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1966 24 Hours of Le Mans

CIRCUIT DE LA SARTHE, FRANCE - JUNE 19: Bruce McLaren / Chris Amon, Shelby American Inc., Ford Mk II, leads Ken Miles / Denis Hulme, Shelby American Inc., Ford Mk II, and Ronnie Bucknum / Richard Hutcherson, Holman & Moody, Ford Mk II, across the finish line and takes the chequered flag during the 24 Hours of Le Mans at Circuit de la Sarthe on June 19, 1966 in Circuit de la Sarthe, France. (Photo by David Phipps / Sutton Images)

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Portrait of Tom Crean

Photographer:Hurley, Frank (1885-1962)
Location:Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
Expedition:Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-17(Endurance). Leader: Ernest Shackleton
Date: 1915
Portrait of Tom Crean, smoking a pipe

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The second fight between Harry Paulson and Tom Paddock, 1851 (late 19th or early 20th century).Artist: Pugnis

The second fight between Harry Paulson and Tom Paddock, 1851 (late 19th or early 20th century). An illustration from Famous Fights. Tom Paddock (1824-1863) fought Harry Paulson three times, twice in 1851 and once more in 1854. Paddock won the second fight, staged in Belper, Derbyshire, in the 86th round but a riot broke out and afterwards both boxers were jailed for 10 months with hard labour. Paddock went on to be English heavyweight champion between 1856 and 1858

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