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Background imageAttempt Collection: Mallory and Irvine at the Second Step, Everest, 1924

Mallory and Irvine at the Second Step, Everest, 1924
Illustration showing an artists impression of George Leigh Mallory (top) and Andrew Irvine climbing up the Second Step on Everest, 1924

Background imageAttempt Collection: Military Badge

Military Badge
Ulster impressions.Photolithograph after Joan Wanklyn, 1976.Published by Headquarters Northern Ireland, 1976.Shows 18 vignettes of the British Army on operations in Northern Ireland

Background imageAttempt Collection: Edmund Hillary & Tensing

Edmund Hillary & Tensing
Sir Edmund Hillary with Tenzing Norgay after their successful attempt to scale Mount Everest in Nepal on 29th May 1953. The legendary mountaineer died in January 2008

Background imageAttempt Collection: Don Bradman square cuts at Lords, 1930

Don Bradman square cuts at Lords, 1930
Photograph of Don Bradman square cutting during the second Test Match between England and Australia, held at Lords Cricket Ground, London, 1930

Background imageAttempt Collection: Court room scene, Mr M Naughten trial

Court room scene, Mr M Naughten trial
A sketch taken of the courtroom at Old Bailey where the trial of Mr M Naughten took place, for the assassination Mr Edward Drummond, secretary to Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel

Background imageAttempt Collection: Blackburn Kangaroo, G-EAOW, has arrived at Hounslow Aer?

Blackburn Kangaroo, G-EAOW, has arrived at Hounslow Aer?
Blackburn Kangaroo, G-EAOW, has arrived at Hounslow Aerodrome ready for the attempt on the 10, 000 prize for the flight to Australia

Background imageAttempt Collection: Grit by Wilmot Lunt

Grit by Wilmot Lunt
A young caddy takes a rest while a golfer tenaciously (and with increasing fury) attempts to get the ball out of a sandy bunker. Date: 1927

Background imageAttempt Collection: Bluebird on Lake Eyre, Australia, 1964

Bluebird on Lake Eyre, Australia, 1964
Illustration showing Donald Campbell (1921-1967) driving Bluebird across Lake Eyre, Southern Australia, during his successful attempt on the world land speed record in July 1964

Background imageAttempt Collection: The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845

The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845
Engraving showing the end of Sir John Franklins ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845, entitled They Forged the last link with their lives. This engraving was taken from a painting by W

Background imageAttempt Collection: George Leigh Mallory (1886-1924)

George Leigh Mallory (1886-1924)
Photographic portrait of George Leigh Mallory, the British climber who took part in three expeditions to Everest in the 1920 s, pictured in 1924

Background imageAttempt Collection: Nungessers Attempt - 1

Nungessers Attempt - 1
French WW1 air ace Charles Nungesser, with colleague Coli, before their attempt to fly the Atlantic in the Oiseau Blanc ( White Bird ) : they vanish, either at sea or in Maine

Background imageAttempt Collection: Amy Johnson Says Goodbye

Amy Johnson Says Goodbye
Amy Johnson (Mrs Mollison) leaves Lympne in Hearts Content on her record attempt to South America. Here she kisses her husband goodbye. Date: 6 February 1933

Background imageAttempt Collection: Rasputin in Hospital

Rasputin in Hospital
GRIGORI RASPUTIN Russian priest and intriguer in hospital after Khina Gussevas attempt on his life

Background imageAttempt Collection: Battle of Leipzig

Battle of Leipzig
BATTLE OF LEIPZIG - a delightful popular print of the decisive battle which ended Napoleons attempt to subdue Germany and forced him to retire across the Rhine

Background imageAttempt Collection: Shackletons Sled-Car

Shackletons Sled-Car
In his attempt on the South Pole, Shackleton plans to use this specially designed automobile, rather then dogs, to haul his supplies

Background imageAttempt Collection: WW1 - German anti-British propaganda postcard

WW1 - German anti-British propaganda postcard - Caught and Trapped - a duplicitous British Army Officer is captured by the forces of the Central Powers trying to smuggle a machine gun to his men

Background imageAttempt Collection: Sir Malcolm and Lady Dorothy Evelyn Campbell, Pendine Sands

Sir Malcolm and Lady Dorothy Evelyn Campbell, Pendine Sands
Photograph showing Sir Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948) and Lady Dorothy Evelyn Campbell (nee Whittall) after a successful world land speed record attempt on Pendine Sands, Carmarthenshire, 1925

Background imageAttempt Collection: The Harley-Scope Mine-Detector by William Heath Robinson

The Harley-Scope Mine-Detector by William Heath Robinson
A crackpot invention dreamed up Heath Robinson, allowing a British machine to suspend a stethoscope wearing doctor over the ground, in an attempt to locate the snug dug outs of the German enemy

Background imageAttempt Collection: Butler Advises Wooster

Butler Advises Wooster
It might be judicious, said Jeeves, " if you were to attempt to persuade his lordship that the spirit in which you embraced Miss Stoker was a purely brotherly one."

