Event Collection (page 9)

Peace Day Celebrations - Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Peace Day Celebrations
Members of Queen Marys Army Auxiliary Corps on parade. The force were called into existence to act as substitute for the soldiers who were fighting at the front. Date: 19th July 1919

King Albert of Belgium unveiling WW1 Memorial, Zeebrugge
King Albert of Belgium unveiling the First World War memorial at Zeebrugge. 1925

Von Hindenburgh and Gessler, Germany
The German President, Field-Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, and Minister of Defence, Otto Gessler, at an event in Germany. 1925

Lord Cowdray and Lord Rattendone leaving for King George Vs Jubilee Levee at St Jamess Palace, London. 1935

Events in the year 1870 - London Society. 1870

Artists and Amateurs Society Conversazione, Walliss Rooms
Artists and Amateurs Society Conversazione at Walliss Rooms, London. 1860s

Distribution of the Crimean medals 1856
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert awarding medals to soldier who have served in the Crimean War. Date: 1856

Greek and Italian royalty at Olympic Games, Athens, Greece
Greek and Italian royalty in the stadium during the Olympic Games, Athens, Greece. Date: 1906

SS Great Eastern - opposite Blackwall 1859
Great Eastern, progress down the River Thames, illustration showing the vessel near the Blackwall with powerful towing-tugs

SS Great Eastern - at her moorings in Deptford 1859
At half-past seven on Wednesday morning on the 8th September 1859, the Great Eastern, left her moorings off of Deptford, under the combined action of a charge of flour powerful towing-tugs

Hop-picking season in Kent 1901
Summer months were very popular for going to Kent for the annual hop-picking season. People would come from miles around to spend the summer months sleeping in primitive camps for two or three weeks

The Surrender of Louisbourg
British soldiers march forward in regiment, attacking the city of Louisbourg in Ile-Royal during the War of Austrian Succession

International Athletics, White City Stadium, West London
Runners taking part in an International Athletics event at White City Stadium, West London on 2 August 1937. Showing the finish of the 100 Yards, won by B Johnson (USA), with C B Holmes (GB) second

Gorton Party attacked in Masachusetts
A group of men, women, and children run through the water towards a moored rowboat, as those on board help others climb on. Soldiers with guns in the distance chase them

Roger Williams Building his Own Home
Roger Williams, founder of the colony of Rhode Island, early abolitionist, and Puritan minister, stands looking out at the landscape, holding an axe, a partially constructed log house behind him

The Debarkment of Provisions in American Colonies
French sailors move provisions on shore, carrying sacks and barrels towards where more men are building houses. A group of Native Americans stand in the middle, directing people. Date: circa 1700

Governor Andros in Boston
Edmund Andros was appointed governor of the Dominion of New England. He stands with a manservant in a Boston street, with various Bostonian men standing near and whispering to each other

The Battle of Bloody Brook
An ambush on the escorted harvest wagons for the Deerfield settlements by Nipmuc warriors, led by the sachem Muttawmp. This was in retaliation to the Deerfield colony encroaching on their allies

Marquette on the River
Missionary Jacques Marquette, accompanied by three men, on a small sailboat being rowed down the river. Date: 1673

Spanish Settlement at St. Augustine, Florida
The Spanish settlement of what would later be the city of St. Augustine in Florida. A caravan moves down the road towards a harbour in the distance, busy with ships. Three men work in the foreground

Map of New France, all Jesuit French settlements around Lake Superior, Lake Huron, and Lake Illinois in 1670-1671. Date: 1670-1

Map of New Netherlands
Map of the New Netherlands area in 1652, from the writings and descriptions of Adriaen Vanderdonck. Date: 1656

Gorton in Court in Massachusetts
Samuel Gorton stands in front of the judge in a courtroom in Massachusetts, hand raised as he looks to the judge, the rest of the court room facing him as they examine his dispute with the minister

Narragansett Fort at Fort Neck
The Narragansett Fort at Fort Neck, overlooking the river, during the Pequot War in New England. Date: 1636

The Landing of Leonard Calvert at St. Mary s
The landing of Leonard Calvert, the first governor of Maryland, at St. Marys City, the first English settlement and colony in the Maryland area. Date: 1634

Oldham Expelled from Plymouth 1623
John Oldham is expelled from the Plymouth colony, a soldier hitting him on the backside with the butt of his rifle to move him through a crowd. Date: 1623

