Everything’s Above Board in This Game, by Gordon Grant
Category Archives: Games
Swinging
| Description | English: Girl on a swing hung from a tree branch |
| Date | 1833 |
| Source | The Girl’s Own Book (https://archive.org/details/girlsownbook00chil/page/102/mode/2up) |
| Author | Anonymous |
Jumping Rope
| Description | English: Girl jumping a rope held by two other girls |
| Date | 1833 |
| Source | The Girl’s Own Book (https://archive.org/details/girlsownbook00chil/page/102/mode/2up) |
| Author | Anonymous |
Gymnastic Exercises
| Description | English: Gymnastic exercises from an 1883 book |
| Date | 1883 |
| Source | Home Gymnastics (https://archive.org/details/homegymnasticsfo00hart/page/n7/mode/2up) |
| Author | Anonymous |
Golfer at the Eighteenth Hole
| Description | English: Ornament or illustration of golfer |
| Date | 1918 |
| Source | Pacific Telephone Magazine (https://archive.org/details/pacific-telephone-magazine_11_07/page/n17/mode/2up) |
| Author | Anonymous |
This scalable illustration can be used at any size.
Swing
| Description | English: Two women with a rope swing |
| Date | 1908 |
| Source | American Annual of Photography, 1909 (https://archive.org/details/americanannualof2319unse/page/n29/mode/2up) |
| Author | Anonymous |
Boys Playing Hoops
Merry’s Museum, 1842 (https://archive.org/stream/merrysmuseum43roberich#page/n196/mode/1up)
Party Game with Cards
From The Party Book, 1922.
Nine-Pins
From Dame Truelove’s Tales, 1818.
Flying a Great Kite
From The Youth’s Book on Natural Theology, 1840. “It was as tall as a man. It took several boys to hold it, when it was high up in the air.”