Professional Sports Collection

Seven Champion Diving In LA
Los Angeles, California: June, 1937. Champion divers preparing to participate in the National Aquatic Show to be held at the Olympic Swimming Stadium in LA

Swinging Patty Berg
Pebble Beach, California: June 28, 1956 Patty Berg swings at a golf driving demonstration

Start Of Manchester Handicap
Manchester, England: November 28, 1931. The start of the Manchester November Handicap won by J.T. Downings North Drift

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ICC World Twenty20 Super Eights match between England and India at Lords on June 14, 2009 in London, England. (England are in the field, India batting) Little London

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

Training Field for the Chicago Cubs. ca. 1947, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA, C-29-The Training Field of the Chicago Cubs, Santa Catalina, California. BASE BALL PARK, SANTA CATALINA

Ski Training At Banff
Banff, Alberta, Canada: February, 1937 Norman Knight throws up a spray of snow as he trains on Mount Norquay for the Dominion Ski Championships at Banff National Park

Quarterback Y. A. Tittle
New York, New York: December 16, 1963. New York Giants quarterback Y.A. Tittle gingerly sheds his uniform in the dressing room at Yankee Stadium after leading his team to victory over Pittsburgh

Baseball fans at Yankee Stadium
New York, New York September 29, 1955 Baseball fans at Yankee Stadium

Racecar Driver in Racecar

Racecar Driver at the Pit Stop

Yankee Stadium. ca. 1937, New York, New York, USA, 158. Yankee Stadium, New York City. Home of the New York American League Baseball Team. 161st St. and River Ave. Seating capacity 60, 000

Players of the St. Louis Cardinals. ca. 1936, USA, ST. LOUIS CARDINALS BASEBALL CLUB The Famous Gas House Gang. If additional cards are wanted, send seventy-five cents to BLAKE HARPER

School Baseball Team. ca. 1951, Esta foto es una buena muestra de la actividad deportiva de la Escuela. Sports are Important School Activities

Wrigley Field. ca. 1939, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Wrigley Field, Home of the Chicago Cubs

Navin Field. ca. 1925, Detroit, Michigan, USA, NAVIN FIELD, THE HOME OF THE DETROIT TIGERS, DETROIT, MICH

Paul Dean of the St. Louis Cardinals. ca. 1934, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, PAUL DEAN, junior member of the famed baseball pitching team of Dean & Dean was an outstanding star of the 1934 World Series

Dizzy Dean of the St. Louis Cardinals. ca. 1934, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, DIZZY DEAN, star pitcher of the World Champion St

Fans at Cleveland Indians Baseball Game. ca. 1953, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, C-35--Cleveland Indians in Action at Cleveland Municipal Stadium

Ebbets Field. ca. 1937, Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA, 142. EBBETS FIELD, BROOKLYN, N. Y
Ebbets Field. ca. 1937, Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA, 142. EBBETS FIELD, BROOKLYN, N.Y

Hershey Sports Arena. ca. 1937, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA, The Hershey Sports Arena, now known as the HersheyPark Arena, in Hershey, Pennsylvania

Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ca. 1933, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, THE GREATEST AUTOMOBILE RACE COURSE IN THE WORLD

Marilyn Monroe & Joe DiMaggio Marilyn Monroe & Joe DiMaggio
United States: c. 1954 Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio

Joe Louis Fights Billy Conn
New York, New York: June 19, 1946. Heavyweight champion Joe Louis is about to deliver the knockout punch to challenger Billy Conn in their championship bout at Yankee Stadium

Johnny Farrell & Robert Jones Johnny Farrell & Robert Jones
United States: c. 1954 Professional golfer Johnny Farrell at left with noted golf course architect Robert Trent Jones

The DiMaggio Brothers
California: c. 1948 Joe DiMaggiio tries to enter his golf score while flanked by his brothers, left, Dominic, and right, Vincent

