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Exciting Collection

Background imageExciting Collection: Scottish Curling 1912

Scottish Curling 1912
An exciting finish to a curling match in Scotland

Background imageExciting Collection: Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally 1959

Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally 1959
Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally, 20-21 June 1959. Date: 1959

Background imageExciting Collection: Hows That? By William Heath Robinson

Hows That? By William Heath Robinson
Clock cricket- A new and exciting summer game for the seaside. Illustration showing a unique game of cricket. Please note

Background imageExciting Collection: Ben-Hur, chariot race scene, book by General Lew Wallace

Ben-Hur, chariot race scene, book by General Lew Wallace
Ben-Hur, chariot race scene, jacket design of the book by General Lew Wallace, published by Sears, Roebuck and Co, Chicago, USA. 20th century

Background imageExciting Collection: Motorbike racing - Tourist Trophy Race

Motorbike racing - Tourist Trophy Race
Motorcycle race - high speed cornering in the great Tourist Trophy Race. Date: 1932

Background imageExciting Collection: International Air Rally Poster 1937

International Air Rally Poster 1937
Poster, High Speed Thrills! International Air Rally, Lympne, 28-29 August. Spectacular RAF Hendon Acrobatics, Racing, Live Parachuting, Foreign Aces. Organised by the Cinque Ports Flying Club. 1937

Background imageExciting Collection: Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally 1960

Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally 1960
Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally, 25-26 June 1960. Date: 1960

Background imageExciting Collection: Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally 1965

Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally 1965
Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally, 19-20 June 1965. Date: 1965

Background imageExciting Collection: Motor racing in the 1950s

Motor racing in the 1950s
Reg Parnells maiden BRM V16 win Goodwood, England, 30th September 1950. Date: 1950

Background imageExciting Collection: Silhouette of exotic couple dancing

Silhouette of exotic couple dancing
Silhouette of an exotic couple dancing, possibly the tango, in Spanish or Latin American style costume

Background imageExciting Collection: Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally 1963

Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally 1963
Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally, 15-16 June 1963. Date: 1963

Background imageExciting Collection: Royal Air Force display at Hendon

Royal Air Force display at Hendon
Crazy flying stunts at the Royal Air Force Display at Hendon. Date: 1933

Background imageExciting Collection: Racing at Kempton Park

Racing at Kempton Park
A low-angled shot captures both spectators and competitors at the Easter Saturday horserace at Kempton Park. Date: 1932

Background imageExciting Collection: The Motor Picture Book, A Tourist Trophy Sidecar Race

The Motor Picture Book, A Tourist Trophy Sidecar Race Date: 1930

Background imageExciting Collection: Cats as humans being told scary stories of ghosts on Christmas Eve by their teacher. Date: 1895

Cats as humans being told scary stories of ghosts on Christmas Eve by their teacher. Date: 1895

Background imageExciting Collection: A Run of Luck, the great sporting drama, Boston Theatre, USA, with real horses and hounds

A Run of Luck, the great sporting drama, Boston Theatre, USA, with real horses and hounds. Showing a race scene. Date: late 19th century

Background imageExciting Collection: Riding carousel at fairground

Riding carousel at fairground
Visitors at a packed fairground enjoy riding the carousel, price one shilling. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageExciting Collection: Children ride a carousel

Children ride a carousel
Children on a busy fairground carousel enjoy flying through the air. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageExciting Collection: Suppose we went, Just you and I, by Minnie Asprey

Suppose we went, Just you and I, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918

Background imageExciting Collection: The rocking-horse would run away, by Minnie Asprey

The rocking-horse would run away, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918

Background imageExciting Collection: Motoring

Motoring
An exciting moment. Edwardian man in cap & goggles driving car with woman standing up holding onto hat. Artist: George Derville Rowlandson Date: 1903

Background imageExciting Collection: Poster, Under Two Flags

Poster, Under Two Flags, based on a best-selling novel by Ouida

Background imageExciting Collection: Close finish, Royal Hunt Cup, Ascot racecourse, Berkshire

Close finish, Royal Hunt Cup, Ascot racecourse, Berkshire
A close finish for the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot racecourse, Berkshire, England, with the winning post on the right. Date: 1922

Background imageExciting Collection: Three children on a sleigh

Three children on a sleigh
Three cute children enjoying a sleigh ride. Date: 20th century

Background imageExciting Collection: AUSSIE SURFERS 1960S

AUSSIE SURFERS 1960S
Australian surfers riding big breakers on huge surfboards and surf canoes, enjoying an exciting ride and an exhilarating pounding by the waves. Date: 1960s

