Games Collection (page 14)

GIRLS SWINGING C1885
Two little girls stand on a swing with a white kitten. Date: circa 1885

LE PARTIE DE WISCH
A well-to-do group of French ladies and gentlemen in fine clothes play a game of whist Date: 18th century

Ring ORoses - circa 1880
Three little children dance in a ring whilst holding hands, as fluffy lambs frolic in a nearby meadow. Date: circa 1880

C19 BILLIARD PLAYER
A moustachioed chap prepares to play a shot. Date: 19th century

CHILDREN BLOWING BUBBLES
Three smocked youngsters blow bubbles from a dish of soap suds Date: 1886

RACIAL / TCHUNG-KEE C1830
Mandan game of Tchung-Kee Date: circa 1830

LEAPFROG CHAPS 1930S
One suited chap leaps over another. Date: 1930

ZEP HIND AT OLYMPICS
The Zeppelin LZ-129 Hindenburg flies over the opening ceremony of the 1936 Olympic Games. Date: 1936

ROMAN CIRCUS GAMES
Various games take place in a Roman circus. Date: ancient

MEN PLAY CARDS 1930S
Four men wearing suits play cards around a table whilst two others look on. Date: 1930s

Chess with living pieces 1882
A game of chess with living pieces at Heighington, near Darlington. Date: 1882

BETHLEHEM / MENS GALLERY 1860
The mens gallery: patients chat, play the violin, smoke and play card games Date: 1860

OTTO IV PLAYS CHESS
Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg, plays chess with his wife Hedwig von Holstein Date: circa 1300

GAME / JUMBLE WORDS 1930S
A delightful game for young and old, taxing the brain by asking you to guess Come down smiling to BARK FEAST and other anagrammatic enigmas Date: 1930s

GEOFF CAPES IN ACTION
Geoff Capes, in training, prepares to put a shot. Capes is a man of many things: a former Worlds Strongest Man, Highland Games champion and champion parakeet breeder. Date: 1970s

ALPINE GUARDS PLAY CARDS
The Alpine Casino in Austria has special security guards who, while the ivory ball rolls round the roulette table downstairs, pass the time with a game of cards upstairs. Date: 1930s

PLAYING CHARADES
Adults acting charades : the performers are playing a doctor and his patient Date: 1864

CHARADES, 1871
Acting charades at a childrens party Date: 1871

ROYAL CHESS FRANCE
King Louis XI of France, on the right - plays chess at his chateau of Plessis-les- Tours Date: circa 1480

CHESS; PLANNING MOVE
Planning the move... Date: 1850

OLYMPICS / 1932 / CLOSING
A display of national flags at the closing ceremony Date: 1932

OLYMPICS / 1932 / MAIN STR
Main Street, Los Angeles, decked out in flags in honour of the Games Date: 1932

OLYMPICS / 1932 / DISCUS W
Discus won by Lillian Copeland (USA) Date: 1932

OLYMPICS / 1932 / JAVELIN W
Womens Javelin: Ellen Braumuller (Germany) placed 2nd Date: 1932

OLYMPICS / 1920 / OPENING C
Opening ceremony Date: 14 August 1920

Olympics - 1924 - Poster
Poster for the Paris Olympiad Date: 1924

Four young boys playing a game with a stick and a stone Date: late 19th century

3 GIRLS ON SWINGS C19
Three girls take turns on a makeshift swing made from a length of rope fastened to a railing. A little child, whose toy horse has broken, sobs. Date: late 19th century

Five Stones game
Three girls enjoy a game of five stones: the pebbles must be picked up individually while the rest are thrown in the air until all five pebbles are in the hand. Date: late 19th century

SEE-SAW / LATE C19TH
A group of children enjoy a makeshift see-saw fashioned from a wooden barrel and a plank of wood taken from a nearby building site Date: late 19th century

KIDS PULLING ORANGE BOX
A boy and his sister wheel their younger siblings about the streets in a wheelbarrow-like contraption they have made from an orange box and some pram wheels. Date: late 19th century

HIGH JUMP 1850
Athletic games at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich : the Running High Jump Date: 1850

GIRLS PLAYING TOUCH
Girls playing touch in the street - the aim is to touch the bollard before you yourself are touched Date: 1897

BOYS PLAYING LEAPFROG
Boys leapfrogging Date: 1897

EAST END GIRLS SWING
Girls enjoy a makeshift swing, from a lamp-post in Londons East End Date: late 19th century

VICTORIAN GIRL SKIPPING
A girl skips, her brother watches with admiration Date: Late 1860s

BILLIARD PLAYER. 1842
A billiard player leans on the table with his cue Date: 1842

Game of Hot-cockles
A popular family game at Christmas, person blindfolded, knelt down with their head in someones lap, while guessing who was hitting them from behind! This was an early form of Blind Mans Buff

FRENCH GAME OF WHIST
A group of friends gather round the whist table in 18th century France Date: late 18th century

INDIAN SWINGS C18
A Diversion of swinging practised by the principal people in India Date: 18th century

BOY & GIRL SWING C1890 BOY & GIRL SWING C1890
A boy and a girl swing together Date: circa 1890

Snowballing in Montmartre, Paris, France
Schoolboys take advantage of the snow to engage in a snowball fight on the Butte de Montmartre. Date: circa 1905

GREENWICH PARK 1802
Fun and games in Greenwich Park on a Whitmonday - a bank holiday : picnicking, dancing to a barrel organ, playing games and generally making the most of the day Date: 1802

PARISIENNE SWINGS C. 1810
While her friend picks cherries, a Parisienne swings from a branch, displaying her voluminous underwear Date: circa 1810

GAME / KISSING / FRANCE 1811
Le Baiser devine - a French kissing game, where the blindfolded player has to guess who is kissing her Date: 1811

GAME / KISSING / FRANCE
Le Baiser a la Capucine - a French kissing game Date: circa 1810

OLD OLYMPICS / GIVE THANKS
The victor goes to the Temple to give thanks. Date: BC

SKIPPING / 1960S
A group of girls skipping in an East Glasgow street with some building machinery in the background. Date: 1960s

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