Targets 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

Amazons of the Bow: A Sketch at an Archery Meeting (coloured engraving)
729474 Amazons of the Bow: A Sketch at an Archery Meeting (coloured engraving) by Davis, Lucien (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amazons of the Bow: A Sketch at an Archery Meeting)

WW1 - Royal Air Force - Pilots and Observers mark targets
WW1 - Royal Air Force - Pilots and Observers mark enemy german targets and positions. Date: circa 1918

Sharp shooters, Sea Girt, New Jersey, USA
Sharp shooters in action, firing at targets in Sea Girt, New Jersey, USA. Date: circa 1910

Warrior, full-length
2909822 Warrior, full-length; (add.info.: Warrior, full-length, facing left, with bow drawn, about to shoot an arrow, includes several types of targets. 1878); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Hon. Artillery Company of London Practising with the Rifle at Seaford, Sussex, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Hon. Artillery Company of London Practising with the Rifle at Seaford, Sussex, 1858. A detachment of the Honourable Artillery Company of London...has been for some days past stationed at Seaford

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

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

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

View of a tournament school, 1700-1799. Creator: Unknown
View of a tournament school, 1700-1799. Men on horseback doing target practice

Second Annual Competition of the Edinburgh and Midlothian Rifle Association, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Second Annual Competition of the Edinburgh and Midlothian Rifle Association, [Scotland], 1862. The ranges this year were on a lower level

Battle of the Oued Zarga, Medjez El Bab Road. When they had gained their immediate objective, the hill town of Chaouach, the 1st Army put out patrols to discover the extent of the the German retreat

Ladies Meeting of the Toxophilite Society, Regents Park, London on July 11th, 1894. Date: 1894

de Havilland DH-82B Queen Bee / Tiger Moth UAV
An Un-Manned de Havilland Dh-82B Queen Bee Uav Taking-Off from a Compressed-Air Catapult System and is Controlled by Wireless Radio Signals in 1935 Date: 1935

WW2 - Seven Pilots
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 children's story book, Seven Pilots, written by Charles Graves. The design includes British R.A.F. targets. Date: 1942

WW2 Valentines Card Interior, King Of Hearts
This image shows the inside of a WW2 Valentines greetings card. The small illustrations include hearts, some pierced by arrows and some Royal Air Force targets. Date: circa 1940s

Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Vigilant and ready to fight to defend our Country'. Date: circa mid-1970s

View along Eastbourne pier with sign for Rifle Saloon
Opposite the Rifle Saloon with its Electric Targets is the American Bowling Saloon and in the centre distance is a magnificent multistoried building with many flags. Date: 1903

Amazons of the Bow: A Sketch at an Archery Meeting (engraving)
729473 Amazons of the Bow: A Sketch at an Archery Meeting (engraving) by Davis, Lucien (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amazons of the Bow: A Sketch at an Archery Meeting)

The Education of the Children of Clotilde and Clovis, 1868 (oil on panel)
489214 The Education of the Children of Clotilde and Clovis, 1868 (oil on panel) by Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912); 64.8x90.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Target Pictures (coloured engraving)
979188 Target Pictures (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Target Pictures.); © Look and Learn

Periscope chamber on a submarine (colour litho)
3097611 Periscope chamber on a submarine (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Periscope chamber on a submarine)

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Black Out
The caption is Black Out! a play on the need to cover all windows and lighting so that German bombers could not see their targets, and also putting the cat out

The Electric Target invented by Lieutenant Chevalier (engraving)
1612392 The Electric Target invented by Lieutenant Chevalier (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Electric Target invented by Lieutenant Chevalier)

Rubber Rule in Africa - Methods of Barbarism. The atrocities carried out against the native population in Belgina Congo, Africa. An elderly Chief is shot for not meeting his rubber collection target

Target practice (colour litho)
725906 Target practice (colour litho) by Flameng, Francois (1856-1923) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Target practice (Dieppe 1795)

Young Italians are trained in physical exercises in homage to the ancient maximum healthy mens in corpore sano
2778019 Young Italians are trained in physical exercises in homage to the ancient maximum healthy mens in corpore sano (colour litho) by Beltrame

Women Archers - Kent vs. Surrey at Beddington, Surrey
Women Archers - A Match between Kent and Surrey at Beddington, Surrey. Note the quite spectacular hats!! Date: 1908

Armies of the Continent, Austrian Infantry Practice with the New Mannlicher Repeating Rifle (engraving)
1595095 Armies of the Continent, Austrian Infantry Practice with the New Mannlicher Repeating Rifle (engraving) by Schonberg

Chinese Soldiers practising at Targets at Shan-Hai-Kwan (engraving)
1039059 Chinese Soldiers practising at Targets at Shan-Hai-Kwan (engraving) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info)

Experiments with the Mackay Gun on Crosby Sands, Liverpool (engraving)
1103341 Experiments with the Mackay Gun on Crosby Sands, Liverpool (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Experiments with the Mackay Gun on Crosby Sands)

