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Dance Partners in German "Rubber-Legged" ContestIlse Kuffler does a musical somersault while dancing with Carl Dirr. The Munich couple placed third in the "Rubber-Legged" contest
Green Bay Packers Practicing KicksMembers of the Green Bay Packers football team practice kicking at DeWitt Clinton Park in preparation for their game against the New York Giants on November 11th at the Polo Grounds
Climber on the Masara-Corda Rossa via ferrata, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe
Athlete, 20 years, jumping hurdles, Winterbach, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Tandem skydivers, Waldviertel, Austria
Portrait of young man kayaking
College students performing acrobatic activities(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
Women Do Exerxise In Gym(Original Caption) "If you don't watch your figure; no one else will" is a sage bit of advice being headed by pretty belles of Clem Folkman's "Health Studio" at Cleveland
Yale University Athletic Team(Original Caption) Portrait of a Yale athletic team (tug of war?), circa 1890
Roman Sculpture of The Discus ThrowerRoman copy of Discobolus by Myron
Girls Practicing with Balance BarYoung girls of the Royal Ballet School stretch their legs while holding onto balance bars
Four Young Men Playing Basketball/Univ(Original Caption) VT-Photo shows four young men playing basketball, University of Vermont. Models: H. Paxman, R. Boudreau, G. Shea and G. Abair, Ca. 1950s
African American Girls Hanging from Gym Bars(Original Caption) Gymnastics class at an African American girls seminary. Photograph, 1906
Strongman Lifting Dumbell(Original Caption) Strongman lifting dumbell overhead with one arm. Photograph, 1910
Police Trainees Posing with Sports Equipment(Original Caption) Group of police department trainees at Atto Gulphs Wood Haven and Myrtle Avenue
Gunboat Smith in Fighting Pose(Original Caption) Gunboat Smith, American Heavyweight Pug. Fighting pose
Yale Football Captain Talbott StretchingTalbott, captain of Yale University's football team, and All American 1913
Woman Exercising with Dumbells1920's female exercising with dumbells in an early version of a gym. She is wearing casual clothes in loose black pants and a white shirt with a black scarf
Obese Man Singing While Belly is Massaged(Original Caption) "The musical beauty shop": A portly gentleman sings as his belly is mechanically massaged. Undated B/W photograph
Dorothy Smith Performing Stunt(Original Caption) J'ever try standing on your neck?? Well, here is Miss Dorothy Smith, a member of the Burnham dancing studios of Boston doing just that stunt
Benny Leonard in Fighting Pose(Original Caption) Fight poses of Benny Leonard...Left hand upper cut
Jack Dempsey Conditioning Himself(Original Caption) Jack Dempsey in Training
Babe Ruth Training at Academy(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
Bernarr Macfadden At Fifty Five Years(Original Caption) 3/8/1923-Congratulated on anniversary: Telegrams and letters of congratulations poured in recently when Bernarr Macfadden
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
Athlete Trowing a Javelin(Original Caption) Girls Championships Held in Rain. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Miss Minnie Wolbert, of New York City, throwing the javelin at the Girls National AAU meet at Pittsburgh, on Sept
Boy Bending Iron Bar into Pretzel Shape(Original Caption) This stunt looks easy but sixteen year old Harry Luft, pictured above, will tell you that bending this iron bar into pretzel shape is not a simple matter for the average person
Red Grange Holding FootballRunning back Ted Grange for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini
Babe Ruth Wrestling(Original Caption) Babe Ruth is shaping up for the next season, working out at McGovern's Gym at 66th Street and Central Park West. Photo shows the Babe wrestling around with McGovern
