Attempt Collection (page 4)

Scene of whale rescue attempt, River Thames, in which a Northern Bottlenose Whale was lost

Attack on Otto von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck, Prime Minister of Prussia from 18621890 is almost assassinated by Ferdinand Cohen-Blind, a democrat who hoped to prevent a war among the German states

Max Hodel, the German would-be assassin of Kaiser Wilhelm I Date: 1878

Assassination attempt on Kaiser Wilhelm I
Oskar Beckers attempt on Wilhelm I in Baden Baden. 1861

Coronation Copescope
CORONATION OF ELIZABETH II Excited crowds attempt to get a glimpse of their new Queen with the aid of Copes Coronation Copescope. Date: 2 June 1953

YOUNG PLAN / 1929
The Young Plan rises like a phoenix/vulture from the ashes of the Dawes plan (the USs previous attempt to ease Germanys economy). 1929

The Theatre on board HMS Alert, British Arctic Expeditio
Engraving showing the theatre on board HMS Alert during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Plays were staged aboard the ship to keep up morale during the cold, dark winter months

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

Map of Smith Sound and Greenland, 1875
Engraving showing a map of Smith Sound and Greenland, as it was known in May 1875. Much of the map is erroneous or missing in detail

The Scene on the Deck of HMS Discovery at Portsmouth, 1876
Engraving showing the scene on the deck of HMS Discovery at the end of her Arctic expedition, Portsmouth, 1876. In 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships

Tin Model of a Bluebird
The Bluebird in which Sir Malcolm Campbell set a new land speed record of 301.129 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah on 3rd September 1935

Magellan and his Crew
FERDINAND MAGELLAN consults with his navigators whether to attempt to pass through what we now know as the Straits of Magellan, 21 October 1520

Divers with underwater house off the coast of Malta
Divers attempt to anchor an Underwater House to the seabed, some 50 feet deep, in Paradise Bay, off the coast of Malta. The inflatable house was equipped with lighting

Diver with underwater house off the coast of Malta
Diver attempts to anchor an Underwater House to the seabed, some 50 feet deep, in Paradise Bay, off the coast of Malta. The inflatable house was equipped with lighting

Conquest of Mexico (1519). attempt to pull down the cross fa
Conquest of Mexico (1519). Detail of the attempt to pull down the cross facing the idols and stone throwing and arrow shots against Montezuma (1466-1520). Conching by Miguel Gonza?lez (1698). Detail

Shipwreck off a rocky coast, c. 1815
A ship is wrecked in a stormy sea off a rocky coast. People on shore try to rescue half-drowned survivors. A broken rowing boat has been washed up or dragged to shore

Hancocks Enterprise
Mr Hancocks Enterprise well deserves its name, for his is a valiant attempt to harness the mighty power of steam to the task of propelling a public conveyance. Date: 1833

Strong Man & Aircraft
Hans Packer, an American strongman, proves his strength by resisting the attempt of two aircraft to tear him apart Date: 1931

Girl Weighs Herself
A girl in a towel stands on tiptoe in an attempt to weigh as little as possible on her bathroom weighing scales. Date: 1960s

D ayllon & Chicoreans
Vasques d Ayllons attempt to found a colony in Florida is foiled by the Chicoreans Date: circa 1512

We Gladstone / Thorny Wood
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE Liberal MP and Prime Minister making his way through a thorny wood, in an attempt to catch the Irish Vote Date: 1809 - 1898

Guarding the Channel
Two German soldiers keep vigilant watch on the English Channel, making sure the Allies make no attempt to attack the French coast Date: March 1942

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

1798 Rebels V Chamney
Attack on Captain Chamneys House : Irish rebels lay siege to house and attempt to burn it down Date: 1798

Gertrude Ederle channel swim attempt with jazz band
Page from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News reporting on the channel swim attempt of American swimmer Gertrude Ederle (1905-2003)

