Sports Collection (page 92)

Sports Day at Earlswood Asylum, near Redhill, 1864
Engraving showing one of the running races held for the patients of the Earlswood Asylum for Idiots, near Redhill, 1864. A large crowd of spectators, in Victorian dress

Sports dHiver
Thomas Cook Brochure Cover - Sports dHiver. 1924-25

Winter Sports
Thomas Cook Brochure Cover - Winter Sports. 1938-39

Advert for Burberry winter sports wear 1923
BURBERRYs SKI OUTFITS Date: 1923

Fire Station Recreation Room

36 Area Sports Meeting at Woodford Wells, Essex - Long Jump competition

London Fire Brigade running race in Dulwich
London firefighters running a race in Dulwich, South London

NFS fitness demonstration, Regional HQ. Lambeth, WW2
Firefighters of the newly formed National Fire Service (London Region) put on a physical fitness demonstration at a review of the fire service in Lambeths drill yard at the Headquarters of the London

London firewomen netball competition, Westminster SW1
Scene at a netball competition between London Fire Brigade firewomen teams played at Greycoat School, Greycoat Place, Westminster

LFS versus Free French Football match, WW2
Football match between the LFS (London Fire Service) and a Free French Team during the Second World War

London Fire Service (LFS) football match at Highbury, the home of Arsenal FC

Slippery pole sack fighting at a London Fire Brigade sports event

London Fire Brigade - Tug of War Team
London Fire Brigade - Tug of War winning team (F District) group photo

MFB Athletic Association meeting poster
Metropolitan Fire Brigade Amateur Athletic Association Annual Athletic Meeting poster for 7 June 1902

LFB Athletic Association meeting programme
LFB Athletic Association 24th Annual Athletic Meeting programme for 24 July 1926

LCC-LFB firemen using the sliding pole on a call
Following a visit to the United States, Chief Officer Eyre Massey Shaw brought back the idea of sliding poles which he saw in American fire houses

Satirical cartoon, Rural Sports, Balloon Hunting

Sport and celebrities in the Bystander
Page from the Bystander showing, from top left, lady Chesham with her greyhound, Silver Chain, a runner at White City stadium

Ticket for Summer Sports Day at a Suvorov Military School
A ticket pass to the Summer Sports Day at a Suvorov Military School (a type of boarding school in the former Soviet Union and in modern Russia and Belarus for boys of 14-18)

Sonntagsjaeger. Sunday sports. Date c1871

Die Sontagsjaeger. Sunday sports

Athletic sports. Date c1887 July 12

Dead game sports. Date c1900

Roland & Rivkin tennis dress advertisement, 1927
Advertisement for freer tennis frocks by Roland and Rivkin, who consider such a cut de rigeur in circles where the game is played keenly. Date: 1927

Pauline Frederick with her greyhounds
The film star and actress, Pauline Frederick (1883 - 1938) with four of her greyhounds, which she planned to race at the track at Manchester (opened in 1926)

Skiing friends, 1930s
A group enjoy a day of skiing, although one woman appears to have taken a tumble. Date: 1930s

Phil Sheridans New City Sports Company woman in lowcut dress pointing at man holding chair and cane. Date 1899?

Scissors and Pendulum - Exercise regime for 1927
Images illustrating two exercises, the Scissors and the Pendulum designed to keep the figure neat and trim for 1920s ladies. Date: 1927

Phil Sheridans New City Sports Company. Date c1899

Bystander front cover - Lawn tennis number - Helen Wills Moo
Helen Wills Moody (1905 - 1998), American tennis player and eight times winner of the Ladies Singles at Wimbledon, pictured in 1927, where she was tipped to win - and she did

Greyhound racing at White City, 1927
Only a year after the first greyhound racing tracks arrived in Britain and society has whole-heartedly embraced the sport

Cricket - The Perfect Maiden by H. H. Harris
A 1920s lady inspects her face in a compact mirror, attracting the attention of a handsome cricketer as a match goes on in the background. Date: 1927

Giving a Hand at Wimbledon by H. M. Bateman
Cartoon by H. M. Bateman showing a number of contributors to the success of the Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon. Date: 1927

Lord Lonsdale kicks off jockey football match, London
A novel football match played at Fulham, London, between a team composed of the leading Flat Race Jockeys and thirteen popular notabilities including leaders in many branches of sport

Spectators at Cowes Yacht Race, Isle of Wight
Spectators watching the yachting from a promenade at Cowes, Isle of Wight. 1911

Smiling female skier
A skier wrapped up in a bright orange scarf, and patterned gloves, holds on to her skis, ready for a session on the slopes. 1937

Bystander front cover - Prince of Wales as a polo player
Edward, Prince of Wales (1895 - 1972), later King Edward VIII, then Duke of Windsor, pictured on the front cover of The Bystander, in polo clothing

Scene at the Cowes Yacht Race, Isle of Wight
Scene during the Royal London Yacht Clubs annual race at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Seen here are the four starters in the 19 metre class: Mariquila, Octavia

Bystander masthead design, 1927 - Glorious Twelfth
Illustrated masthead design for the outer cover of the Bystander magazine featuring a woman on the grouse moors enjoying some shooting on the Glorious Twelfth. Date: 1927

Royal London Yacht Club racing, Cowes, Isle of Wight
The Royal London Yacht Club racing at Cowes, Isle of Wight. The first race in 1911 saw White Heather out for the first time in the season

Montage depicting various Australian sports with animals, including horses, kangaroos and emu. circa 1883

Robinsons Barley Water advertisement, 1927
Advertisement for Robinsons patent barley water with lemon, refreshing tennis players since the 1920s. Date: 1927

Cesarewitch Handicap race, Newmarket
The close finish between Willonyx (nearest horse) and Martingale II at the 1911 Cesarewitch Handicap race at Newmarket racecourse, Suffolk. 1911

Fruiterers Sports Day, Crystal Palace, London

Cheltenham Races at Prestbury Park
Amersham jumping the final fence in the Amateur Handicap Hurdle Race at the Cheltenham Steeplechase Clubs Autumn Meeting at Prestbury Park. 1911

Football medal, with an image of two men playing football at the centre, a crown above, and a laurel wreath design round the edge. Date: early 20th century

General view of Braemar Highland Games, Scotland
A general view of the Braemar Highland Games in Scotland, showing Braemar village. The games were attended by King George V and Queen Mary

Chelsea versus Clapton Orient football match
Scott of Chelsea and Thompson of Clapton Orient compete for the ball in the air at the first league fixture of these two London clubs. The game was played on the Clapton Orient ground

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