Physical Training for Business Men (1917)
A superb series of photographs found in exercise manual by American author Harrie Irving Hancock….more
Photographs
Swedish House-Gymnastics (1913)
These wonderful photographs, which make such innovative use of multiple exposure, are from a 1913 book by Theodor Bergquist, Director of the Swedish Gymnastic Insti…more
Skating with Bror Myer (1921)
Delightful images from an illustrated guide to figure skating by Bror Myer, a Swedish champion in the art….more
Auto Polo (ca.1911)
Four photographs depicting dramatic scenes from an “auto polo” match, a version of polo played using cars rather than horses. The sport – thought to have been inven…more
The First Tour de France (1903)
The 2013 Tour de France marks the 100th of the event’s history, which began in 1903 (the competition was put on hold during the two world wars). Strangely, this ina…more
Posed Portraits of 19th Century Baseball Stars
Selection of studio posed photographs from the New York Public Library’s Spalding Collection, a series of over 500 photographs, prints, drawings, caricatures, and p…more
Remembrance of Teams Past
< p style=”text-align:justify”> With the end of the 2012 Olympics now in sight, we celebrate the world of amateur sport with some photographs of local teams fro…more
Winners in the Fifth Olympiad (1912)
Pictures of the winners of each event of the Stockholm 1912 Olympic Games – as featured in the The Fifth Olympiad: the Official Report of the Olympic Games of Sto…more
Tennis with Muybridge (1887)
Plates 294 to 299 of Eadweard Muybridge’s groundbreaking collection from 1887 titled Animal Locomotion….more
