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Background imageGame Collection: England vs. Scotland rugby 1894

England vs. Scotland rugby 1894
England v Scotland Rugby International, Edinburgh, 1894 Date: 1894

Background imageGame Collection: A gamekeeper and the bag of a days shooting

A gamekeeper and the bag of a days shooting Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGame Collection: Phoenix Club, Oxford University - Denys Finch-Hatton

Phoenix Club, Oxford University - Denys Finch-Hatton
Members of the Phoenix Club including, front row, second from right, the Hon. Denys Finch-Hatton, (1887 - 1931), later a big game hunter and lover of Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen)

Background imageGame Collection: Billiard Room, Union Jack Club, Lambeth, London

Billiard Room, Union Jack Club, Lambeth, London
View of the Billiard Room at the Union Jack Club, Waterloo Road, Lambeth, London. The club opened in 1907 to cater for members and ex-members of the armed forces. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGame Collection: More Golfing Notes by William Heath Robinson

More Golfing Notes by William Heath Robinson
Some suggestions for the novice golfer on ways to improve their game from a Club Guider for hitting the ball on the exact spot and a Stymie Bridge for overcoming obstacles

Background imageGame Collection: The FA Cup Final 1899

The FA Cup Final 1899
The 1899 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield United and Derby County at Crystal Palace, London. Sheffield United won 4-1, with goals scored by John Almond, Walter Bennett

Background imageGame Collection: A Game of Bowls, England, c. 1872

A Game of Bowls, England, c. 1872
Engraving showing a close game of bowls on a bowling lawn somewhere in England, c.1872. Four players appear to be vigorously contesting the result

Background imageGame Collection: Blackburn Rovers vs. Notts County F. A. Cup Final, 1891

Blackburn Rovers vs. Notts County F. A. Cup Final, 1891
Engraving of the Football Association Cup Final between Blackburn Rovers and Notts County, played at the Kennington Oval, London, on 21st March 1891. The game was won by Blackburn Rovers 3-1

Background imageGame Collection: Shrove Tuesday Football Match, Kingston-Upon-Thames, 1846

Shrove Tuesday Football Match, Kingston-Upon-Thames, 1846
Engraving showing the traditional game of football, played on Shrove Tuesday, in the marketplace of Kingston-Upon-Thames. This match was played between the Thames-Street Club and the Townsend team

Background imageGame Collection: Real Tennis in Italy

Real Tennis in Italy
Giocco della racchetta - four Italians in a game of real tennis in an indoor court, watched by spectators

Background imageGame Collection: Between Berlin and Rome

Between Berlin and Rome - Otto von Bismarck and Pope Leo XIII play a straegic game of chess. Cartoon from Kladderadatsch, 1875

Background imageGame Collection: Village Cricket Match

Village Cricket Match
An enthusiastic crowd gather to watch a cricket match on the village green, Bearstead, Kent, England

Background imageGame Collection: Ice Hockey 1920S

Ice Hockey 1920S
Theres a goal mouth scramble during this game of ice hockey

Background imageGame Collection: Pub Dominoes 1930S

Pub Dominoes 1930S
A game of dominoes in an English country pub

Background imageGame Collection: Boys playing rugby football at Rugby School

Boys playing rugby football at Rugby School

Background imageGame Collection: Silver spangled Hamburgh cock and hen

Silver spangled Hamburgh cock and hen, Henry Beldons pair, Cup at Allerton 1871, Hen first at Birmingham 1871, and cup at Bristol 1872

Background imageGame Collection: Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Conductor

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Conductor. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Background imageGame Collection: French Boules Players

French Boules Players
Four French peasants in sabots and a barefoot boy judge the skill of the players in a game on a bumpy grassy field. Date: early 20th century

Background imageGame Collection: Card Game - The Game of Suffragette

Card Game - The Game of Suffragette
The Game of Suffragette was devised and produced by the Kensington branch of the Womens Social & Political Union. It was announced in the November 1907 issue of the Unions publication

Background imageGame Collection: Richmond Green Cricket

Richmond Green Cricket
A civilised game of English cricket on Richmond Green, Surrey. Date: 1950s

Background imageGame Collection: Game of Billiards 1901

Game of Billiards 1901
A game of billiards in an English country house Date: 1901

Background imageGame Collection: Battledore & shuttlecock by Susan Beatrice Pearse

Battledore & shuttlecock by Susan Beatrice Pearse
Two little girls play battledore and shuttlecock, or badminton on a fine summers day

Background imageGame Collection: Measuring up an end of Bowls, 1903

Measuring up an end of Bowls, 1903
Photograph showing the measuring from a jack during a game of bowls, Britain, 1903

Background imageGame Collection: Muddy Soccer Goalie

Muddy Soccer Goalie
An amateur game of football played on a very muddy pitch: the goalkeeper catches the ball in mid-air

