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Marathon Collection

Background imageMarathon Collection: Pheidippides Runs

Pheidippides Runs
BATTLE OF MARATHON Athenian courier Pheidippides sent to Sparta to request help when the Persians landed at Marathon in 490 BC, died after completing his run

Background imageMarathon Collection: Miltiades Bust

Miltiades Bust
MILTIADES Athenian military commander, led the Athenian forces at the battle of Marathon, 490, where he defeated the much larger Persian forces of Darius

Background imageMarathon Collection: Marathon 1927

Marathon 1927
Huge crowds turn out to watch the 26-mile Marathon through the streets of Liverpool

Background imageMarathon Collection: Hayes winning the Marathon Race. Olympic Games, London 1908

Hayes winning the Marathon Race. Olympic Games, London 1908
Photograph of John Hayes, American athlete, in the final leg of the marathon race at the London Olympic Games in 1908. Dorando Pietri of Italy collapsed after entering the stadium ahead of the pack

Background imageMarathon Collection: The Aberdeen Line T. S. S. Marathon ocean liner

The Aberdeen Line T. S. S. Marathon ocean liner
The Aberdeen Line T.S.S. ( Turbine Steam Ship ) Marathon ocean liner. Date: 1912

Background imageMarathon Collection: The boy from Marathon. 325 -300 BC. Work of Praxiteles

The boy from Marathon. 325 -300 BC. Work of Praxiteles workshop. Classical Greek art. Sculpture on bronze. GREECE. Athens. National Museum of Archaeology. Proc: GREECE. Marathon

Background imageMarathon Collection: Battle of Marathon

Battle of Marathon
BATTLE OF MARATHON Miltiades, with 11, 000 Athenians and Plataeans, defeats the 60, 000-strong Persian army of Darius Hystaspes

Background imageMarathon Collection: Olympics / 1908 / Marathon

Olympics / 1908 / Marathon
THE MARATHON Dorando Pietri passing through Wembley. He finished first but was disqualified because he was helped at the finish. He was awarded a special cup

Background imageMarathon Collection: Tragedy of the Marathon Race... London Olympics 1908

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

Background imageMarathon Collection: Marathon walker John Merrill

Marathon walker John Merrill
John Merrill, is a British marathon walker, a profession which he can be said to have created, and of which he remains a leading, if not the only, member

Background imageMarathon Collection: Hawker Siddeley HS. 125-3A/RA N522M

Hawker Siddeley HS. 125-3A/RA N522M
Hawker Siddeley HS.125-3A/RA N522M (msn 25156), of the Marathon Oil Company, at London Heathrow Airport. Date: circa 1968

Background imageMarathon Collection: Hawker Siddeley HS-125-400A N523M

Hawker Siddeley HS-125-400A N523M (msn 25245), of the Marathon Oil Company. Date: circa 1976

Background imageMarathon Collection: 1600 BC 2000 Ancient Archaeological Museum Of

1600 BC 2000 Ancient Archaeological Museum Of
1600, BC, 2000, ancient, Archaeological, Museum, of, Marathon, art, Bronze, Age, burial, cemetery, circle, dead, death, door, double, exposition, funeral, funerary, grave, Greece, greek, helladic

Background imageMarathon Collection: Vranas Cemetery. Tombs. Greece

Vranas Cemetery. Tombs. Greece
Cemetery of Vranas. Burial mound formed by a double circle of stones that surrounded the tombs. Middle Helladic Period. 2000-1600 BC. Archaeological Museum of Marathon. Greece

Background imageMarathon Collection: Cycladic cemetery. Greece

Cycladic cemetery. Greece
Burial mound on a cycladic cemetery. Archaeological Museum of Marathon. Greece

Background imageMarathon Collection: Gravestone of Sosas and Nostimos. Greece

Gravestone of Sosas and Nostimos. Greece
Gravestone of the farmers Sosas and Nostimos the Miletian. 2nd century AD. Archaeological Museum of Marathon. Greece

