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Happy Families - Mrs Jack Tar. circa 1940s
French Happy Families - BistroFrench Happy Families - La Famille Lavinasse, Father, Bistro. early 20th century
Cheery Families - Mr Fin the Fishmonger. 1890s
Croupier dealing cardsMarilyn Rugg portrayed while pleasantly working as a croupier. About her job she said: " Its what I call basically an enjoyment job - everyone is out to relax and ejoy themselves
Four fashionable Regency ladies playing cards in a candlelit room.. Handcolored copperplate engraving by Francis Eginton from Christopher Ansteys The New Bath Guide, John Browne, Bath, 1807
A grand cricket match at BrightonA grand cricket match was being hosted at brightons cricket ground, lot of spectators gathered to watch. Date: 1844
Ping Pong at Denham CourtA game of ping pong (table tennis) in progress inside Denham Court, Denham, Buckinghamshire. Date: circa 1904
Toys and Games / Mah-JonggThe Chinese game becomes popular in Europe Date: 1924
Playing croquetFour men playing croquet Date: c. 1940s
Tiger attempting to reach big game hunterA Tiger attempts to get at a big game hunter, sat rather precariously on a tree branch
Football by John HassallA group of village boys indulge in the rough and tumble of an impromptu game of football
Batgers Musical Party CrackersA group enjoy a party game where everyone is given a whistle and one person, wearing a rather silly party hat, stands up and conducts
The Tempest ShakespeareMiranda and Ferdinand play a game of chess
Playing Darts, WorcestershireA young boy playing darts, his board nailed to an outdoor pole, outside the Fleet (Arms?) pub, Worcestershire. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd
Players Navy Cut Snap Game - The Sailor - holding a large pack of Players Navy Cut Cigarettes " Medium" Date: 1930
Misfitz - Qua-Qua. early 20th century
Cheery Families - Miss Switch the Schoolmasters Daughter. 1890s
Cheery Families - Miss Butt the Brewers Daughter. 1890s
Cheery Families - Master Switch the Schoolmasters Son. 1890s
Cheery Families - Mrs Switch the Schoolmasters Wife. 1890s
Cheery Families - Mr Switch the Schoolmaster. 1890s
Billiards champion with trophyBilliards champion with the trophy he has won. Date: circa 1910s
Chocolate box design, 18th century scenesChocolate box design, featuring various 18th century scenes, with people boating, on a swing, playing blind mans buff, and playing the guitar. Date: 20th century
Hunting dogs on a Point. Date: 1855
New Zealand - Bowling Green at Te Aroha, opened in 1903 Date: circa 1908
Cover design, The Queen of the Pirate Isle, by Bret Harte, illustrated by Kate Greenaway. Showing three children playing on a makeshift sailing boat constructed with a chair
Family Billiards GameThe whole family plays billiards Date: 1886
Hippos in Kruger National Park, South AfricaA group of hippos in Tshokwane, Kruger National Park, South Africa. The Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa, and contains around 3000 hippos, as well as many other wild animals
WW2 Destroyer crew relaxingRelaxations of the lower deck: sailors playing tombola in a destroyer escorting a convoy. One of the rare periods of leisure for the crew of a destroyer; Royal Navy sailors play the game of tombola
A Tip for the HolidaysA new combination game to suit all seasons. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans
The Woman Who Called It A Tennis Bat At Wimbledon! By AlfrA humorous illustration in the style of H. M. Bateman of a lady making a social faux pas whilst watching a game of tennis at Wimbledon
Coach at Red Lion 1868A coach laden with hampers and hares, geese and other game halts at the Red Lion pub at Christmas time - and a white Christmas, too !
A Game of Bezique / PhotoA man and two women play a game of bezique around a polished wood table in a comfortable drawing room
Wimbledon 1888Mens singles (unnamed players) at Wimbledon in 1888
Lady Queen Anne, words and musicLady Queen Anne she sits in the sun, As fair as a lily, as white as a swan
Beatrix / Dutch / 1956BEATRIX, QUEEN OF HOLLAND Seen here on the right, with her sisters Irene, Mary Christina and Margaret
Game / Greek / AstragaliAncient Greece: game of Astragali
Game / Fishing Game C1890A little boy stands on a chair and fishes in a goldfish bowl
Sister holding up baby to see their snowmanA sister holding up the baby to see their snowman. The baby holds out her hand towards the snowmans pipe
Whist Party at AthenaeumAnthony Trollope, Abraham Hayward, W E Forster and Sir George Jessel play whist at the Athenaeum Club, London
DECOUPAGESLight, shining through cunningly torn paper, casts grotesque shapes on the wall
Children in Sand PitChildren play in a sandpit in a park; a little boy digs, whilst a young girl ties a bonnet around her dogs head
Polo in PersiaA game of polo, with musical accompaniment, in sixteenth century Persia
Baseball in a FieldA game of baseball in an open field, spectators round the perimeter : a formally dressed umpire watches as the pitcher makes his run-up from the centre of the diamond
Frog in the Middle GameChildren playing Frog in the Middle - they form a ring around one child
Whist. Pl 1WHIST. PL 1
Find the Fault card No. 13 -- children with swing. circa 1930s
Box lid design, Football game manufactured by Krakpol, Poland Date: circa 1950