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Bluebird on Lake Eyre, Australia, 1964Illustration showing Donald Campbell (1921-1967) driving Bluebird across Lake Eyre, Southern Australia, during his successful attempt on the world land speed record in July 1964
A succesful crop of potatoes grown using Hadfields ManureA succesful crop of potatoes grown using Hadfields Special Potato Manure - George Hadfield & Co. Ltd. (Established 1820) - Bone, fertilizer & Vitriol Works, Liverpool. Date: circa 1910s
Supermarine aeroplane, Rolls-Royce S. 6The Supermarine aeroplane, Rolls-Royce S.6, winner of the International Schneider Trophy Air Race in 1922, 1927 and 1929, and holder of the world speed record of 357.7 mph
Cricketing Record 1932Herbert Sutcliffe and Percy Holmes score a record opening partnership of 555
Lockheed SR-71 BlackbirdUSAF Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Date: 1960s
OLYMPICS / 1948 / 10, 000 METEmil Zatopek (Czech) sets the 10, 000 metre record
Harley-Davidson AdvertLeslie Parkhurst sits astride the Harley-Davidson that took him to a new motor-cycle world land speed record at Daytona Beach, Florida
Fat Lucy MooreLucy Moore, the American Fat Girl, weighs 292 kg (46 stone) and is still growing. Where will it end ?
Denis Compton at HastingsCricketer Denis Compton acknowledges the crowd at the Central Recreation Ground, Hastings. Playing for The South against Sir Pelham Warners Eleven
Peruvian QuipuThe QUIPU used by the ancient Peruvians to record events, keep accounts. This unattributed illustration comes from the Swedish Magazine Allers Familj Journal, 25th July 1923 issue
Brooklands PosterA poster for the racing programme at Brooklands Race Tract at Weybridge, Surrey, featuring Sir Malcolm Campbell driving (at the time) the worlds fastest car, Bluebird
Lt. Shackleton, Captain Scott and Dr. Wilson, Antarctica, 19Photograph showing Lt. Shackleton, Captain Scott and Dr. Wilson, ready for their dash towards the South Pole, during the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-04
Fingerprint SheetFingerprints on a fingerprint record sheet from the New Scotland Yard criminal record office. Metropolitan Police
Amy Johnson Says GoodbyeAmy Johnson (Mrs Mollison) leaves Lympne in Hearts Content on her record attempt to South America. Here she kisses her husband goodbye. Date: 6 February 1933
The Schneider Trophy, presented by French industrialist Jacques Schneider, himself a record- breaking balloonist; his aim, to encourage aviation. The cup is worth 67000 euros
Olympics / 1936 / JesseowensJESSE OWENS Jesse Owens breaks the 100 metre record
S. F. EdgeSelwyn Francis Edge (1868 - 1940), Australian businessman, racing driver, and record-breaker. He is principally associated with selling and racing De Dion-Bouton, Gladiator; Clem鮴 -Panhard
Sir Malcolm Campbell in the cockpit of Bluebird, 1935Photographic portrait of Sir Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948), the English car and speedboat racer, pictured in the cockpit of Bluebird after one of his record breaking runs on the Utah Salt Flats in
Advert for Malcolm campbell 1931Dunlop Tyres pay tribute to Malcolm Campbell when he drives his Bluebird on Daytona Beach, Florida, at a speed of 395 km/h. Date: 1931
Ernest ShackletonSir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922), British explorer, dressed for Antarctic conditions. Shackleton made four expeditions to the South Pole during his career
Olympics / 1936 / JesseowensJESSE OWENS Jesse Owens breaks the 200 metre record
The Beech Hedge, Meikleour near Blairgowrie. Planted in 1745, the hedge stands some 37 metres tall at its highest point and runs for almost 180 metres in length
Fanny Blankers-Koen hurdling, 1948 London OlympicsFanny Blankers-Koen, a Dutch housewife, taking the victory in the 80 metres hurdles and setting a new Olympic record. Maureen Gardner of Britain took the silver
The Greely Arctic Expedition at its farthest point North, 18Engraving showing members of the American Meteorological Expedition of 1881-4 taking their position, with a sextant, at the farthest point North they reached. Led by Lt
