Race Collection (#3)

Indianapolis Motor Speedway- Home to the Indianapolis 500
USA-Indiana-Indianapolis: Indianapolis Motor Speedway- Home to the Indianapolis 500 Car Race- Hall of Fame Museum - 1911 Race Winning Car #32 the Marmon Wasp

Hall of Man sculptures by Malvina Hoffman
Double page spread from The Illustrated London News featuring editorial and photographs relating to the range of sculptures by the American female sculptor, Malvina Hoffman

Bedroom boat-race practice
An enthusiastic " Blue" leaves nothing to chance and recreates rowing conditions with the help of three tin baths, some wheels and a pair of oars in his bedroom

Doggetts Coat and Badge Race, River Thames, London
Watermen on duty at the end of Doggetts Coat and Badge Race on the River Thames. They are wearing the livery of the Fishmongers Company

Union Workhouse, Brighton, Sussex
Brighton Union workhouse on Race Hill, at Elm Grove in Brighton, Sussex, which opened in 1867. From 1915 to 1920 it was the Kitchener Indian Hospital and later became Brighton General Hospital

Some Grand National
A number of jockeys who were expected to ride in the 1938 Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree " walking the plank" at the famous Bechers Brook

Greyhound Racing
Humorous illustration by George Studdy showing a rather embarrassed man in the crowd of spectators at a greyhound race

PWA Slalom Windsurfing Turkey 2009
Antione Albeau leads round the corner in Turkey

PWA Slalom Windsurfing in Gran Canaria 2009
Slalom speed blur in Pozo

PWA Slalom Windsurfing Costa Brava 2009
Robby Swift flies past a sailing yacht in Costa Brava

Birmingham Bull Ring
A busy scene in the shopping area of the Bull Ring complex, Birmingham, England

Oxford V Cambridge 1958
An official souvenir from the Oxford versus Cambridge boat race from Putney to Mortlake on 5th April which was won by Cambridge by 3.5 lengths

Children Sledging
Four children position their sledges, ready for a downhill race!

Ralt RT3 in pits, Ayrton Senna, Formula 3 at Thruxton 3rd March 1983. Creator: Unknown
Ralt RT3 in pits, Ayrton Senna, Formula 3 at Thruxton 3rd March 1983

Autocar Poster -- Circuit des Ardennes race
Autocar Poster -- British driver Charles Jarrott winning the Circuit des Ardennes race in the famous 70 Panhard. His average speed during the race was 54 mph. Date: 1903

The great international university boat race On the river Thames (England) from Putney to Mortlake 4 miles 2 furlongs August 27th 1869

Cambridge Boat Crew 1930
The Cambridge boat crew on their first outing on the River Thames at Henley, Surrey, England. They won the Oxford vs Cambridge boat race that year (1930)! Date: 1930

Domestic Dog, Greyhound, adults, racing at track, England, july

NATIONAL AIR RACE POSTER. A 1947 National Air Race poster, held in Cleveland, Ohio

Aston Martin DB2 Team Car

Calthorpe Racing Car
1908 Tourist Trophy Race, 24th Sept, Calthorpe 4-cylinder racing car. Known as the Four Inch Race because that was the maximum size of cylinder bore allowed for entry. Race heId on Isle of Man

Poster for Speedboat Race - Lake Garda
A Poster for an International Speedboat Race, held on Lake Garda, Italy in May 1931

The Finish of the Race for Doggetts Coat and Badge, London
Engraving showing the finish of the Race for Thames Watermen for Doggetts Coat and Badge, Chelsea, 1869

ASCOT 1929
A stylised illustration depicting to elegant race goers at Ascot races in 1929, he with top hat and cigarette holder; her languid with a red hat

UFOS / SIBERIAN FIREBALL
Crew of the British steamer Siberian, off Cape Race, Newfoundland, see a huge ball of fire rise from the sea, move against the wind, then move away after 5 minutes

Poster for the world motor boat championships 1938
Poster for the world motor boat championships in Geneva from the 6th-8th August 1938

Oxford V Cambridge 1949
An official souvenir from the Oxford versus Cambridge boat race from Putney to Mortlake on 26th March which was won by Cambridge by quarter of a length

