Tennis Collection (page 9)

Malo-les-Bains, France - tennis courts and field
Busy tennis courts and a path running through fields at the beach resort town of Malo-les-Bains, near to the northern French town of Dunkirk (Dunkerque). circa 1910s

Ready Money Cove, Fowey, Cornwall
Ready Money Cove, Fowey, south-east Cornwall, with a tennis court in the foreground. Date: circa 1920

Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - Recreation Room
Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - girls in the recreation room are engaged in various activities including reading, writing, playing table tennis and other games. Date: circa 1930s

Susi - with boot and tennis ball. 1950s

People taking part in a 100 yard race, Norwich
People about to take part in a 100 yard race, Norwich. Date: circa 1910s

Portrait of a young man in summer clothing. Date: 1919

Sketch cover - tennis player Eileen Bennett
Eileen Bennett Whittingstall (16 July 1907 ca. 18 August 1979, female tennis player from the United Kingdom who won six Grand Slam doubles titles from 1927 to 1931)

Tatler cover - Helen Wills Moody
HELEN WILLS MOODY (1905-1998) American tennis player and eight times winner of Wimbledon. Nicknamed Little Miss Poker Face. Championed the wearing of the sun visor which she is pictured wearing here

Ballycastle Tennis Courts - a view of a lot of people playing tennis. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Ballycastle). Date: circa early 1900s

Various buildings on five Victorian scraps -- three country cottages, a house with people playing tennis in the garden, and a grand residence. Date: circa 1890s

Advert for Kestos lingerie for sport 1933
Advert for a brassiere for sport activities. Kestos gives her comfort and allows her complete freedom of movement. Date: 1933

Fun on the Ocean Wave - Deck and below-deck sports
Amusements on board a Union Castle ocean liner to South Africa, here illustrated with pictures of people in the gym, playing deck tennis, boxing, taking part in a tape cutting race

The sports deck on board the Reina del Pacifico cruise ship
An unobstructed space of 76 feet by 63 feet - the sports deck of the Reina del Pacifico which was to tour around South America in 1932

Berengaria deck tennis
Passengers play a form of tennis, played by hand with a rubber ring on board the ocean liner the Berengaria. Date: 1931

Mrs Fearnley Whittingstall (Eileen Bennett)
Eileen Bennett Whittingstall (16 July 1907 ca. 18 August 1979, female tennis player from the United Kingdom who won six Grand Slam doubles titles from 1927 to 1931. Date: 1931

A. Wallis Myers - tennis journalist
Arthur Wallis Myers CBE (24 July 1878 17 June 1939), English tennis correspondent, editor, author and player. He is considered to be one of the leading tennis journalists of the first half of

Falls Park, Belfast, the Tennis Pavilion - a view over vegetation to the tennis pavilion. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s

Teddy Tinling on the French Riviera
Cuthbert Collingwood " Ted" Tinling (1910-1990) - English tennis player and fashion designer pictured with Miss Ryan

American Wightman Cup Team
Members of the American Wightman Cup Team, from left to right: Josephine Cruickshank, Carolin Babcock, Helen Jacobs, Alice Marble and Sarah Palfrey. Date: 1934

Advertisement for Monte Carlo, French Riviera, 1923
Advertisement for Monte Carlo on the French Riviera detailing all the entertainment and amusements available from the Casino and lawn tennis to cinema and the opera. Date: 1923

King of Sweden. Suzanne Lenglen Riviera tennis, 1922
From left, Arthur Balfour, Mrs Beamish, Suzanne Lenglen and the King of Sweden (Gustav V) on the tennis courts at Hotel Beau Site in Cannes in 1922

Delights of the Riviera - the Season at Cannes, 1926
Series of vignette sketches showing society at play on the French Riviera, at Cannes in the spring of 1926. Pictured are Suzanne Lenglen and Helen Wills on the areas tennis courts

Society on the Riviera - a day of leisure in Monte Carlo
Ici ons amuse bien tout le jour by Roger Furse. Illustration showing smart society enjoying the pleasures of the French Riviera during the 1930s at Monte Carlo with the Casino in the background

