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Bettmann Archive Sports Collection

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This selection of photos from the Bettmann Archive provides an engrossing look into the lengthy past of sports. It features historical occurrences that have frozen legendary moments in a variety of sports, from memorable Olympic performances to championship victories, all of which encapsulate the spirit of rivalry and athletic brilliance.  Historical images of renowned athletes are also included in the collection, honouring their outstanding accomplishments and cultural influence.
 

21,776 Items

Bettmann Archive Sports Collection: Joe DiMaggio

Joe DiMaggio Collection
677 Items

Bettmann Archive Sports Collection: Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth Collection
755 Items

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Boxer Muhammad Ali

Boxer Muhammad Ali
(Original Caption) Deposed heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali grins and said he "thanked Allah" for the Supreme Court decision that cleared him of a government draft evasion conviction

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Ingemar Johansson In Fighting Pose

Ingemar Johansson In Fighting Pose
(Original Caption) 3/3/1961-New York, NY- Photo shows Ingemar Johansson in a full length fighting pose. He is in his boxing trunks and shorts

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Arkansas Halfback Billy Kyser

Arkansas Halfback Billy Kyser
Arkansas halfback, Billy Kyser, 27, scores on 7-yard run in second quarter. Arkansas defeated University of Mississippi 12-6

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Jimmy Connors and Arthur Ashe Shake Hands after Match

Jimmy Connors and Arthur Ashe Shake Hands after Match
(Original Caption) Wimbledon:Artur Ashe, USA and Jimmy Connors, USA shake hands over the net here 7/5, after Ashe had won the men's singles title, with score 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4, 5th July 1975

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Yale Football Team Portrait

Yale Football Team Portrait
The Yale University football team poses for their portrait

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Display with Prices for Early Made Golf Balls

Display with Prices for Early Made Golf Balls
(Original Caption) Simmons Hardware Company's price list for golf balls

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Illustrations Depicting Early Tennis Players with Their Racquets

Illustrations Depicting Early Tennis Players with Their Racquets
(Original Caption) Harpers Weekly. Leading Lawn Tennis Players. Richard Dudley Sears. - Dil James Dwight. - R. Livingston Beeckman. - Howard A. Taylor

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Scene in Coffee Shop

Scene in Coffee Shop
(Original Caption) Tom & Jerry at a Coffee Shop near the Olympic

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: John Sholto Douglas Posing on Lounging

John Sholto Douglas Posing on Lounging
Sir Douglas loved boxing and authored in 1867 a new set of rules to govern the sport named the Queensberry Rules. He was also tried

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: John Heenan and Tom Sayer Boxing

John Heenan and Tom Sayer Boxing
(Original Caption) International boxing match between John Carmel Heenan and Tom Sayers at Farnborough, England

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Nine Basball Players In Pose; Woodcut

Nine Basball Players In Pose; Woodcut
(Original Caption) 1869-Cincinnati, OH: The picked nine of the "Red Stocking" baseball club, Cincinnati, Ohio. Woodcut, 1869

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Golf Match; Engraving

Golf Match; Engraving
(Original Caption) 1870- Golf match on Blackheath. Engraving by H. Harrol, 1870

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Maple Leaf Baseball Club

Maple Leaf Baseball Club
(Original Caption) 1874-The Maple Leaf Baseball Club, of Guelph. Ontario Canada. Seated (Left to Right) are: H. Mayers, first base; J. Smith, right field; C. Maddock, catcher; W

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Football Team Relaxing

Football Team Relaxing
(Original Caption) Harvard football team in state of relaxation

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Chicago Champions Team Portrait

Chicago Champions Team Portrait
(Original Caption) 1876-Team Portrait of Chicago Champions 1876. Players are (from top going Right): Barnes; Peters; Anson; Bradley; Waitt; Hines; Mevey; Glenn; and Al Spalding (Center)

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Tennis Match in Countryside

Tennis Match in Countryside
(Original Caption) Tennis match in the English countryside

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Yale And Princeton Football Match

Yale And Princeton Football Match
(Original Caption) 11/27/1879-Football match between Yale and Princeton. Drawing by A.B. Frost

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Hometown Baseball Team Posing Together

Hometown Baseball Team Posing Together
(Original Caption) Hometown baseball team surrounded by local admirers

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Couples Standing on Tennis Court

Couples Standing on Tennis Court
Three couples holding tennis rackets gather on a tennis court in a pretty Suburban town