Joe DiMaggio, Wife, & Parents Joe DiMaggio, Wife, & Parents
San Francisco, California: c. 1940 Joe Dimaggio sits on a couch with his wife, actress Dorothy Arnold, and his parents, Giuseppe and Rosalie DiMaggio

Diamond Jim Moran & Patty Berg Diamond Jim Moran & Patty Berg
New Orleans, Louisiana: c. 1952 Pro golfer Patty Berg meets up with New Orleans restaurateur Diamond Jim Moran at the New Orleans Womens Open golf tournament

World Speed Skating Champion
Norway: 1915. Oscar Mathisen, world speed skating champion. He was World All-Around Champion:1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1914. He also set 14 world records

Americas champion athlete
United States: c. 1917. Ida Schnall. Americas champion athlete. She was a swimmer, Olympic diver, baseball player, and fitness instructor

Tito Schipa Samples DiMaggio s
San Francisco, California: December 14, 1937. Opera tenor Tito Schipa tries out chef Joe DiMaggios favorite spaghetti sauce when he dropped into the Yankee sluggers restaurant in San Francisco

Prize Winnning Leap
Big Pines, California: c. 1935 Sigurd Ulland, of the Lake Tahoe Ski Club, takes the leap off a mountain and takes home the prize in the Invitational International Ski Tournament

Skier Off A Jump
United States: c. 1922. A photo showing a skier as he takes flight from a very tall and very narrow ski jump

A Gelandesprung In Banff
Mount Norquay, Alberta, Canada: February 8, 1936. Rupert Edwards of Banff, Alberta, executes a gelandesprung at Simpson Pass

Spring Skiing At Sun Valley
Sun Valley, Idaho: c. 1936 Hannes Schroll, the Austrian ski champion goes in for some spring skiing at Sun Valley

Bucking Bronco Departure
New York, New York: 1949. A rider from Roswell, New Mexico, is ousted from his saddle in the bronc riding contest at the opening of the Worlds Championship Rodeo in Madison Square Garden

Bucked Off On Bronco Ride
Pueblo, Colorado, 1934. Number 68 bites the dust in the bronco ride at the Colorado State Fair

Ice Skater Triple Exposure
San Francisco, California: August, 1942. Betty Atkinson, Ice Follies skater, does an Arabian Cartwheel that is caught in a triple exposure by the photographer at Winterland

Joe Moore Olympics Training
Lake Placid, New York: c. 1920. Joe Moore, world champion amateur indoor skater, trains for international competition in Lake Placid. Moore competed in the 1924 Olympics in Chamonix, France

Young Pair-Skating Couple
United States: c. 1936. A young pair-skating couple on the ice

Champion Skater In Training
Lake Placid, New York: December 27, 1927. Joe Moore, champion amateur indoor skater, leads a pack of followers on the ice

Blond Ballerina Of The Rinks
California: August 12, 1942. Belita, the Blond Ballerina of the Rinks, is the star of ice shows where ever she appears

Ice Follies Pair
San Francisco, California: August 26, 1940. Ice Follies stars Bruce Mapes and Evelyn Chandler show their style in this dynamic photo

Pair Creates An Arabesque
Berlin, Germany: c.1937. With a matching arabescque, this ice skating pair poses for the camera

Ice Skating in Night Clubs
New York, New York: c. 1940 A new trend in night club entertainment: ice skating! This girl is showing how skillful she is to an admiring audience

Pairs Skaters Doing A Lift
St. Moritz, Switzerland: c. 1925. Hilde Ruckert and Howard Nicholson show a perfect pairs lift at this popular Swiss resort

Sonia Henie Glides On Ice
c. 1955. Sonia Henie, championship skater and actress, shows her remarkable and graceful style in this photograph

Twirling Lights and Spins On Ice
Toronto, Canada: 1962. Petra Burke, (1946-), top contender in this seasons Canadian, North American, and world championships, shows how dazzling and dizzying a skaters spins can be

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