The Curragh race course, County Kildare Ireland. Date c1867

Wild and Woolly Motocross multi multi 2008

PWA Wave Windsurfing in Gran Canaria 2011
Double jump in Pozo

Miss Lucy Pocock, sculling champion
Miss Lucy Pocock, the winner of the Thamesside Water Womens sculling championship. She came from a family of boat builders and sculling champions

Londons First Greyhound Racing at White City by C. E. Turner
Illustration by C.E

Winner of the One Thousand Guineas at Newmarket, 1943
Walter Earl (right) the trainer of the winning horse, Herringbone, ridden by Harry Wragg, is pictured with another trainer, Jack Jarvis, whose horse, Ribbon, was beaten

Ancient Olympics
In the earliest times, a simple foot-race was the only event in the Ancient Olympics

Public Schools Championships at White City
The junior 100 yards final, showing P. Deane (no. 1) of Ardingly winning the race from H. G. Mackenzie (no. 9), of West Bridgford, in 10.6 seconds. Mackenzie later won the 250 yards in 28.5 seconds

Horse racing in Hong Kong, China, Asia

Paris-Brest Race 1901
This year the Paris-Brest race, the senior French cycle race, is won by Maurice Garin

Rome / Circus Maximus
Restoration by Canina of the Circus Maximus in its heyday : a chariot race is in progress and the slopes are thronged with spectators. The Imperial Palace is on the left

Boat Race Crews Training
The Oxford and Cambridge crews in training: a birds eye view from Putney Bridge

Alice and the Dodo -- the Dodo solemnly presented the thimble saying, " We beg your acceptance of this elegant thimble"

Yamaha YZF R1

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Ariel Atom 500

The grand pacer Mascot by Deceiver. Date c1893

A Regatta on the Grand Canal, c. 1735 (oil on canvas)
BAL122610 A Regatta on the Grand Canal, c.1735 (oil on canvas) by Canaletto, Antonio (1697-1768) (studio of); 117.2x186.7 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; Italian, out of copyright

Whippet Race Start
Three owners demonstrate how whippets are started in a race Date: 1960

RACE FOR A WHALE. Wood engraving, American, after Isaiah West Taber, 1874

Workers in Heihe on the Chinese Russian border shovel heavy snow from the worst snowstorm to hit northern China in
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Boat Race Hammersmith
The boat race, as viewed from Hammersmith Bridge

Trotting with Sulky 1914
A trotting race with sulky

Oxford V Cambridge 1877
(L) Danger Ahead (R) At Barnes Race which had a controversial dead heat finish

Laura Wheeler Waring painting Mother and Daughter done in 1927

Kabyle woman with a cigarette. Algeria
19th century vintage photograph - Kabyle woman with a cigarette

Maria Teresa de Filippis pictured in her Red Maserati 250F before for the BRDC International Trophy race at Silverstone. Maria retired after 40 laps due to a transmission problem

CM26 7881 Mark Smith, Ford Escort Mk2 Rothmans
Mark Smith, Ford Escort Mk2 Rothmans, Race Retro, Rally stage, Sunday 24th February, 2019, retro, nostalgia, motorsport, cars, vehicles, racing, classic cars, historic cars, nostalgia, vehicles

Ford GT40, 1965, White, red stripe
Ford GT40 1965 White red stripe

Larry Gains
Larry Gaines (1901 - 1983), Canadian heavyweight boxing champion pictured with wife and two children. Date: 1931

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Bike race between Girona and the Aragonese front (14th-18th April 1937)

First aid at Camp Nathan Hale, Southfields, New York, 1943 Creator: Gordon Parks
Southfields, New York. Interracial activities at camp Nathan Hale, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. First aid

Singing around the camp fire at Camp Nathan Hale
Southfields, New York. Interracial activities at camp Nathan Hale, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service

Launching a canoe at Camp Gaylord White, Arden, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Arden, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Gaylord White, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Launching a canoe

Practicing on the archery range at Camp Fern Rock
Bear Mountain, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Fern Rock, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service, practicing on the archery range

c. 1880s South East Asia - Philippines - girls and women
c.1880s South East Asia - Philippines - girls and women - washing and getting their hair done

The Flying Dutchman and Voltigeur Running the Great Match Race (oil on canvas)
CH424793 The Flying Dutchman and Voltigeur Running the Great Match Race (oil on canvas) by Spode

London Marathon 1981, Sponsored by Gillette, Sunday 29th March 1981. Joint winners, Dick Beardsley and Inge Simonsen

