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Salute Collection (page 6)

"Salute: A Powerful Symbol of Solidarity, Triumph, and Revolution" In the annals of history, the act has transcended mere gestures to become a profound symbol of unity

Background imageSalute Collection: l'll Be Back

l'll Be Back
Daniel Springgay

Background imageSalute Collection: Call Boy Impregnated Safety Matches

Call Boy Impregnated Safety Matches, average 50 matches

Background imageSalute Collection: WW2 - Salute To the Brave

WW2 - Salute To the Brave
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Salute To The Brace, written by Clementine Hunter. The image a folder of documents and a pistol. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageSalute Collection: Salute The Soldier Music Cover

Salute The Soldier Music Cover
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Salute The Soldier, by Eric Coates, specially composed for the National Savings Committee for the Salute The Soldier campaign

Background imageSalute Collection: Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia as a cadet sailor

Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia as a cadet sailor
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (1904-1918) (third from right) with his troupe of sailor cadets'. Date: circa 1913

Background imageSalute Collection: Russia - Tsar Nicholas II aboard L'Etendard, in Finland

Russia - Tsar Nicholas II aboard L'Etendard, in Finland
Tsar Nicholas II, aboard L'Etendard, in the Fjords, Finland, tasting the sailors food. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSalute Collection: The Colours and Escort, the Manchester Regiment

The Colours and Escort, the Manchester Regiment Date: 1915

Background imageSalute Collection: La Prise

La Prise
A collection of illustrative studies based on a French soldier, he is standing in example, with different postures and directions indicating gestures of anxiety, impatience, frustration

Background imageSalute Collection: Corporal Instructing His Men

Corporal Instructing His Men
An illustration depicting a corporal shouting as his organised unit of men, accompanied with the following translated caption

Background imageSalute Collection: Music cover, Salut a Vous, Rois des Airs! WW1

Music cover, Salut a Vous, Rois des Airs! WW1
Music cover, Salut a Vous, Rois des Airs! Marche des Aviateurs (We Salute You, Kings of the Air, March of the Aviators), words by Marius Gay, Academy Officer, music by Joseph Paget

Background imageSalute Collection: Serenata On The Grand Canal, Venice

Serenata On The Grand Canal, Venice
This mezzotint in colours shows the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, a church opened in 1687, designed by architect, Baldassare Longhena, situated along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy

Background imageSalute Collection: Music cover, Joyeuse Entree, march for piano

Music cover, Joyeuse Entree, march for piano by Alidor Thiry, celebrating the triumphant entry of King Albert of Belgium into Brussels, 23 December 1909 Date: 1909

Background imageSalute Collection: Journey of the King and Queen of Spain to Galicia

Journey of the King and Queen of Spain to Galicia (August 9, 1881). Galicia, La Coruna province, Ferrol. The corvette Tornado, leading to King Alfonso XII and Queen Maria Cristina

Background imageSalute Collection: Winston Churchill at St James's Palace

Winston Churchill at St James's Palace
Winston Churchill (1874-1965) attending the first court of King George V at St James's Palace. Churchill had been appointed Home Secretary earlier in the year. Date: 1910

Background imageSalute Collection: Firing the salute at the opening of Tower Bridge, London. Date: 30th June 1894

Firing the salute at the opening of Tower Bridge, London. Date: 30th June 1894

Background imageSalute Collection: Fork-lift truck Gagarin salute

Fork-lift truck Gagarin salute
A salute is made to the achievement of Yuri Gagarin, first man in space, at a demonstration of fork-lift trucks at the Basingstoke factory of Lansing Bagnall Ltd

Background imageSalute Collection: American Indians. Salute to a dead chief in the far North We

American Indians. Salute to a dead chief in the far North We
North America Indians in passing a burial place never omit to pay respect to the memory of a Chief who has gone to the happy hunting ground

Background imageSalute Collection: Clement Attlee and General Jose Miaja give the Socialist Sal

Clement Attlee and General Jose Miaja give the Socialist Sal
Photograph showing Clement Attlee (left), General Jose Miaja (centre with glasses) and Giner de Los Rios giving the Socialist clenched-fist salute from balcony of a government building in Madrid

Background imageSalute Collection: Children, dressed in Communist jumpers and with toy rifles, marching through the streets of Madrid

Children, dressed in Communist jumpers and with toy rifles, marching through the streets of Madrid during the Spanish Civil War, 1936

Background imageSalute Collection: The Crew of the Miguel de Cervantes give the Socialist sal

