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Background imageAchieved Collection: Possession is nine points of the law by Louis Wain

Possession is nine points of the law by Louis Wain
Illustration by Louis Wain showing a cat occupying a cast-off saucepan or cooking pot during snowy weather. A selection of birds, including a magpie and a blue tit bemusedly face the cat

Background imageAchieved Collection: Douglas DC-7C PH-DSD Zwarte Zee of KLM

Douglas DC-7C PH-DSD Zwarte Zee of KLM
Douglas DC-7C, PH-DSD, Zwarte Zee, of KLM. This aircraft achieved the longest passenger flight up to that time flying non-stop from Long Beach, California, to Le Bourget, Paris, a distance of 6

Background imageAchieved Collection: Tyldesley / Cricketer

Tyldesley / Cricketer
J L Tyldesley, English cricketer who achieved 46 centuries in 11 years

Background imageAchieved Collection: Jeremiah or George Wombwell

Jeremiah or George Wombwell (1777 - 1850), English zoo owner, who achieved fame and fortune with Wombwell's Travelling Menagerie, pictured shortly before his death. Date: 1850

Background imageAchieved Collection: DECIMUS BURTON 1800-1881

DECIMUS BURTON 1800-1881
DECIMUS BURTON Achieved early renown with his design for the Coliseum in Regents Park. Later laid out Hyde Park and designed the Palm House at Kew with Turner. Date: 1800 - 1881

Background imageAchieved Collection: Cancer Research

Cancer Research
Cancer research at Gratwick Laboratory, Buffalo, New York, which achieved striking results with rats in 1909. Date: 1909

Background imageAchieved Collection: Robert Stephenson (1803 - 1859), English civil engineer and designer of locomotives

Robert Stephenson (1803 - 1859), English civil engineer and designer of locomotives. Montage of some of bridges that Stephenson had engineered in his lifetime

Background imageAchieved Collection: STEPAN THE GREAT

STEPAN THE GREAT
Stepan the Great, ruler of Moldova, declares his will in the year of his death : though he has achieved significant victories over the Otttomans, they will regain power. Date: June 1504

Background imageAchieved Collection: Westland Lynx 800 ZB500 World's fastest helicopter

Westland Lynx 800 ZB500 World's fastest helicopter
Westland Lynx 800 ZB500 (msn 102, ex G-LYNX, ex ZA500'), at the Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford 18 July 2003

Background imageAchieved Collection: Bluebird

Bluebird
Gas-turbine powered vehicle that was driven by Donald Campbell and achieved the world land speed record on Lake Eyre in Australia on 17 July 1964. Date: circa 1950

Background imageAchieved Collection: Balfe - Satanella

Balfe - Satanella
SATANELLA A dramatic scene in which the heroine dreams of marriage - an effect achieved by a magic lantern projection Date: 1858

Background imageAchieved Collection: Sacheverell Cards

Sacheverell Cards
Henry Sacheverell (1674-1724) was an English high church Anglican clergyman who achieved nationwide fame in 1709 after preaching an incendiary 5 November sermon denouncing the Whig government

Background imageAchieved Collection: Portrait of Louis Wain

Portrait of Louis Wain taken from an advertisement for Phosferine, a tonic medicine, featuring Louis Wain, the famous cat artist

Background imageAchieved Collection: Porgy and Bess Mus Sheet

Porgy and Bess Mus Sheet
A fine item of period artwork depicts the opera which, though not successful at first, eventually achieved immense popular acclaim as Americas greatest opera. Date: first performed 1935

Background imageAchieved Collection: Robert Falcon Scott and Peter Markham Scott, c. 1909

Robert Falcon Scott and Peter Markham Scott, c. 1909
Photograph of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, the English naval commander and explorer, and his son, Peter Markham Scott, taken in late 1909 or early 1910

Background imageAchieved Collection: SS Ernest Bazin, 1897

SS Ernest Bazin, 1897
Illustration of M. Bazins Roller Steamer, SS Ernest Bazin, leaving Le Havre on a sea trial, July 1897. This vessel, launched in 1896

Background imageAchieved Collection: CASQUE D OR

CASQUE D OR real name : Amelie-Elie Noted Parisienne gigolette who achieved lasting fame when two apache (gangster) friends came to blows over her

Background imageAchieved Collection: 17th Earl of Derby

17th Earl of Derby
EDWARD GEORGE STANLEY, 17th earl of DERBY - statesman who achieved popularity despite calling workers blackmailers; he was responsible for conscription in World War One. Date: 1865 - 1948

