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Background imageAmusement Collection: La Grenouillere, 1869, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

La Grenouillere, 1869, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919). French painter. La Grenouillere, 1869. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Background imageAmusement Collection: Paragon Park, Nantasket Beach, New England, USA

Paragon Park, Nantasket Beach, New England, USA
Nighttime aerial bird's eye view of Paragon Park, Nantasket Beach, New England, USA - turn-of-the-century amusement park designed in the spirit of a world's fair. Date: 1905

Background imageAmusement Collection: Wonderland, Revere Beach, Massachusetts, USA

Wonderland, Revere Beach, Massachusetts, USA
Aerial view of Wonderland, Revere Beach, Massachusetts, USA. Date: circa 1909

Background imageAmusement Collection: The Fox Theatre, Detroit, Michigan - The Auditorium

The Fox Theatre, Detroit, Michigan - The Auditorium. Opened in 1928 as a flagship movie palace in the Fox Theatres Chain

Background imageAmusement Collection: Pier Train / Southend

Pier Train / Southend
The electric train carries passengers to the end of the one and a half mile long pier, the longest in the world

Background imageAmusement Collection: Jazz orchestra by the pool on board the Mauretania

Jazz orchestra by the pool on board the Mauretania
A jazz orchestra entertains passengers by the pool on board the ocean liner, the Mauretania, just one of the many amusements available. Date: 1931

Background imageAmusement Collection: Londons new amusement: Up and down the escalator

Londons new amusement: Up and down the escalator
Illustration from 1911 of the first escalators ever installed on the underground, between the District and the Piccadilly line platforms at Earls Court station

Background imageAmusement Collection: Dreamland, Margate, 1938

Dreamland, Margate, 1938
Dreamland Amusement Park, Margate - a crowd waiting at the Scenic Railway station

Background imageAmusement Collection: Cockfighting in France

Cockfighting in France
Cock fighting is a fashionable amusement in fin-de-siecle Paris, enjoyed by top-hatted gentlemen and their lady friends

Background imageAmusement Collection: The Wiener Riesenrad

The Wiener Riesenrad (German for Viennese Giant Wheel ), or Riesenrad is a Ferris wheel at the entrance of the Prater amusement park in Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district of Austrias capital Vienna

Background imageAmusement Collection: Coney Island

Coney Island
The pier seen from Steeplechase Park roller coaster, Coney Island, New York, America

Background imageAmusement Collection: Long Beach, California, USA - The Pike Amusement Park

Long Beach, California, USA - The Pike Amusement Park
Long Beach, California, USA (with Warships on the horizon). The Pike in was a seaside amusement park on a pier and famous for its signature attraction the Cyclone Racer (pictured). Date: circa 1930s

Background imageAmusement Collection: Jacks Saloon, Happy Hollow, Hot Springs, Arkansas

Jacks Saloon, Happy Hollow, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Jacks Sallon Bar at Happy Hollow

Background imageAmusement Collection: Robin in the trenches, WW1 by Philip Dadd

Robin in the trenches, WW1 by Philip Dadd
Sat on the End of my Bayonet like a bloomin Christmas Card, he did

Background imageAmusement Collection: Paragon Park, Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts, USA

Paragon Park, Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts, USA
Night view of Paragon Park and the Schlitz Palm Garden, Nantasket Beach, Hull, Massachusetts, USA. Date: circa 1908

Background imageAmusement Collection: Drunken man staggering home - about to hit lampost

Drunken man staggering home - about to hit lampost
Racing Illustrated - " Some delay at the post!" - a gentleman who has had a serious session at the Old Blue Bell (see 10909661) endeavours to make his way home

Background imageAmusement Collection: Victorian Silhouettes by H. L. Oakley

Victorian Silhouettes by H. L. Oakley
A page of silhouettes showing various Victorian pastimes and games including archery, croquet, skating and chess

Background imageAmusement Collection: Fairs / Electric Car Ride

Fairs / Electric Car Ride
Monte Carlo Rally electric car ride at Dreamland Amusement Park, Margate

