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Background imageSport Collection: Dawn Swim

Dawn Swim
22nd February 1933: A 10 year old boy follows his father into the water at Victoria Park, London for an early morning swim

Background imageSport Collection: The kill at a Victorian fox hunt

The kill at a Victorian fox hunt
The horrible aftermath of the kill at a Victorian fox hunt, with the hounds tearing pieces from the corpse and a jubilant huntsman dancing a jig with the unfortunate foxas brush

Background imageSport Collection: Fox And Hounds

Fox And Hounds
November 1851: A Victorian hunting party from The life of the late John Mylton (1608 - 1674) by Charles Apperley or Nimrod

Background imageSport Collection: Young Gents

Young Gents
February 1958: Eleven year old Major Thompson, dressed as a future diplomat, explores Kensington Gardens in London with his nanny and two friends. (Photo by Russell Knight/BIPs/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Game Of Billiards

Game Of Billiards
circa 1850: Two couples playing a game of billiards at a private residence. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Golfers on golf course, woman preparing to strike, caddy standing nearby

Golfers on golf course, woman preparing to strike, caddy standing nearby

Background imageSport Collection: Gymnast high-flying between uneven bars

Gymnast high-flying between uneven bars

Background imageSport Collection: Track cycling bike

Track cycling bike

Background imageSport Collection: Illustration of ice hockey player wearing protective clothing, holding hockey stick near puck

Illustration of ice hockey player wearing protective clothing, holding hockey stick near puck

Background imageSport Collection: Up Up And Away

Up Up And Away
17th July 1909: Balloons and people gather for an exciting day of balloon racing at Hurlingham. (Photo by W. G. Phillips/Phillips/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Old Billiards

Old Billiards
1817: Billiard Antiquities, a group of billiard players. Original Artist - Rowlandson - The Dance of Life - pub. 1817 (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Macchi Varese

Macchi Varese
circa 1928: A record breaking plane, the Italian Macchi Varese Type 52 seaplane which won the 1926 Schneider Cup. It has a 12 cylinder A93 engine capable of 512 kilometres per hour

Background imageSport Collection: Bathing At Southsea

Bathing At Southsea
1900: Holidaymakers enjoy mixed bathing at Southsea, in the sea with a line of bathing machines along the shore. (Photo by William Davis/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Man with a naked torso wearing long underwear in a horse barn sitting on bales of hay

Man with a naked torso wearing long underwear in a horse barn sitting on bales of hay

Background imageSport Collection: TT Race Finish

TT Race Finish
28th June 1912: Ed Kickham finishing first at the Isle of Man Junior Tourist Trophy Race. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Men surfing waves

Men surfing waves
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Silhouette of two men surfing small waves. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Maugham Plays Bridge

Maugham Plays Bridge
27th November 1953: English novelist William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), the guest of honour at a bridge party at Crockfords Club, contemplates his hand

Background imageSport Collection: Truckers

Truckers
21st July 1951: A British Road Services truck pulls out of the Bermondsey depot as it sets out on a night run. Trunker is slang for long-distance lorry driver

Background imageSport Collection: Watching Cockfight

Watching Cockfight
A crowd of men watching a cockfighting contest in the Cock-Pit Royal, circa 1735. Original Artwork: By William Hogarth. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: September - Cockney Sportsmen

September - Cockney Sportsmen
A group of Cockney sportsmen, out in the wilds of east London, causing chaos as they try to shoot birds. Even their retrieving dogs would rather fight amongst themselves

Background imageSport Collection: Harness racing horse engraving 1857

Harness racing horse engraving 1857

Background imageSport Collection: Two female Judoka or Judo fighters wrestling each other

Two female Judoka or Judo fighters wrestling each other

Background imageSport Collection: Football pitch

Football pitch

Background imageSport Collection: Bluebird

Bluebird
16th May 1963: Donald Campbells racing car Bluebird in which he eventually won the land speed record. The car is silhouetted against the sun on the salt flats of Lake Eyre in Australia

