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Playing Collection (page 7)

Background imagePlaying Collection: E-A Ysaye / Postcard

E-A Ysaye / Postcard
EUGENE-AUGUSTE YSAYE Belgian violinist, conductor and composer

Background imagePlaying Collection: The Great Game of Poker

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

Background imagePlaying Collection: Antoinette Shepherdess

Antoinette Shepherdess
MARIE ANTOINETTE depicted at the Petit Trianon, Versailles, playing at being a shepherdess

Background imagePlaying Collection: Boys playing with toy car, 1930s

Boys playing with toy car, 1930s
Two boys play with a minature Rolls Royce

Background imagePlaying Collection: WW1 / 1915 / TRENCH MUSIC

WW1 / 1915 / TRENCH MUSIC
Playing instruments in the German trenches

Background imagePlaying Collection: Maskelyne & Cooks automaton, Psycho

Maskelyne & Cooks automaton, Psycho
Maskelyne & Cooks thought-reading, whist playing automaton, Psycho, as demonstrated at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London

Background imagePlaying Collection: Children in Brick Lane 1907

Children in Brick Lane 1907
Children in Brick Lane, Whitechapel, East London

Background imagePlaying Collection: Cecilia Leitch in match against Harold Hilton, Walton Heath

Cecilia Leitch in match against Harold Hilton, Walton Heath
Charlotte Cecilia Pitcairn Leitch (13 April 1891 ? 16 September 1977), often known as Cecil - British amateur golfer. She was born in Silloth, Cumberland, England

Background imagePlaying Collection: Miss Macbeth playing a shot out of a bunker at the Ashdown Forest Club Ladies Meeting. Date: 1909

Miss Macbeth playing a shot out of a bunker at the Ashdown Forest Club Ladies Meeting. Date: 1909

Background imagePlaying Collection: Bunnies playing as children

Bunnies playing as children by Peggy Rushton

Background imagePlaying Collection: Rather wonderful pair (possibly father and son?) dressed as Tom, Tom the Pipers Son

Rather wonderful pair (possibly father and son?) dressed as Tom, Tom the Pipers Son. The boy on the right is Tom, while the man on the left, dressed as a yokel, holds the pig that Tom steals

Background imagePlaying Collection: Little Miss Muffit by Lesley Butler - golf humour 1930

Little Miss Muffit by Lesley Butler - golf humour 1930
A nervous female golfer watched by other golfers, some encouraging, some obviously impatient. Date: 1930

Background imagePlaying Collection: Little Women - Professor Bhaer entertains the children

Little Women - Professor Bhaer entertains the children
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Professor Bhaer from Berlin entertains the children (Tina and Kitty) during Jos visit to New York. 1880

Background imagePlaying Collection: W Heath Robinson - Peeling Potatoes by Gramophone

W Heath Robinson - Peeling Potatoes by Gramophone

Background imagePlaying Collection: Patriotic poster, Team Spirit, Buy British

Patriotic poster, Team Spirit, Buy British
Patriotic poster, Buy British campaign -- It is the Team Spirit that gets there. Buy British and pass your wages to another member of the British team

Background imagePlaying Collection: Musical cats with flowers on a postcard

Musical cats with flowers on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePlaying Collection: Lawn tennis at Wimbledon 1877

Lawn tennis at Wimbledon 1877
Lawn tennis at Wimbledon - match for the inaugural Championship held in July 1877. 1877

Background imagePlaying Collection: Her Royal Highness, Princess Royal and her four sisters

Her Royal Highness, Princess Royal and her four sisters
Morning Amusements -- Charlotte, Princess Royal (1766-1828), and her four sisters (Augusta Sophia, Elizabeth, Mary, Sophia), all daughters of King George III

Background imagePlaying Collection: Early tennis court 1658

Early tennis court 1658
Early tennis court. Date: 1658

Background imagePlaying Collection: Rugby School with pupils playing rugby

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

Background imagePlaying Collection: Playing Card Back - Bathers - Green and White - Art Deco

Playing Card Back - Bathers - Green and White - Art Deco Date: 1920s

Background imagePlaying Collection: Playing Card Back - Bathers - Orange and White - Art Deco

Playing Card Back - Bathers - Orange and White - Art Deco Date: 1920s

Background imagePlaying Collection: Bagpiper in Glen Coe, Highlands of Scotland

Bagpiper in Glen Coe, Highlands of Scotland
Bagpiper in Macdonald tartan, playing in Glen Coe, Highlands of Scotland. Date: 1959

Background imagePlaying Collection: Advert for Pianola Piano 1913

Advert for Pianola Piano 1913
Social gathering around Pianola Piano, pre-war ladies and gentlemen in their evening attire being entertained by the piano. Date: 1913

