Speed Collection

The Metagama
circa 1914: The Metagama, one of the first of two cabin liners (the other being the Missanabie ), built in 1914 for the Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd

Budapest - Chain Bridge by Night
The Chain Bridge stands out against the night sky in Budapest

The Malecon of Havana at dusk
The MalecAon (officially Avenida de Maceo) is a broad esplanade, roadway and seawall which stretches for 8Akm (5 miles) along the coast in Havana, Cuba

Inter-City 125
15th May 1978: The Scotsman, the high speed, Inter-City 125 train, gliding out of Londons Kings Cross station, on its way to Edinburgh

Dream Falls - Tahquamenon Falls State Park
Upper Tahquamenon Falls in Fall Color. Tahquamenon Falls State Park encompasses close to 50, 000 acres stretching over 13 miles

The Forth Bridge
circa 1927: A train going over the Forth Bridge. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Jockey Eddie Arcaro Riding Whirlaway
(Original Caption) Jockey Eddie Arcaro is shown whispering into the ear of Whirlaway, the horse he piloted to victory in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness

France, TGV high speed train, side view

Blue formula 1 racing car with driver in seat

Cartoon, pilot flying green open-topped aeroplane among clouds and waving, his scarf rustling in wind, side view

Swift (Apus apus), adult

Dounreay
The bottom half of the worlds first electricity-producing fast breeder reactor at Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment in Scotland, 14th July 1956

Le Shuttle train, front view

Yellow formula 1 racing car, front view

Illustration of Apollo 11 command module entering earths atmosphere

Illustration of Apollo Eagle Lunar module landing on the moon, 1969

Yellow Cab, New York City, USA

Bluebird
16th May 1963: Donald Campbells racing car Bluebird in which he eventually won the land speed record. The car is silhouetted against the sun on the salt flats of Lake Eyre in Australia

Horse racing, jockey at finishing post (Digital Enhancement)

Tunnel Pump
1837: Pumps draining the Kilsby Tunnel of quick sand during construction of the London - Birmingham Railway. Original Artwork: Lithograph by J C Bourne after a drawing by the same

Jaguar XK120
21st October 1950: Classic British car the 3.5 litre Jaguar XK120, in its time the fastest production sports car, in the driveway of a country house

Green Shelby Cobra Roadster
A vector illustration of a classic Shelby Cobra Roadster. Saved in layers for easy editing

Black and white illustration of collectors sports car

Racing Start
20th September 1924: Start of the Junior Car Clubs International 200 miles race at Brooklands. Nos 2 and 3 are Alvis cars and nos 4 & 6 Horstmann. (Photo by Osbourne/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Fire suppression systems
Illustration of a fire suppression systems

Four stages of swimmer performing rapid turn

Black and white illustration of Donald Campbells futuristic Blue Bird CN7, 1964

The Cowboy's Race Woodcut
1892-Life in a Mexican cowboy's camp on the prairies. The cowboy's race. Woodcut, 1892. (Photo by VCG Wilson/Bettmann Archive)

Woman on horse jumping over branch

Woman water skiing with her dog

Elegant man waterskiing

Motorcycle racing

Man performer riding on two horses

Ice skating race

Ice skating race
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Shooting the Rapids by Frances Anne Hopkins
"SHOOTING THE RAPIDS." BY MRS. HOPKINS. FROM THE ORIGINAL IN THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES, OTTAWA, CANADA

The Cowboy's Race Woodcut
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Painting of Civil War Sailing Ships
This painting is by an unknown American artist, depicting a Confederate blockade runner and a Union man-of-war

Boeing 733 Supersonic Airliner in Flight
(Original Caption) The Boeing 733, proposed to the FAA as America's supersonic transport is shown climbing to its cruising altitude of more than 65

Ray Harroun Winning Indy 500
Ray Harroun driving his Marmon Wasp, was the first winner of the Indy Race. His average speed was 74.59 miles per hour

Mason Racecar in the Elgin Road Race
Racecar drivers Eddie Rickenbacker and Pete Henderson drive their Mason racecar along a rural road during the 1914 Elgin Road Race in Elgin, Scotland

Racing Car in 1916
(Original Caption) Brooklyn, New York, New York: Ralph Mulford, in his Hudson "Super 6" photographed just as he broke the world's 24-hour motor record by covering 1, 819 miles

Major O.D. Segrave Breaking Record
(Original Caption) Seagrave 203 mile clip in breaking speed records. Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo shows the Mysterys gigantic 1000 H.P. racing car of major O.D

Ray Barbutti During Olympic Race
(Original Caption) Syracuse, New York: Ray Barbutti training under the coaching of Tom Keane for next Olympics. At the last Olympics he was first. (Photo by © Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)

Rocket-Powered Car On Test Run
(Original Caption) 9/3/1929-Berlin, Germany: The new Volkart rocket car during a test spin in which it made 97 miles per hour. The exploding rockets in rear throw up a great cloud of smoke

Loretta Turnbull Racing
(Original Caption) Speedboat Aces Prepare for "Champions Day"

Fence-Smashing Motorcyclist
(Original Caption) Going Through A Board Fence at 70 Miles An Hour and Not Even Scratched

Runners in Track Meet
(Original Caption) Owens Beaten in National Amateur Athletic Union Meet

Spectators Watching Race Car
(Original Caption) How a Car Looks Going 281 Miles Per Hour

Eulace Peacock Beats Jesse Owens
Eulace Peacock, of the Shore A.C. of New Jersey beats Jesse Owens of Ohio State to win the speical 100-meter dash event

