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"The Military Uniform: A Symbol of Courage, Honor, and History" Throughout history, the military uniform has served as a powerful symbol of bravery, sacrifice

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Trumpeter Of The Hussars, c1815-20. Creator: Theodore Gericault

Trumpeter Of The Hussars, c1815-20. Creator: Theodore Gericault
Trumpeter Of The Hussars, c1815-20. This figure's uniform identifies him as a member of the hussars--notoriously fearless cavalry--in the French army

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Gen. G. John Biddle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Gen. G. John Biddle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. G. John Biddle, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Gen. Obregon, El Paso, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service

Gen. Obregon, El Paso, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Obregon, El Paso, 1916. Shows General Alvaro Obrego´n (1880-1924)(left) the Mexican Minister of War, and General George Bell Jr.

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Adm. W.S. Benson, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Adm. W.S. Benson, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Adm. W.S. Benson, between c1915 and c1920. Shows William Shepherd Benson (1855-1932), Admiral in the U.S. Navy during World War I.

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Gen. Sir C.C. Monro, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Gen. Sir C.C. Monro, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Sir C.C. Monro, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Sir Charles Carmichael Monro, 1st Baronet of Bearcrofts (1860-1929), who served as a British Army General during World War I.

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Conrad of Bavaria, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Conrad of Bavaria, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Conrad of Bavaria, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Lt. Walter Brooke; Lt. C.T. Walwyn; Col. P.A. Kenna & Lt. Geoffrey Brooke, (1910?)

Lt. Walter Brooke; Lt. C.T. Walwyn; Col. P.A. Kenna & Lt. Geoffrey Brooke, (1910?). Creator: Bain News Service
Lt. Walter Brooke; Lt. C.T. Walwyn; Col. P.A. Kenna & Lt. Geoffrey Brooke, (1910?). Shows British officers who participated in a November 1910 National Horse Show Association event in Madison Square

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Prince Henry of Prussia, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Prince Henry of Prussia, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Prince Henry of Prussia, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Lt. Thurston E. Wood, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Lt. Thurston E. Wood, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Lt. Thurston E. Wood, 1918. Lieutenant Thurston E. Wood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who was killed in action, April 24, 1918 during World War I.

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Maj. Gens. J.T. Dickman & C.T. Bailey, 11 Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Maj. Gens. J.T. Dickman & C.T. Bailey, 11 Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Maj. Gens. J.T. Dickman & C.T. Bailey, 11 Nov 1918. Major General Joseph Theodore Dickman (1857-1927) of the Third Army and Major General Charles Justin Bailey (1859-1946)

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Lt. W.C. Peterson, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Lt. W.C. Peterson, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Lt. W.C. Peterson, 1918. Lieutenant William Chandler Peterson (1894-1918), North Crystal Lake, Illinois, who was killed in action, April 24, 1918 during World War I.

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Gen. J.F. O'Ryan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Gen. J.F. O'Ryan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. J.F. O'Ryan, between c1915 and c1920. John Francis O'Ryan (1874-1961), Commanding General of the 27th Division (National Guard of New York) during World War I.

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: King Geo. decorates American, 5 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

King Geo. decorates American, 5 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
King Geo. decorates American, 5 Oct 1918 (date created or published later). King George V of Great Britain (1865-1936) giving a medal to an American soldier in France during World War I.

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: U.S. soldiers reviewed by King Geo., between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

U.S. soldiers reviewed by King Geo., between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
U.S. soldiers reviewed by King Geo., between c1915 and c1920. American soldiers being reviewed by George V (1865- 1936) during World War I.

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Corp. W.O. Gorner, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Corp. W.O. Gorner, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Corp. W.O. Gorner, 1917 or 1918. William O. Gorner of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, who died in battle during World War I.

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Officers of 27th, 6 Mar 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

Officers of 27th, 6 Mar 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Officers of 27th, 6 Mar 1919. Officers of 27th Division (New York National Guard) arriving in New York City from France after World War I on the ocean liner Leviathan on March 6, 1919.

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Jos. R. Smith, 1917 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Jos. R. Smith, 1917 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Jos. R. Smith, 1917 and 1918. Joseph Russell Smith of Weiser, Idaho who was killed in action on May 29, 1918 at the Battle of Cantigny during World War I.

