Historic Sports Events

Archival images capturing historic sports events in stadiums, featuring crowds and iconic matches from the mid-20th century.

Runners racing in Shrubb-Dorando Marathon, circa 1909

Army-Navy Football Game, Philadelphia, 1:30PM. Army-Navy Football Game (United States Military Academy Cadets versus United States Naval Academy Midshipmen), attended by President John F. Kennedy. Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Anefo photo collection. Dutch national team against Middlesbrough 4-1 Second goal football. February 20, 1951

Stereo negative with motifs from sports events at the stadium in Stockholm.

Runners racing in Shrubb-Dorando Marathon, circa 1909

Army-Navy Football Game, Philadelphia, 1:30PM. President John F. Kennedy and others seated in the President's box watch the Army-Navy Football Game (United States Military Academy Cadets versus United States Naval Academy Midshipmen) from the Army side of the stands. Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Games of the I Olympiad, Panathenaic Stadium, Athens, Greece , Stadiums, Sports, Panathēnaiko Stadio Athens, Greece, Olympic Games 1st : 1896 : Athens, Greece. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Toreadors walk into the Arena, Barcelona, Anonymous, 1955 photograph This photo is part of an album. Barcelona baryta paper gelatin silver print bull-fighter, toreador. grounds, fields and accomodations for sports, games and physical performances Barcelona

Photo collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection Photo collection Government information service own, photo number 156-0259. 1956

Anefo photo collection. Olympic day Amsterdam Overview Gymnastics. May 31, 1953. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Feyenoord- AZ '67, 2-0. Game moment, with full stands in the background. September 8, 1968. Rotterdam, South Holland

Closing Of The Game Of The XIV Olympiad : A General view of the closing of the games of the XIV Olympiad at Wembley Stadium, London, Aug. 14. At Foreground state trumpeters sound a fanfare. Seen on the tribune of honour is Sir Frederick Wells, Lord Mayor of London. (Obscured by Flag is J. Sigfrid Edstrom, International Olympic Committee President). Standing on right of tribune is Lord Burghley, Chairman of the organising Committee. Behind the tribune are paraded the flags of the competing nations. August 14, 1948. (Photo by Olympic Photo Association).

Photograph of Football Action, Army vs. Notre Dame, Yankee Stadium, New York, 1925

Sixty-three thousand football fans attended the annual game between Ohio State University and the University of Iowa. Columbus, Ohio, 1948.

Anefo photo collection. DWS against Utrecht 2-0 to KNVB cup. November 8, 1970. Utrecht

Closing Of The Games Of The XIV Olympiad: A general view of the Closing of the Games of the XIV Olympiad at Wembley Stadium, London, August 14th. At foreground, State Trumpeters sound a Fanfare. Seen on the Tribune of Honour is Sir Frederick Wells, Lord Mayor of London. (Obscured by flag is Sigfrid Edstrom, President of the International Olympic Committee). Standing on the right of Tribune is Lord Burghley, Chairman of the Organising Committee. Behind the Tribune are paraded the flags of the competing nations. August 14, 1948. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Anefo photo collection. Soccer Netherlands against Belgium 1-0, Van Beurden scores, Gernay and Van Brandt are powerless). October 25, 1953. Rotterdam

England V Australia: Second Test Match At Lords -- Sutcliffe (England) playing Wall (Australia) with Walters (England) at the other end. July 23, 1934.

Vintage Photograph. Football teams leave field at halftime.

Anefo photo collection. Assignment Torenvliet RCH site (RCH against Sparta). 17 June 1953

KNVB photo collection. The Dutch national team poses for photographers before the start of the competition.Hungary - the Netherlands (6-2), played on 8 June 1930 in the Ferencvaros TC stadium in Budapest .. June 8, 1930. Budapest

Olympic Games : The 400 metres relay, Heat 2. R to Left : England, Australia, Hungary, Belgium, Uruguay and Bermuda. 1st England, 2nd. Hungary and 3rd. Australia. August 06, 1948. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Παναθηναϊκὸν Στάδιον - Le stade , Stadiums, Spectators, Panathēnaiko Stadio Athens, Greece. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

08/05/1968. Colombinas5.Jpg production Abc. Inauguration of the new bullring. Photo: Rodri.

