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Black and white photographs of various sports events and activities from the past, including ballgames and football matches.

Lineout formation - scene from rugby union match in Southland

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Skating in Saint-Made, departure from an original race. Race on Lake Saint-Mandé. Skating in Saint-Mandé, departure from an original race. "Race on Lake Saint-Mandé". Photograph of Georges Devred for the Rol Agency. February 1929.

Tennis Courts, New York University, New York City, New York, USA, Detroit Publishing Company, 1900

Wellington Boys College, sports day crowds Nitrate negatives, black-and-white negatives

Look at the tennis court, 1921 - 1922 photograph Players and spectators on and at the tennis court for the mine staff. Part of the loose-leaf photo album offered by the staff of the Boekit-Asam coal mines on Sumatra to the separating engineer director H. Tromp on January 7, 1922. Boekit-asam photographic support gelatin silver print Sumatra. Boekit-Asam

Something to be Proud of.Unfurled for the first time. The much sought after Queensland Bowling associations Purple Pennant which was won by the new farm (Bris.) Bowling Club. It is here seen flying on the new farm club House. July 18, 1932. (Photo by W. J. P. Burns, The Telegraph).

Polo Team, Durland's, 1908: Cpt. Dr. Fielding Robeson, N.W. Rose, Archer Kinney, Lawrence & Simon Ottinger, Mgr. Trusttum, Gerald & Victor Meyer

Trotting competitions on Feb. 27 1888. Drawing by G.Sstoopendaal N.I.T. 10/3 1888 Nordic

Municipal golf course. Phoenix, Arizona 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Arizona , Phoenix, Arizona , Maricopa County

Four people play doubles on a tennis court, Hendrik Herman van den Berg, in or after 1890 - in or before 1894 photograph This photo is part of an album. Amsterdam baryta paper historical persons. tennis, lawn-tennis Amsterdam

T.S. Babcock, Winner Pole Vault

J.J. Hayes crowd to see him run

Early cycling race at the Velodrome Buffalo and Stade Buffalo, cycling tracks in Paris. 1905

Start of Vanderbilt Race

Swimming pool

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. Umbrella church

High jump. .

The British thoroughbred racehorse, Bayardo, wins the Gold Cup at Ascot. Date: 1910

Baseball at Camp #4. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Red Lake Agency. 1964-. Photographs

Cook Islands cricket match, circa 1914, Cook Islands, by George Crummer.

Fränsta - Johannisberg against Sundsvall Central.

Lovely Cottage - 25 to 1 Outsider - Wins Grand National Race At Aintree - Largo falls at Becher's Brook the second time round.More than 400,000 people were at the Aintree course, near Liverpool, to see Lovely Cottage, owned by Mr. J. Morant, and ridden by Captian R. Petre, win the first Grand National Steoplechase to be run on the course for six years. A 100 to 1 outsider Jack Finlay, was second, while the fancied Prince Regent, owned by millionairo flour millor, Mr. J.V. Rank, was third. Only six horses finished from a fiold of 35 runners. April 05, 1946.

Anefo photo collection. Opening of bathing season. Racing to the sea in Scheveningen. May 30, 1953. Scheveningen, South Holland

Pennsylvania (United States), February 1926. At the military school. Group of students preparing for the annual horse-riding medal tournament, which is awarded to the winners in a push-ball match, a very modern sport, similar to soccer, played between two teams of eight riders and with a ball. 1.80 meters in diameter and 22 and a quarter kilos in weight.

Skating on the ice rink behind the Rijksmuseum; On the job of "Amsterd. IJs-Club", Jan. 1901..

Native wrestlers practising in India Date: circa 1910s

Fire fighting gymnastic competition at the Arena in Milan, June 1, Italy from L'illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIX, No 23, June 8, 1902.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit Minister Romme to Grote Oost Makassar, Menado, Ambon, Flores, Surabaya. Flores. Maumere. Children do to acrobatics. January 31, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Teams world championships in East Flevoland. October 5, 1962. Flevoland

Olympic Games: Yachting at Torquay - Girls in white place laurel wreaths on the competitors flags.Closing ceremony at Torre Abbey and distribution of awards to competitors by Major Sir Ralph Gore, Bt. August 13, 1948. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Greenbrier Tennis Festival, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

España. Fiesta de toros en la plaza de un pueblo castellano.

