Ball Collection (page 5)

Poster, Masked Ball, Baur au Lac, Zurich, Switzerland
Poster, Masked Ball, Kunsthaus, Baur au Lac, Zurich, Switzerland, 10-12 February 1923 Date: 1923

Ball at St James's Palace, London on the celebration of Queen Charlotte's Birthday, 9 February 1786. Date: 1786

Clowns with ball
Early chromolitho postcard from a series of clown illustrations by German illustrator Roick Date: circa 1900

Fantastic Adventures - The Lavender vine of death
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, September 1948, featuring the story The Lavender vine of death by Don Wilcox. A huge purple monster devours a modern building

Cartoon, Now you have peace, WW1
Cartoon, a figure of death says: Your wishes are granted, now you have peace. A silhouette of Kaiser Wilhelm hangs from a gibbet, with a flock of vultures gathering around his body. Date: 1916

To His Countries Call - Lieutenant Eric Ball
To His Countries Call. Lieutenant Eric Ball died 15th March 1915. Including photograph. Commemorative Art. Date: 1915

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Los combatientes necesitan prendas de abrigo (Fighters need warm clothes). Poster ob the International Red Help. SPAIN. Salamanca. Archivo Historico Nacional

Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava talking the the Hon. Charles Winn at the Primrose League Ball. Date: 1936

Native American Indians Playing Lacrosse
Lacrosse was first seen by Europeans when the French, under Charlevoix explored the Indigenous peoples of the United States

JAPANESE FIREBALL
A fire-ball is seen from time to time on Lake Biwa, at Zeze, and is attributed to the spirit of a dead daimio (prince) Date: 1908

A game of pushball between Anerley and Crystal Palace at the Crystal Palace sports ground. This match, one of the first played in Britain of this American game

A Game of Pushball, Crystal Palace 1902
A game of pushball between Anerley and Crystal Palace at the Crystal Palace sports ground. This match, one of the first played in Britain of this American game

The equestrian group at the Circus Ball, Grosvenor House, 1933. From left, Nancy Mitford, Cecil Beaton, Lady Castlerosse and Viscountess Weymouth. Date: 1933

Lady Morvyth Bensen and Mr Valentine Whitaker dressed up as Ford Madox Browns painting, The Last of England, for the Empire Day Ball held at the May Fair Hotel on 24 May 1928. Date: 1928

Comic postcard, Man disturbed by late night party in hotel Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man visits fortune teller Date: 20th century

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, SE London Date: circa 1900

Maude Adams in The Masked Ball Date: 1890s

Comic postcard, Man in bed disturbed by party Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Toddler with teddy bear and ball Date: 20th century

Birthday postcard, Little boy, 1st birthday Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Scotsman dressed as Napoleon at fancy dress ball Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man hit by football Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Man and woman playing football - Goal (1 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Man looking for lost football - Inside Right (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Two wrestler, strong men with their equipment
Vintage 19th century photograph: two wrestler, strong men with their equipment, later Victorian era cabinet card

Lady Cromer and Hon. Montagu Parker at the Variety Ball. Date: 1933

Ball at the Mansion House, Dublin 1865
Opening of the Dublin International Exhibition: the ball at the Mansion House, in honour of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII). The ball was given by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, the Right Hon

Pantomime, Cinderella, by H B Maxwell, produced by J E Cowell, West Pier Date: early 20th century

Comic birthday postcard, Little girl with dog Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Drunken batsman who saw three balls Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, A fast one from the demon bowler Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Boy and girl playing Date: circa 1918

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I m doin me knit
The Caption reads I m doing my knit - a play on the wartime need to do your bit. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1941

Senorita Lili de Alvarez, Spains lady tennis champion at a recent fancy dress ball at the Carlton Hotel, St Moritz, 1925 Date: 1925

Advert for Tatler Man Dolls, 1926 - designed and dressed in Paris Date: 1926

Sketch by Fish of a couple arriving at the Paris Opera for the Grand Prix ball, 1926 Date: 1926

Glimpses of guests at the Beaux Arts and Silver
Glimpses of guests at the Beaux Arts (with costumes of the First Napoleonic Era) and Silver Balls, annual society functions held in New York, 1931 with Elizabeth Wallace Taylor Hardin

WW II crowds in London on VE day, end of war in Europe
Vintage World War II photograph - crowds in London on VE day, end of the war in Europe

Funny little toddler boy pretending to be a Strongman
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Childs Primer
A page from a childs cloth primer depicting a high-chair, rattle, sponge & soap, mug plate, ball and a perambulator. Artist: Ethel Larcombe Date: 1914

Photograph of Golden Ball PH, Burford, Oxfordshire. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub

R. I. Historical costume ball by John Hassall
Scenes from the historical costume ball of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, with the various history-themed entertainments, devised by Master of Ceremonies, John Hassall

Royal Pavilion, Brighton - Banqueting Room - Mayors Ball
Royal Pavilion, Brighton - Banqueting room laid out for the Mayors Ball

Circumstantial Evidences by John Hassall
Oh you naughty boy! I saw you throw it! Falling snow from a nearby roof has suddenly landed on top of a bemused woman in a large heap, as a innocent boy passes by. Date: 1909

Ascot Dress of the Future - The Dream of the Fair Women Ball
Wearing a racing fashion of the far future, The Hon. Mrs Freeman-Thomas (formerly Miss Blossom Forbes-Robertson) at The Dream of the Fair Women Ball (The Pageant of Past)

Lady Dorothy Mills in costume for the Three Arts Ball
Lady Dorothy Mills, explorer and author, daughter of the Earl of Orford and wife of Captain Arthur Mills, photographed by Madame Yevonde for the cover of The Sketch in her costume for the Three Arts

Pall Mall or Palle Melle
Pall Mall mallets and ball. A 16th and 17th century lawn game. A precursor to croquet. Date: 1875

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