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Bookmaker - Turf Accountant - James Dowsett of 38 Duke Street, Brighton. circa 1950s

TARR STEPS
Tarr Steps, a Prehistoric stone bridge over the River Barle, near Dulverton, Somerset, England, said to have been placed there by the Devil to win a bet. Date: circa 1000 BC

London Boxing 1870
Two fighters slug it out in the gloomy interior of a tent, watched by a small crowd of Londoners who have probably bet on the outcome

On Pleasure Bent, On Pleasure Broke by Lance Mattinson
Cartoon showing an optimistic chap arriving at a greyhound racing stadium, hopeful about winning some money and then leaving looking crestfallen. Obviously, it wasn t his lucky night

MYTTON / SHORT CUT HOME
JOHN MYTTON To win a bet that he could outride a friend this eccentric squire took a short cut through a lake despite the fact he couldnt swim. Date: 1796 - 1834

Comic postcard, woman at the races with bookie, placing a bet both ways Date: 20th century

Bookmaker and punters at racecourse
Charlie Redrup, bookmaker with punters at racecourse. Date: circa 1930s

Bookies at dog racing, Walthamstow
Bookies light cigars as they take bets from punters at Walthamstow during an evening dog race. The race track closed in 2008 Date: 2000

Comic postcard, Couple asleep in the countryside Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Large woman at the races - two men discuss which horse to bet on Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Boy on sandcastle with flag - You bet I ll defend my island fortress Date: 20th century

A tic-tac man at work on a soap box on Epsom Downs racecourse. Date: 1937

Young English gentlemen playing a game of billiards
Young English gentleman playing a game of billiards with a soldier in uniform in a club, watched by a large group of men. iHandcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas

Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
Canons of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. Canonici del S. Sepolcro. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Carocci after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Medieval men playing the game of franc-carreau, by throwing a coin onto a square, others playing a similar game with a round tile

Gentlemen and lady playing cards in a parlour, while others dance in the next room. He says, You ve hit a vein. I congratulate you Madame! He thinks, The devil take you

The Skeleton of Death and the Devil fight over a Gambler
The Skeleton of Death and the Devil fighting over a losing Gamester in a gambling house. Two other gamblers sit at a table with cards and coins

The Losing Lady And The Cough-Drop, A Hectic Moment At Monte Carlo by H M Bateman. The innocent cough-drop and the worried officials

Men Playing Cards Date: 1948

Knave of Hearts Date: 1880

Cartoon, The Grand Old Name of Gentleman
Cartoon, THE GRAND OLD NAME OF GENTLEMAN -- Me and another gentleman ere as just been avin a bet on the breed of yodog. Date: 1888

Appleby Horse Fair, Cumbria, England - a bookmaker writes the odds for a horse trotting race on a board. He wears braces and a straw sun hat. Date: 1990

The Betting Book at Whites club
A record of historic wagers, the famous betting book at Whites club in 1751. The club was renowned for its high wagers between members

Round the World Walker - George M. Schilling
Famous American athlete George M. Schilling, who walked around the world for a wager. In nine years he circumnavigated the globe, walking 55

Women Munitions Work WW2
A munition worker in green hat, overalls and a dirty face stands proudly in front of a pyramid of shells. The caption reads, May be I do look black but I ain t no slacker

A Scotchman Visiting Monte Carlo by H M Bateman
A Scotchman, ordered to the Riviera for his health, makes the mistake of visiting Monte Carlo by H M Bateman. This illustration shows a man from Scotland being carried away by worried officials after

Counting The Winnings. Sedgefield Co. Durham 1976 1976

American cartoon, Scotsman placing a bet at the dog track
American cartoon, showing a Scotsman placing a bet at the dog track, offering two dollars on the rabbit to win. Date: 1940s

The winner. Theres no need for luck when a man has pluck, A smile and a cheerful song, and passes on strife in the game of life to help the world along

Capt. David Woodward
captain DAVID WOODWARD sea-captain or soldier ? its anyones bet but its a very nice silhouette... Date: circa 1800

The lost bet. Parade with banner showing head-and-shoulders portraits of Grover Cleveland, Adlai E. Stevenson, and Gov. John Peter Altgeld. Date 1893

The bird to bet on. Caricature showing game-cock with head of Gen. W.S. Hancock. Date c1880

An illustration of how the game of Roulette is played

The first nine of the Red Stockings, manufactured from the best Havana tobacco by Henry Koop, 315 Central Avenue bet. 8th and 9th Str. Cincinnati, O

Poster: You can bet your boots on him! Showing a British soldier checking his own feet, as part of a daily foot inspection. circa 1940s

Starter caught at the Tote
The Starter who was Caught at the Tote by Patrick Bellew. The massed ranks of punters, jockeys, policeman and even a horse react with undiluted horror at the sight of the race starter placing a bet

Street music: organ grinder claimant, 1873
The " nobleman" organ grinder: a claimant to a title whilst on tour through the Irish provinces. Though he refused to name himself

Camels Fighting C1845
Two camels fight while two men watch in excitement: they have probably taken a bet on the outcome. Date: circa 1845

Bush Building, New York
Building, Bush, 130 West 42nd Street Bet. 6th Ave. & B way. View from a rooftop of the south side of West 42nd Street, between 6th Avenue and Broadway; the Bush Terminal Building, 130 West 42nd Street

Around the world in an iron mask
An extraordinary postcard of a man who for a wager of 21, 000 pounds, walked around the world. Harry Bensley alledged to have pushed his perambulator all around the globe wearing this mask

The Horrors of Peace
Three soldiers home on leave during World War I, with wounds discover to their surprise that, compared to a hair-raising motor car ride with their lady companion driver

Horse Van on the Ice
For a bet of 100 gunieas Mr Henry Hunt Jnr. drove his Fathers Matchless Blacking horse-drawn van across and back upon the ice of a frozen Serpentine in Hyde Park

Artful Cards
A gullible looking young man in plus fours and flat cap is encouraged to bet on a three card trick by a group of Jewish touts

Rimsky-Korsakov / Sadko / 3
The fourth tableau : the quayside at Novgorod where Sadko wins his bet, finding golden fish among his catch

Pari-Mutuel Betting
Racing speculators hoping to accumulate bet at a Pari- Mutuel at Longchamps, France

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