A wrestling match between African and a Turkish professional wrestlers at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - posted from the Russian Post office to Lyon from Smyrna by a French tourist! Yagli gures (Turkish wrestling) is the Turkish national sport. It is commonly known as oil wrestling (sometimes as grease wrestling) because the wrestlers douse themselves with olive oil. It is related to Uzbek Kurash, Tuvan Khuresh and to Tatar Koras. The wrestlers, known as pehlivan (from Persian meaning "hero"

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

Indians in Native Dances. Original caption: Miscellaneous (Indians in native dances).. 1923 - 1955. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Aquatic sports at Lake Horowhenua in 1921 28.3.21 black-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives

Tardets , France , 1924 - Aquitaine - Auguste Léon (French - Tardets , France). Sporting event, crowd, sports field, Sport, France, Tardets, the stands during the pelota game

Group portrait of cadets in sports costume of the Royal Military Academy in Breda, Anonymous, c. 1911 - In or Before 1916 photomechanical print paper anonymous historical persons portrayed in a group, in a group-portrait. ball games (+ sportsman, player, etc.) Breda

Buffalo Bisons and Brooklyn Tip Tops baseball players holding a large American flag, 1914. Advertisements for men's underwear and hats line the walls of the Washington Park baseball stadium, Brooklyn, N.Y. Another message addressed to male fans reminds them to root for their team in such a way as to not offend the sensibilities of the ladies in the stands (BSLOC_2018_4_125)

Badminton on deck, 1925, maker unknown.

Equestrian events at the Concourse Hippique, Paris, France 1905

England defeat Wales at Blackheath by 17-0. Date: 2 January 1892

Garros's "Demoiselle"

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Procession on the occasion of Birthday Princess Beatrix environment Exceeding care. Buitenzorg: On the occasion of Princess Beatrix's birthday, the inhabitants of Buitenzorg and the surrounding area held a large procession. Stick fighters. January 31, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Tennis court in the garrison lazaerettDresden. Tennis court in the garrison lazaerett

01/03/1943. Match between Sevilla and Betis to raise funds for the Three Wise Men parade. A good save from Paquillo, Betis goalkeeper.

Group portrait of the Athletics Team of Yale University in New Haven, Anonymous, 1895 photomechanical print New HavenNew York paper collotype university building, college. athletics, gymnastics (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

Basketball Durland's 1908: using horses

Aquatic sports at Lake Horowhenua in 1921, 28 March 1921. From the album: Family photographs 1920-1921 photographic prints, gelatin silver prints, black-and-white prints

View of a wrestling match, anonymous, c. 1891 - In or Before 1896 Japan Japan

Vintage French photographs showing army dressage and equestrian practice 1902

Forsby, rafting. Anders Åström (Lunsen), per life and others. Photo: 1910. Forsby, flottning. Anders Åström (Lunsen), Per Liv m fl. Foto: 1910.

Poll photo collection. Travel to Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles. Young soccer players in the forest landcraft village coffee camp. 1947. Coffee camp, Suriname

Fränst - Johannisberg against Sundsvall C.

America win$ by eleven events to three against Empire Athletes, London 1925 Date: 1925

Image of an exercise on the bridge with equal shelves with athletes of the Utrechtsche Gymnastiek- and screen association Bato during the gymnastics tournament in the Jubel Stadium in Brussels.n.b. The gymnastics parties were organized because of the 70-year anniversary of the Royal Belgian Turnbond and took place from 19 to 23 July in the Jubel Stadium (later Heysel Stadium and then King Baudouin Stadium).

Tarjeta postal de Aragón. Fototipia de L. Escolá. Juego al aire libre, tirando a la barra. Año 1902.

Start of a Women's Luge (Sledging) Competition at the Hotel Bristol in the Territet Suburb of Montreux Switzerland. Date: 1909

The Shanghai Cricket Ground, China, 1912.

Vintage photographs of Balle au Tamis (The sieve ball or drum ball), a team sport, registered in the inventory of intangible cultural heritage in France, since 2012. Requires opposing teams of 9 players on a field called a ballodrome.

Photograph of fencers practicing at a Paris, Fencing Club 1905

Milit. Gymnastics school.

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