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Background imageOfficial Collection: Dorando Pietri finishing the first modern Olympic marathon, London, 1908

Dorando Pietri finishing the first modern Olympic marathon, London, 1908. The marathon at the London Olympics of 1908 was run in ususually hot conditions

Background imageOfficial Collection: English grandee of the East India Company riding in an Indian procession, 1825-1830

English grandee of the East India Company riding in an Indian procession, 1825-1830

Background imageOfficial Collection: Jaguar SS saloon of HT Lewis competing in the South Wales Auto Club Welsh Rally

Jaguar SS saloon of HT Lewis competing in the South Wales Auto Club Welsh Rally
SS Jaguar Saloon 1937 1608 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. DXT135. Event Entry No: 49. Driver: Lewis, H.T. Place: S.W.A.C. Welsh Rally. Date: 30.6-3.7.37

Background imageOfficial Collection: Cars on the start line at a BARC race meeting, Brooklands, 1930. Artist: Bill Brunell

Cars on the start line at a BARC race meeting, Brooklands, 1930. Artist: Bill Brunell
Alfa Romeo 3000 cc. No: 6. Bugatti Type 37 1496 cc. Event Entry No: 9. Riley 1089 cc. Event Entry No: 5. Lea Francis Hyper 1496S cc. No: 3. Brooklands. BARC. Date: 22.3.30

Background imageOfficial Collection: Portrait of Cabinet Minister Nicolay Johan Lohmann Krog, 1825. Creator: Jacob Munch

Portrait of Cabinet Minister Nicolay Johan Lohmann Krog, 1825. Creator: Jacob Munch
Portrait of Cabinet Minister Nicolay Johan Lohmann Krog, 1825.

Background imageOfficial Collection: Portrait of an Officer, possibly Adolf van Meetkerken (d)

Portrait of an Officer, possibly Adolf van Meetkerken (d)
Portrait of an Officer, possibly Adolf van Meetkerken (d. 1625), c1610s.

Background imageOfficial Collection: Portrait of Michiel ten Hove (1640-1689). Creator: Gaspar Netscher

Portrait of Michiel ten Hove (1640-1689). Creator: Gaspar Netscher
Portrait of Michiel ten Hove (1640-1689).

Background imageOfficial Collection: The General Election: counting the votes at the Southwark election

The General Election: counting the votes at the Southwark election, 1880

Background imageOfficial Collection: The Chinese Imperial Marriage at Pekin: procession from the Imperial Palace

The Chinese Imperial Marriage at Pekin: procession from the Imperial Palace to the bride's residence on the wedding day, 1872

Background imageOfficial Collection: The Midnight Procession: tablets with titles of the bride - Chinese Imperial Marriage at Pekin

The Midnight Procession: tablets with titles of the bride - Chinese Imperial Marriage at Pekin, 1872

Background imageOfficial Collection: Opening of the first railway in Japan: arrival of the Mikado, 1872. Creator: Wentworth

Opening of the first railway in Japan: arrival of the Mikado, 1872. Creator: Wentworth
Opening of the first railway in Japan: arrival of the Mikado, 1872. 'The opening of the new railway from Jeddo to Yokohama, which is the first line constructed in Japan, took place on Oct

Background imageOfficial Collection: First Bricklaying of the Kattendijkdok in Antwerp, 1866. Creator: Jan Baptist Huysmans

First Bricklaying of the Kattendijkdok in Antwerp, 1866. Creator: Jan Baptist Huysmans
First Bricklaying of the Kattendijkdok in Antwerp, 1866.

Background imageOfficial Collection: Steven Cornelis Janssens van Hujoel

Steven Cornelis Janssens van Hujoel, Dean of the Guild of St. Luke and of the Chamber of Rhetoric De Olijftak, 1689.

Background imageOfficial Collection: Maximus Gerardi, 1662. Creator: Pieter Thijs

Maximus Gerardi, 1662. Creator: Pieter Thijs
Maximus Gerardi, 1662.

