Banners Collection (page 5)

BSCC 1964: Round 8 Oulton Park
OULTON PARK CIRCUIT, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 19: Jack Brabham's Ford Galaxie leads the Lotus Ford Cortina MkI of Bob Olthof during the Round 8 Oulton Park at Oulton Park Circuit on September

BSCC 1963: Round 10 Oulton Park
OULTON PARK CIRCUIT, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 21: Dan Gurney's Ford Galaxie leads a mixed field during the Round 10 Oulton Park at Oulton Park Circuit on September 21

BSCC 1984: Round 8 Brands Hatch
BRANDS HATCH, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 22: Richard Longman, Ford Escort RS1600i spins out after a start line spill during the Round 8 Brands Hatch at Brands Hatch on July 22, 1984 in Brands Hatch

Frank partridge Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Frank Partridge, promoting a choice selection of old English furniture, including a couple of mahogany pole screens with banners in fine petit point needlework

Arima Road, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Nigiwaicho, Yokohama, Japan - Kirakuza Theatre
Nigiwaicho, Yokohama, Japan - looking toward the Kirakuza Theatre. Date: circa 1910s

Bertrand Russell, British philosopher and author (1872-1970), sitting on the pavement with other protesters as part of a CND demonstration in London, under a large banner: Committee of 100

Farewell mass for Women's Battalion, Russia, WW1
Crowds of people at the farewell mass at Kazan Cathedral in Petrograd (St Petersburg), for the Women's Battalion of Death, the day before they left for the front to fight in the First World War

Dick Turpin almost certainly a different version of the story. The central image shows Turpin, aghast, as Black Bess, who has carried him to York, is carried dead on a stretcher

NUS students demonstrating in the snow, London, 29 November 1980. Date: 1980

NUS President Trevor Phillips and campaigners
NUS President Trevor Phillips (left, b. 1953, later a writer and broadcaster) and campaigning students from the London Boroughs of Harrow and Kingston, outside the Education Department in Waterloo

Children demonstrating to save school playing fields
Children demonstrating to save their school playing fields, Havering, Essex. Date: circa 1970s

Children campaigning against education cuts, Ealing
Children campaigning against education cuts outside Ealing Town Hall, West London, January 1980, where an anti-cuts meeting was being held about the possible closure of a local school

People campaigning against cuts, Ilford, Essex
People campaigning against cuts in education and social services, Ilford, Essex, 28 May 1976. Date: 1976

Employment protest, Liverpool
Employment protest in Liverpool, 17 March 1979. Those taking part include Dunlop workers, Tate & Lyle workers, and members of the National Union of Seamen. Date: 1979

British Leyland workers protesting, London
British Leyland workers protesting during a strike, and taking part in a demonstration in London which included a march to the House of Commons

Official picket line outside Vauxhall Motors, Dunstable
Official picket line with placards outside Vauxhall Motors, Dunstable. Date: circa 1970s

Building workers dispute, Lambeth, South London, 19 July 1977. Date: 1977

Anti-Tory demonstration with Morning Star banner
Anti-Tory demonstration on a London street with a Morning Star banner and Socialist Worker placards. Date: circa 1980

Protest, National campaign against rent increases
Adults and children taking part in a protest by the National Campaign against rent increases in Walsall, West Midlands, 29 March 1982. Date: 1982

High rise tower block with banners, Clapham, London
A high rise 23-storey council tower block with banners, Sporle Court, Clapham Junction, South London. Residents were complaining that their requests to be rehoused were being ignored by the local

Spanish Civil War. Soldiers of the nationalist side during a battle

Spanish Civil War Las Juventudes Libertarias
spanish, civil, war, las, juventudes, libertarias, y, los, heroicos, defensores, de, irun, the, libertarian, youth, and, heroic, defenders, of, picture, by, georges, paillard, engraving, spain

Spanish Civil War El Dret Es Guanya Per Les Armes
spanish, civil, war, el, dret, es, guanya, per, les, armes, right, shall, be, conquered, by, force, poster, of, the, party, estat, catala, catalan, state, spain, barcelona, biblioteca, de, catalunya

Stamp of the Spanish Republic commemorating the 150th anniversary of the US Constitution (1938). SPAIN. Barcelona. Postal and Philatelic Museum

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). nd International Congress of Writers, held in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia in 1937. Poster by Ramon Gaya. SPAIN. Salamanca. Archivo Historico Nacional

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). 18 de julio 1938 (18th July 1938). Poster by Cantos edited by the War Commissariate of the Center Arny

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Workers of All Countries, Unite. Republican poster

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Nuetra bandera La de Espana! Alistaos en el Requete! (Our Flag, the Spanish One! Join the Requete!). Carlist poster

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Gloria a los que derramaron su sangre por Espana y por su Caudillo Franco (Glory to Those Who Shed Their Blood for Spain and His Leader Franco)

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Per a Euzkadi l'ofensiva! (For Euskadi the Offensive!)

