Odds Collection

L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. How our gunners won the VC and silenced the fire of the German guns in face of overwhelming odds Retreat from Mons, 1st September 1914

Bookmaker - Turf Accountant - James Dowsett of 38 Duke Street, Brighton. circa 1950s

Diver and Octopus
Divers are periodically at odds with octopi, and diver Palmer, at Cape Town, is one of many - but a tug on his line brings help from his colleagues

Bookmaker and punters at racecourse
Charlie Redrup, bookmaker with punters at racecourse. Date: circa 1930s

Odds and Ends
An illustration for an article written by Doctor A. W. Oxford, in Colour Magazine, titled Odds and Ends. The image shows an array of items

Sir Lamorack is Slain
Sir Lamorak de Galis is attacked by Sir Gawaine & his kin Sir Agravaine, Sir Gaheris & Sir Mordred. Lamorak, being a mighty knight, fights for 3 hours before he is slain

Largest tote in the world, White City, West London
Largest tote in the world at White City, West London, for the Greyhound Derby 1932. 1932

HENRI III ASSASSINATED
Henri III, at odds not only with the Protestants but also with the Catholic League, is assassinated by a fanatical monk, Jacques Clement, at the instigation of the League. Date: 1 August 1589

Bookmakers surrounded by touts call the odds at Derby Day. Date: 1929

CLOVIS ARGUES WITH KIN
Clovis at odds with his kinsmen. Date: circa 509

Appleby Horse Fair, Cumbria, England - a bookmaker writes the odds for a horse trotting race on a board. He wears braces and a straw sun hat. Date: 1990

Vendor of Turkish chaplets in a Bazaar
Vendor of Turkish chaplets (little decorative odds and ends, necklaces, jewellery items etc.) in a Bazaar. Date: circa 1910s

The Men who fought at Arnhem, WW2
The men who fought at Arnhem in a struggle against the odds during the Second World War. A double page spread of seven photographs, picturing Major-General Urquhart

Chippy Norton - Late Victorian era Bookmaker
Mathew Dawson (18201898) - a British racehorse trainer based at Newmarket. In a career which lasted from 1840 until his death in 1898, he trained the winners of twenty-eight British Classic Races

Some odds and ends of varied interest 1914
Some odds and ends of varied interest, including the Royal Mail steam packet Alcantara, an advert for the Pathescope Camera for amateur cinematography, and a Burberry advert

Odds On by Harry Dent
Promotional postcard for Odds On revue by Harry Dent. First produced at the Empire, Sheffield, 18th April and Finsbury Park Empire, 10th May 1915

Counting The Winnings. Sedgefield Co. Durham 1976 1976

Household Cupboard
Two young women look in an odds and ends cupboard in a corner under the stairs. Date: early 1930s

Epsom Derby Day - Prince Monolulu - Tipster. Date: 1929

Dingle Tic-Tac Man
A tic-tac man at Dingle racecourse, County Kerry, Ireland, signals the odds. Date: 1962

Mr & Mrs Vinegar - 2

Henri IV Born
The union of Francois de Bourbon and Jeanne d Albret is blessed with a baby boy who will, against all odds, grow up to be Frances favourite king, Henri IV

Note from the President
The President of the Republic sends a message to the Assemblee Nationale : they are more and more at odds as the year progresses, leading to the December coup d etat

Crystal Palace Odds / Ends
ODDS & ENDS A greedy gentleman who has lost his party; a rather large lady who cannot get through the entrance and the said party minus provisions

Henri III Assassinated
Henri III, at odds not only with the Protestants but also with the Catholic League, is assassinated by a fanatical monk, Jacques Clement, at the instigation of the League

CARL Vs INTERIM
Carl V presents his Interim proposals in an attempt to reconcile Catholics and Protestants. A brave try, but the two are still at odds five centuries later

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