Background imageAchieved Collection: Animal Magnetism / Faria

Animal Magnetism / Faria
L abbe FARIA demonstrates that the feats of the mesmerisers can be achieved just as readily by simple suggestion Date: 1825

Background imageAchieved Collection: MARY BEALE 1633-1697

MARY BEALE 1633-1697
MARY BEALE Unusual (at the time) for taking up a career as a professional artist, Beale achieved vast success. Date: 1633 - 1697

Background imageAchieved Collection: Advertisment for Castrol oil

Advertisment for Castrol oil
Advertisement for Castrol oil, boasting 250mph as achieved by Captain Malcolm Campbell in his Castrol lubricated Napier engine of his Bluebird

Background imageAchieved Collection: Felix Alfred Vulpian

Felix Alfred Vulpian
EDME FELIX ALFRED VULPIAN French physician who achieved the distinction of having a muscular ailment named for him. Date: 1826 - 1887

Background imageAchieved Collection: Sqn Ldr F R D Swain of the Royal Aircraft Establishment

Sqn Ldr F R D Swain of the Royal Aircraft Establishment
Sqn Ldr F.R.D. Swain of the Royal Aircraft Establishment Experimental Section in the Siebe, Gorman and Company Ltd pressure suite in which he achieved the world altitude record of 49

Background imageAchieved Collection: Birthplace of Sir John Franklin, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, 1859

Birthplace of Sir John Franklin, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, 1859
Engraving showing the house in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, where the British naval commander and explorer, Sir John Franklin, was born in 1786

Background imageAchieved Collection: Robbing the Orchard by Louis Wain

Robbing the Orchard by Louis Wain
An unusual illustration by Louis Wain, more usually known for his cat drawings, showing a group of children stealing apples from an orchard

Background imageAchieved Collection: Percy H. Ezechiel, 1890

Percy H. Ezechiel, 1890
Photograph of Percy H. Ezechiel, who achieved his B.A. at the Bombay University aged 15, in 1890

Background imageAchieved Collection: SS Carmania, 1905

SS Carmania, 1905
Photograph of the Cunard turbine steamer Carmania, built in 1905 by the John Brown Shipyard of Clydebank. The Carmania was reputed to be the first very large turbine steamer

Background imageAchieved Collection: Making History

Making History
In February 1931, for the first time a " baby" car achieved the speed of over 100mph. The MG Midget exceeded 103mph for 5km winning the international double 12 hour race

Background imageAchieved Collection: Jacques Necker (Gaildrau

Jacques Necker (Gaildrau
JACQUES NECKER Swiss-born financier and statesman in France, achieved great personal power

Background imageAchieved Collection: Tom Thumb / Pony Carriage

Tom Thumb / Pony Carriage
The stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton - pictures here with miniture carriage and attendants. Achieved great fame under circus pioneer P T Barnum. Grew to 3ft 4 inches

Background imageAchieved Collection: Marriage Vision 1858

Marriage Vision 1858
A dramatic scene from Balfes opera Satanella, or the Power of Love, in which the heroine dreams of marriage - an effect achieved by a magic lantern projection

Background imageAchieved Collection: CASQUE D OR PAINTED

CASQUE D OR PAINTED
real name : Amelie Elie Noted Parisienne gigolette, gangsters moll who achieved fame after a fight between rival admirers : here she is being painted by Albert Depre

Background imageAchieved Collection: CASQUE D OR DRESSED

CASQUE D OR DRESSED
real name : Amelie Elie Noted Parisienne gigolette, gangsters moll who achieved fame after a fight between rival admirers : dressed here as a femme du monde

Background imageAchieved Collection: CASQUE D OR POSTCARD

CASQUE D OR POSTCARD
CASQUE D OR real name : Amelie Elie Noted Parisienne gigolette who achieved lasting fame when two apache friends came to blows (vitriol) over her

Background imageAchieved Collection: Monk Paints Statuette

Monk Paints Statuette
A monk from the Benedictine monastery of Lerins. He achieved fame as an artist. The statue of St Theresa he is working on in the photo was bought by the Queen of Italy

Background imageAchieved Collection: Satin Evening Gown C1905

Satin Evening Gown C1905
Satin gown with wrap-over bodice buttons tightly over the hips before cascading in luxuriant folds to terminate in a train. The fashionable silhouette is achieved

Background imageAchieved Collection: The Holy Grail Achieved

The Holy Grail Achieved
The Holy Grail is achieved


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