Riding Collection (#37)

Tatler cover - Lady in riding breeches, Rotten Row
Front cover of The Tatler magazine featuring a photograph of a young woman in Rotten Row, the famous and fashionable riding thoroughfare in Londons Hyde Park

Lord Wimborne & the England polo team, 1914
Captain Frederick Barrett, captain of the 1914 England polo team, pictured with Lord Wimborne, a supporter and helper of the team

Captain Leslie Cheape, polo player
Captain Leslie St. Clair Cheape (1882-1916), British soldier and polo player dubbed, Englands greatest polo player. He played for England in the Westchester Cup three times in 1911, 1913 and 1914

England and America polo teams, 1913
The British and American polo teams who played in the International Polo Trophy (Westchester Cup) in 1913. The American team were known as the Big Four and were J. M

Englands victory over America in polo, 1914
Front cover of The Illustrated London News depicting the famous victory of the British polo team over the Americans at Meadowbrook in the International Polo Trophy - also known as the Westchester Cup

Monday morning exercise, Army Remount Depot, WW1
Unruly mules proving hard to control during a Monday morning exercise at an Army Remount Depot with mounted N.C.Os rounding them up. Date: 1916

Halting a mule, WW1
A soldier has difficult trying to bring an unruly mule to a halt at an Army Remount Depot, as a mule has no " mouth" in the same way a horse responds to a bridle). Date: 1916

British mounted troops, WW1
British mounted troops working forward over rough country in 1916. Date: 1916

Keep the Home Fires Burning, WW1
Scenes showing women carrying on and fulfilling mens roles during the First World War while husbands, fathers, brothers and sons serve in the trenches

Sgt. Major Pete Robinson, cowboy horse breaker, 1916
Sergeant Major Peter Robinson, an ex-cowboy, who was engaged in breaking in army horses in the South of England during the First World War. Date: 1916

Advert for Wilkinsons riding breeches 1918
Wilkinsons Naval, Military and Civil tailors. Riding breeches, maximum allowance of freedom of movement, complete absence of strain over seat when in the saddle

Rothk䰰chen (Red Riding Hood)
Red Riding Hood in the forest, confronted by the large wicked wolf. Date: 1899

Red Riding Hood taking a walk in the forest, from a series of German postcards. Date: circa 1912

Cinderella Shoes advert by H. L. Oakley
Advertisement for Cinderella Ladies shoes featuring a silhouette of a horsewoman clearing a hedge by the artist H. L. Oakley. Date: c.1925

Amusement by the Meuse by H. L. Oakley
Some scenes showing troops billeted in the valley of the Meuse after the signing of the Armistice spending their leisure time on round of golf, sledging

European man and daughter on camel, India
European man and his daughter on a camel, India. The girls legs are too short to reach the stirrups. Date: circa 1890s

Riding on a wheelbarrow, China
Two young men riding on a wheelbarrow, China. Date: circa 1890

Man on a donkey, China. Date: circa 1890

Breaking in colts for the Army, WW1
Hussars breaking in colts for use by the Army in a Surrey village during the First World War. Date: 1915

The Next Man In - General Sir Douglas Haig
A photograph of General (later Field-Marshal and Earl) Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928), after his appointment as Commander-in-Chief of the British army, succeeding Sir John French, in December 1915

Pug Peter -- dog riding waves in a box
Pug Peter -- Peter sets out on a voyage. A dog riding the waves in a red box. Date: 1905

French cavalrymen on Western Front, WW1
Two French cavalrymen riding through British lines to go into action on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Funicular, Mount Vesuvius, Italy
People riding on the Funicular, going up Mount Vesuvius, Italy. Date: late 19th century

Title page design for The Stork, by Muriel Dawson. Showing a little baby riding on the neck of a stork. Date: 1920s

Silhouette of girl in riding costume
Full length silhouette of a girl called Marjorie, wearing riding costume. Date: 20th century

Theatrical perfomer, Japan
Theatrical perfomer with musical instrument, riding a sea dragon, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Samurai and attendant (actors), Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Silhouette of a man on horseback. Date: 20th century

Silhouette of man on galloping horse
Silhouette of a man on a galloping horse. Date: 20th century

Master Quack the duckling riding a tortoise
Fast Asleep -- Master Quack the duckling stands on the back of Joey the tortoise, hoping for a ride, but is disappointed. Date: 1912

All the animals at the fancy dress ball
All of the animals at Humpty and Dumptys fancy dress ball -- Tabitha the cat as Red Riding Hood, Forager the dog in hunting costume, Hungry Peter the pig as the Fat Boy in Pickwick

Tabitha dressed as Red Riding Hood
Tabitha the cat dressed as Red Riding Hood, with a toy wolf on wheels, ready for Humpty and Dumptys fancy dress ball. Date: 1914

The Winner record label featuring horseracing
A record label from The Winner, featuring Meet Me By Moonlight Alone by the Belgravia Quartette. Illustration shows a winning racehorse and jockey crossing the finish line first. Date: c.1925

Nurses on board boat for Belgium, WW1
A group of nurses on board a boat destined for the British Field Hospital in Belgium during the First World War. Those wearing riding kit are ambulance wagon drivers. Date: 1914

Betty Myers and Maxine McClesky, cowgirls taking part in Trick Riding at the Tex Austin World Championship Rodeo, White City Stadium (London). Seen here relaxing with a cup of tea. Date: circa 1930s

Will Rogers painting, Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, USA
Will Rogers painting in the Pioneer Lobby, Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Date: 20th century

Miniature Railway, Venice, California, USA
Miniature Railway, Windward Avenue, Venice, California, USA. Date: 20th century

Rotten Row crowded with khaki by Fish
Hyde Park re-echoes the war note in every corner. Rotten Row is crowded with khaki, and squads of recruits decorate the open spaces

Two contrasting forms of transport, then and now. Above: a lady in a sedan chair, about to leave Hampton Court for home. Below: a rather more racy journey

Pug Peter -- mouse riding a goat
Pug Peter -- On the Frontier of Animal-Land. A large mouse riding a white goat, standing on the summit of a mountain. Date: 1905

Life out in the American Prairie. Date: C. 1910

Portrait of King George V riding a horse in front of a crowd

Advertisement for Pride of the Regiment
Pride of the Regiment March Two-Step 5 By Mitchell W. Meyers Sam Fox Pub. Co. Cleveland

Yankee Doodle came to town, riding on a pony. Fourth of July Greetings card

Portrait of a Red Indian on a horse

The 2nd Life Guards in the early 1900s. Date: 1900s

Miss Eileen Legge water skiing or surf riding at Shanklin
Miss Eileen Legge seen surf-riding - an early form of water skiing - being pulled by a motor boat at Shanklin on the Isle of Wight. Date: 1928

Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News cover - Goodwood
Front cover of the Goodwood Number of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News featuring a jockey in the weighing room prior to a race. Date: 1928

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