Historical Sports Events

Vintage photographs showcasing various sports competitions, including javelin throwing and team sports, encapsulating historic moments.

Nicholas II of Russia on the tennis court by Anonymous /Private Collection/c. 1909/Photograph/Russia/Tsar's Family. House of Romanov

One half of a tug of war with members of a Boys Club. Their supporters shout encouragement Date: 1928

KNVB photo collection. Dutch officials inspect the playing field at the Stadium San Siro.nederland - Switzerland (2-3), played on May 27, 1934 in the San Siro stadium in Milan during the world championships in Italy. 27 May 1934. Milan, San Siro

A man is performing a gymnastic exercise as others watch him. Process print.

Hammer launch, athletics race, October 23, 1938, Genoa, Italy, 20th century.

Twine races on the free deck of a high-sea passenger steamer

Football practice. Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar.

Statue of Sheridan, Somerset, Ohio. 1938. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

1937

Boys do gymnastics exercises, Edgar Pickard, c. 1891 - In or Before 1896 photomechanical print paper vaulting horse (gymnastics) (+ sportsman, player, etc.). gymnastic exercises on the ground (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

Woman's footrace, 1920's

U.S. military personnel at the School of Military Aeronautics at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, playing a game of volleyball. Volleyball was a popular sport among the soldiers during World War I. The photograph was taken by Haskell on July 29, 1918.

Swimming. Aeroplane swimming, Pittsburgh, Feb. 16, 1910

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Sports competitions Batavia. Gymnastics. Gymnastics. 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Rugby match between the South African national Springboks (dark jersey) and the English Cambridge team (light jersey), England, photograph from L'Illustration, No 3326, November 24th, 1906.

Portret van Henri Farman en Roger Sommer in Een Weiland; Farman winner of the Grand Prix de la Champagne and his pupil G. Sommer ..

United States: 1916 A small boy outdoors kicking a football.

Poll photo collection. Wakanda Club Paris 1936 - Indian shows. Paul cozé with rotating lasso lying on the ground. May 1936. France, Paris

Banderillero attacks a bull in Carretera's bullfighter's arena de Aragon in Madrid, Juan Laurent, c. 1880 - c. 1890 photomechanical print Madrid paper collotype bullfight. theatre (building) - AA - open-air performances. bull-fighter, toreador

Portrait of Boy in Baseball Uniform, USA, circa 1915

Sports (Baseball Team). 1939-01-01T00:00:00. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Man makes floating dive in swimming pool, c. 1900 - c. 1920 photograph Part of Family Album with photos of a family in the former Dutch East Indies colony and a sugar factory in Purworejo. paper. printing ink diving (movement in water). swimming (sport)

World championship boxing between Jess Willard and Jack Johnson. Willard won the fight by knocking out Johnson in the 26th round (the fight was originally scheduled to go over 45 rounds). Photo Willard and right Jack Johnson going on the attack. Havana Cuba April 5, 1915. Archive 1910s Boxing Photograph

Tiger Jack Onslow pushes wheelbarrow containing Ossie Vitt, 3/20/1912 (baseball)

Dresden. Tennis court in the garrison lazaerett

Rolling Rock hunt races, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

W. J. Bolger, who returned a 68, bunkered at the 10th hole. September 01, 1955.

Soccer Game, Ricardo de los Ríos, Spanish, 1847 - 1929, Engraving on vellum, Young men in striped shirts playing soccer; crowds washing from the fence. Mountains beyond. Lower right, a boat, with the artist's name. His signature in pencil, lower left., Paris, France, ca. 1890, Print, Print

Caption: Capt. R. Norris Williams and Capt. Watson Washburn face off against Lt. Col. Dwight F. Davis and Chaplain B.N. Dell in a tennis match at the Carlton Club Courts. Williams and Washburn claimed victory, becoming the champions of the A.E.F. Tennis Tournament for officers near Nice, Cannes, France during World War One.

London, September 1915. Sports festival held on Garrick Lawn, as a gift to wounded soldiers convalescing in London.

Photograph showing the measuring from a 'jack' during a game of bowls, Britain, 1903. Date: 1903

The photographer in sportswear. Fotografen i sportkläder.

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Vintage Photograph. People ice skating on basketball court.