Background imageAmusement Collection: Indian Puppet Show for European Children

Indian Puppet Show for European Children
Kaut-pootlies, or Puppets exhibited by Native Jugglers, for the amusement of European children. (Plate 18 of 20). Date: 1813

Background imageAmusement Collection: ANGRY GOLFER 1897

ANGRY GOLFER 1897
Having made an awful mess of his shot, a golfer vents his anger, much to the amusement of his caddy. Date: 1897

Background imageAmusement Collection: Car Ride at Dreamland

Car Ride at Dreamland
The Brooklands Racers car ride at Dreamland Amusement Park, Margate, Kent

Background imageAmusement Collection: Fairs / Electric Boats

Fairs / Electric Boats
Electric motor boats at Dreamland Amusement Park, Margate, Kent

Background imageAmusement Collection: Switchback at Blackpool

Switchback at Blackpool
People riding the switchback, which opened in 1891, at Blackpool Amusement Park, Lancashire, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageAmusement Collection: The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth, the worlds larg

The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth, the worlds largest, grandest, best amusement institution. Date c1899

Background imageAmusement Collection: Building a wooden Rollercoaster - Ramsgate Seafront

Building a wooden Rollercoaster - Ramsgate Seafront
Huge scaffolding erected for the construction of a wooden rollercoaster on the seafront - part of the Merrie England funfair at Ramsgate, Kent, England

Background imageAmusement Collection: Dreamland Cafe 1952

Dreamland Cafe 1952
A summers evening in the outdoor cafe at Dreamland Amusement Park, Margate

Background imageAmusement Collection: Celoron Park, Jamestown, New York State

Celoron Park, Jamestown, New York State, USA, with Phoenix ferris wheel from Atlanta Expo 1895 and high diving tower. Now renamed as Lucille Ball Memorial Park. Date: circa 1906

Background imageAmusement Collection: Medieval monks playing the game of bob apple

Medieval monks playing the game of bob apple or swinging apple. The apple was hung on a rope and the players had to bite them without using their arms or hands

Background imageAmusement Collection: Court-fool. Engraving after a woodcut in Sebastian

Court-fool. Engraving after a woodcut in Sebastian Munster's Cosmographia universalis, published in Basel in 1552

Background imageAmusement Collection: French court-fool in the 15th century

French court-fool in the 15th century. Chromolithography from a facsimile of a miniature. Detail. Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix

Background imageAmusement Collection: French court-fool in the 15th century

French court-fool in the 15th century. Chromolithography from a facsimile of a miniature. Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878

Background imageAmusement Collection: Village feast. Facsimile of an engraving from 1609

Village feast. Facsimile of an engraving from 1609
Village feast. Facsimile after a woodcut of the Sandrin ou Verd Galant, edition of 1609. Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878

Background imageAmusement Collection: History of England, 1200. Buffoon and ladies

History of England, 1200. Buffoon and ladies. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884

Background imageAmusement Collection: English gentleman at a music lesson, Regency era

English gentleman at a music lesson, Regency era. A lady in plumed headdress dances with a violin master, while a dandy stands next to the pianist. Tom Takeall passes a love letter to Charlotte

Background imageAmusement Collection: A family drawing their children in a toy coach, Regency era

A family drawing their children in a toy coach, Regency era
A family drawing their children in a toy coach on the road to Highgate, Regency era. Mr and Mrs Hobbs pulling daughter Kitty in a shay. Taking Pleasures

Background imageAmusement Collection: Bogeymen catching and punishing bad children, 1802

Bogeymen catching and punishing bad children, 1802
A group of bogeymen catching and punishing bad children. Mr and Mrs Bogeyman beat kids while assistant Gatapiat brings a child in a wicker cage to a prison

Background imageAmusement Collection: Satirical engraving of the Eternal Masquerade, 18th century

Satirical engraving of the Eternal Masquerade, 18th century
Allegorical figure of Time with an hourglass placing masks on the face of a woman and gentleman wearing multiple masks

Background imageAmusement Collection: Customers trying on masks for a masquerade, 18th century

