Images Dated 13th October 2004

A Game of Bowls, Britain, 1903
Photograph showing an English gentleman about to deliver his bowl during a game of lawn bowling, 1903. Fellow players and spectators closely watch his technique

The Dempsey-Carpentier Fight, 1921
Photograph showing the 100, 000 strong crowd at the fight between Georges Carpentier and Jack Dempsey for the Heavyweight Championship of the World held at Jersey City, USA, on 2nd July 1921

HMS Implacable at Devonport, 1926
Photograph showing a stern view of the frigate HMS Implacable in dry dock at Devonport, 1926

Joe Louis, 1936
Photographic portrait of Joe Louis (1914-1981), the American heavyweight boxer, pictured in 1936

Tommy Farr using a punch ball, 1937
Photograph showing Tommy Farr (1914-1986), the Welsh heavyweight boxer also known as the Tonypandy Terror, training at a gym, 1937

A Game of Bowls, England, c. 1872
Engraving showing a close game of bowls on a bowling lawn somewhere in England, c.1872. Four players appear to be vigorously contesting the result

Jack Johnson and James Jeffries, 1910
Photographic montage showing Jack Johnson (1878-1946)(left) and James J. Jeffries (1875-1953), the heavyweight boxers who fought for the World Championship in 1910

Measuring up an end of Bowls, 1903
Photograph showing the measuring from a jack during a game of bowls, Britain, 1903

Primo Carnera celebrates victory, New York, 1933
Photograph showing Primo Carnera (1906-1967), the Italian heavyweight boxer, who had just knocked out Jack Sharkey to become World Champion at the Madison Square Garden Bowl, New York, 1933

Anti-Aircraft Gun on USS Texas, 1916
Photograph showing American seamen climbing up the tower of the new anti-aircraft gun on the US battleship Texas, 1916

Match of Bowls at Crystal Palace, London, 1901
Illustration showing a match of bowls at the Crystal Palace in London during June 1901. The players shown are (from left to right) Dr. W.G. Grace (large beard), Mr. John Young (Australia), Mr. J.W

Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney, 1926
Photograph showing Jack Dempsey (1895-1983) (left) and Gene Tunney (1897-1978), the heavyweight boxers who fought for the World Championship in 1926 and 1927

Georges Carpentier (1894-1975)
Photograph showing Georges Carpentier, the French boxer, pictured c.1912

Jack Johnson and Tommy Burns, 1908
Photographs showing Jack Johnson (1878-1946)(left) and Tommy Burns (1881-1955), the heavyweight boxers who fought for the World Championship in Sydney, Australia, in 1908

Tommy Farr and Clarence Burman, 1939
Photograph of Tommy Farr (1914-1986)(left) and Clarence Red Burman, after their heavyweight boxing match, Harringay, London, 1939

Robert Hales, the Norfolk Giant, 1851
Engraving showing Robert Hales (1813 or 1820-1863), also known as the Norfolk Giant, who was reportedly seven foot six inches tall and weighed 33st, pictured in London, 1851

Jack Johnson (1878-1946)
Photographic portrait of Arthur John Johnson, better known as Jack Johnson, the American heavyweight boxer, pictured in 1908. Johnson was the World Heavyweight Champion between 1908 and 1915

Game of Bowls in an English Suburban Garden, c. 1895
Illustration showing a game of bowls in progress in the garden of a suburban house, England, c.1895

Bowling Match between England and Scotland, 1916
Series of photographs showing a number of views of the Annual International Bowling Match between English and Scottish bowlers in London, held at the Bellingham Club, September 1916

Dave McCleave using a punch bag, 1936
Photograph showing Dave McCleave, then British welterweight champion, using a punch bag in a gym, 1936

The Carpentier-Beckett Fight, 1919
Photograph showing Georges Carpentier (white shorts) punching Joe Beckett during their fight for the Heavyweight Championship of Europe, 4th December 1919

Woman working in a rope works, 1916
Photograph showing a woman working in a munition, steel and rope works, Britain, 1916. This photograph shows her supervising the coiling of wire rope onto a large drum

Knock Out at a Boxing Match, c. 1896
Engraving showing the end of a boxing match, c.1896. On the left, the beaten boxer lies on the ground, as the referee, in top hat, enters the ring to call the end of the match

William Ball, also known as John Bull, 1851
Engraving showing William Ball (1795-1852), an Englishman from Shropshire, who came to be nicknamed John Bull on account of his weight - 40st

Algerine Family at Vauxhall Gardens, London, 1851
Engraving showing the Algerine family of Yousoff Ben Ibrahim, who were being exhibited at the Vauxhall Gardens in London, 1851

Boxing Match at the Ring Boxing Saloon, London, 1911
Illustration showing a boxing match at the Ring boxing saloon, London, c.1911. This building was previously known as the Surrey Chapel, which had been built by Rev. Rowland Hill (1744-1833)

Afternoon Bowling at an English Country House, c. 1893
Engraving showing two young couples enjoying a game of bowls on the lawn of an English country house, c.1893

Game of Indoor Bowls, England, 1906
Illustration showing a game of indoor bowls being played in the drawing-room of a large house, England, 1906. The green was a table covered with green baize and the bowls were made of china

Tommy Burns (1881-1955)
Photograph of Tommy Burns, the Canadian heavyweight boxer who was World Champion between 1906 and 1908, pictured in 1908

Christmas Dinner in a Canadian Log Cabin, c. 1906
Illustration showing Chinese waiters bringing the Christmas dinner, suckling-pig, into a dining room full of Canadian frontiersmen, c.1906

Carpentier and Dempsey, 1921
Photographic portraits of Georges Carpentier (1894-1975) and Jack Dempsey (1895-1983), the heavyweight boxers who fought for the World Championship in 1921

Amateur Boxing Championships, London, 1890
Engraving showing a series of scenes from the Amateur Boxing Championships at the Central Hall, Holborn, London, 1890

Tommy Burns sparring with a partner, 1908
Series of photographs showing Tommy Burns (1881-1955), the Canadian heavyweight boxer, boxing with a sparring partner, 1908. Burns was World Heavyweight Champion between 1906 and 1908

Venetian Bowling Alley, c. 1876
Engraving showing the scene inside a Venetian bowling alley, during a slight dispute over a game of ten pin bowling, c.1876

The Carpentier-Beckett Fight, 1919
Photograph showing Joe Beckett knocked down by Georges Carpentier during their fight for the Heavyweight Championship of Europe, 4th December 1919

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