September Collection (page 89)

1915 / Battle / Champagne
A battle in progress in the Champagne region of France, in an area of woods and farmland

Robinson Downs 1st Zep
Lieutenant William Robinson is the first to bring down a Zeppelin over England, winning the Victoria Cross for his bravery

Crowd of Ww1 Workers
A large crowd of World War One women munitions workers gather in Manchester; several wave Union Jack flags

Ww1 Workers / Lloyd George
In Manchester, Flora Drummond and Phyllis Ayrton greet Prime Minister David Lloyd George and introduce him to a group of enthusiastic women munitions workers

Londoners Prepare Blitz
Londoners prepare for aerial attack, removing valuables and important documents, and sandbagging buildings against the bomb attacks which they expect

Costume September 1869
Lastest Paris fashion of 1869

Americans Land / Japan
Americans triumphant, land on Japanese soil near Tokyo

Italians Bomb Suez Canal
North Africa : Italian bombers attack the Suez canal, a vital communications link held by the Allies

Parachuting into Poland
German paratroopers land in Poland

Wwi / Germans Return Home
German prisoners of war disembark a train on their return home after the war

Massacre in Paris
Massacres in Paris, which lasted six days and resulted in over 1, 368 deaths

Fashion September 1832
Presumably evening gowns? they are made of mousselaine & tulle adorned with ribbons at the shoulder. Both ladies wear black slippers, one has a blue scarf round her neck

Morning Dress 1799
Two ladies in Morning Dress for September 1799 : one carries a tiny parasol while her companion reads a letter

Lunchtime at Nursery
Small children being taught to eat correctly at a North London nursery school. During the fine weather, meals are taken outside

The London Gazette 1687
The London Gazette

Robinson Downs Zep 1916
Lieutenant W.L. Robinson shoots down a Zeppelin over Cuffley, Hertfordshire, winning the Victoria Cross for his valour

Robinson Downs Zeppelin
Zeppelin L21 falls from the sky after being attacked by Lieutenant Robinson; this image was based on an account by an eyewitness 20 miles away

Zep Shot down in Flames
Zeppelin L21, shot down by Lieutenant Robinson over Cuffley, Hertfordshire, plummets towards the ground

Warwick Racing Bill
A correct LIST of all the HORSES entered to RUN at WARWICK, on Wednesday 6th & Thursday 7th of SEPTEMBER, 1775. The Rt Hon Lord GUERNSEY, Steward

Lohengrin Riots, Paris
At the first night of the Paris production, there are riots instigated by patriotic Frenchman who object to a German opera being staged in France

Liverpool Manchestr Rail
THE LIVERPOOL - MANCHESTER RAILWAY : the departure of the worlds first passenger train, drawn by Stephensons Rocket and with rolling stock resembling road carriages

Forfarshire Shipwreck 4
When 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

Forfarshire Shipwreck 3
When 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

Forfarshire Shipwreck 2
When 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

Wspu Offices
Christabel Pankhurst at a desk in the WSPU offices, St Clements Inn, London

Libra (Rossum)
LIBRA - Scales or Balance 22 September - 22 October

Invasion Armour 1066
Armour & weapons are loaded onto ships for the Norman invasion

In Champagne Country
After holding the German advance on the Marne, French troops move forward through the champagne fields - where the vintage is being harvested, war or no war !

Baby C. Pankhurst
A photograph of Christabel Pankhurst (b. 22 September 1880), taken in a studio on the Isle of Man. Her Grandmother, Jane Quine, came from the Isle of Man

Opel Rocket Plane 1929
German inventor Fritz von Opel tries out his rocket-propelled aeroplane

Oxford Music Hall / 1893
The inside pages of a programme for the Oxford Music Hall, London, for the week commencing 18 September 1893. The bill included Mr Dan Leno and Miss Marie Lloyd

Giffard Dirigible - 2
The steam-powered dirigible of Henry Giffard

Giffard Dirigible - 1
The steam-powered dirigible of Henry Giffard

REPUBLIQUE - 2
Lebaudys Republique makes a successful first flight, amazing the countryfolk down there on the ground

AIRSHIP REPUBLIQUE
After an accident, the airship has to make a forced landing at Pollcards, in the commune of Jussy-le-Chaudrier (Cher)

Fashions September 1850
Plaid dress: open jacket bodice, chemisette, pagoda sleeves with engageantes. Jackets: (mantles, pardessus) with lace trim, skirts & cuffs or dentilated borders

Capture of Robert / 1106
Duke Robert Curthose is captured by Baudri after attempting to break the siege at Tinchebrai, started by the rival claimant to Normandy, his brother Henry

Trial Trip, Underground
A successful trial trip on the Metropolitan Railway : the train - drawn by a steam locomotive - is about to enter Portland Road station, near Euston

Sacrificing a Sheep
The Spartan general Pausanias sacrifices a sheep before engaging the Persians at Plataea : he wins the battle, though whether because of his sacrifice, only the gods know

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

Mania / Speculators
Railway speculators in Capel Court, a lane leading to the Stock Exchange, where dealers congregate to do business

Mary at LA Salette
The Virgin Mary appears to two children guarding sheep, Melanie Calvat (14) and Maximin Girard (11) : the site in south-east France is now a popular pilgrim destination

Midland Scotch Express
The Midland Railways Morning Scotch Express, leaving Saint Pancras station at 10.40 AM

3rd Battle of Plevna
THIRD BATTLE OF PLEVNA The Russians take part of the fortress but are repulsed, with heavy losses on both sides and no clear victory for either

Stockton - Darlington Centenary
Celebrating the centenary of the opening of the Stockton Darlington railway - Locomotion performing again at Stockton station

Great Eastern / Lifeboats
Lifeboats on the starboard quarter of the Great Eastern

Flowers: sept & Oct 1863
Flowers of September & October: CRATAEGUS (Hawthorn, Haw Berries); BELLADONNA (Deadly Nightshade); CONVOLVULUS Greater Bindweed); RUBUS FRUTICOSUS (Blackberries)

Tokyo Earthquake 1650
The population in and around Tokyo are thrown into despair when an earthquake devastates the region and the sacred mountain Fujiyama erupts

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