Spectators Collection (page 30)

Fakir hanging over a fire, India
A fakir in India hangs over a fire for three hours without manifesting any signs of pain

French cross-country race at Saint Cloud
A French national cross-country race at Saint-Cloud -- Never has one seen a grander sporting spectacle than these 309 runners - solid chaps with bulging muscles

Boat Race Barnes Bridge
The boat race as viewed from Barnes Bridge

Wall Game / Eton / 1906
ST ANDREWs DAY AT ETON A bully is played during a match between the Collagers and Oppidans at the Wall, the Collagers won, their first victory since 1896

C16 Football / De Passe
Spectators watch a game of football

Country Dance in Village
Rural Sport -- Dr Syntax watches country people dancing in an English Village

Boat Race Scenes 1903
Scenes at the boat race: competitors and spectators

Duel as Spectacle
The duel as media spectacle - recorded by the photographer and the artist, and spectators come hurrying up

Olympics / Paris 1900 Bois
The 500 metre race is run in the Bois de Boulogne between trees and spectators!

SPARRING
Two pugilists spar as a gathering of men enjoy the action

Lady Golfer 1900
A lady golfer prepares to putt as two seated spectators watch

Steam Ploughing Trial
A crowd of interested spectators come to watch the trial of a steam plough on the Grimsthorpe estate of Lord Willoughby d Eresby

English Headdresses C15
Tournament spectators: their gowns have deep V -necklines & revers, narrow sleeves & fur cuffs. Headdresses: truncated cone, butterfly, V shaped roll, veils, cap with liripipe

The Race Finish 1775
Three jockeys and their mounts pass the finishing post to the applause of three spectators. Rather savage looking riding crops appear to have been employed

First German Train
NUREMBERG - FURTH RAILWAY Spectators wave as the first railway train in Germany makes its first journey

A French Airfield 1922
Spectators flinch as a biplane flies uncomfortably close to them on a French airfield

Sport / Gryllo
A strange game, Gryllo, based on double-wicket cricket, but played with lawn tennis racquets instead of bats. A net at each end of the pitch takes the place of the stumps!

Cricket at Bearstead
Bearstead, Kent. Here is to be seen Cricket on the Village Green at its very best. The noble expanse of sward, forms a delightful setting for players and spectators alike

Portrush Golf 1897
A lady putts out during a match at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, whilst a crowd of spectators looks on

Archery Contest 1583
An archery contest takes place in London during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I

Cowes Regatta / 1914
A scene at Cowes Regatta - sailing ships fly past as the wind fills their billowing white sails. Some spectators wave their hankerchiefs in encouragement

DIORAMA
At its simplest, the diorama consists of one or more pictures wound on a spool which is turned to give the spectators the illusion of passing through a landscape

Multiple Light Source
The Dancing Devil illusion is created by using multiple lights to project the image onto a screen, where spectators see it replicated

Ascot Races 1912
Fashionable and not-so- fashionable spectators line the Ascot course

Social / Royal Barge 1914
Englands social elite watch the Royal Barge as it passes by during the Henley Regatta

French Airshow C1909
A spectacular view in the skies above Betheny (Plaine de Betheny, France)

Fishing Boat at Staithes
The days catch is unloaded from a fishing boat at Staithes, Yorkshire; fishermen bring baskets of fish up the harbour steps while spectators watch the proceedings

Persian Parliament
A debate of the Persian parliament, convoked by the Shah as a democratic gesture. The deputies are seated, spectators stand round them and may speak if invited

Duel Russian Generals
The Russian generals, Smirnoff and Fock, fight it out in a duel

Rheims Air Display
Some spectators stand on chairs to see the aeroplanes at an air display in Rheims

Railway Comes to France
THE RAILWAY COMES TO FRANCE! This popular image captures perfectly the excitement of the new invention which would transform the lives of the marvelling spectators

Troops at Gravesend
British troops cross the Thames from Gravesend to Tilbury Fort, on flat- boats drawn on ropes : besides men, guns, horses and wagons are carried, spectators watch

Greenwich Pk Observatory
Deckchairs are laid out at the Greenwich Observatory for spectators to take in the splendid view down to the River Thames

Trooping the Colour
A policeman and a man in a wheelchair are among the spectators of the rehearsal for the Trooping of the Colour at Horseguards Parade, Whitehall, central London

London to Brighton Run
Spectators watching some of the old crocks, participants in the London to Brighton vintage car run, England

Aerial Steam Carriage
THE AERIAL STEAM CARRIAGE Flying above an excited crowd who have flocked to one of Londons bridges to see the spectacle

Augustuss Funeral
The apotheosis of Augustus - his spirit in the form of a dove soars above his funeral pyre, to the amazement and acclamations of the spectators

Card Players
Players and spectators wear elegant creations by Jean Patou, Paul Poiret and Doucet

Elegant Spectators
Three well-dressed ladies watch a motor race

Fashion at Regatta
Regattas provide the perfect setting for displaying summer fashions

Circus Maximus
Reconstruction of the Circus Maximus

Tightrope walker crossing falls near Quebec, Canada
Hardy, a well-named American, crosses the falls at Sault- Montmorency, near Quebec, Canada, performing feats for an hour

Futuristic underwater racecourse
A futuristic underwater racecourse, with the jockeys riding large fish towards the finishing line while the spectators wave and cheer

Men duelling with swords

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