Background imageAttempt Collection: Margery Crandon 7

Margery Crandon 7
Spirit photo of controversial American medium Margery, with alleged spirit faces. Few today would attempt a defence of Margery - writes investigator J Gordon Melton

Background imageAttempt Collection: Polish revolt against Russian domination

Polish revolt against Russian domination
During the November Uprising, also known as the Cadet Revolution (1830-1831), Polish patriots attempt (unsuccessfully) to throw off Russian domination

Background imageAttempt Collection: Building Panama canal, Railway Station, Lance

Building Panama canal, Railway Station, Lance
Vintage 19th century photograph: Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps

Background imageAttempt Collection: The Allies meet at the closing of the Falaise Pocket, Fran

The Allies meet at the closing of the Falaise Pocket, Fran
Photograph showing the meeting between American troops (on right with jeep) and Canadian troops (on left with half-track)

Background imageAttempt Collection: The Nimrod Antarctic Expedition at the furthest point South

The Nimrod Antarctic Expedition at the furthest point South
Photograph showing Lt. Adams, Frank Wild and Lt. Ernest Shackleton (left to right) standing beside a British flag at the furthest point South that they reached, 9th January 1909

Background imageAttempt Collection: Soviet ships attempt to land in Estonia

Soviet ships attempt to land in Estonia
German tanks thwart the Russians landing attempt in Estonia

Background imageAttempt Collection: Buildings / Seven Wonders

Buildings / Seven Wonders
Built by the Greeks, almost entirely in marble, in Ephesus, now part of Turkey. Destroyed by Herostratus in 356 BC in an attempt to immortalise his name

Background imageAttempt Collection: RAF Lancasters over Berlin; Second World War, 1943

RAF Lancasters over Berlin; Second World War, 1943
Illustration showing Royal Air Force Lancaster heavy bombers heading towards their target of Berlin, during the Autumn of 1943

Background imageAttempt Collection: Rebellion in Crete

Rebellion in Crete
The Cretans have another go at getting rid of their Turkish rulers : Turkish forces advance against the insurgents at Fort Paleocastro : this attempt fails like the others

Background imageAttempt Collection: The steam-ship Roosevelt departing for the Arctic, 1908

The steam-ship Roosevelt departing for the Arctic, 1908
Photograph of the steam-ship Roosevelt departing for the Arctic at the beginning of Robert E. Pearys 1908-1909 North Pole Expedition

Background imageAttempt Collection: Webb in Mid-Channel

Webb in Mid-Channel
Captain Webb nears the French coast in the first successful attempt to swim the English Channel

Background imageAttempt Collection: Ballet / Ally Sloper 1890

Ballet / Ally Sloper 1890
Ally Sloper dances before the County Council in an attempt to demonstrate the value of the performing arts

Background imageAttempt Collection: D urville / Astrolabe

D urville / Astrolabe
The corvette Astrolabe caught among icebergs in the Antarctic. Dumont D Urville and his crew attempt to release her - which they do

Background imageAttempt Collection: Woollen Swimwear 1940

Woollen Swimwear 1940
A radiant young lady poses against a dramatic sky in her stylish two-piece woollen bathing costume in which she would be advised to continuing posing rather than attempt swimming

Background imageAttempt Collection: Comic postcard, Woman in expensive underwear chats to cleaning lady Date

Comic postcard, Woman in expensive underwear chats to cleaning lady Date: 20th century

Background imageAttempt Collection: Diagrams showing various salvage systems where the Lusitania would be lifted and towed with the sea-bed raised

Diagrams showing various salvage systems where the Lusitania would be lifted and towed with the sea-bed raised. Date: 1922

Background imageAttempt Collection: Ushiwakamaru defeats Benkei on the Gojo Bridge

Ushiwakamaru defeats Benkei on the Gojo Bridge
The famous first meeting of Benkei and Ushiwakamaru

