Racing Collection

Horse racing. Nearing the post. Date: 1904

Monaco Grand Prix Poster - 1932
Monaco Grand Prix Poster - held on the 17th April 1932. The race was won by Tazio Nuvolari in an Alfa Romeo. 1932

Poster Design for the Derby at Epsom Racecourse in Surrey circa 1950s

Official programme, International Trophy at Brooklands
Cover design for the official programme, The International Trophy at Brooklands, organised by the Junior Car Club. Showing a racing car and driver. May 1933

Ballooning event, Champ de Mars, Paris
A balloon held by ropes, the burning of a wooden castle, and a chariot race going on around them, on the Champ de Mars, Paris. late 1790s

International Air Rally Poster 1937
Poster, High Speed Thrills! International Air Rally, Lympne, 28-29 August 1937. Spectacular RAF Hendon Acrobatics, Racing, Live Parachuting, Foreign Aces. Organised by the Cinque Ports Flying Club

Handbill for balloon race, Green brothers
Handbill advertising a balloon race between Charles Green and his brother in two balloons, taking place from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, to celebrate the Queens birthday. 13 August 1835

Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine combined with Practical Mechanics, showing racing cars on a circuit with a futuristic red aeroplane soaring above them. September 1932

Poster advertising The Sporting Girl, or Newmarket, a racing musical comedy, depicting Poppy and her trainer. With music by F Taylor and EB Jones

Air Race for the Kings Cup Poster
Poster, Air Race for the Kings Cup, at Hatfield Aerodrome, with a stylised image of two planes racing. July 1934

Cover design, Circuit of Britain Programme
Cover design, official programme issued by the Royal Aero Club for the Circuit of Britain 1010 Miles Air Race for the Second 10, 000 Daily Mail prize

Monaco Grand Prix Poster - 1931
Poster for the 3rd Monaco Grand Prix - held on the 19th April 1931. The race was won by Louis Chiron in a Bugatti. 1931

International Air Display and Races Poster
Poster, International Air Display and Races at Lympne, near Hythe, Kent, organised by the Cinque Ports Flying Club. September 1934

GPO By Air Mail Poster

Programme cover, Schneider Trophy Contest
Souvenir programme cover, The Schneider Trophy Contest, September 12th 1931, The Royal Aero Club. Showing a seaplane in flight. 1931

Scene on the River Isis near Oxford
Wintry scene on the River Isis near Oxford, with two young men on bicycles and a team of rowers on the water. Date: circa 1950s

Annual rickshaw Derby, Hong Kong, China
Scene at the annual rickshaw Derby held in Hong Kong, China, with participants and spectators. Date: 1987

Horse racing on the flat
From a postcard published by CW Faulkner Date: 1903

Lottery ticket for French horse race 20th century

Father O Flynn winning Grand National
Father O Flynn (the name of the horse) winning the Grand National at Aintree, at 20-1 ridden by Captain Roddy Owen. 1892

Hounds in Full Cry -- racing along a country lane, no doubt in pursuit of a fox. 1892

Ascot - The Royal Procession
Stylised illustration showing the traditional carriage drive by the King and Queen down the course at Royal Ascot, one of the highlights of the summer social calendar

Autocar Poster -- Circuit des Ardennes race
Autocar Poster -- British driver Charles Jarrott winning the Circuit des Ardennes race in the famous 70 Panhard. His average speed during the race was 54 mph. 1903

Autocar Poster -- race on new Brooklands track, Surrey
Autocar Poster --s F Edge driving a Napier car on the new Brooklands racing track in Surrey. He maintained a speed of 60 mph for 24 hours, setting a new record. 1907

The Derby
Stylised illustration of the famous Derby at Epsom, Surrey, where high and low society meet. Date: 1927

Autocar Poster -- Paris-Berlin race
Autocar Poster -- scene from the Paris-Berlin race, featuring a Mors No.4 car driven by Fournier, beating a Panhard car. Its average speed during the race was around 44 mph. 1901

