Competition Collection

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

Supermarine aeroplane, Rolls-Royce S. 6
The Supermarine aeroplane, Rolls-Royce S.6, winner of the International Schneider Trophy Air Race in 1922, 1927 and 1929, and holder of the world speed record of 357.7 mph

Poster for Englands Glory Matches
Strike out foreign competition by buying Englands Glory Matches: advertisement featuring a boxing match taking place on a ring made of match boxes between British and German pugilists

Shire horse team during Ploughing Match
A team of white Shire horses competing in a ploughing match. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Tour De France 1930
A group of Italian riders

The Interport Field Gun Competition - Royal Navy
The Royal Navys field gun competition is a contest between teams from various Royal Navy commands

The Favourite Wins by H. M. Bateman
Humorous illustration by H.M. Bateman showing a reversal of roles. A group of jockeys in different coloured silks sprint for the finishing post while excitable horses in the stands cheer on the winner

Schneider Trophy Air Race
Souvenir programme cover design, Schneider Trophy Contest. Date: 12 September 1931

Pigeon racing at Crystal Palace, London
15, 000 birds from all parts of England and Scotland are released from Crystal Palace, south London, at the start of a championship pigeon race

Seven women police officers in netball team
Seven women police officers in the 1954 Met Police netball team, posing with a ball and a netball post. They include Heather Walker, Nora Blacklock, June Barrett and Pat Stacke. Date: 1954

UK Dairy Show - Feeding the goats
Feeding the prize goats at the UK Dairy Show of 1911, held at the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington

The Schneider Trophy 1929 - Calshot Spit, England
Photograph from the Schneider Trophy of 1929 held at Calshot Spit, England

Queens College Cambridge rowing team on the River Cam, near Searles Boathouse and Winter Boat Builders. Date: early 20th century

Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally 1961
Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally, 10-11 June 1961. Date: 1961

Balloon Race at Hurlingham, south west London
Scene at a balloon race at Hurlingham, south west London -- a social event as well as a sporting occasion

KPD POSTER / 1932
German Communist party (KPD) poster Away with the System produced at a time of intense political competition

The Presidents Putter 1928
A cartoon by Mel featuring some of the competitors in the Presidentss Putter

Handbill for balloon race, Green brothers
Handbill advertising a balloon race between Charles Green and his brother in two balloons, taking place from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, to celebrate the Queens birthday. 13 August 1835

Doggetts Coat and Badge Race, River Thames, London
Watermen on duty at the end of Doggetts Coat and Badge Race on the River Thames. They are wearing the livery of the Fishmongers Company

International horse show advert
International horse show at Olympia advert for June 21st-30th, year unknown, but possibly 1930s

Nick Skelton in show jumping event, Royal Cornwall Show. circa 1980s

A Subtle Competition by H. M. Bateman, golfing fashion
Cartoon by the master of social satire, H. M. Bateman showing two men in competition to wear a series of increasingly outrageous golf outfits

Autocar Poster -- Circuit des Ardennes race
Autocar Poster -- British driver Charles Jarrott winning the Circuit des Ardennes race in the famous 70 Panhard. His average speed during the race was 54 mph. Date: 1903

Glasgow Fire Drill Competition, Scotland
The Springburn team of firemen participating in a fire drill competition in Glasgow, Scotland. circa 1911

Champion Lady Steer Roper
Lucille Mulhall - the Champion Lady Steer Roper of the World at the Winnipeg Stampede of 1913. She only took 33 4/5 seconds to rope this unfortunate bull!

Motor Bus London 1903
A Motor Bus causes considerable interest on a London Street. Bus owners faced the competition posed by the electrification of the tramways with motor buses

Sheepdog Trials. Bringing in the sheep, starting the dog, driving the sheep and finally trying to get them into the pen

Archery competition, Leamington Spa, 1870
Vintage 19th century photograph: Very early image of an archery competition, competitors with bows and arrows, Leamington Spa, 1870

Advertising - Soap - Watson's Matchless Cleanser - Wrapper Competition - Joseph Watson & Sons Ltd. - Have you a stamp please? Date: circa 1909

Entries for the model aircraft competition arrive at the Fifty Years of Flying exhibition at Hendon. 19 July 1951

