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Harold Abrahams wins 100m - 1924 OlympicsHarold Maurice Abrahams, CBE, (18991978) - a British athlete of Jewish origin. He was champion in the 100 metres sprint at the 1924 Olympics in Paris (July 7th)
Frank Wykoff at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic stadiumFrank Clifford Wyckoff (1909 1980) was an American athlete and triple gold medal winner in 4x100 m relay at the Olympic Games in 1924, 1928 and 1932
Eric Liddell celebrating his Olympic win at Edinburgh UniverEric Liddell, the 400m gold medallist at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games, crowned and chaired at Edinburgh University where he had studied science
Roger Bannister - First sub-4 minute mile - Iffley RoadRoger Bannister of Great Britain (1929-2018), with a time of 3 mins 59.4 seconds, becomes the first person to run a mile in under 4 minutes, at the Iffley Road Sports Ground, England on 6th may 1954
Pheidippides RunsBATTLE OF MARATHON Athenian courier Pheidippides sent to Sparta to request help when the Persians landed at Marathon in 490 BC, died after completing his run
Cricket at BlackheathKent host Surrey at the Rectory Field ground, Blackheath. Famous Surrey batsman Jack Hobbs is at the crease, and has been permitted to have a runner (seen at square leg)
Alfred ( Alfie ) Shrubb - Famous Long Distance Runner. He won all there was to win in long-distance running as is evident in this photograph
Diane Leather winning the mile raceThe worlds fastest woman miler: Diane Leather of Birchfield Harriers winning the womens mile in 4 minutes 45 seconds at an athletics meeting at the White City on 21st September 1955
David Moorcroft, British runnerDavid Moorcroft (b. 1953), British middle-distance and long-distance runner, signing an autograph at a fun run in Penzance, Cornwall
Olympics / 1908 / MarathonTHE MARATHON Dorando Pietri passing through Wembley. He finished first but was disqualified because he was helped at the finish. He was awarded a special cup
S. Mure Fergusson. Distinguished amateur golfer, twice runner-up in the Amateur Championship and winner of innumerable medals
Cartoon, Bravo, Mr George! A spectator speaks to the Native American Indian, Deerfoot, himself also a runner. Walter Goodall George (1858-1943) was a British runner who turned professional in 1885
Harold Maurice Abrahams, CBE, (15 December 1899 - 14 January 1978), British athlete of Jewish origin, educated at Repton and Caius College, Cambridge
Luigi Fagioli, Italian motor racing driver, runner-up in the European Championship. 1935
The Cross Country Runner. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1968. Date: 1968
Pierce Egans Anecdotes: hopping race ClaphamColour plate: The hopping match on Clapham Common: Jackson the runner exhibiting his agility from Pierce Egans anecdotes of the turf, the chase, the ring and the stage, 1827
Reggie Walker AthleticsReginald (Reggie) Edgar Walker (16 March 1889 5 November 1951) was a South African athlete and the 1908 Olympic champion in the 100 metres. Date: 1909
Stock poster showing runner sliding past catcher. Date c1897
A road race, early 1900s
Valkyrie Yacht, runner up Americas Cup
HMS Diomede - Danae-class cruiser of the Royal Navy. Constructed too late to take part in World War I, she served on the China Station, Pacific waters
J. S. Henry Ltd StairwayA Decorative scheme illustration of a grand corner stairway with a green carpet runner, a white door stands at the flat corner
Tumulus of Marathon. GreeceSoros or Tumulus of Marathon. Burial mound for the 192 athenian dead at the Battle of Marathon (490 BC) between Persians and athenian army. Near Athens. Greece
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Tony Richardson, English film director and producerTony Richardson (Cecil Antonio "Tony" Richardson, 1928-1991), English theatre and film director, and producer. Seen here (standing)
Steve Ovett, English Olympic athleteStephen (Steve) Michael James Ovett (b 1955), English Olympic athlete, middle distance runner, winner of a Gold and a Bronze medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics
Buenaventura Durruti (1896 - 1936), commander of a Republican anarchist brigade during the Spanish Civil War, giving orders to a runner during the battle for Saragossa, 1936. Date: 1936
Comic postcard, Scotsman discusses runners training Date: 20th century
c. 1880s Japan - tattooed post runner with a letterc.1880s Japan - tattooed post runner with a letter, tattoos, tattooing
Jungle runner and golden teguJungle-runner, Ameiva ameiva, , Lucertola ameiva 1 and golden tegu, Tupinambis teguixin, Salvaguardia d America 2. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus
Saw-scaled viper and Madagascar leafnose snakeSaw-scaled viper, Echis carinatus 1, and Madagascar leafnose snake, Langaha madagascariensis 2. Scitale zigzag, Langaha a muso appuntato
Variety of runner bean, Phaseolus vulgarisVariety of runner bean, Haricot flageolet beurre sanguin a rames, Phaseolus vulgaris. Chromolithograph by P. de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1884
Start of a Fun Run, Penzance, CornwallThe start of a fun run (marathon) in Penzance, Cornwall, with David Moorcroft (b.1953), British middle-distance and long-distance runner. Showing a large crowd of runners and spectators
Civic reception for Olympic victor Harold WhitlockCivic reception for the Olympic 50 kilometres Marathon victor Harold Whitlock at Deptford Town Hall, south east London, 12 August 1936. Date: 1936
Winner and runner-up at the Open Golf ChampionshipsJames Braid, the winner and A Herd the runner-up of the Open Golf Championships at St Andrew s. This would be Braids fifth Open success. 1910
Post runner with letter, Japan, circa 1870s. Date: circa 1870s
DEERFOOT, US RUNNER 1861Deerfoot, the native American runner. Date: 1861
SKETCH OF TOWNSENDBow Street Runner - Sketch of Townsend, Bow Street Date: circa 1820
Lord Burghley engaged to Lady Mary Montagu-Douglas-ScottDavid George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter (1905 - 1981), Lord Burghley, athlete, sports official and Conservative party politician pictured at the time of his engagement to Lady Mary
Jesse Owens, American athleteJames Cleveland Jesse Owens American athlete, four times champion, seen here taking part in the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, pictured in starting pose. August 1936
1948 - Emil ZatopekEmil Zatopek (1922 - 2000), Czech long distance runner pictured following his victory in the 10, 000m race at the London 1948 Olympic Games, only the second race he had ever run at that distance
Beacon Course at Newmarket with headless riderAn unusual painting by the artist J. N. Sartorius showing a horse race at Newmarket but with the runner up rider headless. Date: 1928
Tommy Hampson collapsed after 800m win, 1932 OlympicsThomas " Tommy" Hampson (1907 1965), British athlete, winner of the 800 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Pictured on the front cover of the Illustrated Sporting
Douglas Lowe winning 800m Olympic final in 1924Douglas Gordon Arthur Lowe (7 August 1902 30 March 1981) was a British double Olympic Games champion, winning gold medals in 1924 and 1928
Domestic interior with beaded curtainA domestic interior with a beaded curtain with another, flowery curtain on either side. Pictures stand on easels on either side, and there are various potted plants
Jesse Owens, Berlin 1936 OlympicsJames Cleveland Jesse Owens American athlete, four times champion at the Olympic Games in Berlin, August 1936. August 1936
Cross country racing by Rene VincentIllustration showing a cross country runner being sheltered from the rain by a gallant gentleman
Cat and kittens on the stairsUnusual Friends - cat and kittens on the stairs. 1950s
David Moorcroft, British runner, in CornwallDavid Moorcroft (b.1953), British middle-distance and long-distance runner, signing autographs at a fun run in Penzance, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s
Close up of British Caribbean marathon runner, wearing his medal and holding the foil wrap. Building in back ground Date: 1983
British Caribbean marathon runner, with foil wrap, standing in front of a red bus Date: 1983
British Caribbean marathon runner, completed the race sponsored by Gillette, standing in front of the barriers Date: 1983
