Race Collection (#8)

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

BICYCLING POSTER, 1896. American poster by Will Bradley for a bicycle-club tournament

At the Sandown races
The British thoroughbred racehorse, Bayardo, wins the Eclipse Stakes at the Sandown Park meeting

Four famous Kentucky Thoroughbreds: Diomed, Boston, Lexington and Glencoe

Mr and Mrs G. D. Luck in a dinghy
Neat work with a dinghy: Mr and Mrs G. D. Luck being rowed ashore by the younger generation after taking part in a race at the Royal Fowey Yacht Clubs Cornish regatta

Oxford practising for the Boat Race
The Oxford team practising for the annual Boat Race

Balloon Race at Hurlingham, south west London
Scene at a balloon race at Hurlingham, south west London -- a social event as well as a sporting occasion

Tragedy of the Marathon Race... London Olympics 1908
Front cover from The Graphic. Dorando Pietri of Italy collapsed after entering the stadium ahead of the pack during the 1908 London Olympics

The Winning Jockey
The winning jockey celebrates with his girl in the winners enclosure. Illustration from The Merry Duchess Valse music sheet

A Day at the Races
3 To 1, - Bar Two The singer Miss Annie Adams is pictured in the foreground enjoying champagne and lobsters from her Fortnum and Mason hamper

Goodwood: before Start
Preparing to start a race at Goodwood

Race to Gretna / Newhouse
ONE MILE FROM GRETNA A couple desperate to marry race to Gretna Green in a four horse open top carriage but are pursued by those who wish to stop them

A peasant farmer cycles hius produce to a market in Beijing, China
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

The Hound Trails at Ambleside Sports Lake District UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Paglesham Regatta- Start of first-class oyster-smacks

Startline at the World Championships, Red Sea, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Boytons Water Show / Race
A race between Wallace Ross and George Bubear, American and British sculling champions, at Captain Boytons World Water Show at Earls Court, London

Troublesome Youngsters
Young and inexperienced racehorses prove a handful for their jockeys before the start

Greek Relay Race
A relay race with a flaming torch instead of a mere baton

SPINDRIFT
British clipper for the China tea trade, which in 1868 won the ocean race from China to England

Black-bellied Dipper (Cinclus cinclus cinclus) adult, feeding in turbulent water, River Little Ouse, Thetford, Norfolk, England, February

Childrens skipping race with onlookers, June 1953
Graffham Coronation celebrations George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N 40266

Muscle car - Old American Classic Car, 1970s, Muscle car Stencil - Vector Clip Art for tshirt and emblem isolated on white

Scott Black and Campbell Black, British Airmen Pilots winners of McRobertson London to Melbourne Centenary Air Race, 1934 in a De Haviland Comet Date: 1934

Colman's Mustard publicity booklet
Cover of Colman's Mustard publicity booklet 'Mustard Pot's Race'

Advert for Colman's Starch

Advert for Colman's Waverley Oats

Advert for Colman's Mustard, Colman's Starch, Waverley Oats and Krusto Pastry Maker

Africa - Zanzibar - Fishing Dhows racing
Africa - Zanzibar - Racing fishing Dhows. Date: 1991

Chamorro men, women and children of Guam, Mariana islands, Pacific Ocean. Marianna and Josepha, daughters of the Mayor of Umatac (top), and Stephan and Claudio Lajo (bottom)

Ostrich racing, Kansas, USA. Date: early 1900s

The Grand Prix at Le Mans, 1921 - Murphy's Duesenberg
The French Grand Prix at Le Mans, July 25, 1921. The winner, Jimmy Murphy driving a Duesenberg, at the 'S' bend before Arnage

Lake and Judges Stand, Lincoln Fields Race Course, Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA. Date: 1929

Lincoln Fields near Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA. Date: 1927

Rowing on the River Thames at Oxford, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Rowing on the Thames at Eton, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Penny farthing cycle race at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Editable vector illustration of a man winning a race

Racing Illustrated - Won by a long neck!
Racing Illustrated 'Won by a long neck!' - A Jockey's steed employs some spectacular neck-extending to pinch victory at the winning post! Date: circa 1903

Cover of Colman's Mustard publicity booklet 'Mustard Pot's Race'

Advert for Colman's Waverley Oats - specially made to nourish children

Advert, Colman's Mustard, Waverley Oats, Krusto Pastry Maker
Advert for Colman's Mustard, Colman's Starch, Waverley Oats and Krusto Pastry Maker

Advert for Colman's Starch

A scenic view of the LMP2 race car during a racing event in Spa, Belgium

little girl riding a bicycle character little girl riding a bicycle character vector illustration design

Bicycle front view Isolated bicycle front view. Vector illustration design

Cultural diversity brochure template Cultural diversity brochure template. International community. Flyer, booklet, leaflet print, cover design with linear icons

Photograph of the Ladies 100 meter race at the 1932 Olympic games. Stanislawa Walasiewicz (1911-1980) took home gold for Poland. It was learnt that Walasiewicz had a Y chromosome and was intersex

The De Haviland Comet DH88 which won the 1934 Melbourne Air Race - Romantic Stories of Air Heroes, 1937. Date: 1934

Juan Manuel Fangio in an Alfa Romeo 158 at Montreux, Switzerland 1976.

