Sporting Oddities Collection

Playing Roque
circa 1930: Roque, a type of croquet and one of the favourite winter sports at Tampa, Florida, being played on one of the Minicipal Roque Courts in Plant Park

Bull Baiting
circa 1810: A tethered bull is baited with dogs and sticks. An engraving by I Clark after Henry Alken (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Tennis in the Snow by Arthur Hopkins
1884: Tennis in the Snow by illustrator, Arthur Hopkins. A man slipping and falling during a mixed doubles match in the snow. Original Publication: The Graphic (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Cat On The Oche
1941: A cat stretches up to a dartboard. (Photo by Chris Ware/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Balancing Act
circa 1930: Two man in a balancing act. Their shirts have an L as a logo. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Street Skiing
circa 1927: Lining up for a ski race in a street in Berlin. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Power Cycling
circa 1930: Rocket propulsion for cyclists. A German cyclist having a rocket attachment on his bicycle adjusted. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Skiing Swimmers
circa 1930: Two women in swimsuits venture out into the snow on a pair of skis. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Cestas
circa 1950: Basket-like cestas which are worn on the hand to catch the ball during a game of Jai Alai. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Jai Alai
circa 1950: Jai Alai, a ball game played in a court with the player wearing a basket like glove or cesta to catch the ball

No Engine ?
circa 1930: Rocket car propelled by fuel from two large cylinders in the front of the car. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/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)

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

Rocket Power
circa 1930: Rocket cyclists pedalling away in a cloud of smoke. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

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