Vintage Sports Demonstrations

Black and white images of early 20th-century athletes performing various physical feats and poses, emphasizing strength, balance, and athleticism.

Vintage Photograph. Two wrestlers trying to pin each other down to ground

Bodybuilder Studio Pose c.1950

Arne Borg Olympic coach of the Swedish swimmer ***** - The Swedish world record swimmer who enlist ***** Records 300-1500 meter held batte, 1st ***** November 1 as Olympic coach Obligatory Worden on UB Displays Arneborg his posture when Freestyle Swimming. December 16, 1935.

Gymnastic Male Showing Balance, Strength and Flexibility c.1952

Two Young Males Struggle c.1963

Handstand at the beach (EV007933_H)

Vintage Photograph. Two wrestlers trying to pin each other down to ground

Ken Traill - Eng. Rugby League - Personality. July 23, 1950.

Anefo photo collection. Gymnastics, the Netherlands against China; Monique Bolleboom in action. 19 August 1978. Drachten

Smiling Muscular Youth Arms Akimbo c.1951

Poll photo collection. Iceland. Reykjavik. Icelandic wrestling (Glima). Two members of the Glimateam of the Menntaskolinn in Aktie. 1934. Iceland, Reykjavik

Male dancer holding female dancer aloft (EV003145_H)

Gymnastic Male Showing Balance, Strength and Flexibility c.1952

Vintage Photograph. Man twisting other mans arm behind back.

BALANCING ACT (EV001305_H)

Vintage Photograph. A young woman in a swimsuit jumping in air with one foot landing on ground.

Anefo photo collection. Olympic winter games 1964, Sjoukje Dijkstra in action jumped. February 5, 1964. Innsbruck, Oosternijk

Young woman lying on a sled with legs in the air (EV006227_H)

Chicago, Illinois, April, 1948 Members of the Sofia Girl Gymnasts of Sweden will be performing at the Chicago Stadium as part of the 1948 Swedish Pioneer Centennial being presented throughout the Midwest.

One leg up (OV2019_247)

After two years' training, 20-year-old Fry, a Water Board crane-driver, shows Len Gilmour The muscular development he has attained. April 21, 1954.

Anefo photo collection. Workplace Children's Communion Van Kees Boeke in Bilthoven. Gymnastics. January 25, 1946. Bilthoven

Anefo photo collection. European swimming championships, Natalia Kusnetsova champion tower jumping 10 meters, here during glide jump. August 25, 1966

Vintage photograph. Athlete winding up to throw shot put.

Queensland schoolboy Charles Porter ***** for the high jump title in the *****. February 9, 1955.

Women stretching (EV003722_H)

Nude Bodybuilder Posing on Rock Outdoors c.1953

INNER STRENGTH (EV001343_H)

In the grey light of dawn Bob Scott limbers up his kicking leg in preparation for the approaching 1948 Rugby season in Auckland. Although he is very strongly built he is as supple as a ballet dancer/as this picture shows. He is wearing his Ponsonby Club jersey. July 13, 1951.

Anefo photo collection. National Championships Gymnastics for Men in Krommenie Hans Gunneman in Action on Horse was second. March 30, 1969. Krommenie, Noord-Holland, Zaanstad

Photo collection Government information service. European art chairs championship in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Sjoukje Dijkstra in action during training. February 3, 1960. Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Madrid, 02/28/1970. Pinito del Oro in a trapeze exercise at the Price circus.

nude muscular greco-roman wrestlers pose c.1959

Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus 1941

Two Nude Sailors Wrestling c.1962

Muscular Bodybuilder Poses in White Trunks c.1957

Two Gymnasts Hang From Roof c.1957

Stanford, California: May 15, 1925 Stanford University's Olympic silver medal winner Glenn Hartranft breaks the world's shotput record in practice a week after he smashed the record for hurling the discus.

Bodybuilding Roman Gladiator Poses c.1949

Anefo photo collection. Figure Skisser Sjoukje Dijkstra during training, half an hour before the start of the Holiday On Ice Revue in the Amsterdam RAI. Sjoukje Dijkstra while she makes a leap. October 28, 1965. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Handsome Nude Muscular Sailor in Studio c.1961

Young woman about to jump into pool

Anefo photo collection. Gymnastics. The Netherlands against Austria in the municipal concert hall in Haarlem. Dutch Champion Willy Jaegers in action. October 14, 1961. Haarlem

1940S Male Cheerleader Jumping Cheering Megaphone On Ground

Jumping man in midair (EV004488_H)

Men wrestling

Low angle view of a male athlete jumping over a hurdle

Dick Garrard, Australia's best amateur wrestler, demonstrates a hold during training. He has been British Empire champion for 20 Years. May 1, 1954.

Muscular Bodybuilders Wrestle in Studio c.1952

Jump , Mia Riegler School Thun-Hohenstein, Unknown

Nude Muscular Gymnast Yoga Pose c.1954

Bodybuilder Lifts Weights Outdoors c.1964

Horizontal bar workouts help keep Lex's muscles trim. He keeps his weight to 200lbs. March 30, 1949.

Muscular Bodybuilder Seated s Showing Six-Pack c.1956

Jno. Perelli & Max Muller

Vintage Bodybuilders c.1952

Vintage Photograph. Woman sitting on diving board.

