Rowing Collection (page 5)

Preparations for race day for both sides. Oxford and Cambridge trained at Henley and Goring before they went head to head. Date: 1925

Cambridge university rowers
Cambridge undergraduate university rowers competing at the Lent Races. A large crowd can be seen. Date: 1925

Prince Olaf. Oxford rower Date: 1925

Rival crews at the Boat Race
The Oxford rowing team on the left, names, from left to right, are: Back row--F. A. H. Pitman (bow), A. H. M. Wedderburn (5), E. D. Horsfall (4); front row--A. F. R. Wiggins (6), L. G

Regatta scenes, Australia
Scenes from the Henley-on-Yarra Regatta in Melbourne. Smartly dressed men and women watching the race. The total attendance was estimated to exceed 100, 000

Oxford's Victory, 1909 Boat Race
Scenes from Oxford's surprise victory at the 1909 Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race. We see spectators at Barnes Bridge and Mortlake, and Oxford pulling far ahead

Oxford Rowers cross the English Channel
A 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

Rowing from Newnham College
Rowers from Newnham College, Cambridge, about to take part in a race against London University Ladies on the River Thames. Date: 1933

Towpath Spectators at Oxford Rowing
Spectators line the towpath to watch the Oxford Summer Eights rowing competition. Date: 1932

Polish and English Oarswomen
Members of the Warsaw Women's Rowing Club compete with their counterparts in the Isleworth Club and Furnivall Club at Putney. Date: 1931

Making Rowing Oars
Mathematical principles are brought to bear on the construction of new oars for the Oxford University rowing team. Date: circa 1925

Harvard Try-Out Barge
A twenty-oar barge used at Harvard University to select and train boat crews. The coach can walk up and down the centre deck. Date: circa 1925

Ship dropping the pilot Date: 1913

Illustration, The Story of Peter Pan
Peter Pan spreading his coat to the wind, he sailed merrily Date: 1929

Gallant Rescue off the Bachelor Rocks Date: 1871

14th century galley. Engraving by Serra. Later colouration
14th century galley. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020

Turkey. Constantinople. Istanbul. Greek Priest's house
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Greek Priest's house, near Yeni-kuey, on the Bosphorus. Engraving by Lemaitre, Danvin and Lepetit

Turkey. Kiosk of the Gunsmiths (Djebedjiler-Kiochky)
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Kiosk of the Gunsmiths (Djebedjiler-Kiochky). Engraving by Lemaitre, Arnout and Cholet. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Constantinople. Kiosk of the Grand Seigneur at Bebek
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Kiosk of the Grand Seigneur at Bebek, at the Bosphorus. Engraving by Lemaitre, Cholet and Fleury

Turkey. Constantinople. Yedikule Fortress
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Yedikule Fortress or Fortress of the Seven Towers. Its construction was commissioned by Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II in 1458

Middle Ages. Ship of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Roman trireme. Engraving. Later colouration
Roman Trireme. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Lifeboat Brownies to the rescue Date: 1910

Viking ship, longboat, original artwork

Sculling championship won by Edward Hanlan, River Tyne
The Sculling Championship won by Canadian Edward Hanlan over Englishman William Elliott, on the River Tyne, 19 June 1879 Date: 1879

The Old Sailor's Jolly Boat, by H M Barker
The Old Sailor's Jolly Boat, Laden with Tales and Yarns to Please All Hands, by H M Barker, with illustrations by Robert Cruikshank Date: 1843

The Press Gang - forcing men to join the navy Date: 1879

The Chichester, ship off Greenhithe, Kent Date: 1876

Women in a Boat
An oil painting of women in a rowing boat, carrying a parasol. Date: circa 1928

Caricature illustrations, Our Saturday Selection, by Phyllis Kermode, illustrator. Showing the Oxford and Cambridge boat race teams, with quotations, No 4, your bags aren't baggy enough

The Old Savoy Palace in the time of Henry VIII, now the site of the Savoy Hotel, London Date: 1911

Convict ship Guardian Frigate wrecked on an island of ice
Convict ship the Guardian Frigate wrecked on an island of ice, 23 December 1789 Date: 1789

The Tower of London from the River Thames
The Tower was founded during the Norman Conquest in 1066 and lies on the north bank of the river. Small sailing boats and a rowing boat are visible. Date: circa 1930

Row Boat Dock and Pier - Chautauqua Institution, NY, USA
Row Boat Dock and Pier - Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York State, USA. Date: 1911

Poster, Scotland, Loch Coruisk, Skye, for travellers from France, via LNWR and Paris Orleans Railway. Date: circa 1895

Poster, Scotland, The Western Highlands and Islands, showing a visit to Fingal's Cave from RMS Columba, The Royal Route. Date: circa 1928

At Boulter's Lock, Maidenhead. Date: 1913

4th Century Bc Acheron Aeneid Allegoric Allegorical
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Egyptian and Phoenician vessels.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages. 1798

The challenge eights final. Date: 1907

Series of sketches showing Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence (1864 - 1892), involved in a series of sporting activities while at Cambridge University

King Edgar, the Pacific being rowed down the River Dee by eight Tributary Princes. Date: 973

Rowing boats going out to sea from Worthing. Date: 1858

The final of the amateur junior single punting. Date: 1901

Boulters Lock - on Ascot Sunday, packed with rowing boats in the lock on the River Thames at Maidenhead. Date: 1901

Boulters Lock - on Ascot Sunday, waiting their turn outside Boulter s. Date: 1901

A general view of Wargrave Regatta on the River Thames in Wargrave in Berkshire, relaxing in long rowing boats. Date: 1901

The Capture of Gibraltar by Anglo-Dutch forces, 1 to 4 August 1704, part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Date: 1704

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