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Sport Collection (#36)

Background imageSport Collection: Big Wheel

Big Wheel
12th August 1939: Big Wheel on the Palace Pier, Brighton. Original Publication: Picture Post - 171 - Brighton - pub. 1939 (Photo by Felix Man/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: And Over There

And Over There
12th August 1939: On Brighton pier a woman point out buildings in the town to her partner. Original Publication: Picture Post - 171 - Brighton - pub

Background imageSport Collection: Straw Dog

Straw Dog
12th October 1946: Quare Times, the record-breaking greyhound. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4226 - ?10, 000s Worth Of Dog - pub.1946 (Photo by Charles Hewitt/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Royal Opening

Royal Opening
King Edward VII arrives at the newly-built Great Stadium in Shepherds Bush for the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, 1908. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Artificial Sun

Artificial Sun
17th April 1942: Civil Defence Workers in Finsbury are beating the winter pallor with free sun lamp treatments. They call it Mixray at the Finsbury Health Centre

Background imageSport Collection: La Chaine Simpson

La Chaine Simpson

Background imageSport Collection: Elevated View Of Ski Resort, With Many Skiers In P

Elevated View Of Ski Resort, With Many Skiers In P
UNITED STATES - Circa 1930s: Elevated View Of Ski Resort, With Many Skiers In Parking Lot And Buildings, Pattern Bear Mt. NY.. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Boy In Horozonial Stripe Shirt & Girl Wearing A Ve

Boy In Horozonial Stripe Shirt & Girl Wearing A Ve
UNITED STATES - Circa 1930s: Boy In Horozonial Stripe Shirt & Girl Wearing A Vertical Stripe Jumper Shorts Set On A Bicycle Sharing A Single Bottle Of Soda With Two Straws Trees. (Photo by H)

Background imageSport Collection: Airship Over The Speedway

Airship Over The Speedway
A blimp flies over Sheepshead Bay Speedway as spectators watch and talk amongst themselves, Brooklyn, New York, late 1910s

Background imageSport Collection: Bostons Fenway Park

Bostons Fenway Park
General view of Bostons Fenway Park, home of the American League baseball team the Boston Red Sox, shows stands full of fans, early 20th Century. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: The American National Game of Baseball

The American National Game of Baseball
Photograph of a Currier & Ives lithograph titled The American National Game of Baseball shows an early baseball game watched by a crowd of well-dressed people, 1866. (Photo by R. Gates/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Spectators At Fenway Park

Spectators At Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox supporters in the stands at Fenway Park prior to the start of the World Series, Boston, Massachusetts, October 1912

Background imageSport Collection: Scuba Diver

Scuba Diver
A man with a scuba mask, flippers and aqualung floats underwater in a ghostly haze of bubbles. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: World Series Tickets

World Series Tickets
View of the chaos outside Wrigley Field the day tickets go on sale for the World Series between the hometown Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Tigers as an estimate 10

Background imageSport Collection: Times Square Crowds Wait For Series Score

Times Square Crowds Wait For Series Score
High-angle view looking north from the Times Tower (now One Time Square), at the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue at 42nd Street

Background imageSport Collection: Everton RIP

Everton RIP
1893: A funeral card in mock commiseration for the Everton football team who lost the 1893 cup final one-nil to Wolverhampton Wanderers

Background imageSport Collection: Upside Down

Upside Down
24th August 1946: A young girl has a look at an upside-down world as she visits the sea for the first time. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4191 - First Sight Of The Sea - pub

Background imageSport Collection: Good Wood Madam

Good Wood Madam
8th July 1939: A lawn bowler raises her hands in satisfaction at a throw. Original Publication: Picture Post - 175 - Good Wood, Madam - pub. 1939 (Photo by Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Castle Combe

Castle Combe
3rd August 1946: A man walks towards the picturesque village of Castle Combe, Wiltshire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4151- A Walk In The Heart Of England - pub

Background imageSport Collection: Old Sporting Guns

Old Sporting Guns
1956: A close-up of muzzle and breech-loading flintlock sporting guns. Original Publication: Picture Post - 9038 - Shooting With Old Guns - unpub. (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Old Sporting Guns

Old Sporting Guns
1956: A close-up of muzzle and breech-loading flintlock sporting guns. Original Publication: Picture Post - 9038 - Shooting With Old Guns - unpub. (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Courting Couple

Courting Couple
16th April 1956: Young lovers walking down a solitary road in Gretna Green. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8451 - Gretna Green - unpub. (Photo by Charles Hewitt/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Making Waves

Making Waves
July 1956: Holidaymakers take advantage of the fine weather at Shanklin Beach on the Isle of Wight. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8944 - Summer Holidays - unpub

Background imageSport Collection: Goal Scoring Machine

Goal Scoring Machine
1st December 1951: Arthur Milton of Arsenal aims a shot at a novel goal-scoring machine during a training session. Milton also plays cricket for Gloucestershire

Background imageSport Collection: Which Way ?