At the Bull Fight, Spain, anonymous, 1905 - 1922 photograph Arena for bullfights in Valencia or Barcelona. Spain photographic support gelatin silver print

Anefo photo collection. General rehearsal for "the game of liberation", which is conducted on 4 and 6 May 1946 in the Olympic Stadium. General rehearsal for "the game of liberation", which is conducted on 4 and 6 May 1946 in the Olympic Stadium. May 2, 1946. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. "Day of Youth". Olympic Stadium overview. July 10, 1948. Amsterdam

KNVB photo collection. Behindered by a German defender, BEB Bakhuys heads the ball towards the German purpose.Duitland - the Netherlands (2-2), played on January 31, 1937 in the Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf. 31 January 1937. Düsseldorf

Madrid, 05/12/1969. Third run of the San Isidro Fair. Ángel Teruel going around the ring.

Anefo photo collection. Olympic revanches Olympic Stadium. 200m Ladies 1. Puck Brouwer 2. Johnson (Australia). August 10, 1952

KNVB photo collection. Audience on the playing field. After having been forced after the entrance gates.Duitland - the Netherlands (4-2), played on April 18, 1926 in the Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf .. April 18, 1926. Düsseldorf

Anefo photo collection. 50-year anniversary Koningin Wilhelmina. Jubilee game "in Neerlands Garden", in the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, to ideas from mass director Carel BRIELS. Hardbred to horses took part in this manifestation .. August 31, 1948. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Olympic day Amsterdam athlete divelaar. May 31, 1953. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Petone versus Varsity rugby game - the crowd

Empire Games. 1954 (Vancouver--Canada). August 11, 1954.

Photo collection prints Anefo Rousel. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection of photo collection prints Anefo Rousel, photo number 157-0384. 1956

Toledo, 06/20/1964. Their Highnesses the Princes Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofía attended the bullfight held in the Toledo plaza. In the image, the right-handed Antonio Bienvenida gave them the first bull of the afternoon.

KNVB photo collection. Kick Smit (right) scores De 1-0.nederland - Denmark (3-0), played on November 3, 1935 at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. November 3, 1935. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Game One of the World Series between the New York Giants and Boston Red Sox at the Polo Grounds, NY, October 8, 1912 (baseball)

KNVB photo collection. Game moment from the interior between the Netherlands and Hungary. Hungary in the attack.nederland - Hungary (3-2), played on February 26, 1939 in the Feyenoord stadium (De Kuip) in Rotterdam .. 26 February 1939. Rotterdam, South Holland

View in the new Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht.

KNVB photo collection. Game moment from the Interland Denmark - the Netherlands. Duel on Middenveld.denemarken - The Netherlands (0-2), played on 14 June 1931 in the Idraetsparken in Copenhagen .. June 14, 1931. Denmark, Copenhagen

08/30/1936. Bullfighting Festival, in Almería, for the benefit of the Militias that Fought in the Fronts, organized by the executive committee of banking and Stock Exchange. In the photograph, a moment of the departure of the Cuadrilla.

KNVB photo collection. Overview photo of the stadium during the interior against Switzerland.nederland - Switzerland (5-0), played on March 28, 1926 in the Stadium in Amsterdam. March 28, 1926. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. General rehearsal for "the game of liberation", which is conducted on 4 and 6 May 1946 in the Olympic Stadium. General rehearsal for "the game of liberation", which is conducted on 4 and 6 May 1946 in the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. May 3, 1946

Anefo photo collection. Feyenoord against Dwsa 2-0. April 23, 1961

Army-Navy Football Game, Philadelphia, 1:30PM. Army-Navy Football Game (United States Military Academy Cadets versus United States Naval Academy Midshipmen), attended by President John F. Kennedy. Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Aerial view of an American football stadium, Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Anefo photo collection. 50-year anniversary Koningin Wilhelmina. Jubilee game "in Neerlands Garden", in the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, to ideas from mass director Carel BRIELS. Here a demonstration of Vendelzwaaiers .. August 31, 1948. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Vintage Photograph. Aerial view of The Cotton Bowl during game in Dallas, Texas.