Customers trying on masks for a masquerade, 18th century
Customers trying on masks for a festival or masquerade ball, 18th century. Masks for an ingenue, modest actor, inconsolable widow, parasite, etc

Background imageAmusement Collection: Costume of a French mask seller, 1700

Costume of a French mask seller, 1700
Costume of a French mask seller from Nicolas de Larmessin's Habits des Metiers et Professions, 1700. He wears masks, feathers, buckles, buttons, pins, ribbons, fabrics, fans, scissors, etc

Background imageAmusement Collection: Flyer advertising a troupe of acrobats, 18th century

Flyer advertising a troupe of acrobats, 18th century. The stunts include tumblers somersaulting over horses, swords, flames, and coaches, vaulting off springboards, etc

Background imageAmusement Collection: Rope dancer from a 16th century book of emblems

Rope dancer from a 16th century book of emblems
A tightrope walker with bells on his legs performing for an audience. Rope dancer from a 16th century book of emblems. Le danseur de corde. Apres un recueil d'emblemes du XVIe siecle

Background imageAmusement Collection: Magician using a baton to remove a coin from a woman's nose, Par

Magician using a baton to remove a coin from a woman's nose, Par
Street entertainer using a baton to remove a coin from a woman's nose without touching her nose. Audience of fashionable women in bonnets, shawls and dresses with frills

Background imageAmusement Collection: Magician performing sleight of hand, Chateau d'Eau, 1820s

Magician performing sleight of hand, Chateau d'Eau, 1820s
Magician at the Chateau d'Eau performing sleight of hand in front of an audience of soldiers and nurses. Cups and balls or the shell game trick

Background imageAmusement Collection: Stunts performed by acrobat Pierre Magarieu of Paris, 18th C

Stunts performed by acrobat Pierre Magarieu of Paris, 18th C
Promotional flyer for acrobat Pierre Magarieu of Paris, 18th century. Showing his many stunts including tumbling and somersaulting over flames, swords, horses, etc

Background imageAmusement Collection: Street entertainers and their games, 18th century

Street entertainers and their games, 18th century. Conjurers, magicians, and illusionists performing cups and balls and other sleight of hand. After a popular contemporary print

Background imageAmusement Collection: Medieval children playing the game of knock off the hat, 1587

Medieval children playing the game of knock off the hat, 1587
Medieval children playing the game of Knock off the Hat. Others play pince merille, a pinching game. A abatre le chappeau, et autres jeux

Background imageAmusement Collection: Children playing the game of Hot Hand, Paris, 1824

Children playing the game of Hot Hand, Paris, 1824. Le jeu de la main chaude. After a lithograph by Jean-Henri Marlet in Le Bon Genie

Background imageAmusement Collection: Fashionable people playing blind man's buff, 18th century

Fashionable people playing blind man's buff, 18th century
Fashionable people playing a game of blind man's buff. A fop buries his head in a beauty's skirts while other women tap his back. Le jeu a deviner

Background imageAmusement Collection: Merveilleuses playing the game of Hot Hands

Merveilleuses playing the game of Hot Hands
Merveilleuses in flimsy muslin dresses play the game of Hot Hands. One girl buries her head in another's lap, and has to guess which friend slaps her arm

Background imageAmusement Collection: Party goers playing the game of Seated Blind Man's Buff

Party goers playing the game of Seated Blind Man's Buff. A dandy in Regency fashion guesses the identity of the woman in muslin dress who provides his chair. Le Colin-Maillard Assis

Background imageAmusement Collection: Fashionable people playing the party game of Guess the Kisser

Fashionable people playing the party game of Guess the Kisser
Fashionable people at a party play the game of Guess the Kisser, a parlour game where a blindfolded girl has to guess who is kissing her on the cheek

Background imageAmusement Collection: Merveilleuses playing the game of blind man's buff

Merveilleuses playing the game of blind man's buff. A blindfolded woman runs in a garden as one woman strokes her hand and another grabs her muslin dress

