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Background imageRowing Collection: John Biglin in a Single Scull, ca. 1873. Creator: Thomas Eakins

John Biglin in a Single Scull, ca. 1873. Creator: Thomas Eakins
John Biglin in a Single Scull, ca. 1873

Background imageRowing Collection: Celebration of the Fourth of June at Eton, 1837. Creator: C. O. Lewis

Celebration of the Fourth of June at Eton, 1837. Creator: C. O. Lewis
Celebration of the Fourth of June at Eton, 1837. Regatta on the River Thames, with Windsor Castle in the distance as the boys of Eton College celebrate the birthday of George III

Background imageRowing Collection: A Rowing Match at Richmond, 1793, (1942). Creator: Robert Clevely

A Rowing Match at Richmond, 1793, (1942). Creator: Robert Clevely
A Rowing Match at Richmond, 1793, (1942). Part of the Celebrations for the Duke of Clarences Birthday. Boats on the River Thames at Richmond, (now part of Greater London)

Background imageRowing Collection: A Trial Spin of the Cornell Crews on Cayuga Lake, 1906

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

Background imageRowing Collection: The Boating Party, 1893 / 1894. Creator: Mary Cassatt

The Boating Party, 1893 / 1894. Creator: Mary Cassatt
The Boating Party, 1893/1894

Background imageRowing Collection: Twice a year bump races take place on the Thames at Oxford, c1948. Creator: Unknown

Twice a year bump races take place on the Thames at Oxford, c1948. Creator: Unknown
Twice a year " bump" races take place on the Thames at Oxford, c1948. From " Newnes Pictorial Knowledge Volume 3". [George Newnes Limited, London]

Background imageRowing Collection: Views on the River Lea, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Views on the River Lea, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Views on the River Lea, c1876. Ferry House, Tottenham Church, weir, cottage and Tottenham Lock on the River Lea, East London

Background imageRowing Collection: The Head, 1901. Artist: Spy

The Head, 1901. Artist: Spy
The Head, 1901. James John Hornby (1826-1909), headmaster of Eton College from 1868 to 1884. He was previously a rower, competing for Oxford University in the Boat Race

Background imageRowing Collection: Landing Troops at the Khedives Palace at Alexandria after the Bombardment, 1882, (c1882-1885)

Landing Troops at the Khedives Palace at Alexandria after the Bombardment, 1882, (c1882-1885)
Landing Troops at the Khedives Palace at Alexandria after the Bombardment, 1882, (c1882-85). Episode of the Anglo-Egyptian War (1882). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Background imageRowing Collection: The Universities Boat-Race, 1871. Creator: Unknown

The Universities Boat-Race, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The Universities Boat-Race, 1871. Members of the Oxford University crew: E. Giles, S. H. Woodhouse, T. S. Baker, E. C. Malan, E. H. Hall (Cox) J. E. Edwards-Moss, F. E. Payne, R. Lesley, J. W

Background imageRowing Collection: The Universities Boat-Race, 1871. Creator: Unknown

The Universities Boat-Race, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The Universities Boat-Race, 1871. Members of the Cambridge University crew: J. B. Close, J. S. Follett, H. J. Lomax, E. A. Spencer, H. E. Gordon (Cox), W. H. Lowe, E. Phelps, J. H. Goldie, E. S. L

Background imageRowing Collection: London from the Thames above Westminster, 1810. Creator: David Cox the Elder

London from the Thames above Westminster, 1810. Creator: David Cox the Elder
London from the Thames above Westminster, 1810

Background imageRowing Collection: Summer evening, c1890s. Creator: Albert Edelfelt

Summer evening, c1890s. Creator: Albert Edelfelt
Summer evening, c1890s

Background imageRowing Collection: The Defence of the Sampo, 1910-1912. Creator: Joseph Alanen

The Defence of the Sampo, 1910-1912. Creator: Joseph Alanen
The Defence of the Sampo, 1910-1912

Background imageRowing Collection: Girls in a Rowing Boat (Summer in the Archipelago), 1883. Creator: Albert Edelfelt