The Crew of the Miguel de Cervantes give the Socialist sal
Photograph showing the stern of the Republican cruiser Miguel de Cervantes, with the crew giving the Socialist clenched-fist salute, 1936

Background imageSalute Collection: Symbolising the true spirit of the peace celebrations, the Cenotaph in Whitehall to 'The glorious

Symbolising the true spirit of the peace celebrations, the Cenotaph in Whitehall to "The glorious dead" Sir Douglas Haig (left foreground) saluting as he rode by. Date: 19 July 1919

Background imageSalute Collection: Capitaine Andriel fires his gun in salute as he passes the Palais des Tuileries, Paris

Capitaine Andriel fires his gun in salute as he passes the Palais des Tuileries, Paris, after sailing from London in his paddle steamer. Date: 29 March 1816

Background imageSalute Collection: Triptych: The Visitation, between St. Michael and St. Francis (painting on wood)

Triptych: The Visitation, between St. Michael and St. Francis (painting on wood)
885750 Triptych: The Visitation, between St. Michael and St. Francis (painting on wood) by Pacchiarotti, Giacomo (1474-1539/40); Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena, Tuscany

Background imageSalute Collection: 'To Wish you a Happy Christmas', Victorian card (chromolitho)

"To Wish you a Happy Christmas", Victorian card (chromolitho)
BAL14605 "To Wish you a Happy Christmas", Victorian card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Hereford City Museum and Art Gallery, Herefordshire, UK

Background imageSalute Collection: Opening of the Bishop's Castle Railway, October 24, 1865 (litho on paper)

Opening of the Bishop's Castle Railway, October 24, 1865 (litho on paper)
7394176 Opening of the Bishop's Castle Railway, October 24, 1865 (litho on paper) by Abbott, George (fl.c.1865); 30x43 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Background imageSalute Collection: View of the Salute from the Entrance to the Grand Canal Venice, 1727-28 (oil on canvas)

View of the Salute from the Entrance to the Grand Canal Venice, 1727-28 (oil on canvas)
5974051 View of the Salute from the Entrance to the Grand Canal Venice, 1727-28 (oil on canvas) by Canaletto, (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (1697-1768); 45x60 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Strasbourg

Background imageSalute Collection: Adoration of the Magi, 1490-1500 circa, (tempera on wood)

Adoration of the Magi, 1490-1500 circa, (tempera on wood)
7146333 Adoration of the Magi, 1490-1500 circa, (tempera on wood) by Botticelli, Sandro (Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi) (1444/5-1510); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Background imageSalute Collection: The adoration of the Magi, 1481 (oil on panel)

The adoration of the Magi, 1481 (oil on panel)
7146910 The adoration of the Magi, 1481 (oil on panel) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: The adoration of the Magi, 1481)

Background imageSalute Collection: Display by the Orion Gymnasium Club (engraving)

Display by the Orion Gymnasium Club (engraving)
6016447 Display by the Orion Gymnasium Club (engraving) by Dadd, S. T. (fl.1882-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Display by the Orion Gymnasium Club)

Background imageSalute Collection: Annunciation, 1457 circa, (tempera on wood)

Annunciation, 1457 circa, (tempera on wood)
7146557 Annunciation, 1457 circa, (tempera on wood) by Baldovinetti, Alessio (1425-99); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Annunciation, 1457 circa, Alesso Baldovinetti)

Background imageSalute Collection: Adoration of the Magi, 1423, (tempera on wood)

Adoration of the Magi, 1423, (tempera on wood)
7146412 Adoration of the Magi, 1423, (tempera on wood) by Fabriano, Gentile da (c.1370-1427); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Adoration of the Magi, Christ in judgement)

Background imageSalute Collection: President Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou in Washington DC, 1932 (b/w photo)

President Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou in Washington DC, 1932 (b/w photo)
3964125 President Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou in Washington DC, 1932 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSalute Collection: King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Arlington, Virginia, USA

King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Arlington, Virginia, USA, 1939 (b/w photo)
5974336 King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Arlington, Virginia, USA, 1939 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info.: King George VI)

Background imageSalute Collection: King & Queen of Great Britain, Washington DC, 1939 (b/w photo)

King & Queen of Great Britain, Washington DC, 1939 (b/w photo)
3964305 King & Queen of Great Britain, Washington DC, 1939 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSalute Collection: A Bit of War History: The Veteran, 1866 (oil on canvas)

