Failure Collection (#5)

Songsheet for La Gigolette du Panama related to the Panama Affair
CHT163665 Songsheet for La Gigolette du Panama related to the Panama Affair, late 19th century (litho) (b/w photo) by French School

Monsieur Karaveloff (engraving)
1054983 Monsieur Karaveloff (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monsieur Karaveloff)

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Sortie de route
David Senechal Photographie (polydactyle)

Pensioner Patrick Thomas pictured on his lying down bicycle equipped with floats as he makes his first voyage on the River Thames at Laleham

Piper PA-23 Apache G-ASDH
Piper PA-23-160 Apache G-ASDH (msn 23-2045), of the College of Air Training, at Hamble Airfield. On 10 January 1967, G-ASDH, a Piper PA-23 Apache of the College of Air Training at Hamble

A Rakes Progress, Plate 6, June 25, 1735. Creator: William Hogarth
A Rakes Progress, Plate 6, June 25, 1735

The Industrious Prentice Alderman of London, the Idle One Brought Before Him & Impeached by his Accomplice: Industry and Idleness, plate 10, September 30, 1747

CHURCHILL / GULBRANSSON 15
WINSTON CHURCHILL German satirical comment on the failure of Churchills Dardanelles expedition - he is kicked out of the War Office Date: 1874 - 1965

North American T-28A Nomad N7708C at Paloima 49-1515 (MSN 159-27) Assigned to 3300th Pilot Training Group, Graham AFB, FL December 1955; To the Arizona Aircraft Storage Branch [aSB]

The Attempted Balloon Voyage Across The Channel, 1882. Creator: Unknown
The Attempted Balloon Voyage Across The Channel, 1882. 1. inflating the balloon, 2. the start from Canterbury, 3. passing over Folkestone, 4. the basket and its lifebuoy

Langley Aerodrome 1903 Failure at Launch, Take-Off Crash Date: 1903

Discoverer 1 - launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base
Discoverer 1 was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on 28 February 1959 but suffered a telemetary failure at T +500 seconds. Date: 1959

Sharpened pencil
Sharpened Pencil With Shavings

Stealing off; - or - prudent Secession, 1798
Stealing off; - or - prudent Secession, pub. 1798 (hand coloured engraving)

Crowd outside London Stock Exchange after fall of the Hatry Group, 1929. On 20 September 1929 trading in shares in British financier Clarence Charles Hatrys (1888-1965) company, the Hatry group

Clarence Hatry, failed British financier, 1929. On 20 September 1929 trading in shares in Clarence Charles Hatrys (1888-1965) company, the Hatry group, was suspended by the London Stock Exchange

Depositors of the Union Trust Company, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Great Depression, July 1933. Lining up to draw out what is left of their deposits

Richard I of England refuses to look upon Jerusalem, having failed to conquer it, 1192 (1864). Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199) was one of the leaders of the Third Crusade

L Aveu Difficile, (Difficult Confession), 1787, (1913). Artist: Jean Francois Janinet
L Aveu Difficile, (Difficult Confession), 1787, (1913). After Niklas Lafrensen (1737-1807). From French Colour-Prints of the XVIII Century. [William Heinemann, London, 1913]

A Lictor is sent to arrest Publilius Volero, 1852. Artist: John Leech
A Lictor is sent to arrest Publilius Volero, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Bristol 163 Buckingham B I-designed as a replacement for the Blenhiem bomber, the Buckingham, first flown in February 1943, was a failure

CARTOON: WALL ST. PANIC 1873. Panic as a health officer, sweeping the garbage out of Wall Street: a contemporary cartoon comment on the Wall Street crash and the financial Panic of 1873

Crash of Margaret Grahams hot air balloon at Arlington Street in Piccadilly, London, England
LONDON: BALLOON CRASH, 1851. Crash of Margaret Grahams hot air balloon at Arlington Street in Piccadilly, London, England. Wood engraving, English, 1851

Airship America, 1910
Airship America seen from the deck of the Royal Mail steamship Trent during the failed attempt to make the first aerial crossing of the Atlantic Ocean

Ufos / Over Mexico City
This UFO was allegedly photographed by a passenger in an airliner over Mexico city, simultaneously with a power failure in the city

The Catilinarian conspirators before the Senate. Roman patrician Lucius Sergius Catilina, 108-62 BC, also known as Catiline, is remembered for his failed attempt to overthrow the Republic

A Derelict Boat Decays At Gold Beach; Oregon, United States Of America

Spain, Andalusia, Cadiz, Costa de la Luz, Tarifa, Falling off paddleboard into water

