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Hour Collection (#5)

"Capturing the essence of time, the 'hour' takes us on a nostalgic journey through history

Background imageHour Collection: Sebring 12 hour race, 20-21 March 1964

Sebring 12 hour race, 20-21 March 1964
Motorsport - Sebring 12 hour race, 20-21 March 1964, colour lithograph mounted on canvas. 18 x 23 inches. Date: 1964

Background imageHour Collection: Poster, Sebring 24 March 1962 12 hour race, Florida, USA

Poster, Sebring 24 March 1962 12 hour race, Florida, USA
Motorsport - Sebring 24 March 1962 12 hour race poster, Florida, USA. 17.5 x 22.5 inches. Date: 1962

Background imageHour Collection: RMS Queen Mary reaches open anchorage off Greenock

RMS Queen Mary reaches open anchorage off Greenock
RMS Queen Mary reached open anchorage off Greenock four hours after leaving the fitting-out basin Date: 1936

Background imageHour Collection: Elinor Glyn, British novelist and scriptwriter who specialised in romantic fiction (1864-1943)

Elinor Glyn, British novelist and scriptwriter who specialised in romantic fiction (1864-1943). Studio portrait in formal gown with autograph

Background imageHour Collection: The Grim Reaper, by John Everett Millais

The Grim Reaper, by John Everett Millais
The Grim Reaper by John Everett Millais Date: 1895

Background imageHour Collection: Poster, Castrol oil helps break speed record

Poster, Castrol oil helps break speed record - used by the Mountain locomotive at 130 km per hour, and Sir Malcolm Campbell's Bluebird car at 437 km per hour Date: 1930

Background imageHour Collection: Poster, Castrol oil, Bugatti car

Poster, Castrol oil, Bugatti car, helping Count Czaikowski break the world speed record on the Avus Circuit in May 1933 Date: 1933

Background imageHour Collection: WW1 poster, Pour le dernier quart d'heure aidez moi! (For the last quarter of an hour help me)

WW1 poster, Pour le dernier quart d'heure aidez moi! (For the last quarter of an hour help me)
WW1 poster, Pour le dernier quart d'heure... aidez moi! (For the last quarter of an hour... help me!) Les souscriptions a l'Emprunt National (subscriptions to the National War Loan)

Background imageHour Collection: 24 hour endurance record, trio of 6 cylinder 65 hp Napiers

24 hour endurance record, trio of 6 cylinder 65 hp Napiers
24 hour endurance record, trio of 6 cylinder stripped 65 hp Napiers. Led by Napier selling agent SF Edge on the day before the opening of the track in Jul 1907

Background imageHour Collection: Men working on Festival of Britain building site, London

Men working on Festival of Britain building site, London
Group of men working on the Festival of Britain building site, London. Seen here taking a break to read their favourite newspapers: the Daily Herald, the Daily Worker and the Daily Mirror

Background imageHour Collection: Death holds up his hour-glass to the Canon

Death holds up his hour-glass to the Canon as he enters a cathedral.. Handcolored engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's The Triumph of Death

Background imageHour Collection: A Demon blows corruption into the ear of a

A Demon blows corruption into the ear of a Magistrate while Death lies at his feet.. Handcolored engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's The Triumph of Death

Background imageHour Collection: The Nobleman vainly, with uplifted sword, endeavors

The Nobleman vainly, with uplifted sword, endeavors to liberate himself from the grasp of Death.. Handcolored engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's The Triumph of Death

Background imageHour Collection: Bride Wedding Dress Mirror Brush Hour Glass Necklace

Bride Wedding Dress Mirror Brush Hour Glass Necklace
Bride, wedding, dress, mirror, brush, hour, glass, necklace, bones, handcolored, engraving, Chretien, Mechel, Hans, Holbein, Triumph, Death, original, drawing, Peter, Paul, Rubens, skeleton, history