The boat that sailor Donald Crowhurst hoped would win him the Sunday Times Golden Globe Round the World yacht race; the trimaran " Teignmouth Electron"

North American P-51D Mustang N335 BARDAHL II
North American P-51D Mustang N335, BARDAHL II, race number 14 at Santa Monica, with sister-ship N335J just visible parked alongside

Camargue white horses galloping through water, Camargue, France

The Princes Second Derby, 1900: Diamond Jubilee first past the post, (1901). Thoroughbred race horse owned by the Prince of Wales winning the Derby at Epsom racecourse in Surrey

Americas Cup challenger Shamrock IV sailing without topsail, 1914. Creator
Americas Cup challenger Shamrock IV sailing without topsail, 1914. Shamrock IV was a yacht owned by Sir Thomas Lipton and designed by Charles Ernest Nicholson. She was launched in June 1914

The J-Class yachts Shamrock V and Britannia, 1934. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The J-Class yachts Shamrock V and Britannia, 1934

Lord Marcus Beresford, 1911. Lord Marcus Talbot de la Poer Beresford, KCVO (25 December 1848 - 16 December 1922) was an equerry and racing manager. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1

The Schneider Trophy 1931 - Calshot Spit, England
Souvenir Programme for the Schneider Trophy of 1929 held at Calshot Spit, England

Horse racing in Art Deco style. circa 1930s

American schooner Westward - built by Herrehoff
The American schooner Westward - built by Herrehoff in 1910 and later owned by Mr Thomas Benjamin Davis - a magnificent schooner of 323 tonnes. In 1910 she sailed in eleven races and won them all

Simon Le Bon in Cornwall
Simon John Charles Le Bon (b. 1958), English musician, in Cornwall, at the time his yacht capsized during the Fastnet race off Falmouth

Cadet on the Sorlandet, a Norwegian tall ship
Cadet in the rigging of the Sorlandet, a Norwegian tall ship, probably during a Tall Ships Race. Date: 1960s

Suffragette Emily Davison Epsom Derby. Emily Wilding Davison, the jockey, Herbert Jones and the Kings horse Anmer, immediately after Miss

Autocar Poster -- French Grand Prix
Autocar Poster -- French driver Boillot in a blue Peugeot, chasing the American Bruce Brown in a red Fiat, in the French Grand Prix

Ducati 1199 Panigale R
Car Photo Library The Bike Photo Library: Ducati

Montreux Grand Prix 1934 - Painting by Andrew McGeachy
The Montreux Grand Prix of 1934, held on 3rd June and won by Carlo Felice Trossi in an Alfa Romeo (car number 6 - shown here in the lead). Date: 1934

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"Race: A Kaleidoscope of Speed, Skill, and Passion" From the neon frontage at Walthamstow Dog Racing Stadium to the Monaco Grand Prix Poster of 1957, it has always been a thrilling spectacle that captivates hearts worldwide. It transcends boundaries and unites people in their love for adrenaline-fueled competition. In the Olympic 400m race finish of 1924, Eric Liddell's determination shone through as he sprinted towards victory, showcasing the resilience and spirit that define races. Similarly, the image of the majestic J-class yacht Velsheda sailing close hauled in 1933 reminds us that even on water, speed becomes an art form. Cycling enthusiasts witnessed Lance Armstrong and yellow jersey Alberto Contador battling it out in the Tour de France of 2009. Their relentless pursuit for triumph symbolized how races push athletes beyond their limits both physically and mentally. The Monaco Grand Prix Poster from 1932 transports us to a time when roaring engines echoed through narrow streets—a testament to human ingenuity pushing machines to their absolute limits. The Supermarine aeroplane with its Rolls-Royce S. 6 engine takes flight into our imagination as we marvel at mankind's quest for speed above clouds. Not limited to land or air, racing also thrives on four wheels—such as the iconic Ford Escort Mk. 2 adorned with Rothmans Rally livery in 1979—exuding power and elegance simultaneously. The grandstand at Saratoga Race Course stands tall amidst lush greenery—an emblematic representation of horse racing's rich history embedded deep within New York State's landscape. Meanwhile, Greyhound Racing at White City showcases canine grace combined with lightning-fast agility—a unique form of racing where dogs become stars themselves. Finally, The Palio in Siena captures Italy's passion for horse racing intertwined with centuries-old traditions—a vibrant celebration where rival neighborhoods compete for honor and glory.