Union Collection (page 21)

WW2 British Bulldog Christmas Card
A WW2 Christmas greetings card which shows a British Bulldog standing upon a Union Jack flag, wearing a soldier's tin hat. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Birthday Card, Standing By The Flag
A WW2 birthday greetings card, the illustration shows a Scottish terrier dog wearing a tin hat and armed with a rifle, standing guard beside a Union Jack flag, with the radio active. Date: circa 1941

WW2 Greetings Card
An illustrated WW2 greetings card complete with ribbon, To my son on active service. The image shows a Union Jack flag hung below some green shuttered windows. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Christmas Card, British Fighter Plane
A WW2 Christmas greetings card cover, the illustration shows a British fighter plane soaring by a large Union Jack flag. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Christmas Card, A. T. S. Girl
An illustrated WW2 Christmas greetings card, the image portrays an Auxiliary Territorial Service girl waving the Union Jack flag. Date: circa 1940s

RMS Warwick Castle of the Union Castle Line in service between Britain and South Africa during the mid 20th century. Built as Pretoria Castle in 1938 by Harland & Wolff at Belfast

RMS Pretoria Castle of the Union Castle Line in service between Britain and South Africa during the mid 20th century. She made her last revenue run in September 1975. Date: circa 1950

Union Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Harland and Wolff, Belfast, set of 24 postcards
Harland and Wolff, Belfast, 24 of a collection of 31 postcards from shop stewards of different unions relating to the shipyard from September 1911. Date: 1910s

Poster, Union Castle Line, tours to South Africa
Union Castle Line promotional poster, summer and winter tours to South Africa, with stylised image of a baby and flaxen fields. 24ins. 39ins. Date: early 1930s

Harland and Wolff, scale profile drawing of ship
HARLAND & WOLFF: Scale profile drawing on oilcloth of TSS Dominion and Build No. 280 later Union Line?s RMS Norman. 46ins. 15ins

Harland and Wolff, scale profile drawing of TSS Dominion
HARLAND & WOLFF: Scale profile drawing on oilcloth of TSS Dominion and Build No. 280 later Union Line?s RMS Norman. 46ins. 15ins

RMS Empress of Ireland, two silk postcards
THE MAY COLLECTION: RMS Empress of Ireland, two silk postcards

Ocean liners, collection of five silk postcards
THE MAY COLLECTION: Five silk postcards, featuring the Saxonia, Mauretania and Corsican

Union Jack And H. M. S. Victory
A pair of wartime illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image a naval Union Jack flag, while the right picture shows H.M.S

WW2 Britain's Forces With Allies
This illustration combined a number of John Hassal's works, portraying members of Britain's forces during WW2, along with their allies

WW2 - Prime Minister Winston Churchill
WW2 era portrait of Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) - British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice

Soldiers at Chumbi village, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa, in 1904

Advert, Binyon's Elastic Chest Expander - avoid stooping of the shoulders and contraction of the chest. Date: 1848

Lewis Arundel or the Railroad of Life by Frank Fairlegh, illustrated by Phiz (Hablot K Browne) Date: 1848

Advert, W & J Sanger, Parasols Date: 1848

Advertisement Illustration, Cruise
An advertisement illustration showing a small steam boat cruising down a narrow river with tourists on board at the back, a boy stands at the front holding up a Union Jack flag. Date: circa 1939

Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory U. S. S. R. - The observatory was opened in 1839, brainchild of astronomer
Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory U.S.S.R. - The observatory was opened in 1839, brainchild of astronomer, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve. Date: 1950s

The Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory, St. Petersburg
Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory U.S.S.R. - The observatory was opened in 1839, brainchild of astronomer, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve. Date: 1950s

Royal Fusiliers marching through the City of London
The Royal Fusiliers marching through the City of London Date: 1915

Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment and Colours
The Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment and Colours - uniforms in 1713, 1813 and 1915 Date: 18th century

The Colours and Escort, the Manchester Regiment Date: 1915

The Border Regiment, Uniforms and Colours - Private (1756), Drummer, 55th Regiment (1792), Grenadier, 55th Regiment (1767) Date: 18th century

Officers with Colours, Royal Dublin Fusiliers Date: 1915

Colours of old 86th Regiment, now 2nd Battalion Irish Rifles
Colours of the old 86th Regiment, now the 2nd Battalion of the Irish Rifles Date: 1915

Poland. Mazoviens, Highlanders, Lithuanians, Cracowians
Poland. From left to right: 1- Mazoviens, 2- Highlanders, 3- Lithuanians, 4- Cracowians. Engraving by Lemaitre. History of Poland, by Charles Foster. Panorama Universal, 1840

