April Collection (page 56)

View of Bruges Canal, Zeebrugge, Belgium, WW1
View of the Bruges Canal at the sea port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, during the First World War, around the time of the Zeebrugge Raid (23 April 1918)

American Signal Corps at Brest, France, WW1
Men of the US Signal Corps, 4th Infantry, arriving at Brest, north western France, during the First World War. Date: April 1918

Turkish prisoners captured, Tuz Khurmati, WW1
Turkish prisoners captured during action in Tuz Khurmati on the Tigris (now in Iraq) during the First World War. They were captured by the 38th Lancashire Brigade, 13th Division. Date: 29 April 1918

Tornado in Kirksville, Missouri, 1889
A tornado in Kirksville, Missouri, tears off the rooves of buildings, snatching up debris into the air. Date: 27th April 1899

Tornado approaches Kirksville, Missouri, 1889
The view of East McPherson Street, Kirksville Missouri, looking south as a tornado approaches. A bungalow in its path looks set to be destroyed. Date: 27th April 1899

Turkish cavalry outside Gaza, Palestine, WW1
Turkish cavalry bivouacking outside Gaza, Palestine, during the First World War. Date: April 1917

British Bristol fighter plane in flight, WW1
A British Bristol fighter plane of No. 22 Squadron RAF flying over Vert Galant aerodrome, northern France, during the First World War. Date: April 1918

HMS Achates, British destroyer, pre-WW1
HMS Achates, British Acasta-class torpedo boat destroyer, launched 1912, served during the First World War, decommissioned 1921. Date: April 1914

Sinking of the French liner Sontay, Mediterranean, WW1
Scene during the sinking of the French liner Sontay in the Mediterranean after being torpedoed by a German submarine during the First World War, with passengers and crew escaping into lifeboats

Young Princess Elizabeth at Bekonscot
A 10-year-old Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) at Bekonscot in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire - the oldest original model village in the world - April, 1936. Date: 1936

HMAS Zamora at Scapa Flow, Scotland, WW1
The Australian ship HMAS Zamora at Scapa Flow, Scotland, during the First World War. Date: April 1915

Queen Elizabeth II and family at Frogmore, April 1965
The royal family take a leisurely walk around the lake at Frogmore, The Queen holds the infant Prince Edward (Earl of Wessex) in her arms while four year old Prince Andrew walks alongside her

1st Battalion Middlesex Regiment, Cassel, France, WW1
Men of the 1st Battalion Middlesex Regiment in a group photo near Cassel, northern France, towards the end of the First World War. They are all happy and smiling. Date: 25 April 1918

President Wilson addressing Congress in April 1917
President Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) addressing the American Congress to recommend entering the war on the side of the Allies. Four days later the USA declared war on Germany

Dr Chaim Weizmann speaking at Rishon LeZion, WW1
Dr Chaim Azriel Weizmann (1874-1952), member of the Zionist Commission in Palestine, who later became the first President of the State of Israel

Chile - Calbuco Volcano
Calbuco is a stratovolcano in southern Chile, located southeast of Llanquihue Lake and northwest of Chapo Lake, in the Los Lagos Region

Silver Wedding Anniversary of King and Queen
General view of the interior of St. Pauls Cathedral during the Thanksgiving Service as part of the Silver Wedding Anniversary Celebrations of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in April 1948. 1948

General Mahon decorates Sarrail with the KCMG
French General Sarrail (Maurice-Paul-Emmanuel Sarrail - 18561929) decorated with the KCMG by General Mahon (Sir Bryan Thomas Mahon - 1862-1930 - Lembet Camp, Salonika Front)

Howitzer beyond repair, Calais, France, WW1
A 4.5 inch Howitzer beyond repair at the Ordnance Depot, Calais, France, during the First World War. Date: 19 April 1917

British soldiers and tanks in open country, WW1
British soldiers and tanks in open country on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: April 1917

The cliffs near Brighton. Date: April 1844

Two soldiers using heliograph for signalling, France, WW1
Two soldiers using a heliograph for visual signalling near Feuchy, during the Battle of Arras in northern France, during the First World War. Date: April 1917

