Sports Collection

Ancient Greek marathon
Foot-race in ancient Greece. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Chariot race in ancient Rome
Chariot race in the Circus Maximus of ancient Rome. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Gladiator in a Roman arena
Gladiator claiming victory after combat in ancient Rome. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century painting by Gerome

Ancient Olympia, Greece
Olympia, site of the ancient Olympic Games. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Tennis court romance, 1890s or early 1900s
Tennis player distracted by a flirtatious, fashionable woman, circa 1900. Printed color halftone reproduction of an illustration

Mountain climbers in the Alps, 1880s
Mountaineering in the Tyrol with ropes and picks, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ancient Olympic Games
Racers cheered at the finish line in the Olympic Games, ancient Greece. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Young couple hiking on Mt Desert Island, Maine
Tourists climbing Newport Mountain, Mt Desert Island, Maine, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Dutch skaters on the Zuider Zee, 1800s
Skaters enjoying a winter Sunday on the Zuider Zee, Dutch island of Marken, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Golfers in the 1890s
Golfers finishing a game at the putting green, circa 1890. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Baseball game in the 1880s
Baseball batter waiting for a pitch, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Horse race in the US, 1880s
American race-track, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Native Americans playing a game of lacrosse with a ball and sticks. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Ancient Roman oil lamp with Circus Maximus scene
Ancient Roman lamp with a scene of a chariot race in the Circus Maximus. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ancient Greek athlete proclaimed the winner
Crowning the winner with laurel in ancient Greek Olympic Games. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Racing heavy canoes on a northern river, 1800s
A bateau (boat) race in the north woods, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

A crowded Boston skating pond, 1800s
A skating scene in Boston, Massachusetts, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Skating on a pond in winter, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Double-play in a New York / Boston baseball game, 1886
New York baseball team making a double-play against Boston, 1886. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Roping a bear in California, 1800s
Californians putting a lasso on a bear, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Steeplechase riders in Britain, 1880s
Steeplechase riders taking a jump in Britain, 1880s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century painting by J. Sturgess

Hawaiians surfing, 1870s
Natives on surfboards near Honolulu, Hawaii, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Native Americans practice running, shooting arrows, and throwing ball, Florida, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a DeBrfy engraving of a LeMoyne illustration

Alpine mountain-climbers, 1800s
Mountaineers on a couloir in the Alps, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Mountaineering in the Alps, 1800s
Breaking through an ice-bridge in the Alps, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Tiger hunt in British India, 1800s
British hunting party in India en route to a tiger netting, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Boys of ancient Sparta instructed in athletics
Athletic instruction of Spartan boys, ancient Greece. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Christians attacked by a lion in ancient Rome
Christian martyrs facing hungry lions in the Colisseum, ancient Rome. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century painting

Chariot race in the Circus Maximus, ancient Rome
Audience cheering charioteersin the Circus Maximus, ancient Rome. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Lion and a prisoner facing off in ancient Rome
Prisoner fighting a hungry lion in an ancient Roman arena. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Shooting bison for sport, 1880s
White hunters shooting buffalo for sport on the western plains, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Tourists overlooking the Atlantic Ocean from Mt. Desert Island, Maine
Hikers atop Newport Mountain, Mt Desert Island, Maine, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Coney Island beach lit by electric light, 1880s
Swimming by electric light at Coney Island, New York, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Carlisle Indian School football team, 1890s
Carlisle Indian School football team, Pennsylvania, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Bowling game in New Netherland
Colonists playing a game of bowls in New Netherland, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration

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Choctaw or Creek ball-player with Native American lacrosse sticks. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Native American boys nearing the starting point for a horse race, northern Rockies. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Plains Indians horse-racing, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington Illustration

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Native Americans racing in canoes. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Boys playing sports, including bowling, spinning a top, stilts, and a swing, England, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

Young baseball-player, early 1900s
Young boy with baseball bat, wearing uniform with a big star, circa 1910. Hand-colored woodcut of an illustration

Athletic training in the Dromos, ancient Sparta
Young men exercising in the Dromos in ancient Sparta. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Bear let loose on a prisoner in ancient Rome
Captive girl facing a hungry bear in an ancient Roman arena. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Charioteer in ancient Rome
Charioteer whipping his horses in the Circus Maximus, ancient Rome. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Native Americans horse-racing near their village on the Great Plains, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Coasting on double-runner sleds in New England, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Children sledding after a snowstorm, 1800s
Sledding down a snowy village road, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Dutch woman skating, 1600s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

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