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Background imageWon Collection: Philipp Lenard / Photo

Philipp Lenard / Photo
PHILIPP EDUARD ANTON LENARD German physicist who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1905

Background imageWon Collection: Antoine-Henri Becquerel

Antoine-Henri Becquerel
ANTOINE-HENRI BECQUEREL French physicist who won the Nobel prize for physics in 1903

Background imageWon Collection: Frederick Banting / Nobel

Frederick Banting / Nobel
SIR FREDERICK GRANT BANTING Canadian physician - won Nobel Prize in 1923

Background imageWon Collection: Triumph of Aemilius Paullus, Ancient Rome

Triumph of Aemilius Paullus, Ancient Rome
The triumph of the Roman consul and general Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (229-160 BC) after his victories in the Third Macedonian War, having won the decisive Battle of Pydna

Background imageWon Collection: Group of cleaners who won the football pools

Group of cleaners who won the football pools, with cleaning equipment. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageWon Collection: Caricature of Benjamin Disraeli -- His Last Innings

Caricature of Benjamin Disraeli -- His Last Innings
Caricature of Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative politician, on losing the General Election to the Liberal party -- His Last Innings! Bowled Gladstone! 1880

Background imageWon Collection: Caricature of Richard Claude Belt, English sculptor

Caricature of Richard Claude Belt, English sculptor
Caricature of Richard Claude Belt (1851-1920), English sculptor -- The Champion-Belt. A libel case between him and a former employer, Charles Lawes, ran for six months in 1882

Background imageWon Collection: 1st prize beauty contest 1919

1st prize beauty contest 1919
Photograph on a postcard of Miriam Babbage, winner in a beauty contest for the Daily Mirror. Date: 1919

Background imageWon Collection: Pierre Thomines Du Bosc

Pierre Thomines Du Bosc
PIERRE THOMINES DU BOSC French protestant preacher and theologian, won the favour of Louis XIV, but incurred the enmity of the Catholics and took refuge at Rotterdam. Date: 1623 - 1695

Background imageWon Collection: Henri De Belsunce

Henri De Belsunce
HENRI FRANCOIS XAVIER de BELSUNCE de CASTEL-MORON Bishop of Marseille, who won great repute for his heroism during at outbreak of plague in that city. Date: 1671 - 1755

Background imageWon Collection: Edward VII W / Persimmon

Edward VII W / Persimmon
Edward VII with his horse Persimmon, which won the Derby three times. Date: 1898

Background imageWon Collection: British Michelin Prize

British Michelin Prize
Some of the ingenious devices in the cockpit area of Mr Codys aeroplane, which won the British Michelin Prize for the longest flight over a marked course (189.3 miles) Date: 31 December 1910

Background imageWon Collection: Fall / Papillon / 1977

Fall / Papillon / 1977
CHAMPION FIRCREST FANTUTTE Standing on the podium at the Papillon Club of Scotland Championship Show where she won the Best in Show. Owners: Mr & Mrs Hutchings Date: 1977

Background imageWon Collection: Moliere / Bourgeois Gent

Moliere / Bourgeois Gent
LE BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME Nicole tells her master she won t laugh at him any more Date: first performed 1670

Background imageWon Collection: More Swedish instruction

More Swedish instruction
Keep fit instructress to exhausted class " Come, come! That won t do at all. You MUST look cheerful. Keep smiling - keep smiling all the time!" Date: 1906

Background imageWon Collection: Solomon Barnato Joel

Solomon Barnato Joel
SOLOMON BARNATO JOEL Financier and sportsman; his horse Pommern won The Derby in 1915 Date: 1865 - 1931

Background imageWon Collection: White flowers and a cross on an Easter card

White flowers and a cross on an Easter card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageWon Collection: Youth club poster, Beatles night

Youth club poster, Beatles night
Youth club poster advertising a Beatles night, alerting the girls in particular to the fact that four Beatle badges must be won. Details will be broadcast on Radio Glastonbury at 8pm. Date: 1960s

