August Collection

Battle of Zorndorf
BATTLE OF ZORNDORF Friedrich der Grosse leads his soldiers at the Battle of Zorndorf, defeating the Russians though he loses 11, 000 men in the process

A blue narrowboat 'Lena Mary' leisurely cruises on the Wey Navigation through unspoilt countryside near Send, Surrey on a sunny day in summer

Pendolino tilting train
A Pendolino tilting train, heading to London, tilts as it rounds a bend on the West Coast main line near Wolverton station, Bucks

Churchills praise for RAF Pilots
" Never was so much owed by so many to so few" - Prime Minister Winston Churchill from a speech made on 20th August 1940

Sport / Boxing / Rules / 1743
The first rules of boxing, published August 16th, 1743

Clifton Suspension Bridge with hot air balloons in the Bristol Balloon Fiesta in August, Clifton, Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Europe

St Thomas Hospital
August 1919: St Thomas Hospital on the south bank of the River Thames, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

The Underwriting Room of Lloyds of London, 1886
Engraving showing the interior of the Underwriting Room of Lloyds of London, the insurance company, 1886

Avro Shackleton MR1 VP256 of RAF Coastal Command
Avro Shackleton MR1, VP256, of RAF Coastal Command. August 1951. Date: 1951

Battle of Blenheim 1704
BATTLE OF BLENHEIM Brigadier Rose leads the British infantry to the assault, whilst Marlborough was leading the cavalry

Royal Air Force de Havilland DH. 98 Mosquito FB Mk. XVIII
Royal Air Force de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk.XVIII PZ467 Tse-Tse. Armed with a 57mm (6 pounder) Molins quick-firing gun, the first Mk.XVIII was flown on 25 August 1943

Angels of Mons [Pearse]
The so-called Angels of Mons halt the German advance at Mons, Belgium - the first engagement of World War One

Heflin UFO at Santa Anna, California, 1965
At Santa Ana, California, truck-driver Rex Heflin sees this UFO from his truck, stops and hurriedly photographs it. Date: 3 August 1965

British Royal Marines arriving in Ostend, Belgium, WW1
A Brigade of Royal Marines march through Ostend, Belgium, greeted by local residents

Pierre August Renoir (1841-1919) French painter. Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette (Bal du moulin de la Galette), 1876 Oil on canvas

British Moths
A poster of moth specimens selected for The Boys Own Paper by Watkins and Doncaster, naturalists

Bonhomme Richard / Serapis
John Paul Jones, American naval commander, in the Bonhomme Richard attacks the Serapis

The Great Train Robbery: aftermath & reportage, 1963
" The most daring and fruitful mail robbery in English History" : a page from The Illustrated London News, detailing the aftermath of the Great Train Robbery of 8th August 1963

Wartime poster of Churchills famous words: Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few, referring to the pilots of the Royal Air Force, fighting the Battle of Britain

Neptune, Voyager 2 image
Neptune. Neptune is a gas giant, composed mostly of hydrogen and helium with some methane

Tinsley cooling towers, Sheffield
Tinsley cooling towers being demolished. These towers were built in 1938 as part of the Blackburn Meadows power station and stood over 75 metres tall

RENOIR: SEATED BATHER, 1885. Pierre Auguste Renoir: Seated Bather. Canvas, 1885

Fidel Castro - Speech
FIDEL CASTRO - President of Cuba giving a speech in Havana in August 1993. *UNAVAILABLE FOR USE IN ASIA AT PRESENT*

Angels of Mons, cover design for piano music
Angels of Mons (Reve Mystique), cover design for solo piano music by Sydney C Baldock, inspired by rumours of angelic intervention in the fighting (Battle of Mons, Belgium)

Platform 1 at Paddington Station, 1904
This view of passengers boarding a train on Platform 1 was taken on the August Bank Holiday 1904

Apparition at Knock, County Mayo, Ireland, which took place on 21 August 1879

Congress of Vienna (1814-1815). Engraving
Congress of Vienna. Conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Austrian statesman Metternich (1814-1815). Colored Engraving

World Cup 1966 Front Cover
Front cover of The Illustrated London News. Victory for the England football team

Widgery Cross in Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England. Summer (August) 2014

Our ?Little Contemptibles?, 1914
Our ?Little Contemptibles

WHALING SHIP, 1924. The Wanderer, the last full-rigged whaling ship to sail from New Bedford, Massachusetts, lies wrecked on the rocks off Cuttyhunk Island, near Cape Cod, 26 August 1924

RENOIR: GIRLS / PIANO, 1892. Pierre Auguste Renoir: Young Girls at a Piano
RENOIR: GIRLS/PIANO, 1892. Pierre Auguste Renoir: Young Girls at a Piano. Oil on canvas, 1892

