Trophy Collection (page 9)

Vietnam - preparing (drying) the skin of a shot panther, pictured with the French hunter who realised his demise... Date: circa 1910s

Edward, Prince of Wales - Calshot - Schneider Trophy
Edward, Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII) (1894-1972) - with British Pilots at Calshot. The September 1929 Schneider Trophy contest at Calshot was won by H R D Waghorn

Powerboat Ailsa Craig winning off Bermuda
The Ailsa Craig finishing off St Davids Head, Bermuda - powerboat winner of the James Gordon Bennett Trophies in 1907 and 1908 Date: circa 1908

Willie Applegarth - English Champion Sprinter
William Reuben " Willie" Applegarth (1890-1958) - won bronze medal at the Stockholm Olympic Games in 1912. Date: 1912

The Duke of Kent congratulating Sqn Ldr Herbert Brackley of Imperial Airways for being the first recipient, along with eight other Captains

Fairey III, S1592, was G-ABFH, the Schneider Trophy team trainer

Crowds on Southsea beach watching Flt Lt Boothman in a Supermarine S6B flying round the course to win the 1931 Schneider Trophy race, 13 September 1931

M Garros flying a Morane-Saulnier Hydro-Monoplaneu
M. Garros flying a Morane-Saulnier Hydro-Monoplane over the Tir-Au-Pigeons at Monte Carlo during the Monaco Schneider Trophy Contest, April 1913

M Gauberts Maurice Farman seaplane
M. Gauberts Maurice Farman seaplane at the Monaco Schneider Trophy Contest, April 1913

M Bregis Breguet H1-U2 seaplane sheltering at Beaulieu
M. Bregis Breguet H1-U2 seaplane sheltering at Beaulieu. The wreck of M. Weymanns Nieuport is in the foreground at the Monaco Schneider Trophy Contest, 12 April 1913

Gilberts Morane-Saulnier seaplane (left)
Gilberts Morane-Saulnier seaplane, left, and the Borel Hydro-monoplane on the quay at the Monaco Schneider Trophy Contest, April 1913

Gilberts Morane-Saulnier seaplane at the Monaco Schneider Trophy Contest, April 1913

Dr Gabriel Espanets Nieuport seaplane at the Monaco Schneider Trophy Contest, April 1913

Borel Hydro-monoplane at the Monaco Schneider Trophy Contest, April 1913

Musick Memorial Trophy
Awarded for the most practical contribution to the safety of aircraft with special regard to trans-oceanic aviation, the Musick Memorial Trophy was presented by R.M

Juan T Trippe left is presented with the Harmon Trophy
Juan T. Trippe, left, is presented with the Harmon Trophy for contributions in aviation by President Harry S. Truman in ceremonies at the White House in Washington in 1947. Date: 1947

Glenn Curtiss piloting his Aerodrome No3 June Bug on 4 July 1908 to win the Scientific American Trophy. Date: 1908

Royal Aero Club official souvenir programme
Cover of the Royal Aero Club official souvenir programme of the 1929 Schneider Trophy Contest. Date: 1929

Robert Blackburn beside the Type B monoplane racing number
Robert Blackburn beside the Type B monoplane, racing number 33, before the start of the Aero Show Trophy Race at Hendon on 22 February 1913. Date: 1913

The Lido Venice - venue of the 1927 Schneider Trophy race
The Lido, Venice, the venue of the 1927 Schneider Trophy race, drawn by Emil Stumpp. Date: 1927

Capt Guascone Guasconi drawn by Emil Stumpp during the 1927 Schneider Trophy race in Venice. Date: 1927

Major Mario de Bernardi drawn by Emil Stumpp during the 1927 Schneider Trophy race in Venice. Date: 1927

Capt Arturo Ferrarin drawn by Emil Stumpp during the 1927 Schneider Trophy race in Venice. Date: 1927

Capt Frederico Guazzetti drawn by Emil Stumpp during the 1927 Schneider Trophy race in Venice. Date: 1927

Sqn Ldr Leslie J Slatter drawn by Emil Stumpp
Sqn Ldr Leslie J. Slatter drawn by Emil Stumpp during the 1927 Schneider Trophy race in Venice. Date: 1927

Flt Lts M Kinkead drawn by Emil Stumpp
Flt Lt S.N. Webster drawn by Emil Stumpp during the 1927 Schneider Trophy race in Venice. Date: 1927

A Supermarine S5 during the 1927 Schneider Trophy race in front of the crowds on the Lido, Venice. Date: 1927

Lt Cyrus Bettis with the Curtiss Model 42 R3C-1 Pulitzer Racer winner of the Pulitzer Trophy at Mitchell Field, 12 October 1925. Date: 1925

Napier Lion VIIa direct-drive racing engine. 1927 Schneider Trophy Race. Front port quarter. Date: 1927

Jacqueline Cochran (1906-1980) and Wesley Smith
Jacqueline Cochran, 1906-1980, and Wesley Smith alongside their Gee Bee QED in the 1934 MacRobertson Trophy Air Race. Date: 1906

The Sopwith Tabloid seaplane which won the Schneider Trophy for the UK in 1914. Date: 1914

The Fiat AS6 engine as used in the Macchi-Castoldi MC72 Schneider Trophy racing seaplane

Lt Giovanni Monti takes-off in a Macchi M67 Schneider Trophy racing seaplane at Calshot in September 1929. Date: 1929

Macchi M67 Schneider Trophy racing seaplane at Calshot in September 1929. Date: 1929

Macchi M52 Schneider Trophy racing seaplane

Macchi M39 Schneider Trophy racing seaplane

Supermarine S6 N247 FO Waghorn being towed in
Supermarine S6, N247, FO Waghorn being towed in after winning the 1929 Schneider Trophy race. Date: 1929

Supermarine S6 N247 at the 1929 Schneider Trophy race
Supermarine S6, N247, at the 1929 Schneider Trophy race. Date: 1929

Gordon Bennet Trophy, 1903 (Edge) Date: 1903

Gordon Bennet Trophy, 1903 (Charles Jarrow with Napier) Date: 1903

Tennis player with trophy c. 1910

Auto racing (May 1904). Race for the Gordon Bennett
Auto racing (May 1904).Race for the Gordon Bennett International Trophy. Drawing

Firefighters pose in front of a steam pump
Firefighters pose in front of a horse drawn steam pump with a trophy

Trophy room at Sagamore Hill, summer home of President Theodore Roosevelt, with bison heads over the mantle. Date c1910 Aug. 23

Greyhound racing at White City, 1927
Only a year after the first greyhound racing tracks arrived in Britain and society has whole-heartedly embraced the sport

Britains first veteran car museum
An article in The Illustrated London News, reporting on Britains first veteran car museum, owned by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu

Erdington Cottage Homes Girls Swimming Team
Girls swimming team at Erdington Homes, Birmingham. The homes were opened in 1899 by the Aston Union to house pauper children away from the main workhouse which occupied an adjacent site

Erdington Cottage Homes Boys Swimming Team
Boys swimming team at Erdington Homes, Birmingham. The homes were opened in 1899 by the Aston Union to house pauper children away from the main workhouse which occupied an adjacent site

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