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Diagram of aircraft-carriers during WWIIDiagram showing the comparative strengths of the rival aircraft-carriers during WWII. Date: 1941
Wolves fightingA pack of wolves circle two of their number who are fighting. One wolf appears to have the upper hand over his rival
Cartoon, Gilbert and Sullivan, Stephens and SolomonCartoon, Ws Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan ignoring their rivals Henry Pottinger Stephens and Edward Solomon in the street -- We never speak as we pass by. 1882
APOLLOAfter Apollo has successfully defeated the Phrygian musician Marsyas in a contest, who can best play the flute, he rather unsportingly flays his rival alive for his presumption
Aquitania and Vaterland compared by G. H. DavisThe Aquitania (British) and Vaterland (German) compared. Showing their relative length, displacement, engines and horsepower. Date: 1914
Two rival designs for the Map of Europe, WW1Two rival designs for the Map of Europe at the start of the First World War. Above: a new map as probably already designed by the Hohenzollern map specialist in Berlin
CALCHAS, Greek soothsayer who correctly predicted duration of Trojan War, saw necessity for sacrificing Iphigenia &c, but died of disappointment when defeated by rival Mopsus
Duel of MistressesIn hot-blooded Austria, fraulein Manna (19) and fraulein Reiter (21, rival mistresses of an army captain, shoot it out - leaving him with only one bedfellow
Gossip about Fairies 38Scylla, a beautiful water nymph, is beloved by Glaucus, but a jealous rival, Circe, will turn her into a monster with six heads, each with three rows of teeth
Shrine of Plebeian Chastity set up by VirginiaA shrine of Plebeian Chastity is set up by Virginia, who had been refused access to the shrine of Patrician Chastity because she had married Volumnius, a plebeian
Cartoon, Henry Irving and Wilson Barrett -- Mr Wilson Barrett will soon let us know that there is more than one English actor who can do justice to Shakespeare
Cartoon, An Ironmaster at the SavoyCartoon, An " Ironmaster" at the Savoy -- the librettist Ws Gilbert in a suit of armour, with the much smaller figure of Richard D Oyly Carte looking up at him
Cartoon, The War Cry v. The TruthCartoon, The War Cry (published by General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army) v. The Truth (published by Henry Labouchere, Liberal MP and owner-editor)
Cartoon, Henry James Byron, dramatistCartoon of Henry James Byron (1835-1884), the English dramatist, editor, journalist, director, theatre manager, novelist and actor. Seen here surrounded by posters advertising plays by other writers
Cartoon, William Booth v. Moody & SankeyCartoon, William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, looking suspiciously at the visiting American evangelists, Moody & Sankey, who seem to be attracting larger crowds
Cartoon, departure of Henry Irving for AmericaCartoon, departure of the actor-manager Henry Irving for America -- With Henry leaving, there is a fine chance for some of our legitimate actors. 1883
Theatre Characters -- a tyrant, a rival, a lady in waiting, a horseman, a townswoman an innkeeper, a fool and a soldier. (2 of 2) 19th century
Football Thuggery - the nature of the real game at hand as the players of the opposing sides knock lumps out of each other
Cartoon, Radio versus Television, by Rich. circa 1930s
Cartoon, English actors will soon be crowded out. 1880
Caricatures of Disraeli and GladstoneCaricatures of rival party leaders Disraeli and Gladstone at the time of a General Election. The Two Stroke Oars -- which looks like winning? 1880
Cartoon, Court Favour -- Queen Victoria prefers the Tory leader Disraeli and takes no notice of the Liberal leader Gladstone. 1879
Cartoon, A Dramatic Performance, showing rival theatre managers, William Holland (left) and Edwin Villiers (right), on horseback in armour, taking part in a medieval joust. 1880
Cartoon, Gladstone kicking out DisraeliCartoon, How the New Year should have been kept at Westminster. Depicting the Liberal leader Gladstone kicking out the Tory leader Disraeli. 1880