A Bit of War History: The Veteran, 1866 (oil on canvas)
7327503 A Bit of War History: The Veteran, 1866 (oil on canvas) by Wood, Thomas Waterman (1823-1903); 71.8 x 51.4 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imageSalute Collection: Russian boy soldier in France, exchanging salutes with a French soldier, World War I

Russian boy soldier in France, exchanging salutes with a French soldier, World War I, 1916 (colour litho)
6000420 Russian boy soldier in France, exchanging salutes with a French soldier, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Damblans

Background imageSalute Collection: French military attache cheered by crowds on a street in Tokyo, Japan, 1915 (colour litho)

French military attache cheered by crowds on a street in Tokyo, Japan, 1915 (colour litho)
6000280 French military attache cheered by crowds on a street in Tokyo, Japan, 1915 (colour litho) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSalute Collection: Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, welcoming French Huguenot refugees to Potsdam, Germany

Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, welcoming French Huguenot refugees to Potsdam, Germany, 1685 (engraving)
7148108 Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, welcoming French Huguenot refugees to Potsdam, Germany, 1685 (engraving) by Vogel

Background imageSalute Collection: The episodes of the Battle of Zuscima, the burial at sea of the commander, the battleship Orel

The episodes of the Battle of Zuscima, the burial at sea of the commander, the battleship Orel... (colour litho)
2814793 The episodes of the Battle of Zuscima, the burial at sea of the commander, the battleship Orel... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageSalute Collection: Deathly Wounded (Colour Litho)

Deathly Wounded (Colour Litho)
2777563... Deathly Wounded (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: "... Mortally wounded)

Background imageSalute Collection: Opel, The Winner, 1898 (lithography)

Opel, The Winner, 1898 (lithography)
397482 Opel, The Winner, 1898 (lithography) by Wennerberg, Brynolf (1866-1950); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Opel, Die Winner and Eigenthum by Adam Opel, Russelsheim ); JMK Archiv

Background imageSalute Collection: DDE-90032666

DDE-90032666
Europe, Italy, Venice, Historic Boat Race Along the Grand Canal of Venice. Date: 15/10/2009

Background imageSalute Collection: DDE-90032641

DDE-90032641
Europe. Italy. Venice. Santa Maria della Salute With Blue Sky and The Grand Canal Date: 24/11/2008

Background imageSalute Collection: DDE-90032634

DDE-90032634
Europe. Italy. Venice. Roof Tops From the Bell Tower of San Marco Square Date: 24/11/2008

Background imageSalute Collection: DDE-90032293

DDE-90032293
Vaporetto water taxi along the Grand Canal, Venice, Italy. Date: 18/03/2010

Background imageSalute Collection: DDE-90032184

DDE-90032184
First light of dawn on the Santa Maria della Salute along the Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy. Date: 20/01/2009

Background imageSalute Collection: DDE-90032183

DDE-90032183
Glow of the setting sun on the Grand Canal with Santa Maria della Salute in the background, Venice, Veneto, Italy. Date: 20/01/2009




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"Salute: A Powerful Symbol of Solidarity, Triumph, and Revolution" In the annals of history, the act has transcended mere gestures to become a profound symbol of unity, defiance, and celebration. From iconic moments at the Olympic Games to pivotal events in world politics and warfare, these salutes have left an indelible mark on our collective consciousness. The year was 1968 when American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos made an unforgettable statement during the medal ceremonies at the Olympic Games in Mexico City. With clenched fists raised high in a Black Power salute, they boldly protested racial inequality while Australian Peter Norman stood beside them wearing an OPHR badge as a sign of solidarity. Decades earlier, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill popularized another form - his V for victory sign during World War II. This simple gesture became synonymous with hope and resilience against Nazi aggression. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II herself has graced us with numerous salutes throughout her reign. Whether it be during Trooping the Colour or other ceremonial occasions, her regal wave embodies grace and respect for tradition. But they are not limited to royalty alone; they extend into various realms. The Avro Vulcan B2 aircraft once performed a breathtaking birthday salute to Barnes Wallace – a tribute that soared through the skies as a testament to engineering marvels and human ingenuity. Revolutionary art also finds its place within this narrative. In Havana's Museum of the Revolution stands artwork depicting powerful figures raising their arms in defiance against oppression – reminding us that sometimes change comes from unexpected places. History is replete with instances where ordinary people rise up together against injustice. The Kronstadt Mutiny in 1921 saw rebel forces aboard battleship Petropavlovsk take command at Soviet naval base Kronstadt – their unified stance demanding change amidst turbulent times. Even Scottish troops took part in victorious parades after World War I, their salute a testament to the sacrifices made and the triumph of freedom.