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Historical Sports Photography

Vintage photographs capturing sports action and events from the early to mid-20th century, depicting the spirit of competition.

Photo collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Paardenmarkt on a racecourse. 1956
Photo collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Paardenmarkt on a racecourse. 1956
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Italian dance, Van Cortlandt Park New York City
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Information office and radio broadcaster Dutch New Guinea. Gymnastics lesson in the mission internegot in Korido (island of Biak). 1950. New Guinea
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Cricket In 1866 -- King Edward - Then Prince of Wales - Was Bowled for a "Duck" the crowd was Annoyed and the Bowler was not Popular.Interesting Photophs of the Historic Cricket Match at Sandringham which King Edward went in First and Made a "Duck" are Hanging in the Pavilion at Lord's Ground London.King Edward (then Prince of Wales) who was 24, was playing for I. Zingari against Gentlemen of Norfolk. The Scores were I. Zingari, 277. (R.A. Fitzgerald 101): Gentlemen of Norfolk 119 and 60. The teams were 12 a side and the match lasted two days July 17 and 18, 1866. October 7, 1935.
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KNVB photo collection. Players and officials during a trip in and around Stockholm. Netherlands - Finland (9-0), played on July 4, 1912 during the Olympic Games in the Rasunda Stadium in Stockholm .. July 4, 1912. Stockholm, Sweden
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Photograph inside of the lifestyle magazine La Vie au Grand Air; an American car race, the Vanderbilt Cup, at Eagle Rock celebrating a French victory in America
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A Bicycle Race in Korea
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Madrid, 03/13/1963. The XI National University Games. The opening of the games was verified on the slopes of the University City, in which 1,200 athletes participated. In the image, a women's handball match.
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Information office and radio broadcaster Dutch New Guinea. One of the Boy's brothers when practicing in "heads". October 1954. New Guinea
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Milit. Gymnastics school.
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Japanese wrestling
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KNVB photo collection. Players and officials during a stopover in Basel, on the way to Italy.italy - The Netherlands (3-2), played on December 2, 1928 in the San Siro stadium in Milan .. December 2, 1928. Milan, San Siro
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Madrid, 05/02/1939. Soccer match played at the Campo de Vallecas between Aviación Nacional and Deportivo Alavés, which ended with a 1-1 draw. In the image, the teams salute their arms raised during their presentation. The initial lineups were, for Deportivo Alavés, Lituarte, Garacibar, Quincoces, Urquidi, Langarica, Fede, Mardones, Iriondo, Elicegni, Gárate and Ellees. And from the National Aviation: Guillermo, Mesa, Aparicio, Blanco, Germán, Machorro, Santi, Campos, Sañudo, Bracero and Vázquez. This was the first game for the National Aviation after its move to Madrid.
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Women cycling
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Distributing pie to contestants in pie eating contest, 4-H Club fair, Cimarron, Kansas. 1939. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Kansas , Cimarron, Kansas , Gray County
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KNVB photo collection. Music corps entertained the audience before the start of the International against Ireland.nederland - Ireland (0-2), played on 8 May 1932 in the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. 8 May 1932. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Description: Manly. Surf Drill, Manly Carnival. Location: New South Wales, Australia Date: 1920 australia, australasia, oceania, australasiathroughalens
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Czech Republic - An immense patriotic synchronised gymnastic () disply by Czech schoolgirls Date: 1938
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Madrid, Laurent, J., El paseo de las cuadrillas, View of the parade of toreadors in the bullring of Carretera de Aragon in Madrid, recto - printed, photomechanical print, page, photographs, photographically illustrated books, C. 2701, 2, height 91 mm, width 144 mm, 1816 - 1896, photographer, 1880 - 1890, paper, papier, collotype, clichémaker
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Oxygen used as a substitute for training athletes. The gas is inhaled before a game or race and is believed to produce outstanding preformances. Date: 1909
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Young Ladies' Athletic Club, Buffalo, N.Y., U.S.A. Girls excersizing with clubs. American and foreign views. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New York (State), Buffalo (N.Y.)
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The anniversary of the last victory over the Ottoman army in 1715 is celebrated yearly in the beginning of August by Sinjska alka, an equestrian competition in which ceremonially dressed horsemen try to hit a small ring (alka) with their lance while galloping. Date: circa 1930s
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Poll photo collection. War volunteers in Malacca and Indonesia. Football match for the Parliament building in Kuala Lumpur. 1946. Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Malaysia
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The air balloons Andrée, Swedish and Argonat, at the Nordic games in Stockholm, the sports park in 1909.
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Description: Fiji-West Indies Cricket match at Albert Park, Suva. Location: Suva, Fiji fiji, cricket, australasia, oceania, australasiathroughalens
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Drawing numbers on curling field, John Watt is referee
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Push-ball, Columbia U.
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Push Ball Scrimmage, Columbia
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Golf at Bretton Woods, White Mts., N.H. Postcard. ca. 1915-1930, Golf at Bretton Woods, White Mts., N.H. Postcard
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Tennis court behind the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.Photo 1 on album magazine 26 from album "Amsterdam 1890-1894".