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Shorts Collection (page 7)

From the football fields of Dulwich Hamlet FC in 1936 to the boxing ring with Sugar Ray Robinson, they have always been a symbol of athleticism and determination

Background imageShorts Collection: clothing, kit, shirt, shorts, home, training, away, WWFC, stadium, tour, tours, open

clothing, kit, shirt, shorts, home, training, away, WWFC, stadium, tour, tours, open
During the Wycombe Wanderers 2018/19 Kit launch at The Training Ground, High Wycombe, England on July 2018. Photo by PRiME Media Images

Background imageShorts Collection: Wycombe Wanderers 2018/19 Home and Away Kit Launch at Training Ground

Wycombe Wanderers 2018/19 Home and Away Kit Launch at Training Ground
During the Wycombe Wanderers 2018/19 Kit launch at The Training Ground, High Wycombe, England on July 2018. Photo by PRiME Media Images

Background imageShorts Collection: Tights and Shorts 70s Style

Tights and Shorts 70s Style
7th June 1976: Models, Lynn and Christine, wearing a new style of tights and shorts from the Aristoc range. (Photo by Jones/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageShorts Collection: boxing cat

boxing cat
Adam Lawless

Background imageShorts Collection: Galaxy Beach

Galaxy Beach
Taudalpoi

Background imageShorts Collection: Flower Mood

Flower Mood
Raissa Oltmanns

Background imageShorts Collection: Stella and Chaplin Court Treatt, Cape to Cairo expedition

Stella and Chaplin Court Treatt, Cape to Cairo expedition
Stella and Chaplin Court Treatt, Cape to Cairo (South Africa to Egypt) motor expedition Date: 1925

Background imageShorts Collection: Oxford University, two skaters, outdoor portrait

Oxford University, two skaters, outdoor portrait
Oxford University, skaters, outdoor portrait of two male skaters on ice, with trees in the background. Wearing shirts, ties, jumpers, skating shorts, woollen socks and leather skating boots

Background imageShorts Collection: Football Teams, North and South, team photographs

Football Teams, North and South, team photographs
Football Teams: team photographs, captioned North v South Football Teams'. Top of page, photograph, South, with named players, Carey, Timlinson, Tucker, Thomas, Cattell, Byrne, Mitchell, Thomson

Background imageShorts Collection: Caricature illustrations, Our Saturday Selection, by Phyllis Kermode, illustrator

Caricature illustrations, Our Saturday Selection, by Phyllis Kermode, illustrator. Showing the Oxford and Cambridge boat race teams, with quotations, No 4, your bags aren't baggy enough

Background imageShorts Collection: Vickers 806 Viscount G-APIM

Vickers 806 Viscount G-APIM (msn 412), of British European Airways. Damaged beyond repair during a ground collision with Shorts 330 G-BHWT, on 11 January 1988. Date: 1971

Background imageShorts Collection: Woman and dead pigeon

Woman and dead pigeon
A woman in shorts and beanie hat hoists a dead pigeon onto a cane in an attempt to attract birds on the Norfolk Broads during the 1930s. Why, I'm not sure! Date: c.1933

Background imageShorts Collection: A young man in shorts dances and waves a flag about at the Port of Spain Carnival, Trinidad

A young man in shorts dances and waves a flag about at the Port of Spain Carnival, Trinidad, West Indies. Date: 1968

Background imageShorts Collection: A man in shorts and long socks dances between two fashionable women at the Port of Spain Carnival

A man in shorts and long socks dances between two fashionable women at the Port of Spain Carnival, Trinidad, West Indies. Date: 1968

Background imageShorts Collection: Advert for BVD underwear for men 1914

Advert for BVD underwear for men 1914
For generations of Americans, BVDs were the underwear of choice - loose-fitting and, as you see, immensely becoming as well as supremely practical for summer wear... Date: 1914

Background imageShorts Collection: GEORGE, DUKE OF KENT

GEORGE, DUKE OF KENT (right) Younger son of George V, arriving by aeroplane at the Mousehold Aerodrome, Norwich - he was later to die in an air crash Date: 1902 - 1942

Background imageShorts Collection: Man wearing snorkel, holding lobster beside woman, smiling

