Oval Collection (page 7)

Goldi people from Usuri, 1865-1871. Creator: VV Lanin
Goldi people from Usuri, 1865-1871. This album contains 154 photographs taken in the second half of the 1860s and 1870s by a local photographer from the Far East, V. V. Lanin. The merchant V. P

Nikodim - Bishop of Yenisei and Krasnoyarsk, 1860-1870. Creator: AK Keppel
Nikodim - Bishop of Yenisei and Krasnoyarsk, 1860-1870. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Manchurian and Korean, 1865-1871. Creator: VV Lanin
Manchurian and Korean, 1865-1871. This album contains 154 photographs taken in the second half of the 1860s and 1870s by a local photographer from the Far East, V. V. Lanin. The merchant V. P

Evdokia Zotina - an exiled convict, 1893. Creator: AK Keppel
Evdokia Zotina - an exiled convict, 1893. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Goldi from the upper reaches of the Usuri, 1865-1871. Creator: VV Lanin
Goldi from the upper reaches of the Usuri, 1865-1871. This album contains 154 photographs taken in the second half of the 1860s and 1870s by a local photographer from the Far East, V. V. Lanin

Gilyak, wearing a kaftan, 1865-1871. Creator: VV Lanin
Gilyak, wearing a kaftan, 1865-1871. This album contains 154 photographs taken in the second half of the 1860s and 1870s by a local photographer from the Far East, V. V. Lanin. The merchant V. P

Mansi (Chinese exiles on the Russian border), 1865-1871. Creator: VV Lanin
Mansi (Chinese exiles on the Russian border), 1865-1871. This album contains 154 photographs taken in the second half of the 1860s and 1870s by a local photographer from the Far East, V. V. Lanin

Teenage Boy in Uniform, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. Creator: IV Bulatov
Teenage Boy in Uniform, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. This collection of photographs and documents from the private archive of Sergei Mikhailovich Chashchin relates to the establishment of a

Young Woman with Two Children, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. Creator: IV Bulatov
Young Woman with Two Children, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. This collection of photographs and documents from the private archive of Sergei Mikhailovich Chashchin relates to the establishment of

Haymaking, 1909. Creator: Nikolai Georgievich Katanaev
Haymaking, 1909. This image is from Tipy kazakov: Sibirskie kazaki na sluzhbe i doma (Types of Cossacks: Siberian Cossacks on duty and at home), one of three albums depicting the territories

Lady with coral necklace, 1898. Creator: Adalbert Franz Seligmann
Lady with coral necklace, 1898

The International Exhibition: carved frame, by W. H. Baylis, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: carved frame, by W. H. Baylis, 1862. This little frame, by Mr. W. H. Baylis, of Judd-street...has seemed to us worthy of notice owing to the boldness of feeling

1930s Brooklands. Brooklands, Great Britain. 18 April. John Cobb (Sunbeam). Ref-Motor 801/127. World Copyright - LAT Photographic

International Championship for Makes 1968: Daytona 24 Hours
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - FEBRUARY 04: Jerry Thompson / Tony DeLorenzo, DX Sunray Oil Co

International Championship for Makes 1968: Daytona 24 Hours
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - FEBRUARY 04: David Hobbs and Paul Hawkins during the Daytona 24 Hours at Daytona International Speedway on February 04

Bliss Green
Helen Joynson

Buddhist novice
Nantapon P

International Championship for Makes 1968: Daytona 24 Hours
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - FEBRUARY 04: Udo Schutz / Nino Vaccarella, Autodelta S.p.a. Alfa Romeo T33/2 leads Mario Andretti / Lucien Bianchi, Autodelta S.p.a

International Championship for Makes 1970: Daytona 24 Hours
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - FEBRUARY 01: Mario Andretti / Arturo Merzario / Jacky Ickx, Ferrari s.p.a

Bliss Green
Helen Joynson

Buddhist novice
Nantapon P

2011 Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - MAY 27: Mikael Grenier, O2 Racing Technology in the pits during the Indianapolis at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 27

International Championship for Makes 1967: Daytona 24 Hours
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - FEBRUARY 05: Engine and gearbox detail during the Daytona 24 Hours at Daytona International Speedway on February 05

2011 Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - MAY 27: Victory lane: race winner Josef Newgarden, Sam Schmidt Motorsports celebrates with Sam Schmidt during the Indianapolis at Indianapolis

International Championship for Makes 1970: Daytona 24 Hours
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - FEBRUARY 01: Mechanics work on a Ferrari 512s in the paddock during the Daytona 24 Hours at Daytona International Speedway on February 01

International Championship for Makes 1969: Daytona 24 Hours
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - FEBRUARY 02: David Yorke with Jackie Oliver during the Daytona 24 Hours at Daytona International Speedway on February 02

Formula 1 2001: United States GP
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - SEPTEMBER 30: Tomas Enge, Prost AP04 Acer during the United States GP at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday September 30

International Championship for Makes 1967: Daytona 24 Hours
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - FEBRUARY 05: Pedro Rodriguez / Jean Guichet, North American Racing Team, Ferrari 412 P, leads A. J

