Billiards Collection

Playing billiards
Billiards, Ives, 42nd Street. Billiardist Morningstar shooting pool at Ives Billiards, 42nd Street, N.Y

Men playing billiards in a club. Date: circa 1910s

Crystalate Billiard Balls advert, 1908 Date: 1908

A Little Impression by H. M. Bateman
Someone elses table - a little impression, by H. M. Bateman. A game of billiards descends into raucous laughter as one player accidentally rips a hole in the green baize. Date: 1918

Fire Station Billiards Room

Redcar High Street and Clock Tower, shops such as Dixons and Freeman, Hardy Willis and an advert for the Redcar Literary Institute and its various activities

Billiard Room, Union Jack Club, Lambeth, London
View of the Billiard Room at the Union Jack Club, Waterloo Road, Lambeth, London. The club opened in 1907 to cater for members and ex-members of the armed forces. Date: circa 1910s

Game of Billiards 1901
A game of billiards in an English country house Date: 1901

Playing billiards
Mrs. Frances Hoppe & Her Son Willie. Mrs. Frances Hoppe playing billiards with her son Willie (William F. Hoppe) in a billiard room with seated spectators watching

Playing billiards
W. Hoppe. Billiardist William F. Hoppe standing at a pool table, preparing to hit a ball with his cue

Playing billiards
W. Hoppe. Billiardist William F. Hoppe standing at a pool table, preparing to hit a ball with his cue

Playing billiards
Billiardists. Billiardist Morningstar standing at a pool table, preparing to hit a ball with his cue

Playing Billiards Date: circa 1900s

The home of snooker - The Ottacamund Club, Southern India
Playing snooker at the Ootacamund Club, Ootacamund (known as Snooty Ooty) in the Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, where snooker originated on the billiard tables during the Raj

Imperial Recreation, 1896. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) playing billiards. Engraving after the drawing by B West Clinedinst. From Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume III, by William Milligan Sloane

A Run of Luck; Monkeys playing billiards, snooker or pool dressed as humans Date: 1870

Three young Japanese people play billiards
A group of Japaenese young people play the american/french style billards or snooker at a table. The two men are dressed smartly in three piece suits and the lady is dressed in a Kimono. Date: 1932

Men and women playing pool in a billiards room, 19th century
Fashionable men and women playing pool in a billiards room in the 19th century

Two cats playing billiards on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Firefighters playing billiards in fire station
Firemen playing billiards in a fire station. Date: early 20th century

Ivess Billiard Parlor, Forty-Second Street and Broadway (b / w photo)
5215398 Ivess Billiard Parlor, Forty-Second Street and Broadway (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ivess Billiard Parlor)

Frontispiece illustration to The Compleat Gamester by Charles Cotton, c
XJF2653565 Frontispiece illustration to The Compleat Gamester by Charles Cotton, c.1700 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First published)

CARTOON: ELECTION OF 1864. A little game of bagatelle, between Old Abe the railsplitter and Little Mac the gunboat general

Musical billiards table for pool (la poule)
Billiards table for pool (la poule) with two cue balls, 1827. Charles Chereaus table played music when a ball was potted in each pocket

A courtesan at the time of the 2nd Empire playing billiards (colour engraving)
1757254 A courtesan at the time of the 2nd Empire playing billiards (colour engraving) by Morlon

Cartoon of monkeys playing billiards, Christmas greetings card. (chromolitho)
6031508 Cartoon of monkeys playing billiards, Christmas greetings card

HINE: BILLIARDS, 1910. Boys shooting a game of pool at the Pool Branch Chauteau & Manchester, St. Louis, Missouri. Photograph by Lewis Hine, May 1910

Billiards champion with trophy
Billiards champion with the trophy he has won. Date: circa 1910s

Family Billiards Game
The whole family plays billiards Date: 1886

Games and Pastimes
Billiards'. Group at a billiard table. Artist: Savile Lumley Date: 1906