Huntington Avenue Grounds , Baseball, Stadiums, Sports spectators, Boston Red Sox Baseball team, Detroit Tigers Baseball team. Michael T. -Nuf Ced- McGreevy Collection

Anefo photo collection. Feijenoord stadion ready on time The grass under the plast can be seen again. February 27, 1963

American visitors in a sports stadium

Anefo photo collection. New stadium in Den Bosch Sportpark. August 1, 1951. Den Bosch

The 1932 Los Angeles Olympic opening ceremony held in the Olympic Stadium. 100,000 spectators and 2000 athletes from 50 nations. Dated 20th Century

Anefo photo collection. 12th national tire competition in the Sparta stadium. Overview. June 24, 1961

Barcelona, 1923 (Ca.). Match on the Las Corts field.

Vintage Photograph. Crowd at baseball game in Yankee Stadium at New York City.

04/07/1916. From yesterday's bullfight in Madrid. Bullfighter Antonio Carpio caught by his first Bull, third of the bullfight.

75th anniversary match 75th anniversary match 1. - In the Prolegomena of the match of the 75th founding anniversary of Betis, Played in September 1982 by the Verdiblanco team and the National University of Mexico, the Verdiblancos Players of the time and Old Glories Posed Together in the center of the field. In the image appear, among others, Carmelo, Biosca, Esnaola, Alex, Cardeñosa, Casado, Diarte, Gordillo, Ortega and Peter Barnes (from the 1982 squad) and the Old Glories Rogelio, Luis del Sol, José María de la Concha , from the Well, cake and Flask. (photo Ruesga Bono).

09/06/1958. Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium. Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium. - blessing ceremony for the facilities of the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán stadium. The venue was blessed by Father Teruelo, chaplain of the Club. He was accompanied by the Sevillista president, Ramón de Carranza y Gómez, Marqués de Soto Hermoso. In the box you can see a painting with a photograph of Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, the great Sevilla president, who died on October 28, 1956 and who gave his name to the Stadium.

04/05/1915. Madrid Bullring. Vicente Pastor after the superb thrust he gave to his first Bull in the bullfight held last Monday.

Huntington Avenue Grounds , Baseball, Stadiums, Sports spectators, Boston Red Sox Baseball team, Detroit Tigers Baseball team. Michael T. -Nuf Ced- McGreevy Collection

Police at World Series, Shibe Park, Philadelphia (baseball)

View of the right field grandstand at Polo Grounds - 1912 World Series (basebell). New York, 1912.

Anefo photo collection. Harry Vermegen presents knockout show in Zandvoort, overview. June 18, 1984. Noord-Holland, Zandvoort

Army-Navy game football game at the Polo Grounds, Brooklyn, New York City, 1916. Traditionally the game is played at a neutral site and large enough to accommodate a very big crowd. Army won, 15-7. (BSLOC_2016_7_7)

Anefo photo collection. Memorial game stadium. April 27, 1946

Madrid, 09/22/1962. League match, matchday 2, played at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium between Real Madrid and Deportivo de la Coruña, which ended with the local victory by 2 to 1. In the image, Alfredo Di Stefano scores the first goal against Padrón.

