8 Sport Photos Taken Before 1925

Ever since photography has been around, people have been photographing sports. In the old days, most of the photos were made on glass plates (so called Collodion process)

This collection of photos will show you weird sports, vintage equipment and most of all pioneers and sport heroes of those days.

All 121 photos were taken before 1925 and each photo has a short explanation of its historic value. Let's see these amazing pictures!

First modern Olympic Games in 1894, Athens.
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Bobby Walthour, with pacer Hoffman, about 1903-04

Syracuse freshmen on the rowing team sit around the dinner table on June 19, 1908.

Saint-Louis 1904-DESMARTEAU Etienne (CAN) 1st in 56 pounds weight throw.

Circa 1915: American athlete Jim Thorpe posing in a football uniform on a field.

Supporter “riots”, England, London, 1923.

Ice-hockeying women in bathing suits. Minneapolis, USA, 1925.

Speed skating: Dutch skaters Lijkle Poepjes and B. van der Zee standing ready for the start of a skating race in Leeuwarden (the Netherlands), 1914.

source: http://www.pxleyes.com/blog/2011/07/121-professional-vintage-sport-photos-taken-before-1925/