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CIVIL WAR, 1864. Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, June 27, 1864: lithograph, 1891, by Kurz & Allison

Vauxhall Royal Balloon ascent
First ascent from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, of the Vauxhall Royal Balloon, containing several passengers. 9 September 1836

King George V Silver Jubilee celebrations, ILN cover, 1935
Soldiers from across the British Empire gather to adore the crown, resplendent on a garlanded pedestal, on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of King George V.St Pauls Cathedral can be

How to recognise rank in the Royal Navy-a wartime advert for Dunlop fort tyres. Date: 1941

Le Mans 24 Hours Race: Willy Mairesse with Jean Beurlys Ferrari 330 P4 finished the race in third position
Willy Mairesse (BEL) with " Jean Beurlys" (Jean Blaton) (BEL) Ferrari 330 P4 finished the race in third position. Le Mans 24 Hours Race, Le Sarthe, France, 11 June 1967

Liberty Loan / Wwi Poster
Against a backdrop of the American flag and fighting US troops, the American public are urged to buy US Government war bonds

Bloomingdales, New York, USA

Napoleon goes aboard the Northumberland for his journey to St Helena, 8 August 1815, (c1850). Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) surrendered to a British naval officer

Entrance to Regents Canal Dock, Limehouse, London, 1828. Artist: Frederick James Havell
Entrance to Regents Canal Dock, Limehouse, London, 1828. View with boats and crew on Regents Canal and figures on the dockside

St. Georges, Bermuda - Union Flag flies proudly
St. George s, Bermuda - Union Flag flies proudly Date: circa 1920s

British Military Recruitment Poster, WW1
Recruitment poster, Its Our Flag. Fight for it. Work for it, 1914 (c). Chromolithograph after a pastel drawing by Guy Lipscoyne, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, Poster No 107

Recruitment poster - British Military
The Royal Munster Fusiliers, 101st and 104th Foot. The Cork, Limerick, Kerry & Clare Regiment. A few smart, respectable young men wanted. Chromolithograph recruitment poster after R Simkin, 1896

The Union Flag over the Lucknow Residency
On 15 August, 1947, British India ended and the two new Dominions of India and Pakistan came into being under Independence. New flags were raised at the new capitals, Delhi and Karachi respectively

Picture No. 11807270
Bulldog - face painted with St George cross and flag draped around shoulders Digital Manipulation: flag PAB Digital Manipulation Date:

Prayer flags with the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal
Boudhanath Stupa in the Kathmandu valley, Nepal. Boudhanath is a UNESCO world heritage site

Knights Templar are on a mission to collect relics for their nation

Meat Market
circa 1890: A young boy pushing a trolley in front of the Central Meat Market at Smithfield. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Ulster Says No
1st September 1912: Unionists from district Orange Lodges march to the Manor House Grounds, Coleraine, County Derry, in an Anti-Home Rule demonstration. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Shield and flag of Switzerland with Edelweiss flower. Date: circa 1903

The Personification of Finland (Suomi)
The Female Personification of Finland (Suomi), holding aloft the National Flag over the sun rising across the Finnish lakes

Abingdon County Hall, Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

1971 Italian Grand Prix: Peter Gethin, Ronnie Peterson, Francois Cevert, Mike Hailwood
Monza, Italy. 5 September 1971. Peter Gethin (BRM P160), Ronnie Peterson (March 711-Ford Cosworth), Francois Cevert (Tyrrell 002-Ford)

Ecuador, Guayaquil. La Rotonda monument depicts a meeting between Simon Bolivar and San Martin in 1822

American Thanksgiving card, c1900
THANKSGIVING CARD, 1900. American Thanksgiving card, c1900

Spangles Coronation advertisement
Lovely advertisement for Spangles fruit sweets - the sweet way to go gay - showing a crowd excitedly watching the Coronation and waving flags. Date: 1953

First English Civil War: Siege of Lathom House, 1644
Royalist stronghold Lathom House in Lancashire defies Parlimentarian pressure and raises the royal standard. The ensuing siege lasted three months, but was eventually lifted

Serbian infantry, Battle of Drina, Serbia, WW1
Serbian infantry during the Battle of Drina, against the Austro-Hungarian enemy, First World War. Date: September-October 1914

Poster advertising Austro-Hungarian War Bonds, with flags of the various countries. early 20th century

PIRATES: JOLLY ROGER FLAG. Flag of the English pirate, Stede Bonnet

AMERICAN GOTHIC, 1942. Ella Watson, a US Government Chairwoman. Photograph by Gordon Parks, 1942

Battle of Chancellorsville, 1863
General Stonewall Jackson leading the Confederates at Chancellorsville, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Confederate charge up Little Round Top, held by the 20th Maine Regiment, Battle of Gettysburg, 1863. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th century illustration

Battle of the Wilderness, Civil War, 1864
Confederates capturing Union breastworks during the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia, 1864. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Pine Tree flag of the American Revolution
American soldier carrying the Pine Tree flag, Revolutionary War. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a painting by George Maynard

The Holloway, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Scene in Gloucester Terrace, The Holloway, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, decorated with flags and bunting to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII

Checkpoint Charlie reconstruction, Berlin, Germany
Reconstruction of Checkpoint Charlie for visitors to the museum in Friedrichstrasse, Berlin, Germany

Yugoslavia - Sokol Rally in Belgrade
A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)

Flag of Canada
The flag of Canada, complete with autumnal maple leaves and a beaver! Showing the insignia if the various Canadian provinces on the flag, with the British crown on top

The Norwegian Flag at the South Pole, 1911
Photograph showing Lt. Helmer Hansen, of the Amundsen Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12, standing with his sledge, dog team and Norwegian flag at the South Pole, December 1911

Treaty of Waitangi
The Treaty of Waitangi: Maori chiefs recognise British sovereignty and New Zealand becomes part of the British Empire. This was designed to guarantee land rights to the Maoris

The Jordanian flag in front of Al Deir (the Monastery) at sunset, Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

Ww1 Postcard Soldier
Tommy guards the flag with bayonet in hand and pipe in mouth!

Venetian Galley 1570
A Venetian Galley (Galleas) at the time of the Battle of Lepanto (1571)

RMS Queen Mary, Cunard Lines
Cruise liner RMS Queen Mary, Cunard Lines, decorated with bunting. Date: circa 1960s

King George V - Scenes of the British Empire
One King, One Flag, One Fleet, One Empire - inset portrait of King George V (1865-1936) (1/4). Date: circa 1911

Leonidas I (died 480 BC). King of Sparta. Monument in Spart
Leonidas I (died 480 BC). Also known as Leonidas the Brave was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line King of Sparta[

WORLD WAR I (1914-1918). Poster USA BONDS Third Liberty Loan Campaign. BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA (1917), by Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1874-1951). Edited by the government of the United States

Eureka Inn, Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA. Date: 1923

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