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September Collection (#6)

"September: A Month of Cultural Delights and Historic Triumphs" As the autumn breeze sweeps in, September brings with it a delightful medley of Gilbert & Sullivan Operas

Background imageSeptember Collection: CM25 6811 Thorneycroft Handy

CM25 6811 Thorneycroft Handy
Thorneycroft Handy, British Transport Parade, Goodwood Revival 2018, September 2018, automobiles, cars, circuit racing, Classic, competition, England, entertainment, event, Goodwood, heritage

Background imageSeptember Collection: CM25 5922 Cooper Climax

CM25 5922 Cooper Climax
Cooper Climax, Rob Walker Parade, Goodwood Revival 2018, September 2018, automobiles, cars, circuit racing, Classic, competition, England, entertainment, event, Goodwood, heritage, historic

Background imageSeptember Collection: CM25 7816 Steve Brooks, Aston Martin DB3S

CM25 7816 Steve Brooks, Aston Martin DB3S
Steve Brooks, Aston Martin DB3S, Freddie March Memorial Trophy, sports cars, 1952 to 1955, Goodwood Revival 2018, September 2018, automobiles, cars, circuit racing, Classic, competition, England

Background imageSeptember Collection: CM25 7546 The view from pole position, Mike Whitaker, Lola Chevrolet T70 Spyder

CM25 7546 The view from pole position, Mike Whitaker, Lola Chevrolet T70 Spyder
The view from pole position, Mike Whitaker, Lola Chevrolet T70 Spyder, Whitsun Trophy, Sports Prototypes, pre-1966, Goodwood Revival 2018, September 2018, automobiles, cars, circuit racing, Classic

Background imageSeptember Collection: CM25 7188 Luc Brandts, Talbot-Lago Type 26C, Stephan Rettenmaier, Maserati 8CTF

CM25 7188 Luc Brandts, Talbot-Lago Type 26C, Stephan Rettenmaier, Maserati 8CTF
Luc Brandts, Talbot-Lago Type 26C, Stephan Rettenmaier, Maserati 8CTF, Goodwood Trophy, Grand Prix cars, Voiturette, 1930 to 1951, Goodwood Revival 2018, September 2018, automobiles, cars

Background imageSeptember Collection: CM25 6854 Chris Keith-Lucas, Jaguar XK120 FHC

CM25 6854 Chris Keith-Lucas, Jaguar XK120 FHC
Chris Keith-Lucas, Jaguar XK120 FHC, Fordwater Trophy, Road going sports and GT cars, pre-1955, Goodwood Revival 2018, September 2018, automobiles, cars, circuit racing, Classic, competition

Background imageSeptember Collection: CM25 7008 Lee Johnston, Reinhard Neumair, Matchless G45

CM25 7008 Lee Johnston, Reinhard Neumair, Matchless G45
Lee Johnston, Reinhard Neumair, Matchless G45, Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy, Goodwood Revival 2018, September 2018, circuit racing, Classic, competition, England, entertainment, event, Goodwood

Background imageSeptember Collection: Miniature silhouette - Captain Alfred Arnold Ernest Gyde

Miniature silhouette - Captain Alfred Arnold Ernest Gyde
Miniature bust-length silhouette in ebonised frame of Captain Alfred Arnold Ernest Gyde, 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment. He is in Mess Dress uniform

Background imageSeptember Collection: Boats pulled up on the shingle at Ladram Bay on the Jurassic Coast, Devon, England

Boats pulled up on the shingle at Ladram Bay on the Jurassic Coast, Devon, England. Autumn (September)

Background imageSeptember Collection: The static park at the Farnborough Air Show

The static park at the Farnborough Air Show, September 1964. Date: 1964

Background imageSeptember Collection: Blitz in London -- damage to tanks, Thames Haven, WW2

Blitz in London -- damage to tanks, Thames Haven, WW2
Blitz in London -- damage to tanks and pipelines at Thames Haven, near Thurrock, Essex, 7 September 1940. The ground was covered with spilt oil which was subsequently ignited during an attack

Background imageSeptember Collection: The introduction of tanks into battle on the Western Front

The introduction of tanks into battle on the Western Front
A illustration showing a tank driving through a village street on the Western Front. Tanks were first introduced into battle on the 15th September 1916 when a D1 tank was guided into action by

Background imageSeptember Collection: CM21 2072 Andrew Hall, Jamie McIntyre, Bizzarrini 5300GT

CM21 2072 Andrew Hall, Jamie McIntyre, Bizzarrini 5300GT
Andrew Hall, Jamie McIntyre, Bizzarrini 5300GT, RAC TT Celebration, Closed cockpit GT cars, Goodwood Revival 2017, September 2017, automobiles, cars, circuit racing, Classic, competition, England

Background imageSeptember Collection: The Barbarine - first climbed 1905 - Germany

The Barbarine - first climbed 1905 - Germany
The Barbarine - the best-known, free-standing rock formation in the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. The pinnacle is the symbol of Saxon Switzerland