Churchill speaking at Theydon Bois
In a speech at Theydon Bois on 27th August, Winston Churchill declared that the whole state of Europe was moving steadily towards a climax which could not be long delayed

A Scottish trench-barbers hair-dressing establishment
A Scottish army barber is shown cutting another soldiers hair, August 1916

Hannibal winning Battle of Cannae
SECOND PUNIC WAR : Hannibal, the Carthaginian leader, though outnumbered by the Romans, wins a decisive victory at the Battle of Cannae thanks to his superior cavalry

Carreg Cennen Castle in the Brecon Beacons, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Summer (August)

Cartoon, Rev Stewart Headlam, The Church and Stage Guild. The Guild was formed in May 1879 with a view to breaking down prejudice against the theatre and its performers

Boeing 707-436 G-APFE BOAC Tokyo 1965
Boeing 707-436 G-APFE of BOAC at Tokyo Haneda Airport in Japan on 3 August 1965 Date: 1965

The Great Train Robbery, 8th August 1963. Wanted Poster for Ronald Buster Edwards. Date: 1963

Coastguards and civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey
Commemorative postcard, Heroes All

Stirling Castle, Scotland, UK
Stirling castle. Cows grazing beside a corn field. Stirling castles position on top of steep crags made it easy to defend

Tinsley cooling towers demolition
Tinsley cooling towers being prepared for demolition. These towers were built in 1938 as part of the Blackburn Meadows power station and stood over 75 metres tall

RENOIR: TWO SISTERS, 1881. Pierre Auguste Renoir: Two Sisters on the Terrace. Oil on canvas, 1881

I kiss your little hand, madame, by J. Nicolson
Illustration of a glamorous lady catching butterflies

Interior of the Great Palm House, Kew Gardens, 1852
Engraving showing the centre of Great Palm House at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey in 1852

Empire Theatre / 1889
The cover of a programme for the Empire theatre, London. The bill featured comedians including Dan Leno and Cleopatra, A Grand Ballet Divertissement

Barrel Girl
Bottoms up! A little girl accidentally reveals the fact that her knickers match her dress as she leans over a water butt!

Exmoor Ponies graze on heather covered moorland on Porlock Common, Exmoor, Somerset, England. Summer (August)

August - the Chateau d Etampes, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Jean Limbourg
August - the Chateau d Etampes, 15th century, (1939). Aout - Le Chateau D Etampes. Nobles ride out on a falconry expedition: the man on the right is a beater with long stick to flush out the game

Polish cavalry at the start of World War Two
Poland as a military power: cavalry, tanks and infantry (part of a spread in the Illustrated London News)

Beach Ballet
August 1955: A ballet dancer draws circles in the sand with the points of her toes. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8498 - Festival Ballet Dancer - unpub

Three American soldiers at a sidewalk cafe in Paris
WORLD WAR II: PARIS, 1944. Three American soldiers at a sidewalk cafe in Paris, France, following the Allied liberation of the city, August 1944

A 230 Squadron RAF Short Sunderland V in Yound Sound, North Greenland, 18 August 1952. Date: 1952

Claude Renoir, Playing. Oil on canvas by Pierre Auguste Renoir, n. d
RENOIR: CLAUDE PLAYING. Claude Renoir, Playing. Oil on canvas by Pierre Auguste Renoir, n.d

International Air Rally Poster
Poster, International Air Rally at Lympne, near Hythe, Kent, organised by the Cinque Ports Flying Club. Depicting two planes and a parachute. August 1935

The fancy fair, Princes Park, Liverpool, August, 1849

Down-stream, by Rebel Stanton
A colour illustration showing a lady relaxing in a boat on a summers day. 1928

Scouts Hostel, Kandersteg. 21 August 1931

Dr. Beebe climbing out of his bathysphere, August 1934
Photograph of Dr. William Beebe and his two-ton iron bathysphere off St. George, Bermuda, 11th August 1934. Dr

SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, 1900
Photograph of the North German Lloyd Liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse at sea, 1900. This liner was built by the Vulcan Shipyards at Stettin with the aim of winning the Blue Riband

A Young Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill (1874-1965) photographed in 1906 at the age of 32, while he held the post of Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies

Egypt / Rosetta Stone
The discovery of the Rosetta Stone by Boussard, a French Officer. J.P.Champollion was able to translate the hieroglyphs through comparison with the Greek text

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Communist leader in disguise
A photograph of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin (1870 - 1924), Communist leader in disguise, August 1917

Daily Telegraph front pages, 1914, 1918 and 1919, WW1
Daily Telegraph front pages for 3 August 1914 and 11 November 1918, marking the beginning and end of the First World War

WW2 poster, Per Ardua Ad Astra, Winston Churchill speech
WW2 poster, Per Ardua Ad Astra. Never in the field of human conflict have so many owed so much to so few. Winston Churchill speech, 20 August 1940. Date: 1940

