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<H2> Althea Gibson, U.S. and Wimbledon tennis champion, gives some pointers on the game. Photo by Ed Ford, 1957 </H2> |
<H2> “Ball play”—Choctaw stickball, forerunner of lacrosse. Book illustration by George Catlin, 1844. Rare Book and Special Collections Division
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<H2> Auto polo. Photo by Bain News Service, 1910-1915 </H2> |
<H2> Soccer game, San Pedro, California. Photo by Ken Light, 1989. Italian Americans in the West collection, American Folklife Center. </H2> |
<H2> Cornelius Johnson, winner of the gold medal at the 1936 Olympics, in a high jump </H2> |
<H2> Pair figure skating. Photo by Angelo Rizzuto, 1953 </H2> |
<H2> A mountain biker at the Winter Carnival in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith, 2016 </H2> |
<H2> Rowing Squad, Columbia. Photo by Bain News Service, 1908 </H2> |
<H2> Men and women climbing Paradise Glacier, Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington. Photo by Curtis & Miller, 1910s </H2> |
<H2> Equestrian: Ann Taylor on a horse as it jumps over an obstacle, Colorado. Photo by Toni Frissell, 1967 </H2> |
<H2> Sumo wrestlers. Photo by Stillfried & Andersen, about 1877 </H2> |
<H2> Athletes wrestling. Photos by Eadweard Muybridge for "The Attitudes of Animals in Motion," 1881
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<H2> Gymnastics: Athlete with wand, National Turn Verein, Newark, N.J. 1894? National Audiovisual Conservation Center </H2> |
<H2> Acrobats: Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers, America's greatest shows combined. Circus poster by Strobridge, 1898'
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<H2> Cycling: Orient quad, 1898. </H2> |
<H2> Curling in Central Park, New York. Photo by Byron, 1900-1906 </H2> |
<H2> Hiking: Anvil Rock, Alaska. Photo by Lomen Bros., 1900-1930 </H2> |
<H2> Hammer thrower, Yale. Poster by Edward Penfield, 1908 </H2> |
<H2> Women fencing at Professor O. Malvido’s. Photo by Bain News Service, 1908 </H2> |
<H2> Lacrosse. Photo by National Photo Co., 1909-1923 </H2> |
<H2> Boxing: Jack Johnson, 1910 </H2> |
<H2> Diving, Annette Kellermann, Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York. Poster by Frederic G. Cooper, 1910s </H2> |
<H2> Race car driver Joan Newton Cuneo. Photo by Harris & Ewing, 1910s </H2> |
<H2> Sam Luzofsky (one leg) and Lon Young (one arm) boxing, 1910s </H2> |
<H2> Horse racing: Jockey Danny Maher. Photo by Bain News Service, 1910s </H2> |
<H2> Football player Jim Thorpe. Photo by Harris & Ewing, 1910s </H2> |
<H2> Army rifle shooting, Olympic games, Stockholm, Sweden, 1912. Photo by Bain News Service </H2> |
<H2> Polo. Photo by Harris & Ewing, 1915 </H2> |
<H2> Field hockey: Vassar College, 1915 </H2> |
<H2> Japanese wrestlers. Photo by Bain News Service. Photo by Bain News Service, 1915-1920 </H2> |
<H2> Archery meet, National Archery Tournament, Jersey City, New Jersey. Photo by Bain News Service, 1916 </H2> |
<H2> Gymnastics. Formal exercises are just as essential for the maintenance of the health of those who have lost their sight as for those who see. American Red Cross, 1919 </H2> |
<H2> Surf riders, Honolulu. Woodcut by Charles W. Bartlett, 1920 </H2> |
<H2> Tom Armour wins U.S. golf title by defeating Harry Cooper. National Photo Co., 1927 </H2> |
<H2> Alice Marble playing tennis at Forest Hills, New York, 1937 </H2> |
<H2> Student with recreational director during basketball game, Prairie Farms, Montgomery, Alabama. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott, 1939 </H2> |
<H2> Bowling. Clinton, Indiana. Photo by Arthur Rothstein, 1940 </H2> |
<H2> Volleyball, “Manzanar Relocation Center,” California. Photo by Ansel Adams, 1943 </H2> |
<H2> Rita Phillips, majorette. Photo by Wm. C. Greene, 1939 </H2> |
<H2> Cricket: One man with a bat and the wicket keeper on a cricket pitch. Photo by Harris & Ewing, 1920 or 1921 </H2> |
<H2> First American Olympic ice hockey team, 1920 </H2> |
<H2> Women competing in low hurdle race, Washington, D.C., 1920-1930 </H2> |
<H2> Hawaiian swimming team at Wardman Park Pool, Washington, DC, 1924 </H2> |
<H2> Woman playing golf. Photo by Theodor Horydczak 1930s or 1940s </H2> |
<H2> Greenbelt, Maryland. Handball courts behind the swimming pool. Photo by Marjory Collins, 1942 </H2> |
<H2> Judo: Various forms of wrestling were favorites at the centers. Photo by Signal Corps, U.S. Army, 1942 </H2> |
<H2> Baseball: Front cover of the Jackie Robinson comic book, with Robinson wearing a Brooklyn Dodgers cap, 1951 </H2> |
<H2> Dance: Alvin Ailey. Photo by Carl Van Vechten, 1955 </H2> |
<H2> Skiing at Aspen, state of Colorado--Travel a new world--See the U.S.A., 1962 </H2> |
<H2> Babb Indian Rodeo, Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana. Photo by Tom McBride, 1979. Montana Folklife Survey, American Folklife Center </H2> |
<H2> Karate class, Korean School, Silver Spring, Maryland. Photo by Lucy Long, 1982. Ethnic Heritage and Language Schools in America Project, American Folklife Center </H2> |
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