September Collection (page 85)

Selby Abbey, after the fire of October 1906
Photograph of the Nave of Selby Abbey taken after the fire of 20th October 1906. This 11th century Abbey, an extremely fine example of Norman architecture, was very badly damaged by the fire

King George V and Queen Mary at the Launch of the Queen Mary
Photograph of King George V and Queen Mary (in the tower on the right) at the launch of R.M.S. Queen Mary from John Browns shipyard, Clydebank, 26th September 1934

Revolution Cartoon
Punch comments on the creation of Frances Third Republic

Russian cholera epidemic
Transporting those who have died of cholera to the burial ground. Cholera broke out in St Petersburg in September 1908, with the first cases among people living in particularly unsanitary conditions

Cholera precautions in England
A sketch of the sailors hospital. Fires were used to prevent the infection spreading from the hospital. In September 1892, Dr R

Hugo Returns
VICTOR HUGO He is received enthusiastically when he returns to France from exile, landing at Bordeaux in early September 1870

Empire Dissolved
Jules Favre announces to the Corps Legislatif the dissolution of the Empire

Demonstration of the Dracone, Southampton, 1958
Photograph of the Dracone, a flexible towed trailer for the transport of fluids lighter than water, Southampton, 19th September 1958

Police Road Block, France, 1958
Photograph of a Police Road block, near Paris, September 1958. At this time, the Police were intensifying their hunt for Algerian Terrorists

The Hydromotor Ship, 1881
Engraving of the Hydromotor Ship, invented by Dr. Emil Fleischer of Dresden, September 1881. Instead of propellor or paddle-wheel

Revue at Versailles
Napoleon stages a grand revue on the plaine de Satory, Versailles

Napoleon at Sens
President Napoleon Bonaparte visits Sens

Revue at Versailles - 2
Napoleon stages a grand revue on the plaine de Satory, Versailles

Messina Occupied
Following a naval bombardment, the port of Messina is invested by the royalist forces of Ferdinando II, king of the Two Sicilies

Insurrection in Milano
The people of Milano revolt - not for the first or the last time - against their Austrian overlords : extensive street fighting takes place but the rising is inconclusive

Insurrection in Milano 2
Fighting in the corso dei Servi, Milano, as citizens revolt - not for the first or the last time - against their Austrian overlords

Battle of Monterey
At the battle of Monterey, the Americans under general Worth storm Independence Hill, enabling them to dominate the Mexican position in the Obispado (Bishops Palace)

The new mechanical man
The first British robot, invented by Captain Richards and Mr. A. H. Reffell, whose first duty was to open a Model Engineering Exhibition at the Royal Horticultural Hall in London in 1928

Dock being constructed at Chatham
The Naval Docks at Chatham, Kent, under construction. The dockyard dated from the 16th century but was extended in the 1860s to cover an area of 380 acres

First attempt to launch the Bermuda floating dock
Engraving from the front cover of the ILN, showing the first attempt to launch the Bermuda floating dock at North Woolwich, built by Messrs. Campbell, Johnson and Co. of Silvertown

Birds Eye view of London Docks
A Birds Eye View of the London Docks. Started in 1802 and completed in 1805, they covered 90 acres, with 20 warehouses of 259 floors, 18 sheds, 17 vaults and 6 quays

Nashs Special War No
Nashs " Special War Number" which will tell its readers " What WAR means to every man & woman". The girl on the front cover doesn t seem too worried about it all

Early Autumn blouses, 1915
World War I fashions showing a selection of blouses on various models

Birth Certificate 1884
A Victorian birth certificate for Margaret Allan Date: 9 September 1884

Viv Nicholson Wins Pools
Viv Nicholson, with her husband Keith, of Castleford, Yorkshire, winners of the Littlewoods Treble Chance Pool, are presented with their cheque by Bruce Forsyth

Roasting fifty six geese at once for the inmates of the old
Man turning the handle of a large roasting spit holding fifty six geese for the Old Mens Hospital, Norwich. The spit is composed of 10 rods, each having six geese on each

Landing the Atlantic cable in Hearts Content Bay, Newfoundl
Engraving showing the landing of the Atlantic cable in Hearts Content Bay, Newfoundland in 1866. This was

Advertisement for Ford motor cars
Full page advertisement for Ford cars with photo story of the 334, 930 miles driven in Ford cars over 72 consecutive hours

Field telegraph
A field telegraph in use by two soldiers during army manoeuvres in the New Forest, Hampshire in 1895

Brabys machine
Engraving of Brabys machine for breaking up roads and scarifying or tilling land

Douglas Fairbanks & Mary Astor
Douglas Fairbanks, as Don Q, son of Zorro, practising Correct Deportment for Gentlemen with Mary Astor

The Moths and the Flame
Fantasy illustration by Edmund Blampied, showing winged fairies or sprites flying towards a flame in human form

Battle of Marignano
Francois I defeats a combined Milanese and Swiss army at Marignano

Mckinley, Receiving Vault
WILLIAM McKINLEY The funeral of President McKinley. The receiving vault in Westlawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio

Balloon Contest 1880
Airborne over central London - participants in the contest held by the Balloon Society of Great Britain

Reactionaries Arrested
A coup d etat directed against reactionary deputies results in the deportation of many of them, including Pichegru, to Cayenne

Explosion at a rocket factory at Woolwich Arsenal. Rockets f
The explosion at a rocket factory at Woolwich Arsenal, as seen from Plumstead Marshes. The explosion occurred in the rocket storehouse, which was completely destroyed after the fire

Rescue workers on the way to the rest hut, Gresford Colliery
Gallant rescue workers on the way to a rest hut accompanied by a nurse. Over 260 miners lost their lives as a result of an explosion that orphaned nearly 800 children

A family group waiting for news at the pit head, Gresford Co
A family wait by the pithead after the great explosion at Gresford colliery in Wales. Over 260 miners lost their lives as a result of raging fires in the pits, orphaning nearly 800 children

Chad / Lake Chad / Elephants
Herd of elephants, Lake Chad: Dr Heinrich Barth crossed the Sahara from Tripoli, through the Chad basin to Timbuktu, where he did work on the languages and ethnography

The Marchioness of Headfort 1903
Photographic portrait of the the Marchioness of Headfort, formerly known to playgoers as Miss Rose Boote of the Gaiety Theatre, London

The great railway strike, Stratford
Deserted railway track at Stratford. The station was at a standstill during the great railway strike. The strike took place in the last two weeks of September 1919

Photo, McKinley at Desk
WILLIAM MCKINLEY 25th President of the United States. Assassinated. Died, September 14, 1901

Cavalry Versus Tanks
Poland : German tanks invading Poland are confronted by gloriously heroic but sadly ineffectual cavalry

RAIL / TUNNEL / 1831
LIVERPOOL - MANCHESTER RAILWAY Inside a tunnel along the course of the historic rail link, opened in September 1830

Pontchartrain Appointed
Louis appoints Louis Phelyppeaux, comte de Pontchartrain, chancelier and garde des sceaux (keeper of the seals)

Payment to Massacrers
A record of the payments given to those who carried out the September Massacres at Paris and Versailles

Lamballe Murdered - 3
The Princesse de Lamballe, a friend of Marie-Antoinette, is murdered by the Paris mob, who jubilantly display her head to the queen

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