Man wearing snorkel, holding lobster beside woman, smiling
1970, Two People, Adults Only, Young Adult, Young Women, Young Men, Caucasian Appearance, Outdoors, Day, Horizontal, Colour, Photography, Waist Up, Three Quarter Length, Focus On Foreground

Background imageShorts Collection: Couples sitting on sailing boat, smiling

Couples sitting on sailing boat, smiling
1976, Four People, Adults Only, Young Adult, Young Women, Young Men, Caucasian Appearance, Outdoors, Day, Horizontal, Colour, Photography, Head And Shoulders, Three Quarter Length, Swimming Costume

Background imageShorts Collection: Young couple lying on beach with beer, smiling

Young couple lying on beach with beer, smiling
1950, Two People, Adults Only, Young Adult, Young Women, Young Men, Caucasian Appearance, Outdoors, Day, Horizontal, Colour, Photography, Head And Shoulders, Waist-Up, Focus On Foreground, Shorts

Background imageShorts Collection: Swing

Swing
Mathilde Guillemot

Background imageShorts Collection: Caldera Blanca, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Caldera Blanca, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Background imageShorts Collection: Cheerful man and woman embracing on idyllic tropical beach, overhead view, Nungwi, Zanzibar

Cheerful man and woman embracing on idyllic tropical beach, overhead view, Nungwi, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Background imageShorts Collection: Shorts SC-7 Skyvan 3 	LX-JUL

Shorts SC-7 Skyvan 3 LX-JUL
Shorts SC-7 Skyvan 3 LX-JUL (msn 1943), of CAE Aviation (Luxembourg), at the 1993 Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford 22 July 1995 Date: 1995

Background imageShorts Collection: Man Running on Track, 1936 (b/w photo)

Man Running on Track, 1936 (b/w photo)
3964312 Man Running on Track, 1936 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Background imageShorts Collection: Portrait of a Boy seated full length in a Chair, (oil on canvas)

Portrait of a Boy seated full length in a Chair, (oil on canvas)
658273 Portrait of a Boy seated full length in a Chair, (oil on canvas) by Emmett, Lydia Field (1866-1952); 157.5x106.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageShorts Collection: Portrait of Frans van de Kethulle, Lord of Ryhove (1531-1585), 16th century (oil on panel)

Portrait of Frans van de Kethulle, Lord of Ryhove (1531-1585), 16th century (oil on panel)
7337385 Portrait of Frans van de Kethulle, Lord of Ryhove (1531-1585), 16th century (oil on panel) by Pourbus, Frans I (1545-81); Stadsmuseum, Ghent

Background imageShorts Collection: Shot putter, University of Nebraska, 1942. Creator: John Vachon

Shot putter, University of Nebraska, 1942. Creator: John Vachon
Shot putter, University of Nebraska

Background imageShorts Collection: Laura Le Clair, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Laura Le Clair, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Laura Le Clair, between 1855 and 1865

Background imageShorts Collection: Man and woman holding hands on a tropical beach admiring the crystal clear sea, aerial view

Man and woman holding hands on a tropical beach admiring the crystal clear sea, aerial view, Antigua and Barbuda, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Background imageShorts Collection: Man and woman walking hand in hand on a beach washed by the turquoise sea, Barbuda

Man and woman walking hand in hand on a beach washed by the turquoise sea, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Background imageShorts Collection: Aerial view of cheerful man with arms outstretched admiring the crystal sea at Fteri Beach

Aerial view of cheerful man with arms outstretched admiring the crystal sea at Fteri Beach, Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Background imageShorts Collection: Man and woman holding hands on the idyllic Fteri Beach, overhead view, Kefalonia, Ionian Islands

Man and woman holding hands on the idyllic Fteri Beach, overhead view, Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Background imageShorts Collection: Cheerful little boy with mother walking on idyllic palm fringed beach, Antigua, Leeward Islands

Cheerful little boy with mother walking on idyllic palm fringed beach, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Background imageShorts Collection: Woman and little boy having fun running on a palm fringed beach, Antigua, West Indies, Caribbean

Woman and little boy having fun running on a palm fringed beach, Antigua, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Background imageShorts Collection: A camper helping with the kitchen work at Camp Gaylord White, Arden, New York, 1943

