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Aerial view of University, Dayton, Ohio, USAAerial view of the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, USA, with the sports field and spectators clearly visible on the right. Date: 1939
Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally 1959Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally, 20-21 June 1959. Date: 1959
Discovery of a Dandelion on Centre CourtThe crowd, groundsmen, officials and players on the Centre Court of Wimbledon are astonished to discover the presence of a cheeky dandelion on the court
Match at Hambledon / 1777A cricket match at Hambledon, Hampshire. The club was founded in 1750, and beat a strong All-England team in 1777. The early matches were played on Broadhalfpenny Down
Royal Air Force Display Poster, Hendon, showing biplanes flying in formation above the spectators. 1928
Tower Ballroom, BlackpoolThe magnificent Tower Ballroom, at Blackpool : spectators in the balconies enjoy refreshments while the dance floor is crowded - all in formal evening dress
A Game of Bowls, Britain, 1903Photograph showing an English gentleman about to deliver his bowl during a game of lawn bowling, 1903. Fellow players and spectators closely watch his technique
Tour De France 1930A group of Italian riders
HMS Worcester, Greenhithe, Kent -- Merchant Navy training vessel. Date: circa 1946
Pitt Stadium, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAAerial view of the Pitt Stadium, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, full of spectators, with a football game taking place. Date: 1935
Goodwood by EmmwoodA montage of exciting scenes from Goodwood, including mechanics working on racing cars, portraits of motoring aces, Mike Hawthorn, Tony Rolt
The Palio, Siena, ItalyThe Palio - a spectacular (if rather dangerous for riders and spectators) horse race, run round the Piazza del Campo in Siena
Manchesters last tram on its farewell journey, heading for the Depot. A group of people wave from the pavement. Date: 1949
The Graf Zeppelin over Wembley during the F. A. Cup FinalPhotograph showing Wembley Stadium, during the Huddersfield Town vs. Arsenal F.A. Cup Final of 1930, with the Graf Zeppelin in the sky above
English PrizefightersA pair of bruisers slug it out with their bare fists while a genteel crowd watches the action
Ben-Hur, chariot race scene, book by General Lew WallaceBen-Hur, chariot race scene, jacket design of the book by General Lew Wallace, published by Sears, Roebuck and Co, Chicago, USA. 20th century
Crosley Field sports ground, Cincinnati, Ohio, USACrosley Field sports ground, home of the Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Date: circa 1940s
Henley RegattaA stylised illustration of a view at Henley Regatta
Navin Field (Briggs Stadium), Detroit, Michigan, USA - Home of the Tigers. Date: circa 1920s
The Man Who Broke 60 in The Open - H. M. BatemanGolfers and spectators alike suffer heat exhaustion at the golf Open. Date: 1950
Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, USATulane Stadium (known as The Sugar Bowl), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The annual sugar bowl American football game was played here from 1935 onwards. The stadium was demolished in 1979-1980
The Wettest Derby on Record by The Tout, 1927The Wettest Derby on record in 1927 with numerous well-known personalities of the turf coping with the flooded course with the help of umbrellas and rowing boats. Includes the jockey M
On the rails at Goodwood by Howard K ElcockAn illustration showing how the Goodwood meeting at the end of the Season was as much a picnic party as a race meeting
Coronation procession at Oxford Circus, 1953The colour and pageantry of the Coronation procession - detachments of the Foot Guards marching along Oxford Street into Oxford Circus showing the vast crowds lining the decorated route. Date: 1953
Association Cricket Ground, Perth, Western Australia, with a crowd of spectators watching a match. Date: circa 1909
Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765). Musical party given by CaGiovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765). Italian painter. Musical party given by Cardinal De La Rochefoucauld at the Argentina Theatre in Rome in 1747. Museum of Louvre. Paris. France
Bobby Jones, golfer, in action at Lytham St Annes, watched by a large group of spectators. Date: circa 1920s
The carnival in the port of Spain, Trinidad, 1888. People cavort in fancy dress through the street, some playing banjos, others brandishing what looks like bladders on sticks
