Rivals Collection (page 2)

Cartoon, Radio versus Television, by Rich. circa 1930s

Cartoon, English actors will soon be crowded out. 1880

Cartoon, Political Skittles -- ex-Prime Minister Gladstone bowls over his Tory rivals. 1879

Caricatures of Disraeli and Gladstone
Caricatures 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, Gladstone kicking out Disraeli
Cartoon, 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 Stephens
Caricature, 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

Caricature of the actors Edwin Booth and Henry Irving
Caricature of the American actor Edwin Booth (right) and the English actor Henry Irving (left). Booth wonders why Irving is being so civilised

Caricature of Jennings and Riley, Oxford and Cambridge
Caricature of Jennings and Riley, rowers of the Oxford and Cambridge boat race crews. The 39th Boat Race took place on 1 April 1882. 1882

Cartoon, Burnand, Byron and Sims in hospital -- All In
Cartoon, three prominent writers ill in hospital -- F C Burnand (1836-1917), H J Byron (1835-1884) and G R Sims (1847-1922)

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

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Farmyard Friends Painting Book, in Father Tucks Young Artist Series. Showing two geese with their respective young -- The Rivals. Date: 1912

Vought F4U-1 Corsair -when first flown in May 1940, this fighter was not just the US Navys fastest, it had few speedier rivals worldwide

Growth of the big ship by G. H. Davis
Growth of the big ship: examples now being built by the great naval powers. A diagram illustrating the latest ships produced by France, Germany, the USA, Britain, Russia, Italy and Austria

Italy v. Turkey, rival navies compared, by G. H. Davis
Italy 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)

Smug Cockney woman who has nabbed her rivals Gent
Jilted! A smug Cockney woman who has nabbed her rivals Gent, throws her a very satisfied glance! Date: circa 1890s

Rivals contending for a beauty. Print shows two men arguing with each other over which one has the right to claim the affections of the woman seated behind them. Date 1727, printed later

The rivals

Barcelona - The two Rivals
Two rivals - painting by Ramon Palmarola Romeu Date: circa 1938

Picking Coconuts
Young Queenslander seeks coconuts! In Townsville, Queensland, north Australia, the great coconut palms are luxurious rivals of their sisters of the South Seas. Date: 1930s

Butchers boy and bakers boy
A butchers boy and a bakers boy having a chat. first published 1879

Street music: Talent appreciated, 1869
A cook and parlourmaid admire an organ grinder and his " expressive" playing from a downstairs window. Date: 1869

Admiral Fisher and Admiral Beresford, British Navy
Admiral Fisher (left) and Admiral Beresford (right), of the British Navy. There was a lengthy dispute between them, as Fisher wished to reform

Mohun and Hamilton duelling with swords
Lord Mohun and the Duke of Hamilton duel with swords Date: 1711

La Belle Otero acting in The Rivals
Carolina Otero as Mercedes and Paul Franck acting together in The Rivals theatre production

Hugues Capet Elected
Hugues Capet is elected and crowned king of France : but he will rule only a small territory in the Ile-de- France, and even that he will have to defend against rivals

Battle of Pas-De-Suze
Louis defeats Charles, comte de Savoie, at Pas-de-Suze, a significant victory for France over her Spanish/Austrian rivals

A Land-rush in the United States. The crowd waiting to take
Once the Cherokee Indians had been taken off their lands, a land rush was organised where settlers would race to take possession of the land, sometimes shooting rivals in the process

Thiers and Napoleon
Satire on Thiers and Napoleon, fierce rivals : Thiers considers Napoleon un cretin but he underestimates his opponent, who will stage his coup before the year is out

Philemon, Playwright
PHILEMON Athenian comic poet and playwright, author of 97 works which were evidently extremely popular as he frequently won contests over his rivals

Pope Leo VIII
POPE LEO VIII deposed and restored in course of conflict with rivals

Twin puppies fighting over a bone
Twin puppies, Snip and Snap, fight over a bone

Edmund Ironside & Canute
Rivals Edmund II (Ironside) & Canute meet at Olney where they agree to a partition of England

Haakon Carried to Safety
The year old royal child Haakon Haajonson, who will become Haakon IV is carried to safety across the snow to avoid rivals

Politicians Speak
Politicians clamour to make themselves heard above their rivals

Rivals for his Love
Rivals for his love

Spanish Galleons Firing
Spanish galleons attempt to ward off rivals for the New World

Tunguska Kulik Camp
Kuliks winter quarters near the Southern swamp. New growth rivals the older trees that perished in the blast

Richard II overseeing an Appeal of Treason
King Richard II overseeing an Appeal of Treason. This process was used three times during Richards reign, the first one being in November 1387, when the Duke of Gloucester

Casanova fights a duel with Branecki
Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) fights a duel with Branecki

Men duelling with swords

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