Background imageHour Collection: Death as a jester drags away the Queen as she

Death as a jester drags away the Queen as she comes out of her palace.. Handcolored engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's The Triumph of Death

Background imageHour Collection: Divers gathering pearl-oysters in Western Australia waters. The diver in the background is being

Divers gathering pearl-oysters in Western Australia waters. The diver in the background is being staged - a process where he is held for up to half an hour at a certain depth from the surface so that

Background imageHour Collection: DEATHLY SUNDIAL

DEATHLY SUNDIAL
An unusual sundial head in a niche over the church porch at Sheepstor, Devon, England, dating from 1640. It reads (in Latin): Life is but an Hour, Death is the Gate to Life'. Date: 17th century

Background imageHour Collection: DEREK McCULLOCH Uncle Mac (1897 - 1967), of BBC Children's Hour. Date: circa 1934

DEREK McCULLOCH Uncle Mac (1897 - 1967), of BBC Children's Hour. Date: circa 1934

Background imageHour Collection: Lyttelton Warning Paranormal Apparitions Lord

Lyttelton Warning Paranormal Apparitions Lord
lyttelton, warning, paranormal, apparitions, lord, 27, november, 1779, lytt3iton, visited, ghost, mrs, amphlett, daughters, seduced, hour, death, telling, will, die, fit, pitt, place, epsom, history

Background imageHour Collection: Golden Light over Wheat Field

Golden Light over Wheat Field
Lydia Jacobs

Background imageHour Collection: Blue hour in London

Blue hour in London
Nicodemo Quaglia

Background imageHour Collection: Farmland Golden Light

Farmland Golden Light
Lydia Jacobs

Background imageHour Collection: The Golden Hour, c1912. After Thomas Moran (1837-1926) English-born American artist

The Golden Hour, c1912. After Thomas Moran (1837-1926) English-born American artist
528752 The Golden Hour, c1912. After Thomas Moran (1837-1926) English-born American artist. Landscape Sunset Evening River Road Bridge Wooden Peace Tranquillity by Moran

Background imageHour Collection: Light after Sunset

Light after Sunset
Lydia Jacobs

Background imageHour Collection: Seattle skyline at dusk, Seattle, Washington State Date: 22-06-2013

Seattle skyline at dusk, Seattle, Washington State Date: 22-06-2013

Background imageHour Collection: Seattle skyline and super moon at dusk, Seattle, Washington State Date: 22-06-2013

Seattle skyline and super moon at dusk, Seattle, Washington State Date: 22-06-2013

Background imageHour Collection: USA, Georgia, Jekyll Island, Sunrise on Driftwood Beach of petrified trees Date: 26-02-2021

USA, Georgia, Jekyll Island, Sunrise on Driftwood Beach of petrified trees Date: 26-02-2021

Background imageHour Collection: USA, Florida, Port Canaveral. Sunrise over the Atlantic Date: 22-01-2021

USA, Florida, Port Canaveral. Sunrise over the Atlantic Date: 22-01-2021

Background imageHour Collection: Lagazuoi

Lagazuoi
Marian Kuric EP

Background imageHour Collection: The Workers May Pole (litho)

The Workers May Pole (litho)
5198775 The Workers May Pole (litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Workers May Pole. Illustration for The Building News, 4 May 1894.); © Look and Learn

Background imageHour Collection: DDE-90039068

DDE-90039068
USA, Maryland, Prince Georges County. Sunset light on National Harbor near Washington, D.C. Date: 30/07/2013

Background imageHour Collection: DDE-90028792

DDE-90028792
The Oetztal Alps during winter with ice and snow near Vent, Tyrol. Sunrise over Mount Wildspitze (3768m), one of the highest and most famous peaks in Austria. Austria, Tyrol. Date: 02/12/2008

Background imageHour Collection: DDE-90021996

DDE-90021996
South Africa, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Male Lion growls in Kalahari desert at sunset (Panthera leo) Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageHour Collection: DDE-90021612