Background imagePlaying Collection: Castle Gardens and Wallace Monument, Lisburn

Castle Gardens and Wallace Monument, Lisburn - a scene in the park with ladies seated and children playing, on the left is the Wallace monument. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Lisburn)

Background imagePlaying Collection: Annunciation to the Shepherds. 14th Century

Annunciation to the Shepherds. 14th Century
Gothic art. 14th Century. Annunciation to the Shepherds. Chapel of the Church of St. Peter of Olite. Museum of Navarre. Pamplona. Spain

Background imagePlaying Collection: Happy Families Playing Cards - Mr Strong the Weight Lifter

Happy Families Playing Cards - Mr Strong the Weight Lifter. circa 1930s

Background imagePlaying Collection: Cheery Families - Mr Fin the Fishmonger

Cheery Families - Mr Fin the Fishmonger. 1890s

Background imagePlaying Collection: Golfing Trio

Golfing Trio
Two players watch critically as their companion drives from the tee. Date: 1913

Background imagePlaying Collection: Cover design, Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds, XIII

Cover design, Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds, XIII
Cover design, Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds, Part XIII, edited by C W Alcock. With a portrait of Lord Hawke, and a photograph of Essex County Cricket Ground, Leyton. Date: 1895

Background imagePlaying Collection: New York City - Playing card - Madison Square Garden

New York City - Playing card - Madison Square Garden - Queen of Clubs. Date: 1900

Background imagePlaying Collection: Schoolboys and teacher on a Christmas card

Schoolboys and teacher on a Christmas card
Misbehaving schoolboys surprised by their teacher on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePlaying Collection: Barefoot Days Thornaby Teesside 1969

Barefoot Days Thornaby Teesside 1969 1969

Background imagePlaying Collection: The Day After Christmas by Mark Symons

The Day After Christmas by Mark Symons
Cosy front room festooned with decorations and filled with Christmas toys. Date: 1931

Background imagePlaying Collection: Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Cracker and Bogie

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Cracker and Bogie
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Cracker subjecting a small dog called Bogie to a nightly ordeal, holding her collar in his mouth and dragging her round the lawn on her back. Date: 1927

Background imagePlaying Collection: Richard Baker in The Moon in the Yellow River

Richard Baker in The Moon in the Yellow River
Richard Baker (news announcer) playing Darrell Blake (centre) in the Tower Theatres production of The Moon in the Yellow River by Denis Johnston. Date: 1954

Background imagePlaying Collection: Boy with bicycle wheel, Balham, SW London

Boy with bicycle wheel, Balham, SW London
A little boy with a bicycle wheel on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imagePlaying Collection: M. C. C. Cricket tour in Australia

M. C. C. Cricket tour in Australia
Fingleton batting for New South Wales, hit by a rising ball from Voce. Bradman supports him; the Nawab of Pataudi is picking up his bat, while Ames and Jardine are walking across

Background imagePlaying Collection: Ping Pong at Denham Court

Ping Pong at Denham Court
A game of ping pong (table tennis) in progress inside Denham Court, Denham, Buckinghamshire. Date: circa 1904

Background imagePlaying Collection: Giant ophicleide played, 1843

Giant ophicleide played, 1843
Jean Prospero Guivier(1814-) playing a giant ophicleide, manufactured expressly for the Birmingham Music Hall. Date: 1843

Background imagePlaying Collection: Football after dark: a match on the first association ground

Football after dark: a match on the first association ground
Playing with a specially made white chrome ball, lit by powerful electric lamps on thirty masts: ladies football teams on the Burnley cricket club ground during a match

Background imagePlaying Collection: Model Boating Lake

Model Boating Lake
Men and boys playing with model boats on the model boating pond in Duthie Park, Aberdeen, Scotland. Date: 1950s

Background imagePlaying Collection: African American, seated, playing banjo

African American, seated, playing banjo. Date c1892

Background imagePlaying Collection: Lute Music by the Canal, Hendrick Sorgh

Lute Music by the Canal, Hendrick Sorgh
A lute player entertains a lady in a Dutch interior, seventeenth century. Date: 1939

Background imagePlaying Collection: The Turn of the Tune

The Turn of the Tune
Traveller Playing the Arkansas Traveller. The Turn of the Tune. Date: 1870

Background imagePlaying Collection: Winter Pastime with children playing on a frozen pond

Winter Pastime with children playing on a frozen pond. Date: 1855

Background imagePlaying Collection: Persian Village, South Persia (Iran)

Persian Village, South Persia (Iran)
Scene in a Persian Village, South Persia (Iran). Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePlaying Collection: Playing croquet

Playing croquet
Four men playing croquet Date: c. 1940s



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