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

A section of the crowd who for the first time were able to watch a Test Match from the New Grandstand at Newlands to-day. When completed this grandstand will accommodate 9,000 spectators. September 29, 1953.

Vintage photograph. Baseball game at Yankee Stadium

Madrid, 09/17/1911. The bullfight: Vicente Pastor caught by the first bull when going in to kill.

Sevilla. Corrida de Toros.

KNVB photo collection. Overview photo of the Olympic Stadium during a competition in the football tournament.nederland - Uruguay (0-2), played on May 30, 1928 at the Olympic Stadium during the Olympic Games in Amsterdam. 30 May 1928. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

View in the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam during the Tour Tournament ITOSA that was organized on the occasion of the 26th Federal Feast of the Royal Dutch Gymnastics Association (K.N.G.V.). The Federal Feasts were held from 30 May to 1 June and the Utrechtsche Gymnastiek and screen association Bato was one of the participating teams.

06/01/1911. Vicente Pastor Fuck.

Toreador in fight with a bull, Barcelona, Anonymous, 1955 photograph This photo is part of an album. Barcelona baryta paper gelatin silver print bull-fighter, toreador. bull Barcelona

Baseball in Korea: At Souel, Korea, the old American game of baseball, banned by the Japanese for 6 years, was revived when a team of American occupation signalmen met a team from the Korean Amateur Association. The Koreans won, 4-3, before a crowd of ten thousand soldiers and civilians. October 25, 1945. (Photo by Davis, US Army Signal Corps Photo).

Nimes. Corrida de toros con Frascuelo.

Anefo photo collection. Baseball OVVO against VGGA 1-3, game moments. September 3, 1955

Photograph of Alfred Henry Phillips (1908 - 1994) diving at the 1932 Olympic games.

Barcelona, 09/24/1957. Inauguration of the Barcelona Football Club Stadium.

Anefo photo collection. Work artificial ice rink in Deventer, overview of ice rink. September 27, 1965. Deventer

New York, New York: October 11, 1930 New York University's McNamara throws a pass to N.Y.U. end Neemick for a 20 yard gain aginst Villanova at Yankee Stadium. NYU defeated Villanova by a score of 20 to 6.

1960s CROWD CIRCLING THE PUTTING GREEN ON GOLF COURSE DURING A TOURNAMENT

1940S 1950S School Football Players In Kneeling Huddle On Field

Crowd at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1972

Anefo photo collection. Rotterdam last day Concours Hippique. September 5, 1954. Rotterdam, South Holland

KNVB photo collection. Performance of a music chapel at the interland between Denmark and the Netherlands.denemarken - The Netherlands (4-1), played on 13 June 1926 in the Idraetsparken in Copenhagen. 13 June 1926. Denmark, Copenhagen

Football, The Young Soldiers fire a brass cannon for effect at the Army vs. Navy game at the Polo Grounds, New York City, Dec. 1916

07/31/1936. General view of the Olympic stadium. This photo represents the different international teams during the Olympic oath.

Barcelona..September 1992..Paralympic Games...Photo Jordi Romeu...Archdc.. Closing ceremony.

France, Retour a Barcelone, Album page with 3 photos Retour a Barcelone Course de Taureaux, album page, photos, height 290 mm, width 232 mm, photographer, 1955 - 1955, paper, gelatin silver print, developing gelatin silver print

KNVB photo collection. The Swiss goalkeeper Sechehaye has passed, but the ball disappears right next to the target. Switzerland - the Netherlands (2-4), played on November 4, 1934 in the field of the FC Bern (Neufeld) in Bern. November 4, 1934. Bern, Switzerland

1962 All Star Baseball Game at D.C. Stadium, 12:52PM. President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses) and others watch the 32nd Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game at D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C. First baseman for the National League, Ernie Banks (Chicago Cubs), and first base coach for the American League, James Barton Mickey Vernon (manager of the Washington Senators), stand on the field in background. Also pictured (in the stands): Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher; members of the Washington Metropolitan Police Boys Club, Frank Brown and Dennis Marcel; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn.