Girls in a Rowing Boat (Summer in the Archipelago), 1883. Creator: Albert Edelfelt
Girls in a Rowing Boat (Summer in the Archipelago), 1883

Background imageRowing Collection: Regatta at Halifax, Nova Scotia - the champion sculler's race: the finish, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Regatta at Halifax, Nova Scotia - the champion sculler's race: the finish, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Regatta at Halifax, Nova Scotia - the champion sculler's race: the finish, 1871. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. A. Gilmore, of the 61st Regiment

Background imageRowing Collection: Regatta at Halifax, Nova Scotia: the boats returning to Halifax, past Dartmouth, 1871

Regatta at Halifax, Nova Scotia: the boats returning to Halifax, past Dartmouth, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Regatta at Halifax, Nova Scotia: the boats returning to Halifax, past Dartmouth, 1871. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. A. Gilmore, of the 61st Regiment

Background imageRowing Collection: Regatta at Halifax, Nova Scotia - the four-oared race to M'Nab's Island: view from Dartmouth

Regatta at Halifax, Nova Scotia - the four-oared race to M'Nab's Island: view from Dartmouth, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Regatta at Halifax, Nova Scotia - the four-oared race to M'Nab's Island: view from Dartmouth, 1871. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. A. Gilmore, of the 61st Regiment

Background imageRowing Collection: Girls in a Rowing Boat, 1886. Creator: Albert Edelfelt

Girls in a Rowing Boat, 1886. Creator: Albert Edelfelt
Girls in a Rowing Boat, 1886

Background imageRowing Collection: The late James Renforth, champion oarsman, 1871. Creator: Unknown

The late James Renforth, champion oarsman, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The late James Renforth, champion oarsman, 1871. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. W. and D. Downey. '...the British champion oarsman, James Renforth, ...died of congestion of the lungs

Background imageRowing Collection: Conveying the Child's Coffin (A Child's Funeral), 1879. Creator: Albert Edelfelt

Conveying the Child's Coffin (A Child's Funeral), 1879. Creator: Albert Edelfelt
Conveying the Child's Coffin (A Child's Funeral), 1879

Background imageRowing Collection: Woman Rowing, Sketch, 1892. Creator: Maria Wiik

Woman Rowing, Sketch, 1892. Creator: Maria Wiik
Woman Rowing, Sketch, 1892

Background imageRowing Collection: Duluth Boat Club Senior Quad, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Duluth Boat Club Senior Quad, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Duluth Boat Club Senior Quad, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageRowing Collection: The Regatta at Henley-on-Thames, 1869. Creator: Unknown

The Regatta at Henley-on-Thames, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Regatta at Henley-on-Thames, [Oxfordshire], 1869. 'The two days' aquatic amusements at the Henley Royal Regatta, on Wednesday and Thursday last week, seem to have been rather dull

Background imageRowing Collection: The Universities Boat-Race: Cambridge winning, 1870. Creator: Unknown

The Universities Boat-Race: Cambridge winning, 1870. Creator: Unknown
The Universities Boat-Race: Cambridge winning, 1870. View of '...the annual race between the champion crews of the Oxford

Background imageRowing Collection: The Fourth of June at Eton: the boats leaving the Brocas for Surley Hall, 1870. Creator: Unknown

The Fourth of June at Eton: the boats leaving the Brocas for Surley Hall, 1870. Creator: Unknown
The Fourth of June at Eton: the boats leaving the Brocas for Surley Hall, 1870. 'The annual festival of Eton College and School, appointed for June 4, the birthday of King George III

Background imageRowing Collection: The Cambridge University boat crew returning from practice, 1870. Creator: Unknown

The Cambridge University boat crew returning from practice, 1870. Creator: Unknown
The Cambridge University boat crew returning from practice, 1870. Students training for the annual race between the Oxford and Cambridge university rowing teams. From "Illustrated London News", 1870

Background imageRowing Collection: Cornell Varsity, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Cornell Varsity, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Cornell Varsity, 1911

