Spectator Collection (#9)

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)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): launch of a Nadar type ball, animated view with many curious in top hat
LUX4774073 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): launch of a Nadar type ball, animated view with many curious in top hat and a crinoline dress, 1870 - NADAR balloon; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Corrida: the matador (bullfighter) avoiding a bull attack. Chromolithography of the late 19th century
JAB5037039 Corrida: the matador (bullfighter) avoiding a bull attack. Chromolithography of the late 19th century; (add.info.: Corrida: the matador (bullfighter) avoiding a bull attack

Tightrope acrobats on stage in front of a fashionable audience. Dick Wildfire and Jenkins in a Theatrical Pandemonium
FLO4686794 Tightrope acrobats on stage in front of a fashionable audience. Dick Wildfire and Jenkins in a Theatrical Pandemonium, or the Cafe de la Paix in all its glory

Fashionable dandies watching bear-baiting and dog-fighting. Dick and Squire Jenkins enjoying the Sport at the Battle of
FLO4686769 Fashionable dandies watching bear-baiting and dog-fighting. Dick and Squire Jenkins enjoying the Sport at the Battle of Animals (now Place du Colonel Fabien)

The incomparable Ravel, a guitar-playing English tightrope artist from the early 19th century
FLO4677998 The incomparable Ravel, a guitar-playing English tightrope artist from the early 19th century, with two dancers on thick ropes

Pierre Forioso, and his troupe of rope dancers at the Theatre de la Nouvelaut and the Tivoli
FLO4677910 Pierre Forioso, and his troupe of rope dancers at the Theatre de la Nouvelaut and the Tivoli. " The rope dancers costumes are almost Spartan

Jacques de Falaise, street entertainer who ate anything. He is shown eating a live mouse, holding a snake
FLO4677660 Jacques de Falaise, street entertainer who ate anything. He is shown eating a live mouse, holding a snake, while an assistant receives a dagger and rose from the audience

Drummer performing tricks with drumsticks while beating a drum, accompanied by a violinist
FLO4677652 Drummer performing tricks with drumsticks while beating a drum, accompanied by a violinist. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesanger's Le Bon Genre, Paris

Woman balancing on a candlestick on a table, while a child walks on its hands
FLO4677639 Woman balancing on a candlestick on a table, while a child walks on its hands. Later, Madame Herculanus fixes two anchors in curling papers to her hair

Indian sword swallower in Paris, 1816. An assistant holds a sword to show its length (18 inches)
FLO4677617 Indian sword swallower in Paris, 1816. An assistant holds a sword to show its length (18 inches), and another takes something from a box of tricks

Troubadour playing on six instruments in front of Prussian and Scots soldiers, 1815
FLO4677605 Troubadour playing on six instruments in front of Prussian and Scots soldiers, 1815. By moving his head, elbows and knees, he plays pan pipes, mandolin, drum, triangle

Jockeys in racing silks on thoroughbred horses on a race course before a cheering crowd
FLO4688653 Jockeys in racing silks on thoroughbred horses on a race course before a cheering crowd. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature: England

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), curiosite: Spectators in the park of Chateau de Champchevrier, 1885
LUX4806612 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), curiosite: Spectators in the park of Chateau de Champchevrier, 1885; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Belgium, Ostend: Elegantes attend a horse race, a woman takes a photograph, 1900
LUX4811700 Belgium, Ostend: Elegantes attend a horse race, a woman takes a photograph, 1900; (add.info.: Belgium, Ostend: Elegantes attend a horse race, a woman takes a photograph)

Belle epoque; Belgium, Ostend: Elegantes attend a horse race, 1900
LUX4811680 Belle epoque; Belgium, Ostend: Elegantes attend a horse race, 1900; (add.info.: Belle epoque; Belgium, Ostend: Elegantes attend a horse race, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78), Le Pecq: Fast stars pass the nautical centre and the start stand, 1902
LUX4811300 France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78), Le Pecq: Fast stars pass the nautical centre and the start stand, 1902; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78)

France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78), Le Pecq: Nautical fete, the start podium, 1902
LUX4811219 France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78), Le Pecq: Nautical fete, the start podium, 1902; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78), Le Pecq: Nautical fete, the start podium

France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente (16), Cognac: Visit of Minister Barthou to Cognac, in the streets of Cognac
LUX4810387 France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente (16), Cognac: Visit of Minister Barthou to Cognac, in the streets of Cognac, a defile with tanks, 1907; (add.info.: France, Poitou-Charentes)

Tank race in the Circus of Maxime (Circus Maximus), Ancient Rome. Colourful engraving of the 20th century
NWI4857780 Tank race in the Circus of Maxime (Circus Maximus), Ancient Rome. Colourful engraving of the 20th century.; (add.info.: Tank race in the Circus of Maxime (Circus Maximus), Ancient Rome

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Sainte Radegonde: Racing Automobile Tours Tours, 1898
LUX4801219 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Sainte Radegonde: Racing Automobile Tours Tours, 1898; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Sainte Radegonde: Racing Automobile Tours Tours, 1898
LUX4801208 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Sainte Radegonde: Racing Automobile Tours Tours, 1898; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Grand Prix hippique, the presidential tribune, 1896
LUX4800972 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Grand Prix hippique, the presidential tribune, 1896; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Grand Prix hippique, the presidential tribune