Collotype - General Stands, Blue Bonnets Racing Track, Montreal, QC, about 1907 Neurdein Frères

4th game of the World Series at the New York Polo Grounds, Oct. 11, 1912. The Red Sox beat the Giants 3 to 1, and went on the win the championship in 7 games (BSLOC_2018_4_117)

Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding, New Zealand born tennis player and Wimbledon champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913 pictured playing on court and defeating M. E. McLoughlin, the American champion in the challenge round. A lawyer as well as a keen motorist and motorcyclist, Wilding died near Neuve Chapelle, France on 9 May 1915 while fighting in the Battle of Aubers Ridge. Date: 1913

Audience in an Arena, Barcelona, Anonymous, 1955 photograph This photo is part of an album. Barcelona baryta paper gelatin silver print Bullfight Barcelona

Madrid. 06/21/1964. Final of the European Football Championship between the teams of Spain and the USSR. The match was held at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and ended with the result of Spain 2 - USSR 1. Spanish fans filled the stands of the stadium.

Polo Grounds, during the first game of the 1933 World Series between the New York Giants and the Washington Senators. New York, October 3, 1933

Anefo photo collection. Rowing competitions Bosbaan. 13 June 1954. Amsterdam, Amsterdamse Bos, Bosbaan, Noord-Holland

05/10/1915. From yesterday's bullfight in Madrid. The right-handed Belmonte Going from crutch to the sixth Bull, Moments before the Fuck he Suffered.

The first FA Cup Final is held at the new Wembley Stadium in London, 28 April 1923, (1935). Creator: Unknown.

12/31/1981. Benito Villamarín, Betis stadium.

Photograph of the 5000 meter speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympic games. Won by Irving Warren Jaffee (1906 - 1981) from America.

U.S. President Calvin Coolidge Throwing out First Baseball at World Series Game between Washington Senators and New York Giants, Griffith Stadium, Washington DC, USA, circa 1924

Anefo photo collection. Soccer Netherlands against Belgium 1-0 .. National coach Jaap van der Leck embraces a player. October 25, 1953. Rotterdam

Anefo photo collection. Olmpisch stadium overviews Amsterdam. January 22, 1954

Madrid, 07/09/1906. Photographs of the calf of the shoemakers' guild, verified yesterday in the "La Mojiganga" bullring, with the presidential box below.

Anefo photo collection. Tour de France, departure from Amsterdam, Dutch team on old bicycles. July 8, 1954. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

05/19/1912. Madrid. Cock in a chest pass.

Soccer - World Cup Uruguay 1930 - Final - Uruguay v Argentina

Αί έορταί έπί άφίζει Α. Μ. τού Βασιλέως τής Ίταλίας. Είσοδος των Βασιλέων το εταδίον - Les fêtes pendant la visite de S. M. le Roi d'Italie. Entrée de L. M. M. M les Rois d'Italie et de Grèce au stade , Stadiums, Spectators, Kings, Panathēnaiko Stadio Athens, Greece. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Anefo photo collection. Football match Germany against the Netherlands 2-1 in Dusseldorf. March 14, 1956. Düsseldorf

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

The broadcaster in his cell above the stadium

View of the Athletic Field at Washington-Lee High School. This item is a photograph of the athletic field at Washington-Lee High School. This photograph was used as the Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 41 for the civil rights case Constance Carter, et al. v. The School Board of Arlington County, Virginia et al.. Mid Atlantic Region (Philadelphia, PA). Photographic Print.

01/01/1951. Juan posada.

New Haven, Connecticut: October 25, 1930 Yale's Albie Booth is carried off the field on a stretcher after being injured after intercepting a pass from the Army football team.

President Kennedy throws out the first ball of the Washington Senators' season. April 16, 1961. Abbie Rowe photographer.

KNVB photo collection. Game moment from the match against Czechoslovakia. The Czechoslovak goalkeeper makes a Dutch attack harmless.TechSlovakia - the Netherlands (0-3, after extension), played on June 5, 1938 in the Stade Municipal in Le Havre during the world championships .. June 5, 1938. Le Havre

Vintage photograph. Bullfighting in arena

Vintage Photograph. Football game in Harvard Stadium for Harvard vs Yale in Cambridge Massachusetts.

Televising cricket during a Test match at the Oval. January 1, 1951.

Anefo photo collection. New Stand Sparta on Spangen. November 10, 1963

World Series 1912, 4th game, Polo Grounds, NY (baseball)

Madrid. Corrida de toros. Las banderillas.