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Tennis Team Posing in Front of Homes

Tennis Team Posing in Front of Homes
(Original Caption) New Jersey: Tennis teams of the 1880's. On background, suburban Victorian houses. New Jersey

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: 'Cap' Anson, Famed Baseball Player

"Cap" Anson, Famed Baseball Player
Adrian Constantine "Cap" Anson was known in later years as "Pop" Anson. He was the first man to reach 3000 hits, but he was also the first man to draw a "color line" in baseball, excluding Blacks

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Humorous Collage of Deceitful Employees Asking to Leave for Baseball Game

Humorous Collage of Deceitful Employees Asking to Leave for Baseball Game
(Original Caption) Puck. - Baseball As An Underminer Of Veracity

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Portrait of Bob Ferguson Batting

Portrait of Bob Ferguson Batting
(Original Caption) Bob "death to flying things" Ferguson, player/manager of the Philadelphia NL baseball team

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Baseball Player Connie Mack

Baseball Player Connie Mack
(Original Caption) 1887- Picture shows baseball player, Connie Mack, posing in his Pittsburgh Pirates uniform and hat

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Baseball Game at Polo Grounds

Baseball Game at Polo Grounds
(Original Caption) The New York Polo Grounds with ball game going in

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: First Notre Dame Football Team

First Notre Dame Football Team
(Original Caption) 11/7/26-Los Angeles, California: This photo from the private collection of Dr. J.P. Naughton of Los Angeles, shows the Notre Dame team

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Golfers at St. Andrew's Golf Club in Yonkers

Golfers at St. Andrew's Golf Club in Yonkers
Golfers Harry Holbrook, A. Kinnan, John B. Upham, and John Reid at the St. Andrews Golf Club in Yonkers founded by Reid in 1888

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: New York Giants Baseball Team

New York Giants Baseball Team
New York Giants of 1889. Undated photograph

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Crowd Of Men Watching And Pointing

Crowd Of Men Watching And Pointing
(Original Caption) 1889-New York, NY: Original Capton Reads: The grand Stand- An exciting moment. Scene at the Plo Grounds during game between the New York and Brooklyn Clubs. Woodcut 1889

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: General View Of Huge Crowd at Boxing Match

General View Of Huge Crowd at Boxing Match
(Original Caption) 7/8/1889-Richburg, Mississippi- Last bareknuckle fight, John L. Sullivan against Jack Kilrain, Richburg, MS, July 8th, 1889

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Yale Football Team

Yale Football Team
(Original Caption) Yale football team of he 1890's in typical pose

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Football Players in Flying Wedge Formation

Football Players in Flying Wedge Formation
Football players demonstrating the flying wedge formation

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Baseball Team Of 1890S In Pose

Baseball Team Of 1890S In Pose
(Original Caption) Baseball team of the 1890's posed. Photograph

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Baseball Game In Armory In Broklyn

Baseball Game In Armory In Broklyn
(Original Caption) New York, NY: Sports : ca. 1890 A GAME OF BASE-BALL IN THE THIRTEENTH ARMORY REGIMENT, BROOKLYN, BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT-"STRIKER OUT." Drawn by W. P. Snyder

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: James Naismith with the First Basketball Team

James Naismith with the First Basketball Team
(Original Caption) The first basketball team, consisting of nine players and their coach on the steps of the Springfield College Gymnasium in 1891 are shown. Dr

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Injured Player Lying on the Field

Injured Player Lying on the Field
(Original Caption) Football injury-Out of the Game. Engraving by W.A. Rogers, 1891

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Typical Football Outfit, 1891

Typical Football Outfit, 1891
(Original Caption) Football: Typical football outfit, 1891

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Cleveland Baseball Club

Cleveland Baseball Club

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Annapolis Football Team in 1894

Annapolis Football Team in 1894
(Original Caption) How Football Grew at Annapolis. Annapolis, Maryland: The midshipmen on this 1894 football team at the US Naval Academy at Annapolis were quite a mild-looking bunch

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Glenn 'Pop' Warner

Glenn "Pop" Warner was a famous college football coach that had 319 major NCAA wins during his 44 year long career. Here he is seen wearing his football uniform during the time he was a player

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Boxer Corbett Given Ovation

Boxer Corbett Given Ovation
(Original Caption) Corbett; James. Corbett's victory creates wild enthusiasm. The conquereer of Mitchell is given an ovation in the club arena in Jacksonville, FL, 1894