Background imageGame Collection: Chess (Cruikshank)

Chess (Cruikshank)
A GAME OF CHESS - two wigged gentlemen play, two friends watch them with mixed emotions : each of the four displays a different facial expression

Background imageGame Collection: Ancient Greek Game

Ancient Greek Game
Ancient Greece: game of Mora

Background imageGame Collection: Group of Bridge Players

Group of Bridge Players
Men and women playing the fashionable game of bridge

Background imageGame Collection: Garden Ping Pong, 1901

Garden Ping Pong, 1901
An advertisement for Hamleys ping pong for the garden

Background imageGame Collection: The Nevill Cricket Ground at Tunbridge Wells

The Nevill Cricket Ground at Tunbridge Wells Date: 1902. Due to the age of this image this picture may not be suitable for large prints

Background imageGame Collection: Du Pont smokeless shotgun powder - the standard of the world

Du Pont smokeless shotgun powder - the standard of the world

Background imageGame Collection: Breaking Up a Rush - Polo by Gilbert Holiday

Breaking Up a Rush - Polo by Gilbert Holiday
The glamour and thrill of the galloping game depicted by equestrian artist Gilbert Holiday, showing an incident during an Inter-Regimental Polo match where the ball

Background imageGame Collection: Grit by Wilmot Lunt

Grit by Wilmot Lunt
A young caddy takes a rest while a golfer tenaciously (and with increasing fury) attempts to get the ball out of a sandy bunker. Date: 1927

Background imageGame Collection: Gamekeeper taking aim, his dog at his side

Gamekeeper taking aim, his dog at his side
A gamekeeper in a field, taking aim with his shotgun, his dog sitting calmly at his side. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageGame Collection: Bridge Score Card

Bridge Score Card
A hand painted Bridge scorer cover, made from cardboard and varnished over the design for a professional finish. A lovely touch to the popular card game of Bridge. Date: 1930s

Background imageGame Collection: Dewars advertisement

Dewars advertisement
Advertisement for Dewars White Label whiskey showing four gentlemen smartly attired in evening wear enjoying a game of cards - and a glass of Dewar s. 1934

Background imageGame Collection: Shooting with gun dogs

Shooting with gun dogs
Two hunters with shotguns stand awaiting the arrival of flying game. Both are wearing traditional hunting garb of tweed and flat caps and are accompanied by their gun dogs

Background imageGame Collection: The Bonzo Chase board game

The Bonzo Chase board game
Box lid design for the Bonzo Chase board game, a thrilling version of snakes and ladders where Bonzo, the doggy creation of George Studdy

Background imageGame Collection: A Game of Eton Fives, 1911

A Game of Eton Fives, 1911
Two photographs showing a game of fives, played in one of the courts at Eton College, 1911

Background imageGame Collection: Tottenham Hotspur vs. Bury, White Hart Lane, 1929

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Bury, White Hart Lane, 1929
Photograph of a scramble in the goalmouth during a Second Division match between Tottenham Hotspur and Bury, held at White Hart Lane, during the 1929-30 season. The game resulted in a two-all draw

Background imageGame Collection: Bridge Club Tournament

Bridge Club Tournament
Well-dressed ladies and gentlemen taking part in a tournament at the new bridge club

Background imageGame Collection: Polo Game in India

Polo Game in India
A group of Indian and, one presumes, British polo players line up on the field in India

Background imageGame Collection: Ladies Playing Cards / C20

Ladies Playing Cards / C20
The ladies playing cards

Background imageGame Collection: Soldiers Relaxing Ww1

Soldiers Relaxing Ww1
Sikh and English soldiers in the British army enjoy a relaxed time chatting and playing a game of cards

Background imageGame Collection: Cold Collation Dishes

Cold Collation Dishes
COLD COLLATION DISHES pigeon pie - game pie - cutlets and other meat dishes

Background imageGame Collection: Drake Plays Bowls

Drake Plays Bowls
Drake, learning that the Spanish Armada has been sighted approaching England, insists on finishing his game of bowls

Background imageGame Collection: The 1934 Test Match at Lords: Verity wins the game

The 1934 Test Match at Lords: Verity wins the game
Verity winning the match for England, sending down a ball to Woodfall, the Australian captain. On the third day of the second test match

Background imageGame Collection: Notts Forest V Derby

Notts Forest V Derby
F.A. CUP FINAL: NOTTINGHAM FOREST 3 DERBY COUNTY 1 Lord Roseberry holds up the F.A. Cup after the game

Background imageGame Collection: Sporty Lacrosse Girl

Sporty Lacrosse Girl - The Sporting Girl - " The Fellows like the girl of sport, shes such a jolly, chummy sort." Date: circa 1910s



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