Month Collection

February Fill Dyke, 1881. Creator: Benjamin Williams Leader
February Fill Dyke, 1881

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

Decembre, 1896. Creator: Eugene Samuel Grasset
Decembre, 1896. From " Calendrier la Belle Jardiniere", by Eugene Grasset. [Paris, 1896]

Novembre, 1896. Creator: Eugene Samuel Grasset
Novembre, 1896. From " Calendrier la Belle Jardiniere", by Eugene Grasset. [Paris, 1896]

The May-pole, 1866. Artist: Charles Cousen
The May-pole, 1866. 19th century imagining of Elizabethans celebrating May Day, an annual European tradition thought to have originated as a pagan fertility rite

Lord Methuen Rallying His Broken Forces at Tweebosch, 1902. Creator: Charles Mills Sheldon
Lord Methuen Rallying His Broken Forces at Tweebosch, 1902. Koos de la Rey ambushed Methuens column at Tweebosch on on 7 March 1902, Lord Methuen was captured by the Boers

Fevrier, 1896. Creator: Eugene Samuel Grasset
Fevrier, 1896. From " Calendrier la Belle Jardiniere", by Eugene Grasset. [Paris, 1896]

Juillet, 1896. Creator: Eugene Samuel Grasset
Juillet, 1896. From " Calendrier la Belle Jardiniere", by Eugene Grasset. [Paris, 1896]

October - the Louvre, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Paul Limbourg, Jean Colombe
October - the Louvre, 15th century, (1939). Octobre - Le Louvre. Peasants sowing seed in a ploughed field: the man on the right is broadcasting by hand, as magpies eat the fallen grain

Wassailing apple trees with hot cider in Devonshire on twelfth eve, 1861. A print from The Illustrated London News, (12 January 1861)

May, 1412-1416. Artist: Paul Limbourg
May, 1412-1416. Lords and ladies, mounted, progressing along a road by woods, preceded by trumpeters. They are taking part in a procession to celebrate the joli mois de mai

April, 1412-1416. Artist: Paul Limbourg
April, 1412-1416. Planetary figure of the Sun in his chariot, and zodiac figures of Aries (Ram) and Taurus (Bull) at the top

Influence of the Universe, the Macrocosm, on Man, the Microcosm, 1678. From Mundus Subterraneus by Athanasius Kircher. (Amsterdam, 1678)

Septembre, 1896. Creator: Eugene Samuel Grasset
Septembre, 1896. From " Calendrier la Belle Jardiniere", by Eugene Grasset. [Paris, 1896]

Juin, 1896. Creator: Eugene Samuel Grasset
Juin, 1896. From " Calendrier la Belle Jardiniere", by Eugene Grasset. [Paris, 1896]

December - the Chateau de Vincennes, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Paul Limbourg
December - the Chateau de Vincennes, 15th century, (1939). Decembre - Le Chateau De Vincennes. Hunting scene in a forest: dogs tear apart a wild boar. The man on the right sounds a horn

September - the Chateau de Saumur, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Paul Limbourg, Jean Colombe
September - the Chateau de Saumur, 15th century, (1939). Septembre - the Chateau de Saumur. Grape harvest in the vineyards: people gather grapes in baskets, donkeys carry them in panniers

July - the Chateau at Poitiers, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Paul Limbourg
July - the Chateau at Poitiers, 15th century, (1939). Juillet - Le Chateau De Poitiers. Farm workers harvesting wheat with scythes and shearing sheep

May - the town of Riom, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Jean Limbourg
May - the town of Riom, 15th century, (1939). Mai - La Ville De Riom. Cavalcade on the first of May, with trumpeters and riders, the women dressed in green

April - the Chateau de Dourdan, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Jean Limbourg
April - the Chateau de Dourdan, 15th century, (1939). Avril - Le Chateau De Dourdan. Engagement scene with a couple exchanging rings in front of witnesses

February - village under the snow, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Paul Limbourg
February - village under the snow, 15th century, (1939). Fevrier - Le Village Sous La Neige. Winter scene with a man chopping firewood, beehives, a dovecote, sheep in a pen, and birds eating grain

November - feeding pigs on acorns, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Jean Colombe
November - feeding pigs on acorns, 15th century, (1939). Novembre - La Glandee. Swineherd with mastiff grazing his pigs among the oak trees, using a stick to knock down the acorns

June - the palace and the Sainte-Chapelle, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Hermann Limbourg
June - the palace and the Sainte-Chapelle, 15th century, (1939). Juin - Le Palais Et La Sainte-Chapelle. Barefoot peasants hay-making in the fields: men wield scythes as they cut the grass

Lady Baird & wounded at Chambery, 19 June 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Lady Baird & wounded at Chambery, 19 June 1918 (date created or published later). Lady Constance Barbara Baird at the Hopital Militaire Belge (Belgian Military Hospital) at Chambe´ry

U.S. Army enters Germany, Dec 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
U.S. Army enters Germany, Dec 1918. The American 18th Infantry crossing the Moselle River into Germany after World War I. The town in the background is Gravenmacher, in the Grand Dutchy of Luxemburg.

