Sports Collection (#87)

Mans best friend... by H. L. Oakley
A series of silhouettes by H. L. Oakley depicting various hunting scenes. Date: 1943

Bonzo runs through! by George Studdy
Bonzo runs through! He chases a mouse onto the billiard table, the mouse gets caught in a pocket, and Bonzo manages to ruin the green baize. Date: 1924

Varsity Match - Oxford V Cambridge at Lord s
The Oxford and Cambridge Cricket Match played at Lords in July over three days, one of the highlights of the summer sporting and social calendar

Pug Peter -- a bear gathering fallen oranges
Pug Peter -- Orange Balls for the Cricket Match. A bear gathering fallen oranges. Date: 1905

Pug Peter -- animals playing cricket with an orange
Pug Peter -- There She Goes! Animals playing cricket with an orange. Date: 1905

British and French soldiers playing football, WW1
British and French soldiers playing and watching football on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Spectators at football match, Western Front, WW1
Spectators at a football match between British and French soldiers on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Black Watch colonel during sports break, WW1
A colonel of the Black Watch chatting to a colleague during a rest break for sports, on the Western Front, World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldiers giving sports display, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers giving a sports display for the Duke of Connaught and others near the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Television cameras at Wimbledon for first time
Television cameras in action at the Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon in 1937 which was being televised for the first time that year. Date: 1937

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

An early start to the polo season 1924
An incident by the boreds in the final of the Veterans cup at Hurlingham. Date: 1924

Betty Nuthall by Madame Yevonde
Betty Nuthall (1911-1983) by Madame Yevonde. She was an English tennis player, champion at Wimbledon and in the French and US Opens. Seen here modelling with ostrich feathers, in a puzzle picture

Balloon bursting at RAF display by G. H. Davis
Balloon bursting: a new contest at the RAF display. A supreme test of skill in manoeuvring: fast little gamecock aeroplanes ramming elusive balloons that dart rapidly here

How to build a racing car by G. H. Davis
A sport for model enthusiasts: how to build a car which will race at speeds in excess of 40 mph. Details of the construction of a model racing car, powered by a tiny petrol engine

Ski-coat for Aquascutum 1923
Woman wearing a Ski-coat with belt. Available from Aquascutum, Regent Street, London. 1923

LFB firefighters in athletics event at Hurlingham
LFB firefighters taking part in an athletics event at Hurlingham. Date: 1967

Magazine page, fire brigade sports news
A magazine page reporting fire brigade sports news from Birmingham, Manchester and London. Prizes shown in the photographs are for swimming (London)

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

Lady Motorist at the Wheel
Atylish Lady Motorist at the Wheel - an advertising plate for John Bull Tyres. Date: circa late 1940s

Advert for Lillywhites skiwear 1938
Lillywhites offer expert service and complete seletion of winter sports equipment and clothing for men, women and children. 1938

Advertisement for Phat Pheet boots and shoes for school and sport, from Daniel Neal & Sons Limited, Kensington High Street and Edgware Road, London

Bonzos Grand National by George Studdy
Bonzos Grand National -- Bonzo, Chee-Kee, and Bonzos brethren hold a Grand National on their own. Some of them get rather wet in an open ditch

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

Advert for Lillywhites skiwear 1933
Lillywhites pre-eminent for all winter sports wear and equipment. 1933

Andrews Liver Salt advertisement by H. L. Oakley
Advertisement for the health tonic, Andrews Liver Salts, featuring a silhouette by H. L. Oakley depicting two men out shooting with a gun dog. Date: 1926

Silhouette portrait of Jack Hobbs, English cricketer
Silhouette portrait of Jack Hobbs (1882-1963), legendary English cricketer. Date: circa 1920s

Silhouette portrait of A. L. Hassett, Australian cricketer
Silhouette portrait of Arthur Lindsay Hassett (1913-1993), Australian cricketer. Date: circa 1930s

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

Silhouette portrait of C. F. Walters, cricketer
Silhouette portrait of Cyril Frederick Walters (1905-1992), Welsh cricketer. Date: circa 1930s

Silhouette portrait of Issette Miller, LGU founder
Silhouette portrait of Issette Miller, nee Pearson (1861-1941), founder and first secretary of the Ladies Golf Union. Date: circa 1900s

Silhouette portrait of Arthur Lees, English golfer
Silhouette portrait of Percy V. Bradshaw (1877-1965), artist and illustrator. Date: circa 1920s

Silhouette portrait of Charles Ward, cricketer
Silhouette portrait of Charles Ward (1875-1954), cricketer. Date: circa 1910s

Silhouette of jockey on horseback at races
Silhouette of a jockey on horseback at the races, led by the trainer or owner. Date: 20th century

Yacht Club, Bombay, India. Date: circa 1890s

Playing Polo, India
Playing polo, India. Date: circa 1890s

People playing tennis, India. Date: circa 1890s

Chamba, India, seen from the hockey ground
Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, northern India, seen from the hockey ground. Date: circa 1890s

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

Main Gymnasium, YMCA, Los Angeles, California, USA. Date: 20th century

Spectators at Fulham v Clapton Orient football match
A crowd of spectators at a football match between Fulham and Clapton Orient. Date: 1914

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

Queen of Spain playing tennis
The Queen of Spain, formerly Princess Ena of Battenberg, pictured playing tennis at Santander, one of her country houses. The Tatler reported that the Queen was good at tennis

Formal opening of Olympic stadium, Berlin, Germany
Scene at the formal opening of the new Olympic stadium in Berlin, designed for the 1916 Olympic Games which were cancelled because of the First World War. Date: 1913

Autocar Poster -- Paris-Berlin race
Autocar Poster -- scene from the Paris-Berlin race, featuring a Mors No.4 car driven by Fournier, beating a Panhard car. Its average speed during the race was around 44 mph. Date: 1901

Football in aid of Prince of Wales Fund, WW1
A crowd of spectators at the first football match of the season at Chelsea. Receipts went towards the Prince of Wales War Fund. Date: August 1914

Drilling recruits in Temple Gardens, London, WW1
Drilling recruits in Temple Gardens, London, at the start of the First World War, while a tennis match goes on in the background

Advertisement for Johnnie Walker Black Label whisky. Born 1820 -- still going strong. Every drop is over 12 years old. Date: 1914

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