Athletic Collection (page 4)

HIGH JUMP 1850
Athletic games at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich : the Running High Jump Date: 1850

Annette Kellerman
Annette Marie Sarah Kellerman (1886 - 1975) - Australian swimmer, film star, and writer. One of the first women to wear a one-piece bathing costume, causing a minor scandal at the time

Sharron Davies and Neil Adams
Sharron Davies (b 1962), Commonweath and Olympic swimming champion, with Neil Adams (b 1958), European, Olympic and World judo champion

Women's League of Health
The Women's League of Health and Beauty presenting an exercise demonstration in Hyde Park. The League was founded in 1930 by Mary Bagot Stack. Date: 1932

Schoolgirls practising gymnastics to music (provided by an upright piano). Date: circa 1920s

Cartoon, The Brothers Griffiths -- Athletic Drolls. Two clowns in costume. 1884

Viyella clothing for all athletic purposes
Advertisement for Viyella, high-class washing material suitable for all athletic purposes including golfing, hockey and fencing. Ideal for the active young woman of 1903. Date: 1903

Children and tutor from Penzance Gym Club, Cornwall
Children and tutor from the Penzance Gym Club, Cornwall, performing a street dance scene from the TV programme Fame. circa 1980s

Oldham Athletic FC football team 1936. Back row: Mellor (Secretary), Gray, Brunskill, Hilton, Church, Seymour (Captain), Robson, Tufnell (Trainer). Front row: Agar, Davis, Walsh, Leedham, Buckley

Lord Burghley winning the 400m hurdles at 1928 Olympics
The final of the 400 metres hurdles at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games, showing Lord Burghley silhouetted against the concrete banking of the stadium racing his way to a gold medal victory

James Bausch in the decathlon, 1932 Olympic Games
James Aloysius Bernard Bausch (1906 1974), a.k.a. " Jarring Jim", American athlete who competed mainly in the Decathlon pictured throwing the discus

Athletic Skier
An athletic skier flying through the air! 1930s

Kathleen McKane and Suzanne Lenglen, tennis players
Scenes from a Wimbledon tennis match between the top players, Miss Kathleen McKane and Mlle Suzanne Lenglen, representing England and France respectively

1930S Swimwear Photo
A woman in a boyish tank style swim-suit with a ship design belt buckle, and wearing a magnificent wide-brimmed hat, admires the view out to sea

Aryan Types / Running
The Aryan race : " nobility of blood, incomparable beauty of form and mind, and a superior breed". Men and women running along the beach demonstrate strength and beauty

Dromos, Sparta
The Dromos, Sparta, venue for sporting and athletic activities in which the Spartans excelled

Young woman doing aerobics in lycra and legwarmers. Date: circa 1980s

Two ice skaters in a skating rink, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Children performing Fame routine, Cornwall
Three children from a gym club in Cornwall, performing an energetic routine from the TV programme Fame in a village hall. Date: circa 1980s

Gymnastics Demonstration in the Stadium, Ankara Turkey. Date: circa 1930s

Victorian scrap - circus bareback rider. late 19th century

George Anderson, Scottish footballer
George E Geordie Anderson, Scottish professional footballer who played for Leith Athletic, Blackburn Rovers, New Brighton Tower and Blackpool. 1890s

The Nose Game - Aggressive Nose C5, Denotes Force of Character. 1927

Advert for for Ellimans Universal Embrocation 1897
Advertisement for Ellimans Universal Embrocation, for the treatment of stiffness, sprains, aches and bruises. Athletic young woman about to take a swipe at a golf ball. 1897

Emancipation, her man at arms-length on a piece of string
Female Emancipation - A well-dressed lady keeps her man (in WW1 military attire) safely at arms-length on a piece of string. Date: circa 1916

Sketch cover featuring Lord Burghley in action
Lord Burghley, captain of Britains Olympic team in 1932 jumping hurdles in a photograph on the front cover of The Sketch. David George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter (1905 - 1981)

Group photo, CA de Paris football team
Group photo, CA (Cercle Athletique) de Paris football team, founded 1896. 1928

Victorian Scrap - Athlete Shot Putter. late 19th century

LRA Football Club 1908-1909
Group photo, LRA (Russell Athletic) Football Club 1908-1909, with players and trainers. Date: 1908-1909

Leaflet cover, Souvenir of The Cossacks -- acrobatics on horseback. Date: circa 1950s

Spillers (London) Athletic FC football team 1936. Back row: Posner, Myers, Hart, Aston, Starling, Lowe. Front row: Upsher, Page, Evans (Captain), Hawes, Donkin. Date: 1936

Page design, activities, School Silhouettes
Page design in School Silhouettes, once owned by a female student of Fayetteville High School, New York, USA. Depicting three young women taking part in physical activities: roller skating

Page design, my heroes, School Silhouettes
Page design for my heroes, in School Silhouettes, once owned by a female student of Fayetteville High School, New York, USA. Depicting a young man kicking a football high into the air

Page design, records, School Silhouettes
Page design for records (athletic and what-have-you) in School Silhouettes, once owned by a female student of Fayetteville High School, New York, USA. Depicting a young woman in sports gear, running

Boy doing high jump at athletics event
A boy doing the high jump at an athletics event. Date: circa 1930s

Crowd at Brighton & Hove Albion Vs Charlton Athletic Football Club, Sussex, England. Date: 1910s

Wolf cubs watching athletics, Ghana, West Africa
Wolf cubs from various packs watching an athletics competition (part of scout training), Ghana, West Africa

Scouts and cubs from Ghana, West Africa, playing an energetic game

Schenley Farms District, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Schenley Farms District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: 1914

YMCA, Telephone Building, Club, Detroit, Michigan, USA
YMCA, Telephone Building, and Detroit Athletic Club, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Date: circa 1916

LFB firefighters in whaler race, River Thames
LFB firefighters crew in a whaler race for the Fishmongers Cup, posing for their photo on the River Thames, 27 September 1958

Firefighters in aA 4x110 yards relay race
Firefighters in Amateur Athletic Association 4x110 yards senior relay championship final. The winner was D A Hitchman of Birchfield Harriers (C6), second was R Holtum of Belgrave Harriers (B1)

LFB firefighters in 100 yards race, White City Stadium
LFB firefighters in a 100 yards race for the Brigade Championship Final at White City Stadium, 30 August 1958. They are taking part in the LFB Athletic Association 47th Annual Athletic Meeting

LFB firefighters in tug of war, White City Stadium
LFB firefighters in a tug of war, White City Stadium, 31 August 1957. They are taking part in the LFB Athletic Association 46th Annual Athletic Meeting. Date: 1957

Tennis player Anthony Wilding serving, 1905
New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Frederick Wilding (1883-1915), Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913 pictured early in his career at the age of 22 playing at Wimbledon in 1905

Advert for Aertex athletic vest 1932
Aertex for buoyant health! The innumerable air cells of the wonderful Aertex Cellular weave keep the body refreshed with a constant supply of vital oxygen

Captain Leslie Cheape, polo player
Captain Leslie St. Clair Cheape (1882-1916), British soldier and polo player dubbed, Englands greatest polo player. He played for England in the Westchester Cup three times in 1911, 1913 and 1914

Anthony Wilding playing tennis at Cannes
Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding, New Zealand tennis player pictured playing a game on the Cannes Club Courts in 1911. Won Wimbledon four times in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913

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