Background imageRowing Collection: Wisc. Fresh. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Wisc. Fresh. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Wisc. Fresh. between c1910 and c1915

Background imageRowing Collection: Harvard Varsity, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Harvard Varsity, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Harvard Varsity, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageRowing Collection: Harvard Fresh. 8, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Harvard Fresh. 8, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Harvard Fresh. 8, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageRowing Collection: O.R.C. senior double sculls winners, Queenstown. Creator: Muir & Moodie

O.R.C. senior double sculls winners, Queenstown. Creator: Muir & Moodie
O.R.C. senior double sculls winners, Queenstown

Background imageRowing Collection: Holidays, 1930s. Creator: Henry Edward Gaze

Holidays, 1930s. Creator: Henry Edward Gaze
Holidays, 1930s

Background imageRowing Collection: Homeward, 1929. Creator: Henry Edward Gaze

Homeward, 1929. Creator: Henry Edward Gaze
Homeward, 1929

Background imageRowing Collection: Syracuse 2d Varsity, 6/11/14, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Syracuse 2d Varsity, 6/11/14, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Syracuse 2d Varsity, 6/11/14, 1914

Background imageRowing Collection: Rowing. Coach Jim Rice of Columbia with megaphone, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Rowing. Coach Jim Rice of Columbia with megaphone, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Rowing. Coach Jim Rice of Columbia with megaphone, 1910

Background imageRowing Collection: Yale Varsity, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Yale Varsity, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Yale Varsity, 1914

Background imageRowing Collection: Yale Fresh. 8 and Harvard Goat, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Yale Fresh. 8 and Harvard Goat, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Yale Fresh. 8 and Harvard Goat, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageRowing Collection: Yale Fresh. 4, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Yale Fresh. 4, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Yale Fresh. 4, 1914

Background imageRowing Collection: Yale 2d Varsity 8, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Yale 2d Varsity 8, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Yale 2d Varsity 8, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageRowing Collection: Lundin lifeboats, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Lundin lifeboats, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Lundin lifeboats, between c1910 and c1915. Shows metal lifeboats designed by Andreas Petrus (Andrew Peter) Lundin (1869-1929), of New York for the Welin Marine Equipment Company

Background imageRowing Collection: Guy Nickalls, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Guy Nickalls, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Guy Nickalls, 1914. Shows British rower Guy Nickalls (1866-1935) who was coach of Yale University's crew team

Background imageRowing Collection: Capt. Reynolds, Hvd. [i.e. Harvard], between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Capt. Reynolds, Hvd. [i.e. Harvard], between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Capt. Reynolds, Hvd. [i.e. Harvard], between c1910 and c1915. Shows Captain J. B Reynolds of Harvard Crew team

Background imageRowing Collection: Capt. Denegre, Yale, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Capt. Denegre, Yale, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Capt. Denegre, Yale, 1914. Shows Thomas Bayne Denegre, Captain of the Yale crew team, from 1914 to 1915

Background imageRowing Collection: Columbia Varsity 8 (1913), 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Columbia Varsity 8 (1913), 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Columbia Varsity 8 (1913), 1913

Background imageRowing Collection: Washington Varsity 8 (1913), 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Washington Varsity 8 (1913), 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Washington Varsity 8 (1913), 1913

Background imageRowing Collection: Penn. Varsity 8 (1913), 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Penn. Varsity 8 (1913), 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Penn. Varsity 8 (1913), 1913

Background imageRowing Collection: Columbia Varsity four (1913), 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Columbia Varsity four (1913), 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Columbia Varsity four (1913), 1913

Background imageRowing Collection: Washington Varsity 8, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Washington Varsity 8, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Washington Varsity 8, 1913

Background imageRowing Collection: Coach Vail (Wisc) [i.e. Wisconsin], 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Coach Vail (Wisc) [i.e. Wisconsin], 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Coach Vail (Wisc) [i.e. Wisconsin], 1913

