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Historic Sports Events

Black and white photographs capturing large crowds at historic sporting events, featuring cycling and football games from the mid-20th century.

Vintage Photograph. Orange Bowl, Miami - Duke-Nebraska football game. Frame 1
Vintage Photograph. Orange Bowl, Miami - Duke-Nebraska football game. Frame 1
861 assets in this story
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Bowling on the green, Lummus Park, Miami, Florida , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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We've planned an evening of exciting entertainment. It's the famous game, Cinema Races , Racetracks, Horse racing, Horses, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Bowling on the green, Lummus Park, Miami, Florida , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Saratoga Raceway, Saratoga Springs, N. Y., night trotting track , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Delaware Park Race Track, Wilmington, Delaware , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Training Field for the Chicago Cubs. ca. 1947, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA, C-29-The Training Field of the Chicago Cubs, Santa Catalina, California. BASE BALL PARK, SANTA CATALINA. The Chicago Cubs, National League baseball team, engages in Spring training each year at Catalina.
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'They're Off' -- Monmouth Park Race Track, Oceanport, N. J. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Delaware Park Race Track, Wilmington, Delaware , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Steeplechase, over the water jump, at Saratoga Race Track, Saratoga Springs, N. Y. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Delaware Park Race Track, Wilmington, Delaware , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Indianapolis Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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We've planned an evening of exciting entertainment , Racetracks, Horse racing, Horses, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Cotton Bowl. ca. 1939, Dallas, Texas, USA, COTTON BOWL, DALLAS, TEXAS. The Cotton Bowl, Dallas' mammoth stadium with a seating capacity of 47,500, is the site for one of the nation's outstanding football games at New Year's, and for various other games during each gridiron seasons. Dallas is regarded as the sports center of the Southwest.
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Children's Swimming Pool, East Hartford, Conn. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Horse Racing at the State Fair Grounds, Syracuse, New York State, USA Date: 1911
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Fair Grounds Race Track. ca. 1949, Tampa, Florida, USA, Located right in the heart of the City of Tampa, within easy walking distance from all the leading hotels and adjoining the beautiful campus of Tampa University, are the Florida State Fair Buildings, grounds, race trace, grandstand and public facilities.
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We've planned an evening of exciting entertainment , Racetracks, Horse racing, Horses, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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The Hobart Cricket Ground, Tasmania, Australia, 1912. Artist: Unknown.
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Saratoga Raceway, Saratoga Springs, N. Y., night trotting track , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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We've planned an evening of exciting entertainment. It's the famous game, Cinema Races , Racetracks, Horse racing, Horses, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Sanford Stadium, University of Ga. Athens, Georgia , Stadiums, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Indianapolis Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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'They're Off' at Atlantic City Race Track, N. J. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Athletic Field, Ansonia, Conn. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Nightly scene at the shuffleboard courts in Mirror Lake Park, St. Petersburg, Florida , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Bowling on the green, Lummus Park, Miami, Florida , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Grandstand, Monmouth Park Race Track, Oceanport, N. J. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Athletic Field, Ansonia, Conn. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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'They're Off' -- Monmouth Park Race Track, Oceanport, N. J. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Brighton Beach Race Course , Horses - Riding & Racing
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Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto - 1914. Motor Racing - the finish line before the Grandstand. Date: 1914
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Pershing Field, Jersey City, New Jersey , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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'They're Off' at Atlantic City Race Track, N. J. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Greyhound racing in Florida, parade before fans prior to the start of a race , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Delaware Park Race Track, Wilmington, Delaware , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Hialeah Park race track, Miami, Florida , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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'On the Turn', Monmouth Park Race Track, Oceanport, N. J. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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A fair field and no favor" - start of a horse race, circa 1891
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Memorial Stadium, Missouri University, Columbia, Mo. , Universities & colleges, Stadiums, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Athletic Field, Ansonia, Conn. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Greyhound racing in Florida, parade before fans prior to the start of a race , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Delaware Park Race Track, Wilmington, Delaware , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Hialeah Park race track, Miami, Florida , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Grandstand, Monmouth Park Race Track, Oceanport, N. J. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Delaware Park Race Track, Wilmington, Delaware , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Sanford Stadium, University of Ga. Athens, Georgia , Stadiums, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Children's Swimming Pool, East Hartford, Conn. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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'On the Turn', Monmouth Park Race Track, Oceanport, N. J. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Pershing Field, Jersey City, New Jersey , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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'They're Off' at Atlantic City Race Track, N. J. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Greyhound racing in Florida, parade before fans prior to the start of a race , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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American National Game Of Baseball: Elysian Field,Hoboken, NJ 1866 Currier & Ives(1834-1907 American) Lithograph;Private Collection
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A game of baseball in an open field, spectators round the perimeter : a formally dressed umpire watches as the pitcher makes his run-up from the centre of the diamond. Date: late 19th century
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Anefo photo collection. Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam in the snow. Stadiums, snow. March 8, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Bradenton Ball Park, Bradenton, Florida , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Children's Swimming Pool, East Hartford, Conn. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Bradenton Ball Park, Bradenton, Florida , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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'On the Turn', Monmouth Park Race Track, Oceanport, N. J. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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'On the Green,' Bethpage State Park, Long Island, N. Y. , Parks, Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Shuffle board courts, 6th St. and Boardwalk, Ocean City, N. J. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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'The Hurdle,' West Flagler Kennel Club, Miami, Florida , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Pershing Field, Jersey City, New Jersey , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Shuffle board courts, 6th St. and Boardwalk, Ocean City, N. J. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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On the home stretch at Hialeah Park race track, Miami, Florida , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Saratoga Raceway, Saratoga Springs, N. Y., night trotting track , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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On the home stretch at Hialeah Park race track at Miami, Florida , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Wide open on the stretch at Miami Beach, Florida dog track , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Wide open on the stretch at Miami Beach, Florida dog track , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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American National Game of Basebal.
