Sportswoman Collection (page 2)

Riding Habit / Albanesi
Dark blue, tailored riding habit with a double row of brass buttons to the corsage & a white collar & a black top hat with a veil. Date: 1840s

Girl playing hockey
A female hockey player from the Edwardian period, clearly disputing the advice from Medicus (insert) that women should, avoid all excess in the field games which are suitable only to sporting men

Women in Sport - Lili de Alvarez
Spanish tennis player Elia " Lil� uot; lvarez (1905-1998), arriving in London for the Wimbledon championship with mascot in tow - a huge stuffed toy dog. Date: 1927

Outdoor Fashion Accessories 1927
New Parisian outdoor fashion accessories giving the finishing touches to the smart sportswoman - driving gloves, belt, vanity case, beach costume and sports pull-over Date: 1927

Sketch front cover - Lili de Alvarez
Lili D Alvarez, Spanish tennis player, famous not just for her game but for wearing shocking culottes designed by Schiaparelli on court at Wimbledon in 1931. Date: 1927

Lady Drogheda with Prince Henry of Pless
Lady Drogheda pictured with Prince Henry of Pless and the Princes eldest son. The Countess of Drogheda, born Kathleen Moore Pelham Burn married the 10th Earl of Drogheda in 1909

Lady Drogheda in her car, 1917
The Countess of Drogheda, born Kathleen Moore Pelham Burn married the 10th Earl of Drogheda in 1909 and divorced him in 1922 to marry Guillemo Delanda a polo player

Lady Drogheda as a plough girl, World War One
Lady Drogheda, formerly Kathleen Burn, dressed in a pictureseque dress to plough a field. The Countess of Drogheda, born Kathleen Moore Pelham Burn married the 10th Earl of Drogheda in 1909

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

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

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 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

Ethel Catherwood
Ethel Mary Catherwood (1908-1987), Canadian athlete and winner of the first womens Olympic gold medal in the high jump at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games, setting a world record in the process

Women Athletes parading, Turkey Date: 1936

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