Excitement Collection (page 2)

A butchers boy riding a horse, Provincial Characters, 1813
A butchers boy riding a horse, with a dog running alongside. From Provincial Characters, 1813

Extraordinary Exploit, 1826. Henry Hunt, of Hunts Matchless Blacking, driving a van and four horses across the frozen Serpentine in Hyde Park. The feat won Hunt a bet of 100 guineas

Visit of the Prince of Wales to Shoreditch, London, 18th October 1927. The future King Edward VIII visits Windsor House, a council estate in Wenlock Road, Shoreditch, London

New River Head, Finsbury, London, c1740. Artist: George Bickham
New River Head, Finsbury, London, c1740; the depiction of the first issuing of water into the New River Head, Finsbury in 1613 with a description

Vincenzo Lunardis balloon ascending from Artillery Ground, City Road, Finsbury, London, 1784
City Road, Finsbury, London, 1784; scene of Vincenzo Lunardis balloon ascending from Artillery Ground, with crowds watching below

Chelsea Pensioners reading the gazette of the Battle of Waterloo, Chelsea, London, 1815. Scene of excitement outside the Duke of York public house as Chelsea Pensioners and others

Political meeting at Smithfield, London, 1819. A meeting of radical reformers presided over by Henry Hunt on July 21st 1819

The First Leap: Lord Alexander Russell on his Pony Emerald, 1829. Artist
The First Leap: Lord Alexander Russell on his Pony Emerald, 1829

The cockpit, London, 1759. Artist: William Hogarth
The cockpit, 1759; scene of a cockfight at the Royal Cockpit in Dartmouth Street, off Birdcage Walk, London. In the centre is the blind Lord Albemarle Bertie, a wealthy gambler who is being robbed

Salvator beats Tenny by a throat latch, Sheepshead Bay Race Track, New York, USA, 1890
Salvator beats Tenny by a throat latch, Sheepshead Bay Race Track, New York, USA, 25 June 1890. Built by the Coney Island Jockey Club, Sheepshead Bay Race Track was completed in 1880

Unofficial opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Artist
Lord Carnavon (1866-1923) leading the party invited to the unofficial opening of the tomb. A keen egyptologist, Carnarvon was archaeologist Howard Carters financial backer in his excavations in

Crowd outside Tutankhamuns tomb, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Artist: Harry Burton
Crowd of interested spectators waiting outside Tutankhamuns tomb, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939)

A party going down the steps to the tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1923. The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939)

Opening of the inner chamber of Tutankhamuns tomb, Egypt, 18th February 1923. Artist
Opening of the inner chamber of Tutankhamuns tomb, Egypt, 18th February 1923. Distinguished visitors taking refreshments near the tomb in the Valley of the Kings

Outside the tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Artist: Harry Burton
Outside the tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Lord Carnavon (1866-1923), his daughter Lady Evelyn Herbert

Howard Carter, British archaeologist, in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Artist
Howard Carter, British archaeologist, in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Carter (1873-1939) and a colleague beside a partially demolished wall of one of the tombs

Opening of Broughs supermarket, Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire, 1963. Eager shoppers collect their baskets as the doors open on the newly refurbished Broughs Ltd self-service store near Barnsley

Boys playing with a home-made go-kart, Horley, Surrey, 1965

Boy driving a home-made go-kart, Horley, Surrey, 1965

Fairground, 2005. Children fishing for ducks to win a cuddly toy

Visual to promote a toy fair, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Visual to promote a toy fair, 1963. In a photograph taken for a Doncaster Advertising Agency to promote a toy fair, a child is seen looking towards a Christmas stocking full of toys

Children on a fairground ride, 2005

A Wedding in Camp, c1850, (1903). Artist: Johann Moritz Rugendas
A Wedding in Camp, c1850, (1903). From Social England, Volume IV, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]

Victorian Derby at Tattenham Corner, 1872. Artist: Gustave Dore
Victorian Derby at Tattenham Corner, 1872. From London: A Pilgrimage. With illustrations by Gustave Dore, by William Blanchard Jerrold. [London, 1872]

Finish of the Race, 1872. Artist: Adolphe Francois Pannemaker
Finish of the Race, 1872. From London: A Pilgrimage. With illustrations by Gustave Dore, by William Blanchard Jerrold. [London, 1872]

Twelve o clock on New Years Eve outside St Pauls Cathedral, London, c1902 (1903)
Twelve O Clock on New Years Eve Outside St. Pauls Cathedral, c1902, (1903). From Living London, Vol. III, by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]

He could not refrain from shouting in triumph. c1918. William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824-1907), as a boy. From Story-Lives of Great Scientists, by F. J. Rowbotham. [Wells Gardner, Darton & Co

Epsom Grand Stand - The Winner of the Derby Race, 19th century. Artist: Richard Reeve
Epsom Grand Stand - The Winner of the Derby Race, 19th century. After James Pollard (1792-1867). From Connoisseur Extra No. 5 - Old Sporting Prints by Ralph Nevill

Mutual Joy, Or The Ship in Harbour, c1788, (1906). Artist: Philip Dawe
Mutual Joy, Or The Ship in Harbour, c1788. After George Morland (1763-1804). From The Connoisseur Volume XVI [Otto Limited, London, 1906.]

Coming from School (1906)
Coming from School after an original work by Thomas Stothard (1755-1834). From The Connoisseur VOL. XIV, 1906

Leon Gambetta proclaiming the Republic of France, 4th September 1870 (1882-1884). After the disastrous defeat of the French by the Prussians at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III

Howard Carter and a colleague excavating a tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Artist: Harry Burton
Howard Carter and a colleague excavating a tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Carter famously discovered the intact tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun in 1922

Horse-drawn fire engine, c19th century

Placing the Bridal Veil. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
Placing the Bridal Veil. Stereoscopic card detail

Entering the New World, 1892. Artist: Charles Joseph Staniland
Entering the New World, 1892. See the daystar of Liberty rise. Jewish refugees from Russia passing the colossal Statue of Liberty in New York harbour

Motor racing, 1930. An MG on a banked section of track, possibly at Brooklands

Horse race, 19th century

Horse Racing, (c1804), 1903
Horse Racing, c1804. After an original work by George Cruikshank (1792-1878), c1804. From The Connoisseur Vol. V by [Otto Limited, London, 1903]

Crowd at the races, c1920-1939(?)

John Gilpin riding to Edmonton, 1878. Artist: Randolph Caldecott
John Gilpin riding to Edmonton, 1878. John Gilpin was the subject of an 18th century ballad by William Cowper. It describes how, on a journey to Edmonton

The Stockton & Darlington Railway, 1825 (1900). Opened on 27 September, 1825, the Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR) was the worlds first public railway

A tournament, c1350s, (1470). Jean de Saintre defeats his opponent in a joust, watched by the French King Jean le Bon. The two knights are in full armour, divided by a wooden barrier

Ascot Heath Races. Artist: James Pollard
Ascot Heath Races

A Travelling Circus (Cameleers in Partenkirchen), 1884. Artist: Adolph Menzel
A Travelling Circus (Cameleers in Partenkirchen), 1884. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Worship in Russia, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 19th July 1903

The Age of the Reformation, (1872), 1900. Artist: Benoist
The Age of the Reformation, (1872), 1900

Night of the departure, Paris to Vienna race, 1902. One of the classic early motor races, the Paris-Vienna was won by Frenchman Marcel Renault, driving a Renault car

150 per hour, 20th century. Artist: Fernel
150 per hour, 20th century

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