Mr and Mrs Ely Culbertson, American contract bridge players Finish:10-pack The scene shows the crucifixion

The scene shows the crucifixion with armorial panels beneath

Debs ran for President of the United States on behalf of the Social Democratic Party in 1900

A large crowd prepare to watch the start

the Liberal Foreign Secretary in Mr Gladstone's government since 1870

Mr and Mrs Ely Culbertson, American contract bridge players Finish:10-pack The scene shows the crucifixionMr 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.