Sports Collection (page 89)

Racing yacht tests in a tank by G. H. Davis
Did trials of models bring Ranger victory? Tests in a tank. How science is called in to help the designers of racing yachts in the United States

Advert for Kenneth Durward sports suits 1934
The KD sports suit for comfort and distinction.. The house of Durward has long studied the needs of the out-of doors man. KD sports suit is eloquent, not only of style, quality and fine tailoring

Advert for Brenner Sports - womens clothing 1936
Women wearing navy blue jersey suit, with matching red cuffs, leather belt, hat and wrist gloves. Walking with her black Scottish Terrier. Date: 1936

Athletics event for under-elevens, Seaford, Sussex
An athletics event, a 100-yard sprint for under-elevens at Seaford, East Sussex. The boys stand ready for the starting signal. Date: 1934

Boy standing in garden with rugby ball, Eltham, London
A boy standing in a garden wearing sports kit, with a rugby ball under his arm, at Eltham, south-east London. Date: 1933

Advertisement for Smiths Glasgow Mixture, tobacco in three strengths, mild, medium and full. Depicting a scene on a golf course, with a golfer and his caddy. Date: September 1914

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

Surf riders near San Clemente, California, USA
Surf riders on a big wave near San Clemente, California, USA. Date: circa 1953

The Prize Fight, 1814 and 1914
Depictions of the Prize Fight, of 1814 (above) and of 1914 (below). In the earlier version there is as much fighting in the crowd as there is in the boxing ring. Date: July 1914

Arthur Balfour, British politician, giving a talk
Arthur Balfour, British politician and former Prime Minister, giving a talk on lawn tennis at Panshanger, home of Mr Almeric Paget

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

Fruit Label -- Jose MaColl, Valencia oranges
Fruit Label -- special oranges from Jose MaColl of Sagunto, Valencia, Spain. Depicting three men playing football with a large orange. Date: 20th century

Nursery Rhymes -- boy with slate, mice with cheese
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- a boy sits doing sums on a slate while other boys play football. Below -- mice eating bread, cheese and an apple. Date: early 20th century

Poster design for Quebec Winter Sports, via Canadian Pacific, showing a couple on skis in in a snowy landscape. Date: 20th century

Poster design for Illinois Central travel
Poster design for Illinois Central, the road of travel luxury, featuring trips from Chicago and St Louis to the Gulf Coast (Beautiful Mississippi), offering sports all the year round

Chocolate box design, lady with tennis racquet
Chocolate box design, featuring a smiling lady in warm winter clothing holding a hockey stick. Date: 20th century

Official programme, International Trophy at Brooklands
Cover design for the official programme, The International Trophy at Brooklands, organised by the Junior Car Club. Showing a racing car and driver. Date: May 1933

Poster advertising The Sporting Girl, or Newmarket, a racing musical comedy, depicting Poppy and her trainer. With music by F Taylor and EB Jones

Business card design, woman shooting birds
Business card design, depicting a woman shooting birds. Date: 20th century

Business card design, woman playing tennis
Business card design, depicting a woman playing tennis. Date: 20th century

Advert for for Brenner Sports - womens clothing 1935
Celebration days inspirre these gay suis. The Navy suit is in uncrushable linen with a blouse in printed Suree, whilst its companion is in a crisp lightweight wool cloth

Two women at a tennis club, with a tennis court behind them

Man in uniform driving sports car
A man in military uniform driving a sports car

Woman at a tennis club, holding a racquet

Scene at a sports day prizegiving, with British and Australian flags on display

Boys doing acrobatics in a field
Groups of boys doing acrobatics in a field

Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Scene outside the Royal Yacht Squadron building at Cowes, Isle of Wight

Couple in ramshackle sports car
A couple -- possibly just married -- sitting in a ramshackle sports car, with five people standing on the pavement at the side of them. Date: circa 1930s

Two boys in their cricketing gear at the side of a cricket pitch

Tall slim cricketer
A tall, slim cricketer with two bats, wearing shinpads

Group of colonials with Indian servant
A group of eight colonial types, four men and four women. An Indian servant stands alongside, holding a bag of golf clubs. Date: circa 1910s

Men and women taking tea in a garden
Three men and three women taking tea in a garden. A little dog looks up expectantly. The two younger women have tennis racquets. C.1900

People on ships deck playing a game
People on the deck of a ship, playing a game involving wooden models of racehorses, with a racecourse marked out in white

MG sports car outside Day & Night Cafe
A man waits for his MG sports car to be checked by two mechanics outside the Day & Night Cafe

Man sitting on running board of sports car
A man sitting on the running board of a sports car

Young woman with bicycle and hockey stick
A young woman with a bicycle and a hockey stick, standing in front of a window

Group of sportswomen
A group of seven sportswomen with hockey sticks, who have stopped for a break and a bite to eat

A Royal Sport: Queen Elizabeth I Hawking
This picture shows Queen Elizabeth I participating in the sport of hawking or falconry on a winter day in the snow. With her is a cortier holding a blindfolded bird

Man in an open-topped sports car
A man in an open-topped sports car

Woman in a sports car
A smiling young woman in an open-topped sports car

Biplanes at Hendon airfield
Biplanes lined up at Hendon airfield ready for a cross-country race. Date: 1913

Miniature sports car, Douglas, Isle of Man
A miniature sports car (Malins, 147 CC) parked outside a building in Douglas on the Isle of Man. Date: 1925

Four children gazing through shop window
Four children gazing through a toy shop window

Racing women reach the finishing line in this high-speed action shot

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

Advert for Scotts womens hats 1912
Matlock, hat, in smooth or rough finished felt with smartlt turned up brim, trimmed, with a wing and knot of ribbon. 1912

Advert for Robert Heath, sporting bird brooches 1929
Model wearing a beret in face cloth or velvet with bird brooch. Date: 1929

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