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Goodwins toilet soap, 1930sAn advert for Goodwins toilet soap, featuring a smiling young woman holding a tennis racket. 1937-1938
Vaslav Nijinsky / TennisVASLAV NIJINSKY Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, seen here in his tennis outfit for Jeux
Major Walter Clopton Wingfield - devised, developed and popularised the game of lawn tennis in the early 1870s. 1881
Teddy bear playing tennis. Date: circa 1900s
SNCF poster, Chamonix, France, in summer and winter, offering golf, hockey, mountaineering, skiing and tennis. Date: circa 1948
Yvon Petra playing tennisYvon Petra (1916-1984), French tennis player, winning the Mens Singles World Championship in 1946 at Wimbledon. He defeated the Australian Geoffrey Brown in the finals
Young Girl in a white dress holding a small racquet and ballCabinet Photograph of a young girl in a white dress holding a small racquet and ball Date: circa 1890s
Edwardian family ready for tennis - early 1900s
Tennis Players early 1900s
Debenham and Freebody fashion catalogueDebenham and Freebody, Washing Summer Frocks, Women's Fashion catalogue Date: circa 1930
Women's summer costumes by HygeiaWomen's Boating, Cricket, Tennis and Tricycle Summer Costumes by Hygeia Date: 1888
Vivian McGrathAustralian tennis player Vivian Viv McGrath (1916-1978), here aged sixteen. He was famous for his two-handed backhand. Date: 1932
Tennis RacketsImages showing the differing constructions of tennis rackets through the ages. From the museum of F. H. Ayres, sports outfitters. Date: circa 1924
Ex Libris Bookplate, Joan Silvester Horne, woman reading a book with a tennis racket under her arm
Kay Stammers, tennis playerBritish tennis player Kay Stammers (1914-2005), shortly before her appearance in the Wimbledon Ladies Singles Final. On this occasion she lost to Alice Marble. Date: 1939
Fleet Prison, London, by the side of the River Fleet
Comic postcard, Woman walking along railway track Date: 20th century
Child with tennis racket Date: circa 1890
Comic postcard, Family arriving on the beachComic postcard, Family of five, plus a dog, arriving on the beach Date: 20th century
Playing tennis in India, c. 1880 sPlaying tennis in India, c.1880 s
Sporting girlsinsertcaption Date: circa 1920s
Tom White, Royal Real Tennis Club, Hampton CourtTom White, Veteran Professional, Royal Real Tennis Club, Hampton Court, Surrey. 1903
Vic Seixas, American tennis playerVic Seixas (b.1923), American tennis player. circa 1950s
Couple posing with tennis rackets, probably in Blanefield, Scotland. circa 1890s
Mervyn Rose, Australian tennis playerMervyn Rose (1930-2017), Australian tennis player. circa 1950s
Chang and Eng Bunker, the original Siamese Twins, joined at the chest, playing badminton. circa 1829
Tennis clothes designed by Mrs Fearnley WhittingstallTennis player, Mrs E. Fearnley Whittingstall, formerly Miss Eileen Bennett, modelling a variety of tennis clothes she had designed. Date: 1933
Ladies playing badminton in a garden, 1817Elegant ladies or meveilleuses playing badminton in a garden. Several have their hair in the fashionable short cut known as the martyr or victime
The game of badminton played in a park, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph after Langlume from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse), Librairie Hachette
The game of tennis on the Champs Elysees, 19th centuryThe game of lawn tennis or longue paume on the Champs Elysees, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)
White-booted racket tail, Ocreatus underwoodii (Rough-legged racket-tailed humming-bird, Trochilus underwoodii). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardines Naturalists
Suzanne Lenglen, tennis player, wearing long shorts. Date: 1933
Mrs Fearnley-Whittingstall in tennis shorts, with a Greek sculpture of an Amazon by Pheidias for comparison. Date: 1933
Children playing badminton on a greetings card - May the shuttlecock of life be always tossed by gentle hands! Date: circa 1900s
Cats playing tennis on a postcard -- A Hot Game. circa 1890s
Kittens playing tennis on a French birthday postcard. Date: circa 1890s
Knitting pattern cover, Mens Tennis Pullover in cable stitch. 1940s
Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith (1883 - 1941), British tennis player, winning an Olympic gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Date: 1905
Phil May cartoon - Tuneless Street band1904
Fashion for tennis 1910Women models wearing fashionable clothing for a game of tennis. Date: 1910
Types of grenades in WWIThe Marten Hale hand grenade, which can be also fitted to any type of service rifle. Hale time grenade, bomb is thrown, the ignition of the time-fuse does not occur until the grenade reaches a
Greetings card in the shape of a badminton racquet. Date: circa 1890s
Two pupils at Marlborough College, Wiltshire, dressed for tennis. Date: 1911
Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - playing tennis. circa 1910s
Young woman holding a tennis racketYoung woman in a sailor suit and straw hat, holding a tennis racket -- One to Love. Date: circa 1908
The Avenue tennis racket advertising showcard, 1890An exquisite advertising show card from around 1890 for The Avenue tennis racquet manufactured by Clapshaw and Cleave of Birmingham, Bradford and Brighton
