Hour Collection

Le Mans Poster
A poster for the 1924 24-hour maotor race at Le Mans, France, billed as the Gran Prix D Endurance. Held on the 14 and 15th June

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

Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally 1960
Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally, 25-26 June 1960. Date: 1960

Muffin the Mule
Peter Thompson, producer of BBC televisions Childrens Hour, and Annette Mills with the popular puppet character Muffin the Mule at the National Television Fund Ball at the Dorchester Hotel in London

Brooklands Race Poster
A poster for the British equivalent of the Le Mans 24- hour race, the Brooklands Double-twelve hour race

Policeman on BSA motorcycle, London
A Metropolitan Police officer riding a BSA motorcycle in London. The BSA could travel at up to 70 miles per hour

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

Hitchin, Herts 1940S
The corner of Bridge Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, where the speed limit for W.D. (War Department) vehicles is 15 m.p.h. The Half Moon pub, sells Noted Luton Ales, too

Poster, Le Mans 24 hour rally 1962
Poster, Le Mans 24 hour rally, 23-24 June 1962. Date: 1962

HMS RODNEY
British battleship whose finest hour will come in May 1941 when her accurate gunfire is the crucial factor in the sinking of the German warship Bismarck Date: 1927 - 1941

Postman in the Snow
This stalwart postman does his duty and delivers the post rain or shine, or in this case, thick winter snow. No chance of exceeding the 30 mile per hour speed limit!

The 24 hour Bicycle Race at Herne Hill, 1892
Photograph showing the Cyclists participating in the 24 hour Bicycle race at Herne Hill velodrome, on the 22nd July 1892, shortly before the start. The race was won by F.W

Hitchin, Herts 1940S
The corner of Bridge Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, where the speed limit for W.D. (War Department) vehicles is 15 m.p.h. A horse and cart keeps strictly to this limit

Rush hour at a London tube station, by A. W. Wilson
A busy London underground station contasting two platforms, one side has happy holiday makers and the other sober looking business men

Poster advertising Imperial Airways, boasting of 28 new Empire Flying Boats which travel at 200 miles per hour. Flights serving Europe, Africa, India, the Far East and Australia

Fleet Street 1960S
Four Routemaster buses and an Evening Standard delivery van clogging up Fleet Street during the rush hour

Brixton Prison / Mayhew
Female convicts during the silent hour at Brixton Prison, London. All prisoners were required to sit quietly outside their cell

Zeppelin Train 1930S
The Rail Zeppelin, an experimental vehicle developed and tested by Franz Kruckenberg in 1930 - 1931. It was capable of speeds of well over 200 kilometers per hour. Date: 1930s

Poster, Jacquelin Le Mans 24 hour race
Motorsport - Jacquelin Le Mans 24 hour race colour poster, 15-16 June 1974. 16 x 24 inches. Date: 1974

CROWE, Eyre (1824-1910). The Dinner Hour, Wigan. 1874. Oil on canvas. UNITED KINGDOM. Manchester. Manchester Art Gallery

Poster for 1925 Grand Prix
Poster advertising the third 24 hour Le Mans grand prix at the La Sarthe circuit, 20 to 21 June 1925

Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally 1965
Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally, 19-20 June 1965. Date: 1965

A Sixty-Five Pounder Opening Fire, by James McBey, WW1
" Zero". A Sixty-Five Pounder Opening Fire, drypoint print by James McBey, First World War. Referring to a bombardment in Palestine in the early morning of 19 September 1918. 1920

The Immortal Hour, by Rutland Boughton, Birmingham
The Immortal Hour, music drama by Rutland Boughton from the play by Fiona MacLeod, produced by Barry V Jackson, at the Repertory Theatre, Station Street, Birmingham. circa 1921

Moveable bus stop arrives in London, WWII
A moveable bus stop sign on Tottenham Court Road in central London, giving a clear indication of where people should queue during busy rush hours. Date: 1939

Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally 1963
Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally, 15-16 June 1963. Date: 1963

WW1 - King George V - his message to the Royal Navy - The Sure Shield. The shield in the bottom left-hand corner is the Royal Navy Kings Colours. Date: circa 1914

The end of the Tichborne trial
The final hour of the long running Tichborne trial, for the conviction of Mr Arthur Orton for perjury. The claimants farewell to the judge

Walking across London Bridge 1950s
Commuters walking across London Bridge

Fashionable Shape 1906
The fashionable silhouette of the period as personified by the actress Camille Clifford. The waistline may possibly have been re-touched

Poster celebrating Leon Vanderstuyft
Poster celebrating the achievements of Leon Vanderstuyft, the Belgian racing cyclist who amazingly covered over 125 kilometers in one hour. The poster lists various speeds and victories

Piccadilly, London
Window Studies -- the Festive Hour, early evening in Piccadilly. At 7.45 pm anyone who is anyone is on their way to a dinner party, a dance or the theatre

Drivers view at Brooklands
An impression of rounding a banked curve at Brooklands at a speed of 110 miles per hour, from the mechanics seat of a 59.6h.p. Benz, driven by Mr. L. G. Hornsted

China / Russians & British
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON standing for an hour in Uttoxeter market-place in penance for refusing, as a boy, when asked by his father to sell books there

Norge Polar Flight
The Norge airship, hired from Italy by Amundsen, at the start of its flight over the North Pole. From Spitzbergen it made a 17-hour flight to Alaska

London rush hour, people at a bus stop
Passengers wait to board London Transport buses during rush hour. Date: circa 1950s

Lesson Hour at Bulak, Egypt Date: 1898

Abraham Wivell's Improved Fire Escape Date: 1860

WW2 Greetings Card, Zero Hour
A WW2 greetings card, the image portrays three servicemen of the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and British Army, smoking and interacting outside a no beer pub. Date: circa 1940s

Normandy Hotel, Le Touquet
The terrace at the Normandy Hotel, Le Touquet, the favoured place for the hour of the aperitif, 1920s Date: 1920s

L'Heure Des Betises
This illustration's title translates to The Hour Of Nonsense, and depicts a smiling young lady listening to a floating child satyr or faun creature whispering in her ear. Date: circa 1901

Bathing Hour at Boulogne-sur-Mer, Northern France - Bathing Machines and view of the Casino. Date: 1918

Poster, Sebring 12 hour race, 21-22 March 1975
Motorsport - Sebring 12 hour race, 21-22 March 1975, colour promotional poster. 27 x 20 inches. Date: 1975

Poster, Le Mans 24 hour race, 12-13 June 1976
Motorsport - Le Mans 24 hour race, 12-13 June 1976, colour promotional poster. 21 x 15 inches. Date: 1976

Poster, Le Mans 24 hour race, 9-10 June 1979
Motorsport - Le Mans 24 hour race, 9-10 June 1979, colour promotional poster. 21 x 15 inches. Date: 1979

Poster, Le Mans 24 hour race, 10-11 June 1978
Motorsport - Le Mans 24 hour race, 10-11 June 1978, colour promotional poster. 15 x 23 inches. Date: 1978

Two posters, Le Mans 24 hours, June and September 1968
Motorsport - Le Mans 24 hour races, 15-16 June and 28-29 September 1968, two colour promotional posters, one backed onto canvas. 15 x 24 inches. Date: 1968

Poster, Sebring 12 hour race, 26-27 March 1965
Motorsport - Sebring 12 hour race, 26-27 March 1965, colour promotional poster. 33 x 22 inches. Date: 1965

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