August Collection (page 84)

THE AMERICA BOOMING
The America booming out : her victory at Cowes for the Club Cup leads to a series of spectacular events as the worlds finest yachts compete for the Americas Cup

THE AMERICA BUILT
Building the yacht America at New York : on 22 August she will win the sailing match at Cowes for the Club Cup : the race thereafter be known as the Americas Cup race

THE AMERICA YACHT
The American sailing yacht America which will win the sailing match at Cowes for the Club Cup : the race will in future be known as the Americas Cup race

THE AMERICA YACHT
The sailing yacht America which will win the sailing match at Cowes for the Club Cup : the race will in future be known as the Americas Cup race

Leo (Rossum)
LEO the Lion 22 July - 21 August

St Wilfred Custom Ripon
St. Wilfred rides again! The ancient custom of Sir Wilfred, riding through the streets of Ripon, Yorkshire, is performed each year on August Bank Holiday Saturday

Germans in Belgium
German infantry leave Brussels to attack Antwerp, which is at present the centre of Belgian resistance; it will shortly fall, with heavy losses and terrible destruction

Paris Expects Germans
With the German invaders less than 50 kilometres from Paris, the city prepares for attack : trenches are dug near the Porte Maillot - fortunately, they will never be needed

Germans Invade France
The German invasion of France - passing through a village some 50 kilometres from Paris, watched by villagers who have no reason to expect anything but the worst

Moisant Paris London
French-American aviator John Moisant flies Paris-London in his Bleriot monoplane : his mechanic and his mascot kitten are the first cross- Channel passengers

Windham Monoplane
Despite its unusual monoplane configuration, this machine which was demonstrated in August 1909 was not capable of flight

French Capture Hong-Hoa
The French use captive balloons for reconnaisance purposes at the capture of Hong-Hoa in Indo-China (Vietnam)

Battle in Montenegro
BATTLE OF THE LOWSEN MOUNTAINS French troops come to the aid of the Montenegro forces, fighting against Austria

Map / Africa / Egypt / Aboukir
Map of Egypt: Aboukir Bay, scene of the Battle of the Nile (1 August 1798)

Evening Dress / Patou
Design by August Abernard: flaring gored floral print skirt, draped V neckline & plunging V back, worn with a long light weight scarf that drapes seductively

Beethoven / Bonn Statue
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Unveiling of the statue to the German composer at Bonn on 12 August 1845

GUSMAOs 1709 PROJECT
GUSMAOs PROJECT The magnetically steered barque of Bartolomeo Lourenco da Gusmao flies from the tower of the Casa da India to the Terreiro de Pace, Lisbon

Renaux, Paillette
Two tastefully dressed French aviators - Renaux and Paillette - watch the goings- on at the Nantes Aviation Week

Japanese Enter Peking
Japanese enter Peking

Newfoundland Established
NEWFOUNDLAND is established by sir Humphrey Gilbert

Konstanze Mozart / Wife
KONSTANZE MOZART wife of Wolfgang Amadeus they married 4 August 1782

WWI / 1914 / MONS
During the retreat from Mons, English Lancers charge German artillery positions

Harriet Bosse / Ilz 1930
MRS STRINDBERG - HARRIET BOSSE actress, and third wife of the Swedish playwright August Strindberg

Great Moon Hoax
THE GREAT MOON HOAX A scene of life on the Moon, alleged to have been observed by Herschel through his telescope; it was a journalists fabrication

German Army / Brussels
The German army enters Brussels in the rain

Churchill Bathes
WINSTON CHURCHILL bathing at Deauville, August 1922 Date: 1874 - 1965

Lorgues / Takes Sacrament
Columbus takes the sacrament before sailing

Dutch Roller-Skater 1790
A skater who performed publicly between the Hague and Schevening, in August 1790

Costume August 1864
Lastest Paris fashion of 1864

Chichen Itza / Cat Relief
A bas-relief of a cat from the tomb of Chaacmol, found by August Le Plongeon at Chichen Itza

Crowd / New York Peace
New Yorkers celebrate in the streets when the war with Japan ends

Bonnet / August 1868
A bonnet of the shape then fashionable worn at the front of the head and with lappets fastened beneath the chin. Trimming include yellow flowers & a pom-pon

Sphinx Petrol Pump
A curious Sphinx petrol pump at a London garage during World War Two

Balloon Attacked / 1783
The unmanned balloon is attacked on landing at Gonesse after a successful flight from Paris

Eyston Thunderbolt 1938
Dunlop tyres pay tribute to George Eyston who this year drives his Thunderbolt on Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, at a speed of 536 km/h

Royals Taken to Temple
The royal family, who had taken refuge in the Couvent des Feuillants, are taken to the Temple, where they will be lodged separately - the king up 100 steps in the tower

Steam Cars Madagascar
Steam transport employed by the French occupation force in Madagascar to carry supplies, much to the admiration of the natives

Maitre Labori Attacked
Maitre Labori, Dreyfus avocat at the Rennes hearings, is attacked at 6 am on his way to court : fortunately the wound is not fatal and 8 days later he resumes his work

Cross Channel Swim Race
Four swimmers - Mew, miss Kellermann of Australia, Burgess and Holbein - try to swim the Channel but adverse weather forces them one by one to abandon the race

The Battle of Mons
The Second Army Corps (about 80, 000 men) under sir Horace Smith-Dorrien defend their trenches against an attack by 100, 000 German infantry, supported by artillery

Anatomy Lesson
Body lines: Hospital nurses studying the bones and muscles, using a model of the human form, at an anatomy class

August Wilhelm
AUGUSTUS WILHELM OF PRUSSIA Fourth of the six sons of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. Married Alexandra of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg- Gluckburg

Fruit / Melon, Grapes Etc
A sliced melon, a peach, a large bunch of grapes, redcurrants and raspberries, to represent the months of July and August

Duel / Warren Hastngs
HASTINGS v FRANCIS Warren Hastings wounds his opponent Philip Francis, in India

Battle of Evesham / 1265
Henry IIIs life is saved by his son Prince Edward (later Edward I) during the Battle of Evesham

AMPHITRITE WRECKED
Carrying female convicts to New South Wales, she is wrecked on Boulogne sands; of 131, only 3 are saved

THE REVENGE
At Flores in the Azores, sir Richard Grenvilles Revenge is defeated by the Spanish, and he scuttles his ship rather than let her be taken

Jerusalem Besieged
Jerusalem is besieged and sacked by Nebuchadnezzar II, ruler of Babylon : the Jews are taken into exile and weep by Babylons waters

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