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Tatler front cover, June 1960
American troops marching through Liverpool, WW1American troops marching through the streets of Liverpool, UK, on the way to their rest camp during the First World War. Date: 11 August 1918
American sailors in Vladivostok, RussiaThe arrival of American sailors from the USS Albany in Vladivostok, Russia, as part of the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. Date: circa 1919
Winston Churchill watching 47th Division at Lille, FranceWinston Churchill as a War Office minister, sitting with others on a grandstand at Lille, France, watching the march past of the 47th (2nd London)
Athletics event with hurdlesAn athletics event with men taking part in a hurdles race. circa 1940s
Chelsea v. Aston Villa at Stamford BridgeA footballer takes a header during the Chelsea v. Aston Villa match at Stamford Bridge, London
Dancing bears in the High Street, Crickhowell, Mid WalesTwo dancing bears and their owners, and several interested spectators, in the High Street, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales
Edward VII Memorial unveiling at Brighton and HoveThe unveiling of a Memorial to the late King Edward VII on the boundary dividing the boroughs of Brighton and Hove. It was unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant of Sussex, the Duke of Norfolk
My Dog Took the Biscuit by G. E. StuddyHumorous illustration by George Studdy showing a rather dim looking lady in a crowd of spectators offering a distracting biscuit to a greyhound who should instead be pursuing the hare
Eton and Harrow match at LordsSpectators at a cricket match
Lord Rosebery leading his first Derby winnerLord Rosebery leading Blue Peter which was his first Derby winner ridden by E.Smith in 1939. Blue Peter finished four lengths ahead of Fox Cup (ridden by Gordon Richards), with Heliopolis third
Lord Mayors / HogarthIndustry and Idleness - the Lord Mayors Procession
Opening ceremony, Menin Gate, Ypres, BelgiumOpening ceremony of the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium, by Field Marshal Lord Plumer, 24 July 1927. 1927
A race of six lifeboats at Mounts Bay, Penzance, Cornwall. Date: 1867
William Hogarth drawing at QueensboroughWilliam Hogarth (1697-1764), artist, drawing in the street at Queensborough and attracting attention from passers-by. Date: circa 1730
A grand cricket match at BrightonA grand cricket match was being hosted at brightons cricket ground, lot of spectators gathered to watch. Date: 1844
A cricket match upon the Goodwin Sands, KentA cricket match in progress upon the Goodwin Sands in Kent, where there are also some spectators enjoying a picnic. Date: 1854
Mr Greens 100th balloon ascent from the Mermaid Tavern, Hackney, London. 14 May 1832
Sea Girt, New JerseySpectators Watching Donkey Going in Sea. Spectators on beach watching a donkey enter the surf at Sea Girt N.J
Front cover, Derby SupplementThe front cover of the Derby Supplement, with vignettes of Lady James Douglas and Lord Woolavington at the top, and a reproduction of a painting by Alfred Munnings
Marseilles, France - scene at the racecourse, Parc Borely. Date: circa 1910s
Ascot hat from Debenham and Freebody, 1934A stunning hat of organdie in an elusive shade of brown ; the brim reinforced in an open lattice insertion in which golden threads mingle with the organdie. Perfect for Ladies Day at Royal Ascot
Eden at Polo Match 1936SIR ANTHONY EDEN (far left), with Lady Eden and Lord and Lady Willingdon, watching the USA vs England polo match at Hurlingham. He was later Prime Minister 1955 -1957. Date: 1936
Unruly Oval cricket crowdImpatient cricket spectators gather near the square at the Oval during an interruption in play in the match between Surrey and Yorkshire
Massey Shaw fireboat demonstrates pumpingMoored at its Blackfriars river station on the Victoria Embankment, the newly commissioned Massey Shaw fireboat demonstrates its massive pumping capacity by discharging a vast amount of water
LCC-LFB in Lord Mayors Show, City of LondonLondon firefighters and Auxiliary firefighters with appliances taking part in the annual Lord Mayors Show through the City of London. A Bedford heavy pump unit with crew leads the LFB contingent
First Austrian POWs at Ust-Kamenogorsk, WW1The first Austrian prisoners of war (mostly Czech) arrive at Ust-Kamenogorsk (Semipalatinsk region) on the Eastern Front (now in Kazakhstan) during the First World War. Date: 24 September 1914
Cycle racing eventA cycle racing event, watched by a crowd of spectators. circa 1940s
The Epsom DerbyPhotograph of the Epsom Derby, used by W. P. Frith for his famous painting, The Derby Day. Date: 1856
Baseball in a FieldA game of baseball in an open field, spectators round the perimeter : a formally dressed umpire watches as the pitcher makes his run-up from the centre of the diamond
Jack Hobbs and Herbert Sutcliffe, cricketers, coming out to bat. They formed an opening partnership for the England team between 1924 and 1930. circa 1920s
Body suspension festival of Mariatal or Chidi Mari, IndiaFestival of Mariatal, Churrack-Pooja, Carak Puja or Chidi Mari, near Pondicheri, India. Hindu devotees are suspended by hooks in the skin from long poles
Boxing match, Jack Johnson v Jess Willard, Havana, CubaJack Johnson (1878-1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, African-American world heavyweight champion boxer, 1908-1915, in the world heavyweight title match (in Havana)
Forbes Field Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA, USAForbes Field Stadium, Schenley Park, Oakland District, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Team. Date: 1941
Magic Lantern 1858Evenings entertainment, with children amazed by the bright glass lantern slides been projected on the wall. 1858
Chicago Worlds Fair 1933 - Firestone Factory and ExhibitioChicago Worlds Fair 1933 - The Firestone Patented Gum Dipping Process in the Firestone Factory and Exhibition Building. 1933
Elizabeth, Duchess of York attempts to knock down a coconutElizabeth, Duchess of York (1900-2002) (later Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) attempts to knock down a coconut at the coconut shies at the Fresh Air Fund annual outing in Epping Forest
Canada - Ontario - Mining Town - South Porcupine - A fire behind a Supply Store on Julyy 11, 1911. Date: 1911
Comic Postcard - Greyhound Racing - The hares run by electricity, Bill Is it? I wish they d give the blinkin dorg I backed a few shocks then!. Date: 1926
Wrestling Match (Wrestlers - Luchadas) - Canary IslandsCanarain Wrestling Match (Wrestlers - Luchadas) - Canary Islands, Spain. Canarian Wrestling is a form of folk wrestling, originally from the Canary Islands, where it is known as Lucha Canaria
Four children beside racetrack at the Hipodromo, Sant LluisFour children sit on plastic chairs beside the race track at the Hipodromo, Sant Lluis, Mahon, Menorca, Spain. They watch the trotting horses race past Date: 2013
Sitting beside the race track at the Hipodromo, Sant LluisFour mature people sit in brightly coloured plastic chairs beside the race track at the Hipodromo, Sant Lluis, Mahon, Menorca, Spain. They wait for the next horse trotting race to start Date: 2013
Scotland vs England Rugby Union match for Calcutta Cup, watched by The Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, played at Inverleith near Edinburgh Date: 1923
Crowd at a football match - early 1900s
Madrid, Inauguration of the Apolo Theater, November 23, 1873Spain, Madrid. Inauguration of the Apolo Theater on the night of November 23, 1873. Woodcut on paper. Tomas Carlos Capuz (1834-1899) and Jose Luis Pellicer (1842-1901)
Three-legged race at Gyantse, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa, in 1904