Race Collection (#7)

Muybridge - Race Horse
Horse : race horse walking

Vintage Cars - United States
" Some old crocks" taking part in a vintage car rally on the streets of a major US City

German Horse Racing
A race in progress at the Dusseldorf-Grafenberg course in Germany

ASCOT 1895
Privileged racegoers in the Enclosure before the race for the Ascot Gold Cup : police are on hand in case of trouble

Race Going Couple
A bright orange tunic dress with a narrow hobble skirt, sleeves with volans, a V neck bodice & pannier or polonaise over-skirt & a soft brimless hat with a plume

Tony Cairoli Whip Look - Maggiora MX Opening
Stefano Minella

Cheltenham Jumps Festival
Sharon Lee Chapman

Original artwork, Le Mans race track, Louis Chiron
Original artwork, Le Mans race track, showing Louis Chiron in an Alfa Romeo 8C going through the Esses in lead position. Date: 1933

Van Tromp, foaled 1844 (b / w photo)
7163617 Van Tromp, foaled 1844 (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Van Tromp, foaled 1844)

Leon Camier MV Agusta 1000 F4
World Superbikes 2017

An Italian automotive triumph (colour litho)
2809318 An Italian automotive triumph (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Italian automotive triumph)

A new kind of derby (colour litho)
2777730 A new kind of derby (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A new kind of derby)

Caucasus Georgia Tiflis Tblisi-donkey with load & Armenian d
Caucasus Georgia Tiflis Tblisi - a donkey with its load and its Armenian driver. Vintage 19th century photograph

The Race for the Grand National in a Snowstorm, 29 March (b / w photo)
1593512 The Race for the Grand National in a Snowstorm, 29 March (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Race for the Grand National in a Snowstorm)

Christmas morning swim in the Serpentine
Page from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News featuring various sketches of the Christmas morning swimming handicap in the Serpentine in Hyde Park

Epsom Racecourse (coloured engraving)
729503 Epsom Racecourse (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Epsom Racecourse - The Coming In. Engraving by Smyth)

The Great Race for the Western Stakes, 1870 (litho) (lithograph)
1574278 The Great Race for the Western Stakes, 1870 (litho) (lithograph) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M

The Milan Automobile Week, Departure of the competitors for the Italian Grand Prix Vetturette (colour litho)
2809135 The Milan Automobile Week, Departure of the competitors for the Italian Grand Prix Vetturette (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Tortoise and the Hare, Edo Period (1600-1868) (silk embroidery) (detail)
XBP236455 The Tortoise and the Hare, Edo Period (1600-1868) (silk embroidery) (detail) by Japanese School; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Japanese, out of copyright

Dahomeyan Amazons (b / w photo)
5990420 Dahomeyan Amazons (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dahomeyan Amazons. Living Races of Mankind (Hutchinson, c 1910)

Before a Ladies Boat Race, Lake Mahopac, 1864-65 (oil on canvas)
938821 Before a Ladies Boat Race, Lake Mahopac, 1864-65 (oil on canvas) by Lang, Louis (1814-93); 113x156 cm; Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Broadsiding during a speedway race in Australia (b / w photo)
6009208 Broadsiding during a speedway race in Australia (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Broadsiding during a speedway race in Australia)

The star of the first heat of the Ladies 220 yds. championship race at New Brighton Baths. Left to right:- H.M Yate (Port of Portsmouth S.C), D. Hutton (Border City S.C.), E.M.H Deane (Gt)

Zola Budd barefoot at Crystal Palace. 25th April 1984

The Boat Race, Cambridge v Oxford. 1956. The race was held from the starting
The Boat Race, Cambridge v Oxford. 1956

Sport cycle speedway. August 1953 D5418

North American P-51D N991R, number 11 Miss America
North American P-51D-30NA N991R (formerly 44-74536), owned by Howie Keefe, of Pacific Palisades, Van Nuys CA, marked with race number number 11 and named Miss America Date: circa 1974

2 MEN CANOEING 1960S
J. Campbell and P.L. Pye race through rough water during the twelve-mile Bradford-Avon competition. Date: 1960s

