Failure Collection (page 3)

Spur to a guilty conscience - not writing to friends
All these write regularly - Why the Devil don t you? Spur to a guilty conscience - not writing to friends! This card illustrates those individuals who will oft communicate with the written word

Gathering seaweed for food, Ireland
Scenes showing men, women and children gathering seaweed for food on the coast of Clare, west of Ireland. They are also shown picking, drying and selling d hlisk, and gathering corrigan

Stores arriving at Gallipoli
A war stores depot for an Australasian division, on the beach at Galllipoli. The Dardanelles campaign, the aim of which was to overpower Turkey, who had entered the war on Germanys side

Handspring dive - 1906 Olympic Games
Clark of Great Britain performing a handspring dive at the 1906 Olympic Games in Athens. The event was staged as a celebration of the tenth anniversary of the resumption of the Games

Stone Putting - Olympic Games 1906
The Shot Put or Stone Putting showing N. Georgantas of Greece, the winner with a throw of 19.92 1/2 metres at the 1906 Athens Summer Olympics

Rope Climbing - Olympic Games 1906
G. Aliprantes of Constantinople, the winner of the rope-climbing event at the 1906 Olympic Games in Athens. The Games were staged as a celebration of the tenth anniversary of the resumption of

Olympic Games - Javelin throwing
A javelin thrower at the 1906 Olympic Games in Athens. The fourth modern Olympic games, these games were held in Athens and staged as a celebration of the tenth anniversary of the resumption of

The Roman Rocks Lighthouse, Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope
Engraving of the Roman Rocks lighthouse at Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope, March 1869. This iron lighthouse was built in 1860, but showed signs of structural failure shortly thereafter

Insurrection in Savoia
Mazzinis attempted insurrection in Savoia is frustrated by the failure of general Ramorino to give support against the French

The Great Eastern steam ship under construction
The Great Eastern steam-ship on the stocks at Millwall shipyard. Built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, at the time of her launch in 1858, she was the largest steam ship in the world

Shipping the Atlantic Telegraph onboard the Great Eastern
Engraving showing Isambard Kingdom Brunels steam-ship Great Eastern receiving the Atlantic cable from a smaller vessel. The cable was manufactured at Messrs

Venice and Genoa
Naval commander Vettor Pisani is arrested by the Venetian authorities for his failure to repel the attack by the Genoa fleet : but he will be freed and with Zeno save Venice

Keep to the Left
The first rule of the road is Keep to the left and failure to observe it will count against you in the event of an accident. Especially if the accident is fatal

Tarot Card Wheel Fortune
TAROT : 10 LA ROUE DE FORTUNE (The Wheel of Fortune)

Burney streamlined car
The Burney Streamlined car, with engine placed at the back. The car was a glorious failure, as it was too expensive and unconventional despite the Prince of Wales buying one. Maximum speed was 40mph

Kornilovs Supporters
After general Kornilovs failure to overthrow Kerenskys provisional regime, his supporters and the victorious government troops fraternise at Petrograd

Kornilovs Men Disarmed
After the failure of general Kornilovs attempt to overthrow Kerenskys provisional government, his supporters are disarmed

Thucydides (Capitol)
THUCYDIDES Greek historian, wrote his history while exiled for perceived military failure

Demosthenes in Disgrace
DEMOSTHENES Athough later regarded as the greatest of Greek orators, he is seen here hiding his face after the failure of his first badly delivered speech

Churchill / Gulbransson 15
WINSTON CHURCHILL German satirical comment on the failure of Churchills Dardanelles expedition - he is kicked out of the War Office

The Unfortunate Merchant
A merchant receives news that the ship in whose cargo he had invested all his capital is sunk, and with it all his hopes of making his fortune. Ah, the vanity of human wishes!

Spanish. Suc. War / Ramilles
BATTLE OF FONTENOY The duke of Cumberland successfully routs the French, but the failure of his Dutch allies leads eventually to a defeat

After the Eviction
ALL THAT IS LEFT Scene after a family in County Mayo have been turned out of their cottage for failure to pay rent

American Bank Failure
The financial panic of 1907 forces many American banks to suspend payments, bringing ruin to countless of their customers

Consuelo Marlborough
CONSUELO, duchess of MARLBOROUGH (nee Vanderbilt) wife of Charles, ninth duke. The made-in-heaven marriage of American wealth and an English title was a dismal failure

Jameson Raid in a Mess
THE JAMESON RAID The British are in a mess after the failure of the Jameson Raid

Ww1 / 1917 / British Tanks
The British tanks are a complete failure, according to the Germans

A Bank Failure
SUSPENDED ! When a bank suspends payments, its clients know they are unlikely to see a penny of their money again: for most it spells ruin Date: 1882

Langleys Failure
Samuel Pierpont Langleys full-size flying machine fails over the Potomac, Washington, though trials with models had been successful

Napoleon on horseback, retreating from Moscow

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