Pres't's flag, Paris, 31 Dec 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Pres't's flag, Paris, 31 Dec 1918. A flag, probably used on the car of President Woodrow Wilson when he visited Paris to attend the Paris Peace Conference after World War I.

Wilson, Paris, 19 Dec 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Wilson, Paris, 19 Dec 1918. President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) attending a reception for Marshall Joffre in Paris when he attended the Paris Peace Conference after World War I.

Gen. Cole decorating marines, Parris Island, S.C., 10 June 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Cole decorating marines, Paris Isl'd. [i.e. Parris Island], S.C., 10 June 1918 (date created or published later)

Repairing Belgian Road, 22 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Repairing Belgian Road, 22 Oct 1918 (date created or published later). Men and vehicle repairing a road in Belgium during World War I.

British enter Lille, 18 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
British enter Lille, 18 Oct 1918. British soldiers of the 8th Battalion (Liverpool Regiment) with a French boy, entering Lille, France on October 18, 1918 during World War I.

Bailleul, 1918, Sept 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Bailleul, 1918, Sept 1918. The ruins of Bailleul, France after the German forces left on August 30, 1918 during the Battle of Bailleul which was part of the Battle of the Lys in World War I

Belgians salute U.S. flag, 4 July 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Belgians salute U.S. flag, 4 July 1918 (date created or published later). Allied Representatives at the Belgian General Headquarters saluting the American flag during the United States Independence

R.R. follows British advance, 31 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
R.R. follows British advance, 31 Oct 1918 (date created or published later). Railroad construction during World War I, described by the Imperial War Museum as "Battle of the Drocourt-Queant

Dressing wounds of British, 18 Aug 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Dressing wounds of British, 18 Aug 1918. Wounded British soldiers of the 9th Division being attended by Royal Army Medical Corps personnel after being brought in by German prisoners during action at

German prisoners with machine guns & wounded, 21 Aug 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
German prisoners with machine guns & wounded, 21 Aug 1918. German prisoners bringing in wounded soldiers and captured machine guns during the third Battle of the Albert, near Courcelles, France

Peace conference, 18 Jan 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Peace conference, 18 Jan 1919. Participants in the Paris Peace Conference (Versailles Peace Conference) meeting in the Salon de l'Horloge (Clock room), Quai d'Orsay

King Albert & Gen. Foch, 7 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. King Albert & Gen. Foch, 7 Oct 1918
King Albert & Gen. Foch, 7 Oct 1918 (date created or published later). Marshal Ferdinand Jean Marie Foch (1851-1929), a French general who served as the Allied Supreme Allied Commander during

Duke of Connaught decorating a Belgian, 3 Jul 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Duke of Connaught decorating a Belgian, 3 Jul 1918. Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942) and Belgium King Albert I (1875-1934) at Houthem Aerodrome on July 3

Czechoslovaks, France, 30 Jun 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Czechoslovaks, France, 30 Jun 1918. Czech and Slovak soldiers carrying the flag of the Czechoslovak legion during a ceremony on June 30

Castle at Ham, 2 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Castle at Ham, 2 Mar 1918 (date created or published later). The Cha^teau de Ham (fort or forteresse de Ham), a castle in Ham, Somme department

British & French officers in conference, 5 Aug 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British & French officers in conference, 5 Aug 1917. General Pelletier de Worllemont of the French Army and Prince Arthur of Connaught at the First Army commemoration service marking the fourth year

Burying French officer at front, 31 Jan 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Burying French officer at front, 31 Jan 1918 (date created or published later). Soldiers standing at graves during the burial of a French officer during World War I.

Crown Prince Germany at front, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Crown Prince Germany at front, 1915. German Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882-1951) visiting a military unit in Argonne, France in Feb. 1915 during World War I.

Thomas, Haig, Joffre, Lloyd George,12 Sept 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Thomas, Haig, Joffre, Lloyd George, 12 Sept 1916. Lloyd George, British Minister of Munitions; Gen. Douglas Haig, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army; Gen

British officers' luncheon in wrecked village, 1917 25 April 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British officers' luncheon in wrecked village, 1917 25 April 1917. British officers eating lunch in the ruins of a building at E´treillers, Aisne, France on April 25, 1917 during World War I.

British Cavalry passing thro' wrecked village, 21 Apr 1917.. Creator: Bain News Service
British Cavalry passing thro' wrecked village, 21 Apr 1917. Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment) troops riding on horseback through the ruined village of Caulaincourt

British Bid King Albert good by, 22 Nov 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British Bid King Albert good by, 22 Nov 1917 (date created or published later). British officers and soldiers cheering as Albert I, King of the Belgians

Lt. Paul Montariol & class, 30 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. Lt. Paul Montariol & class, 30 Jul 1917
Lt. Paul Montariol & class, 30 Jul 1917 (date created or published later). Lt. Paul Montariol (1889-1974) of the French flying corps who came to the U.S

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