Playing Monopoly for 80 years
Getting out of jail free since 1935
Chris Wild
1930s-2010s
Monopoly, the iconic board game now produced by toy company Hasbro, is celebrating its 80th anniversary. Monopoly was first published in 1935 by Parker Brothers, which is now a subsidiary of Hasbro.To date, more than 275 million board games have been sold around the world, according to Monopoly. It is available in 111 countries and 43 languages.
A family playing a game of Monopoly.
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A group of sunbathers, having a smoke and playing a game of Monopoly at an open air pool.
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British Army and Auxiliary Territorial Services officers enjoy a game of Monopoly in the shared Officer's Mess.
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U.S. troops on a transport to Australia playing Monopoly.
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19-year-old Sunday School teacher Veronica Hurst (second from left) plays a game of Monopoly at home in Tooting, London, with her mother and sisters. She has just been offered a part in the film "Laughter in Paradise."
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Monks enjoying a game of Monopoly.
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Children play Monopoly in a Ranch House home designed by architect Cliff May in Los Angeles. Cliff May is credited with inventing the California Ranch House style.
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Lord Louis Mountbatten of Burma, with daughter and grandchildren playing Monopoly.
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English actor Warren Mitchell sitting on top of two giant dice in front of a Monopoly backdrop in a scene from the television drama "Upheavals Likely Amongst Near and Dear."
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Celebrities and business tycoons gather at Brown's Hotel in London for a game of Monopoly, to be televised on BBC2's "Money Programme." The players are (left to right) Jim Slater, head of the Slater-Walker investment group, Oliver Jessel, Victor Watson, Sir John Cohen, head of Tesco, David Malbert, actor Robert Morley and entrepreneur Nigel Broackes.
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The Reprich family enjoys a quiet game of Monopoly in Canada. Furnishings in the home are a blend of the old and new. The family also enjoys cycling, walking and horseback riding together.
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Prince Henrik of Denmark plays Monopoly with his children.
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Martyn Ware, Ian Craig Marsh and Glenn Gregory of pop group Heaven 17 play a game of Monopoly in the offices of Virgin Records in London.
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Richard Worth, CEO of R.W. Frookies Inc., playing a game of Monopoly with his wife, Randye, and kids Jonas and Naomi as their dog looks on.
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WNBA star Lisa Leslie (left) playing Monopoly at home with her mother, Christine (center), and half-sister Tiffany.
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