Background imageWon Collection: Michael O Leary, Irish Guards, in Great War Deeds, WW1

Michael O Leary, Irish Guards, in Great War Deeds, WW1
Lance-Corporal Michael O Leary of the Irish Guards, practically capturing the enemys position by himself and saving a British company by charging barricades

Background imageWon Collection: Boy scouts band, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand

Boy scouts band, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Group photo of the boy scouts of the Ponsonby Drum and Fife Band, affiliated with the Ponsonby No. 1 Troop of Auckland City, New Zealand. They won a competition with a five quickstep selection

Background imageWon Collection: French Revolution. Le Jeu de Hazard (The Gambling)

French Revolution. Le Jeu de Hazard (The Gambling). Caricature alluding to the abolition of privileges of the nobility and clergy

Background imageWon Collection: Switzerland - The Upper Bridge, Basel

Switzerland - The Upper Bridge, Basel
Coloured lantern slide depicting a view of Basels Upper Bridge or Wettsteinbrucke. It is the second oldest bridge across the Rhine

Background imageWon Collection: The Edelweiss Jodelling Club, Lucerne, Switzerland

The Edelweiss Jodelling Club, Lucerne, Switzerland
Men of the Edelweiss Jodelling Club, Lucerne, Switzerland, with the various trophies they have won, and a painted backdrop. Date: circa 1930

Background imageWon Collection: How the Vote was Won Cicely Hamilton

How the Vote was Won Cicely Hamilton. Illustration, by C. Hedley Charlton from How the Vote was Won. Womens Suffrage League, winding-up-sale. Date: 1908

Background imageWon Collection: Womens War Work WW1

Womens War Work WW1. Shows a woman station porter, beside the caption, A credit to their country. The accompanying rhyme states

Background imageWon Collection: Scouts of 4th Nadi Troop, Fiji, South Pacific

Scouts of 4th Nadi Troop, Fiji, South Pacific who won the camp competition. Seen here with the winning flag on their truck behind the passenger train

Background imageWon Collection: Scouts of 4th Nadi Troop at camp, Fiji, South Pacific

Scouts of 4th Nadi Troop at camp, Fiji, South Pacific
Scouts of the 4th Nadi Troop at camp, Fiji, South Pacific. The floor of each hut is raised 18 inches above the ground. This troop won the camp competition

Background imageWon Collection: Suffragette Go Hang Yourselves

Suffragette Go Hang Yourselves. Two women view a campaigner for the franchise as So Un-Ladylike!! The suffragist with banners reading No taxation Without Representation and 190

Background imageWon Collection: Cricket at Lords Eton v Harrow 1870

Cricket at Lords Eton v Harrow 1870
The winning team are hoisting their player who won the game for them and spectators also cheer all around the team and victor. Date: 1870

Background imageWon Collection: Group photo, LFB cricket team, District B

Group photo, LFB cricket team, District B, who won the cup in 1907. Date: 1907

Background imageWon Collection: Kathleen McKane British single lawn-tennis

Kathleen McKane British single lawn-tennis
Miss Kathleen McKane (Kitty McKane Godfree), (1896 - 1992), British lawn-tennis winner, in 1926. Kathleen McKane winning ladies singles against Senorita de Alvarez, Spanish champion at Wimbledon

Background imageWon Collection: The Man Who Won the V. C. by Thomas Henry

The Man Who Won the V. C. by Thomas Henry
An officer who has won the Victoria Cross is presented with a situation that finds him a little short of courage - a roomful of young women, eager to meet him. Date: 1915

Background imageWon Collection: After the hockey match - What does it matter, we won

After the hockey match - What does it matter, we won
After the hockey match. What does it matter, we won for once. (Ciss, with battered face, pictured on card). 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance

Background imageWon Collection: Miniature - Lieutenant Robert (Roy) Scovell Richardson