British 5 inch Howitzer, Richebourg, France, WW1
A British 5 inch Howitzer belonging to the 4th Howitzer Brigade, 49th West Riding Division, in action at Richebourg Saint Vst on the Western Front in northern France during the First World War

Aerial photograph of Zeebrugge, Belgium, during WW1
Aerial photograph (British) of the sea port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, taken from a height of 17, 000 feet in a DHA (De Havilland)

General Franchet d Esperey and General Chretien
Louis Felix Marie Francois Franchet d Esperey (1856-1942) and General Chretien outside a building. Date: 24 April 1916

Artillery Observation Officer sets lamp, Kemmel Ridge, WW1
An Artillery Observation Officer setting his lamp to signal back to his Battery the results of firing, around the time of the Battles of Kemmel Ridge (Kemmelburg, Lys, Flanders)

Tornado over turns house, 1886
The overturning action of tornadoes on buildings in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The neighbours, who took the precaution of boarding their windows up, seem to have come off better. Date: April 15th 1886

The Sketch front cover - Festival of Britain
Front cover of the Sketch magazine, showing a map of the United Kingdom with rays emanating from the London area, together with a lady in historical costume holding a tray of toys

Dog Show Catalogue 1903
The front cover of the catalogue for the second annual show of the Atlantic City Kennel Club. Date: 1903

Leopold Weds Helen 1882
LEOPOLD DUKE OF ALBANY Fourth and youngest son of Queen Victoria, in a carriage with his bride, Princess Helen of Waldeck-Pyrmont after the wedding ceremony. Date: 1853 - 1884

Edward V of England
EDWARD V Reigned April to June in 1483. Date: 1470 - 1483

The Girl of the Period
A comment on a media debate over the dress & manners of The Girl of the Period sparked by a censorious article in the Saturday Review. Date: April 1868

Paulhan to Manchester
Louis Paulhan narrowly beats Grahame-White in a flight from London to Manchester (landing en route) : his plane - a Farman biplane - is virtually identical to Grahame-White s. Date: 28th April 1910

Petit Saint Bernard 1794
The French take the PETIT SAINT-BERNARD, the Alpine pass which gives them access to Italy Date: 24 April 1794

Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover, Red April
Red April, 1965 - A ray from a spinning ball, created by three enemy ships, destroys an American spaceship. Date: 1932

Muck Spreading
Spreading muck on a field in Essex Date: April 1957

Macchi Breaks Record
Italian aviator Francesco Agello breaks the world speed record, flying over Lake Garda at 682 km/h. Next year he will do even better, reaching 711 km/h. Date: 10 April 1933

Britannia and Eve front cover, April 1932
Front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine featuring a fresh-faced breezy looking woman in a yellow outfit finished off with red lipstick and a green neck scarf

Britannia and Eve magazine, April 1935
Front cover illustration featuring a pensive looking woman wearing a yellow blouse with a wide brimmed hat of blue trimmed with yellow

A captured German Fokker plane, brought down intact by the French, packed up for transport

Cover of B. O. N. April 1943
Cover of B.O.N. (The Bomb-Aimers, Observers and Navigators Union) for April 1943, the official magazine of 48 Air School based in Woodbrook, East London, South Africa

Double page spread in a diary for 20-25 April
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 20-25 April. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Double page spread in a diary for 14-19 May
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 14-19 May. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Kaiser Wilhelm, 1915
Compared with Napoleon and guilty of similar mistakes The Illustrated London News shares its views on Kaiser Wilhem II(1859-1941) in 1915

Gandhi addresses followers at Dandi
Mahatma Gandhi, his cloak drawn over his head, his staff in his hand, addresses his followers at Dandi at the culmination of the Salt March or Satyagraha

Salt March
A scene of illegality : Gandhis followers picking up salt on the seashore at Dandi at the culmination of the Salt March in India to protest against the British tax on salt

Menu from Halifax Union Board of Guardians dinner
The cover of the commemorative menu at the Halifax Union Board of Guardians final dinner. The abolition of all the countrys Boards of Guardians after April 1930 marked the end of the workhouse system

May Day / Ally Sloper
Ally Sloper celebrates May day in the back garden, although the unseemly conduct of a neighbor with a hosepipe sees that the whole affair ends on a damp note

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