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Gambler Collection

Background imageGambler Collection: On Pleasure Bent, On Pleasure Broke by Lance Mattinson

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

Background imageGambler Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, List of First Class Passengers

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, List of First Class Passengers
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Rare First Class passenger list that survived the sinking in the pocket of George Brereton. He was a professional gambler

Background imageGambler Collection: Death and a black Demon battle over the Gambler

Death and a black Demon battle over the Gambler at the gaming table.. Handcolored engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's The Triumph of Death

Background imageGambler Collection: Comic postcard, Making money on the horses

Comic postcard, Making money on the horses, one way or another Date: 20th century

Background imageGambler Collection: Cartoon, Mr James (Jimmy) Davis

Cartoon, Mr James (Jimmy) Davis (1853-1907), pen name Owen Hall (a pun on owing all, referring to his gambling and extravagant lifestyle), Irish-born theatre writer, librettist, racing correspondent

Background imageGambler Collection: Tango Room, Club Fortune, Reno, Nevada, USA

Tango Room, Club Fortune, Reno, Nevada, USA
Tango Room, Club Fortune, East Second Street, Reno, Nevada, USA. Date: circa 1938

Background imageGambler Collection: Ruined at Playing Cards

Ruined at Playing Cards. early 19th century

Background imageGambler Collection: MY LAST LOUIS! 1908

MY LAST LOUIS! 1908
My last Louis! A desperate gambler gives his last coin to the green devil (the gambling table). Date: 1908

Background imageGambler Collection: THE GAMBLER C1810

THE GAMBLER C1810
He loses all... till madness seizes on his fevrish brain A gentleman gambler, deep in debt, raises his fist in impotent rage. Date: circa 1810

Background imageGambler Collection: Some British Workmen - A Brass Finisher

Some British Workmen - A Brass Finisher - play on words as this punter has lost ( finished with ) all his brass. Perhaps the consumption of the two bottle of champagne (pictured discarded behind him)

Background imageGambler Collection: USA - Montana Cowboys have a little disagreement over cards

USA - Montana Cowboys have a little disagreement over cards. The Actors are playing it straight with Poker faces, although the cowboy on the draw is looking a little bit flush-ed

Background imageGambler Collection: Prince and Princess Victor Duleep Singh at Monte Carlo

Prince and Princess Victor Duleep Singh at Monte Carlo
Prince Victor Duleep Singh and his wife, formerly Lady Anne Coventry, in Monte Carlo where they were frequent visitors. The prince was declared bankrupt in 1902

Background imageGambler Collection: American anti-gambling cartoon

American anti-gambling cartoon
An American anti-gambling cartoon, showing a Rum-Soaked Old Sport sitting at a table. The verse below ends: It would be very hard to find / A more worthless, useless sample of mankind. Date: 1906

Background imageGambler Collection: The Gamblers, c. 1640, by David Teniers the Younger (1610-16

The Gamblers, c. 1640, by David Teniers the Younger (1610-16
David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690). Flemish painter. The Gamblers, c. 1640. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imageGambler Collection: St Vincent Cotton

St Vincent Cotton
ST VINCENT COTTON Noted man-about-town, gambler and coaching enthusiast. Date: 1801 - 1863

Background imageGambler Collection: Nun playing on a fruit machine

Nun playing on a fruit machine. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageGambler Collection: D�de loter�y expresiones de jugadores en los

D�de loter�y expresiones de jugadores en los
Dic de loteric y expresiones de jugadores en los dic; de ella.... (Lottery Day. Expressions of players in the days...). Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Museo de Historia

Background imageGambler Collection: Wheel of Fortune, Nevada, USA

Wheel of Fortune, Nevada, USA. Date: 1940

Background imageGambler Collection: The Northern Club, Center Street, Reno, Nevada, USA

The Northern Club, Center Street, Reno, Nevada, USA
Scene at The Northern Club, 207 Center Street, Reno, Nevada, USA Date: 1931

Background imageGambler Collection: George Payne - 2

George Payne - 2
GEORGE PAYNE gambler and foxhunter, Master of the Pytchley and patron of the turf with his autograph Date: 1803 - 1878

Background imageGambler Collection: George Payne - 1

George Payne - 1
GEORGE PAYNE gambler and foxhunter, Master of the Pytchley and patron of the turf, in riding gear. Date: 1803 - 1878

Background imageGambler Collection: E Lycett-Green

E Lycett-Green
E LYCETT-GREEN Fox-hunter and gambler from Yorkshire, one of the witnesses in the Tranby Croft baccarat scandal who testified to Gordon-Cummings cheating. Date: circa 1892

Background imageGambler Collection: Western / Gambler

Western / Gambler
THE GAMBLER OF RED GULCH (Charles Ballew) A gambler holds his gun like he don t take no nonsense... Date: 1930s

Background imageGambler Collection: Albert I of Morocco - Parody

Albert I of Morocco - Parody
" The Supreme law is the Kings Purse" " Roulette is the Source of my Strength" French parody souvenir postcard from Monte Carlo, depicting Albert I of Morocco (1889-1922)

Background imageGambler Collection: Starter caught at the Tote

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

Background imageGambler Collection: Monte Carlo, Monaco - The Casino

Monte Carlo, Monaco - The Casino
" I must focus or I will die!" The perils of playing on the roulette wheel at the Monte Carlo Casino, Monaco. One must focus on playing smart or suffer the perils of misfortune

Background imageGambler Collection: Casino Interior, Monte Carlo, Monaco

Casino Interior, Monte Carlo, Monaco - The Salle de Jeu (Games Room). This card also features two personifications of differing stages of the gambling process - Good Luck, shown by the wealthy

Background imageGambler Collection: Lord Charles Mohun, politician, duellist and rake

Lord Charles Mohun, politician, duellist and rake
Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun, English politician, duellist and rake. Date: 1675 - 1712

Background imageGambler Collection: Monte Carlo Winner

Monte Carlo Winner
A huge stash of winnings surrounds a lucky gambler at Monte Carlo

Background imageGambler Collection: CLIFFORD (1558 - 1605)

CLIFFORD (1558 - 1605)
GEORGE DE CLIFFORD 3rd Earl of Cumberland. Notorious gambler and owner of a private fleet

Background imageGambler Collection: Gambling / Cards / Uk 1867

Gambling / Cards / Uk 1867
British gambler suffering a run of bad luck


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