Failure Collection

Moon Phase Sequence
There are eight phases in the moon. In order they are new Moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and waning crescent

Ruins in Los Escullos and the Milky Way background. Night shot taken in the Natural Park of Cabo de Gata, Almeria, Andalusia, Spain

Foxhounds invading a Victorian house
A member of the local fox hunt has followed the foxhounds into a smart house - thankfully, without his horse - where the behaviour of the hounds is causing considerable uproar

Assassination attempt on King George III
James Hadfield (or Hatfield) attempting to assassinate King George III in 1800 during the playing of the National Anthem at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London

French satirical cartoon - Three heads under one hat
Vintage engraving of a French satirical cartoon - Three heads under one hat, Trois tetes sous un meme bonnet... A Poil

French satirical cartoon of General Felix-Gustave Saussier
Vintage engraving of a French satirical cartoon of Felix-Gustave Saussier. A French army general who became involved in Dreyfus affair

La Fontaines Fables - Jupiter and the Farmer
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. Jupiter and the Farmer

Disobedient Prophet slain by a Lion
Vintage engraving from the 1870 of a sdcene from the Old Testament by Gustave Dore showing the Disobedient Prophet slain by a Lion

Murrain of beasts
Vintage engraving by Gustave DorA from 1870 showing a scene from the Old Testament Murrain of beasts

Death of Ahab
Vintage engraving from the 1870 of a scene from the Old Testament by Gustave Dore showing the Death of Ahab. He was king of Israel and the son and successor of Omri according to the Hebrew Bible

William Hogarth Industry and Idleness Fellow Prentices at their
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Industry and Idleness. It intended to illustrate to working children the possible rewards of hard work and diligent application

Victorian satirical cartoon, sloth in apathy While Opportunity passes by
Vintage engraving of a victorian satirical cartoon, Dull sloth in apathy doth lie, While Opportunity passes by

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

Mature man holding torn umbrella in rain

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

Illustration of King Charles I during botched arrest of law makers in Parliament in 1642

RAF Round-The-World Flight
A Vickers type 78 Vulture Mk 1 flying boat gets a push while taxiing before take-off at Cairo during the Royal Air Forces unsuccessful around the world attempt, 1924

Belle Epoque Hat
22nd March 1905: Miss Carol McComas in a large hat decorated with feathers (ostrich). (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Mother trying to make daughter (4-5) finish food at table, (B&W)

Great Dane
August 1912: One of Miss May Wickinsons Great Danes, Rupert. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Antoinette XIII
1st September 1909: Lathams Antoinette Mark XIII in flight in September 1909 during the unsuccessful cross Channel attempt. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Girl On A Donkey
1907: Miss Evelyn Wall riding a donkey. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Howth Funeral
29th July 1914: Mourners pay their respects to the victims of the massacre at Bachelors Walk, where the Kings Own Scottish Borderers killed three and injured thirty civilians in frustration

Triplane Nosedive
26th May 1919: The trial flight of the three-winged Tarrant Triplane ends in failure. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Crippen Case
August 1910: Miss Ethel Le Neve, Dr Crippens mistress, arrives at Holloway prison after being arrested as an accomplice to the Crippen Murder

Crashed Triplane
May 1919: The trial flight of the Tarrant Triplane ends in failure. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Three-Wheeler
November 1924: A car loses a wheel at high speed on the Culver City Speedway, Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Angry foxhunting man whose horse is refusing a jump
An extremely irritated foxhunting man who is vainly attempting to persuade his reluctant horse to jump a hedge, so he can keep up with the rest of the Hunt. Understandably, the horse is adamant

Potato Famine
circa 1830: A cartoon satirising the failure of the potato crop, and the state of the vegetable market. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Spotlit Bouquet; Why Marriage Can Fail, Picture Post 1954
30th October 1954: A man hiding a bouquet of flowers behind his back to illustrate the problem of putting ones wife on a pedestal, which can cause a marriage to fail

Airship Norge
The airship Norge, piloted by Italian Umberto Nobile and commissioned by explorer Roald Amundsen for his failed attempt to reach the North Pole

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