Denby Dale The Pie Dish Victorian period

The Schneider Trophy 1931 - Calshot Spit, England
Souvenir Programme for the Schneider Trophy of 1929 held at Calshot Spit, England

Minoan art. Greece. 16th century B. C. Fresco of boxing kids
Minoan art. Greece. 16th century B.C. Fresco of boxing kids. Fight between two teens provided with gloves and a belt. Painted stucco. Room B1 from Akrotiri (Thera). (1550-1500 BC)

Autocar Poster -- French Grand Prix
Autocar Poster -- French driver Boillot in a blue Peugeot, chasing the American Bruce Brown in a red Fiat, in the French Grand Prix

Group watching the Henley Regatta from boat, July 1958
A group of people including; Mr Alan Adams, Mr Robin Gibbs, Mr Tony Gibbs, Miss Rachel Chandler and Mr Denis Adams

A race of six lifeboats at Mounts Bay, Penzance, Cornwall. Date: 1867

The Kings Cup Air Race - The Competitors at Hanworth
The Kings Cup Air Race - The Competitors aircraft arrived at Hanworth Aerodrome prior to take off in the early hours of the morning. Date: 4 July 1930 1930

Autocar Poster -- Paris-Amsterdam race
Autocar Poster -- Charrons white Panhard fitted with wheel steering (instead of a tiller) for the first time in racing history, for the Paris-Amsterdam race. Date: 1898

Poster, New York World's Fair, The World of Tomorrow
Travel poster, designed by Joseph Binder, New York World?s Fair, The World of tomorrow, 1939, Grinnell Litho, New York, USA

Outdoor Curling Match on the ice at Bern, Switzerland. Date: circa 1907

Rosie Dolly and the Begum Aga Khan
Two personalities at the Super Elegance de Cote d Azur held in Nice on the French Riviera wearing costumes elegant enough to win

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

Brigade Cycle Race, Crystal Palace, South London
London Fire Brigade Cycle Race at the Sports Centre, Crystal Palace, South London

Athletics event with hurdles
An athletics event with men taking part in a hurdles race. circa 1940s

Crystal Palace Brass Band Festival
View of the Central Avenue leading to the Crystal Palace in south London at the time of the annual Brass Band Festival. Bands from all over the country took part

Sheep Dog Trial in 1876
Sheepdog trials at Alexandra Palace

Stephensons Rocket
The Rocket as it took part in the Liverpool & Manchester Railway competition (which it won)

LCC-LFB Knightsbridge firemen, Wells Challenge Cup winners for 1913. Front row: R J Nicholas, W H Sheldrick, Sub-Officer H C Griffiths, Station Officer J Smith, T H Coggan, D J O Leary

2 MEN CANOEING 1960S
J. Campbell and P.L. Pye race through rough water during the twelve-mile Bradford-Avon competition. Date: 1960s

The Schneider Trophy 1927 - Venice, Italy
Photograph from the Schneider Trophy of 1927 held at Venice, Italy

Athletics. Race. Early twentieth century. Engraving

Odol Mouth Competition
Advertisement for Odol mouthwash or liquid antiseptic dentifrice which features a competition to guess Whose Mouth Is It...? The first prize is 20

Cover design, International Exhibition, Brussels
Cover design, Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles (Universal and International Exhibition, Brussels), with international airship competitions

A Ladies Archery Match in Regents Park
A lady prepares her bow and arrow at an archery match in the Royal Toxophilite Societys Grounds in Regents Park, London

Perfuming probable prizewinners: dog show perfume, 1911
A patient Pomeranian stands on a folding chair while being squirted with perfume at the Ealing and District Canine Society dog show. Date: 1911

Oxford practising for the Boat Race
The Oxford team practising for the annual Boat Race

Uncle Sam Repels Chinese
Uncle Sam tells Chinese to keep out of America, on the grounds that they are too industrious and economical, its unfair competition for our boys

Postcard, Couple in chair with jealous soldier watching - A him of hate! Date: 1914-1918

Postcard, Couple on bench with soldier standing alongside - Retreat! NEVER!! Date: 1914-1918

"Leaves from Life: a New Series of Studies by Edmund Blampied." A woman at a females competition of archery. Date: 1933

