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"Embarking on a career is like setting sail with the Royal Navy - an opportunity to discover your true potential and serve with honor

Background imageCareer Collection: Royal Navy recruitment poster

Royal Navy recruitment poster. Stokers required, no previous experience necessary, age 18 to 25 years. Apply to the Royal Navy Recruiting Office, Naval Base, Great Yarmouth

Background imageCareer Collection: Metropolitan Police recruitment poster

Metropolitan Police recruitment poster
A Metropolitan Police recruitment poster, asking for ex-servicemen to apply. There are several hundred vacancies to fill

Background imageCareer Collection: Don Bradman Going out to Bat for the Last Time, Melbourne Cr

Don Bradman Going out to Bat for the Last Time, Melbourne Cr
Photograph of Don Bradman going out to bat, during his last first-class cricket match; a game between Bradmans XI and L. Hassetts XI, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, December 1948

Background imageCareer Collection: Police Recruitment Sign

Police Recruitment Sign
Metropolitan Police recruitment poster for more police, offering a job or career in the police force

Background imageCareer Collection: Joe Louis, 1936

Joe Louis, 1936
Photographic portrait of Joe Louis (1914-1981), the American heavyweight boxer, pictured in 1936. Louis was one of the finest ever boxers

Background imageCareer Collection: Ernest Shackleton

Ernest Shackleton
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922), British explorer, dressed for Antarctic conditions. Shackleton made four expeditions to the South Pole during his career

Background imageCareer Collection: Yakov Sverdlov

Yakov Sverdlov
YAKOV SVERDLOV Russian revolutionary, virtual creator of the new Soviet state : very active 1917-1919, but died of illness, cutting short an eminent career

Background imageCareer Collection: Card Game - The Game of Suffragette

Card Game - The Game of Suffragette
The Game of Suffragette was devised and produced by the Kensington branch of the Womens Social & Political Union. It was announced in the November 1907 issue of the Unions publication

Background imageCareer Collection: Training Ship Exmouth, dumb bell drill

Training Ship Exmouth, dumb bell drill
Uniformed boys on the deck of the Training Ship Exmouth perform dumb bell drill. The Exmouth, moored off Grays in Essex, was used by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a naval training establishment

Background imageCareer Collection: Training Ship Exmouth, full crew

Training Ship Exmouth, full crew
Full group photo of the crew of the Training Ship Exmouth. The Exmouth, moored off Grays in Essex, was used by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a naval training establishment for pauper children

Background imageCareer Collection: William Walker

William Walker
WILLIAM WALKER American adventurer President of Nicaragua finally shot after a remarkable career

Background imageCareer Collection: Charles Haddon SpurgeonN (young)

Charles Haddon SpurgeonN (young)
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834 - 1892) English Baptist minister and noted preacher at the beginning of his career

Background imageCareer Collection: Woodsman during a break from forest work, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original

Woodsman during a break from forest work, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th
7279735 Woodsman during a break from forest work, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century by Unknown Artist

Background imageCareer Collection: advancing, ambition, ar, augmented reality, breaking, breakout, breakthrough, brunette

advancing, ambition, ar, augmented reality, breaking, breakout, breakthrough, brunette
Woman breaking through glass ceiling

Background imageCareer Collection: Training Ship Cornwall, Purfleet, Essex

Training Ship Cornwall, Purfleet, Essex
The Training Ship Cornwall was established on the River Thames at Purfleet, Essex, in 1859 by the School Ship Society as a boys reformatory establishment

Background imageCareer Collection: Francis Baily

Francis Baily
FRANCIS BAILY - Eminent astronomer whose remarkable career opened with travels in wildest America, then a highly successful business career, before taking up astronomy. Date: 1774 - 1844

Background imageCareer Collection: A Corporal of the 1st / 9th Battalion Highland Light Infantry

A Corporal of the 1st / 9th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
A Corporal of the 1st/9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion Highland Light Infantry in full marching kit. Hommage du Capitaine Andre. Tres sympathique souvenir. (Very warm memories of Captain Andre)

Background imageCareer Collection: Formula One World Championship: David Coulthard Mclaren MP4-12

