Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, London mb-code DEC072-08 A representative of the Boers

A representative of the Boers asks the British Commander in Chief if he wishes to engage him to teach the British troops how to fire a musket

Laurie Cunningham poses for the camera with a flower Madrid Spain

together with the rest of the Russian imperial family

with a flaming sword

Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, London mb-code DEC072-08 A representative of the BoersOxford and Cambridge Boat Race, London, 1926 1927. Oxford just ahead by Hammersmith Bridge. The traditional university rowing race on the River Thames starts at Putney and finishes at Mortlake. The course is 4 miles and 374 yards (6,779 m). Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926 1927).