Background imageOfficial Collection: Jan Baptist Greyns, Dean of the Guild of St

Jan Baptist Greyns, Dean of the Guild of St. Luke and of the Chamber of Rhetoric De Olijftak, 1690-1691.

Background imageOfficial Collection: Saint Paul in Front of Proconsul Felix van Caesarea, 1602. Creator: Otto Van Veen

Saint Paul in Front of Proconsul Felix van Caesarea, 1602. Creator: Otto Van Veen
Saint Paul in Front of Proconsul Felix van Caesarea, 1602.

Background imageOfficial Collection: Chinese mandarin wearing official dress and house attire next to Chinese archer

Chinese mandarin wearing official dress and house attire next to Chinese archer, Modern Age.

Background imageOfficial Collection: Reception of the White Monks

Reception of the White Monks by the Magistrate and the Notables of the City of Antwerp, mid-17th century

Background imageOfficial Collection: Dean of the Armed Guild of Saint George, 1889. Creator: Albrecht De Vriendt

Dean of the Armed Guild of Saint George, 1889. Creator: Albrecht De Vriendt
Dean of the Armed Guild of Saint George, 1889

Background imageOfficial Collection: The Magistrates Visit the Studio of Jan van Eyck, 1889. Creator: Albrecht De Vriendt

The Magistrates Visit the Studio of Jan van Eyck, 1889. Creator: Albrecht De Vriendt
The Magistrates Visit the Studio of Jan van Eyck, 1889

Background imageOfficial Collection: Foundation of the Antwerp Academy by David Teniers II

Foundation of the Antwerp Academy by David Teniers II, (c1663), 1862-1872

Background imageOfficial Collection: Jan Gaspard Gevartius, 1628-1631. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens

Jan Gaspard Gevartius, 1628-1631. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens
Jan Gaspard Gevartius, 1628-1631

Background imageOfficial Collection: The Voyage to China: bringing the letter-bags on board a mail steam-ship at Brindisi

The Voyage to China: bringing the letter-bags on board a mail steam-ship at Brindisi, 1872

Background imageOfficial Collection: Foreign residents presenting an address to the Mikado at Yokohama, 1872. Creator: Unknown

Foreign residents presenting an address to the Mikado at Yokohama, 1872. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the first railway in Japan - foreign residents presenting an address to the Mikado at Yokohama, 1872. Our well-known artist and correspondent, Mr. C

Background imageOfficial Collection: 1937 Fiat 500 Coupe competing in the Welsh Rally

1937 Fiat 500 Coupe competing in the Welsh Rally. Officials watch the car pass a checkpoint. Launched in 1936, the new baby Fiat, the 500, or Topolino was the smallest mass-produced car of its time

Background imageOfficial Collection: The Ferrari pit, Le Mans, France, 1965

The Ferrari pit, Le Mans, France, 1965. An official bends over the bonnet of the Ferrrai. Jochen Rindt and Masten Gregory won Le Mans for Ferrari in a Ferrari 250 LM

Background imageOfficial Collection: A vintage car at Prescott race track, Gloucestershire

A vintage car at Prescott race track, Gloucestershire. The driver waits for the go ahead to race. Smoke can be seen emanating from the back tyres. Taking part in a Veteran Car Club (VCC) meeting

Background imageOfficial Collection: A competitor riding a Norton, competing in the Colmore Cup Trial, 1921

A competitor riding a Norton, competing in the Colmore Cup Trial, 1921. A man riding a Norton with a sidecar, passing officials

Background imageOfficial Collection: Cars lined up for the start of a race, Brooklands, Surrey, c 1925-c1930

Cars lined up for the start of a race, Brooklands, Surrey, c 1925-c1930. An official holding a flag stands in front of the start line as spectators look on

Background imageOfficial Collection: Brooklands Officials, including Major Bale, Brooklands, Surrey

Brooklands Officials, including Major Bale, Brooklands, Surrey. The gentleman on the left holds the chequered flag, while the other two men hold up the numbers assigned to the drivers racing

Background imageOfficial Collection: A veteran car at Prescott race track, Gloucestershire

A veteran car at Prescott race track, Gloucestershire. The driver waits for the go ahead to race. Taking part in a Veteran Car Club (VCC) meeting

Background imageOfficial Collection: Napier L48 racing car, (c1905?)

