Tennis Racquet Collection

Verne Pennell, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Verne Pennell, between c1910 and c1915.

Bundy, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Bundy, between c1910 and c1915. Shows tennis player Thomas Clark Bundy (1881-1945) who was from the Los Angeles, California.

Florence Sutton, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Florence Sutton, between c1910 and c1915. Shows American tennis player Florence E. Sutton (1883-1974).

Florence Sutton, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Florence Sutton, between c1910 and c1915. Shows American tennis player Florence E. Sutton (1883-1974).

Percy D. Siverd, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Percy D. Siverd, between c1910 and c1915. Shows tennis player Percy Dwight Siverd (1889-1974).

Clare Vernon, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Clare Vernon, between c1915 and c1920.

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

V. G. Kirby - Backhand Volley, c1935. Creator: Unknown
V. G. Kirby - Backhand Volley, c1935. From Tennis - An Album of Famous Players in Action, by Gordon R. Weddell. [John Player & Sons, , c1935]

Two lawn tennis costumes for October, 1905. A print from The Girls Own Annual, 30 September 1905. (Colorised black and white print)

Fred Perry, 1934. Artist: London News Agency
Fred Perry, 1934. A print from Wimbledon Story, by Norah Gordon Cleather, Sporting Handbooks Ltd, London, 1947. (Colorised black and white print)

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

Dr. James Dwight, Lawn Tennis Champion North of England 1885, from Worlds Champions, Series 2 (N29) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

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

Thomas Pettit, Court Tennis Champion, from Worlds Champions, Series 2 (N29) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

Former king Manuel II of Portugal with tennis players, Britain, 1930, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Former king Manuel II of Portugal with tennis players, Britain, 1930, (1933). Lady Wavertree arranged her tenth charity tennis party in this year: Cochet, Joan Lycett, Susan Palfrey, ex-King Manuel

The King as Lawn-Tennis Player, 1926, (1937). Creator: Unknown
The King as Lawn-Tennis Player, 1926, (1937). From " The Crowning of The King and Queen". [Evans Brothers Limited, London, 1937]. Louis Greig and George IV play tennis doubles at Wimbledon

G. Mako - Cut Backhand, c1935. Creators: Gene Mako, Unknown
G. Mako - Cut Backhand, c1935. From Tennis - An Album of Famous Players in Action, by Gordon R. Weddell. [John Player & Sons, , c1935]

V. McGrath - Two-Handed Backhand, c1935. Creator: Unknown
V. McGrath - Two-Handed Backhand, c1935. From Tennis - An Album of Famous Players in Action, by Gordon R. Weddell. [John Player & Sons, , c1935]

R. Menzel - Overhead Smash, c1935. Creator: Unknown
R. Menzel - Overhead Smash, c1935. From Tennis - An Album of Famous Players in Action, by Gordon R. Weddell. [John Player & Sons, , c1935]

Miss Betty Nuthall - Standing Smash, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Miss Betty Nuthall - Standing Smash, c1935. From Tennis - An Album of Famous Players in Action, by Gordon R. Weddell. [John Player & Sons, , c1935]

S. B. Wood - Volley Off Wrong Foot, c1935. Creator: Unknown
S. B. Wood - Volley Off Wrong Foot, c1935. From Tennis - An Album of Famous Players in Action, by Gordon R. Weddell. [John Player & Sons, , c1935]

Mrs. Fabyan - Half-Volley, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Mrs. Fabyan - Half-Volley, c1935. From Tennis - An Album of Famous Players in Action, by Gordon R. Weddell. [John Player & Sons, , c1935]

J. Yamagishi - Low Backhand Volley, c1935. Creator: Unknown
J. Yamagishi - Low Backhand Volley, c1935. From Tennis - An Album of Famous Players in Action, by Gordon R. Weddell. [John Player & Sons, , c1935]

D. Budge - Half-Volley, c1935. Creator: Unknown
D. Budge - Half-Volley, c1935. From Tennis - An Album of Famous Players in Action, by Gordon R. Weddell. [John Player & Sons, , c1935]

G. Lyttleton Rogers - Backhand Cross-Volley, c1935. Creator: Unknown
G. Lyttleton Rogers - Backhand Cross-Volley, c1935. From Tennis - An Album of Famous Players in Action, by Gordon R. Weddell. [John Player & Sons, , c1935]

J. Van Ryn - High Backhand Volley, c1935. Creator: Unknown
J. Van Ryn - High Backhand Volley, c1935. From Tennis - An Album of Famous Players in Action, by Gordon R. Weddell. [John Player & Sons, , c1935]

Miss Helen Jacobs - Low Backhand Volley, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Miss Helen Jacobs - Low Backhand Volley, c1935. From Tennis - An Album of Famous Players in Action, by Gordon R. Weddell. [John Player & Sons, , c1935]

Miss A. M. Yorke - Low Forehand Volley, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Miss A. M. Yorke - Low Forehand Volley, c1935. From Tennis - An Album of Famous Players in Action, by Gordon R. Weddell. [John Player & Sons, , c1935]

G. de Stefani - Drive Off Wrong Foot, c1935. Creator: Unknown
G. de Stefani - Drive Off Wrong Foot, c1935. From Tennis - An Album of Famous Players in Action, by Gordon R. Weddell. [John Player & Sons, , c1935]

Mrs. Sperling - Defensive Backhand Drive, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Mrs. Sperling - Defensive Backhand Drive, c1935. From Tennis - An Album of Famous Players in Action, by Gordon R. Weddell. [John Player & Sons, , c1935]

D. Prenn - Backhand Drive, c1935. Creator: Unknown
D. Prenn - Backhand Drive, c1935. From Tennis - An Album of Famous Players in Action, by Gordon R. Weddell. [John Player & Sons, , c1935]

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