Champion Collection (#16)

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

Champion cow at the Royal Cornwall Show
A champion cow and its keeper at the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Show, which takes place at the beginning of June each year, at Wadebridge in North Cornwall

Bounce
Club Champion (to Jones, who has consented to take the place of absent player): " This is your first experience of serious play, I suppose?" Jones: " Well... not exactly

Tim Hyde presented with Dunraven Cup 1949
At the Limerick Horse Show, Ireland, the President of the Show, the Earl of Dunraven (93 years old) presents the Dunraven Cup to the former Irish jockey, Tim Hyde, riding champion hunter Florian

Advert for Champion Ice Machine 1889
Pure ice at a moments notice. Date: 1889

Suzanne Lenglen & Mrs Jay Gould at Monte Carlo
Mrs Frank Jay Gould, nee Florence de Caze (1893-1985), wife of wealthy philanthropist and businessman Frank Jay Gould. Together with him

King George V - The Insignia of the Realm - Kings Champion
King George V (1865-1936) - The Knight of Great Britain and the Emperor of India (represented by a rising sun behind an Indian Mosque)

Young lady sitting on cushions dreaming of trophies
Young sporty lady sitting on cushions, dreaming of the trophies she wants to win when she takes part in athletics competition in the spring. Date: 1923

Tatler cover - Helen Wills Moody
HELEN WILLS MOODY (1905-1998) American tennis player and eight times winner of Wimbledon. Nicknamed Little Miss Poker Face. Championed the wearing of the sun visor which she is pictured wearing here

Dog show at Hastings
A number of dogs on show at the Southern Counties Canine Association championship dog show in Hastings, some of them posing with their respective owners

The Aurigas mosaic. 4th century. The victoriuos charioteer Marcianus with his chariot. He carries a palm of triumph in one hand and the whip in the other

Caricature of Richard Claude Belt, English sculptor
Caricature of Richard Claude Belt (1851-1920), English sculptor -- The Champion-Belt. A libel case between him and a former employer, Charles Lawes, ran for six months in 1882

Caricature of Charles Reade, novelist and dramatist
Caricature of Charles Reade (1814-1884), novelist and dramatist. Multum-in-Parvo Champion. An author of few words, but many grievances. 1882

Caricature of E A Trickett, world champion oarsman. 1880

Caricature of Edward Hanlan, sportsman and politician
Caricature of Edward (Ned) Hanlan (1855-1908), Canadian champion sculler, hotelier and alderman. 1882

Alessandro Gavazzi - 1
ALESSANDRO GAVAZZI Italian churchman and patriot, in his early years as an enthusiastic champion of Italian liberty. Date: 1809 - 1889

Gambetta (Anon)
LEON MICHEL GAMBETTA French statesman, opponent of Napoleon III and champion of the Republic, which is why there is a rue Gambetta in every French town... Date: 1838 - 1882

Gambetta (Holl)
LEON MICHEL GAMBETTA French statesman, opponent of Napoleon III and champion of the Republic, which is why there is a rue Gambetta in every French town... Date: 1838 - 1882

Edward Fordham Flower
EDWARD FORDHAM FLOWER Brewer, writer, mayor of Stratford on Avon and champion of the Shakespeare centenary. Date: 1805 - 1883

Edme Champion
EDME CHAMPION French philanthropist known as Le petit manteau bleu (the little blue cape) Date: 1764 - ?

William Beckford, Mayor
WILLIAM BECKFORD - Alderman of the City of London, twice Lord Mayor, a supporter of Wilkes and a resolute champion of liberty, honest, popular and outspoken when necessary. Date: 1709 - 1770

William Beckford - 4
WILLIAM BECKFORD - Alderman of the City of London, twice Lord Mayor, a supporter of Wilkes and a resolute champion of liberty, honest, popular and outspoken when necessary. Date: 1709 - 1770

William Beckford - 3
WILLIAM BECKFORD - Alderman of the City of London, twice Lord Mayor, a supporter of Wilkes and a resolute champion of liberty, honest, popular and outspoken when necessary. Date: 1709 - 1770

William Beckford - 2
WILLIAM BECKFORD - Alderman of the City of London, twice Lord Mayor, a supporter of Wilkes and a resolute champion of liberty, honest, popular and outspoken when necessary. Date: 1709 - 1770

John Shute, first Viscount Barrington
JOHN SHUTE, first viscount BARRINGTON (1678 - 1734) Statesman, opponent of papists and Jacobites, but champion of tolerance towards dissenters. Date: circa 1720

Fall / Labrador / 1924
CHAMPION BANCHORY SUNSPECK Owned by: Lorna Countess Howe. Date: 1924

Billiards Champion / 1885
John Roberts, former billiards champion Date: 1885

Fall / Crufts / 2 Champions
CHAMPION HENDRAWN NIBELUNG OF CHARAVIGNE (L) (Crufts Best in Show 1969) owned by Mr White & CHAMPION FENTON OF KENTWOOD (R) (Crufts Best in Show 1965) owned by Mrs Godden. Date: 1969

Tiny Puppy has Cute Face
CHAMPION LALAROOKH TONGA Owned by Bridle. Sitting amongst flowers aged 3 months. Date: 1954

FALL / CRUFTS / 1965
CHAMPION FENTON OF KENTWOOD CRUFTS BEST IN SHOW 1965 Owned and bred by Mrs SH Godden Sired by Champion Asoka Cheruker Date: 1965

Fall / Papillon / 1936
CHAMPION MOORLAND PEACH BLOSSOM sitting in her prizewinners cup. Owned by Mrs Pope. Date: 1936

Fall / Papillon / 1977
CHAMPION FIRCREST FANTUTTE Standing on the podium at the Papillon Club of Scotland Championship Show where she won the Best in Show. Owners: Mr & Mrs Hutchings Date: 1977

Matthew Champion (111)
MATTHEW CHAMPION Flemish-born resident of Great Yarmouth, son of a farrier so perhaps himself a farrier : he died at age 111. Date: 1682 - 1793

Fall / Golden Retriever / 36
CHAMPION MICHAEL OF MORETON Sitting down. Date: 1936

Thomas Winter, Boxer
Thomas Winter, or Tom Spring, became Englands heavyweight champion in 1818. He was nicknamed the " Light Tapper" because of his silky footwork Date: (1795 - 1851)

GEORGE V 1911
GEORGE V At the coronation banquet, the Kings champion throws down the gauntlet, as part of a 500-year-old tradition June 1911

Esther Williams (1921 - 2013), American film actress, formerly a swimming champion

Olive Emilie Schreiner
OLIVE EMILIE SCHREINER - South African writer, feminist and champion of human rights in Africa Date: 1862 - 1920

Prince Chichibu of Japan
PRINCE CHICHIBU (YASHHITO) Son of Emperor Taisho, and champion of international goodwill. Photographed shortly before his marriage to Setsuko Matsudaira in September 1928. Date: 1902 - 1953

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