Winning Collection (page 7)

London Fire Brigade - Tug of War Team
London Fire Brigade - Tug of War winning team (F District) group photo

Firefighters pose in front of a steam pump
Firefighters pose in front of a horse drawn steam pump with a trophy

LCC-LFB Knightsbridge firemen competition winners
The winning crew of the annual horse drawn and motorised pump escape competition with their station superintendent. Knightsbridge fire station was opened in 1907, and still stands in Basil Street

LCC-LFB Brigade finals of the Technical Quiz
Each year a technical quiz competition was held in the Brigade. First were the Divisional heats that led to the Brigade finals involving the top team of each of the four Divisions

The dummy homesteader; or, the winning of the West

Celebrated winning horses and jockeys of the american turf. Date 1889

The celebrated trotting Stallions Ethan Allen and George M. Patchen: In the first quarter of their great match to Wagons for $2000-mile heats. Over the Union Course, L.I. October 28th 1858

The champion trotting stallion Smuggler owned by H. S. Russel
The champion trotting stallion Smuggler owned by H.S. Russell, Milton Mass.: By Blanco, dam by Herods Tuckahoe. On the back stretch in the third heat Coming Away

American Jockey Club Races; Jerome Park: Tom Bowling Winning the Jerome Stakes for 3 Year Olds, Value $5, 500; Dash Two Miles; October 4th 1873. (Un-official Time 3:40). Date 1873

The celebrated trotting mare Lucy, passing the Judges Stand: In the fourth heat. Winning the $5000 prize at Buffalo, N.Y. August 9th 1872. Date 1872

Keep em smiling! Help War Camp Community Service Morale is winning the war - United War Work Campaign. Poster showing three smiling men, a marine with his arms around a sailor and a civilian

Head and head at the winning post. Date c1884

The winning of the West. Illustration shows William H. Taft on horseback during a tour of the American West where he is making a campaign stop to address a gathering of cowboys, farmers, lumberjacks

Oil drum raft racing, Longridge Centre

School teacher and pupils in filmmaking project, Walton
Walton-on-the-Naze Secondary School teacher Mr Lou Broom encouraged his pupils to learn various skills during the making of several award winning films

Cesarewitch Handicap race, Newmarket
The close finish between Willonyx (nearest horse) and Martingale II at the 1911 Cesarewitch Handicap race at Newmarket racecourse, Suffolk. 1911

A Modern College Skull, Graduating with all the honors. Man skulling or rowing winning trophies, competitions and awards in the sport Date: 1876

A victorious young lady
Every Time we win - A lady runs through a series of scenes where she is the ultimate victor of the situation. From the left, she assists with a kiss to the head (" Damn, I have a crush)

Belgian Air Force 1
Jean Olieslagers (1883-1942) Belgian aviator, joins in war effort in World War One, becomes leading ace, winning many aerial victories over the Germans. Date: 1916+

E. R. A. 1. 5 LITRE
English Racing Automobiles produce a truly British racing car - and successful, too, winning many races in its class (1500 cc). Date: 1936

Goodwood Stewards Cup
Pharacre winning the Stewards Cup at Goodwood racecourse, Sussex, England. Date: 25 July 1933

Prize Winning Cat 1931
A proud lady owner shows off her cat, which won first prize in an American cat show. Date: 1931

Childrens Tug O War
In this battle of the sexes, the girls seem to be winning - one of the boys has already fallen into the ditch and soon his companions will follow... Date: 1901

James Talbot Airey
Sir JAMES TALBOT AIREY British soldier who served with distinction in India and Afghanistan winning promotion and medals : depicted wearing native dress. Date: 1812 - 1898

Inauguration of the new rugby ground at Murrayfield, Scotland
The new ground at Murrayfield inaugurated by Scotlands first winning of the international championship (against England) since 1907 before a record crowd of 60, 000. Date: 1925

Gentleman with his copy of The Winning Post
Gentleman racegoer checking the days form (and racing gossip) in his copy of The Winning Post. The paper was run by Roberts Sievier, which he used to attack those he disliked on the turf. Date: 1907

Gentleman holding up The Winning Post Paper
A jolly gentleman (" Sir Davy" Stephens of Kingstown)holding up a poster for The Winning Post run by Roberts Sievier. He used the publication to attack those he disliked on the turf

The Winning Post and a Bottle of Port - " My word, what combinations!". The Winning Post was run by Roberts Sievier who mostly used the publication to attack those he disliked on the turf

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

The final of the 100 Metres, 1948 London Olympics
A photo finish of the 100 metres final. Left to right: Harrison Dillard (no. 69, USA) came first, E. Macdonald Bailey (no. 35) was last, McCorquodale (no)

Small girl with prize winning celery
A little girl grins with delight as she is dwarfed by some gigantic celery she is holding, along with a first prize certificate, presumably for said celerys impressive proportions. c.1947

Punch / Ruskin / Whistler
JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER American painter and etcher Punch comment on his winning his court fight with Ruskin Date: 1834 - 1903

Racing at Ascot
A view of the royal enclosure, box and stands at Ascot, also showing Santo Strato winning the Prince of Waless Stakes

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

Lindley Silver Medal winner, RHS Awards
The display of potted flowering plants that won the Lindley Silver Medal at the Royal Horticultural Society Awards in 1910

Prizewinning bull and farmer, Mid Wales
A prizewinning bull with the farmer on the left, in a garden in Mid Wales

Stable boy with prizewinning horse
A stable boy posing with a prizewinning horse

Bablot in a 1911 motor race
The winning driver Paul Bablot speeding through the countryside in his Delage car during a motor race of 1911, the Coupe des Voitures Legeres (Light Cars Cup), held at Boulogne sur Mer, France

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

Yvon Petra in tennis whites
Yvon Petra(1916-1984), French tennis player, pictured here posing in his tennis whites, prior to winning the 1946 Wimbledon mens singles title

Lt. G. L Ramplings victory against Italy, August 1931
Godfrey Lionel Rampling (14 May 1909 - 20 June 2009), English athlete, army officer and centenarian. Shown here easily winning the quarter mile flat race in 48.8 seconds at an international athletics

Lt. G. L Ramplings victory at the 1931 A. A. A Championships
Godfrey Lionel Rampling (14 May 1909 - 20 June 2009), English athlete, army officer and centenarian. Shown here winning the 440 yards or quarter mile flat race in 48.6 seconds at the Amateur

Richard Byrds attempt to fly the Atlantic
The Fokker Trimotor aeroplane, America, in which the American aviator and naval officer Richard Evelyn Byrd (1888-1957) attempted to fly the Atlantic non-stop from the USA to France in the hope of

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

Greenwich Regatta
After the Regatta on the Thames, thr prize-winning boat is carried through the streets in triumph

Fred Perry with Gottfried Von Cramm
Fred Perry shaking hands with Gottfried Von Cramm of Germany, at Wimbledon after winning the championship

Suzanne Lenglen taking a shot
French tennis player Suzanne Lenglen preparing to defend her Wimbledon title in 1921. Lenglen dominated womens tennis during the early 1920s

Prize Winning Dogs at the Alexandra Palace Show, 1876
Engraving showing nine of the prize-winning dogs at the Alexandra Palace Dog Show, London, 1876. The dogs shown are (top to bottom)

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