Monument to the Landing Place of the Pilgrims, at Plymouth
At Plymouth harbour, a monument to the landing site of the pilgrim fathers stands in the middle of a square, made of four stone archways. Date: 1621

Landing on Cape Cod 1620
A group of men with rifles stand in the distance on the beach of Cape Cod, as women in the foreground tend fires for cooking and begin washing clothes. Date: 1620

The First Sabbath on Clarks Island
A man holding a bible stands by a small fire and holds a sermon to various men sat around him, to celebrate the first Sunday they have spent on land in the New World. Date: 1621

The Embarkation of the Pilgrim Fathers
A man surrounded by kneeling men, women, and children, holds a bible in one hand as he raises his head and arms skyward. The ship that will take them to America waits in the background. Date: 1620

Champlain Attacks the Iroquois
Champlain and Wendat soldiers battle against Iroquois soldiers, mostly with bows and arrows, with Champlain and his two party members using rifles. Date: 1610

The Deposition of Wingfield
The president of Jamestown Virginia, Edward Maria Wingfield, sits in a chair as a man takes his deposition, with two other men in the room

Humphrey Gilbert in Newfoundland
Sir Humphrey Gilbert reading out his commission at Newfoundland, where he took possession of the surrounding lands and fishing waters in the name of the British crown

Florida Discovered by French Huguenots
Two large ships are anchored at the mouth of the St. Johns river, as an expedition boat filled with French Huguenots, sails upriver to explore what would later become Florida. Date: 1564

Fleet of the Cacique Aquixo
A fleet of 200 canoes lead by the Cacique Aquixo who was the Cacique of the people of the far side of the Mississippi River, greets two Spanish conquistadors by the shore

Spanish Conquistadors in North America
A Spanish conquistador waves to the rest of the expedition party from across a large river, which they have been unable to bridge and so must cross through it

Expedition of Hernando De Soto
A boat of Spanish soldiers coming ashore from a ship anchored in the distance, is met with several men on horseback, waiting by a tent erected on the shore. Date: 1539

De Soto Attacks the Alabama Fort
Hernando De Soto attacks a fortified town in Alabama in 1540. Various artillery fires towards the towns defences, as cavalry from various positions around the town ride forward. Date: 1540

Township of Hochelaga Visited by Cartier
A terrain map of the town of Hochelaga visited by Jacques Cartier in 1535, a circular collection of buildings surrounded by a wooden palisade on either side. At the bottom, French and St

Cartiers Departure from St. Malo
Jacques Cartier departs from St. Malo France, to sail for the Iroquoian capital Stadacona, with two Iroquoian captives he had taken during his previous expedition. Date: 1535

Ponce de Leon in Florida
The exploration of Ponce de Leon in Florida, searching for the fountain of youth. Ponce de Leon stands by a stream holding a cup out to another man

Sebastian Cabot Leaves Labrador
Sebastian Cabot, a Venetian explorer, sets sail from Labrador in Northern Canada. Sailing through sheets of ice, various sailors on board fish over the side of the boat

Cote-Reals Arrival at Labrador
The arrival of Cote-Reals expedition at Labrador, in search of a Northwest passage to Asia. A group of men stand on an outcrop by the shore, watching the incoming ships. Date: 1500

Funeral of a Plantation Guard
A double line of guards stand by the coffin of a plantation guard, ready to proceed, with a squad of soldiers behind them as a funeral procession

Arrival of Spanish Volunteers at Havana
Cubas Ten Years War; the arrival of Spanish volunteers, halting to rest at the parade grounds in Havana. Date: 1869

Ten Years War - Spanish Prisoners
The Cuban commander stands in front of Spanish prisoners, haranguing them. A group of Spanish prisoners stand, surrounded by Cuban soldiers at ease, as the commander talks to the prisoners. Date: 1869

Creole Volunteer Soldiers Debark at Fort-de-France
The debarkment at Fort-de-France of Creole volunteer troops from Martinique returning from fighting in Mexico. Squadrons of soldiers gather by the shore, waiting to move off. Date: 1865

Insurrection in Haiti
The bridge of the Corvette, on 22nd December, in observation off the Cape. Sailors are grouped about the bridge, talking and resting, as the ship sails around Cap-Haitien. Date: 1865

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