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Crowd Entering Stadium For Olympics

Crowd Entering Stadium For Olympics
(Original Caption) 1896-Athens, Greece: Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, 1896. Crowd entering stadium a restored structure dating back to antiquity. Photograph. BPA2# 3442

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Portrait of Olympic Participants, 1896

Portrait of Olympic Participants, 1896
(Original Caption) Group portrait of the American and Greek victors, contestants, and officials of the Olympic Games. Screened image, 1896

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Olympic Games in 1896

Olympic Games in 1896
A panaromic view of the 1896 Olympic Games held in a crowd-filled stadium in Athens, Greece

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Drawing of Townsfolk on Way to Olympic Events

Drawing of Townsfolk on Way to Olympic Events
(Original Caption) Greece: 1896 Olympics In Greece. On The Way To The Stadium. Drawing, 1896

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Drawing Of Athlete Posing in Arena

Drawing Of Athlete Posing in Arena
(Original Caption) 1896 Summer Olympics, Greece. An American athlete presenting the flag of the United States of America. One Of Our Boys. Drawing, 1896

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Arrival of the Winner of the Marathon Race by Andre Castaigne

Arrival of the Winner of the Marathon Race by Andre Castaigne
Spiridon Louis of Greece winning the marathon race at the Olympics in Athens, Greece, 10th April 1896

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Jim Corbett And McVey Sparring

Jim Corbett And McVey Sparring
(Original Caption) Boxers Jim Corbett and McVey sparring. Photo dated 1897

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Group of Young Boys Playing Baseball on Mulberry Street

Group of Young Boys Playing Baseball on Mulberry Street

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Lithograph Showing Early Baseball Team

Lithograph Showing Early Baseball Team
(Original Caption) First Nine of the Cincinati (Red Stockings) Baseball Club. Lithograph. 1869 by Tuchfarber, Walkey and Moellmann

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Golfing

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Golfing
(Original Caption) Golf was considered more or less a high brow game in 1899, when this picture was taken, and no workman of that day who encountered this young man would have dreamed that the young

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Bill Melhorn, Golfer, In Action

Bill Melhorn, Golfer, In Action
(Original Caption) Bill Melhorn, golfer in action

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Portrait of Pliny the Elder

Portrait of Pliny the Elder
Olympic Games 1896 - Athens - The King of Greece presenting an award to Spiridon Louis, winner of the marathon. Drawing by A. Castaigne

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Navajo Boys Learning to Play Tennis

Navajo Boys Learning to Play Tennis
Navajo boys receive instruction on how to play tennis at the Intermountain Indian School, a special school for Navajo children run by the Bureau of Indian Affair. Brigham City, Utah

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman

Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman
Newlyweds Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman lean on a white picket fence, after playing ping pong during their honeymoon at El Mirador Hotel

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Jackie Robinson At Bat

Jackie Robinson At Bat
(Original Caption) Jackie Robinson's stance at bat while while working out with Montreal Royals during traing at Stanford, FLorida. PHOTO, UNDATED

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Ty Cobb Swinging a Baseball Bat

Ty Cobb Swinging a Baseball Bat
(Original Caption) Ty Cobb up at bat (Detroit American team). Photograph

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Lou Gehrig, Of The Ny Yankees; Waist Up

Lou Gehrig, Of The Ny Yankees; Waist Up
(Original Caption) Photograph of Lou Gehrig, baseball star of the New York Yankees

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Bing Crosby and Bob Hope Goofing and Golfing

Bing Crosby and Bob Hope Goofing and Golfing
(Original Caption) 1943-Philadelphia, PA: Next to bridge the game of golf has done more to disrupt friendships than any other knwon sport

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Mickey Mantle In Yankees Uniform 1951

Mickey Mantle In Yankees Uniform 1951
(Original Caption) New York: Mickey Mantle 1951 in Yankees uniform in batting pose

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Joe Louis Ready to Box

Joe Louis Ready to Box
Boxing great Joe Louis, the "Brown Bomber", stands in a gymnasium boxing ring as if ready for a match

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Roberto Clemente, Outfielder

Roberto Clemente, Outfielder
Roberto Clemente-Outfielder for the Pittsburg Pirates. 1969

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Basketball's Inventor Dr. Naismith