Miniature - Lieutenant Robert (Roy) Scovell Richardson
Oval portrait miniature on ivory of Lieutenant Robert (Roy) Scovell Richardson. Engraved on case, verso - Lieutenant Robert Scovell Richardson, MC, Machine Gun Corps. Born 8th May 1893

Background imageWon Collection: Barrier across road near Les Boeufs, Western Front, WW1

Barrier across road near Les Boeufs, Western Front, WW1
A barrier across a newly won road near Les Boeufs on the Western Front in France (Somme) during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageWon Collection: Rise of the Labour Party in Britain by G. H. Davis

Rise of the Labour Party in Britain by G. H. Davis
The rise of the Labour Party in the British Parliament over the course of 45 years, symbolised as a river growing wider and wider

Background imageWon Collection: Helen Jacobs in 1934

Helen Jacobs in 1934
Helen Jacobs (1908 1997), American female tennis player, won ten Grand Slam titles. 1934

Background imageWon Collection: Advert for Sanatogen tonic 1919

Advert for Sanatogen tonic 1919
Nerves won the War. To recuperate the exhaused shattered nerves, and so fit yourself to make a fresh start in civilian life and work. Date: 1919

Background imageWon Collection: Davis Cup tennis match, McLoughlin v Brookes, New York

Davis Cup tennis match, McLoughlin v Brookes, New York
A Davis Cup tennis match between Maurice McLoughlin (America) and Norman Brookes (Australasia) in New York, USA. McLoughlin won. Date: August 1914

Background imageWon Collection: Commodore R Y Tyrwhitt of the Arethusa, WW1

Commodore R Y Tyrwhitt of the Arethusa, WW1
Commodore (later Admiral of the Fleet) Sir Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt (1870-1951), British naval officer. As Commodore of the Arethusa

Background imageWon Collection: Works by Charles Sargeant Jagger, British sculptor

Works by Charles Sargeant Jagger, British sculptor
Three works by Charles Sargeant Jagger (1885-1934), British sculptor. At the top: Music, the design which won him the Prix de Rome in 1914. Lower left: Prometheus Bound

Background imageWon Collection: Stockholm Olympics 1912 - English Relay Team

Stockholm Olympics 1912 - English Relay Team
The English 4 x 100 metres relay team who won gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912. From left to right: D. Jacobs, H. M. Macintosh, W. R. Applegarth and V. D Arcy

Background imageWon Collection: Athlete / Tavernari

Athlete / Tavernari
The Italian runner TAVERNARI, who won another World Record at Budapest, Hungary, on 15 June, covering 500 metres in just 1 minute and 2/9ths of a second! Date: 1930s

Background imageWon Collection: How Lieutenant Colonel Forbes-Robertson Saved the Western Li

How Lieutenant Colonel Forbes-Robertson Saved the Western Li
Forbes-Robertson won the Victoria Cross saved the defence line by making a rapid reconnaisance on horse-back in full view of the enemy under machine gun and close range shell fire

Background imageWon Collection: Stoker / Tennis Player

Stoker / Tennis Player
H. J. Stoker, newly retired tennis player, proudly showing off the many cup and trophies he has won over the years in many tennis tournaments. Date: 12 December 1929

Background imageWon Collection: Designs for London County Council Hall, 1908

Designs for London County Council Hall, 1908
Illustration showing three designs entered in the competition to design London County Council Hall in 1908. The central image is the design of Ralph Knott

Background imageWon Collection: Henry Earl Percy

Henry Earl Percy
HENRY ALGERNON GEORGE, earl PERCY - statesman, traveller. and as you see, foxhunter : on the other hand, he won the Newdigate prize for poetry at Oxford. Date: 1871 - 1909

Background imageWon Collection: George Onslow

George Onslow
GEORGE ONSLOW statesman, whose speeches in the Commons won him ridicule more often than respect. (do not confuse with George earl of Onslow born same year) Date: 1731 - 1792



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