Victory Collection (page 32)

Growing rhubarb
A lady gardener pictured with an impressive harvest of rhubarb. The fruit bushes behind her look healthy too. c.1945

VE Day 1945 - Piccadilly Circus
A young man in an odd ensemble consisting of jumper, jacket, hat and shorts, clutches a bottle of something strong-looking during joyous VE Day celebrations at Piccadilly Circus in Central London

VE Day Celebrations in London, May 1945
A flag seller does a roaring trade offering Allied flags for sale during the VE Day celebrations in London on 8th May 1945

State entry of King and Queen of Belgium into Brussels
State entry of King Albert I of Belgium and his wife, Elisabeth of Bavaria, into Brussels following the Allied victory, with soldiers on horseback in a city street. Date: 22 November 1918

General Gouraud and General Bailloud, Turkey
General Henri Gouraud (1867-1946) (right) of the French Army Corps and General Maurice Camille Bailloud (1847-1921) (left) of the French Army 2nd Division

29th Division entering Cologne, Germany, WW1
The British 29th Division entering Cologne, Germany, by the Hohenzollern Bridge during the First World War, with General Plumer taking the salute. A misty cathedral can be seen in the background

VE Day Celebrations - Piccadilly Circus
Jubilant scenes in Piccadilly Circus in Central London as crowds celebrate VE (Victory in Europe) Day on the 8th May 1945. 1945

Japanese Military leaders st Shenyang, Manchuria
The Heads of the Japanese Military at the headquarters of their Manchurian Armies at Mukden (now Shenyang), Manchuria following the end of the Russo-Japanese war (1904-1905)

Lounge Bar, Veterans Club, Hand Court, Holborn, London
Lounge Bar, Veterans Club (aka the Victory Services Club), Hand Court, Holborn, London. It was founded in 1907 for those who had served in the armed forces

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

Wartime poster, Keep On Saving
Wartime poster, Our Part for Victory, Keep On Saving. Showing how peoples savings help support the war effort. 1940s

French Victory Algeria
The duc d Aumale, in command of the French forces, returns in triumph through the plain of Mitidja, after the taking of the smala of Abd-el Kader. Date: May 1843

French Victory in Sahara
The French defeat Sahara Touaregs Date: 1900

London to Margate 1821
The Victory and the Favourite, two early steamboats on the popular run down the Thames from London to Margate. This is Margate, not London. Date: 1821

Battle of Wimpfen 1622
BATTLE OF WIMPFEN The Imperial Army under Tilly attacks the Palatinate forces and, despite a brilliant cavalry charge by the latter, the victory goes to Tilly Date: 6 May 1622

After Austerlitz
AUSTERLITZ Following up on their victory, the French engulf the enemy retreating across the Satschan Lake Date: 2 December 1805

1920 / Sebastopol Evacuate
The populace flee Sebastopol as the Russian Red Army advance, with a communist victory in the Russian civil war imminent. Date: November 1920

CONSTITUTION VICTORY
The American warship Constitution - known as Old Ironsides - dismasts the British Guerriere, damaging her so severely that she is not worth towing back to port. Date: 19 August 1812

Victory Parade in London
A victory parade marches into St James Park along the Mall, which is lined by thousands of people Date: 19 July 1919

Edward VII, Persimmon Derby victory
Edward VIIs horse, Persimmons victory at the Royal Derby of 1896. The Royal owner leading in the winner after the race

Bayardos second Doncaster victory
The British thoroughbred racehorse, Bayardo, winning at the Doncaster races

Georges Guynemer, portrait. First World War Ace, 54 Kills, Born 24th December 1894, had his first victory on the 19th July 1915. He was shot down 7 times

Humours of the Elections
Two sketches showing humours of the 1892 election showing a canvassing costermonger in one picture and a modern Duchess of Devonshire in another

The Declaration of the Poll
Illustration depicting a lively crowd scene in an unidentified town or city during the declaration of the poll in the 1892 General Election

