Images Dated 1st February 2018 (page 7)

C17 RUNNERS
Boyes exercife themfelves in runing in the open field, making a line, which he that defireth to win, ought to touch, but not to run beyond it. Date: 1658

THREE-LEGGED RACE
A three-legged race - demanding perfect co- ordination between the paired runners, which two of our contestants evidently did not achieve ! Date: circa 1900

MAN CLIMBS STEEPLY 1930S
Held tightly by safety ropes, a climber progresses up a sheer rockface. Date: 1930s

HELPING FALLEN CLIMBER
A climber who has fallen into a crevasse is helped out by two mountaineers. Date: circa 1930

CLIMBER ON ROCKFACE
Making his way up a sheer rockface, a climber considers his next move. Date: 1930s

SOUTHPAW PUNCHER C1890
A boxer leading with his left hand, in the southpaw style, throws a punch. Date: circa 1890

2 MEN BOXING 1788
Boxing made easy, or Humphreys giving a lesson Date: 1788

BOXING AT WONDERLAND
A large crowd fills Londons Wonderland club to watch a fight. Date: 1900

TONGAN BOXING 1870
Pugilism in the Pacific as a crowd of Tongans fight during the Tow Tow festival. Date: 1870

4 ROMAN CESTI
Four versions of the Roman cestus, a leather glove used in ancient boxing. Date: ancient

ROMANS BOXING
Romans box with the CESTUS, a leather glove

WHYMPER AT 6000 METRES
Edward Whymper climbs at the height of 6000 metres, in the Andes. Date: 1892

4 LADIES PLAY BATTLEDORE
Four ladies enjoy a game of battledore and shuttlecock indoors. Date: 1891

LAWRENCE MYERS, ATHLETE
Lawrence Lon E. Myers was one of the greatest runners of the 19th century, winning 15 American National titles and holding three world records between 1880-1888. Date: 1858 - 1899

CRYSTAL PALACE ARCHERY
A female archer is primed to release an arrow during a Grand Archery Fete at the Crystal Palace, London. Date: 1863

BASEBALL FOR LADIES
Young Lady Baseballlists The very novel and already successful idea of manager W.S.Franklin and the belles of the Ball and Bat. Date: 1890

PRINCE ARTHUR EXPEDITION
Prince Arthur of Connaughts expedition to Mont Blanc pose for a group photograph Date: circa 1910

GEOFF CAPES IN ACTION
Geoff Capes, in training, prepares to put a shot. Capes is a man of many things: a former Worlds Strongest Man, Highland Games champion and champion parakeet breeder. Date: 1970s

SMILING DAVID BRYANT
David Bryant, CBE, and bowls legend, clutches his bowls under his left arm and smiles. Date: 1960s

SPORT / CLIMBING / ALMER
CHRISTIAN ALMER Alpine mountain guide. Date: circa 1855

RUNNING AT WOOLWICH 1867
Running at Woolwich via a rather hazardous looking ditch. Date: 1867

BOXING, 1821
A fight in the Fives Court, London Date: 1821

Cartoon, The Tourists Guide
Cartoon, THE TOURISTS GUIDE, a satirical comment on the growing number of climbing accidents. Date: 1867

War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells - First Publication
The Martian Fighting- Machines wreck the railways. The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells (1866-1946)

Ws Lincoln, stamp dealer, Holles Street, London
Ws Lincoln (right), stamp dealer and postcard publisher, 2 Holles Street, off Oxford Street, London, looking towards Cavendish Square. Date: circa 1908

Langham Hotel, Portland Place, London W1. Date: circa 1900s

Platform scene at Marylebone Station, London
Platform scene at Marylebone Station, Great Central Railway, London. Date: circa 1910

Platform scene at Marylebone Station, London
Platform scene at Marylebone Station, Great Central Railway, London, with the train for Southport. Date: circa 1910s

Oxford Street, Central London. Date: circa 1900s

Couple embracing
Xmas fantasy. Young couple seated under an umbrella on a huge snowball. Date: 1920

Couple embracing
Xmas fantasy. Young couple kissing seated on a huge snowball. Date: 1920

Under the mistletoe
Xmas. Young girl waits longingly for a kiss. Date: 1930

Under the mistletoe
Xmas. A Young couple embrace under the mistletoe. Date: 1913

Under the mistletoe
Xmas. Young boy with a sprig of mistletoe about to embrace a pretty girl. Date: 1913

Christmas pudding
Xmas. A romantic young couple sit at table with their Christmas pudding. Date: 1913

Christmas pudding
Xmas. A pretty young girl enters with the Christmas pudding decked with holly. Date: 1914

Christmas pudding
Xmas. A pretty young girl enters with the Christmas pudding decked with holly. Date: 1903

Under the mistletoe
Xmas. A Young couple embrace under the mistletoe. Date: 1903

Mother and child
Edwardian illustration of a mother and child. Date: circa 1902

Fancy Dress for children
Children in fancy dress based on popular products of the 1930s. Date: circa 1935

Pulling the wishbone
Two young Dutch children pulling a wishbone at mealtime. Date: circa 1904

Leap frog
Dutch boys in the street playing leap-frog. Date: circa 1904

Tom, Tom, the Pipers Son
Illustration of the traditional nursery rhyme. Date: 1918

Little Red Riding Hood
Illustration of the traditionalfairy tale. Date: 1918

Mary Mary Quite Contrary
Illustration of the traditional nursery rhyme. Date: 1918

Little Miss Muffet
Illustration of the traditional nursery rhyme. Date: 1918

Little Boy Blue
Illustration of the traditional nursery rhyme. Date: 1918

Little Bo-Peep
Illustration of the traditional nursery rhyme. Date: 1918

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