Images Dated 4th August 2015 (#38)

Months of the year. March
Mother & son wrapped up in the traditionally stormy month of March. Artist: Rie Cramer Date: circa 1926

Months of the year. February
Carnival, a festive season occuring just before Lent, usually during February. Artist: Rie Cramer Date: circa 1926

Months of the year. January
Baby coming to Earth, representing the New Year. Artist: Rie Cramer Date: circa 1926

Children snowballing in a winter scene. Artist: Rie Cramer Date: circa 1920

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Weaving at Spitalfields, England, Industry and Idleness
Industry and Idleness by William Hogarth, showing weaving at Spitalfields, England, contrasting the discipline of one apprentice with the slovenly behaviour of another. Date: First published 1747

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The Princes in the Tower - Edward V & Duke of York
The Princes in the Tower - Edward V of England and Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, the only sons of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville alive at the time of their fathers death

William Caxton checking a proof
The printer William Caxton checking a proof. Printed the first English illustrated book, the encyclopaedia The Myrrour of the worlde in 1481. Date: circa 1481

Quarterstaff fighting - England
A quarterstaff (plural quarterstaves), also short staff or simply staff is a traditional European pole weapon and a technique of stick fighting

King John signs the Magna Carta at Runnymede
John, King of England (1166-1216) signs the Magna Carta (Magna Carta Libertatum or The Great Charter of the Liberties of England) - forced onto him by the feudal barons

Harold swears fealty to Duke William
Allegedly after being shipwrecked on the French coast in 1064 (a date highly disputed amongst historians), The Bayeux Tapestry, and other Norman sources

King Cnut commands the tide to retreat (unsuccessfully)
Cnut the Great (circa 985 or 9951035), (or Canute), King of Denmark, England, Norway, and parts of Sweden. Henry of Huntingdon, the 12th-century chronicler

Alfreds Mother presents him with a volume of poetry
According to the writings of Asser (a Welsh monk from St David s, Dyfed, who became Bishop of Sherborne in the 890s), the young Alfred (later King Alfred the Great 849-899 AD)

Children in the street. USA Postcard promoting Rally Day Services. Date: circa 1930

Viking Longship
A Viking Longship heading across the sea to plunder and conquer... Date: circa 12th century

Early medieval Warrior with boar-crested Spangelhelm and holding a spear. Date: circa 14th century

Joyous Days. Rie Cramer. Susan sits at the mirror. From postcard series Joyous Days published by Humphrey Milford. Date: 1922

WWI - Portrait of an Indian soldier
Portrait of a Colonial Indian soldier - WWI era. Inscribed verso " Guerre de 1914 - Hindou - Offert per M. Forcella 1917 Óáì. P.P." Date: 1917

Portrait of artist Jean Berne-Bellecour in French uniform
Portrait of the artist, Jean Berne-Bellecour in French army uniform, by Lucien Jonas. Lucien Hector Jonas (1880-1947). In February Of 1915

Memorial to Austrian Songwriter and Conductor Robert Stolz (1880-1975) next to the Johann Strauss Monument in the City Park (Stadtpark) in Vienna (Wien), Austria

French and German soldiers in hand to hand fighting. Lucien Hector Jonas (1880-1947). In February Of 1915, Jonas Was Offically Accredited As Military Painter To The MusÚÑáDe L ArmÚѺ In Paris

WW1 War Loan poster Date: 1914

WW2 pop-up Christmas card (inside), May Joy-stick to you, Happy Landings! Date: circa 1942

WW2 pop-up greetings card (inside), soldier in khaki -- If its OK by you, its OK by me. Date: circa 1942

Bottlenose Dolphin - recently born calf swims with mother (Tursiops truncatus). Oltremare lagoon Riccione Italy. The pregnancy lasted 54 weeks

Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius syrichta). typical in a dense secondary tropical rainforest, Bohol, Philippines. February

Venetian merchant, 15th century.. Handcolored illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries, Levy Fils

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Henry V the Great, Count of Luxembourg and Laroche, 1216-1281.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days, Massard, Mifliez

Lady in winter dress, 1641, reign of Charles I, from Hollar.. Handcolored engraving from Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period drawn by Charles Martin

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William Villiers, Viscount Grandison (1614-1643), from the reign of Charles I.. Handcolored engraving from Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period drawn by Charles Martin

Male costume time of Henry VI, 1422-1461.. Handcolored engraving from Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period drawn by Charles Martin and etched by Leopold Martin, London

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Blanch de la Tour, daughter of Edward III, from her monument in the Chapel of St. Edward.. Handcolored engraving from Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period drawn by Charles

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Womens costume from the reigns of Edward I and II (1272-1327).. Handcolored engraving from Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period drawn by Charles Martin

Female knitter, Paris, early 19th century.. Handcolored copperplate engraving by Gatine after an illustration by Louis-Marie Lante from Tradeswomen of Paris, Paris, 1823

Lace laundress, Paris, early 19th century.. Handcolored copperplate engraving by Gatine after an illustration by Louis-Marie Lante from Tradeswomen of Paris, Paris, 1823

Petite bourgeoise woman of Paris, early 19th century.. Handcolored copperplate engraving by Gatine after an illustration by Louis-Marie Lante from Tradeswomen of Paris, Paris, 1823

Tradeswoman of Lisieux She wears a serre-tete
Tradeswoman of Lisieux. She wears a serre-tete fixed with a double ribbon.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux, 1827/1885

Young woman of Bayeux A novel method making a
Young woman of Bayeux. A novel method of making a tie to fix the bonnet.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux, 1827/1885

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Costume of Caen. Tall bonnet with the veils twisted over the crown of artificial flowers.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux

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