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Big. Gen. D.S. Rockenback [i.e., Rockenbach], 5 Sept 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Big. Gen. D.S. Rockenback [i.e., Rockenbach], 5 Sept 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Big. Gen. D.S. Rockenback [i.e., Rockenbach], 5 Sept 1918. Brigadier General Samuel Dickerson Rockenbach (1869-1952), Chief of Tank Corps, General Headquarters, Chaumont, France, September 5

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: [Red Cross], between 1918 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

[Red Cross], between 1918 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
[Red Cross], between 1918 and c1920. Lafayette House, a convalescent home for veteran soldiers and sailors at 112 West 59th Street (Central Park South), New York City

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Brig. Gen. E.T. Donnelly, 12 Feb 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

Brig. Gen. E.T. Donnelly, 12 Feb 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Brig. Gen. E.T. Donnelly, 12 Feb 1919 (date created or published later). General Edward Terence Donnelly (1871-1929), 164th Brigade, Field Artillery (4th Army Corps, 89th Division)

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: L. Jacubowski, H.E. Anchors, Ezra E. Jones, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

L. Jacubowski, H.E. Anchors, Ezra E. Jones, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
L. Jacubowski, H.E. Anchors, Ezra E. Jones, 1918 or 1919. American soldiers next to ship after their return to the United States after World War I.

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Capt. J.A. Meissner, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Capt. J.A. Meissner, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Capt. J.A. Meissner, between c1915 and c1920. James Armand Meissner (1896-1936), World War I flying ace.

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Gens. W.L. Wright, F.L. Winn & Todd, 11 Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Gens. W.L. Wright, F.L. Winn & Todd, 11 Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Gens. W.L. Wright, F.L. Winn & Todd, 6890. United States Army personnel during World War I including General William Mason Wright (1863-1943), Frank Long Winn (1864-1941) and Henry Davis Todd Jr

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Gen. Leroy S. Upton, 26 Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Gen. Leroy S. Upton, 26 Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Leroy S. Upton, 26 Nov 1918. U.S. Brigadier-General LeRoy Sunderland Upton (1869-1927), of the 57th Infantry Brigade, Twenty-ninth Division, First Army, at the end of World War I in Passavant

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Pershing decorating Americans, Feb 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

Pershing decorating Americans, Feb 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Pershing decorating Americans, Feb 1919 (date created or published later). United States General John J. Pershing (1860-1948), head of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Gen. Geo. S. Simonds, 15 Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Gen. Geo. S. Simonds, 15 Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Geo. S. Simonds, 15 Nov 1918. Major General George Sherwin Simonds (1874-1938) who served in the U.S. Army at Bertangles, Somme, France, November 15, 1918.

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Gen. Semenoff & Gen. Graves, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Gen. Semenoff & Gen. Graves, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Semenoff & Gen. Graves, between c1915 and c1920. General Semenoff, commander in chief of the Allied Forces in Siberia (left), and Major Gen. William S

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: [Red Cross] (Dining), between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

[Red Cross] (Dining), between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
[Red Cross] (Dining), between c1915 and c1920. Lafayette House, a convalescent home for veteran soldiers and sailors at 112 West 59th Street (Central Park South), New York City

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Brig. Gen. Frank E. Bamford & Col. D.K. Major, 25 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Brig. Gen. Frank E. Bamford & Col. D.K. Major, 25 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Brig. Gen. Frank E. Bamford & Col. D.K. Major, 25 Oct 1918. Frank Ellis Bamford (1865-1932) and Duncan Kennedy Major, Jr. (1876-1949) in front of a dugout in Bras, Meuse, France, Oct

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Capt. O.J. Golden, Lt. L.G. McConkie, Lt. M.J. Cross, between c1915 and c1920

Capt. O.J. Golden, Lt. L.G. McConkie, Lt. M.J. Cross, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Capt. O.J. Golden, Lt. L.G. McConkie, Lt. M.J. Cross, between c1915 and c1920. Probably shows Oliver J. Golden (1882-1949), Michigan, Captain 49th Infantry

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Returning marines, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

Returning marines, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Returning marines, 1918 or 1919. American Marines after their return to the United States after World War I.

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Edw. Vahey, Jos. A. Kearns, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

Edw. Vahey, Jos. A. Kearns, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Edw. Vahey, Jos. A. Kearns, 1918 or 1919. American soldiers after their return to the United States after World War I.

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Geo. Maywood, between 1917 and 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

Geo. Maywood, between 1917 and 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Geo. Maywood, between 1917 and 1919. An American soldier seated in a chair, probably after his return to the United States after World War I.

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Welcome to Lafayette House, between 1918 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Welcome to Lafayette House, between 1918 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Welcome to Lafayette House, between 1918 and c1920. Lafayette House, a convalescent home for veteran soldiers and sailors at 112 West 59th Street (Central Park South), New York City

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Gen. Pershing, 7 Sept 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Gen. Pershing, 7 Sept 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Pershing, 7 Sept 1918. General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing (1860-1948), who served as head of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Statue of Sir James M'Grigor...late Director-General, Army Medical Department, by M. Noble..., 1865

Statue of Sir James M'Grigor...late Director-General, Army Medical Department, by M. Noble..., 1865
Statue of Sir James M'Grigor, Bart., K.C.B., late Director-General, Army Medical Department, by M. Noble, erected at Chelsea Barracks, 1865

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Our boys in France, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Our boys in France, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Our boys in France, 1917 or 1918. American soldiers in France during World War I.