Fans watch a tennis match from the stands at Forest Hills Stadium, Queens, NY, 1949. (Photo by GG Vintage Images)

Anefo photo collection. "Trofeo Italy" Netherlands-Hungary. August 19, 1953

10/01/1921. Madrid. In the bullring 1. Catching a spectator by the second Bull, during the Public protest, 2. Catching the banderillero Stops by the third Bull.

Ice hockey, USA-Germany

Photo collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection Photo collection Government information service own, photo number 156-0501. 1956

Vintage photograph. Players on the field in middle of play at the Columbia University - Cornell University football game, October 30, 1948 at Baker Field

Hong Kong Boats, People in Sampans, Junks, Racing, Boys School, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

Scoreboard, Result display, Scoreboard, USA celebrated their success in the decathlon

Vintage Photograph. Hockey at Boston Garden. Frame 7.

4191-V111111963

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Sports complexes. undated

Anefo photo collection. Second artificial ice rink will be opened on October 13 in Deventer. October 8, 1962. Deventer

Anefo photo collection. Artificial ice rink De Uithof, The Hague. January 4, 1973. The Hague, South Holland

6-Day Bicycle Race, Madison Sq. Garden - digital file from original neg. | Library of Congress

A Race at Steeplechase Park, Coney Island, circa 1904

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Artificial ice rinks. 1973. Assen

Olympic Games : Contestants in the 10,000 Metres rounding the bend at Wembley Stadium this afternoon (Friday). The event was won by E. Zatopek (CZech). Picture taken after 880 metres. July 30, 1948. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Polo Grounds, 1912 World Series , Stadiums, Baseball. Michael T. -Nuf Ced- McGreevy Collection

Crowd watching a football match in a stadium

Στάδιον - Stade , Stadiums, Spectators, Panathēnaiko Stadio Athens, Greece. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

1962 All Star Baseball Game at D.C. Stadium, 12:52PM. View from the stands of D.C. Stadium during the 32nd Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game, attended by President John F. Kennedy. Washington, D.C. Scratches on image are original to the negative.

Inspection tour of NASA installations: Houston, Texas, motorcade, address at Rice University, 9:34AM. President John F. Kennedy (left, at lectern) delivers remarks at Rice University regarding the nations efforts in space exploration. Members of the press sit at left in background; photographers gather at right; spectators observe from the stands. Rice University Stadium, Houston, Texas.

May 1950 - View of Football Crowd and Players on Bench During Game .

Anefo photo collection. Dutch skating championships ladies in Heerenveen, Bep Geyssen crawls over the ice to the finish. December 17, 1967. Friesland, Heerenveen

Madrid, 11/09/1952. International boxing meeting. Partial appearance of the Madrid bullring during the international boxing meeting in which Spaniard Luis Romero defeated British Empire champion Roy Ankrah on points.

Vintage Photograph. Baseball fans gather for an exciting day at the ballpark under a clear blue sky.

The picture represents two uniform-dressed crew members who are on a football field and hold in a banner with the text "HEA Sweden". The mincoat river and two Swedish flags have also been depicted on the banner. The picture is taken in the puntaras associated with the river's long journey 1966-1967 .. The picture represents two uniform-dressed crew members, which are on a football field and hold in a banner with the text "HEA Sweden". The mincoat river and two Swedish flags have also been depicted on the banner. The picture is taken in the puntarentas associated with the river's long journey 1966-1967. Included in albums with photographs from Älvsnabben's long journey 1966-1967. She declined 10/11 1966 from Karlskrona and went through the Suez Canal to Australia, US West Coast, through the Panama Canal via Dublin home to Marstrand 6/5 1967. The album contains images on board and on the visits you made in land. King Carl XVI Gustaf went on this trip and there was therefore a photographe

Anefo photo collection. First foreign player from Feyenoord, the Swede Harry Bild, posing with his wife at the Feyenoord Stadium in Rotterdam. Stadiums, Soccer, Bild, Harry. November 1, 1965. Rotterdam, South Holland

Bullfighter at a bull fight in Mexico circa 1950-1955.

Protagonists - Players - Training - Villalonga at the Santiago Bernabéu during a national team training session Directed by him in 1963.

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Soccer at Wembly.

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