Escorting Collection

WW2 - Flower-Class Corvette in heavy seas - Atlantic Convoy
WW2 - Weather hazards which the convoy escorts in the Atlantic Ocean have to face in Winter - a Flower-Class Corvette, of 930 tonnes, being thrown high out of the water by a heavy sea. Date: 1943

Coronation. Guards Band Queens escort
The Band, part of the Queens escort, mounted by the Bands of the Irish and Scots Guards march off down Victoria Street. 1953

HMS Leviathan, Drake-class armoured cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Leviathan, a Drake-class armoured cruiser. HMS Leviathan was one of four Drake-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy around 1900

A common council beast, returning from a turtle feast, c1775. A drunken common councilman is escorted home by two watchmen

WW2 Christmas card, Escort! A Chelsea Pensioner looks in admiration at an RAF airman with an elegant woman on each arm. Date: 1941

1930s RAF biplane diving with the engine still running
Republic P-47D-25-RE Thunderbolts of the 82nd Squadron 78th Fighter Group, 66th Fighter Wing, escorting Boeing B-176-25-VE Fortress Bomber over the Continent in 1945. Date: 1945

British Soldiers escort German Prisoners - WWI
British Soldiers escorting German Prisoners, destined for internment in England - WWI Date: circa 1915

Two police constable
5616162 Two police constable; (add.info.: Illustration depicting two police constables escorting a prisoner on a train journey. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1885); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Belgian orphans leaving Paris for country homes, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Belgian orphans leaving Paris for country homes, between 1914 and c1915. Belgian children in Paris during World War I.

Costumes de Différents Pays, Armenienne que lón Conduit pour la Marier, c1797
Costumes de Differents Pays, Armenienne que lon Conduit pour la Marier, c1797

La Nouvelle Europe; la republique Polonaise; Apres la proclamation de la Republique polonaise... Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; la republique Polonaise; Apres la proclamation de la Republique polonaise: les veterans des luttes de 1863 pour l'independence

La Reddition de la Flotte Allemande; Arrivee au mouillage, a l'embouchure du Forth, de la... 1918. Creator: Unknown
La Reddition de la Flotte Allemande; Arrivee au mouillage, a l'embouchure du Forth, de la longue ligne des soixante-dix navires de guerre allemands, flanques au Nord, a gauche

Bridal Escort on the Hardanger Fiord, 1865. Creator: J. F. Eckersberg
Bridal Escort on the Hardanger Fiord, 1865

Marie-Antoinette leaving the Conciergerie, October 16, 1793, 1885. Creator: Georges Jules Auguste Cain
Marie-Antoinette leaving the Conciergerie, October 16, 1793, 1885

Calvary, n.d. Creator: Rombout van Troyen
Calvary, n.d

Cavalry Escorting Coach, n.d. Creator: Hendrik Verschuring
Cavalry Escorting Coach, n.d

Cossacks Escorting the Taranchi into Russian Territory During the Occupation of the Ili...19th cent Creator
Painting of Cossacks Escorting the Taranchi into Russian Territory During the Occupation of the Ili Valley in 1881-1882, 19th century

Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) accompanied by a group of Pilotfish (Naucrates ductor). Rocky Island, Egypt. Red Sea

HMS Encounter, 2nd class protected cruiser, Challenger class
Royal Navy - HMS Encounter, a 2nd-class protected cruiser of the Challenger class, operated by the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN), as HMAS Encounter

WW2 - Life onboard a corvette escort at sea - the ILN special artist C E Turner accompanied the vessel around various UK ports accompanying a merchant fleet. 1941

Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) gaping to regulate its body temperature, with attendant hoverflies, the Paraguay River, Taiama Reserve, western Pantanal, Brazil, South America

Beginning of World War Two, where sailors are relaxing in a destroyer escorting a Convoy. Date: 1939

WW2 - No Time For Sentiment
A wartime children's short story illustration of man escorting a young lady to a room, in which a Royal Air Force serviceman is seated. Date: circa 1940s

Corridor Officials
An illustration of a stubborn looking official escorting a bewildered man wearing white out of a room and down a corridor, smiling women look on from behind. Date: circa 1901

Soldier Escorting A Woman
An illustration which shows a French military soldier escorting an older lady by the arm, walking away, seen from behind. Date: circa 1901

Turkey. Escort of a provincial governor Pasha. Engraving
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Escort of a provincial governor Pasha (higher rank in the Ottoman political and military system). Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Montaut

RAF Avro Anson reconnaissance plane escorting King George VI and Queen Elizabeth across the English Channel, 19 July 1938 Date: 1938

HMS Leviathan, Drake-class armoured cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Hornet, an Acheron-class Destroyer that served during the First World War and was sold for breaking in 1921. She was the seventh Royal Navy ship to be named Hornet