Autocar Poster -- Paris-Amsterdam race
Autocar Poster -- Charrons white Panhard fitted with wheel steering (instead of a tiller) for the first time in racing history, for the Paris-Amsterdam race. 1898

Stagecoach and horses
A stagecoach and horses races along a country road. Date: early 19th century

Fable - The Tortoise and the Hare
The complacent hare takes a nap under a tree while the Tortoise romps home in this cautionary tale advocating the slow and steady over the fast and flippant. Illustration by Malcolm Greensmith

Follett Trophy for the BRDC 500 Mile Race
The " Follett" Trophy for The British Racing Drivers Clubs 500 Miles Race, won by the Talbot 105 single seater, 1932. The trophy was sold at Bonham s, London in 2008 for 6, 900. Date: 1932

Selection of Toy Cars
A selection of toy motor vehicle, some with their original boxes, including the land speed record-breaking cars John Cobbs fabulous Railton Special and Major Henry Segraves Golden Arrow Date

Motor Racing at San Sebastian, Spain Date: circa early 1920s

Schneider Trophy Poster - Southsea - September 6th and 7th, 1929 - Making History Still - See it all at Southsea Date: 1929

French Grand Prix Poster - Dieppe
Poster for the 1908 French Grand Prix, which took place at Dieppe on 7 July 1908. Date: 1908

Italian Grand Prix poster
Poster for the meeting of the first ever Italian Grand Prix, held at Brescia - 4th to the 11th September 1921. The meeting also includes racing for aeroplanes and motorcycles. Date: 1921

Winter Sports in Switzerland, with Thomas Cook
Cover illustration for Sunshine and Snow. Winter Sports in Switzerland, synopsis of arrangements made by Thomas Cook and Son, Ludgate Circus, London

Poster for Speedboat Race - Lake Garda

Anon. Ever so Fast! 1920
Book cover showing a variety of vehicles zooming along a road, including an open top car, a bus, a removal van, a motorcycle and a motorcyle with a sidecar. Date: 1920

Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit
Double Twelve Race: Frederick Gordon-Lennox, Duke of Richmond and Gordon, and the MG Racing Car 1931

Advertisement for Henkell Trocken sparkling wine

Advertisement for Panhard cars
Advertisement for the Panhard car, with an aerial view of a glossy chassis as it races along a road. 1932

Leon Thery competing in the Gordon Bennett Cup
Leon Thery, French racing driver, speeds along a country road in his Richard-Brasier car to win the French eliminating contest of the Gordon Bennett Cup

Motor racing
A crowd of spectators watch cars race around the track, probably at Brooklands, home of British motor racing in the 1920s. Date: c.1925

Horseracing scene
Horses and their riders approach the line at speed. Pencil and crayon sketch by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Ulster Tourist Trophy
Thomas Cook Brochure Cover - Ulster Tourist Trophy. 1950

Poster design, Amherst Villiers
Poster design featuring the Amherst Villiers seaplane, which took part in the Schneider Trophy Air Races. circa 1930s

Supermarine aeroplane, Rolls-Royce S. 6
The Supermarine aeroplane, Rolls-Royce S.6, winner of the International Schneider Trophy Air Race in 1922, 1927 and 1929, and holder of the world speed record of 357.7 mph

Schneider Trophy Air Race
Souvenir programme cover design, Schneider Trophy Contest. 12 September 1931

Design for Silk Scarf or Tie with horseracing scene. Watercolour and ink on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1953

Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Scene outside the Royal Yacht Squadron building at Cowes, Isle of Wight

Comic event at a local fair
A comic event at a local fair, involving a wheelbarrow race and a falling bucket of water

People on ships deck playing a game
People on the deck of a ship, playing a game involving wooden models of racehorses, with a racecourse marked out in white

Biplanes at Hendon airfield
Biplanes lined up at Hendon airfield ready for a cross-country race. 1913

