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The Great Train Robbery: aftermath & reportage, 1963" The most daring and fruitful mail robbery in English History" : a page from The Illustrated London News, detailing the aftermath of the Great Train Robbery of 8th August 1963
Three young Victorian women baring their bottoms, circa 1894. circa 1894
Fox Hunting / AccidentA hunting accident - " A squire-trap, by jove", cries Mytton, " a little more and I should have done it" ! English eccentric John Mytton (1796-1834) takes a tumble
International Air Rally Poster
The Red Shoes -- a young girl dressed in white for her confirmation looks at her reflection in a large oval mirror. Rather daringly, she is wearing red shoes! early 20th century
Silhouette of exotic couple dancingSilhouette of an exotic couple dancing, possibly the tango, in Spanish or Latin American style costume
HMS Vindictive at Zeebrugge, Belgium, WW1HMS Vindictive at Zeebrugge, Belgium, 23 April 1918 - a raid during the First World War, designed to disrupt use of the port by the German Navy Date: 1918
Royal Air Force display at HendonCrazy flying stunts at the Royal Air Force Display at Hendon. Date: 1933
Caricature of Annette Kellerman - Swimmer and ActressAnnette Marie Sarah Kellerman (18861975) - Australian swimmer, film star, and writer. One of the first women to wear a one-piece bathing costume
Admiral Raby wins the Victoria CrossCommander Raby R.N. Boatswains mate Henry Curtis and John Taylor (Captain Forecastle), win the Victoria Cross for their heroic rescue of a soldier of the 57th regiment
Cycling Outfit of 1890SA young woman wearing the daring new rational cycling outfit akin to bloomers
Richard (Dick) TurpinThe daring highwayman who made a dash from London to York, riding his mare, Black Bess
Annie OakleyANNIE OAKLEY entertains with feats of skillful marksmanship
Poster, Indias First Aerial PageantPoster, Captain C. D. Barnard presents Indias First Aerial Pageant, with passenger flights in the famous monoplane Spider, parachute descents, daring acrobatics by famous pilots
T E Lawrence of Arabia in action during WW1T E Lawrence of Arabia in action during the First World War - he fought in the Arab Revolt (1916-1918) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915-1918). Date: 1915-1918
Lord Roberts capturing the Sepoy Standard at Cawnpore (Kanpur), India, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross Date: 1858
Lieutenant Evans with instrument to pinpoint the South PoleLieutenant Evans of Captain Scott's team with an instrument used to pinpoint the South Pole Date: 1910s
Charles Lindbergh in Spirit of St Louis aeroplaneColonel Charles Lindbergh in Spirit of St Louis aeroplane, first transatlantic flight Date: 1927
Humorous endpapers by Charles CrombieHumorous endpapers (back) by Charles Crombie in The Wonder Book of Daring Deeds Date: circa 1940
Captain Scott's team nearly lose sledge through snow bridgeCaptain Scott's team nearly lose a sledge through a snow bridge Date: 1910s
Captain Scott and his team hauling their sledge in the Antarctic Date: early 1910s
Captain Scott's South Pole ill-fated party Date: 1910s
Captain Scott looking for pack ice, AntarcticCaptain Scott looking for pack ice in the Antarctic Date: 1910s
Comic postcard, Man, boy and pretty young woman bathing in the sea Date: 20th century
Sketches at the Royal Military Tournament by John Hassall
Lili D Alvarez - ski jump at St. MoritzSpanish tennis star Lili D Alvarez performing a very passable ski jump at the resort of St. Moritz. Date: 1927
Motorcycle and sidecar on the Champs Elysees, ParisAn early motorcycle and sidecar on the Champs Elysees, Paris. circa 1898
Don t be shocked Aunt Cathie but I occasionally smokeIllustration to a short story by E. F. Benson, The Puce Silk illustrating the a young woman smoking a cigarette in front of her aunt. Date: 1908
Acrobat on Tightrope Date: 1950
SERPENTINE DANCE 1894The serpentine dancer was considered daring - to say the least - scandalous - say others : but it was very popular... Date: 1894
Bloomerism 1852Cruikshanks Exhibition of Bloomers in Hyde Park - a satire on the fashion which Amelia Bloomer made famous Date: 1852
CRIME / JACK SHEPPARDJack Sheppard (1702-1724); English thief; committed almost daily robberies in or near London. Captured through Jonathan Wild. Daring escapes from Newgate prison; hanged. Date: 1724
GLAMOROUS AVIATRIXA glamorous blond Aviatrix, sporting red goggles and a cream flying helmet and jumpsuit enjoys a well earned smoke in between flights Date: 1933
Two stylish Swimwear models posing with a beach ballTwo stylish French Swimwear models posing with a beach ball and showing off their likely highly-scandalous attire to its best advantage. Date: 1910s
The Daring of Diane, comic operetta by Heinrich ReinhardtThe Daring of Diane, comic operetta in one scene adapted by Arthur Anderson, from Die Suessen Grisetten by Julius Wilhelm, with music by Heinrich Reinhardt, (Holle Cabaret Theatre in Vienna)
Adgie and her trained lions 1905Adgie born Adelaide Castillo in New Mexico, known as Daring Spanish Lion Tamer, inside the caged with three lions. One of Americans greatest acts of the time
Victorian Scrap - Circus Horse Rider jumping through a ring of fire - An exciting moment. late 19th century
Cause and Effect by Wallis Mills - tennis fashion cartoonThe new fashion for tennis shorts inspires one player to discard her dress and play in her underwear, much to the consternation and shock of some elderly female spectators. Date: 1931
Great War Deeds, Illustrated London NewsSpecial panorama supplement produced by the Illustrated London News in 1915 - Great War Deeds featuring heroic actions of the First World War depicted by a number of ILN artists including Richard
Armpit TattoosThe latest craze for feminine beauty is the tattooing of armpits with small flowers and butterflies. A daring young woman shows off the butterfly tattoo on her armpit. Date: 1929
The Sky Devils Air Circus PosterPoster, The Sky Devils Air Circus, Great 1944 Display, 10 years ahead of its time! Come and win 500. Issued by Air Pageants Ltd. 1944
The Pirates Cave. By A. E. BestallAn Illustration of two ladies daring each other to venture into a pirates cave. Alfred Bestall (1892-1986) is best-known as the artist who drew Rupert Bear for thirty years
Edward Reddish riding his bicycle off Worthing PierEdward J Reddish performs his Great Bicycle Dive off the pier at Worthing, Sussex
St Paul Escapes DamascusSt Pauls escape from Damascus
The Modern Boy front cover - Wing walkers play tennisFront cover of The Modern Boy featuring an illustration of two men playing tennis on the wings of a plane mid-flight. Date: 1932
The Modern Boy featuring the Flying BoyFront cover of The Modern Boy magazine featuring a boy using wings to fly his way to school. Inside the publication, there is a suggestion that before long
Two-Gun George, Worlds Lasso ExpertCaptain George Ash, known as Two-Gun George, world lasso expert, showing off his skills lassoing cattle. Date: 1932
The Harem SkirtDaring fashions for women in " The Sphere" magazine, 1927. The accompanying text scathingly declares that the Harem Skirt is " what we hope it will never be"