Formula One World Championship: David Coulthard Mclaren MP4-12
David Coulthard (GBR) Mclaren MP4-12, Formula One World Championship, Spanish Grand Prix, Rd6, Barcelona, Spain, 25th May 1997

Background imageCareer Collection: Montchanin clay mine and cellar. Painting by Francis Bonhomme, 1850. Ecomusee du Creusot

Montchanin clay mine and cellar. Painting by Francis Bonhomme, 1850. Ecomusee du Creusot
GIA4804484 Montchanin clay mine and cellar. Painting by Francis Bonhomme, 1850. Ecomusee du Creusot. by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); Ecomusee de la Communaute le Creusot Montceau

Background imageCareer Collection: The Duke of Edinburgh taking over HMS Magpie at Malta

The Duke of Edinburgh taking over HMS Magpie at Malta
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, being met by Lt.-Cmdr A. Harber (sp?) at the time he took over command of HMS Magpie at Valletta harbour in Malta. Date: 1950

Background imageCareer Collection: Les Honneurs sous le feu

Les Honneurs sous le feu. Georges Scott, (1873-1943). Scott Started His Career In The 1890S And Worked As War Correspondent For The News Magazine L Illustration During The Balkan Wars Of 1912-13

Background imageCareer Collection: Harry Price in 1900

Harry Price in 1900
Psychical researcher, painted in 1900 before he had embarked on his career as exposer of phoney mediums and the like

Background imageCareer Collection: Vyacheslav Molotov

Vyacheslav Molotov
VYACHESLAV MIKHAYLOVICH MOLOTOV, Russian statesman whose revolutionary career began in the 1905 rising, and played a leading part in 1917, followed by senior posts

Background imageCareer Collection: Career of a Naval Surgeon at the Royal Hospital, Haslar (engraving)

Career of a Naval Surgeon at the Royal Hospital, Haslar (engraving)
1046135 Career of a Naval Surgeon at the Royal Hospital, Haslar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Career of a Naval Surgeon at the Royal Hospital, Haslar)

Background imageCareer Collection: A Carpenter (oil on canvas)

A Carpenter (oil on canvas)
FIA5326843 A Carpenter (oil on canvas) by Malevich, Kazimir Severinovich (1878-1935); State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Background imageCareer Collection: British Formula Three Championship: British F3 Championship -Silverstone, England- 9 July 1991

British Formula Three Championship: British F3 Championship -Silverstone, England- 9 July 1991
David Coulthard (GBR) Paul Stewart Racing British F3 Championship -Silverstone, England- 9 July 1991

Background imageCareer Collection: William James Glackens Girl Green Turban c. 1913

William James Glackens Girl Green Turban c. 1913
William James Glackens: Girl in Green Turban, William James Glackens, c. 1913, Oil on canvas, Philadelphia native William Glackens is best known for his early work as a member of the Ashcan School

Background imageCareer Collection: Sir Charles Brisbane

Sir Charles Brisbane
SIR CHARLES BRISBANE English naval commander who had an active and adventurous career in many oceans of the world, surviving shipwrecks and hurricanes. Date: 1769 - 1829

Background imageCareer Collection: Kensington & Chelsea District School, Boys Band

Kensington & Chelsea District School, Boys Band
In 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)

Background imageCareer Collection: WW1 - Georges Guynemer in his SPAD

WW1 - Georges Guynemer in his SPAD
Georges Guynemer (1894-1917) - popular hero and an airman of distinction, Guynemer won many medals in his prolific career. Photograph published in September 1917

Background imageCareer Collection: Formula One World Championship

Formula One World Championship
David Coulthard (GBR), McLaren MP4-12 DNF with his fine girlfriend Heidi Wichlinski (CDN) Formula One World Championship, Monaco Grand Prix, Rd 5, Monte Carlo, Monaco. 11 May 1997.