Napier L48 racing car, (c1905?). The car waits at the start line of a race, surrounded by spectators and officials

Background imageOfficial Collection: Austin A70 Hereford Saloon, RAC International Rally, 1953

Austin A70 Hereford Saloon, RAC International Rally, 1953. Officials and spectators watch the car as it passes

Background imageOfficial Collection: Aston Martin at a motor racing event, 1922

Aston Martin at a motor racing event, 1922. The driver is Eddie Hall, who competed in hill climbs and other races in the 1920s and 1930s

Background imageOfficial Collection: The Crucifixion; Spinola Hours, about 1510-1520. Creator: Master of James IV of Scotland

The Crucifixion; Spinola Hours, about 1510-1520. Creator: Master of James IV of Scotland
The Crucifixion; Spinola Hours, about 1510-1520

Background imageOfficial Collection: The Installation of the Seventy Elders; Weltchronik, about 1400-1410. Creator: Unknown

The Installation of the Seventy Elders; Weltchronik, about 1400-1410. Creator: Unknown
The Installation of the Seventy Elders; Weltchronik, about 1400-1410

Background imageOfficial Collection: Presentation of the Freedom of the City of London to Baroness Burdett Coutts

Presentation of the Freedom of the City of London to Baroness Burdett Coutts, 1872

Background imageOfficial Collection: Laying the foundation-stone of an English church at Stutgard

Laying the foundation-stone of an English church at Stutgard
Blessing the foundation-stone of an English church at Stutgard, in Wirtemberg, 1864. Few of our readers are probably aware of the rapid increase of English churches on the Continent

Background imageOfficial Collection: The Khedive of Egypt laying the first stone of the harbour works at Alexandria

The Khedive of Egypt laying the first stone of the harbour works at Alexandria, 1871....on a wharf near the Mahmoudieh Canal...were assembled all the Ministers, with Colonel Stanton, C.B

Background imageOfficial Collection: Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke, c1710, (c1884). Creator: Unknown

Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke, c1710, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke, c1710, (c1884)

Background imageOfficial Collection: Opening of the Mersey Tunnel, Liverpool, 18 July 1934, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Opening of the Mersey Tunnel, Liverpool, 18 July 1934, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Mersey Tunnel, Liverpool, 18 July 1934, (1935). King George V opens the Queensway Tunnel, a road tunnel under the River Mersey, between Liverpool and Birkenhead

Background imageOfficial Collection: Portrait of Marc de Villiers, 1747. Creator: Jacques-Andre-Joseph Aved

Portrait of Marc de Villiers, 1747. Creator: Jacques-Andre-Joseph Aved
Portrait of Marc de Villiers, 1747

Background imageOfficial Collection: Wrestlers, 1870s-1890s. Creator: Kusakabe Kimbei

Wrestlers, 1870s-1890s. Creator: Kusakabe Kimbei
Wrestlers, 1870s-1890s. Two sumo wrestlers, wearing loincloths and crouching before a match, with a robed official standing behind them

Background imageOfficial Collection: Yakunins in Semi-Foreign Costume, about 1868. Creator: Felice Beato

Yakunins in Semi-Foreign Costume, about 1868. Creator: Felice Beato
Yakunins in Semi-Foreign Costume, about 1868. Two men stand dressed in European style clothing. Both have swords strapped to their waists

Background imageOfficial Collection: Yakunin's Concubine, 1866-1867. Creator: Felice Beato

Yakunin's Concubine, 1866-1867. Creator: Felice Beato
Yakunin's Concubine, 1866-1867. Full length portrait of a woman

Background imageOfficial Collection: The Ford at Sakawa-Nagawa, 1866-1867. Creator: Felice Beato

The Ford at Sakawa-Nagawa, 1866-1867. Creator: Felice Beato
The Ford at Sakawa-Nagawa, 1866-1867. Porters carrying men across a river on hand barrows