Communist Party of Great Britain
Members of the Communist Party of Great Britain with banners campaign on behalf of their candidate Ken Sprague, a political cartoonist and journalist Date: 1960s ?

Shell petrol boycott
A group of protesters stand outside a Shell garage holding placards calling for people to boycott Shell fuel due to the company's links with South Africa and apartheid. Date: c. 1988

Scottish miners demonstration
Scottish miners, their wives and children on a demonstration during the 1984-85 miners strike Date: 1984

Durham Miners Gala
A brass band marches ahead of one of the banners in the Durham Miners Gala parade. This banner is of the Durham Colliery Enginemen, Boiler Minders and Firemen's Association Date: 16 July 1983

Leo McGree, communist and trades union activist
Leo McGree (1900-1967), member of the Communist Party of Great Britain and trades union activist Seen here taking part in a political rally

Some of the prominent figures in a NUWSS London procession. Also shown are some of the 70 banners carried commemorating great women through the ages. Date: 13 June 1908

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Hessian Dragoons in 1783, illustration from Das Ehrenkleid des Soldaten by Martin Lezius, published in Berlin
3030163 Hessian Dragoons in 1783, illustration from Das Ehrenkleid des Soldaten by Martin Lezius, published in Berlin, 1936 (colour litho) by German School

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Pumphose, Pumphose is a pair of loose-fitting trousers made of woollen fabric
1900s, 19th-century, 2 people, attire, banner, banners, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, chic, clothes, clothing style, concept, concept image, culture, custom, depiction

Whitehall, c. 1835 (w/c on paper)
495757 Whitehall, c.1835 (w/c on paper) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); 9.5x15.4 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Sir Thomas Fairbairn handing over the address to the Prince Consort at the Art Treasures Exhibition, Manchester
3066467 Sir Thomas Fairbairn handing over the address to the Prince Consort at the Art Treasures Exhibition, Manchester, May 1857 (pencil, w/c & gouache on paper) by Haghe

Procession to welcome Emmeline Pankhurst, Christabel Pankhurst and Mary Leigh on their early release from prison
STC321046 Procession to welcome Emmeline Pankhurst, Christabel Pankhurst and Mary Leigh on their early release from prison on 19th December 1908 (sepia photo) by English Photographer

Suffragist Lucy Branham burns the "hollow phrases" of President Woodrow Wilson across from the White House
4073013 Suffragist Lucy Branham burns the "hollow phrases" of President Woodrow Wilson across from the White House

Come to the White House Sunday at 3 1913 (photo)
685760 Come to the White House Sunday at 3 1913 (photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); (add.info.: Marchers with Banners" Come to the White House Sunday at 3); Universal History Archive/UIG

Sobieski sending message of victory to the Pope after the Battle of Vienna, 1883 (oil on canvas)
868011 Sobieski sending message of victory to the Pope after the Battle of Vienna, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Matejko, Jan (1838-93); Vatican Museums and Galleries

BSCC 1975: Round 11 Silverstone
SILVERSTONE CIRCUIT, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 19: Brian Muir, Ford Capri 3000 GT leads the Opel Commodore's of John Handley

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"Banners: A Tapestry of History, Culture, and Activism" they have long served as powerful symbols throughout history, representing a myriad of ideas and movements. Just like the vibrant tapestries woven by skilled artisans, banners tell stories that transcend time and place. In the medieval epic "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" by William McLaren, banners fluttered proudly in the wind as knights embarked on their chivalrous quests. These colorful emblems displayed coats of arms and heraldic designs, proclaiming loyalty to noble houses. Moving forward to more recent times, we find ourselves immersed in political movements captured in artworks such as "The Workers May-Pole, " a design for a socialist poster. This banner encapsulates the struggle for workers' rights and equality—a visual call to action etched into our collective memory. Religion also finds its place among these magnificent displays. The Buddhist stupa known as Boudha at Bodhanath in Kathmandu stands tall with prayer flags adorning its spire—banners carrying prayers for peace and enlightenment across Nepal's bustling capital city. Meanwhile, within grand halls like Haddon Hall in Derbyshire during Twelfth Night Revels or Hyde Park during Suffragette Demonstration Rally, banners became instruments of celebration or protest. They animated spaces with colors that mirrored joyous festivities or demanded justice for women's suffrage. Even naval battles were not immune to this tradition; Louis Garneray's depiction of the Naval Battle of Navarino showcases ships adorned with battle standards billowing fiercely against an unforgiving sea—an emblematic representation of courage amidst chaos. But it is not all strife; tranquility can be found too. In Heath Robinson's illustration titled "Peace, Perfect Peace, " banners sway gently above idyllic landscapes—a reminder that harmony can prevail even amidst tumultuous times. Religious devotion often finds expression through banners as well.