Boxing - Fives Court with Randall & Turner sparringThe interior of Fives Court in Little St. Martins Lane, a popular venue for the Fancy in the heyday of the prize ring, showing Jack Randall and Ned Turner sparring
Air League of the British Empire PosterPoster, Air League of the British Empire, Empire Air Day, May 23, 1936. Showing a group of visitors on an airfield, looking at a row of neatly parked biplanes. May 1936
Coronation 1953, Queen Elizabeth II in golden State coachQueen Elizabeth II drives through Trafalgar Square in central London in the golden State coach on the way to Westminster Abbey for her Coronation on 2 June 1953. Date: 1953
General Allenbys official entry into Jerusalem, WW1Scene during General Allenbys official entry into Jerusalem during the First World War. Date: 11 December 1917
Greyhound Derby at White CityA relatively small portion of the crowd at White City during the Greyhound Derby of 1937. A record crowd of 83, 000 went to the White City to see Wattle Bark win in the record time of 29.26 seconds
Aerial View of Lords Cricket Ground, London, 1921Aerial photograph of Lords Cricket Ground during the second Test Match between England and Australia, 11th June 1921
RMS Queen Mary leaving Clyde shipyards, near GlasgowRMS Queen Mary (Cunard-White Star liner) leaving the John Brown shipyards on the River Clyde, near Glasgow, on her completion. Date: 1934
Bystander front cover - Summer Number 1933Striking front cover of The Bystander magazine for 7 June 1933, with a design by Leon Benigni featuring fashionable spectators at the racing, probably Ascot. Date: 1933
The Queen with a Land-Rover at Badminton Horse TrialsThe Queen and other members of the Royal Family stand by a Land-Rover, with their host, the Duke of Beautfort, at the Badminton Three-day Horse Trials. Date: 1956
Doggetts Coat and Badge Race, River Thames, LondonWatermen on duty at the end of Doggetts Coat and Badge Race on the River Thames. They are wearing the livery of the Fishmongers Company
Bystander Greyhound Racing NumberFront cover of The Bystanders special greyhound racing number, featuring greyhounds being released from the traps in front of a stadium crowd
The Eton vs. Harrow Cricket Match, Lords, 1910Photographs showing various views of the Eton vs. Harrow Cricket match, held at Lords Cricket Ground, London, 1910. The images show (clockwise from top left): R.S.L. Fowler and D.G
Real Tennis in ItalyGiocco della racchetta - four Italians in a game of real tennis in an indoor court, watched by spectators
Village Cricket MatchAn enthusiastic crowd gather to watch a cricket match on the village green, Bearstead, Kent, England
Female Blondin / TightropeMadame Genevieve Young, the Female Blondin crosses the Thames between Battersea and Cremorne
Richard II interrupting a tournamentRichard II stopping a tournament between Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, and Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford -- a scene which comes at the beginning of Shakespeares play
Advertisement for Ford Anglia cars -- male and female models posing (Geraldine Hill, Susan Ingram and Ossie O Leary). 1959
Calthorpe Racing Car1908 Tourist Trophy Race, 24th Sept, Calthorpe 4-cylinder racing car. Known as the Four Inch Race because that was the maximum size of cylinder bore allowed for entry. Race heId on Isle of Man
National Sporting ClubAn impression of a Monday evening at the National Sporting Club, the home of the " noble art". Fair-haired fly weight is Dick Inkles.Key to people in audience, p.78 of
London Boxing 1870Two fighters slug it out in the gloomy interior of a tent, watched by a small crowd of Londoners who have probably bet on the outcome
Burnley Vs LiverpoolF.A. CUP FINAL: BURNLEY 1 LIVERPOOL 0 Various photographs of the match including scenes of spectators. Date: 25 April 1914
Regatta at ChelseaUnspecified regatta on the Thames between Chelsea & Battersea attended by fashionable spectators & rowers. NB Royal Hospital & Doggetts coat & badge. Date: circa 1815
Playing billiardsMrs. Frances Hoppe & Her Son Willie. Mrs. Frances Hoppe playing billiards with her son Willie (William F. Hoppe) in a billiard room with seated spectators watching
Zeppelin over CologneExcited spectators watching a Zeppelin Z111 fly over Cologne Cathedral, Germany
Wimbledon Tea IntervalThe tea interval : the spectators turn their attention to strawberries and cream
Rome / Circus MaximusRestoration by Canina of the Circus Maximus in its heyday : a chariot race is in progress and the slopes are thronged with spectators. The Imperial Palace is on the left