Background imageAttempt Collection: Iberian Peninsula. Conferences held in Vitoria

Iberian Peninsula. Conferences held in Vitoria in 1476. The kings John II of Aragon (1398-1479) and Ferdinand V of Castile (1452-1516) attended

Background imageAttempt Collection: Obese middle-aged man attempting to mount a horse

Obese middle-aged man attempting to mount a horse. A jockey holds the horse's muzzle outside a stables. Uncle Timothy

Background imageAttempt Collection: Events of La Granja (1832). King Ferdinand VII (1784-1833)

Events of La Granja (1832). King Ferdinand VII (1784-1833)
Spain. Events of La Granja (1832)

Background imageAttempt Collection: Building Panama canal, Excavator

Building Panama canal, Excavator
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Excavator

Background imageAttempt Collection: Boer War, group photo, first attempt at peace

Boer War, group photo, first attempt at peace
Boer War, group photo, first attempt (unsuccessful) to arrive at peace, at Middelburg in March 1901

Background imageAttempt Collection: North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang N1202 Houstonian

North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang N1202 Houstonian (msn 111-29080, formerly 44-10947), with race number 60. One of three owned by Oil Tycoon Glenn McArthy

Background imageAttempt Collection: Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom beside his Mercury space?

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom beside his Mercury space?
Astronaut Virgil ?Gus

Background imageAttempt Collection: Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom enters his Mercury space?

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom enters his Mercury space?
Astronaut Virgil ?Gus

Background imageAttempt Collection: Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom leaves his quarters at C?

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom leaves his quarters at C?
Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom leaves his quarters at Cape Canaveral for a second attempt at his sub-orbital flight following the earlier cancellation due to bad weather, 21 July 1961. Date: 1961

Background imageAttempt Collection: Vickers Vimy

Vickers Vimy The aircraft used by Alcock & Brown to fly the Atlantic ocean non-stop, seen in Newfoundland, before the attempt.. Date: 1919

Background imageAttempt Collection: Gerhard Nitschke sat in cockpit of Heinkel He 100 V3 42C+11

Gerhard Nitschke sat in cockpit of Heinkel He 100 V3 42C+11
Gerhard Nitschke sat in the cockpit of Heinkel He 100 V3 42C+11, being congratulated by Ernst Heinkel, after a test flight

Background imageAttempt Collection: King Charles I taking the Speaker's Chair

King Charles I taking the Speaker's Chair in a failed attempt to arrest five MPs for treason Date: 1642

Background imageAttempt Collection: Examination of Louis XVI, arrested at Varennes, France

Examination of Louis XVI, arrested at Varennes, France
The Examination of Louis XVI, arrested at Varennes, 21 June 1791, when attempting to escape with his family in disguise during the French Revolution Date: 1791

Background imageAttempt Collection: Building Panama canal, Dredger on Fox River

Building Panama canal, Dredger on Fox River
Vintage 19th century photograph: Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageAttempt Collection: Germany and France - Conquest of the Air 1907

Germany and France - Conquest of the Air 1907
German and France, rivalry between two air-ships. The German air-ship that stayed up the longest for three hours over Berlin, over the French rival La Patrie. Date: 1907

Background imageAttempt Collection: Wellman's Attempt to Reach the North Pole 1907

Wellman's Attempt to Reach the North Pole 1907
Front cover of The Sphere showing the bow view of the airship. The start of the adventurous journey to reach the North Pole in the airship America. Date: 2 September 1907

Background imageAttempt Collection: Last Voyage Explorer Adventurer Discovery North

Last Voyage Explorer Adventurer Discovery North
last, voyage, explorer, adventurer, discovery, north, west, passage, america, arctic, ice, icebergs, fateful, fate, certain, death, open, boat, cast, aderift, abandoned, young, son, crew, henry

Background imageAttempt Collection: Local Defence Volunteer Force 1940

Local Defence Volunteer Force 1940
Local defence volunteer force turns out to defend towns and villages if German attempt to parachute in Britain. Volunteers wearing two-piece khaki uniforms

Background imageAttempt Collection: Tamper with a Railway Signal by William Heath Robinson

Tamper with a Railway Signal by William Heath Robinson
Sixth column strategy, frustrating a dastardly attempt by the fifth a tamper with railway signal. Date: 1940

Background imageAttempt Collection: Frustrating an Attempt to Disorganise London

Frustrating an Attempt to Disorganise London
Sixth column strategy: Disguised as Gothic pinnacles the famous clock, Big Ben is being altered by an odd contraption, to confuse the general public. Date: 1940

