Game Collection (#58)

Two men with long noses playing a game of go. Date 1878 Dec

The theatrical managers bunco-game, and how he works it. Illustration shows at center a theater manager, his hands and pockets stuffed with money; around him are four scenes showing how he manages a

The ancient game. Illustration shows a young woman holding a golf club, leaning against a young man who is carrying a golf bag with clubs, he is holding her hand. Date 1911 May 3

Pick-a-back
Children playing a traditional game, from a postcard series of games and pastimes. Date: 1904

Hunt camp - Congo - Zebra Hunting
Hunting Camp pn the edge of the territory of the Kachichi people - Katanga - one of the provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (still the Belgian Congo at this date). Date: 1910

Nepal tiger shot by Maharajah of Nepal
This photograph was taken by Messrs Johnston & Hoffman of Calcutta, and shows a Nepal tiger shot by the Maharajah of Nepal

Children playing in the street, Egypt
Children playing a game with stones on a street in Cairo, Egypt. Date: early 20th century

Shot Indian tiger carried on elephant, Nepal
An Indian tiger shot by the Maharajah of Nepal, carried on the back of a hunting elephant. This photograph was taken by Johnston & Hoffman of Calcutta

The Greater Game: WW1 and football
No doubt you can make money in this field, my friend, but theres only one field to-day where you can get honour. A severe looking Mr

Chelsea versus Clapton Orient football match
Scott of Chelsea and Thompson of Clapton Orient compete for the ball in the air at the first league fixture of these two London clubs. The game was played on the Clapton Orient ground

The Old Curiosity Shop, Dick Swiveller and Marchioness
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841. There she sat, intent upon her game

England v Denmark football match, London
A team of English amateur footballers playing a Danish team at Park Royal, London. Seen here are Webb and Hoare (in white) in collision. circa 1911

Metropolitan Police B Division officers playing draughts
Officers of the Metropolitan Police B Division playing draughts during a rest break at the station. Two men are sitting at a table playing, with four men standing and watching. Date: circa 1930s

Silhouette of four polo players enjoying an energetic game

Silhouette of Dutch children
Silhouette of three Dutch children and their pet dog. The boy on the left is playing with his hoop and stick, while the boy and girl in the centre are flying a kite

Silhouette of people in a snowy landscape, on a menu recommending Lea & Perrins Sauce. The group on the left are playing a game of curling on the ice

Silhouette of polo player on horseback
Silhouette of a polo player on horseback -- part of a cavalry display by the 17th/21st Lancers at the Royal Tournament. 1926

Gojee game advertisement
Advertisement for the game, Gojee, bringing the Grand National to your own dining room table. Date: 1931

Hunter with game and shotgun
A hunter stands with one foot on a tree trunk, two dead birds in one hand and his shotgun in the other. Date: circa 1970s

Scalextric Track
A lucky little boy plays with his Scalextric car race track! 1960s

Men and hounds on wild boar hunt, Sri Lanka
A Melee -- men and hounds on a wild boar hunt in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 1854

Hunters attempting to trap an elephant, Sri Lanka
Hold Fast -- hunters attempting to trap an elephant in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 1854

Boys playing marbles
Five boys play marbles, Landskrona, Sweden 1955. Date: 1955

Cartoon - Boys playing at soldiers

Little Jumping Girls
JUMP - Jump- Jump- Jump away, from this town into the next, today. Four little girls play a jumping game. 1885

Tip-A-Toe, see them go; one, two, three- Chloe, Prue and me... Three little girls practise walking on tip toe. 1885

Hunter trampled by elephant, Sri Lanka
Caught at Last -- a hunter being trampled by an elephant in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 1854

Silhouette of a chess game
Charming silhouette scene depicting two men playing a game of chess. Date: c.1830

Two Araucanos playing pelican, Chile, South America
Two Araucanos (natives of Chile) playing at pelican, or bandy-ball, a game similar to hockey, in the high mountain valley of Cuevas, Chile, South America. 1824

Two boys running, one of them with a hoop and stick. first published 1879

A Tug of War. Artist: Millicent Sowerby. Happy children out in the country enjoying the traditional game Date: 1915

Game Keeper with dogs
Game Keeper with nine dogs on a hill side, Aberfoyle, Scotland Date: 20th century

Edwardian children playing cards. Artist: Hilda Dix Sandford. Edwardian boys and girls playing the traditional card game Old Maid Date: circa 1908

The Quintain
The last surviving QUINTAIN on the village green at Offham, Kent, England. Tilting the quintain was a game played on horseback, with lances aimed at the perforated end. Date: Medieval

Revolution Game
A board game in which successive squares are incidents in the Revolution, such as the King coming to Paris and the abolition of the gabelle (the hated salt tax). Date: circa 1790

A Hunting Party C. 1900
A shooting party split left and right into groups of estate workers and the richer guests, stand in admiration of their bag of hares and small game birds Date: circa 1900

Self and Partners!, by Lawson Wood
Orang utan playing multiple hands in a game of cards. Date: 1930

Mother Watches Game
A mother watches while her two children play a game of catch... Date: 1932

Japan - Geisha girls mock fighting
Japan - Geisha girls at play. They may be either mock fighting (the geisha on the left appears to have balled fists) or possibly playing scissors-paper-rock, which originated in Japan

School match crowd
Supporters at a school match, Trelleborg, 1950. Date: 1950

Decorative frieze - football in the snow
A decorative wall frieze showing some sturdy footballers playing a match. 1920s

Austrian Peasant Game
Peasant men of the South Tyrol, Austria, playing a traditional game around a table. The aim is to grab the opponents finger over the half way line on the table! Date: 1930s

Japanese Arm Wrestling
LEONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA, Japanese painter and engraver (back right, with glasses and fringe), watching a game of arm wrestling, a favourite Japanese sport. Date: 1886 - 1968

Roulette Game
A large group of gamblers assembled around a roulette table. A woman in a fur coat frantically stretches across to place her chips on her lucky number... Date: 1930s

Chinese Board Game
Teenage boys in Shanghai, China, playing Chinese Checkers or a similar board game. Date: 1930s

Old Men Playing Chess
Old men enjoying a game of chess on the Danube Promenade, Budapest, Hungary. Date: 1930s

Maidenhead Mini Golf
The first British miniature golf course to be opened was at Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a full 18 hole course, sheltered under a beautiful verandah! Date: 1930s

Billiards Player 1930S
A billiards player concentrates on his game. Date: 1930s

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