Spectator Collection (#8)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 31 May 1903, Paris/Madrid car race, foot of the coast of Avenue Grammont
LUX4760295 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 31 May 1903, Paris/Madrid car race, foot of the coast of Avenue Grammont, exit of Tours, 1903 - crew Jarrott

Greece, La Chania, Crete: French theatre with armees, repetition of the show gives for the national party, 1906
LUX4764823 Greece, La Chania, Crete: French theatre with armees, repetition of the show gives for the national party, 1906; (add.info.: Greece, La Chania, Crete: French theatre with armees)

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83), Toulon: Defile in a festival of musical harmonies and orpheons, 1900
LUX4765294 France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83), Toulon: Defile in a festival of musical harmonies and orpheons, 1900; (add.info.: France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83)

France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Herault (34), Montpellier: The 122nd defile on the avenue de Toulouse, 1900
LUX4767704 France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Herault (34), Montpellier: The 122nd defile on the avenue de Toulouse, 1900; (add.info.: France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Herault (34)

Ancient Olympic Games held in the honour of Zeus. Runners competing in a foot race. Early 20th century illustration
537614 Ancient Olympic Games held in the honour of Zeus. Runners competing in a foot race. Early 20th century illustration.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Tom, Jerry, Logic backing Tommy Sweep at Royal Cockpit
863235 Tom, Jerry, Logic backing Tommy Sweep at Royal Cockpit; (add.info.: Tom, Jerry and Logic, backing Tommy the Sweep at the Royal Cockpit)

Magic lantern slide projector, 1671
1575812 Magic lantern slide projector, 1671; (add.info.: Magic lantern slide projector, 1671. The magic lantern or Laterna Magica is an early type of image projector developed in the 17th century)

Experimental Chaise, mid-18th century (etching on paper)
7482785 Experimental Chaise, mid-18th century (etching on paper) by Hayman, Francis (1708-76); 31x40 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Fighting feroces in the arena in Rome, circus games: wild animals and African animals - Illustration by Minnard for
PCT4296653 Fighting feroces in the arena in Rome, circus games: wild animals and African animals - Illustration by Minnard for "Quo vadis" (a history of the time of Neron)

M for the Monkey, a comical thing, 1872 (illustration)
DUV4224938 M for the Monkey, a comical thing, 1872 (illustration); 27x23 cm; (add.info.: Aunt Louisa's alphabet book, The nursery alphabet)

Sebastien Lenormand (Louis-Sebastien 1757 - 1837) inventor of the parachute - 26 December 1783 he jumps from the tower
PCT4292955 Sebastien Lenormand (Louis-Sebastien 1757 - 1837) inventor of the parachute - 26 December 1783 he jumps from the tower of the observatory of Montpellier (tower of the Babote)

Les wolves du cirque d'hiver de Paris, le tamer Rudesindo Roche - composition de dessins d'un nature by Louis
PCT4294464 Les wolves du cirque d'hiver de Paris, le tamer Rudesindo Roche - composition de dessins d'un nature by Louis Bombled

Vietnamese opera performance, hat tuong, circa 1792. Three female dancers dance
FLO4576564 Vietnamese opera performance, hat tuong, circa 1792. Three female dancers dance and sing with an old actor to music from horn players and drummers

Scene of wrestling, TONGA Islands (Oceania)
JAB4120810 Scene of wrestling, TONGA Islands (Oceania).; (add.info.: Scene of wrestling, TONGA Islands (Oceania).); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Dance guerriere at Bourou, Sea of the Solomon Islands, Archipelago of Bismarck, New Ireland
JAB4121356 Dance guerriere at Bourou, Sea of the Solomon Islands, Archipelago of Bismarck, New Ireland, Oceania - Voyages by James COOK (1728-1779)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: visit of Felix Faure to the Barbuda barracks of Hilliers, 1895
LUX4750265 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: visit of Felix Faure to the Barbuda barracks of Hilliers, 1895; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Victory Feast of July 14, 1919: the crowd set up on German cannons, 1919
LUX4746263 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Victory Feast of July 14, 1919: the crowd set up on German cannons, 1919; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Victory Feast of July 14

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Fete de la Victoire of July 14, 1919: defile troops, the soldiers
LUX4746237 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Fete de la Victoire of July 14, 1919: defile troops, the soldiers, seen here from behind, march before the church of the Madeleine decoree