Surfer diving into water off his surfboard; Tarifa, Costa de la Luz, Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain

Marble statue of kneeling Gaul, head detail, Roman copy of Pergamon school original
Greek civilization, 3rd century b.C. Marble statue of kneeling Gaul. Roman copy of a Pergamon school original, part of the Stoa built by Attalus II on the Acropolis of Athens after his victory over

Cartoon, Oscar Wilde and William Wilde
Cartoon, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), poet and playwright, comforted by his brother William Wilde (1852-1899) in the face of American criticism of his play, Vera

Cartoon, The Kaisers dream, WW1
Cartoon, The Kaisers dream (or nightmare) after losing at Verdun -- a ginger-haired angel holding a rabbit. Date: 1916

King Cnut the Great fails to halt the incoming tide
Cnut the Great (circa 985 or 9951035), (or Canute), King of Denmark, England, Norway, and parts of Sweden. Henry of Huntingdon, the 12th-century chronicler

Messerschmitt Me 328 -seen in wind tunnell model form, it was designed to use pulse jets It proved an expensive failure

Stock market crash, Vienna, 1873
The failure of the stock exchange in Vienna, 9th May 1873. Date: 9th May 1873

Palissy at Work
BERNARD PALISSY at work on his invention, surrounded by evidence of failure... his family in despair... and he himself discouraged... Date: 1510 - 1589

Illustration of players foot kicking football into goal, goalkeeper in mid-air

Ruins of an old medieval castle
Ancient ruines of the Caudillas castle, Toledo, Spain

CARTOON: BANK PANIC, 1873. The Long and Short of it is a General Bust up in the Street
CARTOON: BANK PANIC, 1873. The " Long" and " Short" of it is a General " Bust" up in the Street

Snow Hil, Antarctica. Close-up of Emperor penguin. High Key

GERMANY: RIOT, 1844. Dismissed Silesian weavers attack the home of a mill owner in 1844. Etching, 1897, by Kathe Kollwitz

An abandoned car near the small town of Solitare, Namibia, Africa

WALL STREET PANIC, 1873. Panic as a health officer, sweeping the garbage out of Wall Street. A contemporary cartoon comment on the Wall Street crash and the financial panic of 1873

Mature man holding torn umbrella in rain

WWII - Mussolini slips up invading Greece - First Day Cover. A nice pun on Greece and Grease. Date: 1941

Cockpit of Ilyushin Il-114 airliner
Airliner cockpit. View of the controls and instruments of an Ilyushin Il-114 airliner. The Il-114 is a 64-seat, twin turboprop airliner designed for regional transport

Interior of Tu-144 supersonic airliner
Supersonic flight. Interior of a Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic airliner. The Tu-144, known to NATO as Charger, first flew on 31 December 1968, two months before the Anglo-French Concorde

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"Failure: A Reflection on Life's Trials and Setbacks" MACCARI, Cesare (1840-1919). Cicero Denouncing: In this powerful painting, Cicero denounces failure as a mere stepping stone towards success. The Ladder of Fortune: Climbing the ladder of fortune often involves stumbling upon failures that teach us valuable lessons along the way. Scene at the Battle of Gettysburg: Even in the face of defeat they can ignite resilience and determination to rise again stronger than ever before. Two businessmen and different business models: Failure serves as a contrasting backdrop for two businessmen; one embracing risks while learning from failures, while the other hesitates due to fear itself. Thucydides / Bust: As Thucydides once said, "The secret to happiness is freedom. . And the secret to freedom is courage. " Embracing our failures with courage leads us closer to true fulfillment. Moon Phase Sequence: Just like phases of the moon cycle through darkness before illuminating fully, our journey through life encounters moments that ultimately lead us towards growth and enlightenment. An unemployed lumberjack with his wife in a migrant workers camp for bean harvest by Dorothea Lange (1939): This poignant photograph reminds us that even amidst hardship and societal labels like unemployment or poverty, individuals possess immense strength within themselves despite perceived failures. Admiral Teddy Evans - British naval officer and Antarctic explorer (1916): Admiral Evans' expedition faced numerous setbacks but demonstrated how perseverance in times of adversity can transform apparent failures into remarkable achievements. Ruins in Los Escullos against Milky Way background: Amidst ruins lies an opportunity for rebirth; just as celestial bodies illuminate dark skies, we find hope after experiencing personal or collective failures. RAILROAD COLLISION (1896) at Crush, Texas.