Inspection Collection

The British Fleet - Spithead, 1914
Britains Bulwarks. The great fleet assembled at Spithead, Portsmouth - July 16th - 20th 1914 for King George Vs inspection, three weeks after the declaration of war against Germany

Four early women police officers in uniform, WW1
Four early women police officers in uniform, in the street outside the Women Police Service building, London, on duty during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Wandsworth Prison, south west London
A galleried wing of Wandsworth Prison in south west London. Two warders inspect the cells

Crew inspection of the Vickers Vimy selected for the England to Australia flight. In the front from left: Capt Ross Smith, Lt Keith Smith and Sgt W.H. (Wally) Shiers. In the rear cockpit is J.M

Police Inspection
Police Officers line up for inspection with their truncheons and notebooks Metropolitan Police

Queen Elizabeth II inspecting firefighters, London
Visit of Queen Elizabeth II to the Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth, on 9 June 1977

Lord Mountbatten inspecting Sea Scouts
Lord Louis Mountbatten of Burma, Commodore of Sea Scouts, inspecting the 2nd Cowes Sea Scouts on the opening of their new Headquarters. August 1977

LITTLE DORRIT
Floras tour of inspection

The Mayor of Reading, Councillor W. E. C. McIlroy, inspecting members of the Auxiliary
The Mayor of Reading, Councillor W.E.C. McIlroy, inspecting members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) at a display in the city centre during the Second World War. 11th June 1942

The Wardens of the Amsterdam Drapers Guild, known as The Syn
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter. The Wardens of the Amsterdam Drapers Guild, known as The Syndics, 1662. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Winston Churchill at Croydon Airport, 1939
Churchill leaves his plane at Croydon Airport after flying back from an inspection of the Maginot Line on August 23rd, 1939 - just over a week before the Second World War broke out. Date: 1939

NFS - Home Office hose tests at Wimbledon, WW2
London Region NFS/AFS firefighters assisting in Home Office trials to improve water delivery systems to emergency dams and onto fires after the fire service was nationalised in August 1941

A customer inspects a haggis, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Lord Roberts inspects Rugby School OTC
Lord Roberts, former Commander-in-Chief of the British Army and recipient of the Victoria Cross during the Indian Mutiny, visits Rugby School in February 1906 where he inspects the schools Rifle Club

BANK OF ENGLAND, 1872. Entrance to the gold bullion vaults at the Bank of England in London. Engraving, English, 1872

Sir Douglas Haig and Vice Admiral Keyes at Dover
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928) and Vice Admiral Sir Roger John Brownlow Keyes (1872-1945) inspecting a Royal Navy guard of honour on their arrival at Dover, Kent. circa December 1918

British Howitzer inspected by Maharaja of Patiala, WW1
A British 12 inch Mark III railway Howitzer being inspected by the Maharaja of Patiala (Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, 1891-1938) on the Western Front near Borre in France during the First World War

Dog Show Childrens Class
The Transvaal Kennel Club Show, Johannesburg, childrens class. In white dresses and hats, very young children hold their dogs for the judges inspection, watched by parents

Montenegro Soldiers
Montengro soldiers at their weekly drill and inspection of weapons

The Birmingham Horse Fair, c. 1841-49 (w / c on paper)
2959557 The Birmingham Horse Fair, c.1841-49 (w/c on paper) by Cox, David (1783-1859); 18.7x29.6 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Field Marshal Douglas Haig reviewing Canadian troops, Drocourt-Queant, 31 August 1918, (1926)
Field Marshal Douglas Haig reviewing Canadian troops, Drocourt-Queant, France, 31 August 1918. Two days later the Canadians attacked and broke through the German defences of the Drocourt-Queant Line

Yeoman Warders of the Tower on their way to Easter service at St. Peter ad Vincula Chapel in the Tower of London after their annual inspection by the governor of the Tower. Date: 1936

Mr Hore Belisha opens the Territorial Drill Hall in Lamorbey, Kent. Here Mr Belisha is inspecting the guard of honour. 1 December 1938

Napoleon (1769-1821) Visiting the Bivouacs on the Eve of the Battle of Austerlitz
XIR182602 Napoleon (1769-1821) Visiting the Bivouacs on the Eve of the Battle of Austerlitz, 1st December 1805 (oil on canvas) by Bacler d Albe

Lord Kitchener inspecting Indian troops
Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, (1850 - 1916), Field Marshal, diplomat, and statesman, inspecting Indian troops at Hampton Court, West London

Women sorting grapes for wine
3078053 Women sorting grapes for wine; (add.info.: Print showing women sorting grapes for wine in Champagne, France. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A police force being inspected by an official, 1868 (engraving)
5616299 A police force being inspected by an official, 1868 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The inspection of French scouts by Edward VIII (then Prince Edward), and General Louis Lyautey, 1929
3480924 The inspection of French scouts by Edward VIII (then Prince Edward), and General Louis Lyautey, 1929; (add.info.: Illustration showing the inspection of French scouts by Edward VIII)

Medical inspection of a military conscript. 1890 (french engraving)
5617244 Medical inspection of a military conscript. 1890 (french engraving); (add.info.: 02/02/1890); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A warden inspecting a cell
5307388 A warden inspecting a cell.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a warden, at HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs, inspecting a cell before locking a prisoner up for the night. Dated 19th century)

Feet inspection, 3 June 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Feet inspection, 3 June 1918 (date created or published later). Soldiers seated on ground with bare feet for inspection during World War I.