Background imageMarathon Collection: Funerary stele of Paramonos. Greece

Funerary stele of Paramonos. Greece
Funerary stele of Paramonos, ephebos of the Piraeus. 2nd century AD. Archaeological Museum of Marathon. Greece

Background imageMarathon Collection: Tumulus of Marathon. Greece

Tumulus of Marathon. Greece
Soros or Tumulus of Marathon. Burial mound for the 192 athenian dead at the Battle of Marathon (490 BC) between Persians and athenian army. Near Athens. Greece

Background imageMarathon Collection: 5th Century BC 192 490 Ancient Age Army Athenian

5th Century BC 192 490 Ancient Age Army Athenian
5th, century, BC, 192, 490, Ancient, Age, army, Athenian, athenians, Athens, Attica, battle, Battle, of, Marathon, battlefield, burial, mound, dead, death, first, Persian, invasion, Greece, grass

Background imageMarathon Collection: Marathon

Marathon
BATTLE OF MARATHON Eucles runs from the battlefield to Athens, with news of the Greek defeat of the Persians ; sadly, he dies as soon as he has told of the victory. 29 September 490 BC

Background imageMarathon Collection: Handley Page HPR. 1 Marathon I G-AMHT

Handley Page HPR. 1 Marathon I G-AMHT
Handley Page HPR.1 Marathon I G-AMHT (msn 131, ex XA274), of F.G. Miles Ltd. / F.G.Miles Engineering Limited, at Shoreham Airport, sometime between 1959 and 1964. Date: circa 1961

Background imageMarathon Collection: Graves of Greek heroes who defeated Persians at Marathon

Graves of Greek heroes who defeated Persians at Marathon
Graves of the Greek heroes who defeated the Persians at Marathon, Greece

Background imageMarathon Collection: Learjet 35A N35KC

Learjet 35A N35KC (msn 35-144), of Marathon Air Inc. at Luton Airport. Date: circa 1983

Background imageMarathon Collection: Photograph of a couple entering the 1343rd hour

Photograph of a couple entering the 1343rd hour
Photograph of a very fatiqued couple entering the 1343rd hour in Chicagos dance marathon, 1931 Date: 1931

Background imageMarathon Collection: Start of a Fun Run, Penzance, Cornwall

Start of a Fun Run, Penzance, Cornwall
The start of a fun run (marathon) in Penzance, Cornwall, with David Moorcroft (b.1953), British middle-distance and long-distance runner. Showing a large crowd of runners and spectators

Background imageMarathon Collection: Civic reception for Olympic victor Harold Whitlock

Civic reception for Olympic victor Harold Whitlock
Civic reception for the Olympic 50 kilometres Marathon victor Harold Whitlock at Deptford Town Hall, south east London, 12 August 1936. Date: 1936

Background imageMarathon Collection: Handley Page HPR. 1 Marathon T. 11 G-ALVY

Handley Page HPR. 1 Marathon T. 11 G-ALVY
Handley Page HPR.1 Marathon T.11 G-ALVY (msn 104, ex XA252), parked next to XA269 / G-AMGR. Both stored at Shoreham, after service with No.2 Air Navigation School

Background imageMarathon Collection: de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter N94457

de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter N94457 (msn 265), of the Marathon Oil Company, Findlay, OH, at Noumea-Magenta, en route to Canada after repair in Australia. Date: 1973

Background imageMarathon Collection: Handley Page (Reading) H. P. R. 1 Marathon G-AMAY

Handley Page (Reading) H. P. R. 1 Marathon G-AMAY
Handley Page (Reading) H.P.R.1 Marathon G-AMAY in storage at Woodley prior to conversion to T.11 Date: circa 1951

Background imageMarathon Collection: Handley Page (Reading) H. P. R. 1 Marathon G-ALVW

Handley Page (Reading) H. P. R. 1 Marathon G-ALVW
Handley Page (Reading) H.P.R.1 Marathon G-ALVW in storage at Woodley prior to conversion to T.11 Date: circa 1951