Harold Macmillan at the United Nations General AssemblyPhotograph of (Maurice) Harold Macmillan speaking to the United Nations General Assembly, 29th September 1960. In a powerful speech the British Prime Minister spoke on Britains colonial record
The Tune That He Loved Best by David Wright, showing a woman sat listening to a gramaphone. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
OLYMPICS / 1948 / 400 METREArthur Wint (Jamaica) sets the 400 metre record
British bid for the Worlds non-stop flight record 1927The Hawker Horsley (named after Sir Thomas Sopwiths home of Horsley Towers), was a British single-engined biplane bomber of the 1920s
Denis Compton at HastingsDenis Compton turns a ball from spinner Jim Laker (out of picture) off his legs to score another boundary past the despairing reach of the short leg fielder as wicketkeeper Stewart Billy Griffith
Piccard 1931 Ascent - 1Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard, with colleague Kipfer, reaches record altitude of 16, 201m, ascending from Augsburg and coming down in the Austrian Alps Date: 27 May 1931
Listening to RecordsA dreamy teenager listening to her new Astrud Gilberto LP on her record player
Malcolm Campbell with his Bluebird car, 1933Sir Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948), British racing motorist and motoring journalist, with the Campbell-Napier-Railton Blue Bird (Blue Bird II)
Largest horse in the worldThis horse, a Belgian stallion called Brooklyn Supreme was at one time the worlds largest horse, 19.2 hands high and 3, 200 pounds in weight. Date: 1930s
Doreen Davey with record-breaking Wye salmon 1923A woman breaks the record for Wye salmon: a 59 & a half pounder. Doreen Davey with her giant salmon landed after a two-hour struggle. Her father, Major G.W
Female contortionist Diana Gaye playing recordsThe female contortionist Diana Gaye in the sitting room, putting a record on the record player, with an array of the latest LP covers on display. Date: 1971
Lockheed YF-12A BlackbirdUSAF Lockheed YF-12A Blackbird Date: 1960s
Mesopotamia. Clay Tablet. Pictographs drawn. Iraq. Late PrehMesopotamia. Clay Tablet. Pictographs drawn. Early writing tablet recording the allocation of beer. Iraq. Late Prehistoric period. 3100-3000BC. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
English Electric Canberra B2 WH699 Aries IVEnglish Electric Canberra B2, WH699, Aries IV, arrives at Wingfield Aerodrome, Cape Town, after breaking the record from London. 17 December 1953. Date: 1953
Avro Lancaster I Aries, PD328, of the Empire Air Navigation School, Shawbury, warming up prior to its England to Cape Town record-breaking flight of 32hrs 21min
The Domesday Book, NottinghamshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Nottinghamshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
Largest ear of corn grown in CanadaHumorous card depicting the Largest ear of corn grown in Canada !! 1910
Sir Malcolm and Lady Dorothy Evelyn Campbell, Pendine SandsPhotograph showing Sir Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948) and Lady Dorothy Evelyn Campbell (nee Whittall) after a successful world land speed record attempt on Pendine Sands, Carmarthenshire, 1925
Evolution in FossilsThe progress of evolution, from amoebas to you and me, as displayed by the fossil record
Record Sleeve, Pinky and Perky78rpm Record Sleeve, Pinky and Perky, the sensational TV singing stars. 1958
Autocar Poster -- race on new Brooklands track, SurreyAutocar Poster --s F Edge driving a Napier car on the new Brooklands racing track in Surrey. He maintained a speed of 60 mph for 24 hours, setting a new record. Date: 1907
Poet and discus thrower, Mlle. H. KonopackaHalina Konopacka (1900 - 1989), famous athlete and the first Polish Olympic Champion (1928, Amsterdam). She took part in the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, where she won a gold medal in discus throw
Listening to RecordsA teenage girl with a bouffant hairdo puts her Cliff Richard album on the record player
Reggie Walker AthleticsReginald (Reggie) Edgar Walker (16 March 1889 5 November 1951) was a South African athlete and the 1908 Olympic champion in the 100 metres. Date: 1909