Sled Collection

Captain Robert Falcon Scott - Frys Cocoa Advert
Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), the English naval commander and explorer. A Captain in the Royal Navy, Scott led a number of expeditions to the Antarctic

Winter Landscape, 1835-1838, by Barend Cornelis Koekkoek (18
Barend Cornelis Koekkoek (1803-1862). Dutch painter. Winter Landscape, 1835-1838. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Samoyed People with their reindeer sled
Two Samoyedic hunters on a sleigh pulled by reindeer at, northern Russia. Date: circa 1903

Inside Shackletons Hut
The interior of the hut of Ernest Shackleton (1907-9), which has been preserved in exactly the same state as left by Shackleton Date: 2005

Shackletons Sled-Car
In his attempt on the South Pole, Shackleton plans to use this specially designed automobile, rather then dogs, to haul his supplies

Visit to Madeira - Road to the Hotel
Black and white lantern slide of a sledge/carriage (carro de bois) being pulled up a hill by a pair of oxen - Visit to Madeira. Part of Box 125 - Madeira. Boswell Collection

Father Christmas in a sledge with children
Father Christmas hurtles down a snowy hillside accompanied by four happy children carrying a holly branch and wreath. c. 1920

Jack London / White Fang
White fang joins the sled team in the forest. Date: First published: 1906

Sami People, Norway - outside their tent Date: circa 1910s

Christmas Pudding being pulled along atop a wooden sled
Delightful Chromolithograph Christmas greetings postcard by Ellen H. Clapsaddle depicting a sizeable Christmas Pudding being pulled along atop a wooden frame sled. Date: circa 1907

St Nicholas Church on The Old Town Square in Prague. This famous baroque Church decorated with sculptures by Antonin Braun was completed in 1735

Suppose we found snow fairies there, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918

Sledge transport in Norway

Husky sled dog team on the Jungfraujoch, Switzerland
Husky sled dog team on the Jungfraujoch ('maiden saddle'), a saddle connecting two major peaks of the Bernese Alps: the Jungfrau and the Monch

Ranger's Dog Sled - Algonquin Park of Ontario, Canada. Date: circa 1910s

Music cover, The Dancing Mistress Valse, on melodies by Lionel Monckton, arranged by H M Higgs Date: 1912

Caricature illustration in colour by Noel Pocock, showing man on skis, child on sled sneaking through his legs in snow scene

Photograph of woman climbing snowy hill, pulling toboggan behind her, at St Beatenberg, Lake Thun, Switzerland, by Ward Muir. Captioned, Jill - to Date! and The Worst of Tobogganing'. Date: 1910

Sami People - Early Photograph
The Sami people, (also known as Lapps, although this term is considered derogatory) are the indigenous people of northern Europe inhabiting Sapmi, which today encompasses parts of northern Sweden

Chemin de la Fontaine Bleue, Algiers, Algeria
19th century vintage photograph: men on donkeys. Chemin de la Fontaine Bleue, Algiers, Algeria, North Africa

Man and woman of St. Petersburg, Russia. The man has a tray of bottles on his head and the woman carries a basket of eggs

Young girl with a sled
Young girl in red waving and pulling a sled bearing a holly wreath out in the snow. Artist: Frances Brundage Date: 1908

Native American Indian with dog sleigh in winter. 1908

Native American mail delivery, Mackenzie, Canada
Native American Indian winter mail delivery in Mackenzie, Canada. 1908

A monkey mounted on a barrel tilting at a basin (tirer la jatte) while pulled by four monkeys at a village fete. From a copperplate of the 16th century

Costumes of the Dutch, 18th century. Men in wide breeches, women in flattened hairstyles, skating on a frozen river, and riding boats and carriages with sails on the ice

The original rollercoaster or Russian Mountain
A Russian Mountain, a giant artificial ice slide for skaters and sledders, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Russian people on horse-driven sleighs on a glacier
Russian nobles and travelers on sleds and sleighs on a frozen river, and men on a horse-driven carriage on the riverbank, 18th century

Lapp in a sleigh pulled by a reindeer on a frozen river. In the background, a man rides a strange contraption with skis and rudder with wheel

Christmas card, Russian snow scene

Arctic eskimo with snow and ice
Decorative Christmas frieze, Arctic eskimo with snow and ice

Santa Claus with presents on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1950s

Boy delivering a tree to a girl on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Two girls riding on a sled on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Toys and presents on a sled on a French Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Elf on a sled on a Dutch New Year postcard. Date: circa 1910s

Two elves with pine cones on a Dutch Christmas postcard
Two elves with a sled full of pine cones on a Dutch Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1910s

Cats on sleds in the snow on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Santa Claus in his workshop on a Christmas postcard
Santa Claus making a sled in his workshop on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1900s

People skating and sleighing on a Christmas card. circa 1890s

Little girl being pulled along in a sledge by her friend c. 1910

A sweet little girl pulling her sledge along
A sweet little girl pulling along her sledge laden with Christmas presents c. 1910

Girls on a sled
Xmas. Two girls having fun speed down snowy slopes on a sled. Date: 1930

Riding in a sled
Xmas. Young girl dressed in a warm outfit is pushed along in a sled on the ice by her boy. Date: 1903

German print - Four Seasons - Winter
German print - Four Seasons, children in a winter scene, with a snowman and sleds. 19th century

Four children and dog building a snowman
Four children (with their dog) building a snowman. Date: 1920s

Captain Scott, whose new expedition to the South Pole had just been announced in 1909, declares the motor sledge to be an invaluable adjunct to ponies and dogs on Polar expeditions

Crossing the Ice Bridge - Montreal, Canada
Crossing the Ice Bridge over the Saint Lawrence River, Montreal, Quebec province, Canada. circa 1910

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