Page from The Graphic with a double page illustration by W. Hatherell, R.I 'Imperturbable Enthusiasts: A Wet Day's Sport on the Thames'
Published on the 22nd September 1906.
In the centre are three men in a fishing punt in the rain being watched by spectators on a pleasure boat in the background.
'The Oxford and Cambridge Universities' Boat Race- Cambridge crew at practice: last row on cam' - A page from The Illustrated London News. Published 22nd March 1890.
Col. lith. "Robert Chambers, Champion of England. London. Published Oct 7, 1859. Geo. Newbold..." [showing the sculler posed head turned to viewer and leaning forward over his knees in his fixed seat single, with his blades in the water at the catch, and a few houses and what may well be a noted riverside inn scattered amongst trees on the far shore, which is lined with spectators; this was the first significant rowing print I purchased for my collection, with the advice and under the eye of Mildred Reinhardt at the Parker Gallery in the summer of 1970, after our Yale lightweight eight had fallen to Leander in the semi-finals of the Thames Cup; ref: Rickett, number 42; ref: 1984 UCSBex, TEW image reproduced as Fig. 23 at p. 26; ref: 1990 GAGex, TEW image listed as number 22 on p. [10]; matted and framed (for 1990 exhibition)] [image] 16.5" x 26.875"
Coloured aquatint entitled ' Abingdon Bridge and Church' engraved by Robert Havell after a watercolour by William Havell, 1811.
Landscape of the river at Abingdon, flowing under a stone arched bridge with the church spire in the background.
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. No. 4 A run on the Banks during the Race.
Mounted hand coloured graphotype showing crowds racing along the river, with mishaps galore.
c1880.
Part of the Thomas E. Weil Collection. Thomas E. Weil is a very knowledgeable and respected collector of rowing memorabilia from all over the world. His extensive collection includes material from many years of the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race, and Henley Royal Regatta. He also lectures and writes on rowing history and is a Trustee of the River and Rowing Museum.
Coloured lithograph entitled "The Meeting on The Cam of The Cambridge Boat Clubs."
Part of the Thomas E. Weil Collection. Thomas E Weil is a very knowledgeable and respected collector of rowing memorabilia from all over the world. His extensive collection includes material from many years of the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race, and Henley Royal Regatta. He also lectures and writes on rowing history and is a Trustee of the River and Rowing Museum.
Page from 'Punch' magazine, March 28, 1923. With illustration titled 'After The Race - "What do they do till the next Boat-Race, father?", "Well - they go on with their rowin' - with a bit of studyin' thrown in."
By Frank Reynolds.
This item returned to America with Tom
A page from Pictorial Times, Saturday 29th June 1844 featuring a print 'Henley Regatta June, 1844' showing an eights race in progress, Henley Bridge and St. Mary's church.