Background imageSeptember Collection: LCC-LFB learner drivers on a London street

LCC-LFB learner drivers on a London street
A picture taken outside the headquarters of the London Fire Brigade in Southwark Bridge Road, SE1, on 14 September 1935, showing a motorised Dennis fire engine with an L-plate on the front

Background imageSeptember Collection: AFS regional training exercise, journey through London

AFS regional training exercise, journey through London
AFS regional training exercise in Norfolk, 10-11 September 1955. Showing vehicles in London, passing Marble Arch en route for their destination

Background imageSeptember Collection: Garnerin balloon with parachute

Garnerin balloon with parachute
Garnerins balloon with a parachute below, and a French flag waved from the cage. He ascended from North Audley Street, landing 10 minutes later in the parachute near St Pancras Church -- claimed to

Background imageSeptember Collection: Spectators at Braemar Highland Games, Scotland

Spectators at Braemar Highland Games, Scotland
Kilted spectators watch from the hillside at the Braemar Highland Games in Scotland, traditionally attended by the British Royal Family. September 1911

Background imageSeptember Collection: Chelsea vs West Bromwich Albion 1905

Chelsea vs West Bromwich Albion 1905
A montage of photographs showing action from the fixture between Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion, in the Second Division of the Football League, played at Chelseas home ground, Stamford Bridge

Background imageSeptember Collection: Soviet Katyusha rocket launchers, 1943

Soviet Katyusha rocket launchers, 1943
Soviet Katyusha rocket launchers, being reloaded by Red Army soldiers in September 1943, during World War II. At this stage in the war

Background imageSeptember Collection: Morning mist over farmland

Morning mist over farmland. Morning mist, or inversion fog, over farmland and woods. Photographed in the Dee valley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, in September

Background imageSeptember Collection: AGRI2A-00064

AGRI2A-00064
Picking apples, a farm scene near Prides Bridge, Maine, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSeptember Collection: The Illustrated London News, 1940

The Illustrated London News, 1940
Page from the Illustrated London News describing the heroism of Lieutenant Robert Davies(1900-1975), who received the George Cross for commanding the bomb disposal unit which saved St

Background imageSeptember Collection: Nancy Cunard on cover of The Sketch

Nancy Cunard on cover of The Sketch
Front cover of The Sketch featuring a photograph by Cecil Beaton of Miss Nancy Cunard (1896 - 1965), heiress, poet and political activist, owner of the Hours Printing Press

Background imageSeptember Collection: Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor with the airmail

Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor with the airmail
The aviator Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor from Hendon on the very first airmail flight. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon Aerodrome to Windsor

Background imageSeptember Collection: King and Queen tour West London raid damage

King and Queen tour West London raid damage
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth talking to Mrs Eals who was saved by taking cover in an Anderson shelter when her house was bombed during an air raid in September 1940

Background imageSeptember Collection: The Whityngton Stone, Holloway, London, 1854

The Whityngton Stone, Holloway, London, 1854
Engraving showing the Whityngton Stone, a memorial to Sir Richard Whittington (1358-1423), London, 1854. This stone was placed on the spot in Upper Holloway where he was traditionally supposed to

Background imageSeptember Collection: Bevis Marks Synagogue, London, 1889

Bevis Marks Synagogue, London, 1889
Engraving showing the interior of Bevis Marks Synagogue, London, c.1889. Bevis Marks was the first synagogue to be built, after the restoration, by Spanish and Portuguese Jews in Britain in 1701

Background imageSeptember Collection: Kaufmann Trick cyclist at the London Hippodrome, 1901

Kaufmann Trick cyclist at the London Hippodrome, 1901
Photograph of one of the Kaufmann troupe performing a bicycle trick at the London Hippodrome, September 1901

Background imageSeptember Collection: Kaufmann Trick Cyclists at the London Hippodrome, 1901

Kaufmann Trick Cyclists at the London Hippodrome, 1901
Photograph of two of the Kaufmann troupe performing a bicycle trick at the London Hippodrome, September 1901

Background imageSeptember Collection: HYDER ALI (1722 - 1782)

HYDER ALI (1722 - 1782)
HYDER ALI Pictured at the Battle of Pollilur - 10 September 1780 Increased Indian army with French aid - died leaving campaign to son Tippu Sahib

Background imageSeptember Collection: First Railway 1825

First Railway 1825
A man on horseback bearing a Union Jack flag heads the very first railway journey in England aboard George Stephensons " Locomotion"

Background imageSeptember Collection: Stiebel / Wrns Mess Wear

Stiebel / Wrns Mess Wear
A design by Victor Stiebel for WRNS (Womens Royal Naval Service) officers mess undress, comprising of a long skirt, blouse with revered collar and bolero jacket

Background imageSeptember Collection: Battle of Marathon

Battle of Marathon
BATTLE OF MARATHON Miltiades, with 11, 000 Athenians and Plataeans, defeats the 60, 000-strong Persian army of Darius Hystaspes

