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Olympic 400m race finish 1924, Eric LiddellEnd of the 400 metres final at the 1924 Paris Olympics, showing Scot, Eric Liddell, crossing the finish line first. Liddell was made famous in the film, Chariots of Fire. Date: 1924
Sonny ListonPhotograph showing the American professional boxer Charles L. Sonny Liston (1932-1970) Date: undated
Jim Pike, Australian jockey, on his horse, Phar LapJames Edward (Jim) Pike (1892-1969), Australian jockey, on his horse, Phar Lap (1926-1932). circa 1931-1932
Supermarine aeroplane, Rolls-Royce S. 6The Supermarine aeroplane, Rolls-Royce S.6, winner of the International Schneider Trophy Air Race in 1922, 1927 and 1929, and holder of the world speed record of 357.7 mph
Harold Abrahams wins 100m - 1924 OlympicsHarold Maurice Abrahams, CBE, (18991978) - a British athlete of Jewish origin. He was champion in the 100 metres sprint at the 1924 Olympics in Paris (July 7th)
Four Greyhound Derby winnersA parade of the last four Greyhound Derby winners at White City in 1932. From L to R 1931, Seldom Led; 1929-30, Mick the Miller; 1928, Boher Ash; 1927, Entry Badge
George Lord ByronGEORGE GORDON, lord BYRON writer and champion of Greek independence with his autograph
Miss Dorothy Pagets Golden Miller in actionWill he win the National" again? GOLDEN MILLER: The photograph was taken at Leicester when " The Miller" had little more than gentle exercise in disposing of five other moderate
Boxer / Daniel MendozaDANIEL MENDOZA 1764 - 1836 English boxer who was the acknowledged English heavyweight champion and who operated a successful boxing school in London
Mick the MillerLegendary greyhound racing champion, Mick the Miller, owned by Mrs Arundel Kempton, pictured enjoying a well-earned rest after winning the St. Leger 700 yards race at Wembley. Date: 1931
Tatler cover - Mrs Arundel Kempton & Mick the MillerFront cover of the Tatler magazine featuring Mrs Arundel Kempton pictured with the legendary greyhound champion, Mick the Miller and two of his puppies
Sir Claude and Lady Champion de Crespigny, Tatler coverSir Claude Champion de Crespigny, 4th Baronet (1847-1935), soldier, sportsman and adventurer, pictured on the front cover of The Tatler in 1927 beside his wife
Jem Mace, BoxerGypsy Jem Mace (1831 - 1910), English champion and known as the " Father of Modern Boxing"
British Boxer Freddie Mills - signed postcard from 1941Frederick Percival ( Freddie ) Mills (1919-1965) - English boxer, and the world light heavyweight champion from 1948 to 1950
Hon Dorothy Paget with her horse, Golden MillerHon Dorothy Wyndham Paget (1905-1960) with her champion racehorse, Golden Miller (1927-1957). Date: circa 1930s
Jack Johnson on his Racing Motor CarArthur John Johnson, better known as Jack Johnson, the American heavyweight boxer, pictured in 1908. Johnson was the World Heavyweight Champion between 1908 and 1915
Roger Bannister - First sub-4 minute mile - Iffley RoadRoger Bannister of Great Britain (1929-2018), with a time of 3 mins 59.4 seconds, becomes the first person to run a mile in under 4 minutes, at the Iffley Road Sports Ground, England on 6th may 1954
Jack Johnson in a boxing matchJack Johnson (1878-1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, African-American world heavyweight champion boxer, 1908-1915, standing at the ropes in a boxing match with an unidentified opponent
Frank RiseleyFrank Lorymer Riseley (1877 - 1959), British tennis player. Date: 1904
Steve Donoghue by W. Smithson BroadheadSteve Donoghue (1884-1945), leading flat race jockey of the 1920s, pictured in a portrait by W. Smithson Broadhead specially commissioned by The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News
Autocar Poster -- Targa Florio race, SicilyAutocar Poster -- Italian champion Felice Nazzaro driving the Fiat car in which he won the Targa Florio race in Sicily. His average speed for the race was around 33 mph on gruelling mountain roads
Jack Johnson BoxerJOHN ARTHUR JACK JOHNSON American boxer, known as the Galveston Giant : first black heavyweight champion of the world. Date: 1878 - 1946
BLACK CATCHAMPION BLACK CAT This large, fluffy cat lies comfortably. Owned by Captain St Barbe. Date: 1935
Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (1878 - 1960), English tennis player and seven time winner of the ladies singles title at Wimbledon between 1903 and 1914
Champion Six-horse team of Wilson & Co. Meat PackersThe Internationally acclaimed Six-horse Champion Clydesdale team of Wilson & Co. Meat Packers, Chicago. The team appeared in every performance of the Wings of the Century pageant at A Century of
Steve Bloomer, English footballer and managerSteve Bloomer (1874-1938), English footballer and manager. He played for Derby County, Middlesbrough and England during the 1890s and 1900s, and was famous for his prolific scoring of goals
Champion Spark PlugsA tin sign advertising Champion double ribbed spark plugs. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*
Southwark Military Hospital, Dulwich, South LondonWard blocks at Southwark Military Hospital which, during the First World War, was established in the St Saviours workhouse infirmary
Mick the Miller Becomes a Film StarMrs Arundel Kempton, owner of the ex-champion greyhound Mick the Miller is pictured with Mr Albert de Courville who is directing the doggy star in the Gaumont-British studio film
Mrs Arundel Kempton with Mick the Miller and PuppiesMrs Arundel Kempton pictured with the legendary greyhound champion, Mick the Miller and two of his puppies. Greyhound racing enjoyed a new found popularity during the late 1920s
Joe Beckett, British heavyweight boxing championJoe Beckett (1892-1965), Heavyweight Boxing Champion of Great Britain, in action
Champion Beer DrinkerA German champion beer drinker downs a huge tankard of beer!
