September Collection (page 90)

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

Earthquake in Japan 1923
Over 140, 000 people lose their lives when a great earthquake (the Great Kanto Earthquake) devastes South East Japan including the cities of Tokyo and Yokohama

Crystal Palace Fireworks
Brooks Benefit : there is a day-time display (!) at 2pm and a night display which, the organisers promise us, will be indescribably grand

Costume September 1871
Lastest Paris fashion of 1871

Betty Hill Explains
At the site where on 19 September 1961 an alien spaceship landed and she and her husband Barney were taken on board, Betty Hill describes the incident to investigators

Jesuits Martyred, Japan
23 Franciscans are crucified at Mongasaki by order of the emperor Taicosam; angels in the skies above prepare to welcome the martyrs to Paradise

Cyclist Manoeuvres
The Compagnie Cycliste of the French Army take part in the annual manoeuvres, pedalling rapidly to the high ground before firing on the enemy

Bubonic Plague, Portugal
When Portugal is struck by an epidemic of bubonic plague, the population burn infected homes in hope of destroying the source of the trouble

Japan Surrenders 1945
Japan surrenders : on board the American battleship Missouri the delegates sign the act of capitulation. Lieut.gen. Derevyanko signs on behalf of the USSR

Moscow Boys School
Beginning of the term at School no 170, Sverdlov district, Moscow. The teacher looks at the work of one of her boy pupils

Indians Troops at Marne
Indian troops in hand-to-hand engagement with German infantry during the Marne operations

Pigs in Wood 1862
A group of pigs in a wood, to represent the months of September and October

MINERS STRIKE, 1920
After a secret ballot, British miners decide to go on strike

Elgar King Profile
EDWARD ELGAR Composer at the time of the performance of his oratorio, The Apostles, on 8 September 1904

Norman Conquest 10 of 16
Williams cavalry land and head for Hastings to obtain supplies

Siege of Vienna 1683
SIEGE OF VIENNA 138 thousand Turks are besieging Vienna when John Sobieski III of Poland comes to the rescue and routs the Turks with enormous losses

Williams Burial Forbade
William I is about to be buried at Caen, Normandie, when Ascelin Fitzarthur claims the territory : the lords make a settlement and eventually proceed with the funeral

Emperor Cuitlahuac
EMPEROR CUITLAHUAC brother of Moctezuma II Ruler of Tenochtitlan, but only from July to September 1520

Mcclellan at Antietam
BATTLE OF ANTIETAM Union General George McClellan defeats Lee, but is removed from command for not following up his victory sufficiently aggressively

High Seas Folkestone
High seas at Folkestone, south coast of England

Politics / Britannia
Germanys view of Britain

Quebec Captured
QUEBEC : The British troops scale the Heights of Abraham

September C18Th
This month is shown as a man holding fruit, perhaps to suggest harvest time

Betty Hill Abductee
Betty Hill claims that on 19th September 1961, she and husband Barney were taken on board an alien spacecraft and subjected to a physical examination

The Boche at Reims
Germans set up a field camp in the Parois of the cathedral at Reims. However, they will be forced to retire by the allied counter-attack

French Troops Retreat
Beaten back by the German offensive, French troops retire : the people of Reims watch as their troops defile through the place du Palais- de-Justice and rue de Vesle

Adolphe Pegoud
ADOLPHE PEGOUD - French aviator noted for his daring aerobatics, including looping the loop : at Brooklands race- track. September 1913, during a visit to England

Mistress & Maid 1919
Yet more sneering middle class humour at a maids expense. A haughty mistress pries into her maids life wanting to know her reasons for wanting an evening off. Typical!

Modern Zodiac - Libra
The Modern Zodiac: An Artists Almanac of English Society. A woman in straw boater & sailor blouse surrounded by seaside & hunting scenes & a couple out sketching in oils

Fireworks after Boyne
Firework display given by the gentry & folk of Covent Garden to commemorate the return of the victorious William III after the Battle of Boyne in Ireland. Bonfires are lit

Dress Lingerie 1855
A lady and her lingerie

Electric Fire
The Raymond electric fire depicted in a traditional fireplace. It costs L3 10s and is fitted with a handle so it can be carried from one room to another

Paul Jones V the Serapis
John Paul Jones in Bonhomme Richard engages Serapis in the North Sea; the American crew board the British ship, forcing captain Pearson to surrender

Little Rock Riot 1874
Rioters evacuate the State House at Little Rock, Ark. during riots inspired by South -erners claim to be unjustly taxed by the Federal Govt. (and other grievances)

New Orleans Demo 1874
Riots in New Orleans, against the treatment of the South by the Federal government, lead to violence and intervention by the President

Struve in Prison
Struve, who had attempted to create a German republic at Lorrach in September, is put in prison

Republic Proclaimed
Struve proclaims the foundation of the Republic at Lorrach

Frankfurt Streetfight
Fighting in the streets of Frankfurt - the army bring up their artillery to attack a huge barricade erected by the insurgents

Prince Assassinated
Prinz Lichnowsky and general von Auerswald are assassinated by insurgents during the street fighting in Frankfurt

Frankfurt Revolt 1848
Street fighting is interrupted when Rosler announces a cease- fire between the insurgents and the military

Ages of Man - 9
September The harvest season

Bernadotte at Rhine
Immediately after crossing the Rhine, Bernadotte leads the cavalry to attack the enemy

Battle of Arcola
Napoleon seizes the French flag from Augerau and leads his men across the bridge of Arcola in the face of fierce opposition from the Austrians

Escaping Prisoners
Several French prisoners manage to escape from the English; they are nearly recaptured but Aubert, a customs officer at Port Bail, rows out to rescue them

Battle of Kircksberg
Antoine Arnaud, general de brigade, leads his men into battle in the finest heroic tradition in the course of the fighting in the Netherlands

Charles X Enters Paris
Charles X le Bien-Aime (by whom, we wonder ?) enters Paris to the plaudits of some. The last of the Bourbons, he will be compelled to abdicate in 1830, in exile thereafter

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