Background imageAttempt Collection: Dental or Mental? by William Heath Robinson

Dental or Mental? by William Heath Robinson
A suggested method of tooth-extraction with a primitive contraption. Date: 1924

Background imageAttempt Collection: Harry Hawker (1889 - 1921), the pilot and passenger attempt to win the Daily Mail £5000 prize

Harry Hawker (1889 - 1921), the pilot and passenger attempt to win the Daily Mail £5000 prize, round Britain

Background imageAttempt Collection: Guernica after bombing, Spanish Civil War, 1937

Guernica after bombing, Spanish Civil War, 1937
Photograph showing the Basque town of Guernica after the Nationalist air raids, 1937

Background imageAttempt Collection: Members of the Gunpowder Treason plot. Date: 5th November 1605

Members of the Gunpowder Treason plot. Date: 5th November 1605

Background imageAttempt Collection: CARLO ALBERTO AT GENOVA

CARLO ALBERTO AT GENOVA
Carlo Alberto, king of Sardinia, arrives in Genova : he will attempt to seize Austrian Lombardy but will fail, abdicate and die in exile. Date: 1847

Background imageAttempt Collection: Admirers - Crinoline 1850s

Admirers - Crinoline 1850s
Promotional music sheet for A Few Words About The Crinoline, by Thomas Walker

Background imageAttempt Collection: Landing of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, at Lyme Regis on 11 June 1685

Landing of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, at Lyme Regis on 11 June 1685, as part of the Monmouth Rebellion, May to July 1685, an attempt to overthrow the Roman Catholic King James II. Date: 1685

Background imageAttempt Collection: Building Panama canal, canal channel

Building Panama canal, canal channel
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps

Background imageAttempt Collection: Building Panama canal, Works train

Building Panama canal, Works train
Vintage 19th century photograph: Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps

Background imageAttempt Collection: Building Panama canal, River Chagres

Building Panama canal, River Chagres
Vintage 19th century photograph: Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps

Background imageAttempt Collection: Building Panama canal, Canal dredger

Building Panama canal, Canal dredger
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Canal dredger

Background imageAttempt Collection: Building Panama canal, Emperador

Building Panama canal, Emperador
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Emperador

Background imageAttempt Collection: Building Panama canal, dredger

Building Panama canal, dredger
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps

Background imageAttempt Collection: Building Panama canal, Canal basin, Colon

Building Panama canal, Canal basin, Colon
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Canal basin, Colon

Background imageAttempt Collection: Building Panama canal, workers camp

Building Panama canal, workers camp
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps

Background imageAttempt Collection: Building Panama canal, Canal workings, railway

Building Panama canal, Canal workings, railway
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Canal workings, railway

Background imageAttempt Collection: Building Panama canal, railway line

Building Panama canal, railway line
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps

Background imageAttempt Collection: Building Panama canal, Plaza Panama

Building Panama canal, Plaza Panama
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Plaza Panama

Background imageAttempt Collection: Building Panama canal, Camp buildings

Building Panama canal, Camp buildings
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Camp buildings

Background imageAttempt Collection: Building Panama canal, Works at Emperador

Building Panama canal, Works at Emperador
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Works at Emperador

Background imageAttempt Collection: Building Panama canal, Canal workings

Building Panama canal, Canal workings
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Canal workings

Background imageAttempt Collection: Building Panama canal, Railway track

Building Panama canal, Railway track
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Railway track

Background imageAttempt Collection: Building Panama canal, Railway

Building Panama canal, Railway
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Railway

Background imageAttempt Collection: Building Panama canal, Canal basin

Building Panama canal, Canal basin
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Canal basin

Background imageAttempt Collection: Building Panama canal, Artisans houses

Building Panama canal, Artisans houses
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Artisans houses

Background imageAttempt Collection: Canal hospital buildings, Panama

Canal hospital buildings, Panama
Vintage 19th century photograph: Canal hospital buildings, Panama. Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps

Background imageAttempt Collection: Colonel Bloods house

Colonel Bloods house in Bowling Alley, Westminster

Background imageAttempt Collection: Plaque to Captain J J Crowe VC, Nieuwkerke Hospice

Plaque to Captain J J Crowe VC, Nieuwkerke Hospice
The final German attempt to break through to the Channel ports, known as the Fourth Battle of Ypres, had initial success



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