Bingo Collection

Hugh Walpole / Postcard
SIR HUGH SEYMOUR WALPOLE English novelist with his wire-hired fox terrier Bingo, in the garden of their home at Keswick, Cumbria

PINBALL MACHINE / 1963
A pinball machine first manufactured by J.H. Keeney & Co. Inc. in April 1963. The game, Venus, is loosly based on bingo and there are six bingo cards on the back glass. Date: 1963

Sailors Playing Bingo
Le Lot (bingo), played by French sailors

Too Late Mr. Hudson
Vertigo Artography

Harolds Club at night, Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, USA
Harolds Club at night with its giant ceramic mural, Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, USA, with the Reno Club on the right. Date: 1949

Club Row at night, Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, USA. Date: 1940s

The Paramount Club, the countrys largest purpose built bingo hall, Stonedale Retail Park, Croxteth, Liverpool, 23rd November 1994, Michelle Molyneux enjoys a night of champagne and bingo

Gillys Bingo, South Bank, Middlesbrough. 1977

Mecca Leisure Social Club, High Street West, Wallsend, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, North East of England, 28th April 1991. The Ritz Cinema

The Continental Cinema, Wallasey, Wirral, Merseyside. 27th March 1975

The Mecca Bingo Hall in Stockton High Street, formerly The Globe, 12th January 1996

Fisherman and boat, inland sea, Bingo, Japan, c. 1890 Vintage late 19th century photograph
Fisherman and boat, inland sea, Bingo, Japan, c.1890 Vintage late 19th century photograph

Las Vegas Club, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Las Vegas Club, Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Date: circa 1947

Vintage Gambling Card, 1934 (colour litho)
3035742 Vintage Gambling Card, 1934 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Vintage Square Ben bingo or gambling card; lithograph, 1934.); Photo eGraphicaArtis; American

"Bingo--Kannon Temple at Abuto", December 1853 (colour woodblock print)
880234 "Bingo--Kannon Temple at Abuto", December 1853 (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

The Number 72 Trolley Bus to Moldgreen passes The Palace theatre, now a bingo hall at the bottom of Kirkgate, Huddersfield Circa June 1965

Reading Bus and Coach Station, Reading, Berkshire. April 1985

The young and the not so young mix as they get eyes down for a night in the bingo casino of the New Bristol Centre. It is here where thousands of people find their entertainment each week

Maison Bingo, Stockton. 1975

Bingo at La Ronde, Billingham. 1971

Top Rank £15, 000 Bingo winners Carmel McCann, Josie Henery
Top Rank £ 15, 000 Bingo winners Carmel McCann, Josie Henery and Joan Vas inside the Stockton club. 19th September 1994

Paul Daniel, bingo caller. 1971

It will be the next craze to playing Bingo so Eric Morley of Mecca Dancehalls hopes. It is Canned Horseracing films will be shown at Bingo meetings up and down the country

With film and stage star Simone Silva at his side, Petty Officer Albert Lewis had to keep shouting, " Eyes down, look in"

People queue outside the Gaiety Theatre, to play bingo. 31st July 1963

Mecca Bingo hall, Eglinton Street, Glasgow. 24th May 1981

Smethwick, a town in the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough, in the West Midlands of England. March 1964. Top Rank Bingo and Social Club

Coral Bingo Feature, Huddersfield, 7th December 1990

People pour out of Mayfair Bingo Hall in Beverley Road, Hull, East Yorkshire. 16th March 1965

Kathy Graham, 63, came home from Spain and brought everything....even the kitchen sink, she won it in a bingo game. A picture from a series of humurous novelty images taken by Sunday People

A. L. P. Norrington, President, Trinity College Oxford, 14th December 1966. Arthur Lionel Pugh Norrington (right) playing Bingo

Bingo is a firm favourite among the fairground goers

An old gentleman looks up hopefully whilst marking his card during a Bingo session at Belle Vue in Manchester. Old man with hat and glasses Luck August 1963 1960s

A game of bingo being played at the Rialto casino, Coventry. The photograph was part of a feature on Coventrys gambling craze. 30th August 1962

FALL / WESTIE / 1945
CHAMPION BANN BINGO OF BARVAE. Owner: Simpson Date: 1945

HUGH WALPOLE / POSTCARD
SIR HUGH SEYMOUR WALPOLE English novelist with his wire-hired fox terrier Bingo, in the garden of their home at Keswick, Cumbria. Date: 1884 - 1941

Automobile workers playing bingo at a carnival at Dearborn, Michigan, USA, c1938. Dearborn is the site of the Ford Motor Companys River Rouge Complex plant, built between 1917 and 1928

Italy, venice, the game of bingo in the courtyard, 1962

Venice, 1962

Man in cowboy gear outside the Palladium Bingo hall, Eccles
A man in cowboy gear outside the Palladium Bingo hall in Eccles, Manchester Date: circa 1978

Darby & Joan Club
The Darby & Joan Club, Scratchley House, Thornton Heath, Surrey, where lucky members can enjoy old time sequence dancing, whist, bingo, snooker or darts... Date: 1970s

Eyes Down. British Legion Club, Norton on Tees 1970s 1970s

Virginia Street at night, Reno, Nevada, USA -- the Biggest Little City in the World. Date: 1949

Bright Lights of Reno, Nevada, USA -- the Biggest Little City in the World. Date: 1941

Blackpool Bingo
A crowd playing bingo in an amusement arcade in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. Date: late 1960s

Broadsheet, ballad, bingo, illustrations, different animals, people, Jose Guadalupe Posada
Broadsheet with a ballad about bingo, illustrations of different animals and people, Jose Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1851-1913), ca. 1910-1913

BINGO GAME, 1938. Three women playing bingo at the Louisiana State Fair in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Photograph by Russell Lee, November 1938

LOUISIANA: BINGO, 1938. Game of bingo at the Louisiana State Fair in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Photograph by Russell Lee, November 1938

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"Bingo: A Game of Chance and Community" Step back in time to the early 20th century, where Hugh Walpole would eagerly await postcards from friends, each one a potential invitation to an exhilarating game of bingo. Fast forward to 1963, when the mesmerizing lights and sounds of a pinball machine were momentarily replaced by the thrill of marking off numbers on a bingo card. Even sailors seeking respite from their maritime adventures found solace in the camaraderie of playing bingo aboard the majestic Cunard White Star's RMS Queen Mary. The programme of events promised excitement for all. In bustling Reno, Nevada, Harolds Club at night illuminated Virginia Street with its vibrant energy as eager players filled Club Row, hoping for that elusive winning combination. Meanwhile, outside Palladium Bingo hall in Eccles, a man dressed in cowboy gear added his own touch of flair to this beloved pastime. Inside Darby & Joan Club or amidst Venice's enchanting courtyard in 1962, laughter echoed as balls rolled and numbers were called. The Paramount Club stood tall as the country's largest purpose-built bingo hall—a testament to the enduring popularity of this timeless game. And who could forget Gillys Bingo in South Bank? In 1977 Middlesbrough came alive with cheers and anticipation as players gathered for an unforgettable evening. Bingo transcends borders and generations; it unites people from all walks of life under one roof—whether they're chasing dreams or simply enjoying each other's company. So next time you hear "bingo, " remember that it represents not just a game but also a shared experience that has brought joy to countless hearts throughout history.