International Championship for Makes 1969: Daytona 24 Hours
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - FEBRUARY 02: Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons, 1st position overall

International Championship for Makes 1968: Daytona 24 Hours
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - FEBRUARY 04: Jacky Ickx / Brian Redman, J. W. Automotive Eng. Ford GT40, leads Paul Hawkins / David Hobbs, J. W. Automotive Eng

1966 Monza 1000 kms. Monza, Italy. 25 April 1966. World Sportscar Championship. Lorenzo Bandini/Ludovico Scarfiotti (Ferrari Dino 206S) on the banking. They finished in 10th position. Ref-3/2032

International Championship for Makes 1969: Daytona 24 Hours
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - FEBRUARY 02: Driver in the pits during the Daytona 24 Hours at Daytona International Speedway on February 02

International Championship for Makes 1969: Daytona 24 Hours
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - FEBRUARY 02: Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons, 1st position overall

Buddhist novice
Nantapon P

Steeple Chase, horse racing board game. 20th century

The Garden of Eden, 1629, (1944). Creator: Unknown
The Garden of Eden, 1629, (1944). Adam and Eve are dwarfed by large flowers and plants, with a river, fruit trees, and the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary behind

Portrait of Henry Hudson, English navigator in ruff, 1609, (1937). Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Henry Hudson, the English navigator, showing the ruff, reign of James I, 1609, (1937). Henry Hudson (c1565-1611) English sea explorer and navigator

Track Cycling Race - Continental Pneumatic Advert
Continental Pneumatic Tyre Company (of Hanover, Germany) advertising postcard showing a track cycle race in full swing. Date: 1916

Greetings from Australia - Commonwealth Coat of Arms
The Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia with a Kangaroo and an Emu - the six smaller shields within the large shield signify the six states of Australia. Date: circa 1920s

Augustus II (1670-1733) King of Poland, 1710 (engraving)
CZA228718 Augustus II (1670-1733) King of Poland, 1710 (engraving) by Schenk, Pieter (1660-1718/19); 33.7x24.8 cm; Czartoryski Museum, Cracow

First World Map in Whole 1508

Australasia, New Zealand, Otago, Dunedin, Dunedin Railway Station

oval
Holger Schmidtke

Formula 1 2004: United States GP
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - JUNE 20: Gianmaria Bruni, Minardi PS04B Cosworth during the United States GP at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday June 20

Travelling Merchant, 1866-67 ( Hand-coloured albumen silver print)
8677943 Travelling Merchant, 1866-67 ( Hand-coloured albumen silver print) by Felice, Beato (1832-1909); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; (add.info.: Full length portrait of a bundled up man.)

Landscape with Rider on White Horse, 1846 (oil on canvas)
XOS5884364 Landscape with Rider on White Horse, 1846 (oil on canvas) by Benouville, Jean Achille (1815-91); 35.5x53.3 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Self-Portrait with Five Muses, c. 1880 (oil on paper mounted to board)
XOS5884673 Self-Portrait with Five Muses, c. 1880 (oil on paper mounted to board) by Church, Henry (1836-1908); 73.3x59.7 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Dancing Girl, 1868 (hand-coloured albumen silver print)
8677933 Dancing Girl, 1868 (hand-coloured albumen silver print) by Felice, Beato (1832-1909); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; (add.info.: A woman stands with left hand raised)

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"From Pitt Stadium to the Oval: A Journey through Time and Sports" Step into the world of ovals, where history and sports intertwine. In Pennsylvania, USA, stands Pitt Stadium at the University of Pittsburgh - an iconic oval-shaped arena that has witnessed countless thrilling moments on its hallowed grounds. Across the Atlantic Ocean lies another legendary oval - Brooklands motor racing track. Roaring engines and adrenaline-fueled races have echoed around this British circuit for decades, leaving spectators in awe. But it's not just motorsports that find their home within these curved lines. Cricket enthusiasts will instantly recognize "the Oval, " a historic ground where bat meets ball with precision and finesse and has seen unforgettable matches unfold since its inception. Travel back to 1936 when Britain experienced The Year of the Three British Kings. Amidst political changes, sporting events continued to captivate audiences at venues like the Oval, providing solace during uncertain times. Even royalty couldn't resist the allure of ovals. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert often found joy in strolling through gardens shaped like perfect ellipses alongside their beloved children - a testament to how they can enchant even those in high places. In 1953, Compton and Edrich left an indelible mark on cricket history as they departed from the pitch at the Oval after a remarkable performance. Their names forever etched into fans' memories as symbols of excellence within this oval realm. The magic of ovals extends beyond sports; it seeps into cinema too. Karel Reisz and Walter Lassally captured London's vibrant spirit while filming "We Are The Lambeth Boys" (1959) against backdrops adorned with captivating elliptical shapes – reminding us that art finds inspiration in unexpected places. Yet not all associations with they are light-hearted; some carry weighty significance born out of conflict.