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Arthur Ashe Hitting Backhand Shot at Wimbledon
American tennis player Arthur Ashe hits a backhand return to American Jimmy Connors during their 7/5 men's singles title match at Wimbledon. Ashe won 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4

Steve Ovett (279) Crosses Track Finish
(Original Caption) 7/26/80-MOSCOW

Crew Team Rowing

Coal Miner
A miner pushing a coal truck, 1878. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Illustration of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzig climbing Mt. Everest wearing oxygen masks

Lou Gehrig at Bat in Yankee Stadium
(Original Caption) 9/27/1937: Lou Gehrig, baseball's iron man, who will cover first base and swing his big bat for the New York Yankees in the 1937 World Series

Rock climber climbing steep face of rock cliff
Rock climber in the Needles climbing area. This area is part of the Giant Sequoia National Monument, Sequoia National Forest, CA

Broken down Classic 50s American car Havana Cuba
The old cars of Cuba preserved since the USA trade sanctions have become the symbol of Cuba. This broken down car being pushed symbolises the collapsed local economy

Caucasian Appearance, Day, Digitally Generated, Effort, Full Length, Illustrative Technique, In A Row, Male Likeness, Motion, Oar, Outdoors, River, Rowing, Side View, Sport, Teamwork, Togetherness

Battle of Legnano
Fighting at the Battle of Legnano, near Milan, 1176, in which the forces of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa

Three friends resting on rock, looking at view
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1920s: Three friends resting on rock, looking at view, Monument Mountain, Berkshires, Massachusetts

Couple walking along sidewalk, carrying suitcases
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1940s: Couple walking along sidewalk, carrying suitcases

Businessman over a barrel, holding briefcase
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Businessman over a barrel, holding briefcase

Woman sitting, holding back of hand up to forehead
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Woman sitting, holding back of hand up to forehead

Print After a Drawing of an Artillary Park by Leonardo da Vinci
1872-Greeley, Horace: Incident of Mr. Greeley's Western Tour. An enthusiastic citizen of Hamilton, Ohio, stops Mr. Greeley's carriage and presents his child to be kissed. Drawing

Two Men Climbing Mountain
(Original Caption) Two men with pack mule climbing snow covered Pikes Peak

Woman and Daughter Gathering Buffalo Chips
(Original Caption) Ada McColl pushing the wheelbarrow with buffalo chips for fuel on the plains with brother Burt McColl

Men rowing

Miners Shoveling
(Original Caption) Hydraulic mining in California

Girl Mending Threads
(Original Caption) Child Labor. Macon, Georgia: A little girl spinner in Bibb Mill, No. 1. "She was so small, she had to climb up on the spinning frame to mend broken threads

Man Grinding Grain
(Original Caption) Primitive Rice Mortar. Shirtless African American sitting on tree stump, in front of log cabin, grinds grain with large mortar and pestle

Workmen Erecting Engines
(Original Caption) Erecting the Corliss engines in the south transept of Machinery Hall

Men Carrying Canoes to River
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Soldiers Having Tug-of-War
(Original Caption) The 100-stone tug-of-war team of the Royal Army Ordance Corps, Feltham, pulls against Wimpey (London Airport) Sports Club (not shown) at the White City Stadium, London

Girl Holding Windswept Umbrella
(Original Caption) Photo shows a silhouette of a girl holding an umbrella as it is being swept inside-out. Undated

Pioneer Family W/Covered Wagon Traveling
(Original Caption) Sketches in the far west--westward expansion: Arkansas pilgrims crossing the plains by covered wagon. Tavernier engraving, undated

Man Shoveling
(Original Caption) District 17, Accoville, West Virginia: Company-owned home of Robert L. Hutchinson, (colored), rent $13.00 per month. 13 in family. They get water from community pump

Men Unloading Bags of Socks
(Original Caption) World War I. United States Army in France. Parcel post packages of socks for the soldiers

Removing Large Beer Vat From Brewery
A brewery in Washington, DC, switches from brewing beer to making ice cream during Prohibition. Workers roll the giant beer vats out to make room for ice cream production equipment

Baseball Player Ty Cobb Running the Bases
(Original Caption) Photo shows Ty Cobb running the bases. Undated photograph. BPA 2 #4674

Agents Destroying Slot Machines
(Original Caption) Slot machines being smashed by government agents in Chicago

Nurses Pulling During Tug of War Competition
A crowd surrounds a team of nurses as they compete against aides at the annual Bigger, Brighter and Better Labor Day Carnival at the Fox Hill Hospital for the wounded

Film Crew Working
(Original Caption) A view of the cameraman and crew during the filming of a silent picture outdoors. Note the man and woman on horseback about to enter the film

Mule Team Sinking
(Original Caption) A British ammunition corps finds hard going pushing the mules through the mire

Man Demonstrating Aviator Device
(Original Caption) Showing how bamb is adjusted to aeroplane

Rabbit Maranville Catching Ball
Rabbit Maranville, Boston Braves shortstop

Stuffy McInnis Swinging Bat
(Original Caption) Following negatives of the Philadelphia Athletics were made at the Polo Grounds, September 15th. Photo shows Jack McInnis

Rube Oldring Reaching for Ball
Rube Oldring, leftfielder for the Philadelphia Athletics, reaching to catch ball. (Photo by © Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)

Jack Barry Catching Ball
Jack Barry, shortstop for the Philadelphia Athletics, catching ball

Wally Schang Swinging Bat
Wally Schang, catcher for the Philadelphia Americans, at bat

Wally Schang Throwing Ball
Wally Schang, catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics. (Photo by © Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)

Natives Constructing Business
(Original Caption) In Bana, German South West Africa natives constructing a market place

