Competition Collection

Rifle fete at Ecclesbourne, near Hastings, 1860. Creator: W Thomas
Rifle fete at Ecclesbourne, near Hastings, 1860. The contest was chiefly among the members of the Cinque Ports Corps...The first prize was a Lancaster rifle, value ten guineas, which was won by Mr

Oxford and Cambridge Chess Match, 19th century

A Trial Spin of the Cornell Crews on Cayuga Lake, 1906

Fencing in front of the President of the Republic, Palais de l Elysee, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
Fencing in front of the President of the Republic, Palais de l Elysee, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 9th June 1895

Prize pigeons and poultry at Bingley Hall, Birmingham, 1864. Creator: Harrison Weir
excellence, and with no less than 300 pigeon and 1677 poultry entries...Our pigeon group...begins with Mr. Shaw's German Letz, which won in class 124

Prize animals at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show, 1864. Creator: Harrison Weir
Prize animals at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show, 1864. 'Mr. John Overman's Southdown and Leicester wedders [or wethers - castrated male sheep]...Mr

Prize animals at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show, 1864. Creator: Harrison Weir
Prize animals at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show, 1864. 'Mr. J. W. Kirkham's shorthorn steer...[Kirkham] won the Smithfield silver cup for the best ox or steer in the yard!...Mr

Prize dogs at the recent show, Birmingham, 1862. Creator: Harrison Weir
Prize dogs at the recent show, Birmingham, 1862. 'Mr. H. R. Brailsford's Windham, the first prize retriever in "a class generally commended"...; Mr. F. H

Prize birds at the Poultry and Pigeon Show recently held at Birmingham, 1862. Creator: Harrison Weir
Prize birds at the Poultry and Pigeon Show recently held at Birmingham, 1862. '...no less than 1364 entries of poultry and 232 of pigeons came to this great feathered congress...Mr. T. H. D

Sailing-barge race on the Thames, 1864. Creator: Edwin Weedon
Sailing-barge race on the Thames, 1864. 'A novel kind of sailing-match...was that which took place on the Thames, on Friday week under the auspices of the Prince of Wales Yacht Club

Royal Victoria Yacht-Club Regatta: the Commodore's Cup, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Royal Victoria Yacht-Club Regatta: the Commodore's Cup, 1864. 'This cup...was manufactured by Messrs. London and Ryder, goldsmiths, of 17, New Bond-street

The Gathering of the Highland Clans at Braemar Castle, in the presence of the Prince and..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Gathering of the Highland Clans at Braemar Castle, in the presence of the Prince and Princess of Wales, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr

Before boat race, Columbian Naval Review, 1892 (i.e. 1893), 1893 April. Creator: Unknown
Before boat race, Columbian Naval Review, 1892 (i.e. 1893), 1893 April. Photo shows boat from navy of Brazil in front and rear; boat at right is probably from navy of France

Victorious Columbia at mooring in the horseshoe after race of Oct. 4, 1901... Creator: Unknown
Victorious Columbia at mooring in the horseshoe after race of Oct. 4, 1901, flying winning pennants, 1901 Oct 4

Shamrock II at the finish, Oct. 3, 1901, c1901 Oct 3. Creator: Unknown
Shamrock II at the finish, Oct. 3, 1901, c1901 Oct 3

Shamrock II & Columbia just after start, Oct. 1, 1901, 1901 Oct 1. Creator: Unknown
Shamrock II & Columbia just after start, Oct. 1, 1901, 1901 Oct 1

The Finish, Columbia on the line, Sept. 28, 1901, c1901. Creator: Unknown
The Finish, Columbia on the line, Sept. 28, 1901, c1901

Corinthian mid-summer series, Marblehead, 1901, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Corinthian mid-summer series, Marblehead, 1901, 1901

Constitution and Columbia, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Constitution and Columbia, 1901

Reliance before the start, Aug. 22, 03, 1903 Aug 22, c1903. Creator: Unknown
Reliance before the start, Aug. 22, 03, 1903 Aug 22, c1903

Reliance and Shamrock III coming for the line, Aug. 22, 03, 1903 Aug 22, c1903. Creator: Unknown
Reliance and Shamrock III coming for the line, Aug. 22, 03, 1903 Aug 22, c1903

Reliance, c1903. Creator: Unknown
Reliance, c1903

Dog show, East Hampton, Long Island, between 1933 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Dog show, East Hampton, Long Island, between 1933 and 1942

Dog show, East Hampton, Long Island, between 1933 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Dog show, East Hampton, Long Island, between 1933 and 1942

Dog show, East Hampton, Long Island, between 1933 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Dog show, East Hampton, Long Island, between 1933 and 1942

Dog show, East Hampton, Long Island, between 1933 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Dog show, East Hampton, Long Island, between 1933 and 1942

