Winning Collection (page 7)

Elihu Root, American lawyer and statesman, 1926
Elihu Root (1845-1937), American lawyer and statesman, 1926. Root was the 1912 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation

King Edwards Derby triumph, Epsom, Surrey, 1909, (1935). The Derby winner was Minoru. The king is between Mr Richard Marsh, the royal trainer, and Lord Marcus Beresford

How to escape winning, 1791. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
How to escape winning, 1791. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)

Those Laugh Who Win, 1885. Artist: Frank Dadd
Those Laugh Who Win, 1885. An engraving from the Illustrated London News, (London, 1885)

Emil Rausch, Geman swimmer, Olympic Games, St Louis, USA, 1904, (1936). Rausch won two gold medals, in the 880 yards freestyle and the 1 mile freestyle

Pairs figure skating, Winter Olympic Games, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1936. Maxi Herber and Ernst Baier who won the gold medal in the event

American two man bobsleigh team, German winter olympic games, 1936. Ivan Brown and Alan Washbond in action on their way to winning the gold medal

Swedish cross-country ski team, Winter Olympic Games, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1936. Sweden took the first four places in the 50km Mens cross-country skiing event

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

Berlin Olympics, 1936. Jesse Owens name being inscribed on the monument listing gold medal winners. A print from Olympia 1936, Die Olympischen Spiele 1936, Volume II, Cigaretten-Bilderdienst

Helen Stephens and Alice Arden, American athletes, Berlin Olympics, 1936. Helen Stephens won gold medals in the womens 100 metres and 4x100 metres relay. Alice Arden competed in the high jump

The Indian hockey team, gold medal winners, Berlin Olympics, 1936. A print from Olympia 1936, Die Olympischen Spiele 1936, Volume II, Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Hamburg, 1936

Part of the American gold medal-winning rowing eight, Berlin Olympics, 1936. A print from Olympia 1936, Die Olympischen Spiele 1936, Volume II, Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Hamburg, 1936

Medallists from the womens platform diving event, Berlin Olympics, 1936. Gold and silver were won by Dorothy Poynton Hill and Velma Dunn of the USA, with Kathe Kohler of Germany winning bronze

Robert Clark, Glenn Morris, John Parker, American decathletes, Berlin Olympics, 1936. The three achieved a clean sweep of the medals in the decathlon, with Morris taking gold

Forrest Towns, American Olympic champion in the 110 metres hurdles, 1936. A print from Olympia 1936, Die Olympischen Spiele 1936, Volume II, Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Hamburg, 1936

Helen Stephens and Jesse Owens, American athletes, Berlin Olympics, 1936. The two won six gold medals between them: Stephens in the womens 100 metres and 4x100 metres relay

The list of the winners in the lottery!, 1737-1742. Artist: Bouchardon
The list of the winners in the lottery!, 1737-1742. Part of a series called Paris Street Cries, by Bouchardon

Curtiss Biplane, 20th century. Designed by American aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss (1878-1930), the Curtiss Biplane set several records in 1909

Farman biplane, 20th century
Farman Biplane, 20th century. Designed by French aviation pioneer Henri Farman and powered by a 50hp Gnome engine, this biplane won the distance contest at the Reims Aviation Week in 1909

Frenchman Leon Thery, winner of the Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing, 1904. The Gordon Bennett Cup was first held in 1900

Brussels to Ostend horse race, 1902. Four French riders finished first. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th September 1902

Paris Berlin Race, Arrival of the winner Henry Fournier, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 14th July 1901

The winners of the Prix Reverdy, Paris, 1899. Artist: Henri Meyer
The winners of the Prix Reverdy, Paris, 1899. Award for patriotism and abundance of children. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 1st January 1899

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

Clamart, winner of the Grand Prix de Paris, owned by Edmond Blanc, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
Clamart, winner of the Grand Prix de Paris, owned by Edmond Blanc, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 20th June 1891

Maurice Garin, winner of the inaugural Tour de France, 1903. A print from La Vie au Grand Air, 24th July 1903. Garin was initially declared the winner of the Tour the following year as well

Car of the Year, 1831, (c1900). French advertising for Liebig Extract of Meat. Private Collection

Pelops and Hippodamia, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Pelops and Hippodamia, 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615

Phorbas, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Phorbas, 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Paul Masson, winner of a cycling event at the Olympic Games, Athens, 1896. Masson, a Frenchman, won 3 events at the first modern Olympiad, the 2km, 10km and single lap races

George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1859). On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held to determine the engine to be used on the Liverpool to Manchester Railway

George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1900). On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held to determine the engine to be used on the Liverpool to Manchester Railway

The Oath of the Rutli, 1778-1781. Artist: Henry Fuseli
The Oath of the Rutli, 1778-1781

Medal commemorating the centenary of the birth of George Stephenson, railway engineer, 1881
Medal commemorating the centenary of the birth of George Stephenson, British railway engineer (1781-1848), 1881. It shows the Rocket

Maurice Garin winning the Paris-Brest cycle race, 1901. The race was organised by Le Petit Journal and Auto-Velo. Garin was one of the stars of early cycle racing, winning the first Tour de France

Stephensons Rocket winning the Rainhill Trials, 14 October 1829 (1898). George Stephensons (1781-1848) locomotive Rocket winning the competition held at Rainhill, Merseyside

Photograph signed by American golfer Walter Hagen, 1929. The inscription beneath the picture reads; Pleasant memories of my 4th win - British Open, Muirfield 1929. Golfingly, Walter Hagen

Trophies won by Hector Thomson, 1930s and 1940s. Hector Thomson was one of the best amateurs of his time. The trophies include a silver salver

Womens USGA Championship winners medals, 1901-2

Glenna Collett, US Womens Amateur Golf Champion, 1922. Regarded by many as the greatest female golfer of the first half of the 20th century

The Derby 1863 - Portrait of The Winner, 1863. Artist: John Tenniel
The Derby 1863 - Portrait of The Winner, 1863. A topical cartoon from Punch. Palmerston, trainer of the British people, welcomes home the Derby winner

The England cricket team of 1912
The England team of 1912. This is the side which beat South Africa at Lords by an innings and 62 runs. From Imperial Cricket

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