Which Way ?
1949: Two of the competitors in the Monte Carlo Road Race check their maps en route for Monte Carlo. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4708 - Monte Carlo Road Race - unpub

Background imageSport Collection: No Lift

No Lift
February 1955: Two skiers make their way up a marked trail on the ski slopes at Klosters in Switzerland. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7524 - Trials Of A Photographer - pub. 1955 (Photo by H)

Background imageSport Collection: Well Trained Gun Dogs

Well Trained Gun Dogs
17th January 1948: Well trained gun dogs are able to sit perfectly still despite the temptation to chase a rabbit. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4480 - Training Gun Dogs - pub

Background imageSport Collection: Bird Dog

Bird Dog
17th January 1948: A gun dog bringing a pheasant out of a lake. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4480 - Training Gun Dogs - pub. 1948 (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Two Wet Dogs

Two Wet Dogs
17th January 1948: Two wet gun dogs emerge from a river with a pheasant. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4480 - Training Gun Dogs - pub. 1948 (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Wild Wolf

Wild Wolf
17th June 1950: Greyhound Wild Wolf in action at the White City Stadium, London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5068 - Wild Wolf Grows Up - pub

Background imageSport Collection: Fox Hunting

Fox Hunting
19th November 1938: The field is spurred on as the hounds pick up the scent of a fox. Original Publication: Picture Post - 44 - Hunting The Fox - pub

Background imageSport Collection: Hunters Head Home

Hunters Head Home
24th December 1938: Two hunters head home after a pheasant shoot in the English countryside, carrying several brace of game birds. Original Publication: Picture Post - 57 - Pheasant Shooting - pub

Background imageSport Collection: Toy Fieldsmen

Toy Fieldsmen
10th July 1948: Miniature fieldsmen are equipped with a rounded slot to enable them to catch the ball, in the new game of table-top cricket

Background imageSport Collection: Hounds Hunting

Hounds Hunting
22nd July 1939: The Crowhurst Otter Hounds hunting the scent of otters in and by a river. Original Publication: Picture Post - 130 - Hunting The Otter - pub

Background imageSport Collection: Pack Of Hounds

Pack Of Hounds
22nd July 1939: The Crowhurst Otter Hounds awaiting the signal to move off. They are of various breeds to make the pack stronger

Background imageSport Collection: Cockfighting

Cockfighting
14th December 1946: Two birds fighting to the death during a cockfight in Bali. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4271 - A Cockfight In Bali - pub

Background imageSport Collection: Hunting Hounds

Hunting Hounds
17th January 1953: Hounds from the Pytchley Hunt running across fields near Daventry in Northamptonshire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6531 - A Hunting We Will Go - pub

Background imageSport Collection: Hiking Onwards

Hiking Onwards
18th June 1949: Boys hiking along a village lane, during an expedition which will be the climax of one months stay for boys at the Outward Bound Sea School at Aberdovey

Background imageSport Collection: Record Dog

Record Dog
24th July 1948: Priceless Border, winner of the Greyhound Derby and the fastest dog in his league preparing for his last race before becoming a stud at Wembley Stadium Kennels

Background imageSport Collection: Target Practice

Target Practice
4th June 1955: A cast-iron stag used for target practice on a remote moor at Black Corries Lodge near Glencoe in Scotland

Background imageSport Collection: Army Exercises

Army Exercises
20th August 1955: Soldiers of the Black Watch going through their exercises at the Black Watch Depot, Queens Barracks, Perth

Background imageSport Collection: Hunting Dogs

Hunting Dogs
6th February 1954: Two Weimaraner dogs out on a hunting expedition. Known as The Grey Ghost for their shadowy colour and stealthy hunting technique

Background imageSport Collection: Hunting Trophies

Hunting Trophies
6th February 1954: Two Weimaraner dogs resting against a wall dotted with hunting trophies, including several miniature antlers and a wild boars head

Background imageSport Collection: Washing Facility

Washing Facility
12th September 1953: The makeshift bathroom of a travelling salesman from Halifax, complete with toothbrush, soap, pitcher of water and basin



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