Government Collection (#7)

Consular diptych of Boethius (ivory relief, 487)
LRI4671276 Consular diptych of Boethius (ivory relief, 487) by Italian School, (5th century); 24x18 cm; Museo di Santa Giulia, Brescia

Portrait of General Thomas J Jackson, known as "Stonewall Jackson"(engraving)
7170730 Portrait of General Thomas J Jackson, known as " Stonewall Jackson" (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

GAF N-22S Searchmaster L VH-HTG
Government Aircraft Factories N-22S Searchmaster L VH-HTG (msn N22S-160). Date: circa 1988

Government Aircraft Factories N. 22B Nomad VH-UVE
Government Aircraft Factories (GAF) N.22B Nomad VH-UVE (msn N22B-133, RTAF - 46121), of the Royal Thai Air Force, before delivery. Date: 1982

Crowd in St. Peters Square, blessing from Pope in Vatican
Vintage 19th century photograph - large crowd in St. Peters Square for a blessing by the Pope from the Vatican. Most liklely Leo XIII

Chartres Cathedral, France, the spires
19th century vintage photograph: Chartres Cathedral, France, the spires

Samuel Smiles, Self Help (colour litho)
2800892 Samuel Smiles, Self Help (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Samuel Smiles, Self Help, Vanity Fair cartoon)

Patriotic poster, Buy British - Britain Always First
Britain Always First - poster celebrating Britihs achievements in breaking speed records on land, water, air and rail. Part of a government campaign to tackle a balance of payments crisis

Patriotic poster, Team Spirit, Buy British
Patriotic poster, Buy British campaign -- It is the Team Spirit that gets there. Buy British and pass your wages to another member of the British team

Peter the Great watching the procedure of the House of Lords (litho)
604435 Peter the Great watching the procedure of the House of Lords (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton (1825-55); Private Collection; (add.info.: An autocrat studying constitutional government)

A New Whip for the Dutch
3787729 A New Whip for the Dutch by Lucas, John Seymour (1849-1923); (add.info.: A New Whip for the Dutch depicting a meeting in the early 1650s)

King Alfred (849-99) submitting his laws to the Witan, illustration from
IL251877 King Alfred (849-99) submitting his laws to the Witan, illustration from Lives of Great Men Told by Great Men, edited by Richard Wilson, c.1920s (colour litho) by Bridges

Radical Members of the South Carolina Legislature, 1868. Creator: Unknown
A carte-de-visite of sixty-four (64) so-called " Radical" members of the reconstructed South Carolina legislature after the Civil War

Aneurin Bevan the Nation Health Minister and founder of the NHS is toured around the 400 bed Park Hospital Davy Hulme, Lancashire. Sylvia Beckingham aged 13 was too shy to ask him any questions. 1947

USA, South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina State House

Guinness Boat, Custom House, Liberty Hall, Dublin, Co Dublin, Ireland

The United States purchase of the Panama Canal, 1903 (1909). From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 8, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1909]

The Houses of Lords and Commons, Westminster, London, 1815. Artist: Byrne
The Houses of Lords and Commons, Westminster, London, 1815

The Reform Bill, 1832 (c1850s). The Rt Hon Earl Grey introduced the Reform Act in Parliament in 1832. It was intended to make wide-ranging changes to the British electoral system

Front page, The London Gazette
Front page of a 17th century issue of The London Gazette, described by some as the worlds most boring newspaper. It contains official government notices and news items, and dates back to the 1660s

World War I spy drawing
What appears to be an innocent landscape drawing is in fact a plan of a harbour and its forts. The sketch has been made in accordance with a secret pictorial code known to the government in whose

WA, Olympia, Washington State Capitol, Legislative Building

Budapest - Danube Architecture
Warm sunlight spotlights the Chain Bridge and the Hungarian Parliament Building against a blue sky and Danube River

The Custom House, Dublin City, County Dublin, Ireland

View of City by Sea

League of Nations / United Nations Building Geneva
Exterior view of the Former League of Nations building and current United Nations Building in Geneva Switzerland

Outline and flag of Luxembourg, 3D

Heath Spotted Orchid or Moorland Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata), Burren, Ireland, Europe

Peat cutting, Connemara, County Galway, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Deserted village of Slievemore, Achill Island, County Mayo, Connacht province, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Repeal of Corn Laws and abolition of tariffs. Richard Cobden (1804-1865) an advocate of Free Trade, hurrying Robert Peel the Prime Minister, along the Free Trade Path

A Kick At The Broad Bottoms! I. e. Emancipation Of All The Talents
A Kick At The Broad Bottoms! I.e. Emancipation Of All The Talents, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, Engraver, [london], 1807, King George Iii, His Face Hidden By A Pillar

PORTUGAL. Lisbon. Germanys Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) arrives prior to the NAC (North Atlantic Council) meeting on November 19, 2010 in Lisbon

County Courthouse, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America, North America

Police guarding Liverpool Station during transport strike
Policemen on horseback guarding Liverpool Station during the general transport strike of 1911. The strike began with two of the seamens unions, resulting from a range of grievances

Statue, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium

Horse Guards and the Old Admiralty building in spring, London, England, UK

The Foreign Office seen from St. Jamess Park, London, England in the 19th century. From London Pictures, published 1890

Edward Henry Smith Stanley, Lord Stanley, engraved after a photograph by Samuel A
XJF265849 Edward Henry Smith Stanley, Lord Stanley, engraved after a photograph by Samuel A. Walker. c.1865 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Walker, Samuel A

Harbour entrance of Constance with the Imperia statue created by Peter Lenk, Lake Constance, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Old town hall, Schweinfurt, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Conservative Van
10th December 1907: A Conservative Party van during electioneering in the provinces. The slogan reads; Socialism Denies Liberty. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Womens Trade Union
circa 1913: Suffragettes carrying the banner of the Womens Trade Union League of New York on a Labour Day Parade through the city. (Photo by Paul Thompson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Working For Suffrage
circa 1913: A crowd of women representing the various professions on a Womens Suffrage Movement parade through New York City. (Photo by Paul Thompson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

View of Hungarian Parliament Building from Fishermans Bastion, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

PORTUGAL. Lisbon. Lithuanias President Dalia Grybauskaite smiles as she arrives prior to the NAC (North Atlantic Council) meeting on November 19, 2010 in Lisbon

Title page of the first printed copy of the Articles of Confederation, 1777
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION. Title page of the first printed copy of the Articles of Confederation, 1777

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