Compete Collection

Olney Pancake Race
SHROVE TUESDAY The starter line for the Olney pancake race which has been held in the village for over 500 years. Any Olney woman over 18 can compete

Southwark Fair / Hogarth
Southwark Fair Various performers compete to attract the publics attention

Morecambe Lido
The Super Swimming Stadium, an open air swimming pool (lido) at Morecambe, Lancashire, England, was built in 1936 to compete with nearby Blackpool. Date: built 1936

Pancake Race / Olney
SHROVE TUESDAY The starter line for the Olney pancake race, 1951, which has been held in the village for over 500 years. Any Olney woman over 18 can compete. Date: 1951

Paper chasing / W H Robinson
In post war Britain, permanent features such as Trafalgar Square should be enlisted as sports centers, allowing paper chasers to compete

Animal Bicycle Race
Various animals compete in a cycle race : the ostrich leads on his penny-farthing, but the kangaroo is catching up

Alaskan Potlatch
Alaskan natives gather for a POTLATCH - a ritual exchange of hospitality and gifts which often ruins the donors who seek to compete in displays of generosity

Pedal Car Race, Bologna
CORSA AUTOMOBILISTICA Young Italians - Fangios of the future - compete in a pedal-car race at Bologna Date: 1924

Tariff Reform Needed
How can the poor British agriculturist compete with foreign produce - German and American shops - the Chicago Meat Trust ? The answer is TARIFF REFORM, of course !

RMS Titanic - poster, French version of Raise the Titanic
RMS Titanic: poster for French version of the film Raise the Titanic, 61 x 45 inches. La Guerre des Abimes (The War of the Abyss). Date: 1980

Boat Race Crews
Boat race crews for the Oxford Cambridge race. The oxford crew on the left going under hammersmith bridge during trials. The Cambridge crew going under Putney bridge in trials. Date: 1925

Motor racing Silverstone, England
Peter Walker in a BRM P15 V16 finished 7th in British GP, Silverstone, England 14 July 1951. Date: 1951

MIXED CANOE SLALOM 1960S
A mixed C2 crew compete in a canoe slalom held at Bevere Weir, Worcester. The C2 is a fibreglass canoe similar to that used by native Americans. Date: 1960s

ANCIENT GREEK HORSE RACE
Two riders compete in a Greek horse race. Date: ancient

ALEX. PARK ARCHERY 1864
Female archers compete during a National Archery meeting at Alexandra Park, London. Date: 1864

COMPETING WITH PEACOCK
A peacock (Pavo cristatus) is admired by a mother and daughter who try to compete by dressing in the height of fashion. Date: 1840s

HOGARTH SOUTHWARK FAIR
Southwark Fair Various performers compete to attract the publics attention. Date: 1733

Teenagers paddle their canoes on Rutland Water, Leics
Teenagers paddle their canoes as storm clouds gather over Rutland Water, Leicestershire, England. The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Maya Civilization. Ball game
Maya Civilization. Mesoamerican ballgame. Litography

Motor racing Aintree, England
Jean Behra in a factory Maserati Lightweight 250F at the British Grand Prix, Aintree, England 20th July 1957. Date: 1957

SACK RACE
Children compete in a sack race, during a school sports day

Yacht Racing at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England
Original Redwing class racing off Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England. Following a meeting at the Bembridge Sailing Club, Isle of Wight, in 1896

Sports Day Sprint 1950S
Four very determined-looking boys take part in a sprint relay race at a school sports day

Wrestling in Japan 1860S
Two Sumo wrestlers compete in front of a large crowd. Date: 1860s

Handley Page Gugnunc
The HP.39 is specially designed to compete in the Guggenheim Safe Aircraft Competition in America : it is placed second, meeting almost all the stringent requirements Date: 1929

Racial / Mandan Bull Dance
NATIVE AMERICANS The Last Race in which the young initiate warriors compete in a race until they collapse Date: circa 1830

Herrmann in Mercedes, Pedralbes, Spain
Hans Herrmann in a Mercedes-Benz W196 at the Spanish Grand Prix, Pedralbes, Spain 24 Oct 1954. Date: 1954

Fangio in Mercedes, Silverstone, England
Juan-Manuel Fangio in a Mercedes-Benz W196 Streamline, finished 4th at the British Grand Prix, Silverstone. England 17 July 1954. Date: 1954

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

Motor racing Monaco GP
Louis Chiron in an Alfa Romeo Tipo B Monoposto, Scuderia Ferrari-entered car at the Monaco GP 2 April1934. Date: 1934

Auto racing (May 1904). Race for the Gordon Bennett
Auto racing (May 1904).Race for the Gordon Bennett International Trophy. Drawing

Hector Berlioz / Wagner
HECTOR BERLIOZ The French composer and his German rival compete to see who can put the other to sleep... Date: 1803 - 1869

Halford-Hewitt golfing championship at Deal
Eight photographs showing various pairs competing in the golf competiton at Deal. Date: 1935

The final of the 100 Metres, 1948 London Olympics
A photo finish of the 100 metres final. Left to right: Harrison Dillard (no. 69, USA) came first, E. Macdonald Bailey (no. 35) was last, McCorquodale (no)

Scouts in eating competition
American Scouts taking part in an eating competition, with their hands tied behind their backs they try to eat pies. circa 1950s

Yeoman cavalry competition for the Loyd Lindsay Cup
Manoeuvres of the squads of yeomanry cavalry engaged in the competition for the Loyd Lindsay prize at Wimbledon; they have to ride, four together, two of them dismount

EASTBOURNE
Eastbourne, Sussex, is already a popular watering place - beach huts compete for space with fishing boats

BROMLEY
Horse-riders each standing on two horses compete in a race at Bromley, then in Kent but now part of Greater London

The North End of the Old Blackfriars Bridge, London, c. 1900
Photograph showing the road junction at the North end of the Old Blackfriars Bridge, London, c.1900. This was replaced by a new bridge in 1909

Chicago Street Scene
Tramways compete with horse- drawn traffic in Chicagos commercial centre

Is Macmahon the Saviour
As the various political factions compete for her favour, France looks to Macmahon as her best hope

Lark Deafened
The deafened lark : These German guns make such a din, I ve been driven ill with trying to compete!

Swimming Race
Four young boys compete against one another in a swimming race at a holiday camp, while proud parents watch on deckchairs outside their chalets

Crowded London Street
A congested street in the City of London - buses, wagons and cabs compete for passage

Sports Day Race 1970S
Determined-looking boys compete against one another in a race

Putting the Shot, 1867
Oxford and Cambridge athletes compete at Beaufort House, Walham Green : Cambridge won the PUTTING THE WEIGHT (or SHOT)contest

Paris Cab in Demand
Three Parisiennes compete for a cab - but which will the cabbie favour ?

Carriages Racing
Two carriages compete for precedence on the road between Salisbury and Stockbridge

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