DDE-90021612
Namibia, Usakos, Setting sun lights granite rock formations surrounding Spitzkoppe mountain in Namib Desert Date: 17/07/2007

Background imageHour Collection: DDE-90021498

DDE-90021498
Namibia, Etosha National Park, Young Plains Zebra (Equus burchelli) at sunset Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageHour Collection: DDE-90021470

DDE-90021470
Africa, Namibia, Namib Nauklift National Park, Footprints on sand dune above Dead Pan in Namib Desert near Sossusvlei Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageHour Collection: DDE-90021469

DDE-90021469
Africa, Namibia, Namib Nauklift National Park, Morning sun lights dead branch on red sand dune above Dead Pan near Sossusvlei Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageHour Collection: DDE-90021468

DDE-90021468
Africa, Namibia, Keetmanshoop, Evening twilight lights Quiver Tree (Aloe dichotoma) in Kokerboomwoud (Quiver Tree Forest) at dusk Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageHour Collection: DDE-90021464

DDE-90021464
Namibia, Etosha National Park, Plains Zebra mother and foal at dawn in desert near Etosha salt pan (Equus burchelli) Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageHour Collection: DDE-90021463

DDE-90021463
Namibia, Fish River Canyon National Park, Setting sun lights clouds of afternoon thunderstorm over Fish River Canyon Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageHour Collection: DDE-90020604

DDE-90020604
Africa, Kenya, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Adult Female Leopard (Panthera pardus) resting on tree branch at sunset Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageHour Collection: DDE-90020601

DDE-90020601
Africa, Kenya, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Adult Female Leopard (Panthera pardus) carries Impala kill through brush Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageHour Collection: DDE-90020600

DDE-90020600
Africa, Kenya, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Adult Female Leopard (Panthera pardus) climbing along tree branch at sunset Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageHour Collection: DDE-90020594

DDE-90020594
Africa, Kenya, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Adult Female Leopard (Panthera pardus) rests on low grass mound at sunset Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageHour Collection: DDE-90020592

DDE-90020592
Africa, Kenya, Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Adult Female Lioness (Panthera leo) fights with Male Lion during mating Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageHour Collection: DDE-90020591

DDE-90020591
Africa, Kenya, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Adult Female Lioness (Panthera leo) stalking pride mate in tall grass at dawn Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageHour Collection: DDE-90020590

DDE-90020590
Africa, Kenya, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Adult Male Lion (Panthera leo) walking on savanna at dawn under hot air balloon Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageHour Collection: DDE-90020588

DDE-90020588
Africa, Kenya, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Lioness and Lion cub (Panthera leo) resting on savanna at dawn Date: 19/02/2005




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"Capturing the essence of time, the 'hour' takes us on a nostalgic journey through history. From Muffin the Mule to a policeman on a BSA motorcycle in London, each image tells its own story. " "Intriguingly, a Brooklands Race Poster and Le Mans Poster remind us of the adrenaline-fueled hours spent at these iconic racing events. " "Transporting us back to Hitchin, Herts in the 1940s, we witness both moments of resilience during wartime and leisurely pursuits like The 24-hour Bicycle Race at Herne Hill in 1892. " "The imposing presence of HMS RODNEY evokes images of strength and power as it sails through uncharted waters. " "Fleet Street in the swinging 1960s paints a vibrant picture of bustling journalists working against the clock to deliver breaking news stories. " "A. W. Wilson's captivating photograph captures rush hour at a London tube station, showcasing the daily hustle and bustle that defines city life. " "Hitchin, Herts once again graces our collection with memories from yesteryears - this time highlighting its charm during World War II era alongside an advertisement for Imperial Airways that promises exotic destinations within hours reach. " "And finally, Brixton Prison stands as an enduring symbol reminding us that even behind bars, every hour counts towards redemption and change under Mayhew's watchful eye.