Win Collection (page 5)

Horse Racing - Won by a Short Head. A very close finish to this race, with one horse managing to stick its neck out enough to claim the race. Date: circa 1920s

Traveller Disputes Bill
A traveller disputes the landladys bill while the hotel servants watch to see who will win : (our money is on the landlady !). 1813

Wartime poster, Quicker Turnround helps to Quicker Victory. Speed up loading and unloading. Showing a footballer scoring a goal, to the consternation of the goalkeeper. 1940s

Recruitment poster, Train to Win, featuring a woman in nurses uniform. Apply to the Employment Exchange, government training schemes with paid allowances. Aimed specifically at women. 1940s

Rich Wotherspoon with other blind boy scouts
Boys of the 2nd Berkley Boy Scout Troop, California, December 8 cluster round to feel the Eagle Scout badge of Rich Wotherspoon, 20. All the boys in the picture are blind

Triple-crown winner, Gainsborough
Lady James Douglass thoroughbred racehorse, Gainsborough, who won the Triple Crown in 1918. Gainsboroughs father was Bayardo and his mother, Rosedrop. Date: 1918

Lloyd B. Labeach sprinting, 1948 London Olympics
Sprinter Lloyd B. Labeach from Panama thrusts forward to win Heat 4 in the second round of the 100 Metres competition. His time was 10.5 seconds. Date: 1948

Choosing a Derby Winner
Three old men deliberating over which horse will win the Derby! Date: early 1930s

Oxford V Cambridge 1842
Oxford win the race, Cutter Match, off Lambeth Palace. Date: 1842

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 Gold Cup
The British thoroughbred racehorse, Bayardo, wins the Gold Cup at Ascot

America win$ by eleven events to three agains Empire Athlete
America win$ by eleven events to three against Empire Athletes, London 1925

A gambling den in Spain
A large group of Spaniards sit round a table. All eyes are on the dealer as he turns the next card, waiting to see if they will win or lose

Rugby match Middlesex 7s 1930
Tackling a Blackheath man in the final of the Seven a side rugby tournament: London Welsh win by six points to nil

Bulgarian Prisoners
Though generally defeated, the Serbians win a few battles : their Bulgarian prisoners are incarcerated in the fortress at Belgrade

Crete Revolt
Encampment of insurgents : the people of Crete, predominantly Christian, seek to throw off Turkish rule : they win some victories but are ultimately unsuccessful

Siege of Alkmaar
The Spanish besiege Alkmaar, but are foiled by the towns heroic resistance, which will come to symbolise the Dutch determination to win their independence from Spain

Crete Revolt - 2
Turkish camp in Souda Bay : the people of Crete, predominantly Christian, seek to throw off Turkish rule : they win some victories but are ultimately unsuccessful

Crete Revolt - 3
The insurgents besiege Castel- Skiphos. The people of Crete, predominantly Christian, seek to throw off Turkish rule : they win some victories but are ultimately unsuccessful

Fetes at Warsaw
Despite the fiasco of his ball in February, the governor of Warsaw is determined to win friends and influence people - fetes and parades are applauded by some, at least

The F. A. Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, 1927
Aerial photograph of Wembley Stadium during the F.A. Cup Final of 1927, which was played between Cardiff City and Woolwich Arsenal

Sheffield United Football Team, 1902
Photograph showing the Sheffield United Football team of the 1901-1902 season. That year they beat Southampton to win the F.A. Cup. The players photographed were: Standing, left to right: B

British in Afghanistan
The British force advances on Maidan, where the Amir Dost Mahommed has taken refuge. Lavish bribes fail to win over allies among the native tribes

The Ass and the Lap-Dog
THE ASS AND THE LAP-DOG The ass imitates the behaviour of the little dog to try to win his masters affection

Trobriand Racing Canoes
Illustration of several canoes racing off the Trobriand Islands, 1925. With a large lanteen sail and outrigger float, these canoes were steered by use of a large paddle

Battle of Novara - 1
The Austrians under Radetsky win a decisive victory over the Piedmontese at Novara

Naval Battle of Genova
The contest between France and the Empire for Italy is conducted at sea as well as on land : at Genova (Genoa) the French win a duel of galleys with a Spanish vessel

The Jockey / John Doyle
A political caricature. Wot hopes in the long run, to distance the Colonel & Old Shiver-my-Timbers, give Kentine the " go by", and win the CROWN STAKES

Marlborough at Blenheim
BATTLE OF BLENHEIM - Marlborough gives orders which enable him to win the decisive battle of the war, defeating a superior force of French under marshal Tallard

Politicians Kissing Kids
Like every other politician, M. Millerand knows that you can t win votes unless you do your share of kissing children, in this case a girl with a bouquet of flowers

Pulain Manpowered 1921
At Longchamps, Paris, cyclist Pulain attempts to win the Prix Peugeot for a successful man-powered flight

Daily Herald competition poster to win 5000 by selecting the best holiday music programme

Tani San in Washing Tub
O Tani San, hoping to win the love of a priest who has set her this task, tries to sail across Lake Biwa in a wash- tub, but sadly she drowns and her ghost causes storms

THE AMERICA BUILT
Building the yacht America at New York : on 22 August she will win the sailing match at Cowes for the Club Cup : the race thereafter be known as the Americas Cup race

THE AMERICA YACHT
The American sailing yacht America which will win the sailing match at Cowes for the Club Cup : the race will in future be known as the Americas Cup race

THE AMERICA YACHT
The sailing yacht America which will win the sailing match at Cowes for the Club Cup : the race will in future be known as the Americas Cup race

Santos Dumont at Paris
Brazilian aviator Santos- Dumont successfully flies round the Tour Eiffel, Paris, though he fails to complete the circuit in 30 minutes to win the offered prize

Cup Final 1923
Trouble at the Cup Final when the over-capacity Wembley crowd invades the field; but order is restored and Bolton Wanderers win the cup against West Ham

Rugby / England-Scotland
England versus Scotland at Kennington Oval, London : the last scrimmage : England win by two goals to one (under the old system of scoring)

C. J. P. DODSON 1928
Racing champion C.J.P. Dodson, photographed in a his (1924) Alvis car at Southport Sand races. In 1929 he was to win the Isle of Man Senior T.T. on his Sunbeam motorcycle (72mph)

Ww2 Salvage Handbill
BOMBS AND BULLETS FROM YOUR DUSTBIN - Every Woman can help to Win the War - every Patriotic household is asked to save every scrap of paper, rags, bottles, empty tins

1845 Election New York
A flamboyant demonstration by New Yorkers in favor of James Polk, the Democratic candidate. He will win and become one of his country;s greatest leaders

1864 US Election
New Yorkers demonstrate in favor of McClellan, the Democratic partys opponent to Lincoln. But Lincoln will win a second term with a landslide victory

Fredericksburg Bombarded
Federal troops, under the popular but incompetent general Burnside, bombard Fredericksbug, Virginia, across the Rappahannock river, but Lee will win the battle

Nash Airflyte Advert
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Rien Ne Va Plus
RIEN NE VA PLUS ! a croupier sardonically watches the spin of the roulette wheel, knowing that the house is going to win anyway

Napoleon at Marengo
At the battle of Marengo, Desaix thinks its too late for victory, but Napoleon reassures him that they have enough time to win

Lady Rider in Race
Mrs Thornton races against Mr Flint at Knavesmire, Yorkshire, and would have won comfortably but for an accident to her saddle, all agreeing she deserved to win

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