Playing Collection (page 95)

Piper watching fish leaping and dancing on the shore
" I want none of your leaping and dancing now" -- an illustration to the childrens story, Harry and Herodotus, or Tales of an Old Traveller

Kaiser Wilhelm II with soldiers just before WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, taking part in a military exercise with soldiers just before the outbreak of the First World War. Date: June 1914

Playing billiards in United Seamans Service club, 1944
A Chinese-American member of the United Seamans Service plays pool or snooker at the London club during Christmas, 1944. The USS was founded in 1942 to promote the welfare of American seafarers

Queen prima-donna at home, 1874
Three girls plead with their musical Mamma to stop playing the piano. Date: 1874

Music at home - trio at the piano, 1849
Two ladies sing, accompanied by a young man playing the piano. Date: 1849

American and Scottish Scouts
An American and a Scottish Scout play the age old game of crack the other fellows knuckles, at the Boy Scout ranch in New Mexico

Tom Tom the Pipers Son " Tom with his pipe made such a noise, That he pleased both the girls and boys, And they all stopped to hear him play, Over the hills and far away."

German Playing Card
The Queen of hearts Date: 19th century

American Scouts playing with cars
Three American boy scouts and two leaders stand and watch one of them operates a toy car racetrack. circa 1980s

Playing the Hohlee, Hindu Spring Festival, India
Playing the Hohlee. Holi, or Holli, is a spring festival celebrated by Hindus. The image depicts the celebrations during the festival with musicians and dancers. 1809

At the piano by G. Kilburne
A girl listens to a woman playing the piano. Date: 1875

London parks as substitutes for the seaside: Bishops Park
School children on holiday at the lake in Bishops Park in Fulham, London. Date: 1923

H Miller. Skipping & tripping
Skipping and tripping -- children playing. 20th century

Prince Philip playing cricket
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1921), striking the ball with some force during a charity cricket match at Arundel Castle between the Dukes XV

ELH. Girls & boys come out to play
Girls & boys come out to play, the moon is shining bright as day... 20th century

Music by King Charles I
Music and lyrics by King Charles I entitled Mark How The Blushful Morn accompanied by a stylised illustration depicting the King playing the cello while seated on the throne

Ready to begin -- children with snowman and snowballs
Ready to begin -- two children with a snowman and snowballs. 20th century

Prince Philip playing polo
The quarter finals of the Polo County cup at Roehampton in July 1954 with Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on the left, playing for the Mariners, following E. Lalor of the Henley team. Date: 1954

Off we go -- children with a sled
Off we go -- two children with a sled in the snow. 20th century

Port of Tyre - View out to Sea
Tyre, Labanon - famous Phoenician Port on the Mediterranean Sea. View out to sea with the bay and fort visible - children, playing on the beach in the foreground. Date: circa 1904

Heigho! -- children swinging on a gate
Heigho, Heigho! Here we go, swinging to and fro! -- three children swinging on a gate. 19th century

You can t hit me -- children snowballing
You can t hit me -- two children snowballing. 20th century

H Miller. Ring-a-ring-a-roses
Ring a Ring a Roses -- children playing in a field. 20th century

H Miller. Battledore & shuttlecock
Children playing battledore and shuttlecock in a field. 20th century

H Miller. Hide & seek 2
Children playing Hide and Seek in a formal garden. 20th century

See saw Marjory Daw, Johnny shall have a new Master. 20th century

Two children on a seesaw. 20th century

Two children with a large snowball. 19th century

J Hassall. See saw Margery Daw
See Saw Margery Daw, Johnnie shall have a new master, Johnnie shall have but a penny a day, because he can t work any faster. 20th century

Little girl playing with her diabolo. early 20th century

Algeria - Playing Dominoes
A group of Algerian men playing Dominoes Date: circa 1902

Granpop Does a Bit of Animal Grab by Lawson Wood
A game of cards between an Granpop, a pig and a monkey becomes rather fraught. Date: 1934

Algeciras, Spain - Andalucian Folk at home - a seated woman is playing the guitar Date: circa 1903

Hyena / Sentry Call 1845
An aggressive hyena forces a sentryman to call for help. Date: circa 1845

FISH & CHIPS 1967
Two teenage lads, still in their school uniforms, scoff down fish and chips wrapped in newspapers, after building up healthy appetites playing a round of golf after school. Date: 1967

Leapfrog Girls 1940S
Two Australian girls playing leapfrog. Under an Australian National Health scheme, children from deprived areas were taught how to enjoy exercise and stay healthy. Date: 1940s

Copenhagen Park Sunday
Sunday afternoon in the Oster Glacis, Copenhagen - couples and families sprawl on the grass, flirting, drinking, telling stories, gossiping or playing games. Date: 1888

Dogs Playing in the Garden
Two puppies play in a garden. circa 1912

Boys playing rugby at Rugby School. This truly English game is played in perfection at the fine Elizabethan school, at Rugby in Warwickshire. Date: 1845

Playing at Mammas -- girl washes boys face
Playing at Mammas -- a little boy behaves himself amazingly well while his elder sister washes his face. Date: circa 1918

An automaton playing a keyboard instrument (a tympanon) constructed in the 18th century by Hintzen & Kintzen. Date: 18th century

Miniature golf course and Peasholm Lake, Scarborough
View of the Miniature Golf Course and Peasholm Lake (right), at Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Date: 1920s

Children with Jigsaw
A girl and a boy play with a giant jigsaw; there is a large rocking horse behind them. Date: circa 1960

Game / Playing Shop C1890
Children playing at shops with the help of two chairs and a tablecloth. Date: circa 1890

England / London / Parks / Hyd
Children playing in Kensington Gardens. Date: 1906

Dressing Dolly, 1911
An American girl makes new clothes for her doll. Date: 1911

Game / Indoor / Paper Cutout
A little girl and a friendly young man make paper cutouts from a newspaper. Date: 1932

London Chess Club
Members of the City of London Chess Club playing a new game of chess, invented by Polish composer Ludomir Michal Rogowski. 81 (not 64) pieces and even a Dictator piece! Date: 3 October 1932

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