A camper helping with the kitchen work at Camp Gaylord White, Arden, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Arden, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Gaylord White, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. A camper helping with the kitchen work

Background imageShorts Collection: Neighborhood children, Washington (southwest section), D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Neighborhood children, Washington (southwest section), D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington (southwest section), D.C. Neighborhood children

Background imageShorts Collection: Leisure Time, Panama. Creator: Dorte Verner

Leisure Time, Panama. Creator: Dorte Verner
Leisure Time, Panama

Background imageShorts Collection: 73 Bleecker St. New York, NY. Creator: Chris Suspect

73 Bleecker St. New York, NY. Creator: Chris Suspect
73 Bleecker St. New York, NY

Background imageShorts Collection: Boyhood, 1918 (oil on canvas)

Boyhood, 1918 (oil on canvas)
BOU217133 Boyhood, 1918 (oil on canvas) by Ridley, Edward (1883-1946); 66x56 cm; Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey

Background imageShorts Collection: Playing School, 1893 (oil on canvas)

Playing School, 1893 (oil on canvas)
658274 Playing School, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Brooker, Harry (1848-1940); 70.8x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Playing School. Harry Brooker (1848-1940). Oil on canvas. Dated 1893

Background imageShorts Collection: Page 224. Dress of an Indian chief, 1810-17 (w / c & manuscript text)

Page 224. Dress of an Indian chief, 1810-17 (w / c & manuscript text)
5670099 Page 224. Dress of an Indian chief, 1810-17 (w/c & manuscript text) by Digby, Kenelm Henry (1800-80); 39.6x25.2x5.4 cm; Mitchell Library

Background imageShorts Collection: Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus. (Virginian eared owl) Handcoloured copperplate engraving of an

Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus. (Virginian eared owl) Handcoloured copperplate engraving of an illustration by William
FLO4643355 Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus. (Virginian eared owl) Handcoloured copperplate engraving of an illustration by William Hayes and his daughter M (Matilda)

Background imageShorts Collection: A Mother and Child being Ferried across a River with a Town Beyond, 1913 (oil on canvas)

A Mother and Child being Ferried across a River with a Town Beyond, 1913 (oil on canvas)
658850 A Mother and Child being Ferried across a River with a Town Beyond, 1913 (oil on canvas) by Dupuy, Paul Michel (1869-1949); 45.7x64.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageShorts Collection: Shane Thorne

Shane Thorne South African Pro Surfer Mr Price Pro Ballito 2010 Ballito, Natal, South Africa 08 July 2010 Date: 08 July 2010

Background imageShorts Collection: Kyle Lane

Kyle Lane South African Pro Surfer Mr Price Pro Ballito 2010 Ballito, Natal, South Africa 08 July 2010 Date: 08 July 2010

Background imageShorts Collection: Gavin Roberts

Gavin Roberts South African Pro Surfer Mr Price Pro Ballito 2010 Ballito, Natal, South Africa 08 July 2010 Date: 08 July 2010

Background imageShorts Collection: Dale Staples

Dale Staples South African Pro Surfer Mr Price Pro Ballito 2010 Ballito, Natal, South Africa 08 July 2010 Date: 08 July 2010

Background imageShorts Collection: Rugby Players Taped Legs In Scrum

Rugby Players Taped Legs In Scrum International Date: 17 March 2012




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From the football fields of Dulwich Hamlet FC in 1936 to the boxing ring with Sugar Ray Robinson, they have always been a symbol of athleticism and determination. Whether it's the boys watching a brass band or Liverpool FC's iconic team from 1932-1933, these they have witnessed countless moments of sporting glory. Even women broke barriers, as seen in the Bystander cover from 1929 featuring a boxing woman in training. Arthur Ashe, the legendary American tennis player, showcased his skills at Wimbledon in 1975 while donning his trusty shorts. And let's not forget about girls playing bowls in the 1940s or rocking fashionable playsuits during the vibrant era of the 1930s. From Dunfermline Athletic FC to Barnet FC and Millwall Athletic football teams captured together for eternity in group photos - these shorts unite athletes across time and space. Edinburgh Hibernian FC proudly wore their shorts during their successful season around 1922-1923. Through victories and defeats, these humble garments remain an enduring symbol of sportsmanship and camaraderie.