August Collection (#72)

Field Marshal von Mackensen with wreath in Berlin
Field Marshal August von Mackensen (1849-1945), German army officer, about to lay a wreath at the foot of the statue of Frederick the Great in Berlin, Germany

Archduke Josef of Austria during WW1
Archduke Joseph August Viktor Klemens Maria of Austria, Prince of Hungary and Bohemia (1872-1962). Seen here in uniform during the First World War, with a guard standing in the background

Sport & Country nameplate with beach scene
Nameplate for the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, Sport & Country of 3rd August 1955, featuring a colourful illustration of a beach scene with sailing boats and people in deckchairs

Archduke Josef of Austria on Romanian Front, WW1
Archduke Joseph August Viktor Klemens Maria of Austria, Prince of Hungary and Bohemia (1872-1962). Seen here inspecting troops on the Romanian Front during the First World War. Date: 1917

Gerald Lee Bevans first appearance in the Guildhall police
Stockbroker Gerald Lee Bevans first appearance in the Guildhall police court, to meet the charges of fraud brought against him

Group of people on Mount Pilatus, Switzerland
A group of people described as a Polytechnic Party, enjoying a day out on Mount Pilatus, Switzerland. Date: August 1908

Seychelles Scouts Bathing
The scouts have two sea baths a day. The Scoutmaster in the centre. August Camp, Seychelles. circa 1931

Sir Douglas Haig reviewing troops, Ebblinghem, France
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928), British army officer, reviewing the 5th Australian Division at Ebblinghem, northern France, during the First World War. August 1917

Field Marshal August von Mackensen, Bucharest, Romania
Field Marshal August von Mackensen (1849-1945), German Army officer, seen here with others in Bucharest, Romania, during the First World War. Date: December 1916

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia with soldiers, Charleville
Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst of Prussia (1882-1951). Seen here (right) at Charleville, France, watching a march past of soldiers

Field-Marshal Sir John French at Bapaume, France, WW1
Field-Marshal Sir John French (1852-1925), leaving HMS Sentinel on his arrival at Bapaume, Northern France, where he was commanding the British Expeditionary Force during the early part of the First

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia in a car, WW1
Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst of Prussia (1882-1951). Seen here at the wheel of a car, chatting with soldiers during the First World War. Date: 1915-1916

Kaiser Wilhelm II on palace balcony, Berlin, WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, on the balcony of the Royal Palace in Berlin after the order for mobilisation, to confirm that Germany was declaring war on Russia. Date: 1 August 1914

Capture of Rimskaya during Russian Civil War
Capture of Rimskaya, near Archangel in northern Russia, by the Syren Force Artillery during the British intervention in the Russian Civil War. Date: 3 August 1919

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia with King of Saxony, WW1
Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst of Prussia (1882-1951) with Frederick Augustus III, King of Saxony (Friedrich August, 1865-1932), during a tour of a battle area

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia with his horse
Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst of Prussia (1882-1951). Seen here in uniform, with his horse. He was made commander of the 5th Army in August 1914

Field Marshal von Mackensen portrait presentation
Scene at the presentation of a portrait of Field Marshal August von Mackensen (1849-1945), on the anniversary of the birthday of Frederick the Great

Seychelles Scouts Camp
Seychelles Scouts, August Camp. 1931

British heavy gun in action, Somme area, WW1
A British heavy gun in action in the Somme area of northern France during the First World War. Date: August 1916

1st Cameron Highlanders leaving Southampton, WW1
Men of the 1st Cameron Highlanders leaving Southampton for the Western Front at the beginning of the First World War. Date: 15 August 1914

Scottish Rifles on the march, Laventie, France, WW1
Men of the Scottish Rifles, D Company, on the march at Laventie, northern France, during the First World War. Date: August 1915

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia with Major von Muller
Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst of Prussia (1882-1951). Seen here in uniform, with Major von Muller and others on the Western Front during the First World War

Crown Prince Wilhelm with hussars, WW1
Crown Prince Wilhelm of the House of Hohenzollern (Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst, 1882-1951), with a group of hussars on the Eastern Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