British Caribbean runner standing with wind swept foil wrap, people sitting on the grass in the back ground Date: 1990
British Caribbean marathon runner stand facing the camera, other runners walking by, people in the back ground Date: 1990
Marathon runners with silver white and blue ADT foil wraps, by the red buses. Runner, left of the picture holding a ADT gift bags Date: 1990
British Caribbean runner standing with ADT sponsored foil wrap, buildings, people and greenery in the back ground Date: 1990
British Caribbean marathon runner standing with medal, on the pavement in front of a white tent. Marathon sponsored by ADT Date: 1990
Runner holding an accordion - Istanbul, TurkeyA Turkish Fireman - a runner who ran ahead to warn of a fire, making an almighty wail and a racket on his accordion. Date: 1873
Selfridges Employee Beauty Competition 1927Winners and runner-ups in a beauty competition held for the employees of Selfridges department store. First prize awarded to Miss Mulready from the model millinery department. Date: 1927
Tattooed post runner with letter, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s
Post runner with letter, Japan, circa 1890. Date: circa 1890
Messengers proclaim victory in the Russo-Japanese WarTwo post runners proclaiming good news to the populace as they race along the road bearing a proclamation, they heads adorned with both the National Flag of Japan
Happy Families Playing Cards - Mrs Swift the Runners Wife. circa 1930s
Happy Families Playing Cards - Master Swift the Runners Son. circa 1930s
Fairies of the Garden - The Scarlet Runner. 1903
Happy Families Playing Cards - Mr Swift the Runner. circa 1930s
Happy Families Playing Cards - Miss Swift the Runners Daughter. circa 1930s
Walter Goodall George, runner. Date: 1884
Running backwards racing forward runners at HarvardBlack athlete running the 75 yards faster than forward-running sprinters could run 100 yards at Harvard Stadium in 1927. Date: 1927
Victorian Scrap - Athlete Flat Race Runner. late 19th century
W. A. M. Edwards, athleteW.A.M. Edwards, one of the best Oxford athletes of the 1930s. He won the University cross-country race two years in succession; and also the Three Miles for Oxford at Queens in 1928
Woman athlete in starting positionA young woman athlete in starting position at a sports track. Date: circa 1930s
Women athletes on the starting lineFive women athletes on the starting line at a sports track, with spectators in the background. Date: circa 1930s
Ships lined up on a beach. Date: circa 1920s
Jungle-runner, Ameiva ameiva, and tegu, Tupinambis teguixin.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830. Illustration by J.G
Firefighters in aA 4x110 yards relay raceFirefighters in Amateur Athletic Association 4x110 yards senior relay championship final. The winner was D A Hitchman of Birchfield Harriers (C6), second was R Holtum of Belgrave Harriers (B1)
LFB firefighters in 100 yards race, White City StadiumLFB firefighters in a 100 yards race for the Brigade Championship Final at White City Stadium, 30 August 1958. They are taking part in the LFB Athletic Association 47th Annual Athletic Meeting
Post runner, Japan
Sportsmens Battalion having a sing-song, WW1Some members of the Sportsmen Battalion having a sing around a piano. Most of the soldiers pictured are county cricketers but there is also C R Little, the Canadian baseball player
Athlete / TavernariThe Italian runner TAVERNARI, who won another World Record at Budapest, Hungary, on 15 June, covering 500 metres in just 1 minute and 2/9ths of a second! Date: 1930s
Japan - Two Japanese women and a baby take a rickshaw rideKobe, Japan - Two Japanese women and a baby take a rickshaw ride Date: circa 1904
Japanese Woman with paper umbrella transported by Rickshaw. Date: circa 1910s
Green Beans - Advertorial postcard for Dutch Hero CompanyAdvertorial postcard for the Dutch Hero Company, featuring some green beans. Date: circa 1930s
Willie Applegarth - English Champion SprinterWilliam Reuben " Willie" Applegarth (1890-1958) - won bronze medal at the Stockholm Olympic Games in 1912. Date: 1912