Prize Collection (page 8)

Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR. 1 XV744 at St, Pancras
Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1 XV744 (712007), of the Harrier Operational Conversion Unit, at St, Pancras Station coal-yard, for the 1969 Daily Mail Trans-Atlantic Air Race. Flown by Sqn. Ldr

Poster, Cycles Saving, Grand Premier Prix, Gold Medal, 13 Rue Corbeau, Paris. Safe enough to strap your baby onto the handlebars! Date: circa 1900s

Kenya - East Africa - Two Italian Elephant Hunters and the sad sight of their prize'. Date: circa 1910s

Henri Farman - Flight of One Kilometre 1908
British-French pilot Henri Farman winning the Deutsch-Archdeacon prize of 50, 000 francs at Issy-les-Moulineaux, France. For the successful flight of an aircraft heavier than air

Henri Farman (1874 - 1958), British-French aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer. Appearing on the front cover of ?The Illustrated London News

Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and communist politician
Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), Chilean poet and Communist Party politician, previously named Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971. Date: circa 1960s

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Russian writer
Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008), Russian novelist, dramatist and historian, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1970. Date: circa 1940s

Mikhail Sholokhov, Soviet Russian novelist
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov (1905-1984), Soviet Russian novelist, winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize for Literature. Best known for his novel, Quiet Flows the Don. Date: circa 1960s

Desmond Tutu, South African activist and clergyman
Desmond Tutu (The Most Rev Dr Desmond Mpilo Tutu, b 1931), South African activist and Christian clergyman. He was the first black South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa

Linus Pauling, American chemist, peace activist and writer
Linus Carl Pauling (1901-1994), American chemist, peace activist, author and educator, winner of two Nobel Prizes, one for Chemistry in 1954 and one for Peace in 1962

John Ogdon, British concert pianist, with Nikita Khrushchev
John Ogdon (1937-1989), British concert pianist, shaking hands with the Soviet Russian premier Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971)

Henry Kissinger, American politician and diplomat
Henry Alfred Kissinger (b 1923), German-born American political scientist, diplomat, 56th US Secretary of State 1973-1977. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 for his role in US foreign policy

Samuel Beckett, Irish playwright, novelist and poet
Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), Irish avant-garde playwright, novelist and poet. Photographed in the year he won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Date: 1969

Harry Hawker (1889 - 1921), the pilot and passenger attempt to win the Daily Mail £5000 prize, round Britain. Unfortunately on 27th August the machine fell into to the sea of a height of about

Visitors (on right) to the Christmas Cattle Show at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, admiring a prize winning bull. Date: 1883

Marchese Guglielmo Marconi (1874 -1936), Italian inventor who revolutionised the world of communications with his wireless invention

Guglielmo Marconi (1874 - 1937), Italian inventor, Marconi, born 1874, who revolutionised the world of communications with his wireless invention

Marchese Guglielmo Marconi (1874 - 1934), Italian inventor, who revolutionised the world of communications with his wireless invention

Professor Elie Metchnikoff Iln Import 21 Dec
professor, elie, metchnikoff, iln, import, 21, dec, 07, eminent, russian, scientist, research, embryologist, immunologist, jointly, awarded, nobel, prize, physiology, medicine, the, of, and, in, he

Girls looking at a stall at Looe fair, Cornwall Date: 1930s

Panathenaic prize amphora, c. 510 BCE (clay)
7393888 Panathenaic prize amphora, c.510 BCE (clay) by Leagros Group (fl.525-500 BC) (attr. to); Height: 63.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) Brazilian aeronaut
530524 Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) Brazilian aeronaut by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) Brazilian aeronaut: dirigibles and aeroplanes

Venice distributing honours, 1577 (fresco)
7294274 Venice distributing honours, 1577 (fresco) by Veronese, (Caliari, Paolo) (1528-88); Doges Palace, Venice, Italy; (add.info.: Venice distributing honours, 1577, Paolo Caliari)

Kaiser giving iron cross to aviators (photo)
683108 Kaiser giving iron cross to aviators (photo) by Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944); (add.info.: The Iron Cross (German)

Renault Testing Day
Aluizio Coelho (BRA), Manor Motorsport, left, tested a Williams FW20, a prize given to him for winning the 1998 British Formula Renault Championship

