Cowes Collection (page 4)

Saunders-Roe SR45 Princess G-ALUN off Cowes
Saunders-Roe SR45 Princess, G-ALUN, off Cowes during early trials, summer 1952. Date: 1952

LFB Massey Shaw fireboat on River Thames, London
Built in 1934 by J Samuel White at Cowes, Isle of Wight, the Massey Shaw cost £ 18, 000 to build. It was stationed at Blackfriars river station when this photograph was taken

Cowes, the green, I. Isle of Wight, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Cowes, the green, II. Isle of Wight, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Cowes, R. Y. S. club house, Isle of Wight, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Cowes, marine parade (i. e. promenade), Isle of Wight, Engla
Cowes, marine parade (i.e. promenade), Isle of Wight, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The Clipper Yacht America of New York. Winner of The Cup in the Great Match for All Nations at Cowes, August 22nd 1851. Date: August 22nd 1851

Spectators at Cowes Yacht Race, Isle of Wight
Spectators watching the yachting from a promenade at Cowes, Isle of Wight. 1911

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

Twenties couple by Albert Bailey
A moody looking couple, the man in nautical uniform and the woman in a fashinable red and green ensemble with cloche hat pulled low (a hallmark of the artists work) walk along deep in conversation

Royal London Yacht Club racing, Cowes, Isle of Wight
The Royal London Yacht Club racing at Cowes, Isle of Wight. The first race in 1911 saw White Heather out for the first time in the season

Floating Bridge, Cowes, Isle of Wight Date: 1910

The Kings Visit to the Antarctic exploring ship Discovery
Sir Clements Markham presenting Captain Scott to King Edward VII on board the Discovery at Cowes on August 5th, 1901, prior to Scott embarking on his polar expedition to the Antarctic with Shackleton

Cowes - Isle of Wight - Kings Cup Winner
Sir Maurice Fitzgeralds Ketch Julmar - the winner of the Kings Cup at Cowes during the Cowes Week Regatta, 1911

HMS Yacht Britannia, flying the Royal Yacht Societys (RYS)Commodore flag - sailing out of Cowes Roads, Isle of Wight

King Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886-1941) here as a young man. Impeccably dressed in a wonderful (nautical) outfit of starched collar, reefer jacket and peaked naval hat

Cowes Week opening day
View from the shore of racing boats on the first day of the Cowes Week sailing regatta, held during the first week of August each year

HMS Terrible and HM Yacht jigsaw puzzle
A colour illustration of HMS Terrible, a Royal Navy armoured cruiser launched in 1895. Below is a jigsaw puzzle box of His Majestys Yacht at Cowes on the Isle of Wight

At Cowes
At the Royal Yacht Squadron landing stage in Cowes, Isle of Wight. Prince and Princess Arthur of Connaught arriving with Lord and Lady Montagu of Beaulieu; Lord Sinclair; and Lady Mary Agar

The Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes
Yacht race at Cowes

Queen Victoria visiting HMS Resolute, Cowes, 1856
Engraving showing Queen Victoria of Great Britain boarding the Arctic exploration ship HMS Resolute in Cowes Harbour, 15th December 1856

Edward Vii / Yacht / 1896
The Britannia of Edward, prince of Wales, passes Ailsa and Satanita - no doubt at Cowes

Edward VII on board the Britannia
Edward VII (1841-1910) on board the Royal Yacht, Britannia at Cowes Regatta on the Isle of Wight in 1909 during a visit by the Russian Royal family

A Royal and Imperial Party at Cowes
Edward VII and Queen Alexandra with their guests, the Tsar and Tsarina of Russia being taken in a pinnace to the Royal Yacht, Britannia during a visit by the Russian Royal Family in 1909

Isle of Wight / Cowes 1900
Isle of Wight: Cowes High Street

Nicolas Ii / Family / Cowes
Tsar Nicolas II rowing with his family at Cowes during a royal visit

THE AMERICA WINS CUP
The America winning the sailing match at Cowes for the Club Cup, open to yachts of all causes and nations

Cowes Fashionables
Fashionable folk enjoy the fresh air

THE AMERICA BOOMING
The America booming out : her victory at Cowes for the Club Cup leads to a series of spectacular events as the worlds finest yachts compete for the Americas Cup

THE AMERICA BUILT
Building the yacht America at New York : on 22 August she will win the sailing match at Cowes for the Club Cup : the race thereafter be known as the Americas Cup race

THE AMERICA YACHT
The American sailing yacht America which will win the sailing match at Cowes for the Club Cup : the race will in future be known as the Americas Cup race

THE AMERICA YACHT
The sailing yacht America which will win the sailing match at Cowes for the Club Cup : the race will in future be known as the Americas Cup race

Schneider Trophy 1923
The 1923 contest, at Cowes, England, is won by American aviator D Rittenhouse, flying a Curtiss CR-3 at an average speed of 285 km/hour

Cowes Regatta / 1914
A scene at Cowes Regatta - sailing ships fly past as the wind fills their billowing white sails. Some spectators wave their hankerchiefs in encouragement

WEST COWES
The Parade and Club-House, West Cowes

West Cowes I. O. W
Even at this period, a mecca for sailing enthusiasts : note the paddle steamer moored in the foreground

Cowes Regatta 1853
COWES REGATTA, ISLE OF WIGHT " The Julia", Winner of the Royal Yacht Squadron Cup, with other competitors " The Arrow" and " The Sylvie"

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