Background imageSeptember Collection: Ufos / North Sea Intercept

Ufos / North Sea Intercept
A Lightning fighter intercepts a UFO over the North Sea

Background imageSeptember Collection: Gustav Hamels plane ready to leave Hendon for Windsor

Gustav Hamels plane ready to leave Hendon for Windsor
Gustav Hamels aeroplane ready to leave Hendon Aerodrome for Windsor on the very first airmail flight. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon to Windsor

Background imageSeptember Collection: Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Festival Hall

Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Festival Hall
Queen Elizabeth II attending a Gala Performance of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall in 1965. Date: September 18th 1965

Background imageSeptember Collection: Sudan Wars: Tel-El-Kebir

Sudan Wars: Tel-El-Kebir
BATTLE OF TEL-EL-KEBIR Wolseley defeats Arabi Pashas army decisively, quashing the revolt : henceforward Egypt will be under British rule

Background imageSeptember Collection: Lifting Potatoes

Lifting Potatoes
Potato lifting using horses and plough, near Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Background imageSeptember Collection: Makedonia / Bulgaria

Makedonia / Bulgaria
MACEDONIA The inhabitants of Gumurdjina, Macedonia - men, women and even children - drive out the occupying Bulgarians who they perceive as invaders

Background imageSeptember Collection: Soviet ships attempt to land in Estonia

Soviet ships attempt to land in Estonia
German tanks thwart the Russians landing attempt in Estonia

Background imageSeptember Collection: C. Pankhurst as Baby

C. Pankhurst as Baby
Emmeline with baby daughter Christabel (born 22 September 1880), taken in Manchester

Background imageSeptember Collection: Napoleon and Shark

Napoleon and Shark
On board the Northumberland, travelling to Saint Helena, he watches with interest when a shark is captured

Background imageSeptember Collection: Fighting in Sarajevo

Fighting in Sarajevo
The Austrian occupation of Bosnia leads to fighting in the streets of Sarajevo

Background imageSeptember Collection: Bushnells Submarine

Bushnells Submarine
BUSHNELLs TURTLE the first submersible craft to be used in action, attacking a British ship at New York on 7 September 1776; the one-man crew provided the power manually !

Background imageSeptember Collection: Ufos / Ciampino / Italy

Ufos / Ciampino / Italy
The sighting of this striking UFO by military personnel at Ciampino, one of Romes airports, is confirmed by radar

Background imageSeptember Collection: CM33 9274 David Wenman, Aston Martin DBR4

CM33 9274 David Wenman, Aston Martin DBR4
David Wenman, Aston Martin DBR4, Across the finishing line, Richmond and Gordon Trophies, 25 minutes of racing for 2500cc Grand Prix cars that would have competed between 1954 and 1960

Background imageSeptember Collection: CJ12 0806 Alexander McQueen Quattlebaum, LECO-MG Sport

CJ12 0806 Alexander McQueen Quattlebaum, LECO-MG Sport
Alexander McQueen Quattlebaum, LECO-MG Sport, Madgwick Cup, 20 minutes of racing for sports cars with engines under 2000cc, that competed between 1948 and 1955, Goodwood Revival




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"September: A Month of Cultural Delights and Historic Triumphs" As the autumn breeze sweeps in, September brings with it a delightful medley of Gilbert & Sullivan Operas. The enchanting melodies transport us to a world of whimsy and laughter, reminding us why these timeless classics continue to captivate audiences. In the realm of history, September holds significant moments that shaped nations. We remember the Jacobite Victory in 1745, a pivotal event that reverberated through time and left an indelible mark on Scottish heritage. Meanwhile, L Battery of the Royal Horse Artillery stands as a testament to bravery and precision as they defend our nation's honor. Aviation enthusiasts rejoice as we commemorate the first flight of BAC TSR-2 XR219 Boscombe Down. This groundbreaking achievement propelled mankind into new heights, showcasing our relentless pursuit of innovation and exploration. Music lovers gather for an unforgettable evening with John Martyn in concert at St Ives, Cornwall. His soul-stirring melodies resonate deep within our hearts, creating an intimate connection between artist and audience. The Vauxhall Royal Balloon takes its inaugural ascent during this month—a breathtaking spectacle that defies gravity itself. As we gaze up at its majestic presence against the sky's canvas, we are reminded of humanity's unyielding desire to conquer new frontiers. Literature enthusiasts immerse themselves in "The Blue Stocking, " penned by Reginald Higgins—an exquisite tale that transports readers into a world brimming with intellectuality and passion. Thrill-seekers revel in the exhilarating Schneider Trophy Air Race—a display where speed meets skill as aviators push their limits for glory above azure skies. An International Air Display and Races Poster captures our attention—promising adrenaline-fueled excitement amidst roaring engines soaring across vast horizons—an experience not to be missed. Sports aficionados flock to witness cricket matches at The Oval—the epitome of sportsmanship and camaraderie.