programme at the Irish Scouters Conference. 1950s

British Scout leader with Polish Scout leaders, circa 1930s. circa 1930s

Scout Patrol Leaders Course, Aden
Scouts on a course for Patrol Leaders in Aden, Yemen. 1960

Tomb complex of Binh Thanh, Saigon
Siagon (now Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam - Tombs of the Mandarins at the Tomb complex of Binh Thanh. A postcard sent by a French Colonial soldier stationed in Guadaloupe to another French soldier

South Arabian Boy Scouts Association AGM
Officials standing to speak on the panel of the Annual General Meeting of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association in Aden. Left to right are Rao Sahib Muthaua M.B.E

Lord Kitchener made Military Admiral, 1909
Fascinating page from the Bystander showing a photograph of Lord Kitchener with critical editorial of his new position as Military Admiral which required him to travel hundreds of miles to inspect

General Haig and General Joffre at Chantilly, France
General Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928), British army officer, and General Joseph Joffre (1852-1931), French army officer. Seen here with others during a meeting at Chantilly, northern France

Displaced Scouts and Guides in Germany
A large group of displaced Lithuanian Scouts and Guides and their leaders sitting on a monument in Germany. 1940s

Four leaders at Paris Peace Conference, Versailles
Four leaders at the Peace Conference in Versailles following the end of the First World War. They are, from left to right, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (Italian Prime Minister)

Czech politicians, Old Town Square, Prague
Czech politicians taking the ceremonial oath of the Czechoslovak forces, in Old Town Square, Prague. From left to right they are: Udrzal, Scheiner, Klofac, Habrman. 8 November 1918

Thiel, 1949 Scout Moot 1949

Aden Patrol Leaders course
Scouts tying knots on a Patrol Leaders & Seconds Course in Aden. 1954

Scout patrol leaders and the chief on the Blue hike
Sweden - Scout patrol leaders and the chief on the Blue hike. circa 1950s

Four Turkish men in a room
Four men in a room with two windows overlooking a courtyard. All wear Turkish robes and turbans, and three are sitting cross-legged on the floor

Swedish Beaver Scouts and Leaders
Swedish Beaver Scouts and leaders playing a game. One of the leaders waves at the camera. circa 1892

American Scouts playing with cars
Three American boy scouts and two leaders stand and watch one of them operates a toy car racetrack. circa 1980s

Chinese religious leaders, known as the three holy ones. Confucius (551-479 BC, lower left) founded the quasi-religious system of Confucianism

Jack Payne
John Wesley Vivian Payne (1899 - 1969), British dance band leader whose band played at the Hotel Cecil in London during the 1920s and later for the BBC

Kaiser Wilhem I in Turkey - WWI
Turkey - Kaiser Wilhem II and Sultan Mehmet Rashad V meet in Istanbul during WWI. As is evident in this photograph, the Kaiser had a withered left arm as a result of a traumatic breech birth

The German allies of WW1
The Kaiser and the leaders of his fellow allies during the First World War, depicted within a lucky four-leaf clover. It was not to prove ultimately very lucky

Archbishop of Canterbury with Bishops of London & Salisbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Randall Thomas Davidson, 1st Baron Davidson of Lambeth (1848-1930) walking behind the Bishop of London, Arthur Foley Winnington-Ingram (centre)

The five crown princes of the Danube and Balkans
The crown princes of the Danube and Balkans kingdoms convening in Sofia- from left to right: Prince Alexandre of Serbia, Prince Boris of Bulgaria, Prince Constantin of Greece

Paris Exhibition 1900 - Political card
A political card from the Paris Exhibition of 1900. The leaders of the major European nations stand precariously on a Boneshaker carriage, struggling to maintain a fragile peace

Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey & Balkan leaders
A joyous rustic celebration and an erupting volcano (!) are depicted below the leaders of various Balkan States along with Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey (1844 - 1918)

The Ruling Princes of India

We Want the Vote
Photograph showing the leaders of the movement for Womens suffrage

South Africa - President Kruger and General Joubert
A map of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State, South Africa and two inset portraits of the Boer President Paul Kruger and Boer Commandant-General of the South African Republic, Piet Joubert

V1 bomb counter measures committee, 1944
The chairmen of the war cabinet committee on operational counter measures against the " flying bomb" or V1: Mr. Duncan Sandys, M.P(centre), with leaders who directed the battle

Cartoon impression of the Russo-Japanese War 4 of 5
Card 4 of 5 - Intervention. A cartoon interpretation of the Russo-Japanese war, acted out by the principal ruling individuals from the International Community

Cartoon impression of the Russo-Japanese War 2 of 5
Card 2 of 5 - The Attack. A cartoon interpretation of the Russo-Japanese war, acted out by the principal ruling individuals from the International Community

The General Strike - Labour politicians
Labour leaders during the General Strike: (left to right), Arthur Henderson, Ramsay MacDonald (leader of the opposition) and Mr J. H. Thomas

The Potsdam Conference; Second World War, 1945
Photograph showing the leaders of Great Britiain, the Soviet Union and the United States of America meeting at the Potsdam Conference, July 1945

Patriots Exiled
After successive defeats by the Russians, Polish resistance crumbles and the leaders are sent into exile

Lenin and Colleagues
Bolshevik leaders in Red Square, Moscow, during the civil war : Sklianski, Muralov, Krylenko and Lenin can be identified

Insurgent Hq
The headquarters of general Bentkowski, one of the leaders of the Polish forces fighting for the independence of their country from Russian rule

Insurgent Leaders
Faustin Grelinski, insurgent leader, commandant of the Palatinate of Sandomir, with his staff

Revolutionary Leaders
Blindfolded, the leaders of the unsuccessful revolutionary coup are brought to negotiate at Oporto with government representatives

Bismarck and Disraeli at the Kaiserhof Hotel, Berlin, 1878
Engraving showing Prince Otto Edward Leopold von Bismarck (left, seated) and Benjamin Disraeli (right, seated) in discussion in the Kaiserhof Hotel, Berlin

Benjamin Disraeli and the Marquis of Salisbury in Berlin, 18
Engraving showing the British Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) (centre with umbrella), and the Marquis of Salisbury (1830-1903) (beside Disraeli), in Berlin

Three French war leaders
Photograph showing Generalissimo Joffre (centre), General Foch (right) and General Durbal in consultation in 1915

Allied Leaders at Paris
The Big Four, LLoyd George, Vittorio Emmenuele Orlando, Woodrow Wilson & Georges Clenenceau, who battled out the First World War peace treaties meet at Paris

Lancers returning from burning kraals, Zulu War, 1879
Engraving showing British cavalry returning from burning Zulu homes, 1879. This arson was designed to prevent the Zulu from hiding their leaders, who were fugitive from the British

NO 10 DOORWAY / 1930S
The famous front door of No 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the Prime Minister. Many important world leaders have passed through this doorway

Republican Outbreak - 5
In the course of disturbances following a demonstration by Republican extremists, Suchet, one of the leaders, is arrested by the authorities

Uprising at Venice
Submitting to popular demand, the Austrians release liberal leaders Daniele Manin and Niccolo Tommaseo from prison

Leaders of the Terror
The three principals of the Montagnard faction - Robespierre, Danton and Marat - meet in the cabaret de la rue de Paon : for a while they wield dictatorial power

Vendee Submission
After Napoleon, first consul, offers them an amnesty, the royalist leaders submit to the government : their surrender brings the bitter Vendee struggle to an end

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