Pelota - Champion Player Jean Urruty - South West FranceWorld Champion Pelota player Jean Urruty pictured at Saint Jean de Luz, France. Pelota in Spanish, pilota in Basque and Catalan
Taking a break from the tennisThree women enjoy a drink and a picnic while taking a break from playing tennis. 1927
Tennis frocks, 1927Tennis frocks from Robinson and Cleaver s, Regent Street. 1927
Stylish lady wearing a sports suit by H J NichollA young stylish lady wearing a sports suit by H J Nicholl. She is now all ready for a vigorous game of tennis. Date: 1923
Runner holding an accordion - Istanbul, TurkeyA Turkish Fireman - a runner who ran ahead to warn of a fire, making an almighty wail and a racket on his accordion. Date: 1873
Five men and their dogs, Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, IndiaFive men and their dogs at Kasauli, a colonial hill station in Himachal Pradesh, India. The men are described as Bachelors of the Tennis Club. 1905
Tennis Match in Art Deco style. 1936
New Year card in the shape of a badminton racquet with shuttlecock and butterfly. Date: circa 1890s
Christmas card in the shape of a badminton racquet with shuttlecock and butterfly. Date: circa 1890s
American Wightman Cup TeamMembers of the American Wightman Cup Team, from left to right: Josephine Cruickshank, Carolin Babcock, Helen Jacobs, Alice Marble and Sarah Palfrey. Date: 1934
Susi - with badminton racquet and shuttlecock. 1950s
Cow & Gate Happy Family Game - Miss Cowangate the Manufacturers daughter. 1928
Cheery Families - Miss Bounce the Barristers Daughter. 1890s
Four police officers playing mixed doubles tennisFour police officers (including WPC Alison Blair, right) playing a mixed doubles tennis match. Date: circa 1960s
Article on the new game Stick頡nd Rugby FootballPage of text on rugby football and Stick麠 the new game (lawn tennis cum squash rackets) This includes information on how Stick頷 as played. Date: April 22nd 1908
Women police officers in tennis gear, Pembridge HallWomen police officers in tennis gear, with racquets, on the steps of Pembridge Hall Section House for women police officers, at 17 Pembridge Square, Bayswater, London W2
Photographs of the game Stick頢eing playedStick頭 the evolution of a new game from lawn tennis and squash rackets. The game of Stick頩s a sort of combination of lawn tennis and squash rackets
Fred Perry, British tennis playerFred Perry (1909-1995), British tennis player, in action. Date: circa 1936
Edwardian woman playing tennis, watched by a smoking man. Date: early 1900s
Edwardian couple playing tennis -- the man runs to hit the ball. Date: early 1900s
Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club, Brussels, BelgiumScene at a Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club, Brussels, Belgium. Date: circa 1900
Fashion for tennis 1933Three models wearing practical clothing for tennis. 1933
Three children playing shuttlecock on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Advertisement, Solar Tip ShoesAdvertisement for Solar Tip Shoes, made by John Mundell & Co of Philadelphia, USA. Showing girls and boys playing in their genuine Solar Tip footwear
Cover design, School Silhouettes, once owned by a female student of Fayetteville High School, New York, USA. Depicting a young woman with her pet dog
Five girls with tea tray in a gardenFive girls with a tea tray in a garden on a summers day. A badminton net is set up on the lawn in the background. Date: circa 1920s
Lesser racket-tailed drongo, Dicrurus remifer, and Brahminy myna, Sturnia pagodarum.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croixs Dictionary of Natural Science
Duponts hummingbird, Tilmatura dupontii, and Racket-tailed hummingbird, Hylonympha macrocerca.. Hand-colored steel engraving from H. G. Adams Hummingbirds 1856
Miss Wynyard with tennis racket Date: 1918
Silhouette of contrasting transport, 1874 and 1924, by H.L. Oakley, in Tennis magazine, 24 July 1924. Above: a group of people arriving at a country house by horse-drawn carriage in 1874
Silhouette of people playing tennis on a sunny day, by H.L. Oakley. Date: circa 1920s
Firefighters playing tennis during a break, LondonFirefighters playing tennis outside their fire station during a break, London
The Princes Club Racquet Courts, 1857The Princes Club Racquet Courts at Hans Place, Belgrave Square, London. A private gentlemans club, designed by Mr. B. Burton, consisting of three courts, one of which is pictured here
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
Man at the end of his tether with piano-playing singing wife" Every Morning I feel like shooting." An American man seemingly at the end of his tether with the less-than-tuneful efforts of his enthusiastic piano-playing, singing wife
Basque Region of France - Pelota game in progressThe Basque game of Pelota played in front of a large crowd in Basque France. Pelota in Spanish, pilota in Basque and Catalan
Three American Sporty TypesThree Queens Three American sporty girls, one holding a tennis racket - peep over a garden fence. Date: circa 1910s
Design for book cover, In the Summer HolidaysDesign for a book cover entitled In the Summer Holidays by Jennett Humphreys. Watercolour and gouache on copy paper. Blackie, London; Silver Studio. 1897