King Humbert, accompanied by Crispi, receives Emperor Frederick at San Pier d Arena, 10 March 1888, now Sampierdarena
10, 10th, 1900s, 19th-century, accompanied, accompany, arena, arenas, aristocracy, aristocrat, aristocrats, boat jetty, boat landing stage, building, buildings, children, classy, copy, digital

Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) accompanied by Imperial blackfish (Schedophilus ovalis) swimming, Vulnerable (IUCN). Azores, Atlantic Ocean

Mary Magdalene Carried to Heaven, mid-16th century. Creator: Leon Davent
Mary Magdalene Carried to Heaven, mid-16th century

The Melbourne CentennialInternational Exhibition-Mounted Infantry escorting the Govenor to the exh Creator: Unknown
The Melbourne CentennialInternational Exhibition-Mounted Infantry escorting the Govenor to the exhibition, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

I did but see her passing by and yes I love her till I die, illustration from The Book of Old English Songs
IL314815 I did but see her passing by and yes I love her till I die, illustration from The Book of Old English Songs and Ballads, published by Hodder and Stoughton

King Louis XVI and his family travelling from Versailles to Paris under the "protection"of the National
3622122 King Louis XVI and his family travelling from Versailles to Paris under the " protection" of the National Guards, 6 October 1789 (colour litho) by Beuzon

The Visit of the King and Queen of Italy to Vienna (engraving)
1054697 The Visit of the King and Queen of Italy to Vienna (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Visit of the King and Queen of Italy to Vienna)

Louis XIV of France and his guard crossing the Pont-Neuf in Paris on their way to the Palais du Louvre (engraving)
3646889 Louis XIV of France and his guard crossing the Pont-Neuf in Paris on their way to the Palais du Louvre (engraving) by Meulen

Women attacking captured gendarmes being escorted by National Guards, Paris Commune, 1871 (engraving)
6001345 Women attacking captured gendarmes being escorted by National Guards, Paris Commune, 1871 (engraving) by European School

American destoyer loaned to the Royal Navy under the destroyers-for-bases deal between the United States
6015155 American destoyer loaned to the Royal Navy under the destroyers-for-bases deal between the United States and Britain escorting an Atlantic convoy, World War II

Procession carrying Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra of Russia to the Russian embassy during their visit to
6000549 Procession carrying Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra of Russia to the Russian embassy during their visit to Paris, 1896 (engraving) by French School

Return of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, Sketches from Zanzibar (engraving)
1626719 Return of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, Sketches from Zanzibar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Return of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition)

The Bombay Religious Riots (engraving)
1627392 The Bombay Religious Riots (engraving) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bombay Religious Riots)

Gold escort attacked by Bush Rangers, from The History of Australasia by David Blair
619576 Gold escort attacked by Bush Rangers, from The History of Australasia by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879 (engraving) by English School

The Ironclad Squadron escorting the Shah into Dover Roads (engraving)
1105414 The Ironclad Squadron escorting the Shah into Dover Roads (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Colliery Riots in Yorkshire (engraving)
1099383 The Colliery Riots in Yorkshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Colliery Riots in Yorkshire)

Rare Animals (engraving)
972679 Rare Animals (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rare Animals. French Revolutionary caricature depicting Louis XVI as a turkey)

A bobby on the beat helping children across the street at the end of the school day
STC427911 A bobby on the beat helping children across the street at the end of the school day, from Wonderful London, published 1926-27 (photogravure) by English Photographer

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"Escorting: A Journey Through Time and Tales" Step aboard the HMS Leviathan, a majestic Drake-class armoured cruiser, as it sets sail on a grand adventure. Feel the regal aura surround you as you witness the Coronation Guards Band Queen's escort, their melodies echoing through history. Intrigue awaits with tales of a common council beast returning from a turtle feast in 1775, an extraordinary encounter that captivated minds for centuries to come. Travel back to World War II through a poignant Christmas card titled "Escort, " reminding us of the sacrifices made during those turbulent times. Experience the thrill of an RAF biplane diving with its engine still running in the daring days of the 1930s aviation era. Marvel at Stavanger, Norway's heartwarming scene where a family of ducks receives an unexpected police escort, showcasing compassion amidst chaos. Witness unity and humanity as British soldiers escort German prisoners during WWI - proof that even in conflict, honor can prevail. Immerse yourself in history's embrace as sailors relax aboard a destroyer escorting convoys at the beginning of World War Two. The year is 1939; uncertainty looms but camaraderie endures. No time for sentiment - discover gripping stories from WWII where duty eclipses emotions and heroes rise above adversity to protect what they hold dear. Peek into corridors filled with officials who ensure order and efficiency while safeguarding those under their care - guardians silently guiding our paths forward. Unveil tenderness amid turmoil as soldier escorts woman; his unwavering dedication transcends war's chaos and offers solace amidst strife-ridden landscapes. Finally, witness majesty unfold before your eyes as Ottoman Sultan journeys to mosque accompanied by an awe-inspiring entourage. Turkey embraces tradition while forging ahead into modernity.