HMS Duke of Wellington firing a Royal Salute as flagship at Portsmouth, Hampshire Size:Large: 7 x 5in Satire alluding to the concern

Satire alluding to the concern of the City about possible loss of its ancient privileges by the Royal Commission on Municipal Corporations

The 'Vocal Memnon'

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Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) seen here with his trainer Angelo Dundee during his fight with Ernie Terrell at the Astrodome

He was killed during the Apollo 1 training accident and posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and was previously awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal for his Gemini 4 spaceflight

HMS Duke of Wellington firing a Royal Salute as flagship at Portsmouth, Hampshire Size:Large: 7 x 5in Satire alluding to the concernHMS 'Duke of Wellington' firing a Royal Salute as flagship at Portsmouth, Hampshire, 1896. Powered by both sail and steam, the 'Duke of Wellington' was a 131 gun first rate ship of the line launched in 1852. She was intended to be named the 'Windsor Castle' but was renamed in honour of the Duke of Wellington, who died on the day she was launched. She replaced HMS 'Victory' as flagship of the Port Admiral of Portsmouth in 1869. A print from The Navy