Spain, Andalusia, PR, Seville: bullfighting in the arenes, 1890
LUX4781909 Spain, Andalusia, PR, Seville: bullfighting in the arenes, 1890; (add.info.: Spain, Andalusia, PR, Seville: bullfighting in the arenes, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Brittany, Finistere (29), Rumengol: May 1908, the forgiveness of the Trinity Notre Dame
LUX4784331 France, Brittany, Finistere (29), Rumengol: May 1908, the forgiveness of the Trinity Notre Dame, the proctege of the priest crosses the crowd of pelerins in local costume; (add.info)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): 14 July 1900, racing club of Paris, hurdles race, world championship
LUX4784662 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): 14 July 1900, racing club of Paris, hurdles race, world championship, animated view with spectators and controllers, 1900 - bib number 2

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: June 14, 1908, the flower corso, a dog pulls a flower cart, 1908
LUX4797476 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: June 14, 1908, the flower corso, a dog pulls a flower cart, 1908; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: June 14, 1908

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint Pierre des Corps (Saint-Pierre-des-Corps): a car falls into the water, 1912
LUX4797721 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint Pierre des Corps (Saint-Pierre-des-Corps): a car falls into the water, 1912; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Beaumont la Ronce: the Beaumont family plays its own history at the Chateau de
LUX4797291 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Beaumont la Ronce: the Beaumont family plays its own history at the Chateau de Beaumont la Ronce, 1900; (add.info.: France, Centre)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Beaumont la Ronce: the Beaumont family plays its own history at the Chateau de
LUX4797287 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Beaumont la Ronce: the Beaumont family plays its own history at the Chateau de Beaumont la Ronce, 1900; (add.info.: France, Centre)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Beaumont la Ronce: the Beaumont family plays its own history at the Chateau de
LUX4797259 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Beaumont la Ronce: the Beaumont family plays its own history at the Chateau de Beaumont la Ronce, 1900; (add.info.: France, Centre)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: a car race, a miniature car driven by a child, 1914
LUX4797905 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: a car race, a miniature car driven by a child, 1914; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: a car race

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: boulevard Heurtemloup, accident between a tram and a car
LUX4800481 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: boulevard Heurtemloup, accident between a tram and a car, 1910 - advertisement: Favard shoes - car registration: 888-P8; (add.info.: France)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: derailment of the tram n°27, rue G Courteline
LUX4799122 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: derailment of the tram n°27, rue G Courteline, 1919 - advertisement: soap Sunlight; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Urbansritt procession in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, historical illustration, ca. 1893
UIG5413819 Urbansritt procession in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, historical illustration, ca. 1893; UIG

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: The velodrome, a track bike race, 1908
LUX4803198 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: The velodrome, a track bike race, 1908; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: The velodrome, a track bike race

The Carriage of Thespis, 1884-87 (fresco)
8735817 The Carriage of Thespis, 1884-87 (fresco) by Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918); Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: By Gustav Klimt According to tradition, in 534 or 535 BC)

To... Earl St Vincent K.B. &c.&c. This Plate representing the Launching of His Majesty's Ship Hibernia of 120 Guns
7342572 To... Earl St Vincent K.B. &c.&c. This Plate representing the Launching of His Majesty's Ship Hibernia of 120 Guns

the Freischutz, opera by Carl Maria Von Weber, c. 1900 (chromo)
1790184 the Freischutz, opera by Carl Maria Von Weber, c. 1900 (chromo); (add.info.: the Freischutz, opera by Carl Maria Von Weber (1821)); Photo © CCI

Crowd at a football match, Highbury, London (b/w photo)
8676187 Crowd at a football match, Highbury, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crowd at a football match, Highbury, London)

A first Japanese film seen in England (b/w photo)
8676125 A first Japanese film seen in England (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A first Japanese film seen in England)

National ski races, Holmenkollen, Christiania, Norway (engraving)
8631504 National ski races, Holmenkollen, Christiania, Norway (engraving) by Peters, Wilhelm (1851-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: National ski races, Holmenkollen, Christiania, Norway)

At the Derby, behind the booths on Epsom Downs, Surrey (engraving)
8631605 At the Derby, behind the booths on Epsom Downs, Surrey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Derby, behind the booths on Epsom Downs, Surrey)

Gun-galloping at the Royal Tournament (engraving)
8631433 Gun-galloping at the Royal Tournament (engraving) by Wood, Stanley L. (1866-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gun-galloping at the Royal Tournament)

Life Guards arriving at their new barracks in Hyde Park, London (engraving)
8631353 Life Guards arriving at their new barracks in Hyde Park, London (engraving) by Finnemore, Joseph (1860-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Launch of the world's first hydrogen balloon, 1783 (engraving)
8672674 Launch of the world's first hydrogen balloon, 1783 (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The carnival at Nice, Battle of Flowers in the Promenade des Anglais (engraving)
8672596 The carnival at Nice, Battle of Flowers in the Promenade des Anglais (engraving) by Comba, Pierra (1859-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: The carnival at Nice)

Cs Rolls competing in the Gordon Bennett Cup Eliminating Trials, 1905 (b/w photo)
8626536 Cs Rolls competing in the Gordon Bennett Cup Eliminating Trials, 1905 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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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.