Experiments with the Armstrong 600-Pounder against the Warrior Floating Target (engraving)
1103021 Experiments with the Armstrong 600-Pounder against the Warrior Floating Target (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Experiments with the Armstrong 600-Pounder against the Warrior Target moored off Shoeburyness
1102974 Experiments with the Armstrong 600-Pounder against the Warrior Target moored off Shoeburyness, Front of the Target after Practice (engraving) by English School

Members of the National Rifle Club at Chelsea Stadium, London. 1831

Meeting of the National Volunteer Artillery Association at Shoeburyness (engraving)
1610520 Meeting of the National Volunteer Artillery Association at Shoeburyness (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Society of Royal Archers, engraved by Cornelius Apostool (1762-1844) 1794 (colour litho)
BSA266715 Society of Royal Archers, engraved by Cornelius Apostool (1762-1844) 1794 (colour litho) by Smirke, Robert (1752-1845) & Emes

Whats new in aviation, golf played from the sky (colour litho)
2809218 Whats new in aviation, golf played from the sky (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The novelties of aviation, golf played from the sky)

The Experiments in Practical Field-Firing at Aldershot (litho)
1629086 The Experiments in Practical Field-Firing at Aldershot (litho) by Cleaver, Ralph (fl.1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Experiments in Practical Field-Firing at Aldershot)

Archery (coloured engraving)
668507 Archery (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archery. Printed by Kronheim and Co, London.); © Look and Learn; English, out of copyright

Shooting fair, Nuremberg, Germany, 1614. Illustration for Bilder-Atlas (engraving)
5996322 Shooting fair, Nuremberg, Germany, 1614. Illustration for Bilder-Atlas (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shooting fair, Nuremberg, Germany, 1614)

How Good Marksmen are made in New South Wales, working the Targets at the Randwick Pits (litho)
1043566 How Good Marksmen are made in New South Wales, working the Targets at the Randwick Pits (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Artillery Meeting at Shoeburyness (b / w photo)
1050884 The Artillery Meeting at Shoeburyness (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Artillery Meeting at Shoeburyness)

Our Indian Army, "Field Firing"(engraving)
1050013 Our Indian Army, " Field Firing" (engraving) by Johnston, Harry Hamilton (1858-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Indian Army, " Field Firing")

The National Rifle Association at Woolwich (engraving)
1613385 The National Rifle Association at Woolwich (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The National Rifle Association at Woolwich)

The New Targets at the Wimbledon Rifle Meeting (engraving)
1589152 The New Targets at the Wimbledon Rifle Meeting (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Targets at the Wimbledon Rifle Meeting)

Experiments with the Armstrong 600-Pounder against the Warrior Floating Target moored off Shoeburyness (engraving)
1102973 Experiments with the Armstrong 600-Pounder against the Warrior Floating Target moored off Shoeburyness (engraving) by English School

The Wimbledon Prize Meeting, View of the New Canvas Targets and Dummy (engraving)
1052976 The Wimbledon Prize Meeting, View of the New Canvas Targets and Dummy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wimbledon Prize Meeting)

Archery (coloured engraving)
729469 Archery (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archery. From the Illustrated London News, 24 August 1872)

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"Targets: From WW1 to Archery Meetings, a Glimpse into Precision and Vigilance" In the early days of aviation during World War 1, Royal Air Force pilots and observers took to the skies with a crucial mission - marking targets for their fellow comrades on the ground. With precision and skill, these brave individuals played a vital role in ensuring successful attacks. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic Ocean in Sea Girt, New Jersey, sharpshooters honed their marksmanship skills. These skilled individuals showcased their accuracy at shooting ranges, aiming for bullseyes with unwavering focus. As World War 2 erupted onto the global stage, seven courageous pilots emerged as true heroes. Their bravery knew no bounds as they fearlessly flew into enemy territory to hit strategic targets that would turn the tide of war. Even amidst wartime chaos, love found its way through an unexpected medium - a Valentine's card interior featuring none other than the King of Hearts himself. This whimsical gesture brought warmth and hope to soldiers far from home. Vietnam also witnessed displays of patriotism through powerful posters depicting vigilant soldiers ready to defend their homeland. The Vietnamese people stood united against any threat that dared challenge their sovereignty. On a peaceful day along Eastbourne pier in England, visitors were greeted by a sign leading them towards a rifle saloon where enthusiasts could test their aim while enjoying breathtaking views. It was here that concentration met leisurely pursuits. The Messerschmitt Me 264 soared through the skies during World War 2 as one of Germany's most advanced aircrafts. Although only two were ever produced due to resource constraints, these formidable machines left an indelible mark on history. Another remarkable bomber from this era was the Liore et Olivier LeO 451 - known for its incredible speed and agility. Its presence struck fear into enemies' hearts as it swiftly delivered destruction upon designated targets. Not limited solely to the skies, target practice extended to archery meetings in London's Regents Park.