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

Indoor athlete, first stone , Billiards. George Bellows (1882-1925). Prints and Drawings

Female fencer

Winter sports series, curling in Scotland, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from c. 1900, Liebig collector's picture, exact da...

Sporting Section: Hooray!, Baseball

Winter Sport, Harrison Fisher

Picked and easy winner at Miami!! What a dream! , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Cartoon - Doubles Match. John Collins (1917-2007)

Diver and manta ray, Marine Studios , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

London Olympics -1908 - Vintage Olympic Poster - Franco-British Exhibition

Series Winter Sports, Skiing, Norway, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from ca 1900, Liebig collector's picture, exact date un...

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

Batting and bowling at cricket Date: 1880s

Sketches of a cycling race ..

Vintage French Photograph of an exhausted, Marathon runner, at the finish of a race in France 1902.

Tobogganing, 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.. Tobogganing, from the Games and Sports series (N165) for Old Judge Cigarettes 400684

Football, 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.. Football, from the Games and Sports series (N165) for Old Judge Cigarettes 400654

Gazette du Bon Ton, 1922 - No. 9: p. 268: Le Citroën et Les Sports .. Pag. 268: Le Citroën et Les Sports. A woman and a man in sportswear,. In addition to them a boy with golf bag. A citroën behind them.

Series Winter Sports, the Tobaggoning Sledding in Canada, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from c. 1900, Liebig collector's picture, exact date unknown

Katsukuma Higashi (on floor) and Yukio Tani (on top), during their controversial 29 November, 1905 jiu-jitsu match, in Paris. The Tani Higashi match, ended in a near-riot, leading to talk of French authorities banning similar contests in the future.

It's Fun To Roller Skate, Roller Skating

UKRAINE - CIRCA 1992: A stamp printed in Ukraine showing high jump with a pole, Olympic games in Barcelona, circa 1992

Ancient Olympic Games: the relay race, 1922. Artist: Unknown

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

Etretat Tennis Club, Tennis

That concludes our morning exercises, be sure and tune in again tomorrow! , Physical fitness, Radios, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Ancient greek runners

First day cover, Olympics, special stamp for Louis Touillo, 6th June 1968

Swimming, 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.. Swimming, from the Games and Sports series (N165) for Old Judge Cigarettes 400682

Surfing in Hawaii. Date: 1913

Postage stamp from Grenada depicting two volleyball players, issued for the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada.

Nuevo Mundo, Boxing

A female high jumper in an orange costume leaping over a pole. Date: 1925

Sport Story Magazine: Stiff Competition, Basketball

Casey at the bat Date: 1912

Prince Philip playing polo for Windsor Park against Silver Leys, photographed for the front cover of The Tatler in 1962. A well-known and skilful polo player, the Duke of Edinburgh had a handicap of four with the Queen watching most of his matches and Princess Anne acting as his groom. Date: 1962

Roller Skating, 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.. Roller Skating, from the Games and Sports series (N165) for Old Judge Cigarettes 400677

Four early football players in various postures. Date: 19th century

Picture series steeplechase, silly August, 1883, Paris, all honour to the winner, Liebig picture, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from c. 1900

Facing Off for the Stanley Cup, Hockey

Fete Federal de Gymnastique, Lausanne, Switzerland - 9th-13th July, 1909 1909

Stucchi Bicycles, Bicycles

Throwing the Hammer, 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.. Throwing the Hammer, from the Games and Sports series (N165) for Old Judge Cigarettes 400685

Photos Series Sport, rowing, rowing boat / Bilderserie Sport, Rudern, Ruderboot, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei.

Poster for the GROSSER PREIS VON EUROPA, held at the Sachsenring at Hohenstein- Erntthal : the Nazis hope to be seen as favouring inter- national sport and goodwill. Date: 7 August 1938

Portada del boletín número uno de la Federación Internacional de pelota vasca. San Sebastián, enero 1949.

Reflective Skier in Turtleneck, Skiing

Leo Monte Ice & Roller Skates, Roller Skating

VIET NAM - CIRCA 1982: A post stamp printed in Viet nam shows shows football, series devoted World Cup in Spain, circa 1982.

The Golfer's Alphabet. Date/Period: 1898. Poster. Colour photolithograph on paper. Height: 260 mm (10.23 in); Width: 288 mm (11.33 in). Author: Arthur Burdett Frost.

2nd International Barcelona Grand Prix, Motorcycles

Horserace sport and equestrian races club vintage posters. Vector elite jockey and polo game riders school, hippodrome equine riding championship and tournament on racecourse arena. Elite jockey school, professional horserace club

Cartoon - Olympic Tools. John Collins (1917-2007)

From the magazine La Vie au Grand Air (Life in the Outdoors); Colour photograph dated 28 July 1904 of the Tour de France.

Cycle race on a country road. Date: 1959

Bearing's decoration day cycle races / Charles A. Cox. | Library of Congress

CHINA - CIRCA 1965: A Stamp printed in China shows image of skiing children, circa 1965

German trading stamp, "Sportsleute und Radfahrer schuetzen sich vor Husten, Heiserkeit, Katarrh durch Wybert-Tabletten. Vorraetig in allen Apotheken u Drogerien. Preis der Originalschachtel 1 M"

USSR - CIRCA 1986: A post stamp printed in USSR devoted Sports day of USSR nation, circa 1986

Color illustration by Hans Lindenstaedt depicting the cycle racing track at Kurfürstendamm with large international competitions, created around 1900.

Casting aside his broken oar, Frank plunged overboard to lighten the Yale boat" - colored lithograph - cover illustration for Tip Top Weekly - circa 1900

Advertisement fro Spalding sports equipment. 1936

CUBA - CIRCA 1981: A stamp printed in the CUBA, image is devoted World championship on football, Spain 82, circa 1981

"Color poster by Amadée Lynen from 1895 depicting the Belgian Federation of Rowing in Ostend during the European Championships, showing rowers, boats, and sporting composition."

See if you can find me in this crowd at Old Orchard Beach, Me. , Piers & wharves, Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

John Robinson's $25,000 challenge feature--Louis Cyr, strongest man on earth, lifts 4300 lbs., Circus Poster 1898

Oh Skin-nay! The Days of Real Sport, Cartoon

CZECHOSLOVAKIA - CIRCA 1990: a stamp printed by CZECHOSLOVAKIA shows handball, circa 1990

Finnish commemorative stamp from 1938. FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti

USSR - CIRCA 1962: A stamp printed in the USSR shows image of a football (soccer) player, series, circa 1962

Hello Babe, Football

Judge: Fore!, Golf

A colored illustration from 1892 depicting a vélocipedique sports exhibition by The Union and Véloce Club in Brussels, held in the Veydt room from February 13 to 29, showing participants and bicycles.

Postage stamp from Bulgaria depicting a fencer and gold medal from the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Montreal.

Postage stamp from Romania depicting a luge rider, issued for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary, Canada.

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