Racket Collection (page 9)

New Year card in the shape of a badminton racquet with shuttlecock and butterfly. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a badminton racquet with shuttlecock and butterfly. Date: circa 1890s

American Wightman Cup Team
Members of the American Wightman Cup Team, from left to right: Josephine Cruickshank, Carolin Babcock, Helen Jacobs, Alice Marble and Sarah Palfrey. Date: 1934

Susi - with badminton racquet and shuttlecock. 1950s

Cow & Gate Happy Family Game - Miss Cowangate the Manufacturers daughter. 1928

Cheery Families - Miss Bounce the Barristers Daughter. 1890s

Four police officers playing mixed doubles tennis
Four police officers (including WPC Alison Blair, right) playing a mixed doubles tennis match. Date: circa 1960s

Article on the new game Stick頡nd Rugby Football
Page of text on rugby football and Stick麠 the new game (lawn tennis cum squash rackets) This includes information on how Stick頷 as played. Date: April 22nd 1908

Women police officers in tennis gear, Pembridge Hall
Women police officers in tennis gear, with racquets, on the steps of Pembridge Hall Section House for women police officers, at 17 Pembridge Square, Bayswater, London W2

Photographs of the game Stick頢eing played
Stick頭 the evolution of a new game from lawn tennis and squash rackets. The game of Stick頩s a sort of combination of lawn tennis and squash rackets

Fred Perry, British tennis player
Fred Perry (1909-1995), British tennis player, in action. Date: circa 1936

Edwardian woman playing tennis, watched by a smoking man. Date: early 1900s

Edwardian couple playing tennis -- the man runs to hit the ball. Date: early 1900s

Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club, Brussels, Belgium
Scene at a Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club, Brussels, Belgium. Date: circa 1900

Fashion for tennis 1933
Three models wearing practical clothing for tennis. 1933

Three children playing shuttlecock on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Advertisement, Solar Tip Shoes
Advertisement for Solar Tip Shoes, made by John Mundell & Co of Philadelphia, USA. Showing girls and boys playing in their genuine Solar Tip footwear

Cover design, School Silhouettes, once owned by a female student of Fayetteville High School, New York, USA. Depicting a young woman with her pet dog

Five girls with tea tray in a garden
Five girls with a tea tray in a garden on a summers day. A badminton net is set up on the lawn in the background. Date: circa 1920s

Lesser racket-tailed drongo, Dicrurus remifer, and Brahminy myna, Sturnia pagodarum.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croixs Dictionary of Natural Science

Duponts hummingbird, Tilmatura dupontii, and Racket-tailed hummingbird, Hylonympha macrocerca.. Hand-colored steel engraving from H. G. Adams Hummingbirds 1856

Miss Wynyard with tennis racket Date: 1918

Silhouette of contrasting transport, 1874 and 1924, by H.L. Oakley, in Tennis magazine, 24 July 1924. Above: a group of people arriving at a country house by horse-drawn carriage in 1874

Silhouette of people playing tennis on a sunny day, by H.L. Oakley. Date: circa 1920s

Firefighters playing tennis during a break, London
Firefighters playing tennis outside their fire station during a break, London

The Princes Club Racquet Courts, 1857
The Princes Club Racquet Courts at Hans Place, Belgrave Square, London. A private gentlemans club, designed by Mr. B. Burton, consisting of three courts, one of which is pictured here

The evolution of road travel: the casual motorists of 1921. Motoring as a means to an end: lawn tennis players arriving in their car, free from cumbersome goggles, veils and voluminous wraps

Hotpot Carried Newlyweds Racket ca 1633 Etching
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WORLD WAR II: CHINA, 1942. Sergeant Ivan O. Stanbury of Pomona, California, with three young Chinese women waiting for their turn on the tennis court. China, c1942. Photographed c1942

HELEN NEWINGTON WILLS (1906-1998). American tennis player. Wills competing in a doubles match at a tournament in Nice, France, 1926

