Cap Collection (page 4)

Woman in flapper dress 1923
Soft georgette evening gown, with cross-over bodice, edged with narrow band of self-coloured satin. Two flat panels appeared at the front and back of the skirt

Picture No. 11772517
Dog cross breed dog wearing a flat cap Date:

Gwennap United Mines, Poldory, Gwennap, Cornwall. 1923
Group of miners - men and boys - sitting outside a shed, 1923. Photographer: Samuel John Govier

Lady and soldier on Flag Day, Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall. 18th October 1916
Collecting day for " Our Lady". The soldier is a sergeant in the 14th (County of London) Battalion, London Scottish Regiment

Come Lad, Slip Across and Help, recruiting poster from World War I, pub. by The
" Come Lad, Slip Across and Help", recruiting poster from World War I, pub. by The Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, 1915 (colour litho)

The Coxswain of the Aldeburgh lifeboat, Charlie Mann, with a catch of herrings. 28 September 1925

EUSTACHIO, Bartolomeo (1500-1574). Italian anatomist

Steam lorry, Llandyssil, Powys, Mid Wales
A steam lorry (Manns patent steam cart) belonging to Evans & Jones, haulage contractors, laden with goods which have just been loaded from a train at Llandysul (or Llandyssil)

Policemen in station parade room, London
Four policemen stand ready in their uniforms, with notebooks, whistles and truncheons, in the station parade room at Ruislip, north west London, watched by their commanding officer

1st Earl of Birkenhead with his daughter on board their yacht, (Isle of Wight?), c1925
Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead (1872-1930) with his daughter Lady Pamela Smith Berry, Baroness Hartwell (1915-1982) on board their yacht, (Isle of Wight?), c1925

Jennie Benson music hall comedienne and mimic
Jennie Benson comedienne and mimic. Known for her character studies. Dressed as a soldier during the First World War in greatcoat and cap, smoking a cigarette. Signed card. Date: circa 1917

Charles Thurston Fogg-Elliot, 1894. Artist: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward
Charles Thurston Fogg-Elliot, 1894. A portrait of Charles Thurston Fogg-Elliot (1870-1955). [Vanity Fair, 1894]

The crew of the royal yacht Victoria and Albert III, Norway, 1904 (1908). Artist: Queen Alexandra
The crew of the royal yacht Victoria and Albert III, Norway, 1904 (1908). From Queen Alexandras Christmas Gift Book, Photographs from My Camera, by Queen Alexandra

Balloting for the coal strike, Wheatsheaf Colliery, Pendlebury, January 1912, (c1920). Artist: Topical Press Agency
Balloting for the coal strike, Wheatsheaf Colliery, Pendlebury, near Manchester, January 1912, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Cycling, Sport, Fun, Travel, 20th century. A print from La Manufacture Francais D Armes et Cycles de Saint-Etienne, French mail order catalog

Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian singer, poet, and actor, 1979. Vysotsky (1938-1980), in the television mini-series The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed

Leek Show winners
Two prize winners at a Leek Show displaying their impressive vegetables alongside a couple of equally impressive mantel clocks, presumably their prizes

Choirbook number 3. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Coronati
Choirbook number 3. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Antiphonary By Master of Burgo de Osma. Parchment. Coronation of the Virgin surrounded by Saints and Bishops. Miniature. Letter U. Spain

Happy Families Playing Cards - Mr Jack Tar the Sailor
Happy Families Playing Cards Mr Jack Tar the Sailor. late 19th century

Town crier, St Marys, Scilly Isles
The local town crier, Wilfred Tonkin, on St Mary s, Scilly Isles. Seen here announcing the fact that the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, has taken up residence in his holiday bungalow

Newspaper Seller 1933
A newspaper seller in a flat cap and overcoat stands next to his stall on Wednesday, March 1st, 1933. Headlines include The Times: The Arms Embargo - Geneva Comment and Dictatorship in Germany

Picture No. 11051062
Dog Cavapoo puppy ( 7 wks old ) wearing a flat cap Date:

Milk man with his horse and float stands in a street where an unexploded bomb has been found in Sidcup, Kent

Picture No. 10983921
Dog - 14 week old Sussex Spaniel puppy wearing a flat cap Date:

Fire at 298 Old Brompton Road, London SW5, 25 February 1956. A mother is reunited with her son after a dramatic rescue by Sub Officers Kirby and Temple under dangerous conditions

Riparia riparia, Hirundo rustica, Delichon urbica
Plate 36 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 1 (1925)