Fred Merkle Stretching
(Original Caption) Fred Merkle, Chicago Cubs

Farmers Working
(Original Caption) Scene on a progressive sugar plantation in Puerto Rico showing the method employed in loading the sugar cane into one of the largest of the mills on the island

Workers Harvesting Sponges
(Original Caption) In the waters around Puerto Rico, it is said the best sponges are to be found. A large fleet of vessels is engaged in the harvesting from the sea beds the sponges grow

Workmen Laying Crossbeams
(Original Caption) Building of 6th Avenue Subway. Workmen creating provisional steel bed above excavations by laying wooden crossbeams over subterranean steel structure

Ty Cobb Stretching to Make a Catch
(Original Caption) 3/1921: Ty Cobb, one of baseball's greatest base runners, died July 17, 1961 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta

Digging for Coal by Railroad
(Original Caption) Poverty and scarcity of coal for fuel is the only reason for this occupation

Weightlifters at the Y.M.C.A
(Original Caption) "What's all the shooting for?" Showing how old and young N.Y

Gardner of Yale Pole Vaulting
(Original Caption) Harvard Beats Yale on Track. The crimson of Harvard was triumphant over Yale blue in the annual track and field meet at the Harvard stadium

W.M. Kidd Jumping Hurdle
(Original Caption) American Legion athletic games at Philadelphia...Kidd hurdling

Elizabeth Thiede Playing Baseball
(Original Caption) On account of the weather, the Athletic Meet which was to be held at Brighton Beach was postponed

Elizabeth Thiede Playing Baseball
(Original Caption) On account of the weather, the Athletic Meet which was to be held at Brighton Beach was postponed

Rhea Davis Tossing Shot Put
(Original Caption) On account of the weather, the Athletic Meet which was to be held at Brighton Beach was postponed

Rose Thiede Playing Shortstop
(Original Caption) On account of the weather, the Athletic Meet which was to be held at Brighton Beach was postponed

Rose Thiede in Running Broad Jump
(Original Caption) On account of the weather, the Athletic Meet which was to be held at Brighton Beach was postponed

Workmen Excavating
(Original Caption) First Photos of Actual Work in Making of Great Vehicular Tunnel Under the Hudson

Men Unloading Crates of Rum
(Original Caption) Rum runners at a New York pier

Houben Winning the 100 Meter Event
(Original Caption) American Sprint Star, Defeated by German Star

Marjorie Evans Smoking Huge Cigar
(Original Caption) Tobacco Show Holds Limelight

Farmer Using Horse Team for Field Work
(Original Caption) Having Time Is Here

Miss V. Palmer Winning 440 Yard Dash
(Original Caption) London...Photo shows Miss V. Palmer winning the 440 yard dash in the record time of 61 and 2/5 seconds, establishing a New British record for the event

Group On Beach Doing Calisthenics
(Original Caption) 7/28/1925-Ocean City, NJ: This famous coast resort boasts one of the best calisthenics classes in existence

Red Grange Diving for Touchdown
(Original Caption) Red Grange diving over the line for a touchdown during the professional football game played in Los Angeles between the Chicago Bears and the Los Angeles Tigers

Constitution Renovation
(Original Caption) Famed Sea Fighter Being Re-Conditioned

Ethel Catherwood Clearing Bar
(Original Caption) In Training at Amsterdam with the Olympic Athletes

Glenna Collett Playing in Golf Championship
(Original Caption) Joyce Wethered beats Glenna Collett in England...Miss Glenna Collett, the American star

Mechanics Work on Racecar for Auto Race
12/2/1949-New York, New York-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Argentine Heavyweight, Cesae Brion(right), rocks, Roland LaStarza, with a hard right during their ten-round bout at Madison Square Gardren

Workmen Constructing Ship
(Original Caption) Planning the Keel of the "Whirlwind" America's Hope to Defend the Yachting Cup From the Determined Invasion of Sir Thomas Lipton

Babe Ruth Jogging on Beach
(Original Caption) Cutting Down that Well-Known Waistline

Exterior View of Men Working
(Original Caption) Slowly but Beautifully. Although thirteen million has been contributed in the last five years for construction of the Cathedral of St

Babe Didrikson at 80-Meter Hurdle Tryouts
Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins the 80-meter hurdles at the Olympic tryouts in Evanston, Illinois in 1932

Workmen Adjusting Lighting
(Original Caption) A close-up, even under California's un, is better when studio lights are used as shown here focused on Marian Nixon while filming, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, on location

Workmen Shoveling Snow
(Original Caption) Cleaning up Snow in Front of White House

Olympic Team Practicing
(Original Caption) New Year Hangover

Showgirl Demonstrating Exercising Technique
Broadway showgirl Margaret Cockroft demonstrates exercise techniques

Ben Bard and Other Actors
(Original Caption) Trio of Screen Notables Preserve That Manly Figure

Man Working Out in a Plane
(Original Caption) 5/11/1933-New York, NY: "Jumping Joe" Savoldi, former football star of Notre Dame, and now an outstanding challenger for the Heavyweight Wrestling Championship

Snow Tug of War
Tug of war between two factions of the camp. The tug of war was through a pile of snow, the losers being pulled through

Rowers on the Water
(Original Caption) A Graphic Study Of The Oxford Crew During A Speed Burst Over Boat Race Course

Boy Reading Textbook
(Original Caption) Portrait of a young boy reading a book entitled "Progressive Word Mastery." Undated photograph

Appeal Against Death Sentence
(Original Caption) Condemned Man's Appeal for Aid

Sammy Byrd Reaching for Catch
(Original Caption) At Reds Training Camp. Sammy Byrd, outfielder with the New York Yankees in 1934, is pictured at the Cincinnati Reds Spring Training Camp at Tampa, Florida

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