Vintage Sports Illustrations

A collection of retro illustrations depicting various sports, including basketball and gymnastics, with vibrant colors and a nostalgic feel.

Three female gymnasts used as the subject for a promotional card for the Helsinki Olympic Games of 1952. Date: 1952

Pharmaceutical advertising Decalton, calcium gluconate tablets, from Laboratorios Ibys. Young teenagers practicing the sport of basketball. 1950s.

Three female gymnasts used as the subject for a promotional card for the Helsinki Olympic Games of 1952. Date: 1952

Man holding a ball about to hit it to a catcher in the game of club ball, 14th century, early version of baseball or criket. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876.

Cartoon - Attention Sportsmen, a New Summer Sport Arthur George Racey (1870-1941)

Diving, from the Pretty Athletes series (N196) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1889 Issued by William S. Kimball & Company Trade cards from the "Pretty Athletes" series (N196), issued in an unnumbered set of 20 cards in 1889 by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. to promote Sweet Lavender, Old Gold, Black and Tan, and Hard Tack Tobacco.. Diving, from the Pretty Athletes series (N196) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by William S. Kimball & Company

Platinotype photograph of a male athlete performing a spear throw, taken by Ottomar Anschütz in 1888, showing the thrower's posture and motion captured on cardboard.

In a fine display of balance, a gentleman rides a penny farthing while his assistant performs a handstand on the handlebars. Date: 1889

Platinotype print showing a second view of an athlete performing a spear throw, mounted on two cardboard supports, from 1888.

Wood engraving depicting a game of club ball. It is believed that this rounders like game is the forerunner of cricket. Dated 14th century

Jumping jumping boy from behind.

Cricket players. Page 2 from a sketchbook with 32 sheets.

A group of cyclists in silhouette. Date: 1896

Noted cyclist H L Cortis on a 59-inch (1.5 m) 'Invincible' Ordinary, given a helping hand by his trainer. Date: 1882

TERRIBLE TEDDY WAITS FOR THE UNKNOWN, cartoon in PUCK Magazine, June 1, 1904. Republican President Theodore Roosevelt as a boxer, waiting for his Democratic opponent in the 1904 election (BSLOC_2017_6_24)

Daring roller skaters risking life and limb to have a go on the "Skating Switchback", part of the Empress Skating Rink at Earl's Court, London. Up to 4200 could skate on this rink. Date: 1909

Cricketspelers, 1877 - 1932 Page 2 from a sketchbook with 32 sheets. paper. chalk cricket (ball game)

Wrestler, Isaac Israels, 1875 - 1934 print paper wrestling (sport) (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

Two boys in classical costume playing badminton.. Two boys in classical costume playing badminton.

Chariot racing between goals, and decorative sphinxes still image. Art reproductions. 1894. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Chariots , To 499, Chariot racing, Horses, Sphinxes, Vases, Greek

Cycling contemporaries. In the morning in the Vondelpark, Anton Molkenboer, 1897 print Amsterdam paper riding, cycling (recreation). political caricatures and satires Vondelpark

Man on a Ladder with Disected Horse's Leg 1880s Thomas Eakins American. Man on a Ladder with Disected Horse's Leg 271903

Men are performing a variety of gymnastic and physical exercises. Photolithograph.

BALL'S-EYE VIEW OF A HOME RUN, by Will Crawford, 1913. Illustration shows a grand slam home run ball high above the baseball diamond, with a view of players far below (BSLOC_2018_4_110)

Cartoon depicting men playing cricket. Dated 20th century

Vichy: a female golfer advertises the local attractions Date: 1925

An 1888 light print on an underground box showing a man jumping over a barrier with horses, capturing motion and equestrian activity.

The circus weight lifter ,. Richard Dale McMullan Collection

Eadweard Muybridge, Plate 175 Crossing brook on stepping stones with a fishing pole and can, 1887 Plate 175. Crossing brook on stepping-stones with a fishing pole and can

Colour illustration of Melvin Emery 'Mel' Patton (1924-2014) American track and field athlete, who won two gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Dated 1948

Croquet, Pastimes

Cricketspelers, William Nicholson, 1898 print Print is part of a book. Illustration in calendar month on the opposite leaf. paper cricket (ball game). calendar, almanac

A female acrobat rests her forearms on a rolling cushion while she brings her legs out straight over her head with her toes pointing forward. Date: 1889

Animal locomotion. Plate 69 , Boys, Running, Nudes, Human locomotion, an electro-photographic investigation of consecutive phases of animal movements

Croquet, Victorian Sports

A Turkish wrestler, Ryza Bey, lifts enormous dumbells whilst another strongman colleague sits on his shoulders. A series of cards (2 of 4) depicting a Turkish wrestler, juggler, weightlifter, strongman and entertainer. 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 pehl

John Singer Sargent, Men on a Spar, c 1876 Men on a Spar

'Road Time Trial Position', 1939. Artist: Unknown.

Cycling races at the municipal velodrome, Paris, France, illustration by Georges Scott from L'Illustration, No 2785, July 11, 1896.

Three boys in sports hall who participate in roller skating competition, Anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1920 photograph photographic support roller-skating, roller-skates

This 1888 albumin photograph by Ottomar Anschütz shows a third sequence of a spear thrower, focusing on body alignment, movement, and athletic technique.

