Game Gallery

Mr Foxs Hunt Breakfast on Christmas Day
Mr Foxs Hunt Breakfast by Harry Bingham Nielson (1861-1941), showing a group of foxes dressed in hunting garb, sitting down to a breakfast of game birds

Suffragette Board Game PANK-A-SQUITH
A suffragette board game called Pank-A-Squith which was first advertised in the pages of Votes for Women, October 1909. It was described as a highly artistic TABLE GAME that helps to spread the movement

Aerial view of University, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Aerial view of the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, USA, with the sports field and spectators clearly visible on the right. Date: 1939

Early jigsaw puzzle showing Kings & Queens of England
A highly instructive jigsaw puzzle from the early nineteenth century, bearing representations of the Kings and Queens of England from William I to George IV. Date: 1937

Poster advertising Holland America Line
Poster advertising the Holland America Line from Rotterdam, calling at Le Havre, Southampton, Cobh in Ireland, New York and Canadian ports

Pitt Stadium, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Aerial view of the Pitt Stadium, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, full of spectators, with a football game taking place. Date: 1935

Match at Hambledon / 1777
A cricket match at Hambledon, Hampshire. The club was founded in 1750, and beat a strong All-England team in 1777. The early matches were played on Broadhalfpenny Down

A Game of Bowls, Britain, 1903
Photograph showing an English gentleman about to deliver his bowl during a game of lawn bowling, 1903. Fellow players and spectators closely watch his technique

ENGLAND: SOCCER MATCH, 1966
Dave Mackay (left) of Tottenham Hotspur confronts Billy Bremner of Leeds United during a game, 20th August 1966. Referee Norman Burtenshaw blows his whistle to intervene

Hows That? By William Heath Robinson
Clock cricket- A new and exciting summer game for the seaside. Illustration showing a unique game of cricket. Please note

Borley Rectory 1890S
Borley Rectory at the time of Harry Bulls occupancy : the garden front, the Bull family enjoying a game of tennis

JACKIE ROBINSON (1919-1972). John Roosevelt Robinson, known as Jackie. American baseball player. As a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers

A Common Pheasant alarmed
A Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) flies up in alarm. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

A Selection of Game
Various game birds: wood pigeon, wild duck, woodcock, black plover, snipe, pheasants, hare, teal

Real Tennis & Racquets
The racquets used to play the game are depicted below a match in progress. Date: 1771

Sidney Sussex College
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings & gardens, the kitchen & formal gardens. N.B ball game being played

Don Bradman Going out to Bat for the Last Time, Melbourne Cr
Photograph of Don Bradman going out to bat, during his last first-class cricket match; a game between Bradmans XI and L. Hassetts XI, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, December 1948

SPORT / SHINTY / 1840
A wild game of shinty in Scotland

Playing Table Tennis - Edwardian - Etiquette
I am not sure whether it is my turn. (to write the postcard or to serve!!) A smart Gentleman makes a courteous enquiry to his glamorous young female table tennis companion. Date: circa 1904

WORLD SERIES, 1955. Left fielder Sandy Amoros of the Brooklyn Dodgers catches a deep fly ball hit by Yogi Berra of the New York Yankees in the sixth inning of the seventh

Rugby match, South Africa v Somerset
A rugby match between South Africa (the Springboks) and Somerset, probably at Taunton, UK. A Somerset player is picking up the ball

Hockey - Footwork, Dribbling and Passing demonstrated. Date: circa 1910s

Clifton College, Bristol, 1867
Engraving showing a game of cricket in the grounds of Clifton College, near Bristol, with the Guthrie Memorial Chapel on right, 1867

Bowling green at a holiday camp, Paignton, Devon
People relaxing on a bowling green at a holiday camp in Paignton, Devon, with chalets in the background. Date: 1950s

Play the Game Football book cover
Front cover of a book depicting a young boy kicking a football on the front cover. Date: c.1941

CLEVELAND: JACOBS FIELD. The home of the Cleveland Indians baseball team in Cleveland, Ohio. Photograph, c2000

Three Japanese Geisha girls playing Go
Three Japanese Geisha girls in Kobe, Japan, playing the popular boardgame Go in their beautiful Kimonos

Rugby School with pupils playing rugby
Exterior view of Rugby School with pupils playing rugby in foreground

MICKEY MANTLE (1931-1995). American baseball player. As a member of the New York Yankees, tossing his bat aside and beginning his trot around the bases after hitting his 500th career home run off of pitcher Stu Miller of the Baltimore Orioles

Girl playing Nurse
A young girl in her nurses outfit, tends to her teddys injuries with copious bandaging, whilst a pet cat watches on. She seems to be getting her medical knowledge from the First Aid manual in her lap

Mahjong
Pa & Ma Jongg playing Mah- jongg

Beach volleyball game, late afternoon, Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

1930S Snooker Game
A snooker player prepares to play a shot as his partner looks on. Their smart attire reflects the gentlemanly traditions of the game

Alice in Wonderland, Alice at the croquet game, with flamingo (mallet) and hedgehogs (balls). Date: early 20th century

Frederick Courteney Selous (1851-1917) was one of the most famous big game hunters of his era. He spent much of his life in Africa, but also hunted in North America and Asia Minor

Native US Lacrosse Game
A large crowd of Native Americans play lacrosse

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

SOCCER MATCH, 1977. Kevin Keegan of England is tackled by an Argeninian defender during a soccer match in Buenos Aires, 12 June 1977

A Baseball Game
Grand match for the championship at the Elysian Fields, Hoboken, New Jersey

Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck meet in a British style pub in Sacramento, California, for a darts match. One team arrived in a fleet of limousines

French Boules Players
Four French peasants in sabots and a barefoot boy judge the skill of the players in a game on a bumpy grassy field. Date: early 20th century

ALL-STAR GAME, 1937. Major League baseball players Lou Gehrig, Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Gehringer, Jimmie Foxx, and Hank Greenberg at the 1937 All-Star Game

Blackheath versus London Scottish Rugby match
A rugby match between Blackheath and London Scottish rugby clubs. The picture shows Harry Coverdale of Blackheath being collared at the end of a great run

Red Deer stalking; two Scottish ghillies with the day's bag old postcard c1910. Date:

Kay Snap - Mr Bobby the Policeman. 1930s

PLAYING CARDS, c1915. A cowboy and a Native American man seated on a blanket and playing cards on the Great Plains. Photograph, c1915

1909 FA Cup Final: Manchester United beats Bristol City 1-0
The Football Association Cup Final at the Crystal Palace, where Manchester United beat Bristol City by one goal to nil. Players including A. Turnbull, C. Roberts, W

BASKETBALL GAME, 1966. Kareem Abdul Jabbar (Lew Alcindor), playing for UCLA, jumps to make a shot during a game against Southern California, December 1966

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