Gaining Collection

Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse, VC
Captain Noel G. Chavasse was Medical Officer to the 1/ 10th Battalion of the Kings Liverpool Regiment during the First World War

Womens Suffrage Millicent Fawcett
Photograph shows Millicent Garrett Fawcett ahead of a banner proclaiming Woman Citizens Mrs. Fawcett, President of the National Union of Womens Suffrage Societies

How to enjoy a banana
A highly suggestive French postcard entitled How to eat a Banana!

Bumeliana Well Walls Defending Defenders Oasis
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Postcard celebrating Czech - USA relations post-WW1
Celebration of Czech-USA relations post-WW1. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and the United States played a major role in the establishment of Czechoslovakia on October 28, 1918

Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) - Fighting at Tripoli
Fighting before the walls of Tripoli. The Italo Turkish War was launched by Italy against Turkey, with the aim of gaining Libya, in order to counterbalance French conquests in North Africa

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

Naval Battle 1704
BATTLE OF MALAGA The British & Dutch fleets, commanded by Sir George Rooke, prevent the French and Spanish fleets from joining forces, gaining a strategic victory Date: 24 August 1704

RAC Tourist Trophy Race, Ulster 1933
A colour illustration by Roland Davies depicting an exciting moment during the RAC Tourist Trophy Race on the Ards Circuit in Ulster in 1933

Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) - Assault on an Arab Traitor
Italian assault on the house of an Arab Traitor. The Italo Turkish War was launched by Italy against Turkey, with the aim of gaining Libya

Minucius after winning the Battle of Geronium
PUNIC WARS : after gaining victory at the Battle of Geronium (or Gerunium) against the Carthaginians during the Second Punic War

WW2 poster, Quick -- you re gaining on him
WW2 poster by Fougasse, Quick -- you re gaining on him!! Date: 1940s

Sphere cover - Allied soldiers in Macedonia by Matania
Front cover illustration by Fortunino Matania showing a group of Allied soldiers in Macedonai surveying a monument bearing an inscription in Bulgarian placed by General Mackensen beside a road built

Russian Wind Propelled Skier
A Russian skier clutching a large sail, used to provide propulsion via harnessing wind. Date: Circa 1900

Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) - Cavalry Charge
Daring cavalry charge at Bengazi. The Italo Turkish War was launched by Italy against Turkey, with the aim of gaining Libya, in order to counterbalance French conquests in North Africa

Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) - Italian troops search an Oasis
Italian troops search a Turkish Oasis for Turkish troops. The Italo Turkish War was launched by Italy against Turkey, with the aim of gaining Libya

Women railway porters
Photograph showing two women railway porters in 1915. As World War I progressed, women began to work in traditionally male jobs as part of the war effort

J Iremonger - Cricketer
James Iremonger - cricketer for Nottinghamshire, who also played Association Football for Notts County as a full- back gaining an England cap against Scotland in 1901

Crinoline in the Rain
Another sacrifice made in the name of fashion. The breadth of poor Kittys crinoline prevents her and Adolphus, her chivalrous beau, from gaining shelter inside a carriage

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