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Alfa Romeo Tipo 158One of the most successful racing cars ever produced, taking 47 wins from 54 races entered. Driven by great drivers Nino Farina, Juan- Manuel Fangio & Luigi Fagioli
Uncle Toms cabin - as it will have to be played if Johnson wins. Illustration shows in a theatrical production of Uncle Toms Cabin, heavyweight champion boxer Jack Johnson standing over Simon Legree
Joan at Orleans 1429Joan of Arc urges the French army to attack the last English fortress at Tournelles and wins Orleans back for the French
Edwards Persimmon / DerbyPersimmon wins the Derby, owned by Edward Prince of Wales
The 1934 Test Match at Lords: Verity wins the gameVerity winning the match for England, sending down a ball to Woodfall, the Australian captain. On the third day of the second test match
Hannibal winning Battle of CannaeSECOND PUNIC WAR : Hannibal, the Carthaginian leader, though outnumbered by the Romans, wins a decisive victory at the Battle of Cannae thanks to his superior cavalry
ZULU WAR 1879Colour Sergeant Booth of the 80th Regiment wins a Victoria Cross at Intombi River
Alfa Romeo wins at Le Mans with Lord HoweEarly Motor Car Racing - Alfa Romeo wins at Le Mans with Lord Howe. 1931
WW1 / 1915 / AIR / COURTRAIRhodes-Moorhouse bombs the railway at Courtrai, wins the Victoria Cross but dies of his wounds. Date: 26 April 1915
Horse racing at SandownThe Sandown autumn meeting where the British thoroughbred racehorse, Bayardo, was victorious
Millionaire Throws CashAn American millionaire, Mr Chanel, wins at the casino - then throws his winnings from the window to passers-by
At the Sandown racesThe British thoroughbred racehorse, Bayardo, wins the Eclipse Stakes at the Sandown Park meeting
Olympics / 1932 / HammerHammer: O Callaghan (Eire) wins with a throw of 53.92 metres
Bremen LaunchedIn her heyday this fine German liner wins the Atlantic record, but in WW2 she becomes a naval accommodation ship, destroyed by fire in 1941
Georges CarpentierA side profile portrait painting of French boxer, Georges Carpentier, 1894-1975, holding a total of 89 wins, his nickname was Orchid Man
Poster, Porsche Wins Road America Can-AmMotorsport - Porsche Wins Road America Can-Am, polychrome poster. 30 x 40 inches. Date: circa 1973
John Rinkel wins the 100-yards in even time (10sec) at the 1927 Varsity (Inter-University) Sports - a triumphant meeting for the Cambridge team. Date: 1927
Henri Farman - Flight of One Kilometre 1908British-French pilot Henri Farman winning the Deutsch-Archdeacon prize of 50, 000 francs at Issy-les-Moulineaux, France. For the successful flight of an aircraft heavier than air
Henri Farman (1874 - 1958), British-French aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer. Appearing on the front cover of ?The Illustrated London News
LIFE-IN-DEATH WINSLife-in-Death dices with Death himself to decide the fate of the sailors; Life-in-Death wins the Mariner alone The game is done! I've won, I've won! Date: First published: 1798
Comic postcard, Couple discussing the football pools Date: 20th century
Carthaginians defeat Romans in Battle of Cannae, Punic WarsCarthaginians defeat Romans in Battle of Cannae during the Punic Wars. Showing the death of the Consul Lucio Emilio Paolo (Lucius Aemilius Paullus) during the battle. Date: 2 August 216 BC
Little No. 1 Austin wins 500 Mile RaceEarly Motor Car Racing - Little Number One Austin wins the 500 Mile Race. 1930
Edward VIIs horse, Ambush II, wins the Grand National 1900
Ambush II winning the Grand NationalAmbush II, owned by King Edward VII, wins the Grand National. 1900
Italian wins speed record 1928Italian aviator Mario de Bernardi, flying a Macchi seaplane developed for the Schneider Trophy, breaks his own world speed record, raising it to 512 km/h. Date: April 1928
BRIT-IT SUBMARINE DUELItalian submarine Toti engages a British submarine in combat - and wins ! Viva Italia ! Date: October 1940
Achelous VanquishedRiver-god Achelous and Herakles fight for love of Dejanira : Achelous turns himself into a bull, but Herakles wins, pulling off a horn, the cornucopia
BATTLE OF CHAMPAUBERTCAMPAIGN IN FRANCE Battle of CHAMPAUBERT Napoleon wins the first of four battles in 5 days against Blucher & others, considered one of his finest achievements Date: 10 February 1814
HARE AND TORTOISETHE HARE AND THE TORTOISE The hare sleeps... and the tortoise wins the race Date: 1809
Elizabeth, Duchess of York winning a bottle of Champagne by hooking a wooden bottle with a fishing rod and line at a Garden Party in July 1933 held at Portman House
Burma - Socialist Propaganda postcardBurma (now Myanmar) - Socialist Propaganda postcard from the early years of the Socialist State in Burma. The card appears to be showing a happy unity between a soldier representing the military
Olympics / St Louis / SwimC Rausch wins the mile and half mile swimming races for Germany
Tour De France MullerLocal hero Joseph Muller wins the Strasbourg section of the race, to his neighbours jubilation. Date: 1923
If Germany Wins -- the Kaisers sons, WW1A rather sickening and defeatist (or perhaps tongue-in-cheek) item, suggesting what might happen if Germany wins the First World War
Sporting Gal and her winning racehorse" Won by a Head" Beautiful image by Harrison Fisher of a Sporting girl rider with her hat, red waistcoat and riding crop, holding onto the head of her noble racing steed
Olympics / 1896 Cycle RaceMasson of France wins the cycle race
Olympics / 1932 / Wom RelayAn American woman wins the 4x100m relay
PHRYNE, a Greek courtesan, is accused of profaning religious ceremonies, but her lawyer Hyperides wins an acquittal when she strips on the shore before the judges
Judgement of ParisParis is invited to choose between Hera, Aphrodite and Athena : by giving the Apple of Discord to Aphrodite he wins her friendship but loses that of the two others
First Punic War, Catulus wins naval victory at AegusaPUNIC WARS : Gaius Lutatius Catulus wins a major naval victory, defeating Hanno the Greats Carthaginian fleet at the Battle of the Aegates Islands or Aegusa (the Aegadian Islands)
The Two thousand guineas winner: BahramThe Two Thousand Guineas winner: the Aga Khans horse Bahram, being ridden by Fred Fox at Newmarket, 1935. Racing tipster Ras Prince Monolulu can be seen in the background. Date: 1935
Alfred Austin (1896)ALFRED AUSTIN, forgettable and unlikeable poet whose profuse output wins him more mockery than praise from the critics but, astonishingly, gets him appointed Poet Laureate, 1896. Date: 1835 - 1913
Alfred Austin (Punch)ALFRED AUSTIN, indifferent and unlikeable poet whose profuse output wins him more mockery than praise from the critics but, astonishingly, gets him appointed Poet Laureate, 1896. Date: 1835 - 1913
Alice Coachman at 1948 Olympic GamesAlice Coachman (USA) wins the High Jump and breaks the Olympic record with a jump of 5 feet 6 inches. Date: 1948
Derby / Isinglass WinsIsinglass wins the Derby Date: 1893
ScooteringAn easy winner. Dutch girl wins the scooter race against two boys. Artist: Ethel Parkinson