Clyde paddle steamer Mercury approaching a jetty in Western Scotland in August 1913 Date: 1913

The Salvation Army Riots at Worthing, Sussex
These images show the Skeleton Army, opponents of the Salvation Army organised by those interested in Sunday drinking, rioting against one of the Salvation Armys religious Sunday processions

The Union Flag over the Lucknow Residency
On 15 August, 1947, British India ended and the two new Dominions of India and Pakistan came into being under Independence. New flags were raised at the new capitals, Delhi and Karachi respectively

CM20 9621 Rob Payne, BMW E30 M3, Sport Evo
Rob Payne, BMW E30 M3, Sport Evo, E30 M3 Celebration, Deutsche Fest, Brands Hatch, August, 2017, Autosport, cars, circuit racing, cars, competition, German Cars, teutonic, Kent, motorsport, racing

Republic F-105D Thunderchief, 60-0480, at Bitburg, Germa?
Republic F-105D Thunderchief, 60-0480, at Bitburg, Germany, 2 August 1961

German Railway gun captured at the Battle of Amiens - WW1
A huge German Railway gun captured at the Battle of Amiens on 8th August 1918 became a source of some Allied controversy

British and Russian Royal Families at Osborne House, Isle of Wight on 4th August 1909

Arrival of the Queen Mary - New York - after maiden voyage
Arrival of the Queen Mary after her maiden voyage, in New York. America. Photograph. August 8th 1938. Date: 1938

Astoria Cinema
August 1929: Exterior of the Astoria Cinema, Brixton, south London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

A cowboy, Honeycut, on the horse White Star on the plains of Montana
MONTANA: COWBOY, 1904. A cowboy, Honeycut, on the horse White Star on the plains of Montana. Photographed by Laton Alton Huffman, August 1904

Airship R38 built for the US Navy at Cardington and renamed ZR2. Completed in 1921. It crashed over the Humber in August 1921 while on a test flight with a mixed British and American crew. Date: 1921

Uffington Station, Oxfordshire, August 1959
A view of locomotive No. 90676 passing through Uffington station in Oxfordshire while transporting goods in August 1959. The image also shows Uffington signal box

Sophie Blanchard in balloon ascent, Milan
Sophie Blanchard (1778-1819), famous French aeronaut, in a night-time balloon ascent performed in Milan, Italy, in the presence of Napoleon, to mark his 42nd birthday. 15 August 1811

Handbill for balloon race, Green brothers
Handbill advertising a balloon race between Charles Green and his brother in two balloons, taking place from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, to celebrate the Queens birthday. 13 August 1835

Balloon ascent from Seal, near Sevenoaks, Kent
Preparing a balloon for ascent from the Village of Seal, near Sevenoaks, Kent, during which Mr P Cornillot achieved horizontal steering at different heights. 23 August 1825

Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster
Poster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd (PS & IOWA), showing an aeroplane flying above a route map from London to the Isle of Wight, with a May to August timetable and fares

International Air Rally Poster 1937
Poster, High Speed Thrills! International Air Rally, Lympne, 28-29 August. Spectacular RAF Hendon Acrobatics, Racing, Live Parachuting, Foreign Aces. Organised by the Cinque Ports Flying Club. 1937

The Great Train Robbery, 8th August 1963. Wanted Poster for Bruce Reynolds. 1963

Releasing carrier pigeon from tank, France, WW1
A human hand releasing a carrier pigeon through the porthole of a tank, near Albert, Somme, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 9 August 1918

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"August: A Month of Marvels and Milestones" The Pendolino tilting train races through the countryside, showcasing cutting-edge technology in motion. Churchill's resounding praise for RAF Pilots echoes through history, honoring their bravery and dedication. Hot air balloons fill the sky above Clifton Suspension Bridge during the vibrant Bristol Balloon Fiesta in August, creating a breathtaking spectacle. Delicate British Moths flutter gracefully amidst summer blooms, adding a touch of enchantment to August evenings. Voyager 2 captures an awe-inspiring image of Neptune, revealing its mysterious beauty from afar. Platform 1 at Paddington Station takes us back to 1904 when steam trains ruled the tracks and journeys were filled with anticipation. A wartime poster immortalizes Churchill's famous words, inspiring courage and unity during challenging times. The historic Underwriting Room of Lloyds of London stands as a testament to centuries-old traditions in insurance and risk management since 1886. St Thomas Hospital stands tall as a beacon of hope and healing, providing care for countless lives throughout August and beyond. An ethereal apparition at Knock in County Mayo, Ireland captivates believers with its spiritual presence during this sacred month. Tinsley cooling towers dominate Sheffield's skyline like towering sentinels; they bear witness to industrial progress while leaving an indelible mark on the cityscape Bonhomme Richard/Serapis clash fiercely on turbulent seas—a legendary naval battle that symbolizes resilience against all odds.