Start Collection (page 7)

BAIV Double Eagle, G-AEIN, The Perfect Lady, at Portsmouth on 28 September 1936, the day before the start of the Schlesinger Portsmouth to Johannesburg race flown by Flt Lt Tommy Rose

Start of the speed handicap final at the aerial derby, Hendon, 8 June 1912. From left: Cody (Michelin Cup Biplane), Raynham (ABC Burgess-Wright) and Turner (Grahame-White Biplane)

Crowd awaiting the start of MacRobertson Air Race
A section of the crowd awaiting the start of the MacRobertson Air Race from RAF Mildenhall to Melbourne on 20 October 1934

Mrs J B Manio at the start of a flight with M Chevill
Mrs J.B. Manio at the start of a flight with M. Chevilliard in a Farman biplane

Short S5 Singapore I, G-EBUP, over the Houses of Parliament, at the start of Sir Alan Cobhams Africa servey flight

Robert Blackburn beside the Type B monoplane racing number
Robert Blackburn beside the Type B monoplane, racing number 33, before the start of the Aero Show Trophy Race at Hendon on 22 February 1913. Date: 1913

The first engine runs (wet start) of the English Electric P1, WG760, after sunset at Boscombe Down. July 1954. Date: 1954

Bleriot Parasol monoplane
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Motor-Car Club Championship, 1899
The start for the Motor-Car Club Championship, 1899. Showing Jarrot, Wridgway and Edge Date: 1899

Downtown Hong Kong - Hong Kong - Commercial waterfront, with start of The Peak in background Date: 1952

Lindbergh, Louis & Mum
Charles Augustus Lindbergh with the Spirit of St Louis and his mother, Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh, taken before the start of his historic solo flight across the Atlantic. Date: 1927

LCC-LFB - Fire investigation, suspected arson fire
The LFB would gather photographic evidence, wherever possible, as to the probable cause of fire where arson was suspected or proven

Blitz in London -- St Katherines Dock, Port of London, WW2
Blitz in London -- two turntable ladders at work and firefighters directing their jets of water at the warehouse fire in St Katherines Dock, Port of London

A mule and a plow - Resettlement Administration - Small loans give farmers a new start. Poster shows a man with a mule. Date between 1935 and 1937

A sharp pace from start to finish. Date c1884

A hot race from the start. Date c1893

The false start, Jerome Park, N. Y
The false start, Jerome Park, N.Y. Print showing Jerome Park horse racing track, with crowds watching the false start of a race. Date c1868

Start for home. Date 1895 Feb. 1

The start. Date c1887 Sept. 17

Summer meeting at Long Branch, N. Y. Start
Summer meeting at Long Branch, N.Y. Start. Print showing a horse race in progress, with the officials kiosk on the left and the grandstand in the background

Start of the first flight of 1905, Orville Wright at controls of the machine, near the hangar at Huffman Prairie. The two figures in the center are probably Wilbur Wright and Charles E. Taylor

Pushing a car belonging to agricultural day laborer to start it, near Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma. Date 1939 June

Start of a glide; Wilbur in motion at left holding one end of glider (rebuilt with single vertical rudder), Orville lying prone in machine, and Dan Tate at right; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Start the day right with a good breakfast Plan your luncheon wisely : Dinner should balance your days meals. Poster encouraging healthy eating habits. Date between 1941 and 1943

Scene at the Cowes Yacht Race, Isle of Wight
Scene during the Royal London Yacht Clubs annual race at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Seen here are the four starters in the 19 metre class: Mariquila, Octavia

Pram Race contestants, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
As part of the week-long fun and games organised for the Walton-on-the-Naze Carnival, these young men were pictured at the start of the annual pram race

Man carrying withies for lobster pot making, Devon
A man carrying withies (willow branches) to be used in the making of lobster pots, at Start Bay, Devon. Date: circa 1970s

King Albert I of Belgium, retreat to Antwerp, WW1
King Albert I of Belgium in uniform, taking part in the retreat to Antwerp soon after the start of the First World War. Date: 1914

Austrian army receiving their first pay, WW1
Newly recruited members of the Austrian army receive their first pay on mobilisation at the start of the First World War. An official takes coins out of a canvas bag. Date: 1914

Start Point Lighthouse
The lighthouse at Start Point, on the south coast of Devon, England. Date: built 1836

Cycle Race Push Start
A cyclist is given a push start at the beginning of the Nations Cup cycle race, Scotland. Date: 1980

Cycle Race Starting Gun
An old man in a peaked cap blows the starting whistle and fires his gun at the start of the Nations Cup cycle race, Scotland. Date: 1980

The Gathering Storm - ominous clouds and the start of a rain storm over an English cathedral city. Date: 1960s

Carousel Horses
Retouching the paintwork on traditional wooden carousel horses before the start of the travelling fair season, Britain. Date: 1930s

Bemuda Yachting Race
The start of the Bermuda Yachting Race, photographed from Montauk Point. Date: 1930s

London Marathon 1981
Nervous participants standing around in Greenwich Park before the start of the very first London Marathon. Date: 29 March 1981

County ensign hoisted, Battle of the Falkland Islands, WW1
The county ensign is hoisted on the main mast of HMS Kent at the start of the Battle of the Falkland Islands during the First World War. Date: 8 December 1914

Belgian retreat to Antwerp, WW1
Scene during the Belgian armys retreat to Antwerp soon after the start of the First World War. Cavalry are seen here retreating from Louvain (Leuven). Date: 20 August 1914

Salvo falling, Battle of the Falkland Islands, WW1
The first enemy salvo falling in the wake of HMS Invincible at the start of the Battle of the Falkland Islands during the First World War. Date: 8 December 1914

Belgian cavalry in a Brussels street, WW1
Belgian cavalry riding along a Brussels street, Belgium, at the start of the First World War. Date: August 1914

Horse Racing - Going to the Post. Getting ready for the start of the race. Date: circa 1920s

Street scene in Vienna, Austria, beginning of WW1
Street scene in Vienna, Austria, showing people gathering on the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914

Bank Holiday mobilisation activity at Sheerness, WW1
Bank Holiday mobilisation activity at Sheerness at the start of the First World War. British civilians watch the warships with interest from the deck of the Princess of Wales, Rochester

Kaiser Wilhelm II on palace balcony, Berlin, WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, on the balcony of the Royal Palace in Berlin after the order for mobilisation, to confirm that Germany was declaring war on Russia. Date: 1 August 1914

Morocco - High Jump Competition
French Troops based in Morocco take part in an athletics competition. This card shows the high jump (from a standing start) competition in full flow

Fox Meet 1960S
Gentry and beagle hounds meet on the village green at the start of a fox hunt. Date: 1960s

Edward VII / India
As Prince of Wales, Edward arrives in Bombay at the start of his India tour Date: 8 November 1875

Start of Flight
The start of a Grand Raid (long-distance flight) by a French monoplane (possibly a Bleriot). Date: 1936

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