Game Collection (#64)

The Scotland Football Team, 1897
Photograph of the Scotland International Football Team selected for the game against England in 1897. On the 3rd April that year they beat England 2-1 in the British International Championship

England vs. Scotland Football Match, 1901
Illustration of the England vs. Scotland Football Match on 30th March 1901, showing Blackburn of England (front left of image, on floor) scoring the first goal of the game

A Run Out at Lords Cricket Ground, 1895
Engraving showing a fielder running out one of the batsmen, during a game of cricket at Lords Cricket Ground, London, 1895

Manchester City vs. Bolton Wanderers F. A. Cup Final, 1904
Series of illustrations from the Manchester City vs. Bolton Wanderers F.A. Cup Final at the Crystal Palace ground, London, 23rd April 1904

Three Baseball Fans Enjoy the Highs and Lows of the Game, 19
Cartoon showing three spectators at a Baseball match enjoying the feeling of success (top image) and the crushing sense of defeat (bottom image)

Tottenham Hotspur vs. West Bromwich Albion, 1931
Photograph of a Tottenham Hotspur striker kicking the ball directly at the West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper during a Second Division match between the teams, at White Hart Lane, in March 1931

Children Dancing Game
Children in fancy dress (one is wearing Alsace costume) dance with their hostess at a party

Hunting in Fairyland
Illustration by H.Folkard entitled Big Game Hunting in Fairyland showing an archer shooting down some rather innocent and horrified looking butterflies

Japanese Childrens Masks
Dressing in masks is a favourite game with Japanese children

W G Grace - Cricketer
Dr. William Gilbert Grace - legendary cricketer for Gloucestershire and England - a giant of the game

Ladies Bowling Club
Edmonton Ladies Bowling Club playing a game of bowls, north London, England

Fable / Cat and Bat
The cat, having made a vow never to eat another bird, decides that the bat, as a bird is unlawful prey, but as a mouse it is fair game

A Christmas Present
An early colour illustration from the Illustrated London News Christmas supplement, 1859 taken from a painting by W. Duffield, showing a brace of birds, or game

Montmartre Girls 1908
Two French girls in Montmartre lean against a statue for a rest from their skipping game; an inquisitive man in a bowler hat looks at the photographer

A Game of Darts
Two men, one of them wearing a waistcoat, play a game of darts, chalking up the score next to the dart board

Pietro Carrera
PIETRO CARRERA Italian historian, poet and writer about the game of chess

Murder Mystery Party
An amusing game of Murder in the Dark. Our picture shows the Inquest, when each member of the party is asked to explain where they were when the murder occurred

OBSTACLES PARTY GAME
A blindfolded man has to negotiate obstacles with the promise of a kiss from the prettiest girl if he succeeds. But the obstacles are removed and tricked, he kisses a man!

Police Playing Darts
Metropolitan Police officers relaxing playing a game of darts

Police Coffee Break
Group of Metropolitan Police officers on a coffee break, playing a game of cards

Training athletes before a game
Oxygen used as a substitute for training athletes. The gas is inhaled before a game or race and is believed to produce outstanding preformances

Tom & Jerrys Whist Game
A Game of Whist: Tom and Jerry among the Swell Broad Coves - indulging in a hand or two of cards at a plush gentlemans club

Les Salons D aujourd hui
The ladies (above whom hover cherubs) are deserted by the men in favour of the card table, above which is a devilish winged beast perhaps suggesting gambling folly

Skipping in the Street
A young girl lands on the rope whilst skipping with friends

Children Eating Cherries
Children trying to catch cherries in their mouths without using their hands

Striped Dress 1866
Women: vertical stripes, basque-habit, front buttoning gored skirt; low cut dress with Swiss body, skirt with ruched trim & rosettes. Boy: jacket with strap like trim

Game / Winter / Sledge Ride
A little girl pushes her baby sister on a sledge in the snow

2 Girls Sledging 1879
Two English schoolgirls whizz down a Swiss mountainside on a sledge at twenty miles an hour

Game / Acting / Mask 18C
Two girls play with a theatrical mask

Roulette Instructions
Instructions for a roulette game at Monte Carlo

Game / Winter / Ice Castle
Snowballers attacking and defending an ice castle

George IV Satire (Cards)
A Parti Carre for a Crown : political satire involving (L to R) George IV, Marquis of Petersham, Canning and the Marchioness of Petersham

Card Player Asks Advice
Two men play a serious game of cards while several others crowd round watching; one of the players seeks advice on his hand from a bystander

Aristocratic Assembly
A long-headed assembly! : an aristocratic group play a hand of cards at a formal party while others dance in the background

Children Play Card Game
An interesting game : two little girls play a game of cards

Japanese Card-Playing
Japanese ladies playing cards

Playing Cards at Bath
Four ladies of Bath play cards around a table by candlelight

George IV Card Satire
A scene of card-playing: The Family Party or Prince Bladduds Man Traps - a political satire on the Prince Regent

Board Games 1950S
A group of young schoolgirls playing a board game

Polo match by electric light
A polo match played by electric light at the Ranelagh Club. The game did not begin until ten o clock in the evening. The ILN writes that, .the light, when thrown upon the players

Game of chess by telegraph
A game of chess played between London and Portsmouth, through the electric telegraph of the South Western Railway on April 10th, 1845. Suggested by Mr

Recreations on board the Empress of Ireland, a game of cards
Recreations on board the ill-fated Empress of Ireland: a game of cards in the smoking room. The furnishings of the saloons resembled those of a luxurious club

Pall Mall Players 1950S
The game is played at the Mell Club of Hampstead, London, the only ground in Britain devoted to it

Grandfather & Grandsons
A happy domestic scene: Grandfather reads a copy of Life magazine while his two well-behaved grandsons play a game of cards together

PLAY THE QUEEN
Play the Queen !

Gents Card Game (2 of 2)
Four men play a game of cards in the indoor warmth on a winters day. The winning card has just been revealed! (2 of 2)

Gents Card Game (1 of 2)
Four country gents play a game of cards (1 of 2)

Family in Garden
A family break off from their tennis game to be photographed informally in their garden, with their dog, probably in Sussex, England

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