Background imageOfficial Collection: Marriage of Princess Louise: the Bride's Procession in St

Marriage of Princess Louise: the Bride's Procession in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, 1871

Background imageOfficial Collection: Marriage of Princess Louise at Windsor: arrival of wedding guests, 1871. Creator: C. R

Marriage of Princess Louise at Windsor: arrival of wedding guests, 1871. Creator: C. R
Marriage of Princess Louise at Windsor: arrival of wedding guests, 1871. The doors of St

Background imageOfficial Collection: Lady Burdett-Coutts delivering Columbia Market to the Lord Mayor, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Lady Burdett-Coutts delivering Columbia Market to the Lord Mayor, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Lady Burdett-Coutts delivering Columbia Market to the Lord Mayor, 1871

Background imageOfficial Collection: Privy Councillor Joachim Beck-Friis. Creator: Martin Scheffel

Privy Councillor Joachim Beck-Friis. Creator: Martin Scheffel
Privy Councillor Joachim Beck-Friis

Background imageOfficial Collection: Scene in a cabaret in the north of France, 1871. Creator: F Wentworth

Scene in a cabaret in the north of France, 1871. Creator: F Wentworth
Scene in a cabaret in the north of France

Background imageOfficial Collection: Princess Louise giving the prizes in the Clyde training-ship Cumberland

Princess Louise giving the prizes in the Clyde training-ship Cumberland, in Roseneath Bay, 1871....the poor boys of Glasgow, ...350 in number

Background imageOfficial Collection: Examining passports, Dieppe, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Examining passports, Dieppe, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Examining passports, Dieppe, 1871

Background imageOfficial Collection: F.P. Garvan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

F.P. Garvan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
F.P. Garvan, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Francis Patrick Garvan (1875-1937), lawyer and president of the Chemical Foundation

Background imageOfficial Collection: F.B. Sayre & wife, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

F.B. Sayre & wife, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
F.B. Sayre & wife, 1913. Shows Francis Bowes Sayre (1885-1972) with President Woodrow Wilson's daughter, Jessie Woodrow Wilson (1887-1933) whom he married on Nov. 25, 1913

Background imageOfficial Collection: F.B. Sayre - Capt. Ludwig Franck, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

F.B. Sayre - Capt. Ludwig Franck, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
F.B. Sayre - Capt. Ludwig Franck, 1913. Shows professor and U.S

Background imageOfficial Collection: V. Astor, Com. F.P. Forshew, Mrs

V. Astor, Com. F.P. Forshew, Mrs. Astor, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageOfficial Collection: Edwin Gould, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Edwin Gould, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Edwin Gould, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Edwin Gould (1866-1933), the son of Jay Gould, holding a dog

Background imageOfficial Collection: The Royal Review...in Worsley Park:the King touching the staffs

The Royal Review...in Worsley Park:the King touching the staffs
The Royal Review Of 12

Background imageOfficial Collection: The opening of the New Manchester Royal Infirmary: the King and Queen on the platform

The opening of the New Manchester Royal Infirmary: the King and Queen on the platform
The Opening Of The New Manchester Royal Infirmary: The King And Queen On The Platform In The Out-Patients Waiting Hall, 1909

Background imageOfficial Collection: The King knighting Mr. Cecil H

The King knighting Mr. Cecil H. Smith, Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1909. "Rise, Sir Cecil Smith'': The Director of the new museum honoured

Background imageOfficial Collection: Arlotta & Italian workmen, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Arlotta & Italian workmen, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Arlotta & Italian workmen, 1917

Background imageOfficial Collection: Bragadini, Gugliemetti, Arlotta

Bragadini, Gugliemetti, Arlotta, Vannutelli, Pardo, Pietra, 1917. Shows the members of the Italian War Commission to the United States during World War I

Background imageOfficial Collection: John G. Sargent, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

John G. Sargent, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
John G. Sargent, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageOfficial Collection: Fitzpatrick of Erie, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Fitzpatrick of Erie, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Fitzpatrick of Erie, between c1910 and c1915. Shows William H. Fitzpatrick, chairman of the Erie County (Buffalo, N.Y.) Democratic Committee

