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Helen Wills Moody

(1905-1998), Tennis player; Olympian

Sitter in 11 portraits
Won gold in tennis in both the women's singles and the women's doubles at the 1924 Paris Olympics. She won the Ladies' Singles Championships 8 times between 1927 and 1938.

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Helen Wills Moody, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x85626

Helen Wills Moody

by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 31 May 1927
NPG x85626

Helen Wills Moody, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x19495

Helen Wills Moody

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 31 May 1927
NPG x19495

Helen Wills Moody, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x19496

Helen Wills Moody

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 31 May 1927
NPG x19496

Helen Wills Moody, by Dorothy Wilding - NPG x34861

Helen Wills Moody

by Dorothy Wilding
chlorobromide print on tissue and card mount, 1928
NPG x34861

Helen Wills Moody, by Dorothy Wilding - NPG x27437

Helen Wills Moody

by Dorothy Wilding
chlorobromide print, 1928
NPG x27437

Helen Wills Moody, by Dorothy Wilding - NPG x21384

Helen Wills Moody

by Dorothy Wilding
bromide print, 1933
NPG x21384

Helen Wills Moody, issued by Godfrey Phillips - NPG D49071

Helen Wills Moody

issued by Godfrey Phillips
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1935
NPG D49071

Helen Wills Moody, issued by John Player & Sons - NPG D47335

Helen Wills Moody

issued by John Player & Sons
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1936
NPG D47335

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Helen Wills Moody

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, circa 1925
NPG x19257

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Helen Wills Moody

by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 1928
NPG x29440

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Helen Wills Moody

by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 1933
NPG x29439

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