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Players Collection (page 17)

Background imagePlayers Collection: Anthony Wilding at an aerodrome in France, 1915

Anthony Wilding at an aerodrome in France, 1915
Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding (1883-1915), New Zealand born tennis player and four-times Wimbledon champion pictured at an aerodrome somewhere in France in 1915 with from left

Background imagePlayers Collection: Anthony Wilding and Arthur Balfour at Nice, 1914

Anthony Wilding and Arthur Balfour at Nice, 1914
Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding (1883-1915), New Zealand born tennis player and four-times Wimbledon champion pictured in Nice in 1914 about to partner Mr Arthur Balfour, British conservative M.P

Background imagePlayers Collection: Tennis champion Anthony Wilding at Cannes

Tennis champion Anthony Wilding at Cannes
Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding, New Zealand born tennis player and four-times Wimbledon champion, pictured on the Beau Site Courts at Cannes in 1914 with, from left, F. G

Background imagePlayers Collection: Anthony Wilding with Arthur Balfour at Wimbledon

Anthony Wilding with Arthur Balfour at Wimbledon
Photograph of New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Frederick Wilding, Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913 with Arthur Balfour, British conservative M.P

Background imagePlayers Collection: Anthony Wilding on a motorcycle tour of the UK

Anthony Wilding on a motorcycle tour of the UK
Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding, New Zealand-born tennis player and Wimbledon champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913. Wilding was also a keen motorist and motorcyclist

Background imagePlayers Collection: Anthony Wilding in Hungary

Anthony Wilding in Hungary
Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding, New Zealand tennis player and four-times Wimbledon champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 & 1913

Background imagePlayers Collection: Anthony Wilding, tennis player & Wimbledon champion

Anthony Wilding, tennis player & Wimbledon champion
Photograph of New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Frederick Wilding, Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913. His championship run came to an end in 1914 when he was beaten by Australian

Background imagePlayers Collection: Ranjis nephews playing war-time cricket at Lord s

Ranjis nephews playing war-time cricket at Lord s
Five nephews of the famous Indian cricketer, Ranjitsinhji Jamsaheb of Nawanager (" Ranji" ), who part of a team of Indian students who played against Lt-Col. Baileys XI at Lords in 1916

Background imagePlayers Collection: Lieutenant E. G. Loudoun-Shand, rugby international, WW1

Lieutenant E. G. Loudoun-Shand, rugby international, WW1
Eric Gordon Loudoun-Shand MC TD MA (born Eric Gordon Shand on 31st Mar 1893) was a Rugby Union international who played for Scotland

Background imagePlayers Collection: Bystander cover, a royal tennis player

Bystander cover, a royal tennis player
Front cover of The Bystander magazine featuring Prince Albert, Duke of York -the future King George VI - as a tennis player

Background imagePlayers Collection: Bunny Austin and Lyttleton Rogers at Wiimbledon

Bunny Austin and Lyttleton Rogers at Wiimbledon
Henry Wilfred Bunny Austin (1906-2000), looks up at the towering frame of his 6 ft 7 inche opponent, Lyttelton Rogers of Ireland

Background imagePlayers Collection: Dan Maskell coaching Kay Stammers & Mary Hardwick

Dan Maskell coaching Kay Stammers & Mary Hardwick
Dan Maskell (1908 - 1992), British tennis player, coach and later universally loved Wimbledon commentator. Pictured showing Miss Mary Hardwick

Background imagePlayers Collection: Helen Jacobs in 1934

Helen Jacobs in 1934
Helen Jacobs (1908 1997), American female tennis player, won ten Grand Slam titles. 1934

Background imagePlayers Collection: Helen Wills Moody, American tennis player

Helen Wills Moody, American tennis player
Miss Helen Wills (Moody), (1905-1998), American tennis player and eight times winner of Wimbledon. Nicknamed Little Miss Poker Face. Pictured in silhouette by Captain H. L