Bare-knuckle boxing in the 19th century. Aka bare-knuckle, prizefighting, or fisticuffs
745839 Bare-knuckle boxing in the 19th century. Aka bare-knuckle, prizefighting, or fisticuffs, it was the original form of boxing

Sweden, Varmland, Marbacka, estate of first female writer to win the Noble Prize of Literature, Selma Lagerlof, red house Date: 04-06-2019

A little duck got his paw stuck in a clothespin. " The Wooden Pin", 1936 (illustration)
7309642 A little duck got his paw stuck in a clothespin." The Wooden Pin", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

Two fish hook a pan to the hook in the fisherman's line. " A good joke", 1936 (illustration)
7309659 Two fish hook a pan to the hook in the fisherman's line." A good joke", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

A cat plays with tending food to the dog attached to its kennel. " Angling", 1936 (illustration)
7309643 A cat plays with tending food to the dog attached to its kennel." Angling", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

A mole knocks over the cat's bowl when it comes out of the ground. " Good! Another earthquake
7309638 A mole knocks over the cat's bowl when it comes out of the ground." Good! Another earthquake.", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

I J K L: Reckless, Gardening, Kakatoes, Laureate, 1, 890 (illustration)
7309322 I J K L: Reckless, Gardening, Kakatoes, Laureate, 1, 890 (illustration) by French School, (19th century); 20 x 14 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Fun alphabet for little girls)

A rabbit makes a muff out of the fox's tail caught in a trap. " The Fur Cuff", 1936 (illustration)
7309648 A rabbit makes a muff out of the fox's tail caught in a trap." The Fur Cuff", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

The goat lends its horns to unroll the yarn. " L'Echeveau", 1936 (illustration)
7309641 The goat lends its horns to unroll the yarn." L'Echeveau", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

A frog balances on a tight wire. " The Balancing Acrobat", 1936 (illustration)
7309640 A frog balances on a tight wire." The Balancing Acrobat", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

An ebahi fish watches a rat pass through a wooden hoof floating on the water
7309658 An ebahi fish watches a rat pass through a wooden hoof floating on the water." A gondola ride", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

A rat takes shelter under the tail of a squirrel. " For shelter from the rain", 1936 (illustration)
7309655 A rat takes shelter under the tail of a squirrel." For shelter from the rain", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

A rat asks a spleen to shelter it under a mushroom. "Let me shelter you under my umbrella
7309653 A rat asks a spleen to shelter it under a mushroom. "Let me shelter you under my umbrella!", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

A dog scares off other animals with his mask. " The Mask", 1936 (illustration)
7309649 A dog scares off other animals with his mask." The Mask", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

A mouse uses the horns of a snail like a slingshot. " The rock spear", 1936 (illustration)
7309647 A mouse uses the horns of a snail like a slingshot." The rock spear", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

A man runs behind a dog that flees with the umbrella attached to his tail
7309644 A man runs behind a dog that flees with the umbrella attached to his tail." The Trumpet Tail", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

A chicken in front of an egg that has just hatched. " Good morning", 1936 (illustration)
7309635 A chicken in front of an egg that has just hatched." Good morning", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

L: Laureat, 1890 (illustration)
7309326 L: Laureat, 1890 (illustration) by French School, (19th century); 20 x 14 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Fun alphabet for little girls)

From the entrance of his burrow a rabbit observes a rabbit playing a musical toy with wheels
7309657 From the entrance of his burrow a rabbit observes a rabbit playing a musical toy with wheels." A stranger", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

A rat tries to lift the trap door to save a prisoner. " Escape attempt", 1936 (illustration)
7309656 A rat tries to lift the trap door to save a prisoner." Escape attempt", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

A frog balances on a duck's beak. " Critical Position", 1936 (illustration)
7309654 A frog balances on a duck's beak." Critical Position", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

A heron's beak acts as a slide for frogs diving into the pond. " The Tobogan", 1936 (illustration)
7309652 A heron's beak acts as a slide for frogs diving into the pond." The Tobogan", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

The parrot screams when he sees the cat that has just stolen a leg." The Parroquet -- To the Thief!
7309651 The parrot screams when he sees the cat that has just stolen a leg." The Parroquet -- To the Thief!...", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

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