Background imageCareer Collection: Sutton Motorsport Images Catalogue

Sutton Motorsport Images Catalogue
David Coulthard (GBR) Williams won his first Formula One Grand Prix. Formula One World Championship, Portuguese Grand Prix, Estoril, Portugal, 24 September 1995

Background imageCareer Collection: Formula One World Championship

Formula One World Championship
David Coulthard with his parents and his girlfriend Andrea. Portugese Grand Prix, Estoril, 24 September 1995

Background imageCareer Collection: Formula One World Championship

Formula One World Championship
David Coulthard(GBR) Mclaren MP4-14 Monaco GP, 16 May 1999

Background imageCareer Collection: Formula One World Championship

Formula One World Championship
David Coulthard (GBR) Williams FW16 leads team mate Damon Hill. Belgian Grand Prix, Spa, 28 August 1994

Background imageCareer Collection: Painters (woodcut)

Painters (woodcut)
8672863 Painters (woodcut) by German School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Painters. Illustration from Geschichte der Deutschen Kultur)

Background imageCareer Collection: He made a good impression on me (colour litho)

He made a good impression on me (colour litho)
8656789 He made a good impression on me (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "He made a good impression on me." Chimney sweep staining a)

Background imageCareer Collection: Sorting letters at a post office (b/w photo)

Sorting letters at a post office (b/w photo)
8626063 Sorting letters at a post office (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sorting letters at a post office)

Background imageCareer Collection: Telegraphing pictures of a football cup final (b/w photo)

Telegraphing pictures of a football cup final (b/w photo)
8626061 Telegraphing pictures of a football cup final (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telegraphing pictures of a football cup final)

Background imageCareer Collection: Telephone repeater station (b/w photo)

Telephone repeater station (b/w photo)
8626068 Telephone repeater station (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telephone repeater station)

Background imageCareer Collection: Stamp cancelling letters by machine (b/w photo)

Stamp cancelling letters by machine (b/w photo)
8626064 Stamp cancelling letters by machine (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stamp cancelling letters by machine)

Background imageCareer Collection: Catalan azulejos of 17th-18th century representing the former artisans (weaver, fisherman, hunter)

Catalan azulejos of 17th-18th century representing the former artisans (weaver, fisherman, hunter, drum on horseback)
AIS5351145 Catalan azulejos of 17th-18th century representing the former artisans (weaver, fisherman, hunter, drum on horseback, cooper, cook, carpenter) (ceramic); © Iberfoto.

Background imageCareer Collection: A wallpaper maker, c.1735 (engaving)

A wallpaper maker, c.1735 (engaving)
8698377 A wallpaper maker, c.1735 (engaving) by Engelbrecht, Martin (1684-1756); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Society. Economy. A wallpaper maker)

Background imageCareer Collection: Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)

Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)
8712997 Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Writing method in relation to the teaching of reading by F)

Background imageCareer Collection: Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)

Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)
8712993 Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Writing method in relation to the teaching of reading by F)

Background imageCareer Collection: Butcher's shop, Mayfair, London (b/w photo)

Butcher's shop, Mayfair, London (b/w photo)
8676253 Butcher's shop, Mayfair, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butcher's shop, Mayfair, London)



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"Embarking on a career is like setting sail with the Royal Navy - an opportunity to discover your true potential and serve with honor. " "Joining the Metropolitan Police means stepping into a world of challenges, where every day brings new opportunities to make a difference in your community. " "Don Bradman's last walk to bat symbolizes the end of one chapter and the beginning of another in his illustrious cricketing career. What will be your defining moment?" "A simple police recruitment sign holds immense power, as it beckons individuals who are ready to protect and serve their fellow citizens. " "In 1936, Joe Louis stepped into the ring as more than just a boxer; he became an inspiration for generations, proving that dedication can lead you towards greatness in any career path. " "Captured by Angus McBean's lens, Vivien Leigh's portrait reflects her talent and passion that propelled her towards an extraordinary acting career. What dreams lie within you?" "The haunting portrait of Rosemary Kennedy reminds us that they can take unexpected turns, and is our resilience and determination that shape our journey even when faced with adversity. " "Ernest Shackleton's indomitable spirit during his Antarctic expedition serves as a reminder that careers often require courage, perseverance, and unwavering leadership. " "As Yakov Sverdlov stands tall in this photograph, we are reminded that careers have the power to shape nations through dedication and commitment to public service. " "A young Charles Haddon Spurgeon gazes confidently into the future - proof that early aspirations can blossom into remarkable careers filled with purposeful impact. " "The suffragette-themed card game represents how collective efforts can pave the way for progress not only in society but also within individual careers striving for equality. "On Training Ship Exmouth, dumbbell drills instill discipline and strength - qualities essential for success in any chosen career path.