Pastime Collection

Rifle fete at Ecclesbourne, near Hastings, 1860. Creator: W Thomas
Rifle fete at Ecclesbourne, near Hastings, 1860. The contest was chiefly among the members of the Cinque Ports Corps...The first prize was a Lancaster rifle, value ten guineas, which was won by Mr

King of Spades from a deck of Goodall & Son Ltd. playing cards, c1940. [Goodall & Son Ltd. London, c1940]

Trolling for Pike in the River Lea, 1831, (1941). Creator: James Pollard
Trolling for Pike in the River Lea, 1831, (1941). Anglers using a running line to catch pike on the Lea at Waltham Abbey, to the north-east of London. Painting in the Tate Gallery, London

Jigsaw puzzle of golfers on Prestwick golf course, Scotland, c1914. Handcut wooden puzzle of Michael Browns picture used in the Life Association of Scotland calendar

King of Hearts from a deck of Goodall & Son Ltd. playing cards, c1940. [Goodall & Son Ltd. London, c1940]

Queen of Hearts from a deck of Goodall & Son Ltd. playing cards, c1940. [Goodall & Son Ltd. London, c1940]

Oxford and Cambridge Chess Match, 19th century

A cricket match in progress at Lords cricket ground, London, 1912. From Imperial Cricket, edited by P F Warner and published by The London and Counties Press Association Ltd (London, 1912)

Roses in a Bottle [recto], 1900 / 1904. Creator: Paul Cezanne
Roses in a Bottle [recto], 1900/1904

Sailing bicycles on the beach, Ormond, Fla. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Sailing bicycles on the beach, Ormond, Fla. between 1900 and 1910

Queen of Hearts, 1925. From De La Rue & Cos Pneumatic Playing Cards. [Thomas De La Rue & Co. London, 1925]

Soldiers playing cards in the trenches, First World War, c1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Soldiers playing cards in the trenches, First World War, c1916, (c1920). An Interval of Peace: British bomb-gun section enjoying a hand at cards while the sentries keep watch through the periscopes

Jack of Hearts from a deck of Goodall & Son Ltd. playing cards, c1940. [Goodall & Son Ltd. London, c1940]

Ace of Hearts from a deck of Goodall & Son Ltd. playing cards, c1940. [Goodall & Son Ltd. London, c1940]

Skinning the Lamb, c1910. An American cartoon depicting three African American men playing cards. Two of the men are skinning or fleecing the third. The barman looks on with a knowing smile

Scene from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens, 1836. Artist: Hablot Knight Browne
Scene from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens, 1836. Mr Pickwick slides on the ice

King of Diamonds from a deck of Goodall & Son Ltd. playing cards, c1940. [Goodall & Son Ltd. London, c1940]

A Cribbage Party in St. Giless Disturbed By A Press Gang, October 26, 1787

Patience in a Punt, 1811. 1811. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Patience in a Punt, 1811

The Card Players, 1890-92. Creator: Paul Cezanne
The Card Players, 1890-92

A hobby, c1930, (1945). Winston Churchill building a wall at his home, Chartwell. From Winston Churchill: His Life in Pictures, by Ben Tucker. [Sagall Press, Ltd. London, 1945]

Watercolour rendering of one of the Hardwicke Tapestries, c1902. Artist: Marion Reid
Watercolour rendering of one of the Hardwicke Tapestries, c1902. The orginal 15th century tapestries probably belonged to the Countess of Shrewsbury, known as Bess of Hardwick

A Rakes Progress - 2: The Levee, 1733. Artist: William Hogarth
A Rakes Progress - 2: The Levee, 1733. Tom holds a morning reception at his new palatial town lodgings. Vistors offer their services: a jockey, a dancing-master (with violin)

Catching Fireflies, Mid-1790s. Creator: Eishosai Choki
Catching Fireflies, Mid-1790s

Framlingham Castle, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Framlingham Castle, 1845. Norman castle in Suffolk. This picturesque ruin of a fortress of the Middle Ages, stands on the north side of the town of Framlingham, 18 miles north-east of Ipswich

Skating, 1820, c1910. Creator: Tom Browne
Skating, 1820, c1910. One of a set of advertisements showing Johnnie Walkers Striding Man in various sporting scenarios

Zoological Gardens, Regents Park, Marylebone, London, c1840. Artist: FW Hulme
View of the tunnel in the Zoological Gardens at Regents Park, London, c1840; with groups of figures and families

A memento of James Southertons benefit cricket match, 19th century (1912). James Southerton (1827-1880) was an English cricket international

Roses in a Vase, c1910. Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Roses in a Vase, c1910. Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Vase of Flowers on a Mantelpiece, c. 1900. Creator: Edouard Vuillard
Vase of Flowers on a Mantelpiece, c. 1900

Encampment on Blackheath, Greenwich, London, 1780. Artist: Paul Sandby
View of an army encampment on Blackheath, Greenwich, London, 1780. Showing a windmill on the right and soldiers playing cards with a farmer in front

Southport - The Pier and the South Lake, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

The Stafford Children, c1776. (1914). Artist: George Romney
The Stafford Children, c1776. The five youngest children of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford (1721-1803). After an original work by George Romney (1734-1802)

Cats playing with a chessboard. Artist: Goupil and Co
Cats playing with a chessboard

Chess celebrities at the late chess meeting, 1855. Herr Lowenthal, M De Riviere, Mr Wyvill, MP, Herr Falkbeer, Mr Staunton, Lord Lyttelton, Captain Kennedy

Hyde Park, London, 1871. Artist: Claude Monet
Hyde Park, London, 1871. From the collection at the Museum of the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, USA

The all-India cricket team of 1911 (1912). From Imperial Cricket, edited by P F Warner and published by The London and Counties Press Association Ltd (London, 1912)

A cricket match on Bansted Downs, Surrey, 19th century (1912). From Imperial Cricket, edited by P F Warner and published by The London and Counties Press Association Ltd (London, 1912)

Coney Isl., 1/3/15, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Coney Isl., 1915.

Ash, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Ash, between c1915 and c1920. Shows actor Sam Ash (1884-1951) who also performed in vaudeville and film. Ash is holding a camera.

Skating at Florence, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Skating at Florence, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by L. Caldesi. 'In Florence this year our English residents and visitors have been able to enjoy skating with as much zest as has been done

Dalhart, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Dalhart, between c1915 and c1920. Shows country singer Marion Try Slaughter (1883-1948), who was also known as Vernon Dalhart, with a camera.

Knitting class Lafayette House, knitting class of wounded, between 1917 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Knitting class Lafayette House, knitting class of wounded, between 1917 and c1920. Woman teaching soldiers how to knit at Lafayette House

A Pictorial: the Second Syllable, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
A Pictorial: the Second Syllable, 1864. Christmas entertainment. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

A Pictorial: the First Syllable, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
A Pictorial: the First Syllable, 1864. Christmas entertainment. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

A Pictorial: the Last Syllables, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
A Pictorial: the Last Syllables, 1864. Christmas entertainment. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

Helen Ware, Grace Schnebe, Chrystal Hearn, Frances Starr, Gladys Hanson, Lucy Weston, May 1917. Actresses Helen (Remer) Ware (1877-1939), Grace Schnebbe (Mrs)

A party of Wuzurees crossing the Indus on water-jars, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
A party of Wuzurees crossing the Indus on water-jars, 1864. 'The readiness shown by the natives of India in making the most of the means at their disposal is quite a national characteristic

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