Final Collection (page 5)

Wiley Post makes a final examination of his pressure suit in 1934. Date: 1934

Alan Shepard Jr lies on his back in a tilting chair dur?
Alan Shepard Jr lies on his back in a tilting chair during final pre-launch checks at hangars Area, on 5 May 1961, shortly before his successful 302mile suborbital lob. Date: 1961

British Aerospace ATP is towed into Final Assembly hangar
The first British Aerospace ATP is towed into the Final Assembly hangar at Woodford

1st British Aerospace ATP - Final Assembly hangar
The first British Aerospace ATP is towed into the Final Assembly hangar at Woodford on 2 January 1986. Date: 1986

Four Westland Whirlwinds of No. 2 Flying Training School?
Four Westland Whirlwinds of No.2 Flying Training School, RAF Shawbury, near Shrewsbury, make a final flight over their base on 17 December 1980

Mechanics at the Canoga Park, California, plant of Rock?
Mechanics at the Canoga Park, California, plant of Rocketdyne make final adjustments to an engine for the first stage of a Jupiter intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM)

Quadruplane, the Armstrong Whitworth FK10
The final version of the quadruplane, the Armstrong Whitworth FK10

The Tomb of Gertrude Jekyll by Lutyens with her fork
A close-up The tomb of Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) designed by Edwin Lutyens in the Churchyard of St John the Baptist Church at Busbridge near Godalming, Surrey

RMS Queen Mary leaving Southampton for the last time
RMS Queen Mary, Cunard ocean liner, leaving Southampton for the last time, 31 October 1967. Date: 1967

AGUIRRE, Lope de (1515-1561). Spanish conquistador in South America. Nicknamed El Loco, the Madman, Aguirre is best known for his final expedition, down the Amazon river

Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent at Wimbledon
The Duchess of Kent with the champion of the mens singles final at Wimbledon, Frederick Schroeder and the gallant loser, Jaroslav Drobny

Defences of El Agheila, Libya, by G. H. Davis
Where Rommel planned to make his final stand in Libya during the Second World War: El Agheila and its formidable natural defences

LFCDA-LFB Southwark training school squad group photo
Recruit squad group photograph (listed as 12/87), with Station Officer instructor Trevor Dean. After the recruits have passed their final exams they are deemed probationer firemen

GLC-LFB Southwark training school squad group photo
Recruit squad group photograph (listed as 14/79), with Station Officer instructor, after the recruits have passed their final exams and are now deemed probationer firemen

Sheffield V Southampton
In the FA Cup Final at Crystal Palace, Sheffield United draw 1-1 with Southampton; Sheffield won the replay 2-1

Asgard Destroyed
The destruction of Asgard, home of the gods, following the final battle of Ragnarok or Gotterdammerung. But don t worry, a better and friendlier realm will replace it

Bal Tabarin Nightclub, Paris
A glitzy show at the Bal Tabarin nightclub in Paris is appreciated by the smartly-dressed audience. Seen here is the final show on 3 June 1966 before the club closed down. Date: 1966

The rear of No. 4 Hamilton Place from the park
The rear of No.4 Hamilton Place from the park during the final stages of completing the Lecture Theatre circa 1960. Date: circa 1960

No. 4 Hamilton Place during final stages of Lecture Theatre
The rear of No.4 Hamilton Place during the final stages of completing the Lecture Theatre circa 1960. Date: circa 1960

The rear of No. 4 Hamilton Place from Apsley House
The rear of No.4 Hamilton Place from Apsley House during the final stages of completing the Lecture Theatre circa 1960. Date: circa 1960

No. 4 Hamilton Place - new fifth floor c. 1960
No.4 Hamilton Place during the final stages of completing the new fifth floor circa 1960. Date: circa 1960

Final evacuation of British troops from Ireland, 1922
Good-bye to Erin! Irish Crowds cheer departing British troops on the quay at North Wall, Dublin. The last of the British army leaving the Irish Free State via steam boat. Date: December 1922

Governor Maxwell returns to Cape Coast Castle, from Cumasia
Final of the English expedition against the Ashantis. Governor Maxwell returns to Cape Coast Castle, from Cumasia. Engraving. Colored

Boeing Stratocruiser N74604 Mojave desert
The end of life for an ex-North West Airlines Stratocruiser as it lies at its final resting place in the Mojave desert Date: 1966

