Games Collection (page 2)

Breaking Up a Rush - Polo by Gilbert Holiday
The glamour and thrill of the galloping game depicted by equestrian artist Gilbert Holiday, showing an incident during an Inter-Regimental Polo match where the ball

Bridge Score Card
A hand painted Bridge scorer cover, made from cardboard and varnished over the design for a professional finish. A lovely touch to the popular card game of Bridge. Date: 1930s

Dewars advertisement
Advertisement for Dewars White Label whiskey showing four gentlemen smartly attired in evening wear enjoying a game of cards - and a glass of Dewar s. 1934

Fanny Blankers-Koen hurdling, 1948 London Olympics
Fanny Blankers-Koen, a Dutch housewife, taking the victory in the 80 metres hurdles and setting a new Olympic record. Maureen Gardner of Britain took the silver

Holographic games machine, artwork
Holographic games console. Computer artwork of a games machine that uses a hologram to display a 3-D image. Players would be able to watch their game character from any direction

The Bonzo Chase board game
Box lid design for the Bonzo Chase board game, a thrilling version of snakes and ladders where Bonzo, the doggy creation of George Studdy

NINE MANs MORRIS 2 / 2
A nine mans morris board, with pegs (2 of 2)

Girl Plays Ping Pong
A girl in a flowing pink dress plays ping pong

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

London Bridge (New Version), words and music
London Bridge is broken down, ... My fair Lady! Build it up with penny loaves... iron and steel... silver and gold... etc

Mahjong, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Mahjong tiles, Yunnan, China, Asia

British equestrian team medal winners
Britains only victory in the XVth Olympic Games in Helsinki: the winners of the team showjumping gold medal (from l to r) Colonel H.M. Llewellyn, with Foxhunter; Mr W

OLYMPICS / 1948 / 400 METRE
Arthur Wint (Jamaica) sets the 400 metre record

Doing the Crossword / 1925
The thinker, ponders a crossword clue

Bridge Club Tournament
Well-dressed ladies and gentlemen taking part in a tournament at the new bridge club

Football Spectators
At the Olympics 1924 : these two ladies may be passionate about le foot, but they also want you to notice their dresses by Jeanne Lanvin and Doeuillet. Olympic Games

Christmas Snowballs 1939
Girls snowballing in Brockwell Park, near Herne Hill, south London, during the first Christmas of World War Two

Happy Families / Mst Bones
Master Bones the Butchers Son, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Buzkashi, Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia

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

Old Maid card - Old Maid. circa 1940s

Two Girls Play Leapfrog
Two girls playing leapfrog in country grassland

Street chess battle
Marco Tagliarino

Gladiators fighting wild animals in Pompeii ampitheatre
Interior of Pompeii ampitheatre during the Games. Naked gladiators battle wild animals, bulls, boars and tigers in the arena as part of a Venatio

Brazilian football star Pele in London to introduce his Atari Home Video Championship Soccer Cartridge May 1981

The Joker - Playing Card
A classic image of a jester, wearing cap and bells, playing a flute, a ninny stick, or jesters wand, attached to his belt. Date: 19th century

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

Family of pigs at play on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s

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

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

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

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

Gibbs Happy Families - Mrs Bun the Bakers wife. 20th century

Centre Court, Wimbledon
Overhead view of the famous Centre Court at Wimbledon - the Lawn Tennis Championships being one of the highlights of the summer sporting calendar. Date: 1927

Frank Wykoff at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic stadium
Frank Clifford Wyckoff (1909 1980) was an American athlete and triple gold medal winner in 4x100 m relay at the Olympic Games in 1924, 1928 and 1932

Three boys playing marbles in the gutter Date: 20th century

Marbles chart
Jacob & Schreppel marbles chart, 1894 Date: 1894

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

Olympics / 1932 / Hockey
Hockey: India beats USA by 24 to 1

Children of Liverpool playing in a bomb site left since the end of the Second World war. 5th August 1954

Young Pgirl playing a game oh hopscotch with her friends in the school playground. 22nd March 1967

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

The Great Offensive by Samuel Begg, WW1
A Great War Christmas scene with a group of children spread out and playing an elaborate and numerous game of toy soldiers on a rug. Date: 1916

Louis Wain Postcard - Diabolo
A cat playing with a wooden Diabolo toy gets hit in the eye! Date: 1907

1908 Olympic Ice Skaters
A montage of competitors who took part in the figure skating events at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The event was held at the Princes Skating Club in Knightsbridge

LFB Athletic Association Boxing Tournament programme
LFB Athletic Association Members Boxing Tournament programme for 19 November 1925

Waterloo Cup game
Waterloo Cup greyhound racing board game, 1909 Date: 1909

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