Tennis Collection (page 16)

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

Fashions for Tennis
Tennis fashions for 1931 from Peter Robinson of Oxford Street, featuring washing silk dresses which look far too nice to play tennis in to be honest

Victorian schoolboy ready for the holidays
A Victorian schoolboy, smoking a small cigar, sits on a pile of suitcases on the platform of a railway station, ready for the long school holidays

Senorita de Alvarez and her divided trousers
The Spanish tennis player, Lili d Alvarez, pictured playing on court at Wimbledon wearing a pair of divided trousers - or culottes - designed by Schiaparelli

Alice Marble, 1939 Wimbledon champion
Alice Marble (1913-1990), American tennis player, who was the first woman to win both the US Open and Wimbledon singles titles in the same year, as well as the ladies doubles and mixed doubles

Sirdar Nihal Singh
Indian tennis player Sirdar Nihal Singh who played in the 1909 Wimbledon lawn tennis championship

Dr A H Fyzee, tennis player
Indian tennis player, Dr A H Fyzee, one of the players in the 41st Wimbledon lawn-tennis championship in 1921

Tennis court, Bishops Palace, St Davids, South Wales
A tennis court, with people playing, inside the ruins of the medieval Bishops Palace, St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Tennis court, Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of a tennis court within the grounds of Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The castle dates from the 13th century

Seven people at the side of a tennis court
Seven people -- six women and a boy -- pose for an informal photo at the side of a grass tennis court

Men playing tennis at Crosslands House
Two men taking part in a doubles tennis match at Crosslands House

The sinking body / W H Robinson
This special chassis can be lowered instantly to ground level; the roof of the car thus becomes available for a stirring bout of table tennis

Suzanne Lenglen playing doubles
Suzanne Lenglen (1899 - 1938) French tennis player pictured playing a backhand shot in the Ladies Doubles Final at Wimbledon in 1925

On the Riviera and at St. Moritz
The majority of these snapshots were taken at Cannes where they bathe, and breakfast out of doors when they are not hard at it playing lawn tennis

Lenglen, Borotra and Lacoste playing doubles
Two pictures showing French pairs playing doubles at Wimbledon in 1925. On the left is a sartorial duo; Suzanne Lenglen in her bandeau stretching for a smash, while her partner Jean Borotra

Suzanne Lenglen by Fred May
Suzanne Lenglen (1899-1938), French tennis player and champion, winner of 81 singles titles, 73 doubles and 11 mixed doubles captured by cartoonist Fred May wearing her signature bandeau

Sketches at Wimbledon 1879
Sketches at the Championship lawn tennis match, Wimbledon by Harry Furniss. Vignettes of the final round of the tennis matches and the attending spectators

Poster advertising Howick, Natal, South Africa, a popular holiday resort for bathing, fishing, golf, tennis, riding, bracing climate and magnificent scenery

Colonial gent plays tennis, Iran
A colonial gentleman standing in a hard tennis court, Bushire (Bushehr), on the south west coast of Iran. At the time of this photograph the city had been under British occupation for five years

Yvon Petra(1916-1984), French tennis player, pictured here with his young daughter, prior to winning the 1946 Wimbledon mens singles title

Yvon Petra in tennis whites
Yvon Petra(1916-1984), French tennis player, pictured here posing in his tennis whites, prior to winning the 1946 Wimbledon mens singles title

Manor Asylum, Epsom, Surrey
A tennis match in progress at the Manor Asylum, Horton Lane, near Epsom in Surrey. The asylum opened in 1900 as the sixth London County Council asylum

Poster advertising Randfontein, South Africa
Poster advertising Randfontein in South Africa, for golf, swimming, boating and tennis. Industrial facilities are also available

Lawn Tennis Championship matches at Wimbledon
Vignettes showing scenes at Wimbledon in 1887, including several of the fifteen year old Miss Lottie Dod serving the ball in the year she first won the Championship

The Sketch front cover 1955
Fabulous front cover illustration showing the crowd at Wimbledon watching a match. The woman at the centre of the picture sports green rimmed sunglasses which match her necklace and bracelet

Lady Tennis Umpire 1920
A well turned out female tennis umpire keeps a cose eye on the score whilst sitting beneith a large red parasol

Summer fashions for 1954
A variety of fashions for a 1950s summer. From left, two tennis fashions by Louis London. In the background, an impeccably tailored summer suit in chiffon weight wool

Miss Tomblin in tennis shorts
The Sketch magazine in their We Take Our Hat Off To- weekly page feature Miss G.E. Tomblin, for taking the shorts way to further lawn tennis fame

Can shorts rival these graceful frocks for the courts?
A fashion illustration underlining the great tennis fashion debate of 1932 - Can shorts rival elegants skirts and dresses on the tennis court

Helen Wills Moody as a little girl
Helen Wills Moody (1905 - 1998), American tennis player and eight times Wimbledon champion, pictured as a young girl playing in the semi final round of the Junior Championship at Forest Hills

Christine Truman Janes (born 1941), British tennis player pictured in The Tatler as a promising 15 year old. She was beaten in an all-British ladies Wimbledon final in 1961 by Angela Mortimer but has

Tatler Travel Number front cover, 1956
Bright and jolly front cover design for The Tatler Travel Number by Lowen featuring, rather inexplicably, a red squirrel, who is packing various bits of sporting equipment

Suzanne Lenglens Tennis Outfits for Selfridges
A page depicting the outfits designed and modelled by Suzanne Lenglen for Selfridges, shown exclusively in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News

Brides les Bains poster
Tourism poster for the French resort of Brides les Bain in the Savoy region, from the PLM company, offering a variety of sports including golf and tennis in the summer and skiing in the winter

Prince Albert playing tennis
Prince Albert, Duke of York, the future King George VI (1895-1952), was a keen tennis player in the 1920s; in July 1920 with his partner Louis Greig he won the RAF doubles competition

Putting them on their metal
Cartoon, Putting them on their metal. New tennis practice with metal net and ball for cultivating a vigorous style. Please note

True British Sportmanship under Difficulties
The Lightning Service. A Safety First device for lawn tennis in a thunderstorm Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Sedentary Sports. Lawn tennis for middle aged people. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Suzanne Lenglen taking a shot
French tennis player Suzanne Lenglen preparing to defend her Wimbledon title in 1921. Lenglen dominated womens tennis during the early 1920s

Hampton Court Tennis
Lawn tennis in Hampton Court Tilt Yard: some are playing, some hold racquets and chat, others watch and walk by the courts

The Magic Interlude
Three children are interrupted from a game of tennis by an aeroplane buzzing high in the sky on an afternoon late in World War I, by which time aircraft were a familiar sight in the sky

The Ruins at Kohima, Burma; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing the ruined tennis court and terraces of the District Commissioners bungalow at Kohima, Burma, 1944. Kohima, a vital link in the Manipur Road

Tennis & Garden Frocks
Hammock girl wears green voile dress. Made by Robinson and Cleaver as are the two tennis frocks of heavy silk. Lemonade set is from Gamages

HARROW / ILN 1862
An exterior view of Harrow School, showing boys playing tennis and others standing around with cricket bats and hockey sticks

Summer and Cycling Fashions for 1901
Illustration showing three costumes that The Graphic felt were suitable for the Summer, 1901. The Lady facing us wears a Simple Toilette for the Seaside or Country

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