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Gold Cup Day at Cheltenham, 1945Farther West leading Red Rower, the eventual winner, round the course at Cheltenham on Gold Cup day. The Hack, going well, is lying third
Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA - Greetings Postcard Date: 1895
Bedroom boat-race practiceAn enthusiastic " Blue" leaves nothing to chance and recreates rowing conditions with the help of three tin baths, some wheels and a pair of oars in his bedroom
The Florida. 16th century. Timucua Indian village. Food transportation by canoe. Engraving by Theodore de Bry (1528-1598). Brevis narratio floridae Eorum Quae in.... Frankfurt, 1591
Group watching the Henley Regatta from boat, July 1958A group of people including; Mr Alan Adams, Mr Robin Gibbs, Mr Tony Gibbs, Miss Rachel Chandler and Mr Denis Adams, watching the racing on the last day of the Henley Royal Regatta from a cabin
Marlow Bridge over the River Thames, BuckinghamshireMarlow Bridge over the River Thames and All Saints Church at Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Date: circa 1980s
Cambridge Blue 1907Douglas Stuart dressed for sport in short sleeved vest with pale blue trim & flannel shorts. English sports clothes were to have an increasing influence on fashion
Warriors in a canoe navigating the Aruwimi RiverHistory of Africa. 19th century. Warriors in a canoe navigating the Aruwimi River. Engraving by Hildibrand. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre
Prince Olaf. Oxford rower Date: 1925
Oxford Rowers cross the English ChannelA crew of Oxford rowers crosses the English Channel from Dover to Calais. The view shows them halfway across. The rowers were accompanied by a boat of onlookers spurring them on. Date: 1885
Polish and English OarswomenMembers of the Warsaw Women's Rowing Club compete with their counterparts in the Isleworth Club and Furnivall Club at Putney. Date: 1931
Sailor in rowing boat, Dieppe, FranceA sailor pulls on the oars of a rowing boat at Dieppe, France. Date: circa 1930s
Cartoon, The Coming Struggle (Disraeli versus Gladstone)Cartoon, The Coming Struggle -- using the Boat Race as an analogy for politics, Disraeli and Gladstone are depicted as rowers in competing boats
Tilting at quintain, 14th centuryBoy with lance tilting at a moveable quintain operated by another boy (top), boy with lance tilting at a living quintain (trying to knock a man in armour with a shield off a stool)
Waterman on his rowboat ferry on the River Thames, London. His coat and silver badge identify him as a skilled rower registed at Watermans Hall
Alfred Allport, England Rugby International player, also rower and boxer. 1890s
Charles Dixon, Rugby player and RowerCharles Dixon, Rugby player and rower. 1890s
Advert for Vigors home rower 1895A Perfect Chest & Muscle Developer. To maintain the heath and form of men and women. 1895
Collegiate Rower with Oar from Harvard Date: 1906
Boatman, Ganges, IndiaAn Indian man rows an old wooden boat in the River Ganges along the ghats of Varanasi. Bathers are in the water Date: 1987
Egyptian Art. Dendera. Hathor Temple. Horus boatEgyptian Art. Dendera. Hathor Temple. Relief depicting the Horus boat
Roman Art. The Nile mosaic of Palestrina. Detail. TriremeRoman Art. The Nile mosaic of Palestrina. Barberini mosaic or Niles landscape. Hellenistic floor mosaic depicting scenes in the river Nile.It was part of a Classical sanctuary-grotto in Palestrina
Edward G. Hemmerde, Vanity Fair, SpyEDWARD GEORGE HEMMERDE (1871-1948) English rower, barrister, playwright and politician. Liberal Party Member of Parliament for East Denbighshire
William D B Curry and Frederick I Pitman, rowersWilliam D B Curry and Frederick (Freddie) Islay Pitman (1863-1942), rowers. They both took part in the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race of 1884
Jefferson Lowndes, English rowerJefferson Lowndes (1858-1893), English rower. late 19th century
Elias Laycock, Australian rower and scullerElias Connell Laycock (1845-1938), Australian competitive rower and sculler. late 19th century
George Bubear, English sculling rower. late 19th century
A Men's Eight - unidentified rowing clubGroup photograph of the Men's Eight of an unidentified rowing club
Rowers in a scull on a river. circa 1895
Landing stage in Beirut (Beyrouth), LebanonLanding stage in Beirut (Beyrouth), capitol of Lebanon. Date: circa 1910
The Nose Game - Artistic Nose D8, Denotes Refinement. 1927
Oxbridge Gent in extensive striped rowing attireCostumes Everything - the translated greek on the card front reads: Everyone thinks that he stands high or low in thinking
Boat. From the tomb of Wadjet-hotep at Sedment. Wood. 7th-11Egyptian Art. Boat. From the tomb of Wadjet-hotep at Sedment. Wood. 7th-11th Dynasty. c. 2150-2050 B.C. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark
Caricature of E A Trickett, world champion oarsman. 1880
W. A. L. Fletcher (Flea)W.A.L. FLETCHER Known as Flea Rower for Oxford University Boat CLub and took part in the Varsity Boat Race in 1890-93. Date: -
Regatta at Marlow for Blinded Soldiers & Sailors, WW1Two photographs depicting a rowing at regatta at Marlow for blinded soldiers and sailors from St. Dunstans during the First World War
Impressions of Cambridge during World War One, 1915Arms and the Varsity Man: some impressions of Cambridge in wartime, 1915. Date: 1915
Boating sceneAn oar cuts through the inky waters of Regents Park boating lake, London. Date: 2010
Alan Fraser in dingy
Colonel Albert Brassey, Vanity Fair, SpyCOLONEL ALBERT BRASSEY (1844-1918) British rower, soldier and Conservative politician. Was a Lieutenant in the 14th Hussars and a Colonel in the Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars
Robert Croft Bourne, Vanity Fair, ApeROBERT CROFT BOURNE (1888 -1938) British rower, competing in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and Conservative Party politician from 1924 to his death in 1938. Caption: a good stroke Date: 1888 -1938
Seascape. 1868. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Valencia. San Pio V Fine Arts Museum
Leisure, sport and fashion in the 1920s. Rowing
Procession on the seaside in front of Lazarus hospital, Brazil, 18th century. BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro. National Historical Museum
Spanish galleons and vessels (17th c. ). EngravingSpanish galleons and vessels (17th c.). Engraving. SPAIN. Barcelona. Sant Jordi Catalan Royal Academy of Fine Arts
The Tigre Hotel - Paseo Victorica, Tigre, ArgentinaThe Tigre Hotel which stood on the banks of the Lujan River, in Paseo Victorica, Tigre, near Buenos Aires, Argentina. Demolished in 1940. Date: circa 1907
Rowing - getting into the boatA rather interesting early glow-in-the-dark postcard depicting rowers getting into their boat Date: 1920s
Expressions and Impressions, 1948 London Olympic GamesA selection of striking athletic images captured at the 1948 London Olympic Games. Date: 1948