Tadeusz Kosciuszko (1746-1817). Polish general and statesman. National hero in Poland and Belarus for his leadership of a national insurrection

Stanislaw II Augustus (1732-1798). King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1764-1795). He was the last monarch of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Portrait

First Partition of Poland
Partitions of Poland. The First Partition of Poland. It was decided on August 5, 1772. The agreement was signed in Vienna in February 1772

John III Sobieski - King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania
John III Sobieski (1629-1696). King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1674-1696). Statue dedicated to the Polish hero in Lazienki Park, Warsaw. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Lafon

Plan of the Battle of Vienna, 12 September 1683
Holy Roman Empire. Plan of the Battle of Vienna, 12 September 1683. It took place at Kahlenberg Mountain, near Vienna, ather the city had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire during two months

John III Sobieski (1629-1696). King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1674-1696). Portrait. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Lafon. History of Poland, by Charles Foster

Wladyslaw IV Vasa (1595-1648). King of Poland. Portrait
Wladyslaw IV Vasa (1595-1648). King of Poland (1632-1648). Grand Duke of Lithuania and titular king of Sweden. He was the eldest son of Sigismund III Vasa and Anna Habsburg of Austria. Portrait

Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (1560-1621). Military commander of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth army. Portrait. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Massard. History of Poland by Charles Foster

Sigismund III Vasa (1566-1632). Engraving, 1840
Sigismund III Vasa (1566-1632) or Sigismund III of Poland. King of Poland (1587-1632) and Sweden (1592-1599), Grand Duke of Lithuania and monarch of the united Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Henry III. King of France. House Valois-Angouleme
Henry III of France (1551-1589). King of France (1574-1589), king of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1573-1575). House Valois-Angouleme. Portrait. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Laderer

Affiches
A portrait lithograph of a young woman, smiling confidently, with her hands on her hips, standing sideways on, beside a wall which has a Union Jack poster upon it, in Oxford. Date: circa 1922

Tipperary
A poster design showing a band of marching soldiers in uniform, some bearing the Union Jack flag, admiring women wearing colourful clothes occupy the stairs. Date: circa 1915

Cunard Line, RMS Umbria - gala night ribbon and photo of a young Cunard crewman. The ship was launched in 1884, operated between Liverpool, Queenstown and New York, and went out of service in 1908

Union Castle Line, RMS Pretoria Castle - instruments
Union Castle Line, RMS Pretoria Castle, later SA Oranje - rare collection of brass engine room instruments together with the ship's bulkhead clock, fixed to an oak shield-shaped panel. 32 inches

Union Castle liner - RMS Windsor Castle, South Africa
Union Castle agent's print showing the RMS Windsor Castle off Cape Town, South Africa. Framed and glazed. 33 x 24 inches. Date: 20th century

Union Castle Line, RMS Pretoria Castle ocean liner
Union CastleLine, RMS Pretoria Castle ocean liner, framed and glazed agent's print. 27 x 17 inches. Date: mid-20th century

RMS Scot - Union Steam Ship Company Ltd, agent poster, Union Line for South & East Africa, on hardboard. 19 x 29 inches. Date: circa 1900

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"Union: A Tapestry of History, Heritage, and Togetherness" Step aboard the majestic Union-Castle Line ships and embark on a voyage through time. From the Royal Wedding of 1947 to the family tree that binds us all, every thread weaves together tales of unity. In Shotley Bridge General Hospital, County Durham, lives were saved and communities united in times of need. The Aberdeen of the 1950s witnessed camaraderie as strong as granite itself. Behold the vibrant Union-Castle shipping line poster adorning walls with promises of adventure across vast oceans. Shackleton, Wild, Adams – names etched in history for their unwavering spirit amidst adversity. Discover William Fairbank's intricate map from 1771 showcasing a correct plan of Sheffield; a testament to how this industrial city thrived through collective efforts. Another masterpiece engraved by Thomas Harris in 1797 captures Sheffield's evolution into an urban hub while preserving its essence. The fluttering flags of the Royal Navy symbolize loyalty and allegiance to a common cause – safeguarding our nation's shores. And within Wales' Millennium Stadium Art lies an artistic representation celebrating shared triumphs and dreams under one roof. But it is perhaps the "Together" poster that encapsulates it all – diverse faces smiling side by side, transcending boundaries imposed by society or circumstance. It reminds us that true strength lies not in division but in unison. Union: where past meets present; where cultures intertwine like threads on a loom; where hearts beat collectively towards progress and understanding. Let us embrace our shared heritage and forge ahead hand-in-hand towards a future built upon unity.