Endurance Collection

Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer, 1926. On 6 August 1926 Ederle (1905-2003) became the first woman to swim across the English Channel, which she achieved in a time of 14 hours and 30 minutes

The Siege of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad, 1891. Artist: Vasily Vereshchagin
The Siege of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad, 1891. The Trinity Lavra of St Sergius was founded in Sergiyev Posad (Zagorsk), Russia, in 1345 by St Sergius of Radonezh

Ferrari 250 GTO of Dumay- Dernier 1963 Le Mans 24 hour race, finished 4th Creator: Unknown
Ferrari 250 GTO of Dumay- Dernier 1963 Le Mans 24 hour race, finished 4th

Sun dance pledgers-Cheyenne, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Sun dance pledgers-Cheyenne, c1910. Two young men in ceremonial paint

Mucius Scaevola and Porsenna, from Roman Heroes, 1535. 1535. Creator: Georg Pencz
Mucius Scaevola and Porsenna, from Roman Heroes, 1535

The Last Race, Mandan O-kee-pa Ceremony, 1832. Creator: George Catlin
The Last Race, Mandan O-kee-pa Ceremony, 1832

The Race of the Spartan Girls, 1881. Creator: Unknown
The Race of the Spartan Girls, 1881. From " St. Nicholas: Volume VIII. Part I. November 1880, to May 1881". [Scribner & Co. New York, 1881]

Mayer MI glider, c1929, (1932). Creator: Unknown
Mayer MI glider, c1929, (1932). The MI, designed by Hermann Mayer, was a high-wing strutted training glider which performed an endurance flight of 8 hours 22 minutes

Exercising the Dogs, 1936. George Marston leading the dogs down on to the floe from the Endurance. Shackleton is standing on the platform overlooking the gangway

Shackleton Expedition, the ship Endurance imprisoned by the ice is slowly sinking into the Weddell Sea on November 30, 1915

Contestants in a dance marathon, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1930. The girl has fallen asleep. Dance marathons were popular competitions organised in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s

One of Sir Malcolm Campbells tyres running at 300 m. p. h. 1937
One of Sir Malcolm Campbells tyres running at 300 m.p.h. 1937. From Sir Malcolm Campbells Book of Famous Motorists, edited by Sir Malcolm Campbell. [Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow, 1937]

The King and Queen survey bomb damage, Buckingham Palace, London, WWII, 1940. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth looking at the aftermath of a German bombing raid on 11 September 1940 which destroyed

Design by Mori-Kawa Sobun, c1890, (1896). Artist: Morikawa Sobun
Design by Mori-Kawa Sobun, c1890, (1896). From The Studio Volume 6. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1896]

The St Louis Robin refuelling, c1929 (c1937). An endurance flight of over 420 hours was made in 1929 by the St Louis Robin, shown here being refuelled during flight

Before the first flight over Mount Everest, 1933 (c1937). The Everest mail being handed to the pilot of the Westland Wallace aircraft by Colonel PT Etherton

Advertisement for Yacco motor oil, c1937. Poster featuring a world record-breaking Matford car driven by an all-woman team at the Montlhery motor racing cicuit near Paris in May 1937

Advertisement for Yacco motor oil, 1936. A motorcycle and sidecar that completed the journey from Budapest to Paris in under 24 hours, quicker than the Orient Express

Fire walking in Fiji, 1920. A print from Customs of the World, Hutchinson and Company, 1920

Captain Boytons voyage across the Channel, 1875. An Irish-born American showman and adventurer, Paul Boyton became known as the Fearless Frogman for his exploits in long-distance open-water swimming

St Columbas stone pillow, early 20th century. Saint Columba (521-597) was the outstanding figure among the Gaelic missionary monks who, some of his advocates claim

Oddbjorn Hagen, Norwegian cross-country skier, Winter Olympics, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 1936
Oddbjorn Hagen, Norwegian cross-country skier, Winter Olympic Games, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1936. Hagen won the gold medal for the Nordic combined

Marathon race, 1896. Artist: F Meaulle
Marathon race, 1896. Crowds applauding as an athlete crosses the finishing line of a marathon race organised by Le Petit Journal. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 2nd August 1896

Atlas, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Atlas, 1615. In Greek mythology, Atlas was one of the primordial Titans. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris

False colour image of a solar flare from Skylab, 1973. Skylab, Americas first space station launched on 14 May 1973, carried many scientific experiments

St Simeon Stylites, Hermit of the Pillar, 5th century (1825). St Simeon Stylites (387-459) spent 7 years self-imposed solitude in a Syrian monastery

Festival of Fire, India, mid 19th century. Artist: Emmanuel Adolphe Midy
Festival of Fire, India, mid 19th century. Men and a woman walking on hot embers observed by Europeans. From L Inde Francaise

Captain Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English Channel, 1875. Captain Webb (1848-1883) set off from Dover on 24 August 1875, arriving in Calais 21 3/4 hours later

Small Things Amuse Small Minds, 1872. The rain falls as Mr and Mrs Jessamy shelter under a huge umbrella whilst watering their carefully tended garden

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