Tennis Collection (page 15)

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

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

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

Suzanne Lenglen 1923

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

Tennis court on board the Empress of Britain
A full-sized tennis court on board the Canadian Pacific liner, the Empress of Britain, departing from Southampton on a world cruise for four and a half months

Wedding of Bunny Austin and Phyllis Konstam
The wedding of Henry Wilfred Bunny Austin (1906 - 2000), British tennis player and Phyllis Konstam (1907 - 1976), British actress who were married on 14 November 1931 at Hampstead Parish Church

Silhouette of a woman playing tennis

Silhouette of a fashionable woman on her travels. A man in the background is lifting a bag of golf clubs

Silhouette of a tennis player
Full-length silhouette of a tennis player with two tennis racquets tucked under his arm. 1926

W. T. Tilden and protege
William ( Bill ) Tatem Tilden (1893 - 1953), American tennis player, known as Big Bill. Dominated international tennis in the first half of the 1920s; won Wimbledon three times

Advert for Kestos lingerie 1934
Advert for a brassiere for sport activities. Kestos A women can concertrate on her game and win Date: 1934

Fashionable Holiday makers back from tennis
The Story of the Match - " It was a Famous Victory!" A couple return to the beach to join their friends and recount their recent match. Date: 1923

Kingham, Oxfordshire - The Fete at the Tennis Courts Date: 1915

Rock Garden Teahouse - Sutton Hall, Yorkshire
The Rock Garden, Tea House and tennis courts at Sutton Hall, Sutton, Thirsk, Yorkshire Date: circa 1909

Buuny Tennis
A clever rabbit playing tennis. (Bunny Austin perhaps, ha ha!). Date: early 1930s

Forces Tennis Balls
A Lillywhites girl shows off the surplus of tennis balls donated by Dunlop, Slazenger etc. following an appeal due to a shortage within the Armed Forces! Date: 28 May 1942

Tennis Illustrated - Comic Postcard - A Weak Return A Policeman aids a totally sozzled young gentleman to return to his abode into the rather shocked care of the housemaid. Date: circa 1903

Lady tennis player in red blazer. Artist: Anon. Art deco style image of lady tennis player posing at the net Date: circa 1924

Tennis Illustrated - Comic Postcard - Our Advantage A romantic liason between the local Bobby (Definitely off the Beat!) and a parlour maid

Alice Marble U. S. A champion 1937
Alice Marble (1913 - 1990) World No. 1 American tennis player, who won 18 Grand Slam championships between (1936 1940). Date: 1937

Tennis Girl 1940S
Anyone for tennis? A fashionable young woman, with her sleeves rolled up, ready for a game of tennis! Date: 1940s

Wimbledon Queue
A long queue for tickets for the Wimbledon tennis tournament, with only a Hot Dog stand to stave off the hunger and boredom! Date: 1979

Tennis Poser
A fashionable young woman strikes a pose as she attempts to serve, during a game of tennis. Date: 1940s

Edwardian children playing tennis. Artist: Hilda Dix Sandford. Edwardian boys and girls playing A Game of Tennis Date: circa 1908

Two ladies in outfits by Madeleine et Madeleine
Two fashionable ladies wearing daytime outfits by Madeleine et Madeleine. On the left, a white three-piece tennis outfit with patterned bands

Two ladies in summer outfits by Doucet and Jenny
Two ladies in fashionable summer outfits, standing near a tennis court. On the left, a 3/4 length light yellow and black patterned crepe de chine dress with black rosette at the hip

Teddy Tinling tennis outfit, 1962
A tailored tennis suit in cotton pique with a drawstring waist and crossed racquets motif embroidered in blue on the shirt top designed by tennis fashion guru, Teddy Tinling. Date: 1962

Tennis time at Harrods
Tennis Time at the Mans Shop, Harrods. Clothing advertisement for white flannels, tennis shirts, tailored shorts, blazers etc. Date: 1936

Tatler front cover, Wimbledon 1962
Front cover of The Tatler, reporting on Wimbledon Tennis Championship for 1962 and particularly tennis fashions. The girl clearing the net in style is wearing a tennis tunic by tennis fashion leading

Teddy Tinling tennis dress 1962
A terylene and cotton tennis dress designed by tennis fashion guru Teddy Tinling with frills trimming the hem and high neckline while the back swoops to a low and glamorous exit view. Date: 1962

Future King George VI at Wimbledon
A superb photograph of the future King George VI (1895-1952) (when Duke of York) pictured at Wimbledon in 1926 (ten years before the start of his reign), where he played doubles with his mentor

Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent with her children
The widowed Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent poses with her daughter, Princess Alexandra, for an informal photograph taken by her eldest son, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent at Bailiffscourt, Climping

Middle Class Prize Wives
Woman, women, wife, housewife Mr Punchs Four Prize Middle Class Wives. The wife as cook, intellectual companion, clerk and tennis partner! Date: 1889

Tennis - Serving
SERVING Date: early 20th century

Girls Fashions 1929
Tennis dress with box pleats; travelling coat, scarf & hat; high-waisted frock with gathered skirt, D-B redingote; coat with over-stitching detail & a dress with side pleats Date: 1929

Tennis at Country House
Watching a game from the terrace of an English country house Date: 1888

Henry & Tennis Balls
Henry V receives a box of tennis balls from the French Dauphin

Art Nouveau Tennis
An art nouveau girl plays tennis with an art nouveau racquet Date: circa 1905

Advert for Dunlop tennis balls, 1928, Paris Date: 1928

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

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

William T Tilden, the American champion of Wimbledon in 1920, 1921 and 1930

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

Gladys Cooper trouser skirted
British actress, Gladys Cooper (1888 - 1971), pictured modelling a trouser skirt, divided skirt or culottes for tennis. The look was also pioneered by Spanish tennis player Lili de Alvarez in 1931

We Take Off Our Beret by Mel
A series of caricatures by the cartoonist Mel showing various well-known tennis stars playing at Wimbledon in 1931. These include Lili D Alvarez who sported a pair of culottes on court

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