Vintage Athletic Moments

Classic black and white photos of women participating in various sports, combining elegance with athleticism in historical contexts.

Vintage photograph. Cheerleader smiling kicking leg up in air

Anefo photo collection. Dutch athletics championships in Groningen, Madrouw M. Thomas, Winnares high jump. August 14, 1965. Groningen

Photography from the workplace management board workplace documentation. Gymnastizing women.

Combined Blind Schools.Annual starts at Waitara Oval.Lined up for the starts of the 60yds. Seamere Race for girls. August 28, 1952.

Historic photo, ball gymnastics, ca. 1940

1930s GIRL OUTDOORS ROLLING A HOOP PLAYING HOOP AND STICK GAME

Anefo photo collection. Final Dutch Turn Championships in Zwolle. December 4, 1960. Overijssel, Zwolle

Italy. Ischia. Celina Seghi Women's Ski World Champion Testing Snorkel. 1949

1950S Smiling Woman Pinup Wearing Two Piece Gold Bikini Bathing Suit Posing Riding Water Skis Indoors

1940S 1950S Smiling Blond Woman Playing Croquet Hitting Ball With Mallet

Anefo photo collection. National championships Figure skating on the skate on the Hoky in The Hague, Sjoukje Dijkstra is congratulated by Joan Haanappel (right). March 17, 1959. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. World Championships ladies and men's caps in Rai. October 1, 1962. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

1960s SMILING TEEN GIRL MAJORETTE WEARING BAND UNIFORM AND HAT HOLDING A BATON AT THE READY IN BOTH HANDS - p7127 HAR001 HARS COPY SPACE HALF-LENGTH PERSONS TEENAGE GIRL ENTERTAINMENT CONFIDENCE B&W EYE CONTACT HAPPINESS CHEERFUL BATON AND EXCITEMENT LEADERSHIP LOW ANGLE RECREATION PRIDE SMILES MARCHING BAND JOYFUL PLUME STYLISH TEENAGED BATONS MAJORETTE JUVENILES PRECISION TWIRL BLACK AND WHITE CAUCASIAN ETHNICITY HAR001 OLD FASHIONED

Anefo photo collection. Dutch Swimming Championships Enschede Geertje Wielema, Herman Willemse, Mary Kok. August 8, 1954. Enschede

PITCHING HOTSHOTS (EV001304_H)

Anefo photo collection. National Tennis Championships The Hague F. ten Bosch (right) and Mrs. Davos. August 12, 1952. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Dini Krul (Olympic Gymnaste). April 22, 1952

Anefo photo collection. Tennis Dutch Energy Hall Rotterdam Championships. Jettie Baars with Shawl, a cold. 17 February 1962. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. European Roeikamp Bosbaan, Kelly Shiffen. August 29, 1949. Amsterdam, Amsterdamse Bos, Bosbaan, Noord-Holland

Untitled (dancer), circa 1930, Auckland, by Herman Schmidt.

Vintage Photograph. Woman in fencing gear holding saber in fighting stance

Skating Champion - 14-year-old Yvonne Sugdin, who holds the British Women's amateur figure skating title, brushes up her ice boots at her London home before leaving for Switzerland. There she will practice for the European and world ice championships early next year. Yvonne ***** for World Championships - Yvonne Sugdin, at 14 the holder of the British women's amateur figure skating title, brushes up her ice boots at her Kensington, London, home in reaches for her departure for Switzerland tomorrow (Friday). While in Switzerland, Yvonne will put in practice for the European and World ice championships, to be contested early in 1954. December 16, 1953. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Australians win Six-Day Cycle Race:Unidentified; Russell Mockridge (on cycle); Marie Berlioz, Vice Queen of the Race; Unidentified; Reginald Arnold (on cycle); Unidentified; Jacqueline Joubert, Queen of the race; French boxing champion Charles Humez; Sydney Patterson (holding Winners' cup, on Bike); Unidentified.The Australian team after winning the six-day cycle race in Paris last night, March 9. They covered 4,132.5 kilometers at an average speed of 32.34 kilometers an hour (about 2,567.841 miles at an average speed of 20.085 miles an hour). They pulled up from 11th place in the last 24 hours, and took the lead only three hours from the finish. March 18, 1955. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Anefo photo collection. Interland Swimming Meeting Netherlands against Great Britain in Waalwijk, Ria van Velzen Improves world record 100m backstroke. She is congratulations by Judy. July 26, 1959

Young women playing with a beach ball on the beach

Anefo photo collection. Headers swimmingsters, Ada de Haan. November 14, 1955

Anefo photo collection. Assignment faithful, female football referee. November 30, 1962

Bodybuilder accepting award at beach competition c.1957

Los Angeles, California: c. 1933. Renee Whitney and Lorena Layson engage in a close game of tetherball on the beach.