Caricature, Ws Gilbert and Pottinger StephensCaricature, Ws Gilbert (1836-1911) and Henry Pottinger Stephens (1851-1903), English dramatists. Gilbert, in the form of a schoolmaster, says of the younger man
Caricature, Lord Salisbury and W E Gladstone, rival political leaders -- Lord Salisbury eats the leek (representing a parliamentary amendment). 1881
Caricatures of Henry Irving and Edwin BoothCaricatures, Rival Hamlets. Showing Henry Irving and Edwin Booth, an English Hamlet and an American Hamlet looking quizzically at each other. 1880
Cartoon, Burnand, Byron and Sims in hospital -- All InCartoon, three prominent writers ill in hospital -- F C Burnand (1836-1917), H J Byron (1835-1884) and G R Sims (1847-1922)
Christopher BainbridgeCHRISTOPHER BAINBRIDGE Cardinal, archbishop of York : Henry VIIIs ambassador to the Pope : a busy intriguer, he was allegedly fatally poisoned by a rival prelate. Date: 1464 - 1514
Louisa, Duchess AbercornLouisa Jane (Russell), duchess of Abercorn, depicted when she is a mere marchioness, amusing her child with a rattle; the dog, however, is not amused by this new arrival and rival Date: 1812 - 1905
Undine / De LA MotteUNDINE Bertalda, Undines rival in love, stands on a balcony overlooking red rooftops and mountains. Date: First published: 1811
Perplexed Newsagent / 1922A gentleman asks his horrified newsagent to decide each day which newspaper will be most suitable for him. (A result of rival offers by London newspapers). Date: 1922
Faustina Bordoni / FlowerFAUSTINA BORDONI Italian mezzo-soprano, prima donna of Handel operas, who fought on stage with a rival prima donna Francesca Cuzzoni in 1727 Date: 1700 - 1781
Diego De Almagro / WalkerDIEGO DE ALMAGRO Spanish conquistador in Peru and rival of Pizarro Date: 1475 - 1538
The Rival Mothers by Emma LitchfieldPromotional postcard for The Rival Mothers by Emma Litchfield. First produced at the Elephant & Castle, Theatre, 3rd August 1914
ForestalledYoung man beats his rival in offering a pretty Welsh girl his brolly. Artist: Florence Hardy Date: 1910
Cartoon, Regrets, WW1Cartoon, Regrets. An elderly man is sorry to see that he has a rival for a ladys affections -- he can t win against a young soldier in uniform with a wounded hand. Date: 1916
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Rough and Tumble -- Tumble pulls Aunt Janes best hat out of its box, watched by Rough from under the bed. Date: circa 1910
Cartoon, Political Mathematicians, Shaking the Broad bottomd Hemispheres, by James Gillray. To that last Hope of the Country, the New Opposition
Rival banksia or Wallum banksia Banksia aemula (Banksia serrata).. llustration by Miss C. Curtis (Samuels daughter), engraved by Weddell
Middle East warfare by G. H. DavisMiddle East warfare during the Second World War: rival fighters, bombers and flying boats. A comparison of rival military aircraft in the Middle East
Advertisement for Dunlop tyres, WW1A patriotic advertisement for Dunlop tyres in the early stages of the First World War. Dunlops are British-made -- avoid continental tyres made by the enemy! Date: September 1914
Italy v. Turkey, rival navies compared, by G. H. DavisItaly versus Turkey, the rival navies compared. Showing the Italian navy (top), whose chief fighting strength was four powerful armoured cruisers, and the Turkish navy (bottom)
Lufthansa airlines in Latin America by G. H. DavisGerman threat to America and Panama: Lufthansa airlines in Latin America. A map showing how German-controlled airlines, capable of a converging war movement against the Panama Canal
Islington SpaSet to rival the waters at Tunbridge Wells - the Spa at Islington. Date: 1733
John Guthrie, BooksellerJOHN GUTHRIE Edinburgh bookseller (on the right) encounters rival bookseller William Coke. Date: CIRCA 1810
Smug Cockney woman who has nabbed her rivals GentJilted! A smug Cockney woman who has nabbed her rivals Gent, throws her a very satisfied glance! Date: circa 1890s
Grays Telephone SystemA demonstration of the telephone system of Elisha Gray in New York. Gray filed a patent for the telephone on the same day as Bell, but his initial delay proved costly! Date: 1878