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Len Harvey, British boxer, 1938. A Cornishman, Harvey (1907-1976) fought at every weight division, beginning at flyweight at the age of 12
Larry Gains, Canadian boxer, 1938. A heavyweight, Gains (1901-1983) fought 142 times, with 114 wins, 23 losses and 5 draws
Tommy Farr, Welsh boxer, 1938. Born in South Wales and nicknamed the Tonypandy Terror, Farr (1913-1986) became British and Empire champion in 1937
Jim Driscoll, Welsh boxer, (1938). Known as Peerless Jim, Driscoll (1880-1925) fought predominantly at featherweight, fighting 66 times as a professional, with 57 wins, 3 defeats and 6 draws
Jack Dempsey, American boxer, 1938. Nicknamed the Manassa Mauler, Dempsey (1895-1983) held the world heavyweight title from 1919 to 1926
Primo Carnera, Italian boxer, 1938. A huge man, standing 6 foot 5 inches tall and weighing in at over 20 stone, Carnera (1906-1967) was nicknamed the Ambling Alp
Georges Carpentier, French boxer, (1938). Carpentier (1894-1975) fought at every weight from welterweight upwards over a career spanning 109 fights, 88 of which he won
Dave Crowley, British boxer, 1938. Crowley (1910-1974) fought unsuccessfully for the World Featherweight Championship in 1936, losing by a knockout to Americas Mile Belloise
James J Braddock, Irish-American boxer, 1938. Braddock (1905-1974) shocked the boxing world when he defeated World Heavyweight Champion Max Baer on points in 1935
Jack Kid Berg, English boxer, 1938. Born Judah Bergman in Stepney in Londons East End, Jack Kid Berg (1909-1991) won the world light-welterweight championship in 1930 when he defeated American
Lou Ambers, American boxer, 1938. Ambers (1913-1995) fought at lightweight in a career that featured 88 wins, 8 losses and 6 draws between 1932 and 1941
Max Baer, American boxer, 1938. Baer (1909-1959) won the World Heavyweight Championship in 1934 when he knocked out defending champion Primo Carnera
Aysgarth Falls, Wensleydale, Yorkshire Dales, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes
Horse Shoe Falls, Llangollen, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes
British troops on the way to Baghdad, First World War, 1917, (c1920). The British under General Maude captured Baghdad in 1917
Soldiers from the 5th East Surrey regiment, Chakrata, India, 1917
A Young Pioneers unit in Yalta, Crimea, USSR, 1950s. The Young Pioneers was a youth organisation established by the Communist Party in Russia in 1922
Soldiers of the French army playing football, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 4th May 1902
The boy scouts honor, 1929. The front cover of the Le Petit Journal Illustre, 18th August 1929
Boxing in Paris, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 12th November 1899
Bathing Hut with Boy, 1868. Artist: Pal Szinyei MerseBathing Hut with Boy, 1868. Pal Szinyei Merse (also known Paul von Szinyei-Merse) was a Hungarian painter and politician, Musee de Beaux Arts, Budapest
Bobby Jones as a boy, c1910. He would later become the first ever Grand Slam tournament winner in 1930
Caesar et Imperator, 1861. It was reported on the 10th July 1861 in The Times that the Emperor Napoleon puts down the Slave trade carried on on the coast of Africa by French agents under the pretext
