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001ten: 1931 Davis Cup Finals. This print was published in a 1931 issue of Mid-Week Pictorial and shows photographs from the '31 Davis Cup finals. Famous tennis player Helen Wills Moody is pictured. 11x16 in. $30
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003ten: 1924 Women's Tennis. This print was published as an illustration to a book in 1924. It shows a women's intercollegiate tennis team and is accompanied by text describing the rise of tennis' popularity among women. 7x11 in. $20



004ten: 1888 Spalding Racquet Advertisement. This advertisement was published in an 1888 issue of Harper's Magazine Advertiser. It shows a list of A.G. Spalding equipment and uniforms for sale. 6x10 in. $20



006ten: 1892 Tennis Techniques. Lovely hand-colored engravings from an 1892 issue of Harper's Weekly shows popular tennis techniques. Engravings are accompanied by an article on the science of tennis. 11x16 in. $40



008ten: 1903 International Tennis Matches. Print is from a 1903 issue of Harper's Weekly. It shows several international tennis championships between the Doherty brothers of England and America's Wrenn brothers. Each photo is accompanied by text. 9x12 in. $40
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014ten: 1926 Ad for Soap, Featuring Tennis Player. Advertisement, printed in color, for Palmolive soap. Features a beautiful woman holding a tennis racket, with the caption "Beauty: Safeguard It." 10x14 in. $30



015ten: 1928 Ad: Tennis Star Smokes Lucky Strikes. Full-page advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes, printed in color. Features tennis star Vincent Richards, shown swinging his racket. Richards is quoted as saying "Immediately before and after my important tennis matches I obtain the greatest possible comfort and satisfaction from Lucky Strikes." 9x12 in. $30



016ten: 1900 Best Amateur Tennis Players. Four photographic portraits of champion amateur tennis players, from Harper’s Weekly. Text above the photos describes individual tennis matches played. 11x16 in.
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017ten: 1940 Ad Featuring Tennis Player. This is a full-page ad for the Young & Rubicam advertising agency, featuring a photo of a tennis player in mid-swing. Text below the photo states that the best tennis players must be good at all aspects of the game; not just one. The same rule applies to advertising agencies. 11x14 in. $30



018ten: 1885: Children Play Lawn Tennis. Hand colored engraving, printed circa 1885, showing a group of young girls playing a game of lawn tennis. Text above and below the image describes how the game is played. 8x10 in. $30



019ten: 1898 National Tennis Championship. Two black and white photographic scenes from Harper’s Weekly, showing the national tennis championship at Newport, Rhode Island. Accompanied by text describing the players. 10x11 in. $30



020ten: 1901 Amateur Lawn Tennis Players. Four photographs from Harper’s Weekly, showing competitors playing lawn tennis at the Crescent Athletic Club in Brooklyn, NY. Photo at the bottom of the page is unrelated. 11x16 in. $30



200ten: 1882: Lawn Tennis, Newport Rhode Island. Beautiful hand-colored engraving from Harper’s Weekly, 1882. The title is "Lawn Tennis at Newport." Tennis players and spectators are shown on the lawn of what is now the Tennis Hall of Fame, in Newport Rhode Island. Size is 11x16 in. $80



201ten: 1886: Lawn Tennis Tournament in New Jersey. Hand-colored engraving from Harper’s Weekly of July 10, 1886, titled “Lawn-Tennis Tournament for the Championship of New Jersey.” A crowd of spectators is shown gathered around the tennis court, where a game is underway. 11x16 in. $100



202ten: 1885 Newport Tennis Tournament Scene. Nice, hand-colored engraving from the Sept. 5, 1885 issue of Harper’s Weekly. Title is “Lawn Tennis at Newport. The Tournament, from the Upper Balcony of the Casino.” Shows a tennis game underway, with a large crowd watching. The Newport casino in this print is now the Tennis Hall of Fame. 11x16 in. $120



203ten: 1889 Women Playing Tennis in Central Park. Hand colored full page engraved image from Harper's Weekly titled, "The North Meadows, Central Park," drawn by W. T. Smedley. Shows several young women in Central Park getting ready to play tennis. 22 X 16in. $150



1104ten: Original Harper's Weekly (1871) Women playing shuttlecock, plus poem. Color: Water Color. Type: Wood Engraving. Size: 16x11 in. $35



1119ten: 1887 Orange, New Jersey Lawn Tennis. Original Harper's Weekly (1887). Seven sketches of the leading players at the Orange Lawn-tennis Tournament. Color: Water Color. Type: Wood Engraving. Size: 11x16 in. $24



1120ten: 1892 Battledoor And Shuttlecock At Tuxedo - Drawn by C.S. Reinhart. Hand colored wood engraving titled, " Battledoor And Shuttlecock At Tuxedo" By C.S. Reinhart, published in Harper's Weekly on January 23, 1892. Volume XXXVI., No. 1831. Picture depicts man and woman playing the game of shuttlecock inside a club with onlookers nearby. 16x22in. $100



1121ten: 1893 The Racquet Club, New York - Drawn by H.D. Nichols. Hand colored wood engraving titled, "The Racquet Club, New York" displaying seven scenes: 1. Tennis Court 2. Sparring Room 3. Gymnasium 4. Lounging-Room 5. Main Stairway 6. Racquet-Court 7. A Portion of the Billiard-Room. Published in Harper's Weekly in 1893. 11x16in. $40



1122ten: 1909 The Queen of the Tennis Court by F. Earl Christy. Copyright 1909 by Judge Company, New York. Lithograph published in Leslie's Weekly on July 8, 1909. Picture depicts woman in tennis gear holding tennis racquet. 11x16in. $60



1123ten: 1881 Our Lawn Tennis Match, published in The Graphic Summer Number, 1881. Lithograph depicting four people learning how to play Lawn Tennis and each step along the way displayed in seven scenes. 11.5x16in. $60



1124ten: 1891 The Midwinter Game of Badminton - Drawn by T. De Thulstrup. Hand colored wood engraving titled, "The Midwinter Game of Badminton" published in Harper's Weekly on April 4, 1891. Scene of Badminton players on court with lots of onlookers. 11x16in. $60



1125ten: 1883 The Ladies' Lawn Tennis Tournament, Staten Island Cricket Club - Drawn by C.D. Weldon AND The Great Trot At Fleetwood Between Jay-Eye-See and St. Julien - Drawn by Gray-Parker. Hand colored wood engraving depicting two scenes on one page titled, "The Ladies' Lawn Tennis Tournament, Staten Island Cricket Club" AND "The Great Trot At Fleetwood Between Jay-Eye-See and St. Julien," published in Harper's Weekly on October 13, 1883. Volume XXVII., No. 1399. 11x16in. $60


 
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