First World War: France, Postcard of the July 14 defile, the generals of the English forces depart under the Arc de
LUX4741524 First World War: France, Postcard of the July 14 defile, the generals of the English forces depart under the Arc de Triomphe

First World War: France, Postcard showing the dequeue of victory on July 14, 1919
LUX4741506 First World War: France, Postcard showing the dequeue of victory on July 14, 1919; (add.info.: First World War - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1): France

Tone and half tone - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families
DUV4219834 Tone and half tone - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families, 1897 (lithograph); 31x24.5 cm; (add.info.: Paul Dupont, editor, Paris, 1897)

Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving)
DUV4205638 Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving); 21x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter J Organ Player)

France, Brittany, Finistere (29), Brest: Military concert place battlefield in the new kiosk built in 1890
LUX4708703 France, Brittany, Finistere (29), Brest: Military concert place battlefield in the new kiosk built in 1890; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Finistere (29)

United Kingdom, Northampton: Spectators in a racetrack stand, 1920
LUX4723775 United Kingdom, Northampton: Spectators in a racetrack stand, 1920; (add.info.: United Kingdom, Northampton: Spectators in a racetrack stand, 1920); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Le Treport, Seine Maritime (76): On the edge of the embankment, tourists witness a race climbed on chairs, 1900
LUX4728157 Le Treport, Seine Maritime (76): On the edge of the embankment, tourists witness a race climbed on chairs, 1900; (add.info.: Le Treport, Seine Maritime (76): On the edge of the embankment

La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhone (13): Launch of a boat, 1920
LUX4727948 La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhone (13): Launch of a boat, 1920; (add.info.: La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhone (13): Launch of a boat, 1920); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Chinese bonze - Chinese monk with palm leaf hat sitting in front of a pagoda - Handcoloured woodcut by Vermorcken after
FLO4723298 Chinese bonze - Chinese monk with palm leaf hat sitting in front of a pagoda - Handcoloured woodcut by Vermorcken after an illustration by H

France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33), Bordeaux: The arrival of the car Darracq de Barras of the Paris-Madrid race, 1903
LUX4726353 France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33), Bordeaux: The arrival of the car Darracq de Barras of the Paris-Madrid race, 1903; (add.info.: France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33)

Dance performed in front of Queen Tineh of the Island of Friends (Tonga). Lithography for the book
FLO4636388 Dance performed in front of Queen Tineh of the Island of Friends (Tonga). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amerique et

Native peruvian dance " The chocolate " Lima, PERU, 1843 (engraving)
7305358 Native peruvian dance " The chocolate " Lima, PERU, 1843 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Native peruvian dance " The chocolate " Lima)

War of Independence of the United States of America (1775-1783): Battle of Bunker Hill observed by the inhabitants of
NWI4838730 War of Independence of the United States of America (1775-1783): Battle of Bunker Hill observed by the inhabitants of Boston on the roofs, 1775

View of a circus show, Cirque Napoleon, Paris, 1855 (engraving)
ELD4835952 View of a circus show, Cirque Napoleon, Paris, 1855 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monuments de Paris)

Illustration of Eugene-Hippolyte Forest (1808-1891) in " Song illustree", ca
ICA4841588 Illustration of Eugene-Hippolyte Forest (1808-1891) in " Song illustree", ca. 1840 - Travel around the world Universal Cosmorama - World

Illustration in " Song illustree", circa 1840 - Circus Ecuyer - Cirque - Cheval Horses
ICA4841201 Illustration in " Song illustree", circa 1840 - Circus Ecuyer - Cirque - Cheval Horses; (add.info.: Illustration in " Song illustree")

Ancient Olympic Games, running events, 1885 (engraving)
ELD4932770 Ancient Olympic Games, running events, 1885 (engraving); (add.info.: Ancient Greece: Ancient Olympic Games, running events Engraving from "History of the world" by Ridpath 1885)

Postcard, N & B, circa 1915: Distraction on the Front - War of 14-18, Music, Theatre, Photography, Leisure
ICA4948011 Postcard, N & B, circa 1915: Distraction on the Front - War of 14-18, Music, Theatre, Photography, Leisure, Front (military), Provincial Edition - Soldiers; (add.info.: Postcard, N & B)

The circus dog Munito. c.1890 (chromo)
3433709 The circus dog Munito. c.1890 (chromo); (add.info.: Entertainment. Circus. The circus dog Munito. Imagery, France, ca 1890.); Photo © CCI

