April Collection (page 4)

Kit Inspection by David Wright, showing a naked woman surrounded by clothes. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

PINBALL MACHINE / 1963
A pinball machine first manufactured by J.H. Keeney & Co. Inc. in April 1963. The game, Venus, is loosly based on bingo and there are six bingo cards on the back glass. Date: 1963

BUNKERs HILL MINE / 1875
Bunkers Hill mine, in North Staffordshire, the scene of a fatal explosion on April 30th 1875. Date: 1875

Nieuport 17s of the French N124 Escadrille Lafayette
Four Nieuport 17s of the French N124 Escadrille Lafayette, formed of French commanded American volunteer pilots. The squadron was formed in April 1916

BAe Systems Hawks RAF Red Arrows Cosford 1982
RAFAT RAF Red Arrows BAe Systems Hawks perform the vixen break at Cosford in April 1982 Date: 1982

Boeing 707-436 G-APFD first BOAC 707 LAP 1960
Tail of Boeing 707-436 G-APFD first BOAC 707 delivered LAP 29 April 1960, 2 days after delivery Date: 1960

Queen Mary Ocean liner 1936
Front cover of Weekly Illustrated Magazine showing Queen Mary Ocean liner at Clydebank, Scotland, built by John Brown & Company Scotland. Now permanently moored at Long Beach, California, USA. 1936

Canadian gunners, Battle of Vimy Ridge, France, WW1
Canadian gunners firing a 6 inch Howitzer during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, northern France, during the First World War. Date: April 1917

HMS Daffodil IV on her return to the Mersey from Zeebrugge. The Zeebrugge Raid, which took place on 23 April 1918, was an attempt by the British Royal Navy to neutralize the key Belgian port of

Asser and Sherwins Archery and Cricket Repository, London
Engraving showing the interior of Messrs. Asser and Sherwins Archery and Cricket repository, Strand, London, 1875. The necessity of a store devoted to the two sports reflects their popularity through

View of Fampoux, First Battle of the Scarpe, April 9th 1917

First published photograph, William Fox-Talbot facsimile of a photogenic drawing showing fern leaves. Date: 1839

Noonday, Granada
This painting shows a busy street corner of Granada, a city in Andalusia, southern Spain, with men and women carrying shopping baskets and a white packhorse stood on the right. Date: circa 1915

RMS Titanic, maiden voyage, 10 April 1912

Tower Bridge under construction, April 1892 Date: 1892

Johns Joyce
A Portrait of writer, John Stanislaus Joyce, the father of Irish writer, James Joyce. Seated with hands folded. Date: circa 1926

HMS Bonaventure - an Astraea-Class second-class cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Bonaventure, an Astraea-Class second-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, ordered as part of the eight-ship Astraea class under the Naval Defence Act of 1889

Marriage of Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon 1923
Marriage of Duke of York (later George VI) and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey, London. Archbishop of Canterbury performing the ceremony the King and Queen standing behind

Fashion design by Eva Lutyens. 1936

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyonweds Albert, Duke of York
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Albert, Duke of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, pictured together at Buckingham Palace on their wedding day on 26th April 1923. Date: 1923

Bystander Royal Wedding Number front cover - George VI
Front cover of The Bystander magazines Royal Wedding Number, celebrating the marriage of Prince Albert of York (the future King George VI) to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on 26 April 1923

Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - The Battle of Waterloo, 1815. Watercolour by William Heath, unsigned, 1818 (c).Possibly the original design for Wellingtons Victories plate 29, drawn and etched by W Heath

Poster design, Brussels International Exhibition, April to November 1935. Date: 1935

Mr Grahams balloon ascent, Kew Bridge
Poster advertising Aerostation. Mr Grahams Sixteenth Ascent from the gardens of the Star & Garter Tavern, Kew Bridge, London. Date: 4 April 1825

de Havilland DH85 Leopard Moth, G-AIYS, at Croydon, April 1947

Bristol Freighter IA F-BCJM
Bristol Freighter IA, F-BCJM, of Socie

de Havilland DH115 Vampire Trainer T55 333
de Havilland DH115 Vampire Trainer T55, 333, was delivered to the Iraqi Air Force in April 1953. Date: 1953

WW1 / 1915 / AIR / COURTRAI
Rhodes-Moorhouse bombs the railway at Courtrai, wins the Victoria Cross but dies of his wounds. Date: 26 April 1915

GLC-LFB appliance fleet - foam tender
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

GLC-LFB - Turntable Ladder at Brigade HQ
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

British rigid airship No. 9 in flight, WW1
British rigid airship No. 9 (also known as 9r) during the First World War, the first British rigid airship to be completed by Vickers

Fashions for the Festival of Britain, showing a woman modelling a series of scarves by Jacqmar, printed with designs relating to London and the Festival

Concorde 002
The second Concorde prototype (002) takes shape on the final assembly jig at Filton, Bristol, England, from where the Concorde 002 made its first flight on 9 April 1969. Date: 1969

Front cover of The Bystander by Rick Elmes
A front cover illustration by Rick Elmes entitled The Minx, depicting an elegant young woman in evening dress, with her fur-trimmed coat falling off her shoulders

Titanic panoramic image
A panoramic image of RMS Titanic, with a tug, a sailing boat and a rowing boat alongside to show the difference in size. The luxury cruise liner sank on her maiden voyage after hitting an iceberg

Britannia and Eve front cover, April 1954
An elegant woman in a full-skirted dress with a nipped in waist typical of 1950s fashion, poses with hat and gloves finishing off her ensemble

Some Titanic officers lost in disaster
Photograph by AJF Bond of Bodmin of six officers of RMS Olympic taken on the bridge of the ship on the ships maiden voyage

Mrs Florence Emily Hardy
Florence Emily Hardy, nee Dugdale, second wife of the novelist Thomas Hardy, pictured in 1914. Florence was Hardys secretary and herself a write of childrens books

The Opening of the Royal Albert Hall, March 1871
Engraving showing the interior of the Royal Albert Hall, London, during its Grand Opening by Queen Victoria, on the 29th March 1871

Hiker & Camper Mag / 4. 31
Front cover of a magazine devoted to hikers, ramblers and campers featuring spring daffodils

Newcastle United vs. Barnsley, F. A. Cup Final, 1910
Illustration of the F.A. Cup Final between Newcastle United and Barnsley, with one of the Barnsley defenders (in dark shirts) chesting down the ball; Crystal Palace Football Ground, 23rd April 1910

Me 110 over Greece
Italy; a German twin-engined Messerschmitt 110 fighter over the mountains of Sicily : german aircraft came to help the Italians eject the Allies from the Mediterranean

Culloden Battlefield
After the battle : Royal soldiers mop up the remnants of the Pretenders forces on Drummossie Moor : the savage reprisals earned Cumberland the sobriquet of Butcher

Tending Oyster Beds
American oystermen of New Jersey plant millions of young, unmarketable oysters at the end of the season, in April, to be harvested later in the year

Battle of Concord Bridge
The Fight at Concord Bridge

Titanic / Southampton 1912
A bad omen: as the Titanic leaves Southampton, the steamer New York accidentally breaks its moorings. Captain Smith stops Titanics engines and a collision is avoided

Events / Culloden / 1746
Charles Edward Stuart in action on the battlefield

First Car in Paris
The first automobile in the streets of Paris is Leon Serpollets Voiture Miracle, authorised by the police to drive in public

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