Tennis Collection (page 11)

Frocks for the river and tennis from Selfridges, 1927
Frocks for the river and tennis from Selfridge s, 1927 Date: 1927

Bradleys Clothes Advert, 1927
A new collection of models and ready to wear garments on show at Bradleys salons, Chepstow Place, ranging from tennis frocks to the latest exsquite Paris models and Ascot creations

Advert for Len-glen shoes, 1927
The Pentagon Len-Glen tennis and summer shoes Date: 1927

Portrait of tennis star Helen Wills, 1927 1927

Helen Wills Moody playing Tennis
Mrs. Helen Wills Moody practising Tennis in Japan. 1932

Cherokee Country Club, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Date: 1936

Advertisement, Solar Tip Shoes
Advertisement for Solar Tip Shoes, made by John Mundell & Co of Philadelphia, USA. Showing girls and boys playing in their genuine Solar Tip footwear

Jay Gould (1888 1935), photograph taken in 1908 in New York. Jay Gould was an American tennis player and a grandson of the railroad magnate Jay Gould

International tennis players at Wimbledon, 1911
Page from The Sketch magazine featuring photographs of international players competing at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis championships in 1911. Top row from left: Miss M. Reick (Germany), Mr R

Rain at Wimbledon, 1914
The centre court at Wimbledon, with covers over the grass to protect it from rain during the summer of 1914 - the last tournament before the outbreak of war. Date: 1914

Anthony Wilding in action at Wimbledon, 1914
Anthony Frederick Wilding (1883 - 1915), shown in action in the mens final at the 1914 Wimbledon tennis championship against Norman Brookes

Tennis couple, 1929
A couple dressed in fashionable tennis whites, pictured in the extensive gardens of an idyllic looking home. Date: 1929

Prominent Cambridge sportsmen during WW1
Portraits of some prominent Cambridge University sportsmen fighting for their country during the First World War. Top row right is the New Zealand tennis player and four-times Wimbledon champion

A. F Wilding plays Davis Cup tennis, 1914
Anthony Wilding, New Zealand tennis player and four-times Wimbledon champion pictured playing in his last ever sporting competition - at the Davis Cup at Forest Hills, Long Island, N.Y, USA

St Mildreds Hotel & Tennis Court, Westgate-on-Sea, England
St Mildreds Hotel & Tennis Court, Westgate-on-Sea, near Margate, Kent, England. Date: 1906

Mooragh Lake & Tennis Courts, Ramsey, Isle of Man
Mooragh Lake & Tennis Courts, Ramsey, near Ballure, Isle of Man, England. Date: 1947

Victorian Ladies Playing Tennis, Unknown Location, England. Date: 1890s

Miss Wynyard with tennis racket Date: 1918

Student tennis player Date: 1905

Tennis students Date: 1903

Miss Woolmoth pupil of Nellie Chaplin poses on tennis court

Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Lawn Tennis Grounds and Conservatory, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Date: circa 1908

A. F. Wilding, Wimbledon champ, demonstrates tennis strokes
Double page spread from The Sketch magazine featuring the New Zealand-born four times Wimbledon tennis champion, Anthony Wilding demonstrating various strokes, shots and grips

Sketch cover - Anthony Wilding and Suzanne Lenglen
Front cover of The Sketch magazine showing the new French tennis star, fifteen year old Suzanne Lenglen, pictured with New Zealand Wimbledon champion

Two men with four dogs, North London suburbs
Two men with four dogs on a piece of open grass in the North London suburbs. Date: circa 1910s

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

Edwardian tennis tournament showing a man serving at a match inthe Stockport area - the shutter speed must have been excellent for the time as the ball is captured in flight Date: 1906

Group at tennis match at Moorfield Tennis Club in Stockport. Four players and presumably an umpire. Date: 1913

Five men in tennis whites believed to be at Moorfield Tennis Club, Stockport. An excellent display of 1913 sportswear Date: 1913

Two ladies at tennis tournament outside buildings at Moorfield Tenis Club, Stockport Date: 1913

Lady Tennis player at Moorfield Tennis Club, Stockport Date: 1913

Tennis player at Moorfield Tennis Club in Stockport, 1913 Date: 1913

Group having tea at Tennis Tournament, Moorfield Tennis Club, Stockport. A picture of refinement and calm, just under a year before the start of World War One - this represents a high water mark of

Tennis Tournament at Moorfield Tennis Club, Stockport Date: 1913

Five men relaxing on a bench at Moorfield Tennis Club, 1913. Despite the formal clothing, the men in the picture are obviously very relaxed and informal. Date: 1913

Moorfield Tennis Tournament, Stockport 1913 Date: 1913

Edwardian Tennis spectators and bowls green showing an almost stereotypical view of Edwardian leisure Date: circa 1908

Audience at an Edwardian tennis match showing styles of dress of the period Date: circa 1908

Edwardian tennis match at an unknown venue, but a good turnout and an impressive action shot given the technology of the time Date: circa 1908

Tennis party, c. 1880s
A family group, with some of the party dressed in sporting attire. The woman on the left holds a tennis racquet. Date: c.1880sA

Mens doubles tennis match at Moorfield Tennis Club, Stockport - a good action shot, considering the limitations on contemporary equipment Date: 1913

Tennis player serving at Moorfield Tennis Club in Stockport - an adventurpous and successful action shot of the day Date: 1913

Group of men in conversation outside tennis club house - a delightful shot which captures a very natural and relaxed scene with compassion and humour Date: 1913

Tennis players on court at Moorfield Tennis Club Stockport, showing contemporary styles of clothing and play Date: 1913

Silhouette of contrasting transport, 1874 and 1924, by H.L. Oakley, in Tennis magazine, 24 July 1924. Above: a group of people arriving at a country house by horse-drawn carriage in 1874

Silhouette of people playing tennis on a sunny day, by H.L. Oakley. Date: circa 1920s

South Coast of England - Boscombe Tennis Courts
Victorian Glass Lantern slide from a series on the South Coast of England - Boscombe Tennis Courts. Part of box 218 Boswell Collection; listed, Boswell Collection Date: circa 1890s

Sunlight Yarn Knitting book - vintage tennis fashion
Front cover of a Sunlight Yarn Knitting book featuring a young woman in a fine knitted jumper readying herself to take a smash during a tennis match. Date: 1914-1918

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