Game Collection (#56)

The Book of Good Morals by Jacques Le Grant (1464). Miniature of the Dice Game or The Argument. Gothic

Interior of a coffee in a city of Morocco. 20th c. Engraved color. Engraving

BOILLY, Louis Leopold (1761-1845). A Game of Billiards. Neoclassicism. Oil on canvas

Childrens Game: El Paso

Hunting Still Life with a Dog, 1649. Fyt, Jan (1611-1661). Oil on canvas. Date: 1649

The Hunting Party at Aranjuez. Mazo, Juan Bautista (1612-1667). Oil on canvas, 187 x 246cm. The painting depicts a stag hunt where the game is driven into a narrow enclosure for easy sport

Playground at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway
An informal game of cricket at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway. In 1870, Thomas Barnardo set up a home for destitute boys at 18-26 Stepney Causeway, London

Titt Ut! (Peek-a-Boo!)
Universally popular game for young children as depicted by artist Jenny Nystrom Date: circa 1902

Drottning Blanca (Queen Shiny)
A game played by mother and son, after famous painting (1877) of the same name by Albert Edelfelt Date: circa 1902

Game cards

Dog, Boy and Book
A jolly game that boys and puppies can share alike - tearing up a book ! Date: early 20th century

Choctaw, Lacrosse Player
The native American Choctaw is dressed to play lacrosse. Date: circa 1830

Firefighters playing chess during a break

German lottery game
A German lottery game, Neues Bilder Lotterie Spiel. With eighty miniature pictograms depicting various technologies, including a balloon. circa early 19th century

The endless game. Illustration shows a game of chess between a hand labeled Political Pull showing a cufflink labeled Brass Check and a hand labeled Reform

The isthmian canal game

A Russian civilian gets upset during a game of go, while his Japanese opponent appears confident of victory. Date 1904 or 1905

A political game

Tammanys anti-trust game. Illustration showing Richard Croker as a laborer carrying a block of ice labeled Ice Trust and a sheet of paper N.Y Dock privileges; he cries out, Stop thief

Grand result Buying guns, ammunition, and fishing tackle from Paul Meyers, 625 South Second St. and 212 Vine St. Philadelphia, Pa

A hard game of follow your leader

A New Years game. Print shows a woman standing at the foot of a ladder leaning against a fence, as a young man, possibly her lover, climbs down the ladder. Date 1768, printed later

The game of life. Illustration shows a young man with a BA diploma in his pocket, leaving various sports equipment on the ground behind him, as he strides foward into a bright future; the world

Interior view of room where men and women are playing the board game go. Date ca. 1877. Interior view of room where men and women are playing the board game go. Date ca. 1877

The same old game. Illustration shows Senator Mark Hanna grabbing Uncle Sam by the coat collar and gesturing toward Senator George Edmunds hiding behind a door in a building labeled Ship Builders

The revival of an ancient skin game. Illustration shows President Taft as the biblical figure Jacob wearing robes labeled Progressivism and goat skins labeled Delegates

American hunting scenes: a good chance. Date 1863. American hunting scenes: a good chance. Date 1863

The American national game of base ball. Grand match for the championship at the Elysian Fields, Hoboken, N.J. Date c1866

American game fish. Date 1866. Published by Currier & Ives. American game fish. Date 1866. Published by Currier & Ives

Cares of a family

Close quarters. Date 1866

American dead game

A base hit

American forest game. Date 1866

Football is a brutal game

Boule Players - Brittany, France - Beuzec-Cap-Sizun
The Decisive blow Boule Players - Brittany, France - Beuzec-Cap-Sizun. Date: circa 1910s

Lacrosse, Canadas National Game. " The game was a beautiful exhibition of lacrosse. Whats the matter with gold & blue, whats the matter with New Glasgow lacrosse team". 1905

An illustration of how the game of Roulette is played

Hunting fishing and forest scenes: shantying, on the lake shore. Date c1867

English polo game

Home from the woods: the successful sportsmen. Date c1867

Sugoroku game. Japanese print showing three scenes from part of a Sugoroku game board (?): a Japanese woman and man walking near a bridge; a foreign man smoking a pipe; and Japanese women

The happy family: ruffed grouse and young. Date c1866

Hunting fishing and forest scenes: good luck all around. Date c1867

Pointing a bevy. Date c1866

The pioneers home: on the western frontier. Date c1867. Published by Currier & Ives. The pioneers home: on the western frontier. Date c1867. Published by Currier & Ives

A picture of pictures. Date c1884 Mar. 6

Sheet of playing cards, Jeu de drapeaux (i. e. game of flags
Sheet of playing cards, Jeu de drapeaux (i.e. game of flags). Playing cards, titled in French, show soldiers of France, Germany, Great Britain, and Russia

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