Background imagePlayers Collection: Man protesting against playing of football during WW1

Man protesting against playing of football during WW1
Frederick Nicholas Charrington (a member of the brewing family) protesting against the playing of football during the First World War

Background imagePlayers Collection: Davis Cup tennis match, McLoughlin v Brookes, New York

Davis Cup tennis match, McLoughlin v Brookes, New York
A Davis Cup tennis match between Maurice McLoughlin (America) and Norman Brookes (Australasia) in New York, USA. McLoughlin won. Date: August 1914

Background imagePlayers Collection: Tatler cover featuring tennis player, A. F. Wilding

Tatler cover featuring tennis player, A. F. Wilding
Tatler front cover photograph of New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Frederick Wilding, Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913

Background imagePlayers Collection: A. F. Wilding, the famous tennis player

A. F. Wilding, the famous tennis player
Photograph of New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Frederick Wilding, Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913. His championship run came to an end in 1914 when he was beaten by Australian

Background imagePlayers Collection: Woolwich Arsenal Football Club team photo

Woolwich Arsenal Football Club team photo, season of 1912-1913. 1912-1913

Background imagePlayers Collection: The Player Who Realised He Had Made a Mistake

The Player Who Realised He Had Made a Mistake
Humorous illustration by Fitz, visualising that awful feeling - waiting for it as a tennis player regrets his ill-judged lob against his opponent who leaps up to smash the ball and win a point

Background imagePlayers Collection: Miss Audrey Croft in her court presentation gown

Miss Audrey Croft in her court presentation gown
Miss Audrey Croft, a former female golf champion, pictured in her court presentation gown in 1928. In both 1926 and 1927 she was the Middlesex champion

Background imagePlayers Collection: Helen Wills and Eileen Bennett

Helen Wills and Eileen Bennett
Front cover of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News featuring a photograph of Helen Wills (Moody), the American player who won the Wimbledon Championship eight times, with Eileen Bennett

Background imagePlayers Collection: Summer sport on the Continent

Summer sport on the Continent
Supplement cover of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, reporting on the sporting possibilities on the Continent. A young woman in tennis costume points across the Channel while her male

Background imagePlayers Collection: A shower during a tennis match, 1932

A shower during a tennis match, 1932
Ladies in a doubles final at the Cumberland Club Tournament, take shelter during a rain shower in 1932. Date: 1932

Background imagePlayers Collection: The new game of push ball

The new game of push ball
A new game introduced from America played at Headingley, Leeds, involving the pushing and rolling of a huge ball measuring 18 feet in circumference and with rules similar to football

Background imagePlayers Collection: The evolution of road travel: the casual motorists of 1921

The evolution of road travel: the casual motorists of 1921. Motoring as a means to an end: lawn tennis players arriving in their car, free from cumbersome goggles, veils and voluminous wraps

Background imagePlayers Collection: Miss Helen Wills Moody in action

Miss Helen Wills Moody in action
Helen Wills Moody (1905 - 1998), American tennis player and eight times winner of the Wimbledon championship pictured in a series of action shots. Date: 1938

Background imagePlayers Collection: Lillian Walker - American film actress of the silent era

Lillian Walker - American film actress of the silent era
Lillian Walker (1887-1975), one of the Vitagraph players -an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 171 films between 1909 and 1934. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePlayers Collection: Adele de Garde - American silent film actress

Adele de Garde - American silent film actress
Adele de Garde (1899circa 1965), one of the Vitagraph players - an American silent film actress, who appeared in 114 films between 1908 and 1918. Date: circa 1909

Background imagePlayers Collection: Maurice Costello

Maurice Costello
Maurice George Costello (1877-1950) - American vaudeville stage actor, later playing a principal role in early American films, both as a leading man, supporting player and director. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePlayers Collection: Sunset Bowling Center, Hollywood, California, USA

