Fall Gallery

Reflection of trees in autumn colour in Walden Pond

Reflection of trees in autumn colour in Walden Pond, site of the cabin built by Henry David Thoreau 1845 - 1847. Walden Pond State Reservation, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

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Dropping from a Kite Balloon 1917

A British observer drops from the car of a kite balloon, attached to the parachute which is hanging over the side of the basket. His colleague has already jumped and is on his way to the ground. The observations balloons were tethered to the ground, but if a sudden squall were to blow up, there was the risk of the cable snapping and the balloon drifting over enemy held territory. In such circumstances, charts and instruments would be thrown out and then each observer in turn would make what was known as the drop out'. Hopefully they would land safely, and not behind enemy lines. Date: 1917

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

The Surrender of Granada in 1492, 1882 (oil on canvas)

3247808 The Surrender of Granada in 1492, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Pradilla y Ortiz, Francisco (1848-1921); 330x550 cm; Palacio del Senado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: The armies of King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile laid siege to Muslim Granada. On January 2, 1492 the Nasrid ruler Sultan Muhammad XII of Granada (King Boabdil) surrendered the Emirate of Granada, the city of Granada, and the Alhambra palace.); Spanish, out of copyright

© Palacio del Senado, Madrid, Spain / Bridgeman Images