Fight Collection (page 12)

American boxers Joe Louis and Billy Conn, New York, USA
American boxers Joe Louis and Billy Conn weighing in before a fight, New York, USA. They fought each other twice, in 1941 and 1946; Louis won both matches. Date: 1940s

Thai Boxing or Muay Thai, 1930
A page from The Illustrated London News, illustrating Siamese boxing, also known as Muay Thai or kick boxing. Date: 1930

Miseries of London by Rowlandson

Suffragette Come off the Fence N. U. W. S. S
Suffragette Come off the Fence N.U.W.S.S. Implores a woman sitting on a fence to join the fight for, Suffrage and Citizenship Gaining the vote would give women influence on issues such as unjust Laws

Jack Dempsey versus Georges Carpentier
William Harrison " Jack" Dempsey (" The Manassa Mauler" ) (June 24, 1895 May 31, 1983), American professional boxer and cultural icon of the 1920s

The Sixtus Affair, fighting over Alsace-Lorraine
Cartoon in Punch magazine entitled Discipline. The blackboard reads France ought to have Alsace-Lorraine Carl referring to the German suspicions that in March 1917 a secret message was sent

Battle of the Falkland Islands by G. H. Davis
The Battle of the Falkland Islands -- how Admiral von Spees squadron was sunk, the German cruiser Dresden alone escaping. Showing the action between the German cruiser Leipzig

Recruitment poster, Enlist Now in the US Army, WW1
First World War recruitment poster, Enlist Now in the United States Army. Showing Uncle Sam rolling up his sleeves, ready to defend his country. Date: 1917-1918

The American Twins, or North and South
North grapples with south as America is depicted at war with its own flesh and blood. Date: 1856

The Mailed Fist strikes at last, WW1
The mailed fist strikes at last. The German Empires challenge and the British Empires answer on the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914

German battleship, Battle of Jutland, WW1
German battleship during the Battle of Jutland, First World War, with guns firing and shell cases scattered on the deck. Date: 1916

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

Theatre - Play - The Assassin - Duel scene between Prince Demetri and Countess Wanda Date: 1904

Rat Pit at The Swan Inn, Ash Ranges, Ash, Surrey
The Rat Pit at The Swan Inn, Ash Ranges, Ash, Surrey. Publican John Tupper (1817-1903) was celebrated for his breeding of sporting dogs and game cocks

Father Christmas and children having snowball fight
Father Christmas has snowball fight with two children, while two other little children rifle through Santas toy sack, finding their perfect Christmas presents. c.1920

Gladiator Fight. 4th c. Roman art. Late Empire. Mosaic. SPAIN. Madrid. National Museum of Archaeology

VERAZZI, Baldassare (1819-1886). Fight at Palazzo
" VERAZZI, Baldassare (1819-1886). Fight at Palazzo Litta. Episode of the " Cinque Giornate" (Five Journeys) in Milan (March 18-22, 1848). Oil on canvas. ITALY. Milan

Knight ready to fight. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Padua. Biblioth豵 e Municipale (Municipal Library)

Battle of Trafalgar (1805). The French ship Bucentaure and the Spanish one Trinidad. Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. Navy Museum

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

York railway station with H. L. Oakley silhouette posters
York railway station in the north east of England, with H. L. Oakley silhouette recruitment posters on display outside, probably during the early stages of the First World War. circa 1914-1915

Egypt - Bisharin warrior, Aswan
A Bisharin Tribesman of Aswan, Egypt with his shield, spear and small Egyptain lyre. Date: circa 1910s

African warriors fighting
Combat between warring tribes: cannibals of the Amalemos people fight the Bechuanas in Africa. Date: 18th Century

Gang fight in London
Two groups of hooligans fight eachother on the streets of London. Date: 1902

Ned Kelly- The Glenrowan Inn
The ruins of the hotel in Glenrowan after the siege. Ned Kelly and his gang attempted to derail a train carrying a number of police officers

The Australian bushranger, Frank Gardiner arrested at Apis Creek, Queensland. 1863

Relief carvings, Wat Bayon temple, Angkor Thom, Cambodia
Relief carvings at the Wat Bayon Khmer Buddhist temple at Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia, built in the late 12th and early 13th centuries

Mary Ann Talbot resisting a pressgang
Mary Ann Talbot (1778 - 1808) donned male clothes and enlisted as a sailor during the Napoleonic Wars; she was wounded in 1794 and later captured by the French

Third Liberty Loan - Buy War Bonds
Poster design by Howard Chandler Christy. The beauties of these posters became known as " Christy Girls." This poster for the Third Liberty Loan was the largest fundraising effort in

Asquith & Lloyd George in the boxing ring by Bairnsfather
Humorous satirical illustration by Bruce Bairnsfather showing the politicians, Asquith and Lloyd George, both of whom served as Prime Minister during World War I, in a boxing ring facing each other

Dog-Fight between British Fighters and German Aircraft; Seco
Drawing showing an air-battle between Royal Air Force Hawker Hurricane fighters and German Junkers and Dorniers bombers and Messerschmitt fighters over France in May 1940

Kpd Poster / Women
Working Women - fight with us a German Communist party (KPD) poster calling for female members

Errand Boy & Snowballs
On his way to deliver a goose and a box of Huntley & Palmers Dessert biscuits, a delivery boy stops to have a snowball fight

The Sphere Aviation and Military Motoring Number
A front cover illustration showing a dog fight between enemy planes

Spanish Ladies Fight
Two senoritas settle their differences with swords on the outskirts of Madrid

Women Duelling 19C
Women duelling with swords

Scene at the Battle of Morat, Switzerland
Scene at the Battle of Morat (Murten), Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, between Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (Charles the Bold) and a Swiss Confederation

Education of young Spartans in Ancient Greece
The education of young Spartans in Ancient Greece emphasises brawn rather than brain

Gallant soldiers in the thick of the fight 1916
Scots at the thick of Battle of the Somme, holding a wrecked trench and dug-out during a critical moment. Date: 1916

Two tabby kittens playing a game
Unusual Friends - two tabby kittens playing a game (or possibly a boxing match). 1950s

Town and Gown battle interrupted by police
A stand-off in Oxford between town locals and university students is interrupted by the police who attempt to calm everyone down. 1866

Gown and Town row at Oxford, 1845, where a punch up between students and a group of non-university locals is taking place in the street. 1845

Game to the Last - pirate on a ship
A pirate, sword in hand, stands on the deck of a sinking ship, prepared to fight to the bitter end. Date: 1928

Shooting a movie thriller in mid-air
A camera man in an aeroplane operates his camera to shoot two planes in combat for a movie. One pilot can be seen escaping by means of a parachute. Date: 1932

WW2 - Italy - The Military compelling an Academic to fight
An allegorical card showing an Italian military Officers sleeve stripes kicking the backside of an Academic, who has his head stuck in the ground

The Boxers Who Fought to a Standstill, H. M. Bateman
Two boxers in the ring lie on the floor having knocked each other out. Even the audience is utterly exhausted. Date: 1933

Liberation of Europe: Commandos Pour Into Beachheads
Photograph: Liberation of Europe: Commandos Pour Into Beachheads, Fight Their Way Inland. Shows Commandos wading ashore from landing craft. One is carrying a small motor cycle. Picture issued: 1944

The Babes in the Wood and the Wicked Robbers, London
The Babes in the Wood and the Wicked Robbers, Crystal Palace Theatre, London, December 1904 -- Mr Humphrey E Brammalls Fourth Grand Pantomime

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