Football SpectatorsAt the Olympics 1924 : these two ladies may be passionate about le foot, but they also want you to notice their dresses by Jeanne Lanvin and Doeuillet. Olympic Games
Bystander masthead design, 1927Illustration for the front cover of the Bystander depicted a society crowd at Cowes during the Season. Date: 1927
Archery Meeting 1822The Meeting of the Royal British Bowmen in the Grounds of Erddig (Erthig) Park, Denbighshire, Wales - the seat of Simon Yorke Esq
Boat Race HammersmithThe boat race, as viewed from Hammersmith Bridge
The F. A. Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, 1923Aerial photograph of Wembley Stadium before the start of the 1923 F.A. Cup Final between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United
Pochoir print, Motor Racing, Indianapolis 500, USA, Peugeot racing car Date: 1913
Jack Dempsey just before defeating Jess Willard in a boxing match
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, with Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, with the Marquess of Aberdeen, in the Royal Pavilion at Braemar
Advertisement, James Figg, sword fighting, boxingAdvertisement for the services of the champion boxer James Figg - teaching gentlemen the use of the small backsword and quarterstaff, at home and abroad
Woman police officer in self-defence exerciseWoman police officer (Moya Wood-Heath) taking part in a self-defence demonstration exercise at an outdoor event, watched by spectators. Date: circa early 1970s
Music Hall interior, Royal Surrey Gardens, 1856The interior of the concert hall at Royal Surrey Gardens, in 1856. The venue could seat 10, 000, and was built from iron and glass, as the Crystal Palace, on the site of the old Zoological gardens
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
Medieval tournament. The two sides of the contest with the Knight of Honor at the center. Miniature in the Livre des tournois of Rene d Anjou (1465). National Library in Paris. France
LCC-LFB Major fire at Prudential Insurance BuildingMassive crowds gather to watch the London Fire Brigade fight the fire in the Prudential Assurance Company building located in High Holborn WC1, 16 June 1932
Blanchard and Jeffries crossing English ChannelJean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jeffries crossing the English Channel by balloon. They left Dover, crossed the sea, and landed near Blanay, between Calais and Boulogne
Grand Aerostatic Balloon, Little ChelseaGrand Aerostatic Balloon ascending with Mr Blanchard from the Royal Military Academy, Little Chelsea, London. 16 October 1784
Ascent of Coxwells balloon, Crystal Palace, LondonThe scientific ascent of Mr H Coxwells Mammoth Balloon from the Crystal Palace, London. Listing below the names of various passengers of Mr Coxwell. 1862
Garnerins balloon and parachute
The Grand National at White CityArtists impression of the vast enclosure at White City greyhound racing stadium on the night of the last Grand National, the finish of which is illustrated. The winning dog is Mrs L. J
Edward VII Memorial unveiling at Brighton and HoveThe unveiling of a Memorial to the late King Edward VII on the boundary dividing the boroughs of Brighton and Hove
Spectators at Crystal Palace football ground for the 1901 FPhotograph showing a section of the crowd assembled to watch the 1901 F.A. Cup Final, at Crystal Palace, between Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United
Royal wedding at Balcombe, SussexThe general interest in the wedding of Lady May Cambridge and Captain Henry Abel Smith, Royal Horse Guards, in the little village church of Balcombe
Buffalo Bill Cody racing in Munich, GermanyWilliam Frederick Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917), American soldier, bison hunter and Wild West showman, seen here at Munich, Germany, racing on horseback against the cyclist Fischer
Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally 1965Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally, 19-20 June 1965. Date: 1965
The Aldershot Tattoo - The Grand Finale! Date: 1939
William Hogarth drawing at QueensboroughWilliam Hogarth (1697-1764), artist, drawing in the street at Queensborough and attracting attention from passers-by. Date: circa 1730
Mid-Day Sun winning the Epsom Derby, 1937Mid-Day Sun winning the Epsom Derby in 1937, illustrating a fixtures card for May 1938. Date: 1937
Derby Day at Epsom with grandstand, 1895. Date: 1895
Palmer Stadium, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, with a Princeton University football match in progress. circa 1920
Scene of an accident in an Islington street, LondonScene of an accident in an Islington street, North London, with a trolley bus passing by