The Favourite Wins by H. M. BatemanHumorous illustration by H.M. Bateman showing a reversal of roles. A group of jockeys in different coloured silks sprint for the finishing post while excitable horses in the stands cheer on the winner
Grandstand at Saratoga Race Course, NY State, USA Date: 1906
Fidel Castro / BaseballFidel Castro stands on the pitchers mound at the Cerro, Havanas baseball stadium, where he often went to pitch an innings. *UNAVAILABLE FOR USE IN ASIA AT PRESENT*
Hares and Graces by Harry WoolleyA glamorous looking young woman in a yellow dress and hat walks her champion greyhounds around the track before a race at a greyhound racing stadium
Suffragette Pankhurst Manchester Docks. Mrs. Pankhurst stands in the dock, resplendent in picture hat and votes for women sash. A reference to the fact that the Pankhursts hailed from Manchester
Queen Victoria and Abdul Karim, c. 1890Photographic portrait of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India, pictured at her writing desk, c.1890
Milkman delivering milkFresh milk is delivered by the milkman, who stands by his milk float. Date: 1975
Talking Mongoose HouseThe home of Voirrey Irving at Cashens Gap, Isle of Man, where Gef, the " Talking Mongoose" manifested : Voirrey stands with her father at the front door
Red Cross Dog WaitingA Malinois (Belgian Shepherd Dog) trained for work as a French Red Cross dog. Duc II, stands ready for action
Navin Field (Briggs Stadium), Detroit, Michigan, USA - Home of the Tigers. Date: circa 1920s
Mobile Chimney SweepA chimney sweep stands with his equipment beside his car which has a model of a chimney on the roof with a broom sticking out of the top, to advertise his trade
Kenilworth Race Track, Buffalo, New York, USA Date: circa 1906
Some Grand NationalA number of jockeys who were expected to ride in the 1938 Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree " walking the plank" at the famous Bechers Brook
Yankee Stadium - New YorkA view of the extreior Indiana limestone facade and main entrance of the original Yankee Stadium in The Bronx in New York City
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939) shown in the late 1860s with a pet dog. Louise was the fourth daughter and sixth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
W Churchill / In DoorwayWINSTON CHURCHILL British statesman and author Stands in a doorway in 1940
Suffragette Hyde Park Demonstration 1908. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst stands beside Mrs. Wolstenholme Elmy (1833-1918) Pioneer Suffragist then aged 75 yrs, in a Votes for Women sash
Lewisham Military Hospital, High Street, LewishamLewisham Military Hospital operated during the First World War in the premises of the Lewisham Union workhouse. A large sign bearing the red cross symbol stands over the entrance. Date: Date unknown
The FA Cup Final 1899The 1899 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield United and Derby County at Crystal Palace, London. Sheffield United won 4-1, with goals scored by John Almond, Walter Bennett
Elderly Gypsy WomanAn elderly gypsy woman with long dark hair and wearing a thick cardigan stands in front of the brightly painted family caravan at an encampment in Surrey
Ras Taffari ApplaudedThe Regent ras Taffari assumes the title of Negus, and is applauded as he stands on the steps of his palace at Addis- Ababa
Naval Captain 1800A captain of the Royal Navy stands on the taffrail, on the poop deck of his vessel
Sandown Park Racecourse, 1875Engraving showing the track and stands of the then newly constructed Sandown Park Racecourse, 1875
Cyclists & WindmillsThree men cyclists admire the the two windmills at Outwood, Surrey, England. The left one was built in 1665 and still stands today. The right, built 1790, blew down in a gale 1960
A Bristol Boxkite under test at Filton. Stanley White stands with his back to the camera wearing a flat cap and long overcoat. The site is now covered by the Filton Works Lab and Odeon
Viking on British ShoreA formidable Viking warrior stands on a British shore, with a longship behind him
Circus Clown PointingA young child, with a hoop decorated with flowers, rides on the back of a skewbald (brown and white) horse, while a clown stands and points
Hunting Alphabet - II stands for Industry (the name of a hound) and no better dog will ever be found
Crossing River on ReedThe Chinese patriarch, the Bodhidharma Po-Ti Ta-Mo, needing to cross the Yangtse river, stands on a reed which obligingly ferries him over
Reading in a FieldA girl stands in a field reading her book
Salmon CatchWhat a whopper! A Victorian gentleman stands proudly next to the salmon he has caught
Quaker Meeting / LauronA Quaker meeting - a woman stands on an upturned barrel to preach
Bristol Childrens Cottage Homes, DownendA view of the childrens cottage homes at Downend, Bristol. A young inmate stands in front of one of the houses. The homes were established in the early 1900s by the Bristol Board of Guardians to
Mother, Child, LimehouseA mother stands with her child at the door of her home in Limehouse, east London : the boards are presumably to prevent the child straying into the street
Newspaper Seller 1933A newspaper seller in a flat cap and overcoat stands next to his stall on Wednesday, March 1st, 1933. Headlines include The Times: The Arms Embargo - Geneva Comment and Dictatorship in Germany
Bramley Workhouse, Armley, LeedsThe porter stands in front of the Bramley Union Workhouse on Green Hill Road, Armley near Leeds. The building, opened in 1872, was designed by CS and AJ Nelson. C.1910s
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
Pin-Up in PetticoatPin-up girl lifts up her flounced petticoat revealing shapely legs & broderie anglaise edged knickers as she stands between a Christmas tree & a full-length mirror
Gypsy Woman on CaravanA Gypsy woman stands by the entrance to the family caravan on an encampment in Surrey as a pet dog looks on
Adamski and PaintingProfessor Adamski stands in front of a painting by Gay Betts depicting the Venusian space pilot he met in the Mojave Desert, California, 20 November 1952
Abraham Lincoln Statue, Westminster, LondonStatue of US President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Parliament Square, Westminster, London (now re-located slightly to stand in front of the Middlesex Guildhall)
The Royal Hospital of Bethlehem; gallery for menThe hospital also known as Bethlem Royal Hospital or Bedlam was the oldest psychiatric hospital in the world. The building had been moved around many sites
Rising Moon over Mount Nanping Date: 1885
Toy Seller, OmanIn one of the bazaars of the city of Muscat, Oman, Middle East, stands a solitary toy stall, selling reed pipes and gaudily painted wooden dolls. Date: 1930s
Old Man Watching CricketAn old man in a flat cap stands and watches a cricket match being played on Giggs Hill Green, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England. Date: 1950s
Dunce at SchoolA boy stands on a stool with a dunces cap on his head. Date: circa 1900
Lady in Underwear 1919A scantily dressed woman stands in her nighty, stocking and shoes and adjusts her hair
Village of Moveen during the 1840 sA landscape view of the village of Moveen during the forced evictions of the 1840 s. Dwellings, some of them without a roof, appear without human habitation