Miniature sports car, Douglas, Isle of Man
A miniature sports car (Malins, 147 CC) parked outside a building in Douglas on the Isle of Man. 1925

Baby Scouts -- parachuting with hats
Baby Scouts -- But girl scouts view the aeroplanes with dread; they much prefer to use their hats instead. 1900

Racing women reach the finishing line in this high-speed action shot

Poster advertising Germany for winter relaxation, depicting a man skiing down a steep snowy slope

Trader in Petticoat Lane, London
A trader in Petticoat Lane street market, East London, holding a horseracing picture in his right hand, points with his left hand and speaks forcefully to his audience

Young Boy a holding racing car
A study of a young boy, seated in a high-backed wooden chair, clutching his favourite model racing car. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard Date: circa late 1940s

Poster for 1925 Grand Prix
Poster advertising the third 24 hour Le Mans grand prix at the La Sarthe circuit, 20 to 21 June 1925. Date: 1925

A rainy day at Shelsley Walsh
People gather under plastic covers on a rainy day at a motor race at Shelsley Walsh, Worcestershire. Date: 1962

Street in Skinningrove, Yorkshire
A street of terraced housing in Skinningrove, North Yorkshire -- a man is taking his whippets for a walk. Date: 1972

Through the Menai Straits in a Racer. 1892

Motor Cycle Scramble
A very muddy motor cycle scramble in Sudbury, Suffolk. Date: 1962

Peugeot Car Advert 1930S
An advertisement for Peugeot motor cars, depicting one of their racing models at full pelt Date: circa 1930

Berlin Motor Race Poster
A poster for a motor racing meeting on 12th and 22nd October at Berlin, Germany Date: 1911

Alfa Romeo Tipo 158

Race-Goers at Ascot 1963
At the Ascot race meeting: men in morning suits and top hats and ladies in smart dresses and carrying umbrellas. Date: 1963

Le Mans Poster
A poster for the 1924 24-hour maotor race at Le Mans, France, billed as the Gran Prix D Endurance. Held on the 14 and 15th June. Date: 1924

Early Racing Brooklands
Two early racing cars speed round Brooklands and the famous banking turns which were the trademark of the first purpose-built circuit in the UK Date: circa 1907

Motor Racing 1930S

Civil Air Display- 1920S
A poster for The Civil Air Display with Royal Air Force Assistance held at the Brooklands motor racing circuit at Weybridge Date: circa 1920

Stockholm Grand Prix

Klausen Motor Racing
A poster for the Motor Racing events at Klausen, Switzerland on 22nd and 23rd August 1925 for Cars and motorcycles Date: 1925

Brooklands Race Poster
A poster for the British equivalent of the Le Mans 24- hour race, the Brooklands Double-twelve hour race Date: circa 1930

Brooklands Poster
A poster for the racing programme at Brooklands Race Tract at Weybridge, Surrey, featuring Sir Malcolm Campbell driving (at the time) the worlds fastest car, Bluebird Date: 1933

Coursing greyhounds. Artist: Eileen Hood. Watercolour of greyhound dogs racing through the countryside Date: circa 1922

100 francs lottery ticket for Grand Prix de Paris
100 francs National Lottery ticket for Grand Prix de Paris 1936 1936

Prix de L Arc de Triomphe lottery poster
Prix de L Arc de Triomphe national lottery poster showing a horse-jockey combination figure and his bride. 6th October 1956

National Lottery poster for the Prix de L Arc de Triomphe 20th century

Lottery ticket for the Grand Prix de Paris 1937
100 francs National Lottery ticket for the Grand Prix de Paris 1937 1937

National lottery poster for the Prix de L Arc de Triomphe 20th century

Advertisement for Hartmann Druckfarben Gmbh, a German manufacturer of coloured printing inks. 20th century

Poster celebrating Leon Vanderstuyft
Poster celebrating the achievements of Leon Vanderstuyft, the Belgian racing cyclist who amazingly covered over 125 kilometers in one hour. The poster lists various speeds and victories

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