A Lawn Tennis Club at Wiesbaden.

Blair Shaw

Late 19th century baseball game on a sports field, played with a home base empire (BSLOC_2018_4_108)

Dr. James Naismith Inventor of Basketball (1861-1939)

Princess Patricia of Connaught and Commander Alexander Ramsay RN, playing golf on their honeymoon. On her marriage Princess Patricia, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, relinquished her royal title and became Lady Patricia Ramsay. Date: March 1919

Madrid, 10/07/1935. The Sevillian Luis Gómez, who in the VIII Climb to the Port of Navacerrada, organized by the Moto Club of Spain, was the winner in the 500 cc category at an average of 90.271 kilometers, breaking all previous records.

Dorothy Iona Campbell (1883 - 1945), the first internationally dominant female golfer. Also known as Dorothy Hurd and Dorothy Howe. Won over 700 titles during her career. Died in a railway accident when she failed to notice an oncoming train. Date: 1909

KNVB photo collection. Dutch officials during a trip in and around Paris.nederland - Uruguay (1-2), played on June 6, 1924 in the Stade The Colombes during the Olympic Games in Paris .. June 6, 1924. France, Paris

Sports. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Negative. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Vintage Photograph. College students watching volleyball game.

Platt Adams

Illustration showing a shot being played by an Harrow batsman at the Eton vs. Harrow Cricket match of 1897. The original caption read: 'Eton v. Harrow - A cut for a single'. Date: 1897

KNVB photo collection. Radio reporter Han Hollander on the roof of the Olympic Stadium.nederland - Belgium (2-2), played on May 4, 1930 in the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. 4 May 1930. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Two men play tennis on the track behind the Rijksmuseum, Hendrik Herman van den Berg, in or after 1890 - in or before 1894 photograph This photo is part of an album. Amsterdam baryta paper tennis, lawn-tennis. historical persons Amsterdam

A tiny Indian child Gymnast rather precariously held aloft by a long pole! Date: 1920s

Brookins and Coffyn flying

Recreation Facilities For Workers at a Factory in Britain, 1944 A game of bowls at a sports ground run by a large glass factory in the north of England.

Connie Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Athletes in a dugout during a 1915 game in Washington, DC. His American League team was playing the Washington Nationals (BSLOC_2018_3_162)

Photograph showing 13 members of the Yorkshire County Cricket team for the 1912 season. Yorkshire were winners of the County Championship that year. Top row, left to right: Sir A.W. White (captain), M.W. Booth, D. Denton, S. Haigh, W. Rhodes, W.E. Bates, G.H. Hirst. Bottom row, left to right: A. Drake, R. Kilner, A. Dolphin, J. Tasker, B.B. Wilson, E. Oldroyd. Date: 1912

Shuffleboard at St. Petersburg, Florida , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Description: Trinidad and Tobago. 'Girls doing physical exercise in the grounds of Bishop Anstey's High School'. Photograph No.: D 79142. Official Trinidad and Tobago photograph compiled by Central Office of Information. Publicity statement on reverse. Location: Trinidad and Tobago Date: 1955 May caribbean, caribbeanthroughalens

Newport Scenes and Golf Course , Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

Skiopticone image with motifs from Göteborg exhibition 1923.

The image depicts a group of marathon runners participating in athletic events at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. The photograph was taken in 1920 and the label indicates the symbol "A" for athletic events at the barracks. There are additional notes numbered 68995.

Photograph of the recently engaged Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George (1895-1952) and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002) playing golf. Dated 20th Century

Honolulu, Hawaii c 1920Two barefoot young boys tee off at the Honolulu Country Club in Hawaii.

Golf course, Camp Gordon, Augusta, Ga. , Military facilities, Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Arden Dog Trials, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

From the magazine La Vie au Grand Air (Life in the Outdoors); Black and white photographs of Holbein preparing for his attempt to cross the channel swimming.

Raising the Championship Flag, Opening Day , Baseball players, Baseball, Boston Red Sox Baseball team, Washington Senators Baseball team : 1901-1960. Michael T. -Nuf Ced- McGreevy Collection

Activities at Manhattan Beach, N. Y. Volley ball , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The Royal Braemar Gatherings - dance and games contests, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

The rowing competitions of Triton in Utrecht

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