Tragopan melanocephala, western tragopan
Plate 23 by Joseph Wolf from Daniel Giraud Elliots A Monograph of the Phasianid, or Family of the Pheasants, (1872)

REVOLUTIONARY WAR CARTOON. The Female Combatants - or Who Shall. English cartoon, 1776, on the war between America and England

Cap badge, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Brass cap badge (the Kings Crown Shield) of REME, the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Oval in shape, with a crown at the top, a pair of compasses at the centre

Profile portrait of a racehorse in full flight, along with inset illustrations of a jockeys cap and crop. Date: circa 1910s

Cameron Highlanders with Maxim gun, WW1
Two soldiers of the Cameron Highlanders using a Maxim gun during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Gunners in sheepskin coats, Bazentin, France, WW1
Gunners wearing sheepskin coats at Bazentin-le-Petit, northern France, during the First World War. They are sitting on a stack of artillery shells. Date: November 1916

Lady Charles Cavendish (Adele Astaire) in Schiaparelli
Lady Charles Cavendish, formerly Miss Adele Astaire (sister and dancing partner of Fred) pictured wearing a coat and skirt in green tweed trimmed with galliac, worn with a blouse of black jersey

COBB & JACKSON, 1913. Ty Cobb (1886-1961) and Shoeless Joe Jackson (1888-1951). American baseball players. Photographed in 1913

Albion charabanc, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A group of people on a choir outing in an Albion solid tyred charabanc outside Morses Refreshment Rooms in Dew Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Llest Colliery explosion, Glamorgan, South Wales
A group of men and boys waiting for news of miners trapped underground following an explosion at Llest (Lluest) Colliery, Pontyrhyl, near Bridgend, Glamorgan, South Wales

An old man with cap and white beard smoking a cigar, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Newsagents Shop / Crippen
A newsagents shop at the time of the Crippen case with a billboard announcing " Fresh evidence at Bow Street - Full Report"

Boy and Sheep
A little boy carring a metal pail of feed, is followed by a hungry sheep!

15th Century Jester
A French court jester, in traditional outfit, with cap and bells, carrying a ninny stick, or jesters wand

Mercedes-Benz 280SL Pagoda 1969 White
Mercedes-Benz 280SL Pagoda, 1969, White, Mercedes Benz, MER146208

Comic postcard, Enormous man with woman in the sea Date: 20th century

Samurai with two swords, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph - Japan - samurai in a studio setting, with two swords, proably an actor

The Dolly Sisters performing their Persian Dance 1921
The Dolly Sisters as they perform their Persian dance in the " League of Notions", a popular revue at the New Oxford

American actor Gene Kelly pictured during the 1955 Cannes Film festival. May 1955

A Chimpanzee at Twycross Zoo playing a round of golf. 10th September 1980

Portrait of a Woman, 1630. Creator: Nicolaes Eliasz Pickenoy
Portrait of a Woman, 1630

Ann Old Coleman (Mrs. Robert Coleman), c. 1820. Creator: Jacob Eichholtz
Ann Old Coleman (Mrs. Robert Coleman), c. 1820

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The cap, a symbol of triumph and tradition. From Dave Wottle's victorious run at the 1972 Munich Olympics to the hardworking fishermen in Newfoundland, Canada who rely on their caps while catching cod. Picture No. 11768937 captures Jackie Robinson's daring steal home under the watchful eye of catcher Andy Seminick, showcasing the fearless spirit of American baseball. W. G. Grace, Sir Donald Bradman, and the Kings Own Scottish Borderers all donned their caps with pride as they excelled in their respective fields. Even in leisurely moments, like a game of cards or watching an England Test cricket XI match in Nottinghamshire back in 1899, caps were worn with style and elegance by Jolly Joker players and cricket enthusiasts alike. The iconic image of a policeman on his BSA motorcycle patrolling London streets reminds us that even those upholding law and order relied on their trusty caps for protection. In historical times, medieval archers skillfully aimed arrows from beneath their sturdy caps while artists like WA Rouch immortalized these brave warriors on canvas. And let us not forget Harold Harvey's masterpiece 'The Clay Pit, ' where laborers toiled away wearing humble caps as they shaped our world. Through victories and challenges alike, the cap remains a timeless symbol that unites athletes, workers, soldiers, artists - people from all walks of life - reminding us that no matter our role or era we belong to; it is through perseverance and dedication that we can proudly wear our cap.