Amphibian biplane, Vickers Vulture II, Iraq
Amphibian biplane, Vickers Vulture II, at Djaliba (Jalibah), Iraq, on 21 April 1924, during an unsuccessful round the world flight attempt. Date: 1924

Curtiss L-1-an early American attempt to catch up with European fighter development

Douglas B-26C Invader -The US Army Air Forces attempt to produce an equivalent to the DH Mosquito

Blackburn Roc-a woeful attempt to mimic all the shortfalls of the Boulton Paul Defiant onto a carrier-going fighter

Armstrong Whitworth FK10-an attempt to improve on the triplane concept

Arado Ar 234B-Germanys and the Worlds first operational jet bomber Used from August 1944, it was fast enough to evade any attempt at interception

Siberian Lemming - adult keeps motionless in an attempt to hide from danger. (Lemmus sibiricus ). tundra near Dikson, Russian Arctic. Summer, August

Siberian lemming - adult in winter, on snow in tundra; quickly digs snow in attempt to escape (Lemmus sibirica). Taimyr peninsula, Kara sea shore, North of Siberia, Russian Arctic

Suffragette Window Smashing Bow Street
This shows a large queue of people, surrounded by police, waiting to enter Bow Street Magistrates Court. Captioned on reverse, Window Smashing Continued

Proposed Channel Tunnel, works at Sangatte
The works at Sangatte on the French coast for the proposed Channel Tunnel in 1876, described in The Graphic as, " this gigantic and long-talked of scheme, "

Attempt of Prussian Guard to break British line round Ypres
Desperate attempt of the famous Prussian Guard to break the protecting British line round Ypres in Flanders in November 1914. The British infantry repulsed the Germans with heavy losses

Factory filled with equipment to smelt metal
A factory filled with equipment to smelt metal. From: Commercium philosophico-technicum; or, the philosophical commerce of arts: designed as an attempt to improve arts, trades, and manufactures

Bottles in the ruins of Termonde, Belgium, WW1
Bottles in the ruins of Termonde (Dendermonde), Belgium, during the early stages of the First World War. The town had been badly damaged during a German attempt to advance. Date: September 1914

Transatlantic flight by G. H. Davis
The transatlantic flight: the type of British machine which will attempt it. Top: dropping the chassis at the moment of setting out -- a daring device

Bomber v. warship and merchantman by G. H. Davis
Bomber versus warship and merchantman: difficulties confronting any German attempt at aerial blockade during the Second World War. Date: 1940

Cartoon story, An Attempt on Antwerp, WW1
Cartoon story, An Attempt on Antwerp, illustrating an attempt on the part of the journalist " Jingle" and the artist Norman Morrow to obtain passports in order to visit Antwerp at their

Painting the Embassy roof with a Union Flag, Madrid; Spanish
Photograph showing British Embassy staff painting their roof the colours of the Union Jack, in an attempt to signify their neutral presence to Nationalist bombers during the Spanish Civil War

FRANCE HAM
The fortress of Ham, in Picardie, where Napoleon Bonaparte was imprisoned after his unsuccessful attempt to seize the throne. Date: circa 1800

Johnsons Plane Crash
The aeroplane of AMY JOHNSON and husband JAMES MOLLISON, abandoned where it crashed, Bridgeport, U.S.A. during an attempt to fly from Wales to New York. Date: 23 July 1933

Gloster Mars I, G-EAXZ, at Sunningend as prepared for an?
Gloster Mars I, G-EAXZ, at Sunningend as prepared for an attempt on the British speed record in December 1921

That 16-inch sensation - Bairnsfather postcard
" That 16-inch sensation" - Bairnsfather postcard. Bairnsfather was badly wounded by a shell burst in April 1915 and during his weeks of convalescence suffered recurring nightmares

Flying Terms Defined - Flier Education. A jolly cartoon dog demonstrates some flight terminology: Power Diving (attempt to grab a bone thwarted)

Burglar in disguise - not the most convincing transformation
Extract from an interview with a celebrated burglar - " The Old style of Crib Crackers is all done away with now-a-days

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