Contest Collection (page 3)

History of Gaul. Battle between Romans and Celts. Illuminated manuscripts from the 14th century. Chateau de Chantilly. France

Traditional Japanese Archery Contest (and Contestants) Date: circa 1910s

Seaplane taking off at Monte Carlo, Principality of Monaco
Small Seaplane taking at Monte Carlo, Principality of Monaco - the Monte Carlo Casino can be seen in the left background. This was during the 1st ever Monaco Schneider Trophy Contest in April 1913

Women police officers in a tug-of-war contest, Hyde Park
Women police officers having fun in a tug-of-war contest as part of a training exercise in Hyde Park, London. Instructing them is Sergeant Ridley of A Division. Date: circa 1919-1920

4th prize beauty contest 1919
Photograph on a postcard of Miss G. Cecil Stock, 4th prize in a beauty contest for the Daily Mirror. Date: 1919

3rd prize beauty contest 1919
Photograph on a postcard of Miss Sybil Wise, 3rd prize in a beauty contest for the Daily Mirror. Date: 1919

2nd prize beauty contest 1919
Photograph on a postcard of Miss Gladys M. Marsh, 2nd prize in a beauty contest for the Daily Mirror. Date: 1919

1st prize beauty contest 1919
Photograph on a postcard of Miriam Babbage, winner in a beauty contest for the Daily Mirror. Date: 1919

Codys Kite at Contest
At the First International Kite Competition, on the South Downs near Worthing, sussex : Codys kite enjoys police protection and the attention of a gent in a top hat. Date: 25 June 1903

Triplane Glider 1922
At a gliding contest near Clermont Ferrand, France, aviator Sardier is towed into the air in his Clement triplane Date: 1922

Beauty Contest / 1888
The first recorded beauty contest held at Spa, Belgium Date: 1888

Waiting to take the stage at beauty competition, Manchester
A thin young lady waits for her turn to take the stage at a beauty competition in a Manchester nightclub. Date: circa 1980

A Sumo contest
Two Sumo wrestlers crouch in a ring with two referees under an ornimental tent. The competition is about to start. There are many spectators. Date: 1932

WW1 - Captain Hawker takes on three Germans in the air
WW1 - Captain Lanoe George Hawker VC, DSO (1890-1916), was a British flying ace, with seven credited victories. This illustration captures an occassion on 25th July 1915

Beauty pageant contestant
A woman dressed in a flowing white gown, accesorised with a tiara and holding a sceptre, takes part in a beauty contest. Date: c.1910

ANDOKIDES. Poetic contest depiction
ANDOKIDES (6th C. BC). Poetic contest depiction. 6th c. BC. Red-figure ceramic. Greek art. Ceramics. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum. Proc: ITALY. LAZIO. VITERBO

Traditional Japanese activities at scout camp
Traditional Japanese activities taking place at a scout camp

Traditional Japanese display at international scout camp
Before or after a traditional Japanese judo display at an international scout camp. Scouts are standing to attention and saluting

The Roskear Fairy Queen - Camborne Carnival
Just sitting in the rain at Camborne Carnival is this 4-year-old girl - suitably equipped. Zoe (from North Roskear) is the Roskear Fairy Queen and was taking part in her first Carnival. Date: 1980s

Dawn Schula, beauty queen, St Ives, Cornwall, in tiara and sash

People in rain during Miss UK competition, St Ives
People in the rain, watching filming during the Miss UK competition, St Ives, Cornwall. Date: 1985

Subaltern Stunts in Silhouette by H. L. Oakley
A series of silhouette scenes by the famous silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley showing officers enjoying some leisure time during World War One

Balloon bursting at RAF display by G. H. Davis
Balloon bursting: a new contest at the RAF display. A supreme test of skill in manoeuvring: fast little gamecock aeroplanes ramming elusive balloons that dart rapidly here

Senegalese Village, Paris - Wrestlers
Senegalese Village, Paris - Porte Maillot - Wrestlers peforming Date: 1910s

FLEETWOOD
The beach at Fleetwood-on- Wyre, Lancashire, where an annual bathing beauty contest elects Miss Wyre. Date: circa 1835

Louis Paulhan in Blackpool
Louis Paulhan (1883 1963), pioneering French aviator. Louis seated in his French biplane Farman III, at a competition at Blackpool in September 1909

Schoolboy suggest a game of ping pong to W G Grace
" I should like to play you at ping pong" !! A young schoolboy suggests a sensible choice of sporting contest when faced with the colossus of the cricketing world, Dr W G Grace

Edward, Prince of Wales - Calshot - Schneider Trophy
Edward, Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII) (1894-1972) - with British Pilots at Calshot. The September 1929 Schneider Trophy contest at Calshot was won by H R D Waghorn

M Garros flying a Morane-Saulnier Hydro-Monoplaneu
M. Garros flying a Morane-Saulnier Hydro-Monoplane over the Tir-Au-Pigeons at Monte Carlo during the Monaco Schneider Trophy Contest, April 1913

M Gauberts Maurice Farman seaplane
M. Gauberts Maurice Farman seaplane at the Monaco Schneider Trophy Contest, April 1913

M Bregis Breguet H1-U2 seaplane sheltering at Beaulieu
M. Bregis Breguet H1-U2 seaplane sheltering at Beaulieu. The wreck of M. Weymanns Nieuport is in the foreground at the Monaco Schneider Trophy Contest, 12 April 1913

Gilberts Morane-Saulnier seaplane (left)
Gilberts Morane-Saulnier seaplane, left, and the Borel Hydro-monoplane on the quay at the Monaco Schneider Trophy Contest, April 1913

Gilberts Morane-Saulnier seaplane at the Monaco Schneider Trophy Contest, April 1913

Dr Gabriel Espanets Nieuport seaplane at the Monaco Schneider Trophy Contest, April 1913

Borel Hydro-monoplane at the Monaco Schneider Trophy Contest, April 1913

Royal Aero Club official souvenir programme
Cover of the Royal Aero Club official souvenir programme of the 1929 Schneider Trophy Contest. Date: 1929

Bleriot monoplane at the Doncaster Aviation Contest
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Delagranges Bleriot monoplane
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Roger Sommers Farman flying over Molons Bleriot monoplane
Roger Sommers Farman flying over Molons Ble

Roger Sommers Farman at the Doncaster Aviation Contest, 15-22 October 1909 at Doncaster Aerodrome. Date: 1909

Official programme for the Doncaster Aviation Contest, 15-22 October 1909 at Doncaster Aerodrome. Date: 1909

A timekeeper and his apparatus: an official of the American Automobile Contest Board

Boat tilting in medieval times
Boat tilting contest in medieval times 15th Century

Spain (1878). Barcelona. First European typographic
" Spain (1878). Barcelona. First European typographic contest (30th May, 1878). Published in " La Ilustraci󮠅 spa񯬡 y Americana" (Spanish periodical). Engraving."

Music contest between Apollo and Marsyas. 320 BC. Hellenistic art. Relief on marble. GREECE. Athens. National Museum of Archaeology

Ice-skating race in Littleport (Cambridgeshire). 1891. Contest at the arrival to the post between J. Smart and T. Wells

Kitchen contest for young servants (1931). Illustration
" Kitchen contest for young servants (1931). Illustration by Achille Beltrame for the " Domenica del Corriere". Engraving."

Teddy and Cuddly. Comic strip from Jack and Jill (29 May 1976)

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