Advertisement for Aristoc silk stockings - the aristocrat of silk stockings, perfect for playing Tennis. They re pure silk - fit like your skin - your skirt can t catch on them

The Military Hospital, Hong Kong, China Date: circa 1910s

Our Boys Clothing Company, sport suits
Our Boys Clothing Company presents a cycling and tennis/boating suit. Date: c.1895

Our Boys Clothing Company, sports wear for boys
Our Boys Clothing Company presents sports wear for boys, featuring: Tennis Suit (Figure 87) Football Suit (Figures 88 & 89) Cycling Suit (Figure 90) Boating Suit (Figure 91) Date: c.1895

Shoe-shaped New Year card -- inside the shoe, a tennis match is in progress. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Cow & Gate Happy Family Game - Miss Cowangate the Manufacturers daughter. 1928

Cheery Families - Miss Bounce the Barristers Daughter. 1890s

Four police officers playing mixed doubles tennis
Four police officers (including WPC Alison Blair, right) playing a mixed doubles tennis match. Date: circa 1960s

Article on the new game Stick頡nd Rugby Football
Page of text on rugby football and Stick麠 the new game (lawn tennis cum squash rackets) This includes information on how Stick頷 as played. Date: April 22nd 1908

Women police officers in tennis gear, Pembridge Hall
Women police officers in tennis gear, with racquets, on the steps of Pembridge Hall Section House for women police officers, at 17 Pembridge Square, Bayswater, London W2

Photographs of the game Stick頢eing played
Stick頭 the evolution of a new game from lawn tennis and squash rackets. The game of Stick頩s a sort of combination of lawn tennis and squash rackets

An older gentleman professing his love to a young ladyfriend
Tennis Illustrated - 40- Love. An older gentleman down on his knees, professing his undying love to a young lady companion; she is yet to cast judgement on his proposal. Date: circa 1904

Two nervous Edwardian Gentlemen - possibly twins
Tennis Illustrated - Doubles ! Two slightly nervous Edwardian Twins fidget and fluster as they await their female companions for a night on the town... Date: circa 1904

Tennis match at Beechgrove Tennis Club, Moffat
Tennis match at Beech Grove Tennis Club, Moffat, site of the South Scotland Tennis Championships and close to Moffat Hydro. Date: circa 1911

Tennis players at Beechgrove Tennis Club, Moffat
Tennis players at Beech Grove Tennis Club, Moffat, site of the South Scotland Tennis Championships and close to Moffat Hydro Date: circa 1911

Spectators at tennis match, Beech Grove Tennis Club, Moffat
Spectators at tennis match at Beech Grove Tennis Club, Moffat. A very natural study of conversations beside the court. The photographers camera case sits on the bench. Date: circa 1911

Tennis match at Beech Grove Tennis Club, Moffat, site of the South Scotland Tennis Championships and close to Moffat Hydro Date: circa 1911

Tennis pavillion in Moffat, Scotland. Three people inside the building resting in he shade while a friend of the photographers makes no secret of the fact he is hot and thirsty

Lady and Begging Dog
Theres a good dog, beg ! A lady throws tennis balls to her little dog. Date: 1888

Rink Tennis 1875
Rink tennis ingeniously combines the joys of ice skating with competitive tennis. Date: 1875

Bathing at Wembley 1930S
Sunbathers on the banks of the River Thames at Wembley during a summer heatwave. Date: early 1930s

Wimbledon Crowd 1974
A sea of happy faces in the crowd at the Wimbledon championships. Date: 1974

Baron Wimborne
IVOR BERTIE GUEST, first baron WIMBORNE Politician and tennis enthusiast Date: 1835 - 1914

Tennis Party India C1920
A jolly tennis party. Date: circa 1920

Advert for Nicholsons womens summer clothing 1886
Woman wearing from Nicholson s, a tennis costume with plain or checked French beiges cassimere cloths or foules with silk laces in bright colours. Date: 1886

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