Title

The Universities' Boat-Race, the Oxford Crew: 7. H. P. Marriott, Brasenose, 1876. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

The Universities' Boat-Race, the Oxford Crew: 7. H. P. Marriott, Brasenose, 1876. Rower in the annual rowing race between the Cambridge University Boat Club and the Oxford University Boat Club, rowed between open-weight eights on the River Thames in London. The tradition began in 1829 with all-male crews of students. The first women's race was held in 1927. From "Illustrated London News", 1876.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM23A81_167

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55,6Mb (2,2Mb) / 13,1in x 16,5in / 3916 x 4960 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male university student sport man men education arts art guy British color rowing race century Oxford University Britain rower racing newspapers press print B&W engraved engraving boat race Colour 19th century black & white black and white B W white and black nineteenth century The Print Collector Illustrated London News ILN newspaper portrait Unknown Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race 19th-century