Background imageMarathon Collection: Arbuthnot Trophy Marathon Team, HMS Royal Sovereign

Arbuthnot Trophy Marathon Team, HMS Royal Sovereign
Group photo of the Arbuthnot Trophy Marathon Team, HMS Royal Sovereign (battleship), 5 January 1931, Malta. The marathon was won by Hs Carter. Date: 1931

Background imageMarathon Collection: Handley Page HPR-1 Marathon 1

Handley Page HPR-1 Marathon 1
Bea Handley Page Hpr-1 Marathon 1 Airliner Date: 1951

Background imageMarathon Collection: Arbuthnot Trophy - British Navy interfleet crosscountry Race

Arbuthnot Trophy - British Navy interfleet crosscountry Race
After the Marathon race for the Arbuthnot Trophy - a British Navy interfleet crosscountry running race - named after Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Keith Arbuthnot

Background imageMarathon Collection: Battle of Marathon. Detail of a sarcophagus

Battle of Marathon. Detail of a sarcophagus. Greek art. Relief on marble. ITALY. Brescia. Roman Civic Museum

Background imageMarathon Collection: Marathon runners empty their bladders before a run

Marathon runners empty their bladders before a run in Manchester Date: circa 1980

Background imageMarathon Collection: Stadium for the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games

Stadium for the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games
An aerial view of the stadium built for the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. Originally with a capacity of 32, 000, the stadium was rebuilt to accomodate 42, 000

Background imageMarathon Collection: Olympic marathon runners, 1924 Paris Olympics

Olympic marathon runners, 1924 Paris Olympics
Competitors in the marathon during the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, with their heads protected from the sun. The race was won by Stenroos of Finland. Date: 1924

Background imageMarathon Collection: Miles M69 Marathon II G-AHXU later VX231

Miles M69 Marathon II G-AHXU later VX231
Miles M69 Marathon, II, G-AHXU, later VX231, was powered by two Armstrong Siddeley Mamba turboprops

Background imageMarathon Collection: Sammy Mellor and his son, the greatest marathon runnner of t

Sammy Mellor and his son, the greatest marathon runnner of the age and his charge. He won the Boston marathon in 1902

Background imageMarathon Collection: Marathon stilt walker at Lands End, Cornwall

Marathon stilt walker at Lands End, Cornwall
Marathon stilt walker, Russell Fowler, at Lands End, Cornwall, after completing his Tamar Bridge to Lands End marathon walk. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageMarathon Collection: Close up of British Caribbean marathon runner

Close up of British Caribbean marathon runner, wearing his medal and holding the foil wrap. Building in back ground Date: 1983

Background imageMarathon Collection: British Caribbean marathon runner, with foil wrap

British Caribbean marathon runner, with foil wrap, standing in front of a red bus Date: 1983

Background imageMarathon Collection: British Caribbean marathon runner

British Caribbean marathon runner, completed the race sponsored by Gillette, standing in front of the barriers Date: 1983

Background imageMarathon Collection: Marathon runners changing on the pavement

Marathon runners changing on the pavement. One man in bright purple jacket and blue back pack stands near right f picture Date: 1990

Background imageMarathon Collection: British Caribbean marathon runner stand facing the camera

British Caribbean marathon runner stand facing the camera, other runners walking by, people in the back ground Date: 1990

Background imageMarathon Collection: Marathon runners with silver white and blue ADT foil wraps

Marathon runners with silver white and blue ADT foil wraps, by the red buses. Runner, left of the picture holding a ADT gift bags Date: 1990

Background imageMarathon Collection: British Caribbean marathon runner standing with medal

British Caribbean marathon runner standing with medal, on the pavement in front of a white tent. Marathon sponsored by ADT Date: 1990

Background imageMarathon Collection: Tomb Lion. Marathon. 330 B. C. Marble. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

Tomb Lion. Marathon. 330 B. C. Marble. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Tomb Lion. Marathon. 330 B.C. Marble. Sculpture. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark



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