The Winner of a Cross-Word Competition-with cheque by Edmund Blampied "Leaves from Life: a New Series of Studies by Edmund Blampied." A smug cross-word puzzle winner being congratulated

"The English Daumier Looks On Life:English Types By Blampied. Series 3: Business And Leisure." Two men finishing a race with a crowd of spectators behind them. Date: 1933

Samuel Cody
Samuel Franklin Cody (1867 - 1913), Wild West showman and early pioneer of manned flight

Winner of Miss World, Miss India - Reita Faria
Winner of Miss World, Miss India - 23 year-old Reita Faria, a medical student

Colin Chapman in his famous works Lotus Mark VIII SAR 5 in the Goodwood International race, England 25 September 1954. Date: 1954

Tournaments. Review of helmets in the cloister
Tournaments. The standards and helmets are kept in a cloister. The preliminaries are managed by the judges, in the presence of the ladies and participants of the tournament

Exercise of the quintain. Medieval chivalry training
Exercise of quintain. Medieval chivalry training. A dummy, mounted on a rotating pivot with a shield, was used by mounted riders to simulate real combat situations

VIth British Empire & Commonwealth Games, Wales 18-26 July 1958, original poster printed by Creighton Griffiths Ltd Date: 1958

Sumo bout between Hitachiyama and Umenotani
Sumo wrestling training bout between Hitachiyama Taniemon (1874-1922) and Umenotani Otomatsu, later Umegatani Totaro II (1878-1927)

Bust of a young male athlete crowned with victory laurels. From a carnelian gem by the Greek sculptor Allion. Allione

Monkeys on boats competing in a water joust, 16th century
Teams of monkeys on boats competing in a water joust. Drummers and trumpeters ride the boats, while spectators watch from the river banks

Regatta on the Grand Canal by the Rialto Bridge, 1780s
Francesco Guardi (1712-1793).Venetian painter. Regatta on the Grand Canal by the Rialto Bridge, 1780s. Oil on canvas. Calouste Gulbenkian Museum. Lisbon, Portugal

Monument in Rome dedicated to King Victor Emmanuel II
Italy. Monument to be erected in Rome dedicated to King Victor Emmanuel II. On 23 September 1880, the competition for the design project of the monument was announced

Christmas 1914 Football Match Statues, Messines - Mesen
This life sized statue of a German and a British soldier shaking hands over a football, was sculpted by Andy Edwards and was unveiled on 22 December 2015

Entries - Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) competition
An artist?s impression of the McDonnell Douglas, Northrop Grumman and British Aerospace entry in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) competition c1996. Date: circa 1996

Slingsby T. 59D Kestrel 19 CZR
Slingsby T.59D Kestrel 19 CZR (msn 1842, BGA 1941, civil reg G-DCZR), at a regional gliding competition in the 1980s. Date: circa 1980

Cartoon, Unfair Trade Winds (International Free Trade)
Cartoon, Unfair Trade Winds -- a satirical comment on competitive trade from overseas, adversely affecting the economy at home. Date: 1884

Edgar & Madge Syers in Olympics Games, ice skating 1908
Edgar Syers dancing with his wife Madge Syers in the Olympic Games of 1908, winning the bronze medal at the Princes Skating Club, Knightsbridge, London. Date: October 1908

National Fire Brigades Association certificate, confirming First Prize to Southend Fire Brigade in the Combined Motor Pump Competition held at Basingstoke, dated 8 September 1922

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress 60-0008
United States Air Force - Boeing B-52H-135-BW Stratofortress 60-0008 (msn 464373)of the 19th Bombardment Wing, with a humorous caption on the nose: - Dear Rocky, not to win is a very Bad Thing

SZD Jantar 2 Standard 94, just about to launch from the grid at a UK gliding competition. Date: circa 1982

SZD-48 Jantar Standard 2 732, single-seat Standard-class high-performance sailplane, at Husbands Bosworth airfield during a UK National Gliding Competition. Date: circa 1980

SZD-38 Jantar 1 70, single-seat Standard-class high-performance sailplane, at Husbands Bosworth airfield during a UK National Gliding Competition. Date: circa 1980

Scheibe SF-27M G-BCBN, single-seat medium-performance motor-sailplane with retractable engine, at Husbands Bosworth airfield during a UK National Gliding Competition. Date: circa 1980

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