The rope dancer, Leonel Ricci, 1880 - 1888 photomechanical print paper collotype

Page demonstrating the various positions adopted during fencing. Date: 1930

The start of a speed contest at the Velodrome de la Seine, Paris - a gent in a top hat gives the starting signal. Date: 1897

Three men and one woman dressed for tennis, fencing and boxing. Date: 19th century

Swimming champion Duke Paoa Kahanamokou is attacked by an Eel while training for an Australian sport competition. Illustration from French newspaper Le Petit journal. February 13, 1913.

c.1915 Poster art of Mid Pacific Carnival with surfer on wave

Animal locomotion. Plate 59 , Men, Running, Human locomotion, an electro-photographic investigation of consecutive phases of animal movements

The 1897 caption for this illustration reads: The Wheel of Today, A side view of A A Zimmerman in racing position on a wheel of his own design. Arthur Augustus Zimmerman was one of the world's greatest cycling sprint riders and winner of the first world championship in 1893. His prizes as an amateur were a consideration in the establishment of the International Cycling Association.

Cartoon - And Adolf's Trying for a Knockout. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - McGill Cricketers Successfully Retain Canadian Championship Ernest Le Messurier (1894-1932)

Brochure from 1959 titled 'Jai Alai Games, Fronton Palace'.

Cartoon - Spring Training Sketches. John Collins (1917-2007)

Futuristic gull hunters. They are in diving gear below the water, trapping the gulls by floating food on the surface. Date: 1899

Deyneka. Work, build and don't whine! 1933.

Illustrations depicting members of the Alpine Club climbing in the Alps. Dated 19th century

A sporty young lady removes her hands from the handlebars as she pedals through the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, with an independent air... Date: 1904

Man using a French exercise treamill to improve fitness. Late 19th century.

Cleaning up at the Miami races! , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

8th All Sokol Rally in Prague. A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation). The Sokol (which translates as 'Falcon') arose as the first Czech Gymnastic organisation in the 1860s. Between the First and Second World Wars the organisation grew to have a million members. The Sokol programmes were organised to have mass appeal across all strata of Czech society and across a

Women Playing Basketball Nostalgia Cards

Cartoon - Winter Olympics. John Collins (1917-2007)

Nude Boy Jumping Over a Man's Shoulders Leapfrog by Eadweard James Muybridge (1830 ñ 1904, English photographer important for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion

Comic Postcard from the 'Racing Illustrated' series - "A poor display of Form" - this bather is certainly refusing the first jump!!! Date: 1903

'Tennis is good in many ways. It makes the arm supple, wrist flexible and improves one's reach. Everybody's Doing It!' Date: circa 1930s

HUNGARY - CIRCA 1988: A stamp printed in Hungary, shows Skaters from 19th century, with inscription and name of series ´World Figure Skating Championships, Budapest, 1988´, circa 1988

Cover of the sports magazine 'El Once', nº 763. December 21 , 1959.

'H. C. Hopman - Backhand Lob-Volley', c1935. Creator: Unknown.

From the magazine La Vie au Grand Air (Life in the Outdoors); Black and white photographs of cycling and boxing. They show the Australian visitor Don Walker participating in various sporting activities.

Harvard. Penfield, Edward, 1866-1925. text. Posters. 1907. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. United States, College athletes, Football players

The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain, on 26 April 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona (two years before the Nazis came to power).

'Lady Cyclist, 1939', 1939. Artist: Unknown.

Woman Doing Archery. ca. 1940, ARCHER-ETTE

This anonymous circa 1895 color print 'MAC FADDEN PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT' depicts exercises and body movement illustrations emphasizing physical culture and health education of the period.

Illustration from a book depicting the end of a car race. Dated 1940

A group of schoolboy cricketers. 1929

Historique Calgary Stampede photography. Scene of a cowboy riding a saddled bucking bronco at the Calgary Stampede. by Rosettis Studio, Calgary, Alberta circa 1930s

Skating at Leisure, Ice Skating

Cartoon - Winter Sports. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - Winter Olympics. John Collins (1917-2007)

A man running in jumps portfolio: Dancing Marceli Vertes

Jumping jumping boy.

Cartoon - New Entry in the Cross-Country Race. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cornell crew team holding a boat; on left is team coxswain

Vintage Sports French Poster- Golf de Sarlabot, Houlgate - Cabourg, by Rene Vincent, 1930

Advert for a rugby match between London Highfield and Australia, ('the Australians' first match in London - under floodlight!') held at White City Stadium on 22nd November 1933. Date: 15th November 1933

Cut-out figures for a do-it- yourself Tour de France : 18 riders, with follow-up motor-cycle and cars, and a general race scene. Date: 1938

Vintage Summer Olympics Poster. 1920 Anvers, Belgium Olympic Games.

Golfing Lovers, Golf

Boxing, from the Games and Sports series (N165) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1889 Issued by Goodwin & Company The "Games and Sports" series of trading cards (N165) was issued by Goodwin & Company in 1889 to promote Old Judge Cigarettes. The Metropolitan Museum of Art owns all 50 cards in the series.. Boxing, from the Games and Sports series (N165) for Old Judge Cigarettes 400643

Cartoon - Water Skiing. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - Ottawa Physical Fitness. John Collins (1917-2007)

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