Background imageAmusement Collection: A fop grabs a lady's hand in a kissing game, 18th century

A fop grabs a lady's hand in a kissing game, 18th century
A fop grabs a lady's hand in the kissing game of Pied de Boeuf (cow foot), 18th century.. They are surrounded by children in a glade

Background imageAmusement Collection: Fop and beauty playing a kissing game, 17th century

Fop and beauty playing a kissing game, 17th century
French aristocrats playing the kissing game of Pied de Boeuf (cow foot), 17th century. A fop grabs the hand of a beauty. After an engraving by Nicolas de Larmessin, chez P. Houllie, rue St. Jacques

Background imageAmusement Collection: Fashionable people playing the party game, Gentle Knight

Fashionable people playing the party game, Gentle Knight
Fashionable people playing the memory game of the Gentle Knight. Players who make errors reciting a long sentence have to wear paper horns in their hair. Les Chevaliers Gentiles (Jeu de societe)

Background imageAmusement Collection: Party goers playing the parlour game of The King of Morocco

Party goers playing the parlour game of The King of Morocco is Dead

Background imageAmusement Collection: Regency party-goers playing the game of The Little Man Lives On

Regency party-goers playing the game of The Little Man Lives On
Party-goers playing the parlour game of The Little Man Lives On. Regency dandies and belles must pass around a lit match. Le petit bon homme vit encore. Non, non, il ne vit plus

Background imageAmusement Collection: Medieval girls playing the game of Open the Doors, 1587

Medieval girls playing the game of Open the Doors, 1587, where girls form arches with their arms for others to dance under. Others play the kissing game Sure or Suze, and play at being the queen

Background imageAmusement Collection: Gentlemen and ladies playing the kissing game The Clock

Gentlemen and ladies playing the kissing game The Clock. A woman asks the time and is kissed according to the hour on the clock. La Pendule

Background imageAmusement Collection: Chess pieces from the 17th century

Chess pieces from the 17th century. King, knight, bishop, pawn, etc. Les differentes pieces du jeu des echecs. Engraving from New-erfundenes Grosses Konigs-Spiel by Christoph Weickhmann, Ulm, 1664

Background imageAmusement Collection: Gentlemen and ladies playing the kissing game, Cradle of Love

Gentlemen and ladies playing the kissing game, Cradle of Love. Couples link hands and form arches to trap others as they beneath. Freedom is granted with a kiss. Le Berceau d'Amour

Background imageAmusement Collection: Fashionable people in a garden playing the Whistle Game

Fashionable people in a garden playing the Whistle Game. A lady blows on a whistle tied to a gentleman's back. Le jeu du Sifflet. After a lithograph from the Bourbon Restoration

Background imageAmusement Collection: Gentlemen and ladies playing a kissing game, 1800s

Gentlemen and ladies playing a kissing game, 1800s
Gentlemen and ladies playing a kissing game. A penitent holds a candle while his guide goes around kissing women at the party. Jeu de Societe. Le Chevalier a la triste Figure

Background imageAmusement Collection: Fashionable people playing the party game of Three Little Pats

Fashionable people playing the party game of Three Little Pats. A dandy bumps his buttocks on the floor three times as a forfeit. Women clap and chant: Trois petits pates ma chemise brule

Background imageAmusement Collection: Gentlemen and ladies playing the Bridge of Love

Gentlemen and ladies playing the Bridge of Love
A man and woman embrace and kiss while seated on another gentleman's back. Scene from the kissing game, The bridge of love. Le Pont d'Amour

Background imageAmusement Collection: Various party games popular during the Napoleonic Era

Various party games popular during the Napoleonic Era. Kissing games including the Convent Porter, Bridge of Love, Sultan, Base of the Candlestick

Background imageAmusement Collection: A girl dangles a cherry in front of a boy

A girl dangles a cherry in front of a boy who tries to bite it without using his hands. Era of Louis XVI, late 18th century. Les Friands de Cerise

Background imageAmusement Collection: Peasants ducking for apples in a barrel, 18th century

Peasants ducking for apples in a barrel, 18