Games Collection (page 3)

Hayes winning the Marathon Race. Olympic Games, London 1908
Photograph of John Hayes, American athlete, in the final leg of the marathon race at the London Olympic Games in 1908. Dorando Pietri of Italy collapsed after entering the stadium ahead of the pack

Original logo, British Broadcasting Corporation
Original logo for the BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation. circa 1953

Gibbs Happy Families - Mr Pipe the Plumber. Date: 20th century

Book cover - Good-bye Summer - game of tennis
Front cover of a book showing an Edwardian couple playing a game of tennis. c.1905

Scottish Types - Curling, Clan Grant. 19th century

G Jefferson fails at pole vault, 1932 Olympics
A falling American pole-vaulter grips the cross bar as he makes his descent at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, failing to make a height of 13 feet 9 inches. Date: 1932

Spectators at Braemar Highland Games, Scotland
Kilted spectators watch from the hillside at the Braemar Highland Games in Scotland, traditionally attended by the British Royal Family. September 1911

1912 Stockholm Olympics
Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, 1912.Ben and Platt Adams 3rd and 2nd in standing broad jump Date: 1912

Discus Throwing - Olympics, London 1908
Classic Games at Shepherds Bush - Four positions in throwing the discus. Series of four photographs showing the positions adopted while throwing the discus

Petticoat Lane, London - Birds eye view
Birds eye view of stalls on Petticoat Lane, London. A street clothes market on Wentworth Street and Middlesex Street. Secondhand clothes

Helsinki Olympics - Gymnasts
Three female gymnasts used as the subject for a promotional card for the Helsinki Olympic Games of 1952. Date: 1952

Herne Hill Arena, 1948 London Olympic Games
Track cycling events were held in Herne Hill Arena in South London for the XIVth Olympiad. Olympic cycling comprised of road racing and track cycling

Olympics Games - Paris - 1924
A souvenir card from the Olympic Games in Paris, France in 1924 Date: 1924

Bruce Bairnsfather merchandise
Selection of items featuring illustrations by the famous World War One cartoonist, Bruce Bairnsfather including a jigsaw with Bairnsfathers curmudgeonly soldier character Ole Bill grumbling

Anthony Asquith as a boy at 10 Downing Street, London
Anthony Asquith (1902-1968) as a boy at 10 Downing Street, Central London, when his father, Herbert Henry Asquith, was Prime Minister

Senegal - West Africa - Dakar
Children playing in the street in Dakar, Senegal

Scottish Children Highland Dancing, Aboyne, 1926
Photograph showing Annie Voight (left) and Rose Eyrie dancing at the Aboyne Highland Games, Aberdeenshire, 1926

Happy Families / Mr Tape
" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Pupils in playground, St Lukes C of E Primary
Pupils in a school playground, St Lukes C of E Primary

Chess in Paris Cafe
A game of chess at the Cafe de la Regence, Paris, with several on-lookers

The Great Game of Poker
Four men sit around a table playing poker while a fifth stands watching the game and smoking

Game / Pin Tail Donkey
Template for the game

Game / Children Acting
A little girl stands on a stool and reads from a script, while her friends and their toys form the audience

Secular Games held in Rome
The Secular Games (Ludi Saeculares) are held in Rome to commemorate a 100-year span of Roman history. Despite their name, the Games were a religious celebration involving sacrifices

Five children building a snowman in a wood
Five Edwardian children building a snowman in a wood

Mr Libbys Creamed Rice Milk Pudding
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Mr Libbys Creamed Rice Milk Pudding. circa 1950s

Miss Libbys Fruits - Peaches
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Miss Libbys Fruits - Peaches. circa 1950s

Medieval men playing the archery game of Popinjay, firing arrows at a target bird on a tree decorated with ribbons and gloves, while others share echaudes, a type of sweet bread from Aveyron

Musical billiards table for pool (la poule)
Billiards table for pool (la poule) with two cue balls, 1827. Charles Chereaus table played music when a ball was potted in each pocket

Harold Maurice Abrahams, CBE, (15 December 1899 - 14 January 1978), British athlete of Jewish origin, educated at Repton and Caius College, Cambridge

Greyhound racing board game
Board game based on the sport of greyhound racing, reflecting its popularity during the 1920s and 30s. Date: c.1930

Rugby School with pupils playing rugby
Exterior view of Rugby School with pupils playing rugby in foreground. Date: 1906

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Doorman. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Dresser. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Scene Shifter. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Misfitz - Spoony. early 20th century

Happy Families - Mrs Jack Tar. circa 1940s

French Happy Families - Bistro
French Happy Families - La Famille Lavinasse, Father, Bistro. early 20th century

Cheery Families - Mr Fin the Fishmonger. 1890s

Alfonso X, called The Wise (1221-1284). Libro de los Juegos (Book of Games). Book of Games by Alfonso X the

Toys and Games / Mah-Jongg
The Chinese game becomes popular in Europe Date: 1924

Rochester Castle, Kent
Schoolboys at play with hoops, marbles and leapfrog, not far from the castle at Rochester, Kent Date: circa 1830

Football by John Hassall
A group of village boys indulge in the rough and tumble of an impromptu game of football

Playing with Lego
A little blond girl and her Mother play with Lego building blocks, possibly building a train which is travelling under two little Lego bridges? Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Batgers Musical Party Crackers
A group enjoy a party game where everyone is given a whistle and one person, wearing a rather silly party hat, stands up and conducts

Ancient Roman athletes throwing the discus

Misfitz - Qua-Qua. early 20th century

Cheery Families - Miss Switch the Schoolmasters Daughter. 1890s

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