King Louis XIV and family playing bagatelle, Versailles, 1694
King Louis XIV, family and courtiers playing the game of bagatelle in the First Apartment, Versailles, 1694

Ladies playing a game of bagatelle with a fop, 17th century. The game was also known as croc-madame or trou-madame. Dames Jouans au Jeu des Portiques

Game of Billiards, 1807. Artist: Louis Leopold Boilly Game of Billiards, 1807. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

illustration of Billiard 8 ball with Cobra snake

Snooker player Tony Knowles. 19th January 1986

Snooker player Tony Knowles at his house near Lake Windermere in the Lake District. 12th November 1987

Stephen Hendry with young snooker player Barry Wraith. 8th November 1992

Stephen Hendry with girlfriend Mandy Tart walking with Trophy. 1st May 1990

Stephen Hendry and Mandy Tart enjoy Ayr Races. 1st January 1995

Stephen Hendry with girlfriend Mandy Tart after wining The Embassy World Championship trophy. 2nd May 1995

The home of snooker - The Oottacamund Club, Southern India
Playing snooker at the Ootacamund Club, Ootacamund (known as Snooty Ooty) in the Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, where snooker originated on the billiard tables during the Raj

Comic postcard, woman on mans lap Date: 20th century

Origin of croquet and billiards, 14th century
Game played with ball, stick, hoop and target (the origin of billiards and croquet), 14th century

Men playing the royal game of croquet or pall mall, 1717
Men playing the royal game of croquet or pall mall, le jeu royal de la passe, designed for Louis XV in 1717

Billiard Room at the Racquet Club, Upper Parliament Street, Liverpool, December 1947

Glasgow Rangers players relaxing playing a game of snooker (L-R) Derek Johnstone, Colin Stein, Colin Jackson, Dave Smith and John Greig. 22nd May 1972

The billiards room at Eston Institute, a social club in Middlesbrough. May 1974

Stephen Hendry with trophy. 17th September 1992

Stephen Hendry with manger Ian Doyle after signing five-year sponsorship deal with E J Riley woth 500, 000. 1st March 1988

Stephen Hendry with actor Gene Hackman on Gleneagles golf course. 17th May 1993

Stephen Hendry accepts Wallace Merchers gift at Tynecastle. 6th May 1990

NO SWEAT... they re in this together Stephen Hendry and wife Mandy enjoy sharing
NO SWEAT...they re in this together Stephen Hendry and wife Mandy enjoy sharing success. 5th May 1993

Actor and comedian Bernard Cribbins and Joyce Blair. 2nd March 1962

Steve Davis playing in the 1985 World Snooker Championship, 22nd April 1985

Slightly Tipsy Rakish Cad attempting to play billiards, but likely to only succeeding in spoiling the baize. Date: circa 1908

Edw. Gardner, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Edw. Gardner, 1912. Shows Edward W. Gardner playing billiards, possibly at championship game with Edouard Roudil, reported in New York Times, Feb. 18, 1912

A. DeOro, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
A. DeOro, 1916. Shows Alfredo De Oro, Cuban billiards player

Koji Yamada, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Koji Yamada, between c1910 and c1915

Harry Cline, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Harry Cline, between c1910 and c1915

Alfredo De Oro, Cuban billiards player, between c1910 and c1915

C. Demarest, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
C. Demarest, 1912. Shows Calvin A. Demarest, a national billiards champion

Butlin's Skegness: Indoor fun, billiards, table tennis, boxing (b/w photo)
8641689 Butlin's Skegness: Indoor fun, billiards, table tennis, boxing (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indoor fun, billiards, table tennis)

Berry, Bevel, Bible, Billiards
8650034 Berry, Bevel, Bible, Billiards, Bird-cage, Bison, Bittern, Blackbird, Black-board, Blacksmith, Black snake, Blindfold (engraving) by German School

Men playing billiards and drinking vodka in a bar. Russia, 1860 (engraving)
5669572 Men playing billiards and drinking vodka in a bar. Russia, 1860 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ladies playing billiards (litho)
8672131 Ladies playing billiards (litho) by Davis, Lucien (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ladies playing billiards. Illustration from The Sphere, 17 May 1902.); © Look and Learn

