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Suffragette House that Man Built Policeman. Policeman has a suffragette in his grip whilst another attempts to bring her umbrella down firmly on his head
Advert for Malcolm campbell 1931Dunlop Tyres pay tribute to Malcolm Campbell when he drives his Bluebird on Daytona Beach, Florida, at a speed of 395 km/h. Date: 1931
Horace Wells / AnaestheticHorace Wells attempts his first anaesthetised operation in front of a public gallery, but does not administer enough gas & the patient cries out; the crowd jeers him
KULAGINA DOING PKNina KULAGINA, Russian psychic attempts to raise an object from the table, by using her psychokinetic ability Date: circa 1970
Eyston Thunderbolt 1937George Eyston drives his Thunderbolt on Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, at a speed of 501 km/h. Date: 19 November 1937
Malcolm Campbell 1931 2Malcolm Campbell drives his Bluebird on Daytona Beach, Florida, at a speed of 395 km/h. Date: 5 February 1931
Edisons VitascopeThis was one of Edisons several ingenious but ultimately impracticable attempts to invent the motion picture
Schmidts Rng ExperimentHELMUT SCHMIDTs random number generator experiments : a subject at the Institute of Parapsychology, Durham, North Carolina, attempts to predict or affect the RNG display
Malcolm Campbell 1932Malcolm Campbell drives his Bluebird on Daytona Beach, Florida, at a speed of 408 km/h
Chippewa MagicianA magician of the Chippewa people attempts to destroy a girl by a beam of sunlight and the spirit of a fox
Ypres Battlefield Markers and signsOver the 40 years that we have been writing about these battlefields, there has been many attempts to signpost the places of interest
Handley Page Victor K. 2 8911M - XH673Handley Page Victor K.2 8911M (XH673) being assembled on the parade ground at RAF Marham. Sadly this aircraft was scrapped in 2020 despite concerted attempts to have it preserved elsewhere
Elizabeth, Duchess of York attempts to knock down a coconutElizabeth, Duchess of York (1900-2002) (later Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) attempts to knock down a coconut at the coconut shies at the Fresh Air Fund annual outing in Epping Forest
Original marine steam engine invented by SymingtonThe original marine steam engine invented by William Symington, 1787, placed on the deck of a pleasure boat, producing a speed of five miles per hour. Date: 1787
The Comet, the first commercial steamboat in Europe Date: early 19th century
Douglas DC-1 NR223Y of Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA) Flown by TWA as a flying laboratory and for occasional scheduled passenger flights
Little Women - Amys attempts at ArtLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott - Amys attempts at Art. 1880
Troops at Kells WorkhouseTroops camped at Kells Union workhouse, County Meath, Ireland. They had been sent to the area to quell unrest caused by the Duke of Leinsters attempts to evict Irish tenants from his properties
Silver Bullet attempting speed record at Daytona, USAThe Silver Bullet, regarded as having perfect streamlining but unsuccessful in Land Speed Record attempts at Daytona, USA. 20th century
Speed record course, Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USASir Malcolm Campbells course at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA, for his attempt on the world land speed record. The circles indicate the courses used by Jenkins
Fighting the Fisherman Date: 1948
Goodbye at the Bus Stop
Hobos Hop Freight Train Date: 1950
KNITTING BOFFINA bespectacled boffin attempts a spot of knitting, without much success! Date: 1930s
GOLF / HOLING OUT 1865A golfer attempts to hole his final putt on the green, somewhat aided by his partner standing right behind the hole! Date: 1865
JUMPING A TOLLGATEEccentric English John Mytton (1796-1834) attempts to drive his carriage over a tollgate much to the annoyance of the toll-keeper & doubtless his passenger. Date: 1820s
MYTTONS JUMPS TOLLGATEEccentric English John Mytton (1796-1834) attempts to drive his carriage over a tollgate much to the annoyance of the toll-keeper & doubtless his passenger. Date: 1820s
MYTTON DRIVES CARRIAGEJOHN MYTTON English eccentric attempts to drive his carriage over a tollgate much to the annoyance of the toll-keeper and doubtless his passenger Date: 1796 - 1834
SCHMIDTS RNG EXPERIMENTHELMUT SCHMIDTs random number generator experiments : a subject at the Institute of Parapsychology, Durham, North Carolina, attempts to predict or affect the RNG display Date: 1960s-1970s
Suffragette, Force Feeding Milk. A doctor with a large syringe labelled Milk attempts feeding a suffragette by force. A Prison warder restrains her in the cell while she manages to pull out large
Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, The Mad MullahMohammed Abdullah Hassan, Somali religious and nationalist leader, nicknamed The Mad Mullah by the British. He was a Moslem fanatic, claiming to be the incarnation of Mahomet
Bacqueville 1742The marquis de BACQUEVILLE attempts to fly across the Seine at Paris; initially successful, he gets into difficulties, falls on a boat and breaks his leg Date: 1742
Tin Model of a BluebirdThe 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
Events / Central AmericaSpaniards attack natives with dogs despite the attempts of the Missionaries to save them
King Canute gets his feet wetKing Canute of England (1016-1035) and Denmark (1018-1035) gets his feet rather wet as he attempts to command the waves! The story may be apocryphal
Suffragette Mary Phillips Selling Votes for WomenMary Phillips attempts to persuade a gent to purchase the suffragette paper. Date: circa 1908
Charles Mounir FollenaiCHARLES MOUNIR, chevalier de FOLLENAI French marechal-de-camp, associated with Jouffroy and others in pioneering attempts at steam navigation. Date: CIRCA 1770
Small Girl Carries BooksA little girl attempts to carry a pile of enormous books past a baby sleeping in a cradle. The books, some of which look like hollow shells, topple onto the floor. Date: circa 1890
BERNSTORFF (1862- 1939)JOHANN HEINRICH BERNSTORFF Count Bernstorff; endeavored to further Woodrow Wilsons attempts at mediation preceding USAs entry into WW1. With (US) wife & daughter Date: 1862 - 1939
Philip 4th Earl PembrokePhilip Herbert, fourth earl of PEMBROKE statesman, reluctantly siding with the Parliament during the Civil War, which he made several attempts to prevent Date: 1584 - 1650
Suffrage Parliament M. P Woos MaidenA Member of Parliament attempts to woo a Suffrage campaigner (Lydia Becker?) with the promise of a bill to secure Womens Franchise
Proposed Channel Tunnel, works at SangatteThe 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, "
A helicopter attempts to hoist the flooded Liberty Bell 7 out of the sea before being forced to abandon the craft. 21 July 1961. Date: 1961
Spain (1852). MartMerino, aka cura MerinoSpain (1852). Mart Merino, aka cura Merino, attempts to kill Isabella II (2nd February 1852). Litography. FRANCE. Paris. National Library
Margaret Nicholson attempts to assassinate the kingThe Englishwoman, Margaret Nicholson, attempted to assassinate King George III on 2nd August 1786. She approached the King as he alighted from his carriage at St
Broken down Power BoatA balding, overweight middle- aged man attempts to mend his power boat engine! Date: 1960s
Knitting BoffinA bespectacled boffin attempts a spot of knitting, carefully following the knitting pattern! Date: 1930s