Saab 91 Safir SE-BNN
Saab 91A Safir SE-BNN (msn 91-130), flown by Squadron Leader A.R. Moore DFC in the Grosvenor Challenge Trophy race at Elmdon, with race number 55. SaB 91a. Date: 1949

Ferrari P4, Mairesse - Beurlys, 1967 Le Mans. Creator: Unknown
Ferrari P4, Mairesse - Beurlys, 1967 Le Mans

West Surrey Staghounds Point-to-point races at Slyfield - the All Comers Maiden Steeplechase, won by Mr Oliver Dixon on Master Royston

The 105 ft ketch Thendara sailing with spinnaker. 1939. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 105 ft ketch Thendara sailing with spinnaker. 1939. Thendara was designed by Alfred Mylne for the Scottish yachtsman Sir Arthur Young. She was launched in 1937 and is still racing today

The 15-metre Ostaria, Hispania and Sophie Elizabeth racing upwind, 1911

Cars racing through the chicane
Atalanta 1939 4279 cc. Reg. No. KMG957. Entry No: 26 Driver: Wilby, Miss M. Background Alfa Romeo 2600S cc. Reg. No. AMO999. Event Entry No: 19 Driver: Bagratouni, G. Brooklands, The chicane. J.C.C

Cars racing at the MCC Members Meeting
HRG 1497 cc. Reg. No. DYV221. Event Entry No: 16 Driver: Clark, P.C.T. SS Jaguar 100 3485 cc. Entry No: 4 Driver: Wood, G. MG PB 1935 939S cc. Vehicle Reg. No. JB7521

Spearmint, c1905 (c1910). Spearmint (1903-1924) was a British thoroughbred racehorse and a sire owned by Major Eustace Loder (1867-1914)

CM22 5314 Jim Partridge, Rover Mini GpA
Jim Partridge, Rover Mini GpA, Race Retro, Rally stage, Sunday 25th February, 2018, retro, nostalgia, motorsport, cars, vehicles, racing, classic cars, historic cars, nostalgia, vehicles, cars

The Dar Mlodziezy, Polish tall ship, fully rigged, Falmouth
The Dar Mlodziezy, a Polish tall ship, fully rigged at Falmouth. Date: circa 1980s

The Schneider Trophy 1927 - Venice, Italy
Photograph from the Schneider Trophy of 1927 held at Venice, Italy

Athletics. Race. Early twentieth century. Engraving

The Arms Race
The more the nations try to outdo their neighbours in the arms race, the more their own people suffer... Date: 1909

Tooth and Flail by H. M. Bateman
The Crisis - Tattenham Corner. Horses and riders each furiously rounding the bend at Tattenham Corner on Epsom racecourse as envisaged by the cartoonist, H. M. Bateman. Date: 1927

Bembridge, Isle of Wight - Hampshire - Redwing Class yachts (after the first re-design) Date: circa 1950s

Pontchartrain Hotel, Campus Martius, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Pontchartrain Hotel (left) and Hammond Building (right), Campus Martius, Detroit, Michigan, USA. The Soldiers and Sailors Monument can be seen in the left foreground

Advert for White City Greyhound Racing 1932
They ll all be at the Greyhound Derby

Soldiers of a West Indian Regiment, Western Front, WW1
A group of soldiers from the British West Indies Regiment, ready for action on the Western Front in France during the Somme offensive, World War One. Date: 1916

The Main Stand - The Racecourse - Deauville, France Date: circa 1909

Hot Rod
Car Photo Library The Car Photo Library: Hot Rod

Gold Cup to be awarded to the winner of the speed race of the MacRobertson Air Race from RAF Mildenhall to Melbourne in 1934

The second de Havilland DH88 Comet G-ACSR ready for flight
The second de Havilland DH88 Comet, G-ACSR, ready for flight test just before dark following the pre-race accident

Pre-production de Havilland DH60 Moth G-EBMO
Pre-production de Havilland DH60 Moth, G-EBMO, in which H.S. Broad won the 1926 Kings Cup Race. Date: 1926

Air Race winning English Electric Canberra PR3, WE139
Rolling out Flt Lt Burtons New Zealand Air Race winning English Electric Canberra PR3, WE139, at Heathrow, October 1953. Date: 1953

Jaguar MK1

ariel atom

A midnight race on the Mississippi. Date c1890

The Black Patti, Mme. M. Sissieretta Jones the greatest singer of her race. Date 1899