Argyll Hall, 7 Argyll Street, London W (b/w photo)
8634676 Argyll Hall, 7 Argyll Street, London W (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Argyll Hall, 7 Argyll Street, London W)

Drawings from "Punch" (litho)
8655409 Drawings from "Punch" (litho) by Townsend, Frederick Henry (1868-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawings from "Punch")

Louis XVIII, King of France (coloured engraving)
8672876 Louis XVIII, King of France (coloured engraving) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis XVIII, King of France, playing billiards)

Billiards match for £2, 000 between Charles Dawson and John Roberts Jr (engraving)
8631564 Billiards match for £2, 000 between Charles Dawson and John Roberts Jr (engraving) by Browne, Stewart (fl.1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: Billiards match for £2)

An Imperial plaque of The Billiard Players, c.1752-55 (pietra dura)
8683146 An Imperial plaque of The Billiard Players, c.1752-55 (pietra dura) by Zocchi

Billiards girl
Igor Makarov

Une journée de pluie, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Une journee de pluie, 19th century. A rainy day

Les merveilles de la gymnastique... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les merveilles de la gymnastique... 19th century. The billiards player by H. Daumier - The wonders of gymnastics

Res. of A. Buhl, Iroquois Avenue, billiard room, Detroit, Mich. between 1905 and 1915

Billiard hall, Paul Smith's casino, Adirondack Mountains, between 1900 and 1905

Hotel Utica, billiard room, Utica, N.Y. between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Unknown
Hotel Utica, billiard room, Utica, N.Y. between 1905 and 1915

Alma Sanitarium, billiard room, Alma, Mich. between 1895 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Alma Sanitarium, billiard room, Alma, Mich. between 1895 and 1910

Ladies and Gentlemen Playing Billiards, 1756. Creator: Johann Esaias Nilson
Ladies and Gentlemen Playing Billiards, 1756

Grand Gueux va! je voudrais t'y voir, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Grand Gueux va! je voudrais t'y voir, 19th century. Conjugal morals - grand beggars

L'accordéon, dit soufflet a musique, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'accordeon, dit soufflet a musique, 19th century. Musical studies by H. Daumier - The accordion called bellows music

Dites donc, Ravignard, si nos femmes nous voyaient!... 19th century. Les bons bourgeois'. Well, Ravignard, if our wives could see us! it must be said that we are famously bad examples

Billiard Party, c1720. Creator: Jean-Simeon Chardin
Billiard Party, c1720

The Circle of the Republican Union, c1890. Creator: Unknown
The Circle of the Republican Union, c1890

Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Billiard room, c1910. The Townsend House, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.; later home of Mathilde and B

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"Men playing billiards in a club, captured in the timeless artwork 'A Little Impression' by H. M. Bateman. The atmosphere is electric as players strategize their moves and aim for precision shots on the green felt table. From Redcar High Street to the Fire Station Billiards Room, this game has found its place in various settings across time and space. The iconic Crystalate Billiard Balls roll smoothly across the table, adding an element of elegance to each shot taken in the Billiard Room at Union Jack Club, Lambeth, London. Even back in 1901, a Game was seen as a sophisticated pastime that required skill and finesse. Whether it's friends gathering for some friendly competition or professionals honing their craft, playing billiards brings people together with its unique blend of strategy and camaraderie. The clinking sound of balls colliding fills the air as players carefully calculate angles and apply just enough force to sink their target into one of six pockets. Billiards is not merely a game; it's an art form that demands concentration and precision. Each stroke requires focus as players strive to outwit their opponents while showcasing their own mastery over cue ball control. In clubs or private rooms alike, billiards provides an escape from daily life where individuals can immerse themselves fully into this captivating sport. It transcends boundaries - be it social status or age - bringing people together under one common passion: the love for playing billiards. "