Secretariat, Belmont Stakes, 1973

1.5 Litre V12 Ferrari
Ferrari has made a number of V12 racing engines designed for Formula One, made between 1950 and 1995

2 litre Veritas, Formula B
The product of a West German sports and race car company, located in the village of Hausen am Andelsbach, near Sigmaringen, Baden-Wurttemberg. Date: 1950s

French GP in Reims 1954 KLING UN-NUMBERED MERCEDES STROMLINIENWAGEN

View of a chariot race at the Circus Maximus in Rome

Malay man of Singapore. He wears a bandana, long-sleeved jacket, pants and belt. Malais (Oceanie)

Warrior of Sawu island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. He wears a batik headcloth, ikat sarong (skirt), belt with kris, bracelets, and carries a lance and shield

Warrior of Solor Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. His war dress is decorated with tall plant fronds. He wears a coat with cowrie shells, sash belt, shield and sword

Javanese man in court dress. He wears a kuluk (cap), batik chelana (pantaloons), dodot (sarong cloth), sabuk (waistband), kris (dagger) and wedung (chopper). Javanais en habit de cour

Young Malay woman carrying pales of water with a yoke. She is bare-breasted and wears a sarong. Jeune Malaise portant de l'eau. Oceanie

Noble woman of Java, Indonesia. She wears a dodot and sarong (skirt) in batik, sabuk (waistband), kemban (corset), gold necklace and bracelets. Dame Javanaise de la haute classe (Oceanie)

Aborigines man of Jervis Bay and Kangaroo Island, Australia
Aborigine man named Djacamel of Jervis Bay, and aboriginal women of Kangaroo Island, Australia. Naturel du Port Jervis, Femmes de l'Ile des Kanguroos (Oceanie)

Native of Pulau Yos Sudarso, Muli Strait, New Guinea. He wears a necklace, armlet and belt, and holds a spear, bow and arrows. Naturel du Detroit Princesse Marianne

Native of the island of Vatulele, Fiji, Melanesia. He wears a turban and loincloth and carries a bow and arrows. Naturel de l'ile Vatou-Lele (Archipel Viti)

Melanesian man of Vanikoro, Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean. He wears a bandana, nose piercing, loincloth, necklace, armlets and anklets. He holds a bow and poisoned arrows

Melanesian chief and man of Vanou, Vanikoro, Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean. The chief wears a bandana, earrings and necklace, the man below with a wooden nose piercing

Papuan man of Dory Harbour, West Papua. He wears face tattoos, an ornamental comb in his hair, necklace, harness, armlets, and yellow breechcloth. Papou de Havre Dorey (Nouvelle Guinee)

Native of the Carteret Bay, Nui Allan, Papua New Guinea
Native of the Carteret Bay, Nui Allan, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. He wears face paint, necklace, cape, bracelets and anklets. Naturel du Havre Carteret (Nouvelle Irlande)

A Javan man in war dress, Indonesia
A Javan man in war dress. Man in chelana (pantaloons), sikapan (jacket), kotan and sangsang (vests), ang'ger (belt), pedang (sword) and kris (dagger). Javanais en costume de guerre

Maori chief of Houa-Houa (Uawa), Tolaga Bay, North Island, New Zealand. He wears a cloak, necklace, face tattoos, Te moko, and carries a spear. Chef d'une Tribu de la Nouvelle Zelande (Oceanie)

Busts of Maori men with face tattoos or Ta moko from New Zealand. Man from Tolaga Bay with feather in his hair (top) and man from Cape Terawhiti (below). Types des naturels de la Nouvelle Zelande

Maori warrior of Souraki (Hauraki Gulf), North Island, New Zealand. He has face tattoos or Ta moko, wears a striped cloak and holds a broad-bladed paddle. Guerrier de Souraki ou Chouraki

Warrior of Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga. His face, torso and arms are part-covered in warpaint, he wears a tooth necklace and carries a large mace. Guerrier de Tonga Tabou

Tahitian girl of Pitcairn Island, 19th century
Tahitian girl of Pitcairn Island, South Pacific Ocean. One of the Tahitiian women brought by the English mutineers of HMS Bounty

Native man of Tikei Island, Tuamotu group, French Polynesia. Wearing a grass skirt, rolled green-leaf ear plugs, necklace, and headdress. His body decorated with geometric tattoos

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