August Collection

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

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

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

Shoe Lane
August 1919: The Daily Sketch, Evening Standard and Edward Hulton offices in Shoe Lane, off Fleet Street, home of Britains national press. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Ancient Street In The Old Town Of Matera (Sassi di Matera), Basilicata, Southern Italy
Ancient street in the old town of Matera (Sassi di Matera), Basilicata Region, also known as Lucania, Province of Matera, Southern Italy. World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1993

Crippen Trial
August 1910: Crowds gather outside the Old Bailey law court during the trial of Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen who murdered his second wife Belle Elmore at their home in London

Off To sea
August 1922: Battleship HMS Hood leaving Plymouth passes the pier. (Photo by Gill/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

August, Bizarre, China, Climate, Cloud, Color Image, Cook Islands, Cyclone, Destruction
August, Bizarre, China, Climate, Cloud, Color Image, Cook Islands, Cycl, Science Photo Library, 85757042

August - Regatta
A lively regatta on a river in August, with spectator in grandstands, rowers in a tangle, drinking, smoking, people firing cannon and patriotic flags fluttering everywhere

H. M. S. Belfast and the London Bridge in the background seen from the River Thames
3r3f, anchored, august, background, belfast, bridge, bridges, british, c, Her Majestys Ships (HMS), 128143776

Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) feeding on freshwater snails in shallow water. These birds feed mainly on aquatic invertebrates insects such as freshwater snails, mussels, crabs and crayfish

Abandoned Gas Station in Arizona Desert
Old Gas Station in Quartzsite, Arizona during the day with two blue gas pumps. In the desert. 1930s or 1940 s

dictator Benito Mussolini Portrait 1935
August 1935: Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (1883 - 1945). (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Gordon Castle
August 1946: Gordon Castle at Fochabers, Scotland. The castle, seat of the Dukes of Richmond and Gordon, is set in 1, 300 acres of deer park between Banff and Elgin

At The Ready
August 1939: Pilots scramble for their Hurricane fighters at an RAF station. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Large Size Panorama View Of Sassi di Matera, Basilicata Region, Southern Italy
Large size panorama of Matera and its Sassi di Matera in Basilicata, also known as Lucania, in Southern Italy (Province of Matera)

Ancient House In Sassi Di Matera, Basilicata Region, Southern Italy
Stitched vertical panorama of ancient house surrounded by walls in Sassi di Matera, Basilicata Region also known as Lucania, in Southern Italy (Province of Matera)

Antique Deconsacrated Rock Church In Sassi di Matera, Basilicata Region, Southern Italy
Antique deconsacrated rock church transformed in ancient times in a room for wine production, in Sassi di Matera, Basilicata Region also known as Lucania, Southern Italy

Prehistoric Rock Dwellings In Matera, Basilicata, Southern Italy
Prehistoric rock dwellings in the Gravina (canyon) of Matera in Southern Italy. The city of Matera is considered the third oldest city in the world after Jericho and Aleppo

Stitched Vertical Panorama Of Matera, Basilicata, Southern Italy
Stitched vertical panorama of Matera in Basilicata, also known as Lucania, in Southern Italy (Province of Matera). The city of Matera is considered the third oldest city in the world after Jericho

Panorama View Of Prehistoric Rock Dwellings In Gravina (Canyon) Of Matera, Basilicata, Southern Italy
Panorama view of the Prehistoric rock dwellings in the Gravina (canyon) of Matera in Southern Italy. The city of Matera is considered the third oldest city in the world after Jericho and Aleppo

Vertical View Of Rock Church In Gravina di Matera (Matera Canyon), Basilicata, Southern Italy
Vertical view of ancient rock church in the Gravina (canyon) of Matera in Southern Italy. The city of Matera is considered the third oldest city in the world after Jericho and Aleppo

Prehistoric Rock Church In Gravina di Matera (Matera Canyon), Basilicata, Southern Italy
Prehistoric rock church and cave dwellings in the Gravina (canyon) of Matera in Southern Italy. The city of Matera is considered the third oldest city in the world after Jericho and Aleppo

Cave Dwellings And Ancient Rock Church In Gravina Di Matera (Matera Canyon), Basilicata, Southern Italy
Prehistoric rock dwellings and ancient rock church in the Gravina (canyon) of Matera in Southern Italy. The city of Matera is considered the third oldest city in the world after Jericho and Aleppo

Salzburg and the Castle at Blue Hour Austria
View of the historical center of Salzburg and Schloss Salzburg in the back on the hill at blue hour. This is a vertorama consisting of multiple long exposure images ensuring higher quality

Virgin spruce forest with fallen, dead and decaying trees, National park and unesco biosphere reserve Sumava, Czech Republic

Spiderweb illuminated with sunshine in spruce forest, National park and unesco biosphere reserve Sumava, Czech Republic

Riparian forest (woodland), river shore, long exposure
Riparian forest, river shore, long exposure. National park and unesco biosphere reserve Sumava

Sassi di Matera, Basilicata Region, Southern Italy
Vertical stitched panorama view of Matera and its Sassi di Matera in Basilicata, also known as Lucania, in Southern Italy (Province of Matera)

Large Size Panorama View Of Matera, Basilicata, Southern Italy
Large size panorama of Matera in Basilicata, also known as Lucania, in Southern Italy (Province of Matera). The city of Matera is considered the third oldest city in the world after Jericho

Rock Church In Gravina di Matera (Matera Canyon), Basilicata, Southern Italy
Ancient rock church in the Gravina (canyon) of Matera in Southern Italy. The city of Matera is considered the third oldest city in the world after Jericho and Aleppo

Ancient Sarcophagus In A Rock Church In Sassi di Matera, Basilicata, Southern Italy
Ancient sarcophagus in an ancient deconsacrated rock church transformed in ancient times in a room for wine production, in Sassi di Matera, Basilicata Region also known as Lucania, Southern Italy

Prehistoric Rock Dwellings In The Gravina of Matera, Basilicata, Southern Italy
Prehistoric rock dwellings in the Gravina (canyon) of Matera in Southern Italy. The city of Matera is considered the third oldest city in the world after Jericho and Aleppo

Colorful Flowers At Sassi di Matera, Basilicata Region, Southern Italy
Colorful flowers in Sassi di Matera, Basilicata, also known as Lucania, in Southern Italy (Province of Matera). The city of Matera is considered the third oldest city in the world after Jericho

Cock Fight
August 1864: A cock fight during the American Civil War at the site of the Battle of Petersburg. Though banned by the Federals it was impossible to suppress it entirely

Brussels Parade
August 1914: The German Army parading through a street in Brussels, Belgium, during the First World War. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Belgium Occupied
August 1914: German infantry advancing across open country during the occupation of Belgium. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Franco-British Fair
August 1908: The Canada Pavilion at the Franco-British Exhibition in London. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Military Lunch
August 1916: Members of the Red Cross attend Mr R Monds record entertainment for wounded soldiers at Comba Park in Sevenoaks. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

In The Firing Line
August 1915: Central telephone headquarters in the firing line. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

War Aims Meeting
August 1917: Welsh Liberal politician and Prime Minister, David Lloyd George, presiding over a war aims meeting at Queens Hall. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Safe To Walk
August 1918: Trafalgar Square with no buses during the transport strike in the last few months of WW 1. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

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