Basketball's Inventor Dr. Naismith
The inventor of basketball, Dr. James Naismith, stands in a field carrying a ball and a basket

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Spartan, Ladas Falls Dead After Victory

Spartan, Ladas Falls Dead After Victory
(Original Caption) Olympic Games: The Victory of Death. The Spartan, Ladas, wins the great Olympic foot race and falls dead as the judges presented him with the palm of victory

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: American Track and Field Athletes for the 1900 Olympics

American Track and Field Athletes for the 1900 Olympics
(Original Caption) American contestants in the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris pose in the Bois de Boulogne. Front row (L to R): Boardman, Al Newton and Maxey Long. Second row (L to R): Walter C

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Jim Thorpe At Goal Kicking Exhibition

Jim Thorpe At Goal Kicking Exhibition
(Original Caption) Jim Thorpe (right), American athlete during goal-kicking exhibition with CharlesBrinckley of the Brinckley Giants. Undated photograph

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Jack Johnson Among Varied Boxing Promote

Jack Johnson Among Varied Boxing Promote
(Original Caption) Manager George Little and Jack Johnson close deal for big fight with various promoters, managers and fighters. Jim Jeffries seated at right. Photograph

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Babe Ruth Hitting A Homer

Babe Ruth Hitting A Homer
(Original Caption) Babe Ruth just after clouting a homer in the third inning during the Americans VS Nationals game

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Babe Didrikson W/Katharine Hepburn

Babe Didrikson W/Katharine Hepburn
(Original Caption) Babe Didrikson, foremost woman golfer, has a tip or two for Katharine Hepburn (R). But Katharine, ready to be shown

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Clark Hinkel During A Scrimmage Game

Clark Hinkel During A Scrimmage Game
(Original Caption) Packers Train For Clash With Giants. Clark Hinkel coming through an opening in the line during a scrimmage of the Green Bay Packers at the Polo Grounds, New York City

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Gene Sarazen In Golf Swing

Gene Sarazen In Golf Swing
(Original Caption) 1932-Sandwich, England: Gene Sarazen, American golfer, photographedduring the 1932 British Open Championship. Which he won. Full Length

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Babe Ruth Showing Boy How To Hold Bat

Babe Ruth Showing Boy How To Hold Bat
(Original Caption) Babe Ruth shows a boy how to hold a baseball bat. Photograph

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Bob Bescher And Ty Cobb In Uniforms

Bob Bescher And Ty Cobb In Uniforms
(Original Caption) Bob Bescher (Cincinnati Reds), Champion baserunner, National League, and Ty Cobb, (Detroit Tigers), Champion baserunner, American League, in 1st photo together

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: DeMarco Wins Lightweight Crown

DeMarco Wins Lightweight Crown
Paddy DeMarco(left), known to ring enthusiasts as the "Billy Goat," gives a demonstration of how he earned his nickname. DeMarco, with head lowered and hands at his side

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Motorcycle racing

Motorcycle racing

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Herschel Walker

Herschel Walker
Football player Herschel Walker, number 34, grabs the football from the air while playing for the University of Georgia football team

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Boxing Champ John L. Sullivan

Boxing Champ John L. Sullivan
A colored photograph of a bare-chested John L. Sullivan (1858-1918), the US boxing champion who specialized in bareknuckle fighting

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Poster of Golfer in Miami

Poster of Golfer in Miami
A man in golf clothes, in mid-swing, appears in an advertisement for Miami's winter tourist season

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Advertisement with People Watching Tennis

Advertisement with People Watching Tennis
ca. 1890's advertisement for "the renowned Broadhead Dress Goods Original Designs, Latest Novelties, Newest Shades and Colorings," depicting a group of people watching a lawn tennis match

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: The Popular Craze Political Cartoon by Hamilton

The Popular Craze Political Cartoon by Hamilton
A politicial cartoon showing Uncle Sam too engrossed in baseball to bother with other news. Published in Judge magazine, May 14, 1887

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Liberace Dancing With Sonja Henie

Liberace Dancing With Sonja Henie
(Original Caption) Olympic Skater Sonja Henie is shown dancing with pianist Liberace at New York's El Morocco nightclub

Background imageBettmann Archive Sports Collection: Team Portrait of Early Oklahoma University Football Team

Team Portrait of Early Oklahoma University Football Team
(Original Caption) USA: Football team in typical team pose of the early 1900's. Oklahoma University



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