Background imageOfficial Collection: Fuad Pacha, between c1910 and 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Fuad Pacha, between c1910 and 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Fuad Pacha, between c1910 and 1912. Photograph shows portrait of Ottoman official Deli Fuad Pasha (1835-1931)

Background imageOfficial Collection: W.M. Ingraham, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

W.M. Ingraham, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
W.M. Ingraham, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageOfficial Collection: Lieutenant L.W. Rogers, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Lieutenant L.W. Rogers, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Lieutenant L.W. Rogers, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageOfficial Collection: Otto Rüdlin, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Otto Rüdlin, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Otto Rudlin, between c1915 and c1920. Shows German official Otto Rudlin (1861-1928)

Background imageOfficial Collection: James L. Tryon, between c1910 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

James L. Tryon, between c1910 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
James L. Tryon, between c1910 and c1920

Background imageOfficial Collection: Coronation Procession of Charles II, 1662. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

Coronation Procession of Charles II, 1662. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Coronation Procession of Charles II, 1662

Background imageOfficial Collection: Portrait of Yun Dongseom (1710-1795), ca. 1790-1805. Creator: Unknown

Portrait of Yun Dongseom (1710-1795), ca. 1790-1805. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Yun Dongseom (1710-1795), ca. 1790-1805. Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)

Background imageOfficial Collection: Remonstrating with the emperor, late 15th-early 16th century. Creator: Liu Jun

Remonstrating with the emperor, late 15th-early 16th century. Creator: Liu Jun
Remonstrating with the emperor, late 15th-early 16th century. Commissioned to enhance the image of the sovereign as a just ruler who welcomed frank criticism

Background imageOfficial Collection: Wen Ch ang, K uei Hsing, and Chu I, 1922. Creator: Unknown

Wen Ch ang, K uei Hsing, and Chu I, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Wen Ch ang, K uei Hsing, and Chu I, 1922

Background imageOfficial Collection: Members of the High Council, 1922. Creator: Henry Traut

Members of the High Council, 1922. Creator: Henry Traut
Members of the High Council, 1922. Players in the Oberammergau Passion Play

Background imageOfficial Collection: Edward VII Performing his First Act of State... January 24, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Edward VII Performing his First Act of State... January 24, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Edward VII Performing his First Act of State, 1901: Signing the Oath for the Security of the Church of Scotland, January 24, 1901

Background imageOfficial Collection: Seated Syndic: Jacob van Loon, c. 1661-1662, (1943). Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Seated Syndic: Jacob van Loon, c. 1661-1662, (1943). Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Seated Syndic: Jacob van Loon, c.1661-1662, (1943). Portrait of Dutch draper Jacob van Loon (1595-1674). Study for The Sampling Officials of the Amsterdam Drapers Guild, (known as The Syndics )

Background imageOfficial Collection: F.B. Sayre, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

F.B. Sayre, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
F.B. Sayre, between c1910 and c1915. Shows professor and U.S

Background imageOfficial Collection: Tang Hua Long, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Tang Hua Long, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Tang Hua Long, 1913. Shows Tan Hua Long (also spelled Tang Hualong), an official in the first Republic of China

Background imageOfficial Collection: Von Jagow, German Foreign Minister

Von Jagow, German Foreign Minister, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageOfficial Collection: Kate Barnard by Bain News Service, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Kate Barnard by Bain News Service, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Kate Barnard by Bain News Service, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageOfficial Collection: The Lord Mayor of Dublin presenting the City Keys to the new Lord Lieutenant

The Lord Mayor of Dublin presenting the City Keys to the new Lord Lieutenant [John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer], 1869

Background imageOfficial Collection: The Lord Lieutenant holding a State Reception at Dublin Castle, 1869. Creator: Unknown

The Lord Lieutenant holding a State Reception at Dublin Castle, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Lord Lieutenant holding a State Reception at Dublin Castle, [Dublin, Ireland], 1869

Background imageOfficial Collection: Robert Adamson, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Robert Adamson, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Robert Adamson, between c1910 and c1915



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