Tennis Collection (page 6)

Tennis Players (2nd state)
This lithograph portrays a pair of male and female tennis players, holding their racquets, whilst stood in an elegant position, on court, with some tall sunflowers between them. Date: 1918

Dorothea Lambert Choukes (1878-1960), champion womens tennis player, ten sporting action portraits showing shots and moments from tennis match. Date: 1911

Davis Cup Tennis
Scenes from the Second Round of the Davis Cup tennis contest, played between Great Britain and Rumania in Torquay. This year, Britain ultimately made it through to the semi-finals

Vivian McGrath
Australian tennis player Vivian Viv McGrath (1916-1978), here aged sixteen. He was famous for his two-handed backhand. Date: 1932

F. K. Scott and Kay Stammers
Tennis players F. K. Scott and Katherine Kay Stammers (1914-2005), at a tournament. Stammers went on to become Wimbledon Women's Doubles Champion with Freda James in 1935. Date: 1932

A Controversial Tennis Cup
Tennis players Joan C. Ridley (1903-1983) and Elsie (Mrs J. B.) Pittman (1904-1975) caused controversy when they decided to retire part way through their American Trophy match

British Wightman Cup Team
The Wightman Cup was an annual women's tennis competition between British and American teams, held from 1923 until 1989. In 1931 the U. S. Team was victorious. Date: 1931

Tennis at Hurlingham
A doubles game being played as part of the Army lawn tennis championships held at Hurlingham. Date: 1931

Cilly Aussem and Hilde Krahwinkel at Wimbledon
Cilly Aussem (1909-1963) had just won the women's singles final at Wimbledon - becoming the first German competitor, male or female, to win a singles title there

F. X. Shields, Tennis Player
Frank X. Shields (1909-1975) was an American amateur tennis player, and also an actor who appeared in several films throughout the 1930s. Date: 1931

Helen Jacobs and Daniel Maskell at Wimbledon
American tennis player Helen Hull Jacobs (1908-1997) with English player and coach Daniel Dan Maskell (1908-1992) who later became a celebrated tennis commentator for the BBC. Date: 1931

Wimbledon Exertions
Scenes from the 1931 Wimbledon Tennis Championship. Pictured are Fred Perry (1909-1995), Ian Glen Collins (1903-1975), Helene Nicolopoulos, George Patrick Pat Hughes (1902-1997), I

King George V at Wimbledon
King George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary (1867-1953) in the Royal Box at Wimbledon. They are accompanied by, amongst others

Eileen Bennett
British tennis player Eileen Bennett (1907-1979), also known as Eileen Bennett Fearnley-Whittingstall. Pictured here near the beginning of her career

Tennis Rackets
Images showing the differing constructions of tennis rackets through the ages. From the museum of F. H. Ayres, sports outfitters. Date: circa 1924

Anti-Aircraft Command play football tennis, WW2
Alex James, in uniform, watches fellow Anti-Aircraft Command members playing football tennis during the Second World War Date: circa 1940s

Ex Libris Bookplate, Joan Silvester Horne, woman reading a book with a tennis racket under her arm

Deck Sports, Tennis, Cunard White Star, Tourist Class, January 1949 Date: 1949

Cunard White Star, RMS Queen Mary, programme cover
Cunard White Star, RMS Queen Mary, Programme of Events, cover design Date: 1950

Grassphalte Advertisement
An advertisement promoting Grassphalte, an ideal surface for tennis courts. If it's as green as grass, but not grass, it's GRASSPHALTE. Date: circa 1931

Kay Stammers, tennis player
British tennis player Kay Stammers (1914-2005), shortly before her appearance in the Wimbledon Ladies Singles Final. On this occasion she lost to Alice Marble. Date: 1939

Elwood Cooke and Bobby Riggs at Wimbledon
Both Elwood Cooke (1913-2004) and Bobby Riggs(1918-1995) were newcomers at Wimbledon tennis tournament. Here they are flanking British tennis player Miss Mary Hardwick (1913-2001) and George Godsell

