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Sport Collection (page 37)

Background imageSport Collection: Newbury

Newbury
Racegoers at Newbury for the steeplechase event, December 1907. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Chelsea Skaters

Chelsea Skaters
A group of skaters at an ice-rink in Chelsea, London, 1876. (Photo by Illustrated London News/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: School Cricket Match

School Cricket Match
A painting entitled Cricket Match depicting the spectators at an annual Eton vs Harrow fixture, mid 19th century. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Harrow Cricket Ground

Harrow Cricket Ground
The Harrow sixth form cricket ground, 1877. (Photo by Hills & Saunders/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Picnic at Lord s

Picnic at Lord s
Spectators picnicking during the annual cricket match between the Eton and Harrow public schools at Lords cricket ground, London, circa 1850. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Lunch At Lord s

Lunch At Lord s
Spectators at Lords cricket ground, London, during the lunch interval at the annual cricket match between the Eton and Harrow public schools, 1895

Background imageSport Collection: Ski Jump

Ski Jump
8th November 1955: The ski jump at Cortina d Ampezzo, ready for the 1956 Winter Olympics. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Arrivo

Arrivo
A Peugeot reaches the finish-line of a twin race in Italy, circa 1895. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Henley Spectators

Henley Spectators
Spectators on houseboats and in canoes during Henley Royal Regatta, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Bend In The Road

Bend In The Road
A car negotiates the hairpin bend on Rest and Be Thankful Hill, during the 7th day of the RAC 2000 mile International Reliability Trial, June 1908

Background imageSport Collection: Eiffel Balloons

Eiffel Balloons
Favourite sport in the early days of the Eiffel Tower was releasing toy balloons from its heights and watching them float over Paris. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Balloon Rides

Balloon Rides
4th October 1863: French caricaturist, writer, portrait photographer, balloonist and showman Gaspard Felix Tournachon Nadar (1820 - 1910) flies his giant balloon, Le Geant

Background imageSport Collection: Bicycle Cartoon

Bicycle Cartoon
1818: A cycle track in the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Taking Flight

Taking Flight
15th September 1935: Enthusiasts at a model aircraft meeting in Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Antique illustration of fencing lesson

Antique illustration of fencing lesson

Background imageSport Collection: Antique illustration of fencing lesson

Antique illustration of fencing lesson

Background imageSport Collection: Antique illustration of fencing lesson

Antique illustration of fencing lesson

Background imageSport Collection: Antique illustration of fencing lesson

Antique illustration of fencing lesson

Background imageSport Collection: Angry foxhunting man whose horse is refusing a jump

Angry foxhunting man whose horse is refusing a jump
An extremely irritated foxhunting man who is vainly attempting to persuade his reluctant horse to jump a hedge, so he can keep up with the rest of the Hunt. Understandably, the horse is adamant

Background imageSport Collection: Village fox hunting meet

Village fox hunting meet
The local fox hunt meeting up prior to embarking on a dayas vulpine slaughter. The local adult populace provide beverages and enthusiastic support while the children taunt the hounds

Background imageSport Collection: Beach Belles

Beach Belles
Two fashionable ladies and a young girl playing croquet on a beach. Original Artwork: A engraving from the Journal des Demoiselles. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: County Cricket

County Cricket
A cricket match between Kent and Sussex at Brighton with the town and church in the background. Original Artwork: Artist - W H Mason (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Sea Bathing

Sea Bathing
A huddle of bathing machines trundle into the sea at Scarborough, allowing demure tourists to swim in total privacy. Original Artwork

Background imageSport Collection: Stuffed Giraffes

Stuffed Giraffes
The staircase of the old British Museum in Montague House. Stuffed giraffes at the head of the staircase are being admired by visitors. Original Artwork: Painting - George Scharf the elder

Background imageSport Collection: Bored And Drunk

Bored And Drunk
A drunken revelry with drinkers collapsing under the table, dancing on its top and being sick. Entitled, Miseries of the Country

Background imageSport Collection: Mermaids At Brighton

Mermaids At Brighton
Women venturing into the water from bathing machines drawn up to the sea at Brighton. They are clad in voluminous bathing dresses

