Club Collection (#73)

Herbert Chapman and the F. A. Cup, 1930
Photograph showing Herbert Chapman, Arsenal Football Club Manager between 1925 and 1934, standing beside the Football Association Cup Trophy

Cartoon Depicting the Problems of Professionalism in Footbal
Cartoon showing the perceived problems of professionalism in football. In the main series of images, two football club directors haggle over the value of a player who performs a number of feats in

At the Club
Comic illustration by Lawson Wood showing a club waitress eavesdropping on the gossip of two cigar and pipe smoking club members (monkeys essentially)

Robert E. Peary and Ernest Shackleton, New York, 1910
Photograph showing Robert E. Peary, the US naval commander and explorer (left), and Ernest Shackleton, the British explorer, meeting at the Hotel Astor, New York, 29th March 1910

Ladies Bowling Club
Edmonton Ladies Bowling Club playing a game of bowls, north London, England

Buenos Aires Jockey Club
A view of the famous Jockey Club (known as The Millionaires Club ) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America

A Club of all the Sports: A famous London Society Resort by
Scene showing crowds enjoying an alfresco tea outside on a terrace at Ranelagh. A popular destination for society, Ranelagh pleasure gardens provided sporting facilities

Kit Cat Club
A gathering of the Kit-Kat Club, a London political and literary society which was the centre of opposition during Queen Annes Tory ministry (1710-14)

Four Cyclists 1930S
Which way shall it be? Four cycling club boys halt for a dicussion over a map

Meeting in Church
The Communards are no respecters of the Church : a communist club holds its meetings in the eglise Saint- Eustache, near les Halles

The Duplex Catamaran, 1880
Engraving of a Duplex Catamaran, built in Rhode Island USA, for Mr. Henry N. Custance, honorary treasurer of the Corinthian Yacht Club, August 1880

Tom & Jerrys Whist Game
A Game of Whist: Tom and Jerry among the Swell Broad Coves - indulging in a hand or two of cards at a plush gentlemans club

Carlton Club Banquet: Drinking Lord Beaconsfields health
The Carlton Club Banquet at the Riding-School, Knightsbridge, London showing a toast to Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), Lord Beaconsfield

Edward VII at the Royal Albert Hall
Edward VII (1841-1910) in the Royal Box at the Albert Hall in May 1905. A keen devotee of social and leisure pursuits, Edward was an active theatre-goer

Societys Saturday: Tea on the lawn at Ranelagh
Outdoor scene at the Ranelagh Club in Barnes. Ranelagh was a social club and pleaure garden where society could meet and participate in activities such as polo, gymkhanas or childrens plays

An Evening at the Moulin Rouge
Scene in the Moulin Rouge, Paris circa. 1910. Founded by Charles Zidler in 1889, the club was a popular place to eat, dance and watch cabaret performances

A Club Dinner
The second of two pictures in a series by Edmund Blampied, called Leaves from Life, showing a fine dinner taken by upper class men and women at a club wearing black tie and evening dress

Racial /s Africa / Mozambiq
A couple from Mozambique, south-east Africa: he holds a club, she carries two babies

Polo match by electric light
A polo match played by electric light at the Ranelagh Club. The game did not begin until ten o clock in the evening. The ILN writes that, .the light, when thrown upon the players

General Election: Scenes at a London club
Series of sketches from the front cover of the ILN, July 17th, 1886 illustrating activity at a London club on the day of a General Election in 1886

Mallaby-Deeley, Golfer
Sir Harry Mallaby-Deeley, course architect and designer of Princes Golf Club, Kent

Paris Music Hall / 1927
A scene in a Parisian night club

Recreations on board the Empress of Ireland, a game of cards
Recreations on board the ill-fated Empress of Ireland: a game of cards in the smoking room. The furnishings of the saloons resembled those of a luxurious club

Pall Mall Players 1950S
The game is played at the Mell Club of Hampstead, London, the only ground in Britain devoted to it

Jacobins medal
The Club or Societe des Jacobins, also calling themselves Montagnards, wear this medal with pride - perhaps even as they go to the guillotine

Club Des Jacobins
Originally a group of Breton deputies, the Jacobins take their name from their HQ in an old convent : with some half million members, they hold uncompromising views

A JACOBIN
Originally a club of Breton deputies, the Jacobins eventually number about 500, 000 members throughout France, representing the hard, uncompromising viewpoint

Club Des Feuillants
A body of moderates splitting from the Jacobins to pursue a less extremist course, the Feuillants make their home in an old convent near the Tuileries (now destroyed)

Royal Tour 1953
ROYAL TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA & RHODESIA: Princess Margaret laying the foundation stone of a new hall for an African womens club in Mrewa

Reform Club / Manchester
The New Reform Club

Club Des Cordeliers
One of several partisan clubs in revolutionary Paris, the Cordeliers influential members include Danton, Desmoulins, Marat and Theroigne de Mericourt

Humber Coupe with golf club compartment
A Humber Coupe with a special compartment for golf clubs in the side, demonstrated here by a lady

Roosevelt Roasts Enemies
THEODORE ROOSEVELT 26th American President " Preparing for a National Gridiron-Club Dinner"

John Bull in Ireland
John Bull faces a struggle against the myriad groups factions and social problems of early 19th century Ireland

London / From Liberal Club
the City of London and St Pauls Cathedral, viewed from the National Liberal Club Date: early 20th century

Szalbolcs - King Hungary
SZALBOLCS Nephew of Arpad - the second Great Leader of the Magyars

Costume / Men / Pikeman 9C
A Spanish pikeman in chainmail, carrying a pike, a club and a sword

Aj Balfour / Sambourne
ARTHUR JAMES BALFOUR 1st Earl of Balfour British politician, Conservative MP, enjoying a game of golf

Harry Price Speaks
Harry Price addresses guests at the Ghost Club dinner

Nightclub Singer 1939
Die Diseuse (" The Singer" ) A redheaded German nightclub singer in a slinky green dress accompanied by the orchestra

Golf Player / Sepia Photo
A gentleman in his plus-fours ready to play a game of golf

Gargoyle Club / Praga / 20S
The silver ceiling at the Gargoyle Club, London

Gargoyle Club / St George
Two o clock in the morning at the Gargoyle Club, London

Model Aircraft Club
Men (some wearing plus fours) and boys, members of Brighton District Model Aircraft Club, England

Wood Green Cycle Club
The members of Wood Green (Essex) Cycle Club poise for a group photo : this is the great age of cycling, when roads are uncongested and cycling is a pleasure

Smoking Club
At the smoking club, men gather to smoke and drink oblivious of health hazards : the waitress holds the hand of one, receives a note from another

GOOSE CLUB
A Goose Club - the raffle for a goose - drawing the winning number

Street Doctor 1877
A street " doctor" attempts to sell peppermint cough lozenges to a gullible woman

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