Final Collection (page 10)

LFB trailer pump competition at Brigade HQ, Lambeth, WW2
Two trailer pump crews engaged in a competition in the headquarters drill yard. The trailer pump had to be set into the water in the emergency inflatable dams

Harmonica contest on the mall, Central Park Final championship. Poster announcing final championship of harmonica contest, showing boy playing harmonica. Date 1936 or 1937

The final battle of Shimonoseki straits, 1864
Two views of the battle of Shimonoseki, where British, French, American and Dutch forces fought against the Japanese for control of the Shimonoseki straits, off the coast of Japan

Amateur contest for children Final eliminations, Sept. 24, 1936. Poster announcing amateur piano contest, showing two girls playing piano. Date 1936

The Puritan and Genesta on the homestretch: in their second and final international race for The Americas Cup Sept. 16th 1885. Date c1885

Distant view of the Wright airplane just after landing, taken from the starting point, with wing-rest in center of picture and launching rail at right

At one of the final assembly stages in the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Connecticut. Date 1940 Nov

Cheltenham Races at Prestbury Park
Amersham jumping the final fence in the Amateur Handicap Hurdle Race at the Cheltenham Steeplechase Clubs Autumn Meeting at Prestbury Park. 1911

Royal Bride before presentation
The marriage of Princess Irene of Hesse (1866-1953) to Prince Heinrich (Henry) of Prussia (1862-1929) on 24th May 1888 at Charlottenburg Palace

Final Lap Bell
Cycle racing : Ringing the final lap bell, Nations Cup, Scotland. Date: 1980

New Zealand Races
Final Command wins the Perek Cup horse race at Auckland, New Zealand. Date: 1960s

Gliding Lesson
A gliding instructor gives his final instructions to his pupil before his first take- off. Date: 1930s

The FA challenge cup final, 1883
The Football Association challenge cup-final tie: Old Etonians(Captained by the Hon. A.F Kinnaird)versus Blackburn Olympics(captained by S.A Warburton)

The final of the 100 Metres, 1948 London Olympics
A photo finish of the 100 metres final. Left to right: Harrison Dillard (no. 69, USA) came first, E. Macdonald Bailey (no. 35) was last, McCorquodale (no)

1912 Olympics 100m
Ralph Craig of the USA crosses the line first to win the 100m final at the Olympic Games in Stockholm, 1912. Alvah Meyer and Don Lippincott finished in second

southern Rambler Train
The Southern Rambler 34108, on its final journey between Brighton and Eastbourne, the last steam train on that route and the end of an era... Date: 19 March 1967

1905 CUP FINAL - 2
THE F.A. CUP FINAL at Crystal Palace - Aston Villa defeat Newcastle United by 2 goals to none - action at the goal mouth Date: 1905

Catherine Parr / Univ Mag
CATHERINE PARR 6th & final wife of Henry VIII. Henry was her 3rd husband. Date: 1512 - 1548

The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: on board the Great Eastern, the crew prepares for the final attempt to grapple the lost telegraph cable which had snapped at the beginning of August

Elegant young woman -- The Final Touch
An elegant young woman puts on the final touch at her mirror before going out -- a gold coloured headscarf

Board of Guardians, Lexden and Winstree Union, Essex
A group portrait of the Board of Guardians of the Lexden and Winstree Poor Law Union in Essex. The Board oversaw the operation of the union and its workhouse

Menu from Halifax Union Board of Guardians dinner
The cover of the commemorative menu at the Halifax Union Board of Guardians final dinner. The abolition of all the countrys Boards of Guardians after April 1930 marked the end of the workhouse system

The FA Cup Final 1922 held at Chelseas Stamford Bridge Ground in London, contested between Huddersfield and Preston in a Lancashire against Yorshire War of the Roses

Miss UK regional finals, St Ives, Cornwall
One of the contestants in the Miss UK regional finals poses in St Ives harbour, Cornwall in a revealing one-piece swimsuit

Suzanne Lenglen playing doubles
Suzanne Lenglen (1899 - 1938) French tennis player pictured playing a backhand shot in the Ladies Doubles Final at Wimbledon in 1925

