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Izmir, Turkey - Camel Train passes MosqueA camel train passes a Mosque, following the Great Fire. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the Greek Army occupied Izmir
Hall type-writerAdvertisement for the Hall type-writer, the only portable writing machine of the time. Available from Witherby and Co. High Holborn, London
Neglige by David Wright, showing a brunette lady reclining on her bed. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Sebastopol, Crimean WarInterior of the Malakoff Tower, the most important of the Russian defences, taken by the French on 8 September
Pollilur / MercenariesAttack by the forces of Hyder Ali and son Tipu Sultan at Pollilur on Bailles under- strength British army. The Indian army included French mercenaries (pictured top)
Indian Cavalry AssaultThe Indian cavalry charge against the weakened force of the East India Company at the Battle of Pollilur. British forces without reinforcements were surrounded and defeated
HYDER ALI (1722 - 1782)HYDER ALI Pictured at the Battle of Pollilur - 10 September 1780 Increased Indian army with French aid - died leaving campaign to son Tippu Sahib
Battle of CastelfidardoThe Piedmontese rout the papal forces under La Moriciere, leaving him with only a few hundred men
Battle of Stamford BridgBATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE Harald Godwinson (Harold, king of England) defeats invading Norwegians under Harald Haardraade
Food Queue / Tverskaya StRUSSIAN REVOLUTION - Queueing for food, Tverskaya Street, Moscow
Gustav Hamel posting an airmail letterThe aviator Gustav Hamel posting an airmail letter which he himself will transport by air to Windsor. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon to Windsor
Gustav Hamel signing receipt for mail, HendonThe aviator Gustav Hamel in the cockpit of his aeroplane, signing the official receipt for the mail, just before setting out from Hendon Aerodrome to Windsor on the very first airmail flight
H. E. by David WrightH.E. by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s. David Wrights Lovelies proved hugely popular
WatchYour Step by David WrightWatch Your Step by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Russia / 1918 / RoyalsThe Russian royal family in captivity at Tobolsk, where they were held from September 1917 to April 1918
Siege of Malta RaisedThe siege of Malta raised
Joanna of Castile / MadJoanna of Castile and Leon, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, has her insanity aggravated by the death of her husband, Philip I, archduke of Austria, king of Castile 1506
The Battle of Newbury
Captured German TankA huge German tank captured by the Americans in France, shortly before the Armistice
Wroxeter (Vriconium)A surviving section of the Roman wall of Wroxeter, the largest Roman city to survive completely without any modern development. Only the Roman Baths are on public display
WW1 - Georges Guynemer in his SPADGeorges Guynemer (1894-1917) - popular hero and an airman of distinction, Guynemer won many medals in his prolific career. Photograph published in September 1917
Forfarshire Shipwreck 5When this paddle steamer wrecks on the Farne Islands, off Northumberland, lighthouse keeper Darling and 18-year old daughter Grace row to the wreck and save nine
Virgo (Rossum)VIRGO the Virgin 22 August - 21 September
Battle of Homildon HillThe Battle of Homildon Hill, where the English under Sir Henry Hotspur Percy, with George Dunbar, Earl of March defeated the Scots, taking Douglas prisoner
Emden Shells MadrasThe German cruiser Emden bombards the oil tanks in the harbour of Madras, India, and causes substantial damage to shipping. But she, too, will be destroyed
Battle of Svolder / NorwayThe Battle of Svolder - the Danes defeated the Norwegians
Giffards DirigibleHenry Giffards steam-powered dirigible - a major step towards the achievement of powered aerial navigation
Flooded Market 1931Marketing waist-deep in water, life at Hankow during the flood from the Yangtze river
French Enter MoscowNapoleon enters Moscow - but he will soon have to retreat
Napoleon at BoulogneAt Boulogne, he looks across the Channel and wishes there was a tunnel whereby he could invade England
Kluski FigureA mysterious figure, swathed in a white shroud, appears behind Kluski at a Warsaw seance
British factory exterior, as depicted on the cover of The Ironmonger magazine
Ottoman Wars / ViennaJohn III Sobieski, king of Poland, attacks the Turkish army under Kara Mustapha Pashs besieging Vienna, and though outnumbered 2 to 1 routs it and saves the city
Ww1 / Sep14 / Brewing TeaBritish brew tea while under fire on the Aisne, meanwhile someone plays the bagpipes
Ufo Abduction / Hill 1961The Hill couple photographed in 1966, five years after their claimed abduction; they hold John Fullers book Interrupted Journey which tells their story
Battle of Actium / 31 BcCLEOPATRA VII Ruled 58-55 BC The Battle of Actium, Cleopatra directs her fleet against the Romans commanded by Octavian
Map of Europe showing WW2 alliances, September 1939A map of Europe, colour-coded to represent the different alliances between nations shortly after the outbreak of war, September 1939
Krakatoa volanic eruption, 1883Cover of The Illustrated London News, 8th September 1883 with three pictures about the volcanic eruption of the island of Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait which began on the afternoon of Sunday
Cross section of a British submarine 1939Illustration showing a labeled cross section of a British submarine. Reminds its readers of an announcement last week, stating that British submarine successes may not be brought to the attention of
Duke and Duchess of Kent walking their chow dog, Sept 1939Prince George Duke of Kent and his wife Princess Marina walking their chow dog in Belgrave Square shortly after the outbreak of war. September 1939
WWII September 1939 Circular sandbag redoubtAnti-aircraft post on the East Coast constructed of sandbags, formed in the first week of the Second World War. Date: 1939
A problem for India and Pakistan, Partition 1947A problem for India and Pakistan: the terrified refugees of the Punjab. Page from the Illustrated London News, 6th September 1947 reporting on the Partition of India. Date: 1947
Photographs of Eleonore Zugun and investigation with her at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research (September-October 1926)
Brothers Maurice, left, and Joseph ?Mutt? Summers, Vick?Brothers Maurice, left, and Joseph ?Mutt? Summers, Vickers test pilots, at the 1947 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Radlett on 14 September. Date: 1947
Oliver Cromwell leading the English New Model Army against a Scottish army led by David Leslie, 1st Lord Newark, at the Battle of Dunbar, Scotland, 3 September 1650
Vessels of the Spanish Armada wrecked on the rocky Irish west coast after being driven there by storms, September 1588. Date: 1588
William Wallace, Scottish leader, talking to two Dominican friars who were acting as messengers for the English before the Battle of Stirling Bridge, 11 September 1297
McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR. 2 XV466 KRoyal Air Force - McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 XV466 K, of No.56 Squadron at RAF Abingdon for a Battle of Britain air display on 16 September 1978. Date: 1978