Achieve Collection

Hillary and Tensing Bhutia conquering Everest
Front cover of The Illustrated London News showing Sir Edmund Hillary together with Sherpa Tensing Bhutia reaching the summit of Mount Everest on May 29 1953

The 24 hour Bicycle Race at Herne Hill, 1892
Photograph showing the Cyclists participating in the 24 hour Bicycle race at Herne Hill velodrome, on the 22nd July 1892, shortly before the start. The race was won by F.W

1889 photograph - RMS Teutonic - from an album of images relating to the launch of the vessel, which was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast

Pierre Balmain with one of his designs, 1948
Photograph showing Pierre Balmain presenting a pink and white petticoat, with gueppieres that helped to achieve a 48 centimetre waist, 1948

The world of tomorrow- some dreams of invention run riot; th
Illustration of an aerial mono rail (note date, 1st April 1905) as a vision of the future for railways. The caption states The scientific prophet looks forward to electric traction on this system

Stage Effects - Fire
Victorian stage managers went to remarkable lengths to achieve realism on the stage - here, one tries to simulate the Great Fire of London

WW2, The Shower Bath
An illustration of a baby having a shower early in the morning, used to promote the idea that getting up early and keeping good hygiene can help to achieve victory in the war. Date: circa 1940s

1889 photograph - RMS Teutonic - from an album of images relating to the launch of the vessel, which was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast

THREE-LEGGED RACE
A three-legged race - demanding perfect co- ordination between the paired runners, which two of our contestants evidently did not achieve ! Date: circa 1900

Sabbatarians stop delivery of post on Sunday
Sabbatarians achieve a short lived victory, having stopped the delivery of post on Sundays. Though pleasing to Post Office workers, it infuriated the public. Date: 1850

WW1 - Italian Propaganda - The Tortoise and the Hare
WW1 - Italian Propaganda postcard - re-telling of the story of the tortoise (The Allies) and the hare (The Central Powers) striving to be the first to gain Victory. Date: circa 1916

Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen head for the North Pole
Illustration showing Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen waving goodbye to the Fram as they set out in an attempt to reach the North Pole on skis, March 1895

Advert for Selfridges for corsets, London, 1926
Advert for Selfridges for corsets to achieve the line of the moment, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Bristol F2B using a 275hp Rolls Royce Falcon could achieve 125mph in level flight

Herse and Mermes
Hermes/Mercury falls madly in love with Herse, daughter of Cecrops, and bribes her sister Aglaura to help him achieve his amorous ends

Planing Off a Bit More
Comment on womens desire to achieve the fashionable silhouette of no curves. A thin, flat-chested woman with an Eton crop wears court shoes & a sailor style dress

Barons Oath at Bury
The barons swear to achieve their liberties, at Bury St. Edmunds

Wright 1903 Cig Card
Orville and Wilbur Wright achieve the first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

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