King Albert & Gen. Foch, 7 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. King Albert & Gen. Foch, 7 Oct 1918
King Albert & Gen. Foch, 7 Oct 1918 (date created or published later). Marshal Ferdinand Jean Marie Foch (1851-1929), a French general who served as the Allied Supreme Allied Commander during

Mrs. Anna Dike & Anne Morgan, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. Mrs
Mrs. Anna Dike & Anne Morgan, between c1915 and 1918. Mrs. Anna Dike, Miss Anne Morgan and French politician Fernand David (1869-1935) inspecting land in France

Examining spruce for planes, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Examining spruce for planes, between c1915 and c1920. A man at an airplane factory is seen looking for imperfections in spruce to be used for the construction of airplanes.

Major Gregory, Medical Inspection, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Major Gregory, Medical Inspection, 1917. Major Gregory doing health inspections for soldiers, probably at Fort Slocum, a military post on Davids' Island, New Rochelle, New York

Rest after inspection, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Rest after inspection, 1917. American soldiers sitting in a field at Fort Slocum, a military post on Davids' Island, New Rochelle, New York

Col. F.G. Mauldin, Maj. A.T. Ovenshine, Capt. H.R. Smalley, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Colonel F.G. Mauldin, Major. A.T. Ovenshine, Captain H.R. Smalley, 1917 or 1918. Military officers including Frank G. Mauldin (center)

King Geo. views Peronne, 13 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
King Geo. views Peronne, 13 Jul 1917. King George V, Edward, Prince of Wales, and Gen. Julian Byng visiting the ruins of Peronne, France during World War I.

Work Inspection of the Vladivostok Commercial Port by the Maritime Governor-General..., 1917. Creator: Unknown
Work Inspection of the Vladivostok Commercial Port by the Maritime Governor-General, N.L. Gondatti, February 16, 1917, 1917. From Vladivostokskii port. Raboty 1916 goda (Vladivostok Port)

Kaiser in field, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Kaiser in field, between 1914 and c1915. Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), the last German Emperor and King of Prussia, with troops during World War I.

Sunday morning inspection, Russian navy, 1893. Creator: Unknown
Sunday morning inspection, Russian navy, 1893

Satomi Jirotaro Yoshinari Inspecting a Head Carried by a Dog, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Satomi Jirotaro Yoshinari Inspecting a Head Carried by a Dog, 1867. Series: Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

King Frederick II on Watch Parade, 1777. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
King Frederick II on Watch Parade, 1777

Inspection of the City of London Militia, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Inspection of the City of London Militia, 1858....the Royal London Militia (the whole of the regiment having attended Divine service at St)

Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Au retour d'un voyage de propagande en Russie, le ministre... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Au retour d'un voyage de propagande en Russie, le ministre socialiste francais Albert Thomas, accompagne du general Kornilof, passe, le 26 mai 1917

The Collector, 1863. Creator: Eugene Fichel
The Collector, 1863

Sketches in Madrid: the "Octroi" at the entrance to Madrid, 1876. Creator: C.R
Sketches in Madrid: the "Octroi" at the entrance to Madrid, 1876....the ordinary aspects of life in Madrid...manner of collecting the "octroi, " or town tolls

Flanders Operations; Before relief of the Belgians by the French... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Flanders Operations; Before relief of the Belgians by the French: a French officer inspects the Belgian sector, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

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"Unveiling the Hidden Stories: A Glimpse into Moments of Inspection" Wandsworth Prison, south west London - Behind the imposing walls, diligent inspections ensure order and security prevail. Four early women police officers in uniform, WW1 - Breaking barriers with bravery, these pioneering women proudly stand for inspection during a time of great change. The British Fleet - Spithead, 1914 - Majestic ships lined up for inspection as they prepare to safeguard the nation's shores amidst looming uncertainty. Crew inspection of the Vickers Vimy - Attention to detail is paramount as aviators meticulously examine their aircraft before embarking on daring adventures through the skies. Police Inspection - Officers stand tall and resolute under scrutiny, demonstrating their commitment to serving and protecting their communities. Queen Elizabeth II inspecting firefighters, London - Her Majesty acknowledges the courage and dedication of those who selflessly battle flames while ensuring public safety. Lord Mountbatten inspecting Sea Scouts - Inspiring young minds through leadership and guidance, Lord Mountbatten instills values that will shape future generations. LITTLE DORRIT – Amidst Victorian society's complexities, an inspector uncovers hidden truths within Dickens' timeless tale of love and redemption. Yeoman Warders of the Tower on their way to Easter service – Clad in iconic uniforms steeped in history, these guardians march towards tradition while preserving ancient heritage at one of England's most famous landmarks. Lord Roberts inspects Rugby School OTC – Molding character through discipline and camaraderie; this military inspection fosters strength both physically and mentally among young cadets. The Wardens of Amsterdam Drapers Guild known as The Syn – In a display of unity and purposeful coordination; guild members gather for inspection embodying centuries-old traditions passed down from generation to generation.