Bunny Austin
(1906-2000), Tennis player and evangelistHenry Wilfred ('Bunny') Austin
Sitter in 18 portraits
Fred Perry's contemporary and with him the mainstay of Britain's victorious Davis Cup team from 1933 to 1936. A consistent and stylish player, Austin was a great favourite with the crowds, failing to reach the Wimbledon quarter finals only once between 1929 and 1939.
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, April 1926
NPG x18829
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 30 April 1926
NPG x18830
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 30 April 1926
NPG x18831
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 30 April 1926
NPG x18832
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 30 April 1926
NPG x18833
Bunny Austin; John Sheldon Olliff
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 1929
NPG x198579
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 20 June 1931
NPG x21805
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 20 June 1931
NPG x21806
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 20 June 1931
NPG x21807
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 20 June 1931
NPG x21808
by Paul Tanqueray
vintage bromide print, 1931
NPG x17232
by Edward Malindine
bromide print from original negative on card mount, 29 June 1933
NPG x74751
by Wide World Photos
bromide press print, 1938
NPG x27967
Phyllis Konstam and Bunny Austin leaving Victoria Station for the Riviera
by Reg Sayers, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 16 January 1938
NPG x135033
Henry Wilfred ('Bunny') Austin
issued by W.D. & H.O. Wills
relief halftone cigarette card, 1937
NPG D49231
Henry Wilfred ('Bunny') Austin
issued by Godfrey Phillips
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1935
NPG D49054
Henry Wilfred ('Bunny') Austin
issued by John Player & Sons
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1936
NPG D47328
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