Babe Ruth Stretching with Trainer(Original Caption) Babe Ruth is getting ready for next season by working out at McGovern's Gym under the personal supervision of Mr. McGovern himself
Women Kicking in Unison on the BeachA group of women practice the Charleston on a beach in Miami
Doctor Examining Babe Ruth(Original Caption) Photo shows Dr. Cossit taking Babe Ruth's blood pressure
Doctor Checking Babe Ruth's Breathing(Original Caption) The Babe leaves for Yankee training camp next week and before starting on his 1926 season he decided to have his medical advisor Dr. H. Austin Cossitt give him the O.O
Female Boxers Looking at Portrait of Jack Dempsey(Original Caption) In Los Angeles, California, the ladies have gone in for boxing with all seriousness
Men Participating in Cat-in-the-Wheel Race(Original Caption) 7/2/1926-Berlin, Germany: View of a human "cat-in-the-wheel" race, a recent sport packing the German stadiums
Girls Stretching in Preparation For Boxing(Original Caption) "Bunch of Gene Tunney's-Girls Take up Boxing
Andy Payne Running in the Bunion DerbyAndy Payne from Oklahoma reaches Joliet, Illinois, during C.C. Pyle's Bunion Derby
Paulino Uzcudum Showing off Muscles(Original Caption) A training day with Paulino...Paulino Uzcudum with his arms extended to show the muscles developed chopping down trees
Participant Running in "Bunion Derby"(Original Caption) Only One More Day To Go. Andrew Payne, Claremore (Okla.) youth, still running strong at the finish of the great cross country race which started on the Pacific Coast
Tommy Loughran Preparing for Bout(Original Caption) Tommy Loughran trains for Walker battle in Chicago...Tommy Loughran, light-heavyweight champion
Paulino Uzcudum Training with Punching Bag(Original Caption) Spanish gladiator prepares to meet the German lion...Perhaps it's the Spanish National Anthem Paulino Uzcudum is playing on the punching bag as he trains at Hoosick Falls, N.Y
Actors Randolph Scott and Cary Grant Working Out(Original Caption) Actors Randolph Scott (L), and Cary Grant show off their athletic prowess. Scott lifts weights while Grant punches at a speedbag. Undated photograph
Arthur Bagley Instructing Women in Physical CultureCelebrating his fifth year of broadcasting at the National Broadcasting Company, Arthur Bagley gives a lesson in exercise to four young women. Will Mahoney is at the piano
Woman Standing On Exercise Machine(Original Caption) 7/19/1930-New York, NY: When some fifty women weighing more than 200 pounds (that's 5 tons) appeared at Philadelphia Jack O'Brien's gymnasium in New York City
Women Preparing for Race in Hoopla Wheels, BerlinGerman women race across a lawn in hoopla wheels
Buster Crabbe at 1932 Summer OlympicsAfter winning gold in the 400-meter freestyle event at the Los Angeles Olympic Games, Buster Crabbe of the United States loosens up his tank suit
Women Playing Lacrosse on Beach(Original Caption) Although the wet field may present many hazards, these bathing beauties have discovered an ideal method for retaining that svelte figure, in beach lacrosse at Long Beach, California
Wladek Zbyszko Posing in Wrestling Position(Original Caption) Wiadek Zbyszko, the famous Polish wrestling champion, who is a linguist of great ability and also a recognized authority on art, music, and literature is shown here
Max Schmeling in Fighting Pose(Original Caption) Photo shows Max Schmeling in his new fighting pose with left hand out
Raymond Suvigny Weight Lifting at Olympics(Original Caption) Raymond Suvigny, of France, who won the weight lifting event for the featherweight class at the Los Angeles Olympics
Lillian Copeland Winner of Women's Discus Throw
Gymnast Balancing on One Foot(Original Caption) Los Angeles, California: Romeo Neri, gymnast of the Italian Olympic team. ca. August 10, 1932
Jack Dempsey Running with OthersFamous boxer Jack Dempsey (left) trains in Great Falls, Montana
Fay Marbe Playing Tennis(Original Caption) International Stage Star on Miami Holiday. Fay Marbe, noted international stage star, has joined the exclusive winter colony in Miami at the Florida year-round clubs
