July Collection (page 100)

Crusaders Take Jerusalem
The Crusaders take Jerusalem

Flemish Defeat D artois
The Flemish defeat Robert d Artois at Courtrai - known as the Battle of the Spurs

Bank Failures Germany
Bank Failures

Monks Expelled / 1207
Monks at Christchurch expelled

1915 / Arras Bombarded
The French town of Arras, scene of much fighting during the war, is bombarded

Edward Vii / Mayall Cdv
EDWARD VII, BRITISH ROYALTY as a young PRINCE OF WALES in naval uniform, photographed 1 July 1860

Italians in the Alps
France : Italian troops occupy Traversetta, a French frontier post in the Alps : up goes the Italian flag on French soil - Viva Italia ! Viva il Duce !

ARK ROYAL ATTACKED
The British aircraft-carrier Ark Royal is attacked by waves of Italian warplanes who damage her severely with two direct hits

Independence Declared
A great throng amasses to hear the reading of the declaration of Independence in Philadelphia

Battle of Koniggratz
BATTLE OF KONIGGRATZ The first Prussian Regiment of Guards storms Chlum in the course of this decisive Prussian victory

Congress of Tucuman
The oath of Argentinian independence is taken at the Congress of Tucuman

Battle of Lauffeld 1747
BATTLE OF LAUFFELD The French under le Marechal de Saxe gain a costly victory over a much larger Austrian and British force

Italians in Sudan 1940
East Africa : the Italians continue their successful advance into Kurmuk, in the Sudan

Tank Battle, Leningrad
A tank battle in the forests of Leningrad

GB SHAW / ILN 1911 / 1891
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW Irish playwright and critic in July 1891, wearing a distinctive hat

Independence Signatories
Signatories to the Declaration of Independence

Ships in the Ice
The brig Renovation sights two vessels on an iceberg, which are supposed to be Franklins Erebus and Terror, last heard of in July 1845

German Hay 1570
Making hay in July while the sun shines

Boer War: Steyn Escapes
BOERS ESCAPE Riding at night, Steyn and De Wet escape to the Transvaal

Thanks after Armada
Queen Elizabeth going to St Pauls cathedral, London, to give thanks after the defeat of the Spanish Armada

George V Weds
He weds Princess Mary of Teck at St James Palace, London

Wwi / Scottish Troops
Scottish soldiers return from combat

Birmingham Riots / 1791
Opposers to the French Revolution, a Birmingham mob run riot in the city

Sri Lankan Boy Scouts
A party of boy scouts from Ceylon (Sri Lanka), rehearsing at Clapham, London, on their way to the World Jamboree in Hungary

Mullane Rescues Driver
Sergeant Patrick Mullane rescues a gun-carriage driver during the Battle of Maiwand during the Afghan Wars. For this he was awarded the Victoria Cross

Clowns on Stilts 1933
Two clowns on stilts, assisted by girls in bathing costumes, at Ramsgate, Kent, England

Cable Breaks 1865
The scene on board the Great Eastern when the cable breaks for the first time

Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, western Ireland, the European terminal of the cable

Cable Passed to Hulk
The cable is passed from the works to a hulk at Greenwich, from which it will be passed into tanks for loading aboard the Great Eastern

Landing the Shore End
The locals watch with interest as the shore end of the cable is landed at Foilhummerum Bay, Port Magee, Ireland

Shore End of Cable
Laying the shore end of the cable at Port Magee, Ireland

Earth Cable, Valentia
Laying the earth cable at Valentia, Ireland, at the European terminal of the cable

Cable Passing Out
The cable passes out from the hold of the Great Eastern onto the deck where it is paid out : a team of crewmen keep constant watch to make sure it runs smoothly

Splicing Atlantic Cable
Splicing the broken cable aboard the Great Eastern after the first break

Atlantic Cable Coiled
At Greenwich the cable is carefully coiled in tanks before loading aboard the Great Eastern - enough to stretch from one side of the ocean to the other !

Atlantic Cable Loaded
The cable is brought to Greenwich and transferred into tanks before loading aboard the Great Eastern - enough to stretch from one side of the ocean to the other !

Gt Eastern Faultfinding
When a fault occurs in the cable, it is recovered from the sea-bed and examined on the deck of the Great Eastern

Gt Eastern Paying Out
The paying-out machinery on the deck of the Great Eastern which meticulously lowers the cable to the sea- bed as the ship proceeds westwards

Gt Eastern Weighs Anchor
The Great Eastern weighs anchor off Maplin Sands, at the Nore in the Thames Eastuary : a boy plays the fiddle while crew work the capstan to raise the anchor

DAILY GRAPHIC 1915
Front page of the DAILY GRAPHIC bringing readers news of the most brilliant air feat of the war - the downing of a dreaded Zeppelin

London Bridge / 1832
with fishing boats and fishermen, viewed from Billingsgate at low water

Andrees Departure
Andree, with Strindberg and Fraenkel, leave Spitzbergen on their adventurous flight, hoping to reach the North Pole : they are depicted half an hour after lift-off

Shortage of Flesh
- They are starting to run short of meat in Germany ( Carne means both meat and flesh )

Louis Xiv / Fontainebleau
Cardinal Chigi, on behalf of his Uncle Pope Alexander VII, apologises to Louis XIV for ill-treatment of some French at Rome; the interview takes place in Louis bedroom

Costume July 1869
Purple polonaise worn over a habit-shirt; white & gold polonaise with triple skirt & open tunic. Girl: triple skirt, over-skirt hitched up at the back with a sash bow

Bellerophon Warship
British warship, to whose Captain Maitland Napoleon I surrenders on 15 July 1815, at Rochefort : he is taken on board her to Torbay, previous to his exile on Saint Helena

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

Cancer (Rossum)
CANCER the Crab 21 June - 21 July

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