Background imageSport Collection: Brighton Seafront

Brighton Seafront
circa 1903: Crowds strolling along the seafront at Brighton, Sussex (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Hawkstone Hounds

Hawkstone Hounds
circa 1905: The Hawkstone Otter Hounds search for their quarry near a tree trunk in the river. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Tennis At Scarborough

Tennis At Scarborough
1922: The tennis courts at South Cliff, Scarborough, north Yorkshire. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Aquaplaning

Aquaplaning
15th September 1925: One of the most difficult aquaplane stunts, water-surfing upside down, performed by Mr Brooks, at Lake Tahoe, California, where the sport is very popular

Background imageSport Collection: Mauritius Racetrack

Mauritius Racetrack
Circa 1956: The Champ de Mars Race track, Port Louis, Mauritius. (Photo by Reg Birkett/Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Ten pin bowling

Ten pin bowling
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1940s: Bowling ball hitting pins for a strike. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Dr. James Naismith

Dr. James Naismith
Two boys stand on the first basketball court in the gymnasium of the School for Christian Workers, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1900s. Canadian physician and teacher Dr

Background imageSport Collection: Foxhounds invading a Victorian house

Foxhounds invading a Victorian house
A member of the local fox hunt has followed the foxhounds into a smart house - thankfully, without his horse - where the behaviour of the hounds is causing considerable uproar

Background imageSport Collection: School Rugby

School Rugby
Students playing a game of rugby at Rugby Public School, England. Original Artwork: A painting by George Barnard. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: circa 1915: View of the campus of Columbia University, with the football field in the foreground

circa 1915: View of the campus of Columbia University, with the football field in the foreground, and the domed library in the distance, Morningside Heights, New York City

Background imageSport Collection: Bluebird

Bluebird
January 1929: The Napier Arrol Aster Car Bluebird used to break the land-speed record by Sir Malcolm Campbell. (Photo by Edward G. Malindine/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Ascot Racegoers

Ascot Racegoers
16th June 1925: A group of spectators at Ascort racecourse. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Illustration of netball player keeping one foot on same spot while holding ball and turning

Illustration of netball player keeping one foot on same spot while holding ball and turning

Background imageSport Collection: Male gymnast exercising on a pommel horse, front view

Male gymnast exercising on a pommel horse, front view

Background imageSport Collection: Blue formula 1 racing car with driver in seat

Blue formula 1 racing car with driver in seat

Background imageSport Collection: Yellow formula 1 racing car, front view

Yellow formula 1 racing car, front view

Background imageSport Collection: Series of illustrations showing rhythmic gymnasts using the ribbon, hoop, ball, rope and clubs

Series of illustrations showing rhythmic gymnasts using the ribbon, hoop, ball, rope and clubs

Background imageSport Collection: Athlete, 20 years, jumping hurdles, Winterbach, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Athlete, 20 years, jumping hurdles, Winterbach, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Background imageSport Collection: Climber on the Masara-Corda Rossa via ferrata, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Climber on the Masara-Corda Rossa via ferrata, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Background imageSport Collection: Horse racing, jockey at finishing post (Digital Enhancement)

Horse racing, jockey at finishing post (Digital Enhancement)

Background imageSport Collection: Dartmouth Regatta

Dartmouth Regatta
30th August 1925: Start of the crack yachts at Dartmouth, Devon, England. (Photo by Gill/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Rowing Race

Rowing Race
A view of the Head of the River Race from Barnes Bridge, London

Background imageSport Collection: Engine Of Rudge

Engine Of Rudge
28th March 1914: The engine of a Rudge motorcycle, ridden by Cyril Pullin, at a BMCRC meeting at Brooklands. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Epsom Grand Stand

Epsom Grand Stand
Lord Jerseys champion racehorse Bay Middleton being led past the grandstand at Epsom after winning the Derby. Original Artwork: An engraving by R G Reeve after the painting by J Pollard



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