Sport Collection (page 9)

Life At The Turf
circa 1860: Victorians crowd near the barrier to watch a horse race. (Photo by Otto Herschan/Getty Images)

Watching Derby
June 1921: People on the top of motor buses watch the Derby at Epsom Downs, Surrey. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Stewards Cart
1st April 1939: The stewards in their cart during the race of the Belvoir Hunt at Long Clawson, Melton Mowbray. (Photo by Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Dansette Gramophone
September 1960: A TRG-45 Dansette record player. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Summer Cycling
A crowd of spectators at White City for the 100 km cycle race, an event of the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Glof Clubs Hat Balls Tee Scoring Card Pencil
UNITED STATES - Circa 1950s: Glof Clubs Hat Balls Tee Scoring Card Pencil. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Irish Castle
8th April 1950: A woman walks through the grounds of an Irish castle. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5004 - Irelands Castles: Grandeur In Decline - pub

Thirsty Hounds
31st March 1945: A pack of beagles needing refreshment after chasing a hare during a hunt. Original Publication: Picture Post - 1932 - A Day Out With Beagles - pub

Bridge Party
27th November 1953: English novelist William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) is the guest of honour at a bridge party at Crockfords Club

I Know What I Like
1957: A pig-tailed schoolgirl studies a painting in the Tate Gallery, London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 9112 - Tate Gallery - pub. 1957 (Photo by Grace Robertson/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Footballs falling down from staircase

Princes Skating Rink
Skaters take to the ice at Princes Skating Rink, London, 1909. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Central-Park, Winter; The Skating Pond
In a Currier & Ives print titled Central-Park, Winter; The Skating Pond, couples, individuals, and children skate on a pond, New York, New York, 1863

Ancient Vases
Two ancient Greek black figure amphoras found at Ampurias in Spain, depicting athletes, circa 550 BC. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Godolphin Arabian
The Godolphin Arabian, property of The Earl of Godolphin, one of three horses from whom all modern thoroughbred racehorses are descended, circa 1740

Hippodrome Gateway
The main gate at the Hippodrome de Longchamp race track in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, circa 1950. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Cockfight
Painting entitled The Cockfight, by Remy Cogghe (1854-1935), circa 1889. The painting depicts a crowd of men urging on two cockerels fighting in a ring. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Motocross Couple; June The Rough Rider
Twenty-one year old motorcycle triallist June Adams (right) with a friend at a motocross event, March 1951. Original publication: Picture Post - 5218 - June The Rough Rider - pub

Punt Picture
A girl takes a photograph of her friends with a large Kodak camera, while sailing in a punt. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Royal Box in the grandstand at Hurst Park Racecourse burnt down by Suffragettes
circa 1910: The Royal Box in the grandstand at Hurst Park racecourse burnt down by suffragettes. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Thunderbird
A Ford Thunderbird American sports car. (Photo by Mitchell/Getty Images)

Brixton Prison
Female prisoners in the exercise yard of Brixton Prison in London, circa 1850. From a photograph by Herbert Watkins. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Cup Crowds
28th April 1923: Crowds at the turnstiles before the FA Cup Final between West Ham United and Bolton Wanderers at Wembley Stadium

RMS Olympic
The launch of the 883-foot-long White Star liner Olympic from the Harland and Wolff yard, Belfast. Known as Old Reliable, she was the sister ship of the Titanic and Britannic

Silhouette Of Man Hunter
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Silhouette Of Man Hunter, Holding Rifle Or Gun, Wearing Cowboy Hat And Standing With Dog In Field. Sunset Is Behind. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Young Man Smiling Squatting Holds Tennis Racquet A
UNITED STATES - Circa 1930s: Young Man Smiling Squatting Holds Tennis Racquet And Ball Shadow. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

On Golf Links
circa 1910: Golfers on the links at Knocke. (Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/A H Robinson/Getty Images)

Gymnastics - 1890 Engraving

Antique illustration of sports and exercises: Artistic Gymnastic Trapeze

Victorian boy abouit to use a trapeze
Vintage engraving of a Victorian boy abouit to use a trapeze

Victorian boy swinging on a trapeze
Vintage engraving of a Victorian boy swinging on a trapeze

Avocet bird
A photograph of an original hand-colored engraving from The History of British Birds by Morris published in 1853-1891

Solitary sandpiper shorebird
A photograph of an original hand-colored engraving from The History of British Birds by Morris published in 1853-1891

Mountain Finch bird
A photograph of an original hand-colored engraving from The History of British Birds by Morris published in 1853-1891

White horse on beach, close-up
Camargue, France

No Rules
A group of boys playing an old-fashioned version of football. Original Artwork: Engraving by Webster (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Lucky Dog
circa 1900: On a frozen pond one woman pushes a friend and her dog across the ice on a sleigh. A photogravure. (Photo by Henry Stevens/Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Hurdling
April 1871: Hurdle racing at Brompton. Athletics with sturdy looking hurdles like five-barred gates! Original Publication: The Graphic - Athletic Sports at Brompton-Hurdle Racing - pub

Noble Game
circa 1780: Cricket being played at White Conduit House, Islington, the original home of the MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) which moved to Lords in 1788. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Football ?
1870: Football as played at Rugby school. The ball is round, but the goal posts are more reminiscent of rugby. Original Publication: The Graphic - pub

Rat-Catching
circa 1875: Spectators at the Turnspit in Quakers Alley watching a dog catching rats in a pit. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Aerial view over baseball fields
sport, baseball, people

Summer Wear
A group of Edwardians at the railway station at Henley on their way to the Regatta. The women are wearing smart summer dresses and wide-brimmed hats

Aerial Chase
25th September 1913: The American entry with double propellers at the first International Aero Race at Hendon racing against the British entry. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Dramatic cyclist climbing the mountain

Artificial fishing lures set
Illustration of a Artificial fishing lures set

Fishing hooks with baits
Illustration of a Fishing hooks with baits

Fishing rod, telescope
Illustration of a Fishing rod, telescope

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