Sports Collection (page 97)

Fanny Blankers-Koen and her daughter
Dutch athlete Mrs Fanny Blankers-Koen was a star of the 1948 London Olympics, becoming the first woman ever to win three Olympic titles. She won the 100 and 200 metres, and the 80 metres hurdles

Sheffield Workhouse - Coronation Sports Day
A sack race during Coronation Sports at the Sheffield Union workhouse at Fir Vale, Sheffield. Date: circa 1911

Queen Elizabeth II at Badminton Horse Trials
Royal spectators at Badminton. Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother sit on the ground to watch the horse trials on the Duke of Beauforts estate at Badminton House in 1958. Date: 1958

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

Chantreys Famous Shot, with which he killed two woodcocks -- apparently the previous day he killed a hare and a rabbit, also with one shot. It is also claimed that he was blind in one eye

W G Grace at the wicket
W G Grace (1848-1915), English cricketer, seen here at the wicket. 1892

Man and woman on the ice -- he is wearing skates, pushing her along in a chair. early 20th century

Switzerland - Hockey Match at Grindelwald Date: circa 1910s

Hunting in Canada -- two men ins snowy wood. 1892

Christmas / Presents 1960S
A little girl is given a present from Father Christmas who prefers a sports car to a sleigh any day Date: 1960s

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

Boy Charlton, Australian Olympic swimmer
The Australian freestyle swimmer Andrew Murray Charlton (1907-1975), nicknamed Boy Charlton. He won a gold medal in the 1500 metres freestyle event at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris

Bugatti Poster 1
A classic Bugatti two-seat sports model. Date: 1926

14 year old swimming champion with six trophies
A 14-year-old swimming champion poses with the six trophies he has won. (1 of 2) Date: 1924

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

Switzerland / Andermatt
Andermatt: people engaged in winter sports Date: 1910

Wildgoose family of swimmers
A family of swimmers, all in their swimming costumes: T Wildgoose, ex-1000 yards champion, with Emma (3), Alice (15 months) and Dick (4). Date: 1910s

Piggy-Back Race / 1973
SPORTS DAY - a piggy-back race in progress at the Desmond Anderson Junior School Date: 1973

Ethel Shipley, long distance champion swimmer
Miss Ethel Shipley, Long Distance Lady Champion swimmer, and First Lady Home in the " Weekly Dispatch" swim through London (15 miles). Date: 1910s

Brassierette 1938
Kleinerts brassierette: a lightweight bra without fastenings but with a shirred elastic back. Suitable for sports. It is also fitted with dress shields. Date: 1938

Bristol Dolphin Swimming Club with two trophies
Members and management of the Bristol Dolphin Swimming Club, champions in the 1912 season, with two trophies. Date: 1912

Nursery slopes at Obergurgl, Austria
People skiing on the nursery slopes at Obergurgl, Austria. Date: 1976

Fourteen year old swimming champion with trophies
A 14-year-old swimming champion with the six trophies he has won. (2 of 2) Date: 1924

Rover 16 Sports Saloon
Somewhat stately for a sports saloon, but the Rover 16 is a fine touring car with plenty of power. Date: 1937

Dryden / Women & Car / 144
Two ladies and a sports car Date: circa 1927

Ancient Roman charioteer driving four horses
An Ancient Roman charioteer drives his four horses hard around the track. The prime venue for this type of sport was the Circus Maximus in Rome. Date: BCE

Jack Hatfield, British Olympic swimming champion
Jack Hatfield (John Gatenby " Jack" Hatfield, 1893-1965), British Olympic swimming champion, seen here at the time of the Stockholm Olympics in 1912

Irish International football team
Irish International Football Team : Thompson, McCann, Hampton, Scott, Connor, McAuley, Burnison, Harris, McDonnell, Lacey and Hannon. They played the English team on 11 February 1911 and lost 1 to 2

Programme cover for Femmes et Sports, featuring Georges Carpentier and Florence Walton at the Palace Theatre, Paris 1927. Artwork by Charles Gesmar 1927

rd International Automobile Exhibition - Paris
Poster for the 3rd Exposition Internationale of the Automobile Club de France - held at the Grand Palais on the Champs d Elysees, Paris between 21st January and 10th February 1901

Britannia and Eve magazine, June 1931
Front cover illustration featuring a huntsman on his piebald horse, blowing his horn and setting off on a hunt with his trusty dog

Britannia and Eve magazine, January 1938
Front cover illustration featuring a curly-haired woman, wrapped up in a woollen hat and scarf, with a pair of ice-skates slung over her shoulder

Miss Dorothea Douglass
Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (1878 - 1960), English tennis player and seven time winner of the ladies singles title at Wimbledon between 1903 and 1914

Helen Wills and Edith Cross in action
Miss Helen Wills Moody and Miss Edith Cross, American tennis doubles partners pictured in action on court at Wimbledon in 1929

Bayardos Gold Cup
The British thoroughbred racehorse, Bayardo, wins the Gold Cup at Ascot

Duke of York playing tennis
The Duke of York (later King George VI) enjoying his favourite game- tennis- in Jamaica

Zinfandels Cup Day, Ascot
Glamorous women parading in their elegant gowns and flowery hats, mingle in the Ascot paddock on Zinfandels Cup Day

Sporting goods advertisement
Advert for Mitchells leading sports emporium in Queenstown, South Africa. A football player and ball are featured

Students playing American football, University Campus
University Campus, Salt Lake, United States of America, students playing American football

Miss Helen Wills, American Tennis Player and Artist
MISS HELEN WILLS in 1927, American tennis player and artist, seen here in mufti, ie ordinary clothes rather than her tennis gear

Mrs Kitty Godfree, English tennis player
A depiction of Mrs Kitty Godfree (nee McKane), English tennis player, by a rival player, the American Helen Wills. Both of them were appearing at Wimbledon. Godfree has just finished a backhand drive

Water Quintain
A medieval game of water quintain

Double page spread in a diary for 23-28 October
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 23-28 October. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Double page spread in a diary for 14-19 February
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 14-19 February. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Hunter attacked by pheasants
A hunter out shooting is attacked by pheasants, and he runs away in fear

Shortsighted young cricketer is bowled out
A shortsighted young cricketer is bowled out -- the bales are flying off the stumps

Double page spread in a diary for 20-25 April
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 20-25 April. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Double page spread in a diary for 12-17 August
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 12-17 August. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

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