Margot Lumb and Simonne Mathieu
Tennis players Margot Lumb (1912-1998), Simonne Mathieu (1908-1980) and Helen Jacobs (1908-1997) all competed at Wimbledon in 1939. Date: 1939

Advert for Harrods sportswear, featuring Helen Jacobs
Helen Hull Jacobs (1908-1997) was an American tennis player, ranked in the world top 10 when this advert for Harrods sportswear came out. Date: circa 1939

Advert, Vimto Tonic Fruit Drink - gives you vim to win! Date: circa 1930

Programme of Events on board RMS Mauretania
Programme of Events on board Cunard liner RMS Mauretania, 27 July 1953 Date: 1953

Poster, Chamonix Palace Hotel, Mont Blanc, France
Poster, Chamonix Palace Hotel, opening May 1914, Mont Blanc, France Date: 1914

Edgewater Beach Hotel - Chicago, Illinois, USA. Date: circa 1925

Trying to carry on as usual! Tennis players camouflaged from above in case of invasion. Date: 1941

Game over
Dusan Ignac

Tennis Tournament, 1920 (oil on canvas)
7394032 Tennis Tournament, 1920 (oil on canvas) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 149.8x167.6 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA

Bjorn Born wins Wimbledon for the fifth time
Swedish tennis playerBjornBorgcelebrates his fifth successive Wimbledon triumph after beating John McEnroe in a dramatic four-hour, five set final1980

Ilie Nastase, argues with the umpire while SwedishBjornBorgquietly sits it out
Ilie Nastase, argues with the Wimbledon umpire while SwedishBjornBorgquietly sits it out 1977

Violet Lermitte, tennis player 1929

French tennis player Suzanne Lenglen in 1924

Steffi Graf at Wimbledon

Ilie Nastase among the crowd at Wimbledon
Ilie Nastase, playing the fool amongst the fans by putting on an ice-cream vendor's blue coat and peaked hat when rain delayed the start of play at Wimbledon in 1973

Pat Cash climbs into the crowd to greet his family after winning the Mens Singles at Wimbledon 1987

Andre Agassi in action at Wimbledon 1983

Tennis in the Snow by Arthur Hopkins
1884: Tennis in the Snow by illustrator, Arthur Hopkins. A man slipping and falling during a mixed doubles match in the snow. Original Publication: The Graphic (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Tennis court
Gianni Basaglia

Suzanne Lenglen, French Tennis Player, Portrait, Bain News Service, 1921 (b/w photo)
5858544 Suzanne Lenglen, French Tennis Player, Portrait, Bain News Service, 1921 (b/w photo) by Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944); Private Collection

Florence Sutton, American Tennis Player, USA, Bain News Service, 1910's (b/w photo)
5863173 Florence Sutton, American Tennis Player, USA, Bain News Service, 1910's (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection

Suzanne Lenglen, French Tennis Player, Portrait Seated, Bain News Service, 1921 (b/w photo)
5858545 Suzanne Lenglen, French Tennis Player, Portrait Seated, Bain News Service, 1921 (b/w photo) by Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944); Private Collection

Sandy Weiner and Bill Tilden, Tennis Players and Doubles Partners, USA, c. 1923 (b/w photo)
5974436 Sandy Weiner and Bill Tilden, Tennis Players and Doubles Partners, USA, c.1923 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Yorkshire terrier, Italian greyhound and pug shown with tennis racquet and balls, 1881 (chromo)
5856410 Yorkshire terrier, Italian greyhound and pug shown with tennis racquet and balls, 1881 (chromo) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Yorkshire terrier)

Costume d'une femme de noblesse jouant au jeu de paume, 14th century - Noble woman playing jeu de paume
FLO4677008 Costume d'une femme de noblesse jouant au jeu de paume, 14th century - Noble woman playing jeu de paume (real tennis) with raquet and ball

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