Mr and Mrs Ely Culbertson, American contract bridge players Size:XL: 120 x 100cm Boy in 1908 Mercedes pedal

Boy in 1908 Mercedes pedal car

'General Adoption of the Rolling Skate'

A woman buys from a pickled salmon seller who carries his produce in a basket on his head

Rolling Stones: Keith Richards on stage at Empire Theatre

at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza

Mr and Mrs Ely Culbertson, American contract bridge players Size:XL: 120 x 100cm Boy in 1908 Mercedes pedalMr and Mrs Ely Culbertson, American contract bridge players, 1931. Ely Culbertson (1891 1955) played a prominent role in the development of contract bridge in the 1930s, when the game enjoyed a boom in popularity. A well as being one of the best players of bridge of his day, he also taught the game and wrote books and published magazines about it. He married his first wife, Josephine, herself a successful player, in 1923.