A Depth Charge Exploding
A ship under attack during the final conflicts of the sea war of the First World War - a depth charge explodes in the wake of a swiftly moving Royal Navy vessel

Sketches at Wimbledon 1879
Sketches at the Championship lawn tennis match, Wimbledon by Harry Furniss. Vignettes of the final round of the tennis matches and the attending spectators

Helen Wills Moody as a little girl
Helen Wills Moody (1905 - 1998), American tennis player and eight times Wimbledon champion, pictured as a young girl playing in the semi final round of the Junior Championship at Forest Hills

Rugby match Middlesex 7s 1930
Tackling a Blackheath man in the final of the Seven a side rugby tournament: London Welsh win by six points to nil

Some Guy by Frank Newbould
An American soldier, with a torch saying Unlimited Manpower, lights a bonfire upon which sits a stuffed guy of Prussian militarism

Queen Elizabeths wedding cake
The final preparations being carried out to Queen Elizabeths wedding cake. A wedge is prepared for her to cut with her bridegrooms sword

Cook and Sledge
Frederick Cook with the aluminium sledge he used on his final dash to the Pole - except that his claim to have reached it was later disallowed

Royal family group
A smiling George V enoying refreshments along with, from left, his aunt Queen Maud of Norway, Queen Mary, King George V, George, Duke of Kent, final sitter unknown. c.1920 s

Gay Beggars Duet
final scene of Act I: Mr Matocks as Macheath and Mrs Cargill as Polly, saying farewell to each other

Everton and Manchester City Football Teams walk onto the pit
Photograph showing the Everton (light shirts) and Manchester City (dark shirts) teams walking onto the pitch at Wembley Stadium, prior to the start of the F.A. Cup Final of 1933

The F. A. Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, 1927
Aerial photograph of Wembley Stadium during the F.A. Cup Final of 1927, which was played between Cardiff City and Woolwich Arsenal

Manchester City vs. Bolton Wanderers F. A. Cup Final, 1904
Series of illustrations from the Manchester City vs. Bolton Wanderers F.A. Cup Final at the Crystal Palace ground, London, 23rd April 1904

The Crowd, Band and Police at the F. A. Cup Final, 1923
Photograph of the crowd at Wembley Stadium before the start of the 1923 F.A. Cup Final between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United

Bolton Wanderers and West Ham Supporters before the F. A. Cup
Photograph of thousands of football fans heading for Wembley Stadium before the start of the 1923 F.A. Cup Final between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United

The Zulu war, the Burning of Ulundi. From a sketch by an ILN
British army massed with infantry and several gun carriages, burning in the background in the Zulu capital Ulundi, where the British made their final defeat of the Zulus on 4th July 1879

The Zulu war. General Newdigate addressing the lancers befor
General Newdigate addressing his men, with ranks of lances held in the air. The tide had already turned in favour of the British at the Battle of Gingindhlovu with Ulundi the decisive final British

The Zulu war. On the march to Ulundi
The Lancers on the march, crossing a river towards the Zulu capital of Ulundi where the final battle of the Zulu war took place

The Zulu war. The End of the Zulu war. The Siege of Morosi s
The final skirmishes of the Zulu war, showing British and native soldiers hiding out in the Morosi mountain in a natural embrasure in Saddle rock

Crowds waiting for news outside the Tichborne Trial
The final hour of the long running Tichborne trial, for the conviction of Mr Arthur Orton for perjury. The crowds gather in the surrounding streets for the verdict

Chicago Stockyards 6
At the Chicago stockyards, cattle are driven through a narrow passage where each in turn is fatally stunned by a butcher, their first stage in their final journey

Sir Henry Morton Stanley leaving Yambuya Camp during the Emi
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (on right, wearing dark jacket) setting out from Yambuya Camp on the 28th June 1887 during the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition

The Last Barricade
The final stand of the Communards - defending the last barricade against the government forces in the rue du Four-St-Germain

The Last Barricade 2
The final stand of the Communards - defending the last barricade against the government forces in the rue du Four-St-Germain

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