Background imageSport Collection: A Drink By The Way

A Drink By The Way
A ladies cycling party pauses for refreshment on the outskirts of Paris. The wearing of knickerbockers, or rational costume for cycling was much more popular in France than in Britain

Background imageSport Collection: Drury Lane Theatre

Drury Lane Theatre
1840: The wrestling scene in a performance of Shakespeares As You Like It at Drury Lane Theatre. Original Artwork: Engraving by T H Ellis after T H Shepherd (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Dr Syntax

Dr Syntax
1st April 1813: Dr Syntax spends a day at the race track in York, and dances with rage upon losing his money. Original Artwork: Drawn and engraved by Thomas Rowlandson

Background imageSport Collection: Game Fellows

Game Fellows
circa 1870: A card game in an old English tavern draws a small group of spectators. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Pigeon Shooting

Pigeon Shooting
circa 1825: Tom, Jerry and the fat knight engaged in a pigeon shooting match. Original Artwork: Drawn and engraved by Robert Cruikshank for Life in and out of London

Background imageSport Collection: Lining Up A Shot

Lining Up A Shot
circa 1850: Two gentlemen and two ladies play a friendly game of billiards in William Duftons private drawing room. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Sunday In Holland

Sunday In Holland
circa 1800: Sunday morning in the Netherlands: a couple in clogs stride past a windmill on their morning walk. Original Artwork: After a drawing by Tim Browne. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Boat Party

Boat Party
circa 1875: A Japanese woodblock print of a boating party. The women are wearing silk kimonos. Original Artwork: Drawn by Gillot (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Teeing-Off

Teeing-Off
1862: A couple of golfers teeing-off whilst their caddy boys wait behind. Original Artwork: Engraving by C A Doyle London Society Vol IV (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Henley Regatta

Henley Regatta
circa 1880: Spectators in punts and enclosures at the Henley Royal Regatta. Original Artwork: Drawn by Arthur Hopkins (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Grecian Languor

Grecian Languor
circa 1860: An artists fantasy of a group of women languishing in a luxurious dwelling in ancient Greece. Original Artwork: Painting by J L Gerome, circa 1860. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Eton V Harrow

Eton V Harrow
Sketches from the annual Eton versus Harrow cricket match, 1880. Drawn by Harry Furness and engraved by Swain. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Antique illustration of fencing lesson

Antique illustration of fencing lesson

Background imageSport Collection: Bullfight In Seville

Bullfight In Seville
The climax of a bullfight in the Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza, Seville, with the citys famous cathedral in the background, circa 1850. An engraving from J. G

Background imageSport Collection: Battersea Boats Waiting to be Rowed

Battersea Boats Waiting to be Rowed
23rd June 1952: All-metal rowing boats waiting to be rowed at Battersea Park, London. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Young Gentlemen Dressed as a Future Diplomat

Young Gentlemen Dressed as a Future Diplomat
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: Barred Bathers

Barred Bathers
10th May 1959: Children waiting to go bathing in Hyde Park, London. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: New Angle On Angling

New Angle On Angling
21st April 1955: John Deeks (left) and Ronald Bailey intent on catching fish in Crane Park, Twickenham in Middlesex. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Chase Me; The Last Of The Gaelic

Chase Me; The Last Of The Gaelic
23rd July 1955: Two girls running up the steps from a beach in the Scottish Western Isles. These children have spoken Gaelic for most of their lives

Background imageSport Collection: Maserati Sports Car Bumper, Paris Motor Show

Maserati Sports Car Bumper, Paris Motor Show
The bumper of an Italian Maserati sports car at the Paris Motor Show. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8703 - Fashion Kings Of The Car World - pub. 1956 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: Couple Watching The Sea on Blackpool Promenade

Couple Watching The Sea on Blackpool Promenade
July 1951: A couple looking out to sea on Blackpool Promenade. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5358 - Bert Hardys Box Camera - pub. 1951 (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imageSport Collection: A carved lions head amongst the ruins of the bouleuterion or council chamber at Olympia

A carved lions head amongst the ruins of the bouleuterion or council chamber at Olympia
5th July 1952: A carved lions head amongst the ruins of the bouleuterion or council chamber at Olympia, the site of the ancient Olympic Games



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