Greyhound BedlamiteHis small head and deep chest make this oddly-named dog a champion
Charlie Smirke, British jockey, on MahmoudCharlie Smirke (1906-1993), British jockey, on the Aga Khans horse, Mahmoud. Date: circa 1936
Tom Sayers, champion of England, and his battles
TED KID LEWISTed Kid Lewis (Gershon Mendeloff), British-born World Welterweight Champion in 1915, 1916 and from 1917 - 1919. His nickname was the Aldgate Sphinx
Sayers V Heenan 1860English champion Tom Sayers fights the American challenger for the belt. Unresolved, the fight is stopped by the police
M Keyte Perry and SamoyedsMiss Marion Keyte Perry with her 10 champion Samoyeds. Their kennel name is of the Arctic. Miss Perrys neat hairstyle contrasts with the fluffy white coats of her dogs
Fall / Pekingese / 1932CHAMPION YU-FUH OF ALDERNBOURNE Dog owned by Miss Marjorie Ashton Cross
Fall / Wire Fox Terrier / 54CHAMPION TORRARD SUSAN Owned by Haisan. Head study. Date: 1954
The Great Fight for the Championship
Front cover of Tatler featuring Helen Wills MoodyFront cover of The Tatler featuring a photograph of tennis champion Helen Wills Moody and her opponent Mrs L. A. Godfree (Kitty Godfree) just prior to the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships
Jem Mace, Boxer" Gypsy" Jem Mace (1831 - 1910), English champion and known as the " Father of Modern Boxing"
Alfred ( Alfie ) Shrubb - Famous Long Distance Runner. He won all there was to win in long-distance running as is evident in this photograph
Some English lawn tennis playersA group of English tennis players. From left at top: E. d S. H. Browne, Rev. J. T. Hartley (Wimbledon Champion 1879, 1880), C. W. Grinstead, Miss Maud Watson (Lady Champion, 1884), H. F
Alfred WaterhouseALFRED WATERHOUSE English architect; champion of Gothic revival
Public Schools Championships at White CityThe junior 100 yards final, showing P. Deane (no. 1) of Ardingly winning the race from H. G. Mackenzie (no. 9), of West Bridgford, in 10.6 seconds. Mackenzie later won the 250 yards in 28.5 seconds
Boxing / Jack BroughtonEnglish boxer; third heavyweight champion of England (? - 1750); operated a boxing school and arena, London (1742-89); invented boxing rules and gloves
Borzoi / WinjoneslebedisraCHAMPION WINJONES LEBEDISRA Owned by Chadwick
George Wilson / PedestrianGEORGE WILSON The " Blackheath Pedestrian", born in Newcastle 24 June 1766. Long distance walker and walking match champion
Champion Basket CarrierA champion basket carrier steals the show at Covent Garden Market, London
Southwark Military Hospital, Dulwich, South LondonThe entrance to Southwark Military Hospital which, during the First World War, was established in the St Saviours workhouse infirmary
Ezra Meeker dressed as a FrontiersmanEzra Meeker, the self-appointed champion of the Oregon Trail, seen here dressed as a Frontiersman. Date: 20th century
Larry GainsLarry Gaines (1901 - 1983), Canadian heavyweight boxing champion pictured with wife and two children. Date: 1931
Page from The Bystander, 18th April 1928, featuring an article called Flying for Women by Lady (Abe) Bailey, who is pictured top left as the champion woman aviator who flies a D.H. Moth
Advertisement, James Figg, sword fighting, boxingAdvertisement for the services of the champion boxer James Figg - teaching gentlemen the use of the small backsword and quarterstaff, at home and abroad
American schooner Westward - built by HerrehoffThe American schooner Westward - built by Herrehoff in 1910 and later owned by Mr Thomas Benjamin Davis - a magnificent schooner of 323 tonnes. In 1910 she sailed in eleven races and won them all
The Pot-Hunter by George StuddyBonzo here shows what might have been, had his pedigree been equal to his popularity. A cute and contented looking Bonzo the dog sucks on a dummy as he sits among the numerous trophies
Tipton Slasher sculptureWelder and sculptor Jack Bouckley, of Wolverhampton, works on a metal sculpture of 19th Century Black Country heavyweight prize fighter William Perry, known as The Tipton Slasher
Walter Hagen, American professional golferWalter Charles Hagen (1892-1969), American professional golfer, seen here at Royal Lytham St Annes golf course on 24 June 1926. Date: 1926