The Panathenaïc stadium Athens , Stadiums, Spectators, Panathēnaiko Stadio Athens, Greece. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

KNVB photo collection. Panic on a standing stand after the collapse of the fences.Belgia - the Netherlands (1-0), played on April 1, 1928 in the Antwerp FC (De Bosuil) stadium. 1 April 1928. Antwerp

The throng in the Stadium cheering President William McKinley at the Pan American Exposition on September 5th, 1901, the day before his assassination

Vintage photograph. View of Rutgers University graduation ceremony from bleacher stands

Anefo photo collection. DWSA against Feyenoord 2-3. Game moment. September 17, 1961

Anefo photo collection. Dutch Championship 25km Running in Stadium de Vliert in 's-Hertogenbosch. Starting runners. 24 June 1962. 's-Hertogenbosch

Aerial view of the University of Pennsylvania's stadium at Franklin Field, where a crowd of 75,000 watched Navy midshipmen march onto the field prior to the start of the Penn-Navy game, Philadelphia, PA, 10/23/1948. (Photo by Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce/GG Vintage Images)

Athens - the Panathenaic Stadion , Stadiums, Panathēnaiko Stadio Athens, Greece. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Anefo photo collection. Troon distance Queen Wilhelmina / Inauguration of Queen Juliana. Juliana new queen.Sport manifestation at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, to ideas by mass director Carel Briels.Flebetoon from the Dutch sports world, in which all sports branches represent, with 32 flags of equal sports associations. September 4, 1948. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Army-Navy Football Game, Philadelphia, 1:30PM. Army-Navy Football Game (United States Military Academy Cadets versus United States Naval Academy Midshipmen), attended by President John F. Kennedy. Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Adelaide Oval, sports stadium, in Adelaide, South Australia Date: C.1930s

Stierengevecht in from the bullring of the Real Maestranza de Cavalry of Seville, Anonymous, c. 1860 - c. 1880 photograph Part of Reisalbum with photos of sights in Spain and Morocco. Spain cardboard. paper. photographic support albumen print bullfight. grounds, fields and accomodations for sports, games and physical performances (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.)) Sevilla

Soccer game in piazza della signoria, florence 1932.

A London News Chronicle photograph of the introduction of football under lights at Arsenal Stadium. April 4, 1952.

Olympic Games: Decision Reversed In 400 Metres Relay Result - This strip from the Official Olympic Games Film shows the disputed hand-over in the 400 metres Relay - in which this film has become the vital evidence. The decision which was awarded to Gt. Britain - after the disqualification of the U.S.A. team - has now been reversed and the U.S.A. team become the winners.In the pictures Ewell (U.S.A.) can be seen handing over to Wright (U.S.A.) and the centre line of the change-over limits can be seen behind Ewell as he actually hands over to Wright : The hand-over is completed before the limit-line is reached. August 10, 1948. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

Anefo photo collection. Flower party in stadium. September 12, 1953

The first Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London, 1923, (1926-1927). Artist: Unknown

Photograph of Army-Navy Football Game, Polo Grounds, New York, 1925

Anefo photo collection. Twente against PSV 2-1; Majorettes in stadium. February 28, 1971

Vintage Photograph. Football game in Yale Bowl at New Haven Connecticut.

Vintage Photograph. Band at football game in Yale Bowl at New Haven Connecticut.

Anefo photo collection. General rehearsal for "the game of liberation", which is conducted on 4 and 6 May 1946 in the Olympic Stadium. General rehearsal for "the game of liberation", which is conducted on 4 and 6 May 1946 in the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. May 3, 1946. Amsterdam

San Sebastián de los Reyes (Madrid), 08/27/1962. San Sebastián de los Reyes celebrates its Big Week. Processions, bullfights, bullfights, among others, form the festivities of this friendly "Pamplona Chica".

KNVB photo collection. Goalkeeper Adri van Male no chance at a Danish shift.denemarken - the Netherlands (2-2), played on October 23, 1938 in the Idraetsparken in Copenhagen .. October 23, 1938. Denmark, Copenhagen

Anefo photo collection. Holland against Belgium 0-1. The Belgian team and Dutch national team. March 3, 1963

Image of Mayor Mr.dr. G. A. W. ter Pelkwijk during his opening speech in the covered grandstand of the new Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht.

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