April Collection (page 2)

GLC-LFB - Croydon vehicle workshops
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each location, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Titanic leaving Southampton on the 10th April 1912. 1912

Surrender of General Lee - at Appomattox, C. H. Va. April 9th
Surrender of General Lee - at Appomattox, C.H. Va. April 9th 1865. Date c1873

Poster advertising the British Empire Exhibition, held at Wembley between April and October 1924. With special instructions not to miss the Gold Coast section. 1924

The sinking of the Titanic by Fortunio Matania
An illustration showing the Titanic sinking with all its lights on. Life boats full of survivers can be seen in the foreground. Date: 15th April 1912

Advertisement for Jaeger in Festival of Britain Year, showing two women wearing classic fashions. Date: 1951

SOS message from Titanic
A wireless message received by the Russian steamer Birma from the Titanic about five minutes after Titanic struck the iceberg that sank her

Concordes Cockpit
A mock-up of Concordes cockpit, Filton, Bristol, England, from where the Concorde 002 made its first flight to its test centre at Fairford on 9 April 1969. Date: late 1960s

CONCORDE 002 FLIES 1969
Brian Trubshaw pilots the British-built Supersonic transport aircraft, Concorde 002 on its maiden flight from Filton to Fairford, seven years before entering service. Date: 9 April 1969

George VI Weds Elizabeth
The wedding day of George VI (when Duke of York) and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, with the Earl and Countess of Strathmore, and George V and Queen Mary. Date: 26 April 1923

Hanworth Park, Londons Country Flying Club
Illustration showing Londons Country Flying Club, a mansion set in the middle of Hanworth Park

The Divotee, H. M. Bateman
Humorous illustration showing the results after a rather untalented golfer has tried to tee off

Psychology Booklet Ad
Advert for a booklet issued by the British Institute of Practical Psychology called " I can and I will" guaranteed to eradicate your inferiority complex forever

View of the luxurious reading room onboard the Titanic
A view of one of the many luxurious interior features of the Titanic; the reading and writing room. First class passengers travelled in style onboard the Titanic, having free use of the gym

Aztecs Warriors 1521
Despite the loss of the Fort of Xoloc and the raising to the ground of the Old Palace at Tenochtitlan, the exhausted Aztecs fight furiously on

Jeanne D arc at Orleans
Jeanne d Arc enters Orleans with the French army

What... No Laundry by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Streamlined Piece by David Wright, featuring a woman wearing a pale blue evening dress leaning against a chair. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during

The Dancer by Fred Purvis
Colour illustraton by Fred Purvis showing an elegant solitary dancer in a diaphonous yellow dress

Oxford V Cambridge 1958
An official souvenir from the Oxford versus Cambridge boat race from Putney to Mortlake on 5th April which was won by Cambridge by 3.5 lengths

Chartism Cartoon
NOT SO VERY UNREASONABLE... The Working Man presents his charter to Lord John Russell

Titanic at Cherbourg
The SS Titanic seen at night whilst visiting Cherbourg on the evening of 10th April 1912. Date: 1912

The first de Havilland DH106 Comet 4 G-APDA of BOAC
The first de Havilland DH106 Comet 4, G-APDA, of BOAC, at Hatfield on the day of its first flight, 27 April 1958. Date: 1958

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Sandown Park Racecourse, 1875
Engraving showing the track and stands of the then newly constructed Sandown Park Racecourse, 1875

Battle of Gibraltar
The battle of Gibraltar : a Dutch fleet finds the Spanish fleet in the bay of Gibraltar, and completely destroys it

Houston at San Jacinto
BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO General Sam Houston tells his men to Remember the Alamo !

Coventry General View
A general view of Coventry, Warwickshire

Clink Street, London
Close to Southwark Cathedral, Clink Street was the site of the Clink Prison where, in the 16th century, heretics were held; the bridges are used for transportation of goods

The Right Hon. Cecil J. Rhodes
Rhodes was a diamond and gold mining entrepreneur and worked for the De Beers Mining Company. He was born on the 5th July 1853 and died March 26th 1902

Burnley Vs Liverpool
F.A. CUP FINAL: BURNLEY 1 LIVERPOOL 0 Various photographs of the match including scenes of spectators. Date: 25 April 1914

Spain (1925). Poster of the Festivals of Springtime

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Blitz in London -- bomb disposal at Charing Cross
Blitz in London -- soldiers using a trolley to remove a land mine on Hungerford Railway Bridge, Charing Cross, on 17 April 1941

The Great Fight for the Championship

Concordes Cockpit
A mock-up of Concordes cockpit, Filton, Bristol, England, from where the Concorde 002 made its first flight to its test centre at Fairford on 9 April 1969. Date: 1969

Countess of Warwick at sons wedding
The Countess of Warwick, Frances Evelyn Maynard, Lady Brooke, leaving St Margarets Church, Westminster, after the marriage of her son Lord Brooke (Leopold Guy Francis Maynard Greville)

Charles Lightoller
Second Officer of the Titanic, who miraculous survived and gave evidence to the Sentorial Committee in New York

RAF Wellington bombers attacking a German airfield; Second
Illustration showing Royal Air Force Wellington bombers attacking the German airfield at Stavanger, Norway, during April 1940

First locomotive, passing Great Grimsby Church
The first locomotive passing Great Grimsby Church, on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway

Sir Francis Ronalds
Portrait of English inventor, Sir Francis Ronalds (1788-1873), inventor of the electric telegraph in 1816. He fitted his garden in Hammersmith with an electric telegraph but was refused when he

The Tune That He Loved Best by David Wright, showing a woman sat listening to a gramaphone. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Public Schools Championships at White City
The junior 100 yards final, showing P. Deane (no. 1) of Ardingly winning the race from H. G. Mackenzie (no. 9), of West Bridgford, in 10.6 seconds. Mackenzie later won the 250 yards in 28.5 seconds

Drake Knighted / 1581 / Col
Queen Elizabeth I knights Francis Drake on his ship, Golden Hind, after his round the world voyage

Siege of Londonderry
SIEGE OF LONDONDERRY A popular image depicting the successful defence of the city by the protestants against James II

Germans in Russian Town
German infantry clear a Russian town street by street

Lee Surrenders to Grant
General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox Court House

Wellington at Salamanca
NAPOLEONIC WAR Sortie from Bayonne, at 3 in the morning

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