Tennis player Captain A. F. Wilding in caricatureNew Zealand tennis player, Anthony Frederick Wilding, Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913. His championship run came to an end in 1914 when he was beaten by Australian, N. E
Brian JacksWorld Champion for the arm dips, Brian Jacks gives a demonstration. Jacks was a British judoka who won Britains first medal at a world championship, taking a bronze in Salt Lake City in 1967
Champion Spark Plug Service SignEnamel sign advertising Champion Dependable Spark Plug Service. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*
Yorkshire, The Champion County Cricket Team 1919The champion county cricket team of the 1919 season. Date: 1919
Princess Elizabeth meets a pony at the Richmond Horse ShowJune 15th 1934 - Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022) meets a champion pony at the Richmond Horse Show (a class of entry she was apparently particularly interested in). Date: 1934
Jess Willard (1881 - 1968) World heavyweight boxing champion, known as Pottawatomie Giant, photographed after the knock out of Jack Johnson in 5th April 1915 for the heavyweight title. Date: 1915
Mid-Day Sun winning the Epsom Derby, 1937Mid-Day Sun winning the Epsom Derby in 1937, illustrating a fixtures card for May 1938. Date: 1937
Poet and discus thrower, Mlle. H. KonopackaHalina Konopacka (1900 - 1989), famous athlete and the first Polish Olympic Champion (1928, Amsterdam). She took part in the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, where she won a gold medal in discus throw
The Swiss National Yodeling Champion - Franz LotscherThe Swiss National Yodeling (also yodelling or jodeling) Champion - Master Yodeler Franz Lotscher - pictured with his array of trophies at the Hotel Sempacherhof at Sempach, Lucerne, Switzerland
Charlotte DodLottie Dod (1871-1960) sportswoman, tennis player and five times Wimbledon champion. Excelled in golf, hockey and archery as well as tennis
Double cylinder steam fire engine made by Thomas CoatesA double cylinder steam fire engine, made by Thomas Coates, awarded the Champion Gold Medal at Crystal Palace, London, in 1890. Date: late 19th century
Fall / Irish Water SpanielCHAMPION BREIFNY COUNT, sitting down. Owned by Mr Trench O Rorke. Date: 1925
Firefighters in action, Rosebery Avenue, WW2Firefighters in action in burning debris in Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell, London, following a flying bomb attack. Date: 1944
Bartlett Cycle ChampionC H Bartlett, British cycle champion of the 50-mile contest. Date: 1911
Grand Reception of Kossuth. The Champion of Hungarian Independence at City Hall, New York. December 6th 1851. Date: December 6th 1851
The Renshaw TwinsChampion tennis playing twins ERNEST (left, 1861 - 1899) and WILLIAM RENSHAW (1861 - 1904). William won Wimbledon 1881 - 1886 & 1889, Ernest in 1888. They won many doubles matches. Date: circa 1880
Fall / Poodle & MirrorCHAMPION NUNSOE THE FLORIN Owned by Miss Lane. A white dog with a poodle cut looks at its reflection in a mirror. 1936
Mr and Mrs Edgar SyersFlorence " Madge" Syers skating with her husband and coach Edgar Syers in an Alpine setting. Date: 1906
Lawn Tennis Championship at Wimbledon 1887A page of vignettes from the 1887 Wimbledon Championships in London SW19 including the champion H.F. Lawford, E. Renshaw, C.Cole and that years ladies winner taking centre page, Miss Lottie Dod
A. F. Wilding, Wimbledon ChampionPhotograph of New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Frederick Wilding, Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913. His championship run came to an end in 1914 when he was beaten by Australian
Bulldog / Rodney Stone /RODNEY STONE English and American champion in 1907, this dog was bred by Mr Walter Jefferies by John of the Funnels (father) and Lucy Loo (mother)
Fall / Crufts / 1958 / PointerCHAMPION CHIMING BELLS CRUFTS BEST IN SHOW 1958 Owned by Mrs M Bowman Bred by Mrs W Parkinson Liver & white, sired by Ch. Herewithim Royal Flush
J. H. Taylor, GolferJohn Henry Taylor. British Open champion, member of the Great Triumvirate and founding member of the PGA
Harold Maurice Abrahams, CBE, (15 December 1899 - 14 January 1978), British athlete of Jewish origin, educated at Repton and Caius College, Cambridge