Background imageRowing Collection: Wis. [i.e. Wisconsin] Varsity 8 (1913), 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Wis. [i.e. Wisconsin] Varsity 8 (1913), 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Wis. [i.e. Wisconsin] Varsity 8 (1913), 1913

Background imageRowing Collection: Coach Conibear of Washington, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Coach Conibear of Washington, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Coach Conibear of Washington, 1913. Shows Hiram Boardman Conibear (1871-1917) rowing coach at the University of Washington possibly during the Intercollegiate Regatta held in Poughkeepsie, New York

Background imageRowing Collection: Harvard Varsity 8 (1913), 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Harvard Varsity 8 (1913), 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Harvard Varsity 8 (1913), 1913. Shows Harvard crew team including: (standing l-r) Charles T. Abeles, Captain, Coxswain, '13; L.S. Chanler, Stroke, '14; G.T

Background imageRowing Collection: Courtney, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Courtney, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Courtney, 1913. Shows Cornell University crew coach Charles E. Courtney (1849-1920), possibly during the Intercollegiate Regatta held in Poughkeepsie, New York, June 1913

Background imageRowing Collection: Coach Courtney & C.S. Titus, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Coach Courtney & C.S. Titus, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Coach Courtney & C.S. Titus, 1913. Shows Cornell University crew coach Charles E. Courtney (1849-1920) possibly during the Intercollegiate Regatta held in Poughkeepsie, New York, June 21, 1913

Background imageRowing Collection: Observation train, Po'keepsie, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Observation train, Po'keepsie, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Observation train, Po'keepsie, 1913. Shows people watching rowing races from New York Central Lines railroad cars, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1913

Background imageRowing Collection: Tom Sullivan, between c1910 and c1915. Creators: Bain News Service, George Graham Bain

Tom Sullivan, between c1910 and c1915. Creators: Bain News Service, George Graham Bain
Tom Sullivan, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageRowing Collection: Stanford University crew - Poughkeepsie, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Stanford University crew - Poughkeepsie, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Stanford University crew - Poughkeepsie, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageRowing Collection: Stanford Varsity, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Stanford Varsity, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Stanford Varsity, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageRowing Collection: The Thames Rowing-Club athletic sports in Putney Park, 1869. Creator: Unknown

The Thames Rowing-Club athletic sports in Putney Park, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Thames Rowing-Club athletic sports in Putney Park, [in London], 1869. 'The members of the Thames Rowing Club held their fourth annual meeting for athletic sports on Saturday last, in Putney Park

Background imageRowing Collection: The Royal Marriage in Italy: regatta on the Arno, at Florence, 1868. Creator: Unknown

The Royal Marriage in Italy: regatta on the Arno, at Florence, 1868. Creator: Unknown
The Royal Marriage in Italy: regatta on the Arno, at Florence, 1868. View of the '...festivities which took place...at Florence

Background imageRowing Collection: The Cam River improvements: dredging at St. John's Bridge, Cambridge, 1869. Creator: Unknown

The Cam River improvements: dredging at St. John's Bridge, Cambridge, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Cam River improvements: dredging at St. John's Bridge, Cambridge, 1869. Illustration of works '...for the improvement of the narrow and shallow river at Cambridge

Background imageRowing Collection: Yale Varsity 8, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Yale Varsity 8, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Yale Varsity 8, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageRowing Collection: Yale Freshman 8, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Yale Freshman 8, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Yale Freshman 8, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageRowing Collection: Columbia Crew Practice 1/19/14, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Columbia Crew Practice 1/19/14, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Columbia Crew Practice 1/19/14, 1914

Background imageRowing Collection: The Cam River improvements: dredging near Cambridge, 1869. Creator: Unknown

The Cam River improvements: dredging near Cambridge, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Cam River improvements: dredging [just below the railway bridge] near Cambridge, 1869. Illustration of works '...for the improvement of the narrow and shallow river at Cambridge

Background imageRowing Collection: Oxford and Cambridge Universities Boat-Race: the start from Putney, 1869. Creator: Unknown

Oxford and Cambridge Universities Boat-Race: the start from Putney, 1869. Creator: Unknown
Oxford and Cambridge Universities Boat-Race: the start from Putney, [south London], 1869. Rowing match on the Thames between the two University crews of Oxford and Cambridge

Background imageRowing Collection: Exhibition of the Oxford and Cambridge boats at the Crystal Palace, 1869. Creator: Unknown

Exhibition of the Oxford and Cambridge boats at the Crystal Palace, 1869. Creator: Unknown
Exhibition of the Oxford and Cambridge boats at the Crystal Palace, 1869. The boats of the two university rowing teams, used in the annual boat race on the River Thames in London

Background imageRowing Collection: Boathouse at Putney: the Cambridge crew going out for practice, 1868. Creator: C. R

Boathouse at Putney: the Cambridge crew going out for practice, 1868. Creator: C. R
Boathouse at Putney: the Cambridge crew going out for practice, 1868. The annual boat race between rowers from Oxford and Cambridge Universities takes place on the River Thames in London

Background imageRowing Collection: Coach Courtney, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Coach Courtney, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Coach Courtney, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Cornell University crew coach Charles E. Courtney (1849-1920)

Background imageRowing Collection: Cornell Varsity, 1911, Po'k'psie, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Cornell Varsity, 1911, Po'k'psie, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Cornell Varsity, 1911, Po'k'psie, 1911. Shows the Cornell Varsity crew team on the Hudson River at Poughkeepsie, New York

Background imageRowing Collection: Harvard Varsity, 1911, between 1910 and 1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Harvard Varsity, 1911, between 1910 and 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Harvard Varsity, 1911, between 1910 and 1915

Background imageRowing Collection: Cornell Varsity, Po'k'psie 6/17/11, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Cornell Varsity, Po'k'psie 6/17/11, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Cornell Varsity, Po'k'psie 6/17/11, 1911. Shows the Cornell Varsity crew team on the Hudson River at Poughkeepsie, New York

Background imageRowing Collection: Penn. Varsity, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Penn. Varsity, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Penn. Varsity, 1911

Background imageRowing Collection: Yale Varsity, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Yale Varsity, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Yale Varsity, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageRowing Collection: Harvard varsity, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Harvard varsity, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Harvard varsity, 1911

Background imageRowing Collection: Rice, coach of Columbia Varsity crew team instructing, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Rice, coach of Columbia Varsity crew team instructing, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Rice, coach of Columbia Varsity crew team instructing, 1910

Background imageRowing Collection: Coach Rice of Columbia with megaphone, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Coach Rice of Columbia with megaphone, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Coach Rice of Columbia with megaphone, 1910

Background imageRowing Collection: Yale Varsity line-up, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Yale Varsity line-up, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Yale Varsity line-up, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageRowing Collection: Cornell - Varsity crew 1912, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Cornell - Varsity crew 1912, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Cornell - Varsity crew 1912, 1912

Background imageRowing Collection: TITANIC life boats on way to CARPATHIA, 1912. Creators: Bain News Service, J W Barker

TITANIC life boats on way to CARPATHIA, 1912. Creators: Bain News Service, J W Barker
TITANIC life boats on way to CARPATHIA, 1912. Related to the disaster of the RMS TITANIC, which struck an iceberg in April 1912 and sank, killing more than 1, 500 people

Background imageRowing Collection: The pool. 1859. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler

The pool. 1859. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
The pool. 1859

Background imageRowing Collection: Stanford University crew rowing on Hudson River with Poughkeepsie Bridge... between c1910-c1915

Stanford University crew rowing on Hudson River with Poughkeepsie Bridge... between c1910-c1915
Stanford University crew rowing on Hudson River with Poughkeepsie Bridge, New York, in background, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageRowing Collection: Stanford University crew, Hudson River, New York, near Poughkeepsie, between c1910 and c1915

Stanford University crew, Hudson River, New York, near Poughkeepsie, between c1910 and c1915



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