Meeting of the Worcestershire Archery Society in the Grounds of Lea Castle, Wolverley... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of the Worcestershire Archery Society in the Grounds of Lea Castle, Wolverley, near Kidderminster, 1858. Women shooting with bow and arrow

Prize Animals exhibited at the Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society at Chester, 1858. Creator: Smyth
Prize Animals exhibited at the Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society at Chester, 1858. Shorthorns, Class IV: Mr. R. Booth's First Prize Cow. Sheep, Class I: Mr

Mowing, Shearing, and Cottagers Flower Show, at Coleshill Park - the Distribution of the... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Mowing, Shearing, and Cottagers Flower Show, at Coleshill Park - the Distribution of the Prizes, 1858. For fourteen years the noble owner of Coleshill

Military Athletic Sports at Lillie-Bridge, West Brompton, 1876. Creator: C.R
Military Athletic Sports at Lillie-Bridge, West Brompton, [London], 1876. The most interesting performances were those of horsemen wielding the lance or the sword, tilting at rings or at tent-pegs

The Horse Show at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Horse Show at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, 1876. 1. Mr. J. Barker's "Liverpool", first-prize heavy-weight hunter. 2. Mr

Plan and arrangements of the rifle-shooting contest on Wimbledon Common, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Plan and arrangements of the rifle-shooting contest on Wimbledon Common, 1860. National Rifle Association event in London

Prize animals of the Smithfield Club Cattle Show, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Prize animals of the Smithfield Club Cattle Show, 1860. Mr. Craddock's Improved Cotswold; Mr. Burbery's Longhorned Cow; Mr. Baker's Shorthorned Ox; Mr. Kent's Southdown; Mr

A Competition among Powerful Magicians, 1869. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
A Competition among Powerful Magicians, 1869

Romans playing at Mora; Rome and United Italy, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Romans playing at Mora; Rome and United Italy, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Prize won at the Tir National, Vincennes, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Prize won at the Tir National, Vincennes, [France], 1860. Rear view of trophy won by...Lieutenant Le Poitevin, who made the highest score at the contest of the Normal School of Shooting...It is

Prize won at the Tir National, Vincennes, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Prize won at the Tir National, Vincennes, [France], 1860. Trophy won by...Lieutenant Le Poitevin, who made the highest score at the contest of the Normal School of Shooting...It is the work of M

National Exhibition of Dogs at Birmingham, 1860. Creator: Harrison Weir
National Exhibition of Dogs at Birmingham, 1860. Lieutenant-Colonel Inge's Deerhound "Brimstone"; Mr. Edgar Hanbury's Mastiff; Mr

Group in seventeenth-century clothing, c. 1846-c. 1882. Creator: Cornelis Springer
Group in seventeenth-century clothing, c. 1846-c. 1882. Beautiful Aal or the choice between young and old'. A young woman turns away from a rich old man and a young man

Rowing competition, 1829-1879. Creator: Ary Pleijsier
Rowing competition, 1829-1879. Spectators watch from a grandstand with Dutch flags and from sloops in the water

The Great Rifle-shooting Match on Wimbledon Common - Her Majesty firing the first shot, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Great Rifle-shooting Match on Wimbledon Common [in London] - Her Majesty firing the first shot, 1860. Queen Victoria inaugurates the meeting of the National Rifle Association by firing the first

The Turner Prize Plate won by the St. George's Volunteer Corps, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Turner Prize Plate won by the St. George's Volunteer Corps, 1860. The achievements of the St. George's Rifle Corps, comparatively a small body

Mr. Edward Ross, the Rifle Champion of England - from a photograph by Claudet, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Edward Ross, the Rifle Champion of England - from a photograph by Claudet, 1860. Winner of a shooting competition held on Wimbledon Common

The National Rifle Association Prize Medal, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The National Rifle Association Prize Medal, 1860. This medal...was executed by Mr. G. G. Adams...The medal has been greatly admired both for its design and execution

The recent Tir National at Vincennes, near Paris - from a drawing by J. A. Beaucé, 1860. Creator: Smyth
The recent Tir National at Vincennes, near Paris - from a drawing by J. A. Beauce, 1860. The English volunteer and the British officer in undress, with the military attendant carrying his rifle

Inauguration of the National Rifle Match - the Queen receiving the address of the Nationa... 1860. Creator: Unknown
Inauguration of the National Rifle Match - the Queen receiving the address of the National Rifle Association, 1860. Shooting competition on Wimbledon Common in London

The Irish Schoolmaster - drawn by E. Fitzpatrick, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Irish Schoolmaster - drawn by E. Fitzpatrick, 1857....as human nature is never perfect, even in the wisest of mankind

U.S.S. New York, a champion boat crew, between 1893 and 1901. Creator: William H. Jackson
U.S.S. New York, a champion boat crew, between 1893 and 1901

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