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Charles Town Jockey Club, Inc., Charles Town, W. Va. , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Anefo photo collection. Hans van Helden trains at Thialfkunstijsbaan in Heerenveen Overview Thialfbaan. January 23, 1975. Friesland, Heerenveen
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Family, friends and helpers gather around the finish line as a contestant in the 1986 Special Olympics completes a race. More than 1,200 military and civilian volunteers are helping during the event designed to improve the self-confidence of the mentally handicapped through sports and recreational experience. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)
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On the home stretch at Hialeah Park race track, Miami, Florida , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Image of the parade of the participants in the Ridderhof game on the Tournooiveld (Sports site at the Hogelandse Park) in Utrecht on the occasion of the 52nd anniversary of the university (June 22 - 27 June 1896); Left in the background the chapel of the R.K. St. Barbara.n.b cemetery. The streets between Koningslaan and Frederik Hendrikstraat were later built on the sports field.
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Charles Town Jockey Club, Inc., Charles Town, W. Va. , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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A game of Shuffleboard, Allen "A" Resort, Wolfeboro, N.H.. A game of Shuffleboard, Allen "A" Resort, Wolfeboro, N.H.
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Winner crosses the wire at winter race meeting at Miami's Tropical Park , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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General view Atlantic City Race Track, N. J. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Shuffleboards courts and bowling greens, Lakeland, Florida , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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View from above at Dilboy Stadium, Somerville, Massachusetts , Stadiums, Crowds. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection
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Trip to Western States: President Kennedy at U.S. Air Force (USAF) Academy, Colorado. Cadets from the fifth graduating class of the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy throw their hats in the air during commencement exercises at Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. President John F. Kennedy (standing on speakers platform at left, with back to camera) delivered an address for the occasion; also pictured: Major General Robert H. Warren (left of President Kennedy, back to camera). Dark spots on image are original to the negative.
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General view Atlantic City Race Track, N. J. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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The finish of a race at Gulfstream Park Race Course at Hallendale- Near Hollywood, Fla. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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The world's most beautiful beaches. Starting boxes at Washington County Kennel Club, Elbro, Florida. The world's most beautiful beaches. Starting boxes at Washington County Kennel Club, Elbro, Florida
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View of first turn of track with crowds in stands at Gulfstream Park Race Course Hallendale near Hollywood, Fla. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Nightly scene at the shuffleboard courts in Mirror Lake Park, St. Petersburg, Florida , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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On the home stretch at Hialeah Park race track at Miami, Florida , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Hialeah Park race track, Miami, Florida , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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View of first turn of track with crowds in stands at Gulfstream Park Race Course Hallendale near Hollywood, Fla. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Winner crosses the wire at winter race meeting at Miami's Tropical Park , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Shuffle board courts, Eustis, Florida, 'The Friendly City' , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Shuffleboards courts and bowling greens, Lakeland, Florida , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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'They're Off' -- Monmouth Park Race Track, Oceanport, N. J. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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EQUILIBRISTAS. Location: CIRCO. MADRID. SPANIEN.
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Bradenton Ball Park, Bradenton, Florida , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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View of first turn of track with crowds in stands at Gulfstream Park Race Course Hallendale near Hollywood, Fla. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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On the home stretch at Hialeah Park race track at Miami, Florida , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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'On the green,' Bethpage State Park, Long Island, N. Y. , Parks, Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Activities at Manhattan Beach, N. Y. Hand tennis , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States