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Old Bill is a fictional character created in 1914–15 by cartoonist Bruce Bairnsfather. Old Bill was depicted as an elderly, pipe-smoking British "tommy" with a walrus moustache. Old Bill was depicted as an elderly, pipe-smoking British "tommy" with a walrus moustache.
Old Bill by Frederic Remington in Cuba, 1898. Unofficial mascot of the 3rd US Cavalry. In 1898, the American artist Frederic Remington was visiting the camp of the 3rd U.S. Cavalry in Tampa, Florida, where the regiment was preparing for the invasion of Cuba during the Spanish–American War. During his visit, Remington's attention was drawn to ...
Old Bill is the adopted mascot of the United States Cavalry and is known throughout the U.S. Army's Armor and Cavalry communities as the symbol of mobile warfare. [2] This depiction of Old Bill wearing an MP brassard represents the long shared history and lineage between the 117th MP BN (and its subordinate units in East Tennessee ) with the ...
"Old Bill" and Bairnsfather himself continued in popularity between the wars. Many police officers of the time had similar facial hair, and that may have led to British police being referred to as The Old Bill. The Bill was a British t.v. series which shortened the original commonly-used phrase.
File:Midshipmen H. R. Page and W. C. Specht with "Old Bill", the Navy football team mascot.jpg. Add languages. Page contents not supported in other languages.
Bill XXXII died of natural causes on April 16, 2011. Lt. Thomas Scazzafavo USN released this statement, "A solemn note is being passed to the Naval Academy family on behalf of Team Bill, the mascot handlers. Bill XXXII, known to many as “Old Bill,” passed onto greener pastures this past weekend.
Here are some fun facts about Smokey, who was picked on Sept. 26, 1953, as the official mascot of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Happy birthday, Smokey! The University of Tennessee mascot ...
Old bill or Old Bill may refer to: Slang for the police, used in the United Kingdom; Old Bill (comics), a cartoon character created in 1914–15 by Bruce Bairnsfather The Better 'Ole or The Romance of Old Bill, 1917 stage musical comedy based on the cartoon character; The Romance of Old Bill, 1918 British silent film based on the play