Rider Collection

Recruitment poster for the Corps of Military Police - Second World War. circa 1940

British Army messager pigeon service
Taking birds out: to the trenches by despatch-riders to let the pigeons fly for training. Regular going and coming supply service of birds between the pigeon homing lofts at Divisional

Morning Ride along the Beach, 1876, by Anton Mauve (1838-188
Anton Mauve (1838-1888). Dutch painter. Morning Ride along the Beach, 1876. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Children pony trekking, Horner, Somerset
Children pony trekking at Horner, Exmoor, Somerset. Date: circa 1980s

HERBERTE, Edward Benjamin (1857-1893). Hunt scenes. The Kill. Oil on canvas

Poster, Polo season at Deauville, France Deauville Saison de Polo, Date: circa 1938

Oliver Dixon, Cpt. de Wend-Fenton and Cpt. Stanyforth
A Sporting Trio - The famous Reading horse dealer from Reading Mr Oliver Dixon, Captain J D L de Wend-Fenton owner and rider and the MCC Cricket Captian Cpt, Stanyforth riding Aesop at Sandown

Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims on the road
* NOTE - FULL FILE IS A LONG PANORAMA - Preview split into 3 sections for ease of viewing * Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims on the road reproduction of a painting by Stephen Reid (1873-1948) (from left)

Norton Motorbike, winner of 28 TT Races
Norton Motorbike - winner of 28 TT Races, September 1952. 1952

Nasreddin - Seljuq satirist
Nasreddin or Nasreddin Hodja or Mullah Nasreddin Hooja or Mullah Nasruddin (1208-1284) was a Seljuq satirist, born in Hortu Village in Sivrihisar, Eskisehir Province, Turkey

Bicycle Made For Three - Continental Pneumatic Advert
Bicycle Made For Three - Continental Pneumatic Tyre Company (of Hanover, Germany) Advertisement. The pair at the rear of the bicycle appear to be contributing slightly less to the forward momentum as

Horsemen filming Robin of Sherwood, Cornwall
Three horsemen in demon costume, filming the TV series Robin of Sherwood near St Michaels Mount, Cornwall. Date: 1980s

Motorbike racing - Tourist Trophy Race
Motorcycle race - high speed cornering in the great Tourist Trophy Race. Date: 1932

Fred Archer
FREDERICK JAMES ARCHER (1857 - 1886). Phenomenally successful jockey from the 1860s to the 1880s. Committed suicide after death of his wife, and owing to ill- health through excessive diet

The British Second Army in Valkenswaard, Holland; Second Wor
Photograph showing advance units of the British Second Army in the Dutch village of Valkenswaard, September 1944. This was the first settlement in Holland to be liberated

Two ladies on a 1914 Triumph motorcycle
Two ladies on a 1914 Triumph Model H motorcycle & sidecar combination circa 1914

AFS despatch rider and messenger, WW2
An AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) despatch rider and messenger on a motorbike at an LFS sub-station during the Second World War

Famous jockeys - Charles Elliott
Charlie Elliott, flat race jockey and winner of the 1927 Derby on Call Boy, pictured in the c olours of Lord Rosebery for whom he had many successes. Date: 1927

Silhouette of fox hunting scene
Silhouette of a fox hunting scene with three horse riders leaping a fence

Two girls on a 1934 Matchless motorcycle
Two young girls pose for photograph sitting on a 1934 Matchless 250cc ohv motorcycle, circa 1934

Ride-a-cock-horse to Banbury Cross to see a fine lady ride on a white horse... 20th century

Russian Propaganda Poster
A Russian Propaganda Poster from the early Bolshevik era, depicting a red army cavalry soldier charging into battle on a fine white steed, sword raised in agressive pose

Woman on Super Sunbeam motorcycle
A lady sits astride a Super Sunbeam motorcycle outside the Red House in Buntingford, Hertfordshire, smiling and wearing a beret style hat, a fur-collared coat and Fair Isle jumper

Barnum & Bailey Poster
Poster for Barnum and Baileys Circus

British Countryside - The Bridge at Eynsford, Kent
British Countryside - The 15th century stone bridge at Eynsford, Kent. Date: 1938

Steeplechase with Faller
FALLS One horse falls at a fence while three other horses clear the fence successfully. Date: 1912

Silhouettes of hunting field scenes in the neighbourhood of York. From the top: full cry, hunting with the York and Ainsty (North)

W Rithcie on Lightning Creek during the Calgary Stampede
William Ritchie riding Lightning Creek during the Calgary Stampede Rodeo, Canada. Date: 1919

Silhouettes of hunting field scenes

Silhouette of fox hunting scene
Silhouette of a fox hunting scene with two horse riders in red jackets leaping a fence

Silhouette of huntsman enjoying a stirrup cup
Silhouette of a huntsman on horseback, enjoying a stirrup cup, watched by a hound. An advertisement for Worthington beer

Shire horses and cart on Marazion beach, Cornwall
Two white shire horses pulling a cart along Marazion beach in Cornwall, with St Michaels Mount in the background

Shire horses and dray at Lands End, Cornwall
Shire horses and a dray at Lands End, Cornwall

Winner of the One Thousand Guineas at Newmarket, 1943
Walter Earl (right) the trainer of the winning horse, Herringbone, ridden by Harry Wragg, is pictured with another trainer, Jack Jarvis, whose horse, Ribbon, was beaten

Stunt / Wall of Death
Wall of Death - Motorcycle rider Fearless Billy Ward riding the wall (picture also shows Dare Devil Marjory Ward )

Britannia and Eve magazine, November 1939
Front cover illustration featuring a 1930s lady decked out in the finest equestrian attire, complete with top hat, tails and whip

Riding Dress Anglaise
English riding habit with Amazon corsage. Quite severe in its tailoring & worn with a top hat & buttonhole the only feminine note is the rider sitting side saddle

The Penny Farthing or Ordinary Bicycle of the 1870 s
Photograph of a Penny Farthing or Ordinary bicycle of the 1870 s, with its rider wearing contemporary cycling clothes

Princess Elizabeth riding as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards
Princess Elizabeth (1926-2022) (later Queen Elizabeth II) riding in the uniform of Colonel of the Grenadier Guards - pictured outside Buckingham Palace. Preparing to hold the reins of power

Naumanns Tandem Bicycle - Advertising postcard
Naumanns (of Dresden, Germany) Tandem Bicycle - Advertising postcard Date: circa 1890s

Victorian Scrap - Circus Elephant riding a Tricycle - A heavy weight. late 19th century

Man on his 1956 / 7 Royal Enfield motorcycle
Travelling biker on his 1956/7 Royal Enfield Meteor motorcycle outside the Post Office at John O Groats in the late 1950s

Man on a 1946 AJS 350cc Model 16 motorcycle, circa late 1940s / early 1950s. Date: circa late 1940s

Tandem bicycle. 19th century engraving

Queen Elizabeth reviews female LFB dispatch rider, WW2
Visit to LFB by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth. Queen Elizabeth reviews a female dispatch rider at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade

Three bikers on their veteran BSA motorcycles
Three bikers on their 1934 BSA Blue Star & 1948/9 BSA Gold Star motorcycles at the seaside early 1950s

Stunt woman rides through flames on motorbike
Sue, 23, one of a team of stunt women, rides her motorbike through a twenty-foot long tunnel of burning hay bales. Wearing only a T-shirt and hot pants she entered the tunnel at 60 mph

Mexican horseman or Charro, Mexico
Mexican horseman, known as a Charro, in traditional costume on his horse on a street in Mexico. Date: circa 1920

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