Mr and Mrs Ely Culbertson, American contract bridge players Size:XL: 120 x 100cm 'The national pop-shop in Threadneedle

'The national pop-shop in Threadneedle Street'

and a hypothesis about the growth of oyster shells (fig

'General Adoption of the Rolling Skate'

at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza

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

Mr and Mrs Ely Culbertson, American contract bridge players Size:XL: 120 x 100cm 'The national pop-shop in ThreadneedleMr 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.