Vesta Tilley - final performance with Dame Ellen Terry
Vesta Tilley (1864-1952), born Matilda Alice Powles, later Lady de Frece, music hall actress whose speciality was male impersonations

Lord Burghley winning the 400m hurdles at 1928 Olympics
The final of the 400 metres hurdles at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games, showing Lord Burghley silhouetted against the concrete banking of the stadium racing his way to a gold medal victory

Helen Jacobs
Helen Hull Jacobs (August 6, 1908 June 2, 1997), World No. 1 American female tennis player who won ten Grand Slam titles. Pictured winning the final of the United States womens singles championship

Abrahams wins the 100m final, 1924 Paris Olympics
Harold Maurice Abrahams, CBE, (15 December 1899 14 January 1978), British athlete of Jewish origin pictured winning the 100 metre sprint final at the Paris Olympic Games of 1924

Douglas Lowe winning 800m Olympic final in 1924
Douglas Gordon Arthur Lowe (7 August 1902 30 March 1981) was a British double Olympic Games champion, winning gold medals in 1924 and 1928

Alexandra Feodorovna in Traditional Costume
The final Empress of Russia: Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova, here wearing an extravigant traditional Russian costume before an Imperial ball. Date: 13th February 1903

Tsar Nicholas II in Traditional Costume
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia on 13 February 1903, sitting on a thrown in extravigant traditional Russian costume before an Imperial ball. Date: 13th February 1903

FA Cup Final 1901
The Football Association cup final tie at Crystal Palace, 20th April 1901. Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United pictured at the kick off, along with reportage from The Illustrated London News

Hawker Hurricane IIC, PZ865 / G-AMAU, The Last of the Many?
Hawker Hurricane IIC, PZ865/G-AMAU, The Last of the Many!, the final production Hurricane, at the 1957 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Wisley on 15 September

Sunjong, the Emperor Yunghui of Korea
Sunjong, the Emperor Yunghui (18741926), the second and final Emperor of Korea, ruling from 1907 until 1910. The final ruler of the Yi Dynasty. Date: circa 1910

The final moments of Hayreddin Barbarossa, Ottoman Admiral
A fanciful depiction of the final moments of the life of Hayreddin Barbarossa (Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha) (1478-1546), Ottoman Admiral of the fleet. Date: 1546

Supermarine Spitfire Vb, AB910 and Hawker Hurricane
Supermarine Spitfire Vb, AB910, left, and Hawker Hurricane IIC, PZ865/G-AMAU, The Last of the Many!, the final production Hurricane

Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major radials in final assembly prior to test

Chocolate Easter Egg
Preparations for Easter are already in full swing. The final touches are added to a beautifullly decorated egg at a chocolate factory near London. Date: 3 February 1933

The Derby by Gilbert Holiday
The crucial final moment of the Epsom Derby as the jockeys urge their horses towards the finish line. Date: 1927

1903 FA Cup Final: Derby County beats Bury 6-0
The Football Association Cup Final at the Crystal Palace, where Bury beat Derby County by six goals to nil in the presence of over 63, 000 spectators

Australian soldiers with dummy tank, Le Catelet, WW1
Soldiers of the Australian 4th Divisional Engineers at Le Catelet, northern France, with a dummy tank designed to mislead the Germans about Allied troop movements towards the end of the First World

Herzogin Cecilie wrecked off Starhole Bay, Devon
The Herzogin Cecilie, a German four mast barque (Windjammer), named after German Crown Princess Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1886-1954), on the rocks off Starhole (Starehole) Bay

The Sphere Memorial Number of the Scott Antarctic Expedition
Front cover of The Sphere Memorial Number of the Scott Antarctic Expedition in which Captain Scott and his four comrades perished after being beaten to the South Pole by Norwegian, Roald Amundsen

Suzanne Lenglen (1899 - 1938), French tennis player, winner of 81 singles titles during the 1920s. Pictured on court running for a shot

Cup Final 1895
CUP FINAL Aston Villa win against West Bromwich Albion at the Crystal Palace. Final score 1-0

Mary Ann Girling
MARY ANN (Cloughton) GIRLING Farmworkers daughter, religious enthusiast who founded the Walworth Jumpers and in 1864 declared herself the Final Revelation of God

Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama
SECOND PUNIC WAR : the Roman general and statesman Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus defeats the Carthaginian leader Hannibal at the Battle of Zama, near Carthage in North Africa

Council of Trent; the final session - pronouncing anathemas and excommunications

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