Anefo photo collection. Germany Netherlands. Rowing in Duisburg. Toos van den Ende in action in the Skif. 26 June 1967. Duisburg, Germany

Anefo photo collection. National swimming championships 1500 meters 1964, winner champion ineke tigelaar, left ada cook, right Klenie Bimolt. August 1, 1964

Anefo photo collection. Dutch swimmers of European championships back in Venlo. August 30, 1950. Limburg, Venlo

Women in a bowling alley holding balls by the pins circa 1936.

Anefo photo collection. National swimming championships Amsterdam Jans Koster. September 2, 1956. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Victorian bowler F. Freer with his sister at the Melbourne Cricket Ground before he batted against England. November 3, 1946.

Swimming, Jeanette Campbell (Argentina), second in the 100-metre freestyle behind Ria Mastenbroek

Young Adult Man and Young Adult Woman jumping over Rope on Sandy Beach, Florida, USA, Toni Frissell Collection

Portrait of three women in football helmets (EV005963_H)

Portrait of Golfer

1940S Woman Fencer Posing In Uniform Holding Sword And Mask

Ice skater Maj-Britt Rönningberg , 1923-2001 , swedish professional ice skater. Here on a cold winters day keeping warm under large fur coats. Sweden February 11 1940.Photo Kristoffersson 59-1

Sports Illustrated The Hamptons Surfcasting, Tennis, Woman, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

W Barraud and Ramsey Mansfield rolling tennis court at Paekakariki, 26 December 1924, Levin, by Leslie Adkin.

Poll photo collection. Travel to Poland. Warsaw. Central Institute for Physical Exercise: A female student carries three big balls. 1934. Poland, Warsaw

1950S Laughing Couple Man Woman Bowling

Sledgehammer Tire Hits african american woman workout at gym with hammer and tractor tire

East german, athletes in performance, Berlin 1965

Portrait of female tennis player

Anefo photo collection. Hannie Termeulen (left), silver in the 100 m freestyle at the 1952 Olympic Games), Katalin Szöke (Hungary), winner. July 28, 1952

An Injection of novocain for Bendigo Gift candidate, Les Streete, 24 hours before his race today. The pressure of the ioleus muscle on the nerves arcumd a bone causes pain. The injection relieves the pain for between 48 and 72 hours. Favorite: Lismore hairdresser, ***** Streete, who has been backed down to "no quote" for the "Bendigo Thousand" footrace, had a novocain injection for a painful muscle before Saturday's heats. Streete won his heat brilliantly. March 08, 1948.

Sports Illustrated The Hamptons Surfcasting, Tennis, Woman, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

England V Scotland At Wembley. August 10, 1942. (Photo by London News Agency Photos Ltd.).

Canadian to Defend European and World Skating Titles -- Miss Barbara Ann Scott, 19-year-old Canadian figure skater of Ottawa, Ont., who will leave for Europe on Dec. 18th when she will defend the European and World titles which she won last year. The competitions are being held in Prague, Czechoslovakia and Davos Switzerland respectively. She will also represent Canada in the Olympic Winter Game figure skating competition being held at St. Moritz, Switzerland.In a spare moment she is shown above reading at home as part of her course of studies. January 26, 1951. (Photo by The National Film Board).

Skier near snow gun. 1967.

United States c. 1910. Three young women posing in swimsuits and wearing their swimming competition medals

Anefo photo collection. European turn championships, Femi Klunder (head). May 24, 1967

1960S 1970S Sports Woman Archer Holding Bow Preparing To Draw Arrow

Foxcroft Horse Show, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

School spirit (EV007201_H)

Anefo photo collection. International souvenir fair in Jaarbeurs Utrecht; T-shirt with emblem for World Cup football in Argentina. January 9, 1978. Argentina, Utrecht

1940S 1950S Smiling Teen Girl Cheerleader Wearing Varsity Letter Sweater Holding Megaphone Arms Raised Cheering

A woman is performing physical exercises. Process print.

Anefo photo collection. New Dutch swimming arrecord, left Marian Heemskerk and right Adri Last series after record improvement. February 10, 1961

Anefo photo collection. European swimming championships, Christina Hagberg (Sweden (head). August 18, 1966

Anefo photo collection. Dutch athletics championships at Nenijtolaan Rotterdam. Finish 5000m. Clement Finisht for Delnoye. August 11, 1963. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. World Championship Figure Skating 1964 in Dortmund. Marika Kilius and Hans-Jürgen Bäumler. February 29, 1964. Dortmund

Anefo photo collection. Willy Lust (athletics, jump). April 9, 1952

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