Background imageExciting Collection: SELLING ENCYCLOPAEDIAS

SELLING ENCYCLOPAEDIAS
A man wearing a suit of armour, presumably to make his product more exciting, sells encyclopaedias to a crowd in the street. Date: 1857

Background imageExciting Collection: Racing at Brooklands in the 1930s

Racing at Brooklands in the 1930s
Racing cars at Brooklands whizzing around the track. Date: 1932

Background imageExciting Collection: Victorian Scrap - Circus Horse Rider

Victorian Scrap - Circus Horse Rider jumping through a ring of fire - An exciting moment. late 19th century

Background imageExciting Collection: Tent Pegging at the Royal Tournament

Tent Pegging at the Royal Tournament
Tent-pegging at the Royal Tournament, the annual event when the best of the Armed Forces displayed their skills. Date: 1932

Background imageExciting Collection: RAC Tourist Trophy Race, Ulster 1933

RAC Tourist Trophy Race, Ulster 1933
A colour illustration by Roland Davies depicting an exciting moment during the RAC Tourist Trophy Race on the Ards Circuit in Ulster in 1933

Background imageExciting Collection: Raleigh / Boy / Storyteller

Raleigh / Boy / Storyteller
SIR WALTER RALEIGH English navigator as a young boy, listening to a sailors exciting tales of the sea

Background imageExciting Collection: Cover design, The Golden West

Cover design, The Golden West -- 12 complete stories for seven pence. circa 1927

Background imageExciting Collection: Motorcycle racing

Motorcycle racing
Thrill-fiends on wheels! An exciting motorcycle race in which one competitor skids and flies into the air. Date: 1933

Background imageExciting Collection: Dirt track rider, 1930s

Dirt track rider, 1930s
A dirt track rider motorcycling at speed past a group of cheering boys. Date: 1932

Background imageExciting Collection: Racing car smashing its way to victory

Racing car smashing its way to victory
Racing cars smashing around a course but carrying on regardless. Date: 1932

Background imageExciting Collection: Better than Reality ?

Better than Reality ?
Is watching television more exciting than experiencing reality ? Date: 1930

Background imageExciting Collection: Skating: A close finish

Skating: A close finish
An exciting finish in a race at the turn of the 20th century. Artist: George Derville Rowlandson Date: circa 1903

Background imageExciting Collection: Rodeo scene at Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

Rodeo scene at Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA, part of the annual Cheyenne Frontier Days event. 1929

Background imageExciting Collection: Kling in Mercedes, Silverstone, England

Kling in Mercedes, Silverstone, England
Karl Kling in a Mercedes-Benz W196 Streamline in the British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England 17 July 1954. Date: 1954

Background imageExciting Collection: Fangios Mercedes, Pedralbes, Spain

Fangios Mercedes, Pedralbes, Spain
Juan Manuel Fangios Mercedes-Benz W196 at the Spanish Grand Prix, Pedralbes, Spain 24 Oct 1954. Date: 1954

Background imageExciting Collection: Motor racing Goodwood, England

Motor racing Goodwood, England
Stirling Moss in a Rob Walker Cooper at Goodwood, England 1958. Date: 1958

Background imageExciting Collection: Chester Pageant re-enactment

Chester Pageant re-enactment
An exciting incident during the Chester Pageant of 1910. As King James I passes a pillory, a puritan shouts " clear your Court of Painted Jezebels"

Background imageExciting Collection: Grand Parade winning the Derby

Grand Parade winning the Derby
Framed drawing of the Derby race showing three horses in motion -- Grand Parade winning the Victory Derby from Buchan, 1919. Date: 1919

Background imageExciting Collection: An exciting cricket match in the 19th century

An exciting cricket match in the 19th century
Spectators watching an exciting cricket match in progress, although the female spectators seem to be slightly more interested in discussing the catering. Date: 1889

Background imageExciting Collection: Gunpowder Refused

Gunpowder Refused
Saint-Mery, president of the Electors of Paris, refuses to let the mob seize gunpowder : after these exciting events, he will end his days as a bookseller in Philadelphia. Date: circa 14 July 1789

Background imageExciting Collection: Lamartine Places

Lamartine Places
ALPHONSE-MARIE-LOUIS LAMARTINE Two exciting scenes at Saint- Point, the oak of Jocelyn and the cottage. Date: 1790 - 1869

Background imageExciting Collection: Young couple in open top car

Young couple in open top car
An exciting moment. From a postcard published by CW Faulkner Date: 1903

Background imageExciting Collection: An exciting finish

An exciting finish. Print showing three-horse horserace. Date c1884 June 2



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