Champion Collection (#15)

Champion Piper - Oban, Scotland
Champion Piper John McColl (1860-1943) - Oban, Scotland. One of a family of famous MacColl pipers. Date: circa 1903

James Finney, English swimmer
James Finney (1862-?), English swimmer. late 19th century

May Sutton Bundy, tennis champion
May Godfrey Sutton Bundy (September 25, 1886 October 4, 1975) female American tennis champion who was active during the first decades of the 20th century

Brian Jacks at Carn Brea Leisure Centre, Redruth, Cornwall
Brian Jacks (b. 1946), British judoka (judo practitioner) and champion (top), with David Denmead of St Ives, demonstrating during a teaching session for young people at Carn Brea Leisure Centre

May Sutton Bundy, American tennis player
May Godfrey Sutton Bundy (September 25, 1886 October 4, 1975) female American tennis champion who was active during the first decades of the 20th century

Kellsboro Jack - winner of the Grand National, 1933
A head study of Kellsboro Jack, the racehorse and winner of the 1933 Grand National owned by Mrs Ambrose Clark. 1933

Alex Aberg - Estonian Wrestler
Aleksander Richard Aberg (1881-1920) - Russian-Estonian professional Greco-Roman and free-style wrestling world champion of the early 20th century. Date: circa 1910

May Sutton
May Godfrey Sutton Bundy (1886 1975), American tennis champion who was active during the first decades of the 20th century. Photograph of Miss May Sutton after her victory. 1907

Boxing match which lasted a record 75 rounds, between John L Sullivan (1858-1918), nicknamed the Boston Strongboy, and Jake Kilrain (1859-1937)

Fred Archer, English jockey
Frederick James (Fred) Archer (1857-1886), English flat-race jockey. Date: late 19th century

Andrew Newton Jnr, World Champion middleweight boxer
Andrew Newton Jnr (1900-1980), World Champion middleweight blind ball puncher and boxer, Marylebone Road, London. Date: circa 1920s

Suzanne Lenglens tennis outfits for Selfridges 1930
A page depicting the outfits designed and modelled by Suzanne Lenglen for Selfridges, knickers and blouse with adjustable skirt. 1930

Deerhound, Champion Betsinda of Rotherwood - Cruft s
Miss A. N. Hartley with her prize-winning Deerhound, Champion Betsinda of Rotherwood - with Crufts Gold Trophy for the Hound Group. Date: 1982

Charlotte Dod - English sportswoman and tennis player
Charlotte " Lottie" Dod (1871-1960), sportswoman, tennis player and five times Wimbledon champion, was the youngest person ever to win a ladies singles title at Wimbledon

Anthony Wilding with society at Monte Carlo
Tennis player and four-times Wimbledon champion A. F. Wilding pictured at Monte Carlo with Lady Henry, Miss Elizabeth Asquith (daughter of the Prime Minister) and Miss Heinsins. Date: 1914

Thomas Henry Huxley, English scientist
Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), English scientist, champion of Darwins Theory of Evolution. Date: late 19th century

Billiard player J. Graham Symes in khaki, WW1
The amateur billiard champion, Lieutenant J. Graham Symes with his opponent Mr E. S. Bourne, who he beat to retain his title at Ormes Hall in February 1918. Date: 1918

Tennis champion Anthony Wilding & C. T. Craig
Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding (1883-1915), New Zealand born tennis player and four-times Wimbledon champion 1910-1913, pictured with Mr C. T. Craig, managing director of the firm Messrs

N. E. Brookes, tennis player
Norman Everard Brookes (1877-1968) Australian No. 1. tennis player and Wimbledon champion in 1907 and 1914. Brookes also played doubles with the New Zealander

Statue of the tennis player, Anthony Wilding
Physical Energy, a figure sculpted by Paul Troubetzkoy and based on the New Zealand tennis player, Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding. Wilding was Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913

Sonia Henie, Norwegian figure skater and film star
Sonia Henie (1912-1969), Norwegian figure skater and film star. She won many Olympic and World figure skating titles, and later became a highly paid Hollywood actress. Date: 20th century

Harold Abrahams
Harold 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)

Yasuji Miyazaki, 1932 Olympic Games
Japanese swimming champion and Olympic gold medallist, 15 year old Yasuji Miyazaki, pictured at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games were he won a gold medal in the 100 metres freestyle

Douglas Lowe winning 800m Olympic final in 1924
Douglas Gordon Arthur Lowe (7 August 1902 30 March 1981) was a British double Olympic Games champion, winning gold medals in 1924 and 1928

