Games Collection (page 4)

Game / Children Acting
A little girl stands on a stool and reads from a script, while her friends and their toys form the audience

Secular Games held in Rome
The Secular Games (Ludi Saeculares) are held in Rome to commemorate a 100-year span of Roman history. Despite their name, the Games were a religious celebration involving sacrifices

Five children building a snowman in a wood
Five Edwardian children building a snowman in a wood

Mr Libbys Creamed Rice Milk Pudding
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Mr Libbys Creamed Rice Milk Pudding. circa 1950s

Miss Libbys Fruits - Peaches
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Miss Libbys Fruits - Peaches. circa 1950s

Medieval men playing the archery game of Popinjay, firing arrows at a target bird on a tree decorated with ribbons and gloves, while others share echaudes, a type of sweet bread from Aveyron

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

Harold Maurice Abrahams, CBE, (15 December 1899 - 14 January 1978), British athlete of Jewish origin, educated at Repton and Caius College, Cambridge

Greyhound racing board game
Board game based on the sport of greyhound racing, reflecting its popularity during the 1920s and 30s. Date: c.1930

Actor Bud Ralston, aged 84, pictured in true Coronation Street character role (as an extra), at his local working mens club near his home at Offerton in Stockport, Manchester. 15th April 1983

Rugby School with pupils playing rugby
Exterior view of Rugby School with pupils playing rugby in foreground. Date: 1906

Girls hockey match, Airedale school, Castleford, West Yorkshire, 1962

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Doorman. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Dresser. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Scene Shifter. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Misfitz - Spoony. early 20th century

Happy Families - Mrs Jack Tar. circa 1940s

French Happy Families - Bistro
French Happy Families - La Famille Lavinasse, Father, Bistro. early 20th century

Cheery Families - Mr Fin the Fishmonger. 1890s

Swanley fete ankle contest, Kent. 1938

Alfonso X, called The Wise (1221-1284). Libro de los Juegos (Book of Games). Book of Games by Alfonso X the

Toys and Games / Mah-Jongg
The Chinese game becomes popular in Europe Date: 1924

Rochester Castle, Kent
Schoolboys at play with hoops, marbles and leapfrog, not far from the castle at Rochester, Kent Date: circa 1830

Football by John Hassall
A group of village boys indulge in the rough and tumble of an impromptu game of football

Batgers Musical Party Crackers
A group enjoy a party game where everyone is given a whistle and one person, wearing a rather silly party hat, stands up and conducts

Ancient Roman athletes throwing the discus

Misfitz - Qua-Qua. early 20th century

Cheery Families - Miss Switch the Schoolmasters Daughter. 1890s

Cheery Families - Miss Butt the Brewers Daughter. 1890s

Cheery Families - Master Switch the Schoolmasters Son. 1890s

Cheery Families - Mrs Switch the Schoolmasters Wife. 1890s

Cheery Families - Mr Switch the Schoolmaster. 1890s

Baseball Spring Training
St. Petersburg, Florida: c. 1964. The St. Louis Cardinals at spring training at Al Lang Field in St. Petersburg, Florida

Highland dancers at Braemar Highland Games
Highlanders dancing a reel for the royal party at the Braemar Highland Games in Scotland, attended by King George V and Queen Mary. circa 1911

Javelin - Olympic Games, London 1908
Classic Games at Shepherds Bush - Four positions in throwing the javelin. Series of four photographs showing a javelin thrower in action at the Olympic Games in London, 1908. Date: 1908

V. O. Gyarmati, long jump, 1948 London Olympics
Hungarian athlete Gyarmati won the long jump event at the 1948 London Olympics. Date: 1948

Family Billiards Game
The whole family plays billiards Date: 1886

Playing with Lego
A little blond girl and her Mother play with Lego building blocks, possibly building a train which is travelling under two little Lego bridges? Photograph by Heinz Zinram

WW2 Destroyer crew relaxing
Relaxations of the lower deck: sailors playing tombola in a destroyer escorting a convoy. One of the rare periods of leisure for the crew of a destroyer; Royal Navy sailors play the game of tombola

A Game of Bezique / Photo
A man and two women play a game of bezique around a polished wood table in a comfortable drawing room

Dominoes in a Tavern
A group of men play dominoes in a tavern

Crossword by Lamplight
Three children do a crossword by lamp light

Happy Families / Miss Tape
Miss Tape the Tailors Daughter, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Happy Families / Mstr Tape
" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Happyfamilies / Miss Bones
Miss Bones the Butchers Daughter, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Happy Families / Mrs Tape
" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861 Date: 1861

Happy Families / Mrs Bones
" Happy Families" was devised by Mr Jacques in Britain in 1861

Lady Queen Anne, words and music
Lady Queen Anne she sits in the sun, As fair as a lily, as white as a swan

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