TENNIS, 1659. A game of court tennis. English woodcut, 1659

Illustration of a Tyrannosaurus Rex tennis player

Rudolf von Arthaber (1795-1867) with his Children Rudolf, Emilie and Gustav Looking
XAM72505 Rudolf von Arthaber (1795-1867) with his Children Rudolf, Emilie and Gustav Looking at the Portrait of their Deceased Mother, 1837 (oil on canvas) by Amerling

Lawn Tennis in 1883, engraved from the original drawing in Punch Magazine, from The
KW293367 Lawn Tennis in 1883, engraved from the original drawing in Punch Magazine, from The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, May to October, 1883 (engraving) by English School

Scene of disorder at school (aquatint) (b / w photo)
XIR252987 Scene of disorder at school (aquatint) (b/w photo) by Debucourt, Philibert Louis (1755-1832); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: L ecole en desordre; ecole; ); French

Break time (aquatint) (b / w photo)
XIR252986 Break time (aquatint) (b/w photo) by Debucourt, Philibert Louis (1755-1832); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: La recreation; ); French, out of copyright

The Death of Hyacinthus (oil on canvas)
XIR173718 The Death of Hyacinthus (oil on canvas) by Italian School, (17th century); Musee d Art Thomas Henry, Cherbourg, France; (add.info)

Blind Mans Buff
BAL12548 Blind Mans Buff by Morgan, Frederick (1856-1927); Roy Miles Fine Paintings; English, out of copyright

Lawn Tennis, from L Assiette au Beurre, 1st February 1902 (coloured
XIR212803 Lawn Tennis, from L Assiette au Beurre, 1st February 1902 (coloured engraving) by Gose, Francisco Xavier (1876-1915); Musee de La Presse, Paris, France; Spanish, out of copyright

A Game of Real Tennis with Sport Ballads below (engraving) (b&w photo)
XJF100260 A Game of Real Tennis with Sport Ballads below (engraving) (b&w photo) by English School, (16th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Croquet set on lawn, United Kingdom, Europe

NEW YORK: TENNIS, 1881. New Yorkers playing tennis at the Seventh Regiment Armory. Engraving, American, 1881

NEW YORK: TENNIS, 1881. A Game of Lawn Tennis, Staten Island Club Grounds. Engraving, American, 1881

LAWN TENNIS PARTY, 1880. People playing tennis at a garden party in England. Engraving, English, 1880

TENNIS: WIMBLEDON, 1879. John Hartley of Yorkshire defeating Vere St. Leger Goold to win the Mens Singles at the 1879 Wimbledon Championships. Contemporary English engraving

NEWPORT: TENNIS, c1885. A game of mixed doubles tennis at the Casino, Newport, Rhode Island, c1885

LAWN TENNIS, 1892. Illustration from an American newspaper of 1892

TENNIS, 1887. American magazine advertisement

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"From Arthur Ashe to Princess Diana: A Celebration Sports Through the Ages" ARTHUR ASHE (1943-1993). American tennis player. Photographed during his match against Jimmy Connors in the men's singles final at Wimbledon, won by Ashe in four sets, 5 July 1975. Goodwins toilet soap, 1930s: Even off the court, cleanliness is key for racket sports enthusiasts. Vaslav Nijinsky / Tennis: Who knew this legendary ballet dancer had a hidden talent for swinging a racket? Dog - Border collie jumping over tennis net with racquet in mouth: This talented pup takes fetch to a whole new level. Princess Diana at the Vanderbilt Racquet Club in London prior to a doubles match with. . : Royalty on and off the court. Princess Diana shows her sporting prowess. Teddy bear playing tennis: Even our furry friends can't resist getting into the swing of things. Golden Retriever holding badminton racket: Meet your new doubles partner – this adorable retriever is ready to play. Major Walter Clopton Wingfield: The man behind modern lawn tennis – salute to his contribution to rackets history. Playing rackets, Fleet Prison, London, c1825 Artist Theodore Lane captures an intriguing glimpse into historic prison life through this depiction of rackets being played within Fleet Prison walls. Elizabethan Tennis (engraving): Step back in time and witness how even centuries ago people enjoyed their version sports. SNCF poster, Chamonix France : Explore breathtaking landscapes while indulging your love for racket sports – Chamonix offers it all. Known as Jack - American tennis player .