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Officers, 130th Fld. Art., 24 April 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

Officers, 130th Fld. Art., 24 April 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Officers, 130th Fld. Art., 24 April 1919 (date created or published later). U.S. Army officers on the U.S. S. Mobile which arrived in New York, April 23, 1919 with soldiers

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Dean Woodbridge, Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Dean Woodbridge, Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Dean Woodbridge, Oct 1918. Professor Frederick James Eugene Woodbridge (1867-1940) who was dean of Columbia University. Woodbridge is giving a speech at a gathering of the Student Army Training Corps

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: Col. J.P. Finley, Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Col. J.P. Finley, Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Col. J.P. Finley, Oct 1918. John Park Finley (1854-1943), meteorologist and Army Signal Service officer giving a speech at a gathering of the Student Army Training Corps

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: The late General Sir George Brown, G.C.B., 1865. Creator: Unknown

The late General Sir George Brown, G.C.B., 1865. Creator: Unknown
The late General Sir George Brown, G.C.B., 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. L. Werner. 'During nearly the last sixty years, almost to the time of his death

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: The Belgian National Rifle Association at Brussels: the firing-point, 1865. Creator: Unknown

The Belgian National Rifle Association at Brussels: the firing-point, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Belgian National Rifle Association at Brussels: the firing-point, 1865. Annual meeting '...to which English volunteers were also specially invited...[Illustration showing] the kind of boxes

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: the French Minister receiving Admiral Seymour

The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: the French Minister receiving Admiral Seymour, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: the French Minister receiving Admiral Seymour, 1865. '...the Duke of Somerset and the members of the Board of Admiralty

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth:...ball [for] the officers of the French fleet

The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth:...ball [for] the officers of the French fleet, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: ball given by the town of Portsmouth for the officers of the French fleet, 1865

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: The International Naval Festival at Cherbourg: the ball at the Hotel de Ville, 1865

The International Naval Festival at Cherbourg: the ball at the Hotel de Ville, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The International Naval Festival at Cherbourg: the ball at the Hotel de Ville - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: The International Naval Festival at Cherbourg: officers returning from the banquet..., 1865

The International Naval Festival at Cherbourg: officers returning from the banquet..., 1865. Creator: Unknown
The International Naval Festival at Cherbourg: officers returning from the banquet at the Hotel de Ville - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: The War in Denmark: Prussian outposts before Düppel: 'Wer da?' ('Who goes there?'), 1864

The War in Denmark: Prussian outposts before Düppel: "Wer da?" ("Who goes there?"), 1864
The War in Denmark from a sketch by our special artist with the allied German armies: Prussian outposts before Duppel: "Wer da?" ("Who goes there?"), 1864

Background imageMilitary Uniform Collection: The Volunteer Review in Hyde Park: the Prince of Wales and his staff, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Volunteer Review in Hyde Park: the Prince of Wales and his staff, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Volunteer Review in Hyde Park [London]: the Prince of Wales and his staff, 1864. '...the Prince and Princess of Wales came not only to witness the affair




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"The Military Uniform: A Symbol of Courage, Honor, and History" Throughout history, the military uniform has served as a powerful symbol of bravery, sacrifice, and national pride. From the Last Stand of the 44th Regiment at Gundamuck during the Retreat from Kabul in 1841 to Scotland for Ever; the charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo in 1815, these iconic moments have been immortalized through art and photography. One such masterpiece is "Scotland Forever" by Elizabeth Southerden Thompson. Painted on canvas in 1881, it captures the intensity and valor of Scottish soldiers charging into battle. The image evokes a sense of patriotism that resonates even today. In contrast to this historic scene is Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on their coronation day in Buckingham Palace back in 1953. Dressed immaculately in their military uniforms, they exude regal elegance while embodying a tradition that spans generations. The it also tells stories beyond warfare. In "Twixt Love and Duty" from 1914, we witness soldiers torn between love for their country and personal relationships during times of conflict. It reminds us that behind every uniform lies a human being with hopes and dreams. Artistic depictions aren't limited to battles or ceremonies alone; they can also be whimsical like "The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver. " Published by Hannah Humphrey in 1803, it portrays an encounter between two vastly different worlds - one giant king clad in his majestic attire meeting a diminutive traveler. However, not all representations are light-hearted. James Gillray's satirical piece titled "A March to the Bank" from 1787 highlights corruption within society using military imagery as its backdrop. It serves as a reminder that power can sometimes be misused even within esteemed institutions. Moving forward through time brings us to Edward VIII's accession in 1936, captured in a black and white photograph.