Navy Cadets Wrestling(Original Caption) Navy Grapplers. This is a good sport to get the kinks out of one's system, aver these young wrestlers at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md
Hope Emerson Stretches While Singing(Original Caption) 1/20/1933-Chicago, Illinois- Singing as she goes thru her exercses, Hope Emerson, the amazon of the American stage
Jimmy Dykes Choosing Bowling Ball(Original Caption) Getting Ready for Baseball's Opening
Baseball Players StretchingThe New York Giants perform leg exercises during spring training at Los Angeles
Doctor Examining West Point Candidates(Original Caption) Candidates for entrance to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. are examined physically during their entrance tests at the Army Building in New York City, March 8th
Mrs. Harold Lloyd Riding Bicycle(Original Caption) Mrs. Harold Lloyd, wife of the famous screen comedian is taking up bicycling at her home and has found it is the best reducing exercise for that excess weight. Mrs
Woman Using Exercise Equipment(Original Caption) At Inventors Congress. Miss Helen Barnett uses a "Hollywood Exerciser." designed by D. Turner, during the Inventors Congress in Los Angeles, Cal
Pat O'Brien and Personal Trainer(Original Caption) Photo shows Pat O'Brien doing a resistance exercise with the aide of a trainer and using a mirror to get the correct stance
Doctors Examining Recruits(Original Caption) Reforestation Recruits at Camp Dix, N.J. The first group of colored recruits to the "Reforestation Army" arrived from New York City at Camp Dix, N.J. on April 10th
Chorus Girls Doing Leg Exercises at Gym(Original Caption) 4/20/1933-New York, NY: The advent of legal beer didn't help the weight of shapely chorus girls of "Gay Divorce"
Joe Savoldi and Ed Kennedy in the Ring(Original Caption) A Necking Party
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
Max Baer Training(Original Caption) In Training for His Big Fight
Max Baer Performing Calisthenics(Original Caption) In Training for His Big fight
1934 Chicago Golden Gloves(Original Caption) 1934- Chicago, IL - When Joe Louis, Heavyweight Champion, was just a member of the 1934 Chicago Golden Gloves Team
Joe Louis StretchingHeavyweight champion Joe Louis stretches during training
Joe Louis Ready To Face Primo Carnera(Original Caption) 6/18/1935- Pompton Lakes, NJ - Joe Louis, of Detroit, as he will shape up in the ring of Yankee Stadium, in the Milk Fund Bout with Primo Carnera on the evening of June 25th
Jack Blackburn Examining Joe Louis(Original Caption) A working over after a hard workout...Joe Louis, current "Dark Nemesis" of the heavyweight ranks, is seen here under the expert administration of Jack Blackburn
Elsie De Wolfe Exercising with BallAmerican actress Elsie de Wolfe is the wife of Sir Charles Mendl, attache at the British Embassy in Paris
Portrait of Joe Louis(Original Caption) Guaranteed sedative...Joe Louis, the "Detroit Brown Bomber
Doctor Examining Joe Louis(Original Caption) The doctor says that Joe is fit...It won't be long now, folks
Joe Louis Holding His Arms Out(Original Caption) Joe Louis shows his long reach, his powerful legs, broad shoulders and narrow waist
Max Schmeling Jumping Rope(Original Caption) Ex-Champ Prepares for Milk Fund Bout with Bomber
Actress Dorothy Wilson Posing with Charles AtlasActress Dorothy Wilson, winner of the Most Perfect Model title by the Models League of New York, poses in swimwear with bodybuilder Charles Atlas
Joe Louis Skipping Rope(Original Caption) Louis Shaping Up. Joe Louis skipping rope at his Kenosha, Wisc. training camp, where he is preparing for his bout with champion Jim Braddock, In Chicago, this June
Glenn Morris Wearing Loincloth(Original Caption) Here is Glenn Morris, Olympic decathlon champion, who joins the ranks of athletes who have donned loincloth and bared chests to play the role of Tarzan for the movie cameras