Starting Collection (page 2)

Start of a Brooklands Double-Twelve Race with drivers and mechanics running to their machines. 20th century

Line-up for start of Indianapolis 500 miles race, USA
Line-up of racing cars for the start of the Indianapolis 500 mile race, USA. 20th century

Opening of first railway in China - departing Shanghai
Opening of the first railway in China: The first train starting from Shanghai. 1876

Tourists setting out, Yosemite Valley, California, USA
Tourists setting out for Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, California, USA. Date: circa 1910

The First Prince of Wales
King Edward Is infant son Edward (later King Edward II), born at Caernarfon Castle, is presented to the Welsh Chieftains as their Prince

A Curtiss battery cart used for starting aero-engines Date: circa 1925

100 M. 1928 OLYMPICS
The start of the mens 100 meters race. Percy Williams (CAN) won gold, Jack London (GBR) won silver and Georg Lammers (GER) won bronze. Date: 1928

FAMILY / GRACE BEFORE MEAL
Papa, mama, son and two daughters say grace before starting to eat Date: 1884

Starting to Spit
Is it starting to spit ? Date: 1881

STAGE GESTURE / STARTING
STARTING FROM REPOSE Date: 1807

STARTING A HAILSTORM
Witches cause a hailstorm with their magic Date: 1626

Demetrius starts a riot in Ephesus
Demetrius, a silversmith who makes shrines to Artemis (Diana), starts a riot in Ephesus against St Paul, crying Great is Artemis of the Ephesians, as described in the Acts of the Apostles

Starfighter head-on
A Lockheed F-104G Starfighter of the Dutch Air Force starting its engine before taxi-ing for take-off. Don t know where, don t know when. Possibly at Greenham Common. Date: 1970s

Col de Sanloup, Montreux, Switzerland - mixed luge racing
Col de Sanloup, Montreux, Switzerland - mixed pairs luge racing - The Start. Date: circa 1904

William Marshal the Elder, 1st Earl of Pembroke, Tomb Effigy
Members of the W. S. C. (Windsor Swimming Club) who have borrowed the Eton College Punt Cuckoo to use as the starting line for a race on the River Thames

Cannon firing in pub -1
The owner of a company manufacturing miniature cannons test fires one of his products in the Quarter House pub, Compton Road, Wolverhampton

Drawing of Hyde Park Corner after 1963 but prior to building of the InterContinental Hotel starting around 1968. Date: 1968

Jesse Owens, American athlete
James 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

Starting a hole in a coal mine

Coal miner starting to make a hole Victorian period

Animals in boat race on a Christmas card. (1 of 3) Date: circa 1880s

Woman pushing a car along a road to get the engine started. Date: circa 1960s

Suffragette Arson Felixstowe. The ruins of the Bath Hotel, felixstowe Suffolk, with crowd of onlookers, following the spectacular blaze on 28th April 1914

Indian army roll-call before starting for the Front
A commissioned officer of an Indian infantry battalion under orders to go to the front in Mesopotamia is seen calling the roll of his men

Lloyd Georges lady chauffeur
The Right Hon. David Lloyd Georges Napier car being started by his lady chauffeur who, according to The Tatler, handles it in a very skilful manner. Date: 1916

The Torri degli Ardinghelli, San Gimignano, Italy, 1944
Photograph showing the Torri degli Ardinghelli, or Towers of the Guelphs, at the eleventh-century hill-top town of San Gimignano, near Siena, Italy, prior to July 1944

Children in donkey derby, Eastbourne, Sussex
Children taking part in a donkey derby at Eastbourne, Sussex. Date: 1960s

Take a 3-year job with the Professionals, / Starting pay L 19.53 a week.Colour photolithograph recruiting poster published by Her Majesty

Start of the Bobsleigh Run at St. Moritz, Switzerland. Date: 1908

HMS Marlborough - A Torpedo breaking surface before its run
HMS Marlborough - A Torpedo breaking surface before starting its run. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill

Greek Art. Sanctuary of Olympia. Panorama of the ancient ol
Greek Art. Sanctuary of Olympia. Panorama of the ancient Olympic Stadium. The east of archaelogical site. Elis. Peloponesse. Greece. Europe

Greek Art. Sanctuary of Olympia. The Ancient olympic Stadium
Greek Art. Sanctuary of Olympia. The ancient Olympic Stadium. Detail of the starting line. The east of archaelogical site. Elis. Peloponesse. Greece. Europe

Bonamy Dobree
BONAMY DOBREE Writer and professor of literature, specialising in the 18th century : a friend, he counselled us about starting this Library. Date: 1891 - 1974

Stirrup Cup in Norway
An elderly Norwegian man drinks from the stirrup cup before starting a hunt. Date: 1908

Horses at starting line, Doncaster racecourse
Horses at the starting line, Doncaster racecourse, with a grandstand in the background. Date: circa 1910

West Flagler Kennel Club, Miami, Florida, USA, with all glass starting boxes. Date: 1940s

Woman athlete in starting position
A young woman athlete in starting position at a sports track. Date: circa 1930s

Women athletes on the starting line
Five women athletes on the starting line at a sports track, with spectators in the background. Date: circa 1930s

People at a sports event in a field, with a row of men about to set off in a sack race. Date: circa 1920s

Mikoyan I-250 -the Soviets were just starting to develop jet propulsion at wars end, this type being first flown in March 1945

Fiesler F-103 or V 1 -Over 9, 500 of these flying bombs were launched against London starting in mid June 1944, with nearly 2, 500 more fired against Antwerp

Armstrong Whitworth AW 38 Whitley V -of the total 1, 814 Whitley built, 1, 645 were Roll-Royce Merlin powered, starting with the Mk IV

Switzerland - Grindelwald, the Wetterhorn
Coloured lantern slide of a view of Mount Wetterhorn from the town of Grindelwald. Long famed as a winter tourist destination with slopes for beginners

Msai Tribesman - drinking Goats blood during a tribal ceremony before starting to dance. Lake Natron - Tanzania - Africa

What shall we do with our SUFFRAGETTES. Suggestions on how to deal with the suffragette menace by channeling their energy into other areas - Road-breaking, Taxi driving

Embroidered crown, flags of the Allied nations
Victory for the Allies. An embroidered crown, flags of the Allied nations and a photographic portrait of a Royal Naval Seaman

Coronation of Prince Edward in carriage
Prince Edward of Wales, procession started from York House, consisting of three carriages, followed by escort of the Royal Horse Guards. Date: 9 August 1902

LFB firefighters in athletics event at Hurlingham
LFB firefighters taking part in an athletics event at Hurlingham. Date: 1967

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