Achievements Collection (page 2)

Outstanding flying achievements: a pictorial record of the recent advances in speed, distance, height and endurance. Date: circa 1930s

Book cover design, The Mastery of the Air, by William J Claxton, Glasgow: Blackie and Son Limited, 1914. 1914

Industry Rewarded
The reign of Louis XVI sees important advances in agriculture : a farmer from Tonnerre receives a medal from le marechal de Vaux for his achievements. Date: 1789

Thomas Amory
THOMAS AMORY Churchman, of whose aspirations, achievements, accidents and adventures we sadly know nothing. Date: 1701 - 1774

Charles Edward, 2nd Duke of Albany, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1884-1954), as a member of the Borussia Corps of Bonn University in about 1904

English Journal
The first issue of The Communist International, an english-language periodical intended to inform the world about the achievements and benefits of the Soviet regime

Sir Robert Peel, c. 1850
Engraving of Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), the English statesman and Prime Minister, surrounded by illustrations of his political achievements

William Edwards, Engineer
WILLIAM EDWARDS Engineer, specialising in bridges - the Taaffe Bridge is one of his achievements

D ANNUNZIO IN 1917
GABRIELE D ANNUNZIO Italian writer, freshly decorated for his wartime achievements, with a dog of a size appropriate to his heroic self-image

Themistocles & Xerxes
Themistocles, ostracised from Athens for boasting of his achievements, prostrates himself before Xerxes, King of Persia

Themistocles in Persia
Themistocles, ostracised from Athens for boasting of his achievements, is received by Artaxerxes, King of Persia

Transport Exhibition
The Land: Transport pavilion of the South Bank (Festival of Britain) Exhibition, celebrating British achievements in Rail, Road, Sea, Air transport etc

John Wolfe-Barry
Sir JOHN WOLFE-BARRY civil engineer whose achievements included the Tower Bridge over the river Thames in London

School Report / Front
A school report card for Ecole de Pont-Levoy for the academic year 1847 -8. Comments are passed on this pupils character

School Report / Inside
A school report card for Ecole de Pont-Levoy for the academic year 1847 -8. This child generally achieves the comment Bien with a few Tres Biens for music

Battle of Montmirail
CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE Battle of MONTMIRAIL Napoleon wins the second of four battles in 5 days against the Allies, considered to be one of his finest achievements

Legion D honneur Offices
The offices of the Legion d Honneur (Legion of Honour), the highest order of merit by the French government for outstanding achievements in civil of military life

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