Sunset Bowling Center, Hollywood, California, USA
Scene inside Sunset Bowling Center, Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California, USA, with 52 lanes, open all night. Date: 20th century

Background imagePlayers Collection: A. F. Wilding, tennis player

A. F. Wilding, tennis player
Photograph of New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Frederick Wilding, Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913. His championship run came to an end in 1914 when he was beaten by Australian

Background imagePlayers Collection: Water polo team

Water polo team photo. These men are British army soldiers. Date: C.1912

Background imagePlayers Collection: The Duke of Connaught and family as hockey players

The Duke of Connaught and family as hockey players
The Duke and Duchess of Connaught with their daughters, Princess Margaret (Daisy, later Crown Princess of Sweden) and Princess Patricia (later Lady Patricia Ramsey)

Background imagePlayers Collection: Davis Cup Players

Davis Cup Players
The Davis Cup Tennis Tournament in Paris, France : (left to right) : John VAN RYN Wilmer ALLISON, Jean BOROTRA, and Henri COCHET. Date: late 1920s

Background imagePlayers Collection: Tennis at Bishopsgate

Tennis at Bishopsgate
A tennis match between two unnamed players at Bishopsgate, London, England, attracts a large crowd. Date: early 1930s

Background imagePlayers Collection: Two Japanese Geisha girls playing crokinole

Two Japanese Geisha girls playing crokinole
Two Japanese Geisha girl playing a game of crokinole (a cirular variant of shove ha penny). Date: circa 1917

Background imagePlayers Collection: Shenyang city, Liaoning Province, China - Kasugacho Street

Shenyang city, Liaoning Province, China - Kasugacho Street
Shenyang city, Liaoning Province, China - The lively (Commercial) Kasugacho (Kasuga-Cho) Street - small inset illustration of three men playing the traditional Chines boardgame Go. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePlayers Collection: Croquet - postcard illustrating side strokes and drives

Croquet - postcard illustrating side strokes and drives
Croquet - a fantastic postcard of exquisite quality illustrating a wide variety of side strokes and drives. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePlayers Collection: South Korea - Chosen - Playing traditional local board game

South Korea - Chosen - Playing traditional local board game Date: circa 1920s

Background imagePlayers Collection: Valentines Day postcard - Football Match - To My Love

Valentines Day postcard - Football Match - To My Love
To My Love. A spectacularly unusual subject for this Valentines Day Card sent from a man to his lady love... a scene of a football match! Sent on 14th February 1914 Date: 1907

Background imagePlayers Collection: Pompeii - Italy - Casa di Marco Lucrezio

Pompeii - Italy - Casa di Marco Lucrezio - known as the Players Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePlayers Collection: Vietnam - Hue - Nam-Giao Festival - Flautists

Vietnam - Hue - Nam-Giao Festival - Flautists
Parade of Flautists at the Nam Giao Festival, Hue, Vietnam - a ceremony held in honour of the earth and sky. Date: circa 1926

Background imagePlayers Collection: Volleyball in Brazil

Volleyball in Brazil during the Jogos de primavera 1957 (Spring Games) held in Rio de Janeiro. Date: 1957

Background imagePlayers Collection: Three American Sporty Types

Three American Sporty Types
Three Queens Three American sporty girls, one holding a tennis racket - peep over a garden fence. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePlayers Collection: Tennis Courts - Country Club, Springfield, Massachusetts

Tennis Courts - Country Club, Springfield, Massachusetts Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePlayers Collection: Bermuda Cricketers, Bermuda (1873)

Bermuda Cricketers, Bermuda (1873)
The Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes and seems to have been the first expedition to carry an official photographer as well as an

Background imagePlayers Collection: GOMEZ i POLO, Sim󮠨1845-1880). The Players

GOMEZ i POLO, Sim󮠨1845-1880). The Players
GOMEZ i POLO, Sim󮠨 1845-1880). The Players. 1874. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Barcelona. National Art Museum of Catalonia



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