J A Hammerton Collection (page 8)

Prempeh, last of the Ashanti kings, Ghana, 1922. Artist: PA McCann
Prempeh, last of the Ashanti kings, Ghana, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Children skipping in the Grand Place, Bruges, Belgium, 1922. Artist: FC Davis
Children skipping in the Grand Place, Bruges, Belgium, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Armenian Patriarch, leader of the oldest national christian church, 1922
An Armenian Patriarch, leader of the oldest national christian church, 1922. He stands for a national church established by the Armenian king, Tiridates, AD274

A Belgian milkwoman on her morning round, Belgium, 1922. Artist: Donald McLeish
A Belgian milkwoman on her morning round, Belgium, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

The Deb Raja, acting head of the Buddhist Church of Bhutan, 1922. Artist: John Claude White
The Deb Raja, acting head of the Buddhist Church of Bhutan, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Emperor Khai Dinh (1885-1925), 12th Emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty, Annam, Vietnam, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past

Women tending young sugar canes in Jamaica, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

A woman of the Beja Nile or Baggara people, Ethiopia, Africa, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Cupping, wet and dry, as a therapeutic measure, Africa, 1922. Artist: FW Taylor
Cupping, wet and dry, as a therapeutic measure, Africa, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Mulatto girls of the Ouled Nails, Algeria, 1922. Artist: A Bougaut
Mulatto girls of the Ouled Nails, Algeria, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Speared manatee, north-west Australia, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

A street barber and his client, Algeria, Africa, 1922. Artist: Donald McLeish
A street barber and his client, Algeria, Africa, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

An Afridi lookout, Khyber and Kohat Pass, Pakistan and Afghanistan, 1922. Artist: Holmes & Co
An Afridi lookout, Khyber and Kohat Pass, Pakistan and Afghanistan, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

An Afghan woman, 1922. Artist: Holmes & Co
An Afghan woman, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

A wooden, horse-powered suger cane crushing mill, West Indies, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Boys from Artemid, Armenia, 1922. Artist: Maynard Owen Williams
Boys from Artemid, Armenia, 1922. These boys have just walked from Artemid to Van looking for guns. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past

A representation of the Mayflower, 1922. From a model made by Goulding and Co, Plymouth. Also features an inset of a Puritan

Kenyan men playing cards, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

A reed balsa sailing vessel, Bolivia, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Men of the Never Never land, in totem attire, Australia, 1922. Artist: PJ MacMahon
Men of the Never Never land, in totem attire, Australia, 1922. The tufted sticks rising from the heads of the men in the second row are in the nature of nurtunjas, or totem poles

Broom vendor, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Patagonian indians, Argentina, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Romany women, Albania, 1922. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Romany women, Albania, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Algerian woman, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

A woman from Harar in festival attire, Ethiopia, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

An emu man performing the sacred totem of his group, Australia, 1922. Artist: Spencer and Gillen
An emu man performing the sacred totem of his group, Australia, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

A nomad maid of the mill preparing couscous, Algeria, 1922. Artist: A Bougaut
A nomad maid of the mill preparing couscous, Algeria, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

A meeting of Mirdite mountaineers and their town kinsmen outside a Scutari cathedral, Turkey, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past

Gaucho sweethearts exchange mate cups, Argentina, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

A milkwoman with a government inspector, Belgium, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

A Kabyles woman, Algeria, 1922. Artist: Crete
A Kabyles woman, Algeria, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

The Seyid, Mustapha el Idrisi, southern Arabia, 1922. Artist: Donald McLeish
The Seyid, Mustapha el Idrisi, southern Arabia, 1922. A descendant of Fatima, Mahomets daughter, who married the martyred Ali

Clarifying sugar cane juce, Annam, Vietnam, 1922. An Annamese peasant ladles raw juice into copper pans, where it is mixed with ashes, clay, lime or another refining material

A Moi couple inside the village palisade, Africa, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Hadendoan people, East Africa, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

A group of Masai warriors in full battle panoply, 1922. Artist: SJ Hopper
A group of Masai warriors in full battle panoply, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Country dance after a church service on feast days, Andorra, 1922. Artist: JT Parfit
Country dance after a church service on feast days, Andorra, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

A girl on a camel litter, Algeria, 1922. Artist: Crete
A girl on a camel litter, Algeria, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

A group of monks at the monastery of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Two Italian dragoons, 1922. Artist: Donald McLeish
Two Italian dragoons, 1922. The pride of the people. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Two Italian policemen, 1922. Artist: Donald McLeish
Two Italian policemen, 1922. Stalwarts of Italys highly efficient police force. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Waiting for the doctor in remote Galway, Ireland, 1922. Artist: AW Cutler
Waiting for the doctor in remote Galway, Ireland, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Annual procession of the Orangemen, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1922. Artist: J Johnson
Annual procession of the Orangemen, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Tinsmiths in a tinsmiths shop, India, 1922. Artist: R Gorbold
Tinsmiths in a tinsmiths shop, India, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Officers of the 15th Ludhiana Sikks, Indian army, India, 1922. Artist: Bourne and Shepherd
Officers of the 15th Ludhiana Sikks, Indian army, India, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Hindu children of North Kashmir, India, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Kashmiri women, India, 1922. Artist: Publishers Photo Service
Kashmiri women, India, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Afridis (Pathan tribes); warfare in the northern Indian marches, India, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

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"J. A. Hammerton: A Journey Through History's Captivating Moments" Step into the world of J. A. Hammerton, a renowned artist and chronicler of historical events. From capturing the essence of war to depicting cultural traditions, Hammerton's artistry brings these moments to life. In 1942, Sir John Alexander Hammerton immortalized the iconic image of 8th Army commander Bernard Law Montgomery. With his skilled brushstrokes, he conveyed Montgomery's determination and leadership during a critical time in history. Transporting us back to World War I, we witness the bravery of hooded British Territorials charging German trenches at Loos on September 25th, 1915. The intensity and sacrifice depicted by an unknown artist remind us of the immense courage displayed on that fateful day. Hammerton also celebrates victory through his artwork like "The Campbells are Coming. " In this piece from 1917, brave pipers play Highland regiments to triumph. Their melodies echo through time as symbols of resilience and unity. Venturing beyond wars, Hammerton captures cultural diversity with precision. His portrayal of Arunta tribesmen preparing for a corroboree in central Australia transports us into their sacred rituals in 1922—an artistic collaboration with Baldwin Spencer that showcases their rich heritage. Ireland comes alive through AW Cutler's interpretation under J. A. Hammerton's guidance in "A pair of straw boys. " This captivating scene from 1922 immerses us in Irish folklore and tradition—a testament to preserving culture amidst changing times. Hammerton also delves into significant historical events such as "The Historic Landing from the River Clyde at Seddul Bahr, " which depicts Gallipoli's April 25th landing—a pivotal moment etched forever in our collective memory. Maps become works of art under unknown creators' hands—illustrating Russia's retreat from Galicia (1915) and invasion of East Prussia (1915).