Success Collection (page 6)

Harry Howards latest success The doctors warm reception. Date c1899

4 years an international success, A guilty mother a play that reaches the heart. Date c1899

A hired girl the big farce comedy success. Date c1899

The big extravaganza success, Over the fence by Owen Davis. Date c1899

Federal Theatre on Treasure Island Swing mikado A cast of 100 : Sensational success : Hot from New York : The big hit of the Golden Gate International Exposition

Young fisherman handline fishing for mackerel
A young fisherman on a fishing boat, handline fishing for mackerel. Date: circa 1970s

Young fisherman with crawfish, St Ives, Cornwall
A young fisherman on a fishing boat in St Ives harbour, Cornwall, surrounded by his catch of crawfish. Date: circa 1970s

Crew of HMS E11 submarine, WW1
The crew of the British HMS E11 submarine, probably around the time of a successful attack on Turkish defences at Gallipoli during the First World War. Date: circa 1915

American pilots near Toul, France, WW1
A group of seven American pilots who brought down enemy aircraft near Toul, north eastern France, during the First World War. Date: July 1918

Belgian Air Force 4
Michel Donnet and Leon Divoy, after the German defeat of Belgium, find and repair an old aeroplane and make a daring escape to England where they fight with great success. Date: 1916+

Where to eat dinner with chopsticks a la chinoise
Scene from 1920 of a Chinese restaurant in Londons Chinatown in Limehouse. The first Chinese to settle in Britain arrived in the late 18th century

US Armys first plane, Fort Myer, Virginia, USA
The US Armys first plane, seen here with crew at Fort Myer, Virginia, USA, after it had been equipped with wheels. It was the first successful aeroplane in the world, powered by a Wright B45 engine

HMS Grampus and HMS E11 submarine, WW1
The crew of the HMS Grampus (a Beagle-class destroyer) cheering the surfaced HMS E11 submarine after a successful attack on Turkish defences at Gallipoli during the First World War. Date: 1915

Gladstone after the Great Division
William Ewart Gladstone entering the House of Commons after the Great Division, which involved a vote of no confidence against the government of the Conservative Marquess of Salisbury

John Law (Card)
JOHN LAW Scottish financier in France, where he promoted the Mississippi scheme. His initial funding came from success at the gaming table. Date: 1671 - 1729

Fairie Voices C1860
Fairies dance by the light of the full moon, bats fly overhead, owls perch, frogs croak - and the waltz was performed (with the greatest success) at the Proms ! Date: circa 1860

Suvorov (Holl)
ALEXANDER VASILYEVICH SUVOROV Russian soldier (fought with some success during the Revolutionary Wars) Date: 1729 - 1800

Schoolboy with Prizes
A schoolboy is delighted to have won two school prizes: a cup and a book. Date: circa 1900

Charles B Cochran, Theatrical Manager and Impresario
CHARLES B COCHRAN theatrical manager and impresario, seen here in evening dress towering above some representative figures from his recent productions

Julliens Chimes Quadrilles, music sheet
Cover design for a music sheet containing the French conductor Louis Antoine Julliens Chimes Quadrilles, building on the success of Charles Dickens second Christmas book, The Chimes

Duke and Duchess of York on Anzac Day
The Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) in Melbourne, Australia, on Anzac Day. This tour, which lasted six months

Letter to Thomas Henry Ismay
A letter to Thomas Henry Ismay from twenty of his colleagues and employees on White Star Works headed paper, dated Bootle, 6 February 1899

Pancake Day at Westminster School
Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday) at Westminster School -- the pancake is tossed, and the boys compete to get the largest portion, the winner receiving a guinea

Success: Or the Ever Diminishing Dancefloor by Leslie Butler
Humorous illustration by Leslie Butler showing an unfeasibly crowded, popular restaurant, with tables crowded together and waiters struggling to reach customers between the very few gaps

Richard Sands Air Walking at Drury Lane, 1853
Engraving showing Richard Sands (d.1861), the American acrobat, equestrian and air walker, performing at Drury Lane Theatre, London, March 1853

Suspects Arrested
The reign of terror in Warsaw : a large body of suspects being removed for examination. Polish patriots are inspired by the partial success of the Russian rising

Franco-Prussian War. Bavarian Light dragoons Passing the Hea
German cavalry on hoseback, flourishing their swords and celebrating Prussian success aginst the French

Twin Steam-Ship Castalia, August 1875
Engraving of the twin-hulled, paddle steamer Castalia, leaving Dover for Calais, August 1875. Built in 1874 for the English Channel Steamship Company

Three Baseball Fans Enjoy the Highs and Lows of the Game, 19
Cartoon showing three spectators at a Baseball match enjoying the feeling of success (top image) and the crushing sense of defeat (bottom image)

The Civil war in America. Attack by Federal gun boats on For
Federal gun boats attacking Confederate Fort McAllister, reflecting the increasing success of the Unionist Navy under Flag Officer Farragut

Business Keeps Going Up
Humorous illustration by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing Gran pop the orang utan having to saw a hole in the ceiling to accommodate his ever growing sales projection

Actress Mary Ellis
MARY ELLIS American-born stage and film actress. Found success in London in the 1930s in plays such as Kern/Hammersteins " Music in the Air" and

The Winans Ocean Steamer, 1858
Engraving of the Winans Ocean Steamer cigar ship, launched at Ferry Bay, Baltimore, on 6th October 1858. Intended as an ocean-going vessel, she was 180 feet long and had a displacement of 350 tons

Trilby Music Sheet
The immense success of Du Mauriers romance of Bohemian Paris inspires countless spin- offs : this is a waltz by Charles Le Thiere

Staites patent electric light apparatus
Engraving of Edward Staites patent electric light apparatus, exhibited at the Hanover Square Rooms, London in 1848. The light used a weight-driven mechanism

Farman / Fall of Icarus
Henri Farman, French aviator: the success of his plane is contrasted with the fall of Icarus

Tarot Card Wheel Fortune
TAROT : 10 LA ROUE DE FORTUNE (The Wheel of Fortune)

Griffith Steam Carriage
The patent steam carriage of Julius Griffith, a road locomotive which was effective in practise, but had little success due to a backlash from the horse-powered lobby

Hensons Steam Carriage
William Samuel Henson along with John Stringfellow designed the Aerial Steam Carriage. Prints like this foretold a success that was sadly not forthcoming

Steps to Business Succes
Steps to business success !

Naples Insurrection
Garibaldis success inspires riots in Naples : nationalists storm the police station

Besieges Rheims 1369
Edward III besieges Rheims (without success)

Liberty Rouses Europe
Liberty, pointing to the success of Spain and Portugal (with a little help from England) in resisting France, urges the rest of Europe to arise against tyranny !

Household / Appliances
A Swedish housewife brings her kettle to the coppersmith for repairs but he is dubious about his chances of making a success of the job

Judas Maccabeus Success
Judas Maccabeus maintains a successful war against the Seleucids who dominate Israel

MANET / GILL / L ECLIPSE 76
EDOUARD MANET French Impressionist painter getting the better of the art establishment

As M Hutchinson
ARTHUR STUART MENTEITH HUTCHINSON Popular novelist who scored an immense success with If winter comes in 1922

Mascagni / Cav - Liebig
Sixty curtain calls greet the first production at the Teatro Costanzi, Rome - a resounding success which will be followed by enduring popularity

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