Jay Berwanger Running with Football
(Original Caption) Sports Champions of 1935. Jay Berwanger, halfback of the University of Chicago, who was picked on virtually every All-America team chosen

Bernd Rosemeyer Driving His Race Car
Bernd Rosemeyer drives his race car

Jockey and Horse Competing in Race (Photo by © Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)

Jesse Owens Racing Baseball Players at Ebbets Field
Dodger outfielder Ernie Koy beats Cincinnati Reds infielder Lee Gamble and Olympic gold medalist sprinter Jesse Owens during a 100-yard dash competition at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn

Joe Di Maggio Sliding Safely Home, 1941
(Original Caption) 10/5/41-New York: Joe Di Maggio of the New York Yankees slides safely home with the winning run in Yankee half of the 9th inning of the 4th World series game at Ebbets Field

Bob Feller Throws Fastball To Machine
(Original Caption) 8/21/1946-Washington, D.C.: Sports writers are fond of comparing the fast ball tossed by Bob Feller, Cleveland Indians pitcher, to a bullet. Just for the record, the U.S

Football Player Evades Opponent
(Original Caption) Bowling Em over

Reidar Laiklev Winning Olympic Speed Race
(Original Caption) 2/3/1948-ST.Moritz, Switzerland- Reidar Laiklev, 30-year-old, Norwegian postal employee, streaks across the ice to win the 5, 000-meter speed race. His time was 8:34:9

Champion Runner Zola Budd
South African 1984 Olympic female runner, Zola Budd, who was notable for racing in barefeet

Champion Runner Zola Budd
South African 1984 Olympic female runner, Zola Budd, who was notable for racing in barefeet

Phil Mahre Skiing in Olympics
(Original Caption) Sarajevo, Yugoslavia: Phil Mahre skis to Olympic gold in the slalom event, February 19

Bobsledders Practicing
Bobsledders running the course on the site of the 1988 Olmpics at Cortina, D'Ampezzo, Italy

Champion Runner Carl Lewis
(Original Caption) Track and Field Trials. Indianapolis, Indiana: Carl Lewis checks his position halfway through his round-one heat of the 200-meter dash, July 18

Albert Michelson Seated At Desk
(Original Caption) Portrait of German-born American physicist and Nobel Prize winner Albert Michelson seated at desk. Undated photograph

Boeing B-47 Stratojet Taking Off
The fastest bomber in the world and the first with swept-back wing and tail surfaces

Man Releasing Weather Balloon
(Original Caption) Releasing a pilot weather balloon, which will determine wind direction and velocity. Undated photograph

Illustration of Pony Express Rider on Horse
(Original Caption) Pony express rider. Undated watercolor illustration

Illustration Of Daniel Bernoulli
(Original Caption) Picture shows Daniel Bernoulli (1700-1782), Professor of mathematics at St. Petersburg. Discovered Bernoulli's Principle relation fluid velocity and pressure. Undated woodcut

Print of Pony Express Pursued by Indians by H.G. Andrews
(Original Caption) Pony Express rushing West from Missouri to San Francico pursued by Indians. Woodcut, 1861 by H. G. Andrews. BPA2# 2947

The Cowboy's Race Woodcut
Life in a Mexican cowboys camp on the prairies. The cowboy's race. Woodcut, 1892

Pony Express Rider Leaving Station
(Original Caption) Pony Express rider leaving St. Joseph, MO. Artist unknown. Undated illustration

Illustration of a Race Between a Locomotive and a Horse-Drawn Car
(Original Caption) Illustration depicting the Aug. 25, 1830 race between Peter Cooper's Tom Thumb locomotive and a B&O horsedrawn car from Ellicott's Mills to Baltimore

Illustration of the Tortoise and the Hare by Louis John Rhead
Illustration to Aesop's fable, "The Hare and the Tortoise." Drawing by Louis Rhead. Undated. BPA2 #4667

They Were Seen to Fall Evenly Illustration
(Original Caption) Galilei making his experiments on velocity of falling bodies from the Leaning Tower of Pisa. "They were seen to fall evenly." Pen and ink sketch

Airplane Being Refueled In-Flight
Pilots Bill Barris and Dick Riedel receive some in-flight assistance from a speeding car as they try to break the flying endurance record

Jackie Robinson Sliding into Home Plate
New York, NY: Jackie Robinson (right), Brooklyn Dodgers second baseman, steals home in the first inning of the Dodgers-Yankees game, at Ebbets Field. At left is Yankee's catcher, Charley Silvera

Giuseppe Farina Crossing Finish Line in Racing Car
(Original Caption) Italian wins Grand Prix of Europe

Racing Cars in Race
(Original Caption) Start of Grand Prix of Europe

Racing Cars in Race
(Original Caption) Side attraction at Silverstone. Silverstone, England: Heat 2 in the International 500 cc race at Silverstone, Northants, gets underway, May 13

Andrea Lawrence Skiing at 1952 Winter Olympics
American alpine skier Andrea Mead Lawrence won two gold medals at the 1952 Winter Olympics, taking the slalom and giant slalom events

Paul Revere by Cyrus Edwin Dallin
(Original Caption) 1954-Boston, MA: Old North Church in Boston, MA. made famous by Long Fellow's poem "Paul Revere's Ride"

Young Wilt Chamberlain Running
(Original Caption) 8/6/1954-Philadelphia, PA -It takes a king-size tape measure to cover the seven-foot, one-inch stature of lanky Wilt Chamberlain

Lt.Col. John P. Stapp's Rocket Sled From 632 MPH to Stop in 1.5 Seconds
This photo was made during the test, announced by the Air Force yesterday, in which Lt. Col. John P

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