Wheelbarrow Race. Artist: Louis Wain. A group of cats enjoy this popular pastime in the garden Date: 1904

France - Emerald Coast - Racing Bisquines Cancalaises at a regatta - traditional lugger boats from Brittany. Date: circa 1910s

Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evolution

Bentley S2 Continental

The Newmarket Houghton Meeting
Various horse races relating to the Newmarket Houghton meeting, including the Limekiln Stakes won by Mr Fairies Bayardo

Animal Bicycle Race
Various animals compete in a cycle race : the ostrich leads on his penny-farthing, but the kangaroo is catching up

Man Races Train
Montengro peasant Yoyin Milovich claims he can run faster than a Yugoslav train - and proves it by beating it in a race between Bar and Sutorman

A Donkey Race
Brother and sister race their donkeys while the donkey-boy runs beside them

Ron Hortons MG Magnette K3 at Coppice Corner, Donington Park, Leicestershire, 1933
MG Magnette K3 1086S cc. Event Entry No: 21, Driver: R.T. Horton. Place: Coppice corner. Donington Park Race Meeting. Date: 25.3.33

Motor race on the Campbell Circuit at Brooklands. Artist: Bill Brunell
Austin 7 twin Cam. Racing single seater. 744S cc. Entry No: 6. Centre Appleton Special Racing single seater. Entry No: 7 Driver: Appleton, R.J.W. Place: Brooklands, The Campbell Circuit

Two Bugatti Type 35s racing on the Members Banking at Brooklands. Artist: Bill Brunell
Centre Bugatti Type 35 Event Entry No: 5. Left Bugatti Type 35 Event Entry No: 1. Place: Brooklands, Members Banking

Foxhunting scene on a greetings card by Ernest Griset -- The first fox of the season. The fox hides inside a hollow tree trunk as the horses and hounds race by. Date: circa 1890s

Advert for Debenham & Freebody lace race wraps 1912
Selection of luxurious lace jacktets, coats and wraps for racing. 1912

Bird s-eye view of the Oxford and Cambridge boat-race course Date: 1875

Schneider contest nerve centre by G. H. Davis
The Schneider contest nerve centre: timing at over 300 mph. How the amazing speeds of the seaplanes were recorded: the timekeepers and their work on Ryde Pier. Date: 1929

CM17 8782 Andrew Burgess, Ferrari California
Andrew Burgess, Ferrari California, Mission Motorsport, Goodwood, 2nd March 2017, fast cars, cars, vehicles, Track, racing cars, sports cars

CM17 9009 Andrew Burgess, Ferrari California
Andrew Burgess, Ferrari California, Mission Motorsport, Goodwood, 2nd March 2017, fast cars, cars, vehicles, Track, racing cars, sports cars

Start of a Womens Sledging Competition
Start of a Womens Luge (Sledging) Competition at the Hotel Bristol in the Territet Suburb of Montreux Switzerland. Date: 1909

CM6 5242 Alexander Boswell, Ferrari 500-625A
Alexander Boswell, Ferrari 500-625A, Hawthorn Trophy, Formula Libre, Grand Prix cars, Goodwood 73rd Members Meeting, 73rd, 73rd Members Meeting, Action, Chris McEvoy, circuit racing, CJM Photography

Charles William Anderson Scott AFC (1903-1946)
Charles William Anderson Scott, AFC, 1903-1946, left, and Tom Campbell Black, 1899-1936, winners of the MacRobertson Air Race, London to Melbourne race, in 1934

A foot-race. 6th century B. C
ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED VASE. A foot-race. 6th century B.C

Bert Myers, bicycle racing man. Drawing, 1890
BICYCLING, 1890. Bert Myers, bicycle racing man. Drawing, 1890

ENGLAND: BOAT RACE, 1869. The start, at Putney, of the yearly Oxford and Cambridge Universities boat race on the Thames River. Wood engraving, English, 1869

Cycle racing event
A cycle racing event, watched by a crowd of spectators. circa 1940s

Belize - Regatta on the River
A regatta on the Belize Haulover Creek, also called the Belize River, Belize City, Belize. Date: 1911

For sale as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media

"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.