Tennis Racket Collection

Miss E. Moore, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Miss E. Moore, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Elisabeth "Bessie" Holmes Moore (1876-1959), a young tennis champion who won her first U.S. title in 1896.

Children's clothing 1890. Creator: Lefranco
Children's clothing 1890. Fashion plate No. 972 in Le Salon de la Mode et du Costume Paris, 1890

Mrs. J. Upshur Morehead, Tennis Tournament, 1913. Creator: Unknown
Mrs. J. Upshur Morehead, Tennis Tournament, 1913

Miss Martha Wyeth - Playing in Tennis Tournament, 1913. Creator: Unknown
Miss Martha Wyeth - Playing in Tennis Tournament, 1913

Miss Frances Lippett Playing in Tennis Tournament, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Miss Frances Lippett Playing in Tennis Tournament, 1913

Miss Frances Lippett Playing in Tennis Tournament, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Miss Frances Lippett Playing in Tennis Tournament, 1913

Mrs. J. Upshur Morehead, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. J. Upshur Morehead, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Mrs. J. Upshur Morehead, 1913

T.R. Pell, Playing Tennis, 1917. Creator: Unknown
T.R. Pell, Playing Tennis, 1917

Teacher's Tennis Club, 1915. Creator: Unknown
Teacher's Tennis Club, 1915

Portrait of Nat King Cole, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Nat King Cole, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938

Miss Desha Allen - Tennis Tournament, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Desha Allen - Tennis Tournament, 1913
Miss Desha Allen - Tennis Tournament, 1913

Miss Eva Baker, Tennis Tournament, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Eva Baker, Tennis Tournament, 1912
Miss Eva Baker, Tennis Tournament, 1912

Portrait of Marie-Louise Flygare (g. Lundberg) in Persia 1913-14. Creator: Harald Lundberg
Portrait of Marie-Louise Flygare (g. Lundberg) in Persia 1913-14. She is dressed in a light dress and sun hat and is holding a tennis racket

The Lawn Tennis Championship Match at Wimbledon, 1888. Creator: Arthur Hopkins
The Lawn Tennis Championship Match at Wimbledon, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume38. July to December, 1888

Sticker for the American Tennis Association owned by Althea Gibson, late 20th century
In 1956 Althea Gibson (1927-2003) became the first African-American to win a Grand Slam title (the French Championships). The following year she won both Wimbledon and the US Nationals

Tennis racquet and frame used by Althea Gibson, mid-late 20th century. Creator: Unknown
In 1956 Althea Gibson (1927-2003) became the first African-American to win a Grand Slam title (the French Championships). The following year she won both Wimbledon and the US Nationals

Tennis racket cover used by Althea Gibson, ca. 1960. Creator: Wilson Sporting Goods Co
In 1956 Althea Gibson (1927-2003) became the first African-American to win a Grand Slam title (the French Championships). The following year she won both Wimbledon and the US Nationals

Tennis, 1920. Creator: George Wesley Bellows
Tennis, 1920

Patch for the International Lawn Tennis Club of the United States, 1980. Creator: Unknown
In 1956 Althea Gibson (1927-2003) became the first African-American to win a Grand Slam title (the French Championships). The following year she won both Wimbledon and the US Nationals

Tennis, from Worlds Dudes series (N31) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

R. D. Sears, Champion American Lawn Tennis Player, from Worlds Champions
R.D. Sears, Champion American Lawn Tennis Player, from Worlds Champions, Series 2 (N29) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

Elberon, New Jersey, Mrs. Watson B. Thompson, John Sloan Jr. Mrs. John Sloane, Mr. John Sloane, Evelyn Sloane, William Sloane, Mina Barber, Mary Butter, 1884

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