Labor Inspectorate Photo Collection. 6x9 Groeve. undated

Sailors Wrestling c.1952

Vintage Photograph. Smiling blonde woman wearing bathing suit standing at top of slide outside, Frame 2

Bodybuilder in Swimsuit Posed by Sunny Pool c.1956

Poll photo collection. Iceland. Reykjavik. Icelandic wrestling (Glima). Two members of the Glimateam of the Menntaskolinn in Aktie. 1934. Iceland, Reykjavik

muscular oiled male standing with arms overhead c.1951

Birger Ruud, Norway, during one of his wonderful jumps from the Olympic ski jumping hill, Europe

Smooth and Oiled Male with arms raised god-like c.1956

Nude Bodybuilder Poses Arms Akimbo c.1961

Los Angeles, California: c. 1922 Actress Pauline Starke does her daily routine of exercise and calisthetics.

Anefo photo collection. Gymnastics world championships in Dortmunt. 1965 world champion, Vera Caslavska from Czechoslovakia in action on the balance bar. September 21, 1966. Dortmund, Germany

Muscular Nude Male Holds Sword c.1954

Handsome Bodybuilder Displays Musculature c.1954

Working out in high heels (EV007464_H)

Vintage Photograph. Woman is on the ground stretching with one leg in the air she reaches for it while the other is on the ground bent behind her and the other arm is holding that foot.

Woman stretching with help from trainer (EV003913_H)

Young woman lying in a canoe, sunbathing, up a creek with one paddle (EV006144_H)

Poll photo collection. Travel to England. From the polls stepdaughters Renée (right) and Hans do gymnastics. undated. Britain

Anefo photo collection. Dutch Five and Tienkamp championships in Vlaardingen 1968. Ed De Norlander focuses during the shot puts. August 31, 1968. Vlaardingen, South Holland

Kev Delaney - Then comes the checking of the weights - an important round of the programme with a big fight ahead. December 12, 1949. (Photo by E.H. Turnor).

***** He's My Daddy. Four-Year-old Dick Garrard ***** watches anxiously as his father, selected Olympic ***** Wrestler Dick Garrard, throws his opponent, Ken Bartleman, in a training bout at a Melbourne gymnasium. May 1, 1948.

Muscular Nude Male Holds Sledge Hammer c.1956

Horseplay. North Bondi Surf Club members show the kind of horseplay they detest. The actors include. Colin Guthrie, Kevin McGuire, Ron. Lennon, Tom Edwards and Frank Taylor. December 26, 1948.

Sprinting Smiling Muscular Bodybuilder Poses c.1952

1960S Woman Majorette Wearing Band Uniform Holding Baton Jumping Into The Air

Berlin, Germany: c.1937. With a matching arabescque, this ice skating pair poses for the camera.

Two Men Wrestling in Underwear c.1952

Anefo photo collection. National Championships Gymnastics for Men in Krommenie Hans Gunneman in Action on Horse was second. March 30, 1969. Krommenie, Noord-Holland, Zaanstad

Anefo photo collection. World Championships Skating Juniors Allround in Assen. Fred Rijnders in action .. January 26, 1980. Assen

Eva Braun's Photo Albums, ca. 1913 - ca. 1944. These albums are attributed to Eva Braun (four are claimed by her friend Herta Schneider, nee Ostermeyer) and document her life from ca. 1913 to 1944. There are many photographs of Eva, her sisters and their children, Herta Schneider and her children, as well as photographs of Eva's vacations, family members and friends. Included also are photographs taken by and of Eva Braun at Hitler's chalet Berghof (or Kehlstein), photographs of Hitler and his entourage, visitors to Berghof and the scenery around Berchtesgaden, and some studio portraits of Eva and members of her family.

Fast-Moving Champion, Pat Cathcart, New South Wales entrant in the Australian Table Tennis Championship which commenced yesterday in Brisbane. September 14, 1950.

European Dancing Championship In Berlin - 12000 Spectators were "Swept off their watching the European Championships in Latin-American Dancing at the Deutschland hall in West Berlin. Leading couples from 15 Nations took part. £10 and more was offered for Tickets at the already sold-out box offices. Winners of the contest were the French Champions Dr. Hillion and his wife. He is a Surgeon in Paris. Second were G. Sandner and his wife from Austria. Third were the German Pair Ursula Prager and K. Breuer. November 05, 1947. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd.).

Packy McFarland in boxing pose

Female twin ice skaters (EV003492_H)

Anefo photo collection. Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck, Sjoukje Dijkstra during the mandatory figures. January 30, 1964. Innsbruck, Austria

Anefo photo collection. The Haagse ice cream couple Jopie and Nico Wolff train on the hoky in The Hague for the World Championships. February 19, 1964. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Swimming competitions Mother triebels cup, Kleie Bimolt gives signature. February 28, 1965

Muscular Bodybuilder in Classical Seated Pose c.1957

Two Muscular Males Play Around Swimming Pool c.1961

Olympic Weight - Lifter : Seen here snatching 250 pounds to win the British Middleweight championship in London on Saturday (June 21st), H. Halliday, of Kearsley, Lancashire, has been chosen to represent Britain as a Lightweight in the Weight-lifting contests at the Olympic Games in Helsinki. June 24, 1952. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Hey, watch, out, or you'll be run down by pert June Thornburn! And, by the way, she really can skate and ski like a champion. She's been doing it since she was five. June wanted to be an actress from the moment she saw her first panto. Her most recent part was in the film of "The Gruel Sea." Vital statistics: Fair hair, green eyes, and 5ft. 5½in. November 27, 1952. (Photo by Daily Mirror).

San Francisco, California: c. 1975 Hughes Airwest stewardess trainees become the first in the industry to be certified physically fit by the YMCA. Trainee Linda Dellaripa negotiates the agility test.

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