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19 Nov
Posted by Yehuda Berlinger as Classic Board Games, Modern Board Games
Google has put up millions of photos from the archives of Life Magazine, and it’s a treasure trove of photographic history, including games.
Lobby: a capital game
The piano board game
Ouija players
Blackjack at the Las Vegas Club in 1942
While the women play bridge at home
Japanese Americans playing Go at a relocation camp
Troubled children in Sweden in 1949
Bridge on commuter club cars in 1948
Bette Davis playing Scrabble with her husband
Ray Charles plays Chess
Kasparov plays chess against Deep Blue
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Oh how far we’ve come! The Ray Charles playing chess photos is outstanding! Never seen that one before.