August von Mackensen, German army officer
August von Mackensen (1849-1945), who later became a Field Marshal in the German army. Date: circa early 20th century

Crown Prince Wilhelm seated at his desk, WW1
Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst (1882-1951), the last Crown Prince of Germany and Prussia. Seen here seated at his desk with a map in front of him during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Crown Prince Wilhelm studying a map, WW1
Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst (1882-1951), the last Crown Prince of Germany and Prussia. Seen here with one of his army officers, studying a map during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia inspecting troops, WW1
Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst of Prussia (1882-1951). Seen here in uniform (left), inspecting troops during the First World War

Crown Prince Wilhelm with staff at Verdun, France, WW1
Crown Prince Wilhelm of the House of Hohenzollern (Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst, 1882-1951). Seen here with his staff at Verdun, north eastern France

Armoured cars at Biefvillers, Somme, France, WW1
Armoured cars setting out on a reconnaissance mission at Biefvillers during the Second Battle of the Somme on the Western Front in northern France during the First World War. Date: 25 August 1918

Krupp field gun at Mehun sur Yevre, France, WW1
Rear view of a Krupp 150 mm field gun at Mehun sur Yevre, central France, during the First World War. It was made in 1917. Date: August 1918

Chinese labourers at Boulogne, France, WW1
A parade of Chinese labourers at Boulogne, northern France, during the First World War. Date: August 1917

Rhino, Kilimanjaro

Vesuvius, Italy
View of Vesuvius, Italy at 5am from across the sea. 3 August 1891

Speedometer Registered 18 M. P. H
View from inside a jeep of a rhino running. Inscription reads: Speedometer Registered 18 M.P.H. 1 August 1939

A Memento of Poland
Group of Scouts attending an outdoor religious ceremony. Inscription reads: A memento of Poland. August 1933

Norway
Scout fishing, sketched in Norway, August 1912

Family of Oryx, Namanga. Inscription reads: Pa, Ma and Young Oryx at home. 1 August 1939

Proms concert programme, 1895
Programme from the first promenade concert at the Queens Hall, 10th August 1895. Date: 1895

Gladstone after the Great Division
William Ewart Gladstone entering the House of Commons after the Great Division, which involved a vote of no confidence against the government of the Conservative Marquess of Salisbury

Germany - Karlsruhe - Prince Max Palace
Germany - Karlsruhe - Prince-Max-Palace. This villa was built in 1881 to 1884 for a banker named August Schmieder. In 1894 it was bought by Prinz Max von Baden

Eglinton Tournament 7
The Melee : the knights divide into two teams and indulge in a free-for-all. No blood is shed, but the spectators enjoy such beautiful sights as one can never expect to see again Date: 30 August 1839

Eglinton Tournament 6
The Queen of Beauty (Lady Seymour) presents the prize to the champion, who is none other than the Lord of the Tournament, the Earl of Eglinton himself. Date: 30 August 1839

Eglinton Tournament 2
General view of the tilt- ground : no expense has been spared to re-create the ambiance of a medieval tournament, while catering for some 100, 000 spectators ! Date: 30 August 1839

Eglinton Tournament 9
The ball : after the fighting, the flirting - the Earls 2000 guests feast and dance in the ballroom constructed specially for the occasion. Date: 30 August 1839

Eglinton Tournament 8
Among the 100, 000 spectators are 2000 personal guests of the Earl, all in medieval dress, who enjoy the lavish arrangements : this staircase leads to the ballroom. Date: 30 August 1839

Eglinton Tournament 1
Title page of the commemorat- -ive album of the Tournament, staged at Eglinton Castle by Archibald William, 13th earl of Eglinton, an excellent and justly popular nobleman. Date: 30 August 1839

Eglinton Tournament 5
The joust between the Lord of the Tournament (the Earl in person) and the Knight of the Red Rose (R Lechmere Esquire). Date: 30 August 1839

Eglinton Tournament 3
The Lord of the Tournament - the Earl - rides to the tilt- ground with his Esquires and Retainers; the event will almost cripple him financial- -ly, but bring lasting fame. Date: 30 August 1839

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping