Rower Collection

Crew Team Rowing

ROWING TEAM, c1913. The Cambridge rowing team on a river. Photograph, c1913

Gold Cup Day at Cheltenham, 1945
Farther West leading Red Rower, the eventual winner, round the course at Cheltenham on Gold Cup day. The Hack, going well, is lying third

Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA - Greetings Postcard Date: 1895

Rowing at the Henley Royal Regatta, Henley on Thames, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Coxless fours on the course, Henley Royal Regatta, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Kings State Barge, Henley Royal Regatta, 1912 (colour litho)
3093760 The Kings State Barge, Henley Royal Regatta, 1912 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kings State Barge, Henley Royal Regatta, 1912)

Bedroom boat-race practice
An enthusiastic " Blue" leaves nothing to chance and recreates rowing conditions with the help of three tin baths, some wheels and a pair of oars in his bedroom

Rowing on the river Rio Guadalquivir, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

The Florida. 16th century. Timucua Indian village. Food transportation by canoe. Engraving by Theodore de Bry (1528-1598). Brevis narratio floridae Eorum Quae in.... Frankfurt, 1591

Steve Redgrave, British Olympic rower with his wife Anne and daughter Natalie at their family home - 19/02/1994

Group watching the Henley Regatta from boat, July 1958
A group of people including; Mr Alan Adams, Mr Robin Gibbs, Mr Tony Gibbs, Miss Rachel Chandler and Mr Denis Adams, watching the racing on the last day of the Henley Royal Regatta from a cabin

Charles Thurston Fogg-Elliot, 1894. Artist: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward
Charles Thurston Fogg-Elliot, 1894. A portrait of Charles Thurston Fogg-Elliot (1870-1955). [Vanity Fair, 1894]

ROWING TEAM, c1875. The Paris Crew, a Canadian rowing team fron Saint John, New Brunswick, consisting of Robert Fulton, George Price, Samuel Hutton and Elijah Ross. Lithograph, Canadian, c1875

Marlow Bridge over the River Thames, Buckinghamshire
Marlow Bridge over the River Thames and All Saints Church at Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Date: circa 1980s

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]

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

Cambridge Blue 1907
Douglas Stuart dressed for sport in short sleeved vest with pale blue trim & flannel shorts. English sports clothes were to have an increasing influence on fashion

Chicago, Illinois, Rowers in Lincoln Park lagoon at dawn. Chicago, Illinois, USA

Whalers. From the picture in the National Gallery, 19th century (coloured engraving)
7342019 Whalers. From the picture in the National Gallery, 19th century (coloured engraving) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) (after); 23.4x32.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

View of Wurttemberg from Greenwich (England), cartoon depicting the return to England of Princess Charlotte
MMM5484557 View of Wurttemberg from Greenwich (England), cartoon depicting the return to England of Princess Charlotte (Charlotte Augusta Matilda) (1766-1828) Queen of Wurttemberg

Phenician trade gallery with two rows of rowers (antique Bireme)
NWI4962761 Phenician trade gallery with two rows of rowers (antique Bireme).; (add.info.: Phenician trade gallery with two rows of rowers (antique Bireme).); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Perch fishermen, in a boat, on a lake in the North Woods, Canada. Illustration Oliver Kemp
NWI4961737 Perch fishermen, in a boat, on a lake in the North Woods, Canada. Illustration Oliver Kemp.; (add.info.: Perch fishermen, in a boat, on a lake in the North Woods, Canada)

France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), Nantes: the Arrival port with sailing boats, 1880
LUX4810737 France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), Nantes: the Arrival port with sailing boats, 1880; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44)

France, Brittany, Ile-et-Vilaine (35), Saint-Malo: On the coast of Saint-Malo, a man canoe by the rocks, 1910
LUX4723938 France, Brittany, Ile-et-Vilaine (35), Saint-Malo: On the coast of Saint-Malo, a man canoe by the rocks, 1910; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Ile-et-Vilaine (35)

Detail of: Summer holidays (1886, watercolor on paper). Stockholm, private collection. Anders Zorn (1860-1920)
SYC4195689 Detail of: Summer holidays (1886, watercolor on paper). Stockholm, private collection. Anders Zorn (1860-1920); (add.info.: Detail of: Summer holidays (1886, watercolor on paper)

View of the island of the Admiraute (Papua New Guinea), with indigenous natives on their canoes
FLO4636164 View of the island of the Admiraute (Papua New Guinea), with indigenous natives on their canoes. Lithography for the book

France, Ile-de-France: During the flood, a family and a dog in a boat in the middle of flooded suburban houses
LUX4757383 France, Ile-de-France: During the flood, a family and a dog in a boat in the middle of flooded suburban houses, with snow on the roofs, 1910; (add.info.: France)

Greece, Chania, Crete: The port, boarding French troops, officers and their families in a rowing shuttle to join
LUX4764870 Greece, Chania, Crete: The port, boarding French troops, officers and their families in a rowing shuttle to join the ship waiting for them offshore

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan-Mire: A man on a boat in a property, 1900
LUX4770568 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan-Mire: A man on a boat in a property, 1900; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan-Mire: A man on a boat in a property

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): rowing, yole of 4 barree by a child among the peniches, 1900
LUX4769488 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): rowing, yole of 4 barree by a child among the peniches, 1900; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): rowing

A 13th century ship
3253020 A 13th century ship; (add.info.: A 13th century ship with a lateen or latin-rig, a triangular sail set on a long yard mounted at an angle on the mast, and running in a fore-and-aft direction)

Boarding of the Knights of the Holy Spirit (Order of the Knot or Order of the Holy Spirit to the Desir Right)
JAB4121857 Boarding of the Knights of the Holy Spirit (Order of the Knot or Order of the Holy Spirit to the Desir Right) for The Crusade miniature of 14th century "Statutes of the Holy Spirit of

Letter X: Xavier and his faithful dog pursue the little butterflies. Letter Y On the light Yole
DUV4207626 Letter X: Xavier and his faithful dog pursue the little butterflies. Letter Y On the light Yole, they roam with enthusiasm. Letter Z: Zezette shares her taste with the beautiful Zebre

Letter Y: yachts, yole, youyou. Engraving in ' ABC of toys''. , 1931 (engraving)
DUV4208367 Letter Y: yachts, yole, youyou. Engraving in ' ABC of toys''. , 1931 (engraving) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter Y: yachts, yole)

Sailboat has two hulls of the island of Amis (Tonga) with denudees dancers, paddlers in skirt and a European man
FLO4636394 Sailboat has two hulls of the island of Amis (Tonga) with denudees dancers, paddlers in skirt and a European man

Naked natives embarked in a double hull boat (New Caledonia). Lithography for the book
FLO4636212 Naked natives embarked in a double hull boat (New Caledonia). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amerique et d'Australie" by

The sinking of the Forfarshire steamboat on the rocks of the Farne Islands (England)
MMM5483454 The sinking of the Forfarshire steamboat on the rocks of the Farne Islands (England), as it appeared at sunrise on September 7, 1838 by Carmichael

A whaler and other vessels in a light breeze, c.1790 (oil on canvas)
7295295 A whaler and other vessels in a light breeze, c.1790 (oil on canvas) by Askew, John (fl.1788-1809); 65.3x111.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A race between church-boats, Sweden, circa 1800 - Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
NWI4872030 A race between church-boats, Sweden, circa 1800 - Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration; (add.info.: A race between church-boats, Sweden)

United States, State of Virginia: Settlers arriving in Virginia, 17th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4967646 United States, State of Virginia: Settlers arriving in Virginia, 17th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

Viking: Leif Ericson (or Erikson or Erikkson or Eriksson or Eiriksson or Erickson) (v. 975-v)
NWI4901016 Viking: Leif Ericson (or Erikson or Erikkson or Eriksson or Eiriksson or Erickson) (v. 975-v. 1020) Icelandic explorer, approaching the odds of Vinland (Canada). Engraving

A race of heavy wooden canoes, manoeuvring by several rowers, on a river in the northern forest in Quebec, Canada
NWI4885121 A race of heavy wooden canoes, manoeuvring by several rowers, on a river in the northern forest in Quebec, Canada, around 1800. Colour engraving, illustration by J

The floods of 1910: Odeon metro station - photography, ca. 1910, Private collection
LSE4402406 The floods of 1910: Odeon metro station - photography, ca. 1910, Private collection. by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The floods of 1910)

France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): children play on and around a river
LUX4773096 France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): children play on and around a river, 1 child bows on a boat with 2 floats, 1895; (add.info.: France, Aquitaine)

Team of oarsmen winners of the 'Chefoo Challenge Cup'. They are dressed in sports clothes
3561333 Team of oarsmen winners of the 'Chefoo Challenge Cup'. They are dressed in sports clothes and are posing on the main deck of a ship; the name of the team written on a life belt

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"Capturing the Grace and Power of Rower: A Journey through Time" Step into the world of rowing, where strength meets elegance on the water. From historic crew teams to prestigious regattas, this captivating sport has enthralled enthusiasts for over a century. In 1913, the Cambridge rowing team embarked on their journey down a serene river. The photograph freezes that moment in time, showcasing their determination and teamwork as they glide through the water. Across the Atlantic Ocean at Harvard University in Massachusetts, USA, a vintage postcard greets us with its vibrant colors. It symbolizes not only camaraderie but also pride in representing one's alma mater on an international stage. Traveling further east to Henley-on-Thames in England, we witness rowers competing at the renowned Henley Royal Regatta. The event exudes tradition and prestige as coxless fours navigate fiercely along this iconic course. Immerse yourself in history as you gaze upon "The King's State Barge, " a colorful lithograph capturing Henley Royal Regatta's grandeur back in 1912. This artwork transports us to an era when rowing was celebrated with pomp and splendor. Venturing southward to Spain's Rio Guadalquivir reveals another facet of this timeless sport. Rowers gracefully glide across these waters amidst stunning scenery – a testament to how rowing unites nature and human endeavor. Back at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England – bedroom boat-race practice becomes evident; dedication knows no bounds even within confined spaces. These athletes' unwavering commitment shines through as they prepare for future triumphs. Winter training takes center stage at Hampton depicted by an oil painting on canvas. Despite adverse weather conditions, these determined individuals push themselves beyond limits to achieve greatness come race day. Steve Redgrave stands tall among British Olympic legends - his name synonymous with excellence in rowing.