Match Collection (page 25)

London match workers protesting against tax
When London match workers protest against a proposed tax on matches, police break up the demonstration with unnecessary violence

Polo Match Scene
A player about to strike the ball

Wall Game / Eton / 1906
ST ANDREWs DAY AT ETON A bully is played during a match between the Collagers and Oppidans at the Wall, the Collagers won, their first victory since 1896

Costume / Men / Bourg 14C
A middle-class gentleman in warm red winter coat with dark fur trimmings and hat to match

Olympics / 1912 / Baseball
Baseball match between USA and Sweden

Perry & Cochet
Fred Perry and Cochet before their match

Ploughing Match 1843
A ploughing contest at Mr Whites farm, Mickleover - the Quantock Hills are in the distance

Ice Hockey on Skis
An ice hockey match on skis. Date: early 1930s

THE AMERICA WINS CUP
The America winning the sailing match at Cowes for the Club Cup, open to yachts of all causes and nations

Atkinsons Cosmetics
An Atkinsons Tomboy lipstick, a wonderful shade for this season made to match the fashionable red being used by top clothes designers

England V Scotland 1872
A hectic scramble for the ball during an England vs Scotland match at the Oval

Female Match Seller / 1804
A woman, accompanied by two young boys, sells matches in the London streets

Old Match-Seller / 1904
An old woman sells boxes of matches in the London streets

THE AMERICA BUILT
Building the yacht America at New York : on 22 August she will win the sailing match at Cowes for the Club Cup : the race thereafter be known as the Americas Cup race

THE AMERICA YACHT
The American sailing yacht America which will win the sailing match at Cowes for the Club Cup : the race will in future be known as the Americas Cup race

THE AMERICA YACHT
The sailing yacht America which will win the sailing match at Cowes for the Club Cup : the race will in future be known as the Americas Cup race

Portrush Golf 1897
A lady putts out during a match at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, whilst a crowd of spectators looks on

Tennis Player 1927
A young woman in her tennis gear, with her racquet under her arm, all set for a match

Father & Sons 1860S
The older man wears a frock coat while the younger man & boy wear lounging jackets. The boy wears a lounge suit where the fabric of the jacket & trousers match

Croquet Match
Alice with the Duchess at the Croquet match

Little Betty Blue lost her holiday shoe. What will poor Betty do ? Why, give her another to match the other and then she will walk in two

House that Jack Built 5
Bulldogs are well known to be brave, fearless and a match for any foe - but when it comes to geese, they are not quite sure of themselves

Ogdens Guinea Gold
A fine example of fin-de- siecle press advertising - a bold layout with lettering to match, creating a striking effect

Arquebusier 17th Century
An Arquebusier insert the powder into his Arquebus, a portable long-barrelled pre- cursor to the musket, which had a wheel or match-lock action and a hook-shaped butt

Futuristic aerial tennis
A futuristic game of aerial tennis, which requires the net to be set very high

No Match for a Gun
An unequal match The truncheon is no match for the gun. A brave policeman attempts to disarm a burgler who threatens him with a gun

London / Cries / Matches
The match girl

Locomotive 1840S
This fine locomotive is not an exact match of any other in our files, but it is very similar to the goods locomotives Mr Allan is building at Crewe, 1843+

Cricket / Going for a Run
A cricket match in progress. The batsman has clipped the ball square and a finely be- shirted and facially hirsute fielder gives chase

Town & Country Costumes
Urban elegance confronts rustic simplicity - a London couple in the height of fashion meet a country bumpkin and his girl whose smartness cannot match their chic

Hereward Tricks William
HEREWARD THE WAKE How Hereward played the Potter and tricked the King (William the Conqueror): Then Hereward looked at the face of the great man and met his match

Audley End House
A summer cricket match in front of Audley End House, near Saffron Walden, Essex, England. Erected 1603 to 1616 on the site of the former Benedictine abbey of Walden

Domestic Lighter
The domestic lighter enables one to light a number of items without requiring a match for each - useful, for example, when lighting the candles on a Christmas tree

Village Cricket
A village cricket match

Furs / Grunwaldt / Plate 6
Red tango skirt, black velvet mantle trimmed in an unspecifed fur (sable ?) & matching fur muff; short wrap- over jacket with black fur trim & muff to match

Ward V Quirk / Rowlandson
Description of a boxing match between Ward and Quirk

Ladies Singles / Wimbledon
Ladies singles match on Centre Court at Wimbledon

Mens Singles / Wimbledon
Mens singles match on Centre Court at Wimbledon

Eton Vs Harrow 1864
The Harrow and Eton cricket match at Lords Ground

Sayers and Heenan boxing
Tom Sayers squares up to John Heenan in the most celebrated prize fight of the nineteenth century. It eventually concluded as a draw

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