Twenty masked and costumed musicians and dancers emerge from four monstrous heads
FLO4702936 Twenty masked and costumed musicians and dancers emerge from four monstrous heads. Dance of the Nations, part of the celebrations of the birth of Freiderich, Duke of Wurttemberg, 1616

Tunisia, Tunis: Muslim festival, the music of the gunmen plays before the show
LUX4766386 Tunisia, Tunis: Muslim festival, the music of the gunmen plays before the show, a photographer is in place and many spectators, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia, Tunis: Muslim festival)

France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), Le Mans: Running in the streets of Le Mans, lively view with spectators
LUX4766878 France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), Le Mans: Running in the streets of Le Mans, lively view with spectators

Greece, Chania, Crete: Crete's military campaign, international shooting competition
LUX4764243 Greece, Chania, Crete: Crete's military campaign, international shooting competition, the arrival of zaizus in front of the detachments of international armies, Russian, English

Horse race for the English derby, 1791. Lithography after a strong water 18th century
NWI4961754 Horse race for the English derby, 1791. Lithography after a strong water 18th century.; (add.info.: Horse race for the English derby, 1791)

The crowd watching the rise of a hot air balloon in Philadelphia in the 1850s
NWI4952726 The crowd watching the rise of a hot air balloon in Philadelphia in the 1850s. Colour engraving after a 19th century illustration.; (add.info)

Abecedary: "Doctor Quack". Illustration of the letter " Q" with a fake doctor haranguing people to
NWI4953465 Abecedary: "Doctor Quack". Illustration of the letter " Q" with a fake doctor haranguing people to sell their medicine in the 19th century

Caius Valerius Catullus, known as Catullo (87 - 54 BC) recting one of his poems in the lyre
NWI4913356 Caius Valerius Catullus, known as Catullo (87 - 54 BC) recting one of his poems in the lyre, has a small assembly in his villa in Sermione, Lombardy (Italy)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): the airship balloon number 9 by Alberto Santos Dumont (Santos-Dumont)
LUX4770964 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): the airship balloon number 9 by Alberto Santos Dumont (Santos-Dumont), surrounds spectators during its decollage, 1903; (add.info.: France)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): the airship balloon number 9 by Alberto Santos Dumont (Santos-Dumont)
LUX4770956 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): the airship balloon number 9 by Alberto Santos Dumont (Santos-Dumont), surrounds spectators during its decollage, 1903; (add.info.: France)

Greece, Chania, Crete: Crete Military Campaign, Italian National Feast, Games
LUX4764377 Greece, Chania, Crete: Crete Military Campaign, Italian National Feast, Games, Neapolitan Orchestra and Military Disguises as Woman, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Chania)

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"The Spectator: Witnessing History Unfold Through the Eyes of Onlookers" The Orrery by Joseph Wright: A group of mesmerized spectators gaze upon a mechanical model of the solar system, marveling at the wonders of science and human ingenuity. Augusta National Golf Club House, 1943: Eager fans gather around the clubhouse, eagerly awaiting their favorite golfers as they compete in one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world. WORLD SERIES, 1955: In a nail-biting moment captured forever, Sandy Amoros soars through Yankee Stadium's left field to catch Yogi Berra's deep fly ball during Game 7, leaving spectators breathless with anticipation. Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc committing self-immolation in Saigon: Shocked onlookers witness an act of profound protest against injustice as this brave monk sets himself ablaze to shed light on President Ngo Dinh Diem's mistreatment of protestors. The Airpump by Joseph Wright: With fascination and curiosity etched on their faces, observers gather around an air pump experiment that symbolizes mankind's relentless pursuit of knowledge and scientific discovery. CLEVELAND: JACOBS FIELD - A sea of passionate baseball enthusiasts fills Jacobs Field; their collective cheers echoing through time as they support their beloved Cleveland Indians with unwavering loyalty. Churchill Downs horse racing at Kentucky Derby: Amidst thunderous hooves pounding against turf tracks at Churchill Downs, spectators hold their breaths while witnessing majestic horses galloping towards glory during America's greatest horse race event. Arthur Ashe triumphs over Jimmy Connors at Wimbledon finals in 1975: Captured mid-match point, ardent tennis fans watch intently as American legend Arthur Ashe defeats his opponent with grace and skill during a historic Wimbledon final match that will be remembered for years to come. Medieval jousting tournament.