Primo Carnera
Italian boxer, Primo Carnera, World Heavyweight Champion 1933 - 1934. Here sparring with a much smaller opponent! Date: 1906 - 1967

Pelota - Champion Player Jean Urruty - South West France
World Champion Pelota player Jean Urruty pictured at Saint Jean de Luz, France. Pelota in Spanish, pilota in Basque and Catalan

Cycle Tyres - Dunlop - Roadster and Carrier Range - Fort, Roadster, Magnum, Edinburgh, Cambridge, Champion, Carrier, Invader, Clipper Carrier, Scout and Cruiser. Date: circa 1935

Ice Skater Sonja Henie
Sonja Henie (19121969) - a Norwegian figure skater and film star. Three-times Olympic Champion (1928, 1932, 1936) in Ladies Singles

Frances Scully, Irene Rich, Tom Breneman, Sonja Henie
Popular Radio Star Tom Breneman (1901-1948), pictured with (from left) Frances Scully (TV Presenter for ABC), Irene Rich (1891-1988 - American Actress)

London Fire Brigade - Alfie Shawyer, Boxing Champion
During the 1930s and 1940s, Assistant Chief Officer Alfie S. Shawyer was a prominent figure in boxing, becoming British Amateur Champion and winning the Golden Gloves of America

Sporting Gal and her winning racehorse
" Won by a Head" Beautiful image by Harrison Fisher of a Sporting girl rider with her hat, red waistcoat and riding crop, holding onto the head of her noble racing steed

Jack Johnson, boxer, going to court, London
The American heavyweight boxer Arthur John Johnson, better known as Jack Johnson (1878-1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion between 1908 and 1915

Dorothy Campbell, female golfer
Dorothy Iona Campbell (1883 - 1945), the first internationally dominant female golfer. Also known as Dorothy Hurd and Dorothy Howe. Won over 700 titles during her career

Supermarine S6 - Schneider Trophy 1929
The Supermarine S6 which helped Great Britain win the Schneider Trophy in 1929. The Schneider Trophy was a competition for seaplanes held in 1929 off Cowes, Isle of Wight

Kenneth Swain, Yorkshire County swimmer
KENNETH E SWAIN Yorkshire County swimmer, in costume, with large shield (swimming trophy). Date: September 1912

Black Ahmed - Champion Wrestler
Black Ahmed (Cara Achmed) - a champion wrestler from Constantinople, wearing a champions sash and bearing the medals of his victories with pride

th Huxley / W & Cockerell
THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY English scientist and champion of Darwins Theory of Evolution, in 1857

th Huxley / Book Photo
THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY English scientist and champion of Darwins Theory of Evolution

Fall / Crufts / Chow Chow
CHAMPION CHOONAM HUNG KWONG CRUFTS BEST IN SHOW 1936 Owned and bred by Mrs VAM Mannooch Sired by Champion Choonam To To

George Fordham, British flat racing jockey
George Fordham (1837-1887), British champion flat racing jockey

Tatler cover - Marion Davies & Suzanne Lenglen
Actress Marion Davies pictured making up tennis star Suzanne Lenglen for a film test at a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio. Date: 1927

A Champion Hybrid Freesia (Ragionieri) from the Antibes
Hybrid Freesia (Ragionieri) from the Antibes (a Mediterranean resort in the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France) which won the gold medal at the 1911 Cannes Exposition Horticole

Young beauty queen, Miss Beautiful, Cornwall
Young beauty queen, Michelle Rigby of Troon, near Camborne, Cornwall, in her Miss Beautiful sash. Date: circa 1982

Young beauty queen with all her trophies, Cornwall
Young beauty queen, Michelle Rigby of Troon, near Camborne, Cornwall, with all her trophies. circa 1980s

Pony class winner at the Royal Cornwall Show
Pony class winner with trophy at the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Show. The Show takes place at the beginning of June each year, at Wadebridge in North Cornwall

Champion heifer at the Royal Cornwall Show
A championship pedigree Charollais heifer and its keeper at the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Show, which takes place at the beginning of June each year, at Wadebridge in North Cornwall

Championship sheep at the Royal Cornwall Show
Three championship sheep (a ram and two ewes) and their minders at the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Show, which takes place at the beginning of June each year, at Wadebridge in North Cornwall

Young boy with all his trophies, West Country
Young boy sitting on his Yamaha motorbike, with a display of all the trophies he has won, West Country. Date: circa 1980s

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