Churchill leaving Downing Street after 1945 election defeat
Front cover of the ILN featuring Winston Churchill leaving Downing Street for Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation to the King after his election defeat of 1945

Patriotic Greek Card from the First World War showing the Greeks triumphing over the Turks - likely to be in Thessaloniki

La Turbie - Door and Street of the Tower
La Turbie, France - Door and Street of the Tower. The village is built, partly, with old stones recovered from the ruins of the Trophy of the Alpes (Trophy of Augustus)

Parade down Whitehall - WW2 victory celebrations
Parade down Whitehall in Central London during victory celebrations to mark the end of the Second World War. Naval officers and ratings can be seen marching

Armistice Day hand-drawn postcard
A postcard drawn by a British soldier on Armistice Day, 1918 in the style of horse racing results, but instead listing the winners, losers and " also rans" of the Great War

Eton and Harrow Match at Lords, 1925
Page from the Illustrated London News showing the Eton versus Harrow cricket match at Lords cricket ground in 1925. In the top picture, J.P.T. Boscawen is chaired after his stand with H.P

Renault tanks WWI
French Renault tanks at the Victory parade after World War I

Detail, Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome, Italy
Detail of a bas relief sculpture on the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome, Italy, depicting the delivery of four prisoners of war

Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome, Italy
View of the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome, Italy. This is a white marble triumphal arch in the Roman Forum, dedicated in AD 203 to commemorate the Parthian victories of Emperor Septimius Severus

Trajans Column and St Peters Basilica, Rome, Italy
View of Trajans Column, with St Peters Basilica on the right, in Rome, Italy. The column is famous for its spiral bas relief, commemorating the Emperor Trajans victory in the Dacian Wars

Victory Column (Siegessaule), Berlin, Germany
The Victory Column (Siegessaule) in Berlin, Germany, designed in the 1860s to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian War

German flag and Siegestor, Munich, Germany
View of a waving German flag in front of the triple-arched Siegestor (Victory Gate or Triumphal Arch) in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The gate was completed in 1852, and dedicated to the Bavarian Army

Englands test match victory: meeting the King
The King present at the second England versus Australia test match. King George V with the Australian team, shaking hands with Bradman, the famous Australian batsman

Englands test match victory: pitch invasion
The enthusiasm of the crowd after Englands victory: spectators flocking on to the field, while the players make a dash for the pavilion

The exact spot Admiral Nelson fell
The exact spot at which Admiral Horatio Nelson fell during the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October 1805 is marked on the deck of HMS Victory by this small brass plaque

HMS Victory - Nelsons Flagship - in drydock at Portsmouth

German Children playing War Games during WW1
German Card depicting children playing with model soldiers, balloon and flag in representation of a proclamation of the victorious events of Germany (and their allies)

Russian victory at Pultowa
The captured standards after the battle of Poltava(also spelt Pultowa)

Egyptian newspaper boys bring news of victory
Egyptian newspaper boys, their target market European tourists, run through the street proclaiming a victory during the First World War, carrying newspaper of a variety of different countries

The Duke Of Wellington
Circular painting depicting the portrait and scenes from the life of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, British General and Statesman known as the Iron Duke. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Lady Diana Cooper sitting on her bath-chair
Lady Diana Cooper, British socialite and actress, here at the Victory Ball in the Royal Albert Hall

Andre Beaumont, winner of the Great Air Race
Andre Beaumont of the French Navy, winner of the Great Air Race, also known as the Round Britain Air Race, covering 1000 miles in five days (22-26 July). Twenty pilots took part

Mexico City - Independence Monument
The Independence Mounument (Monumento a la Independencia) at Mexico City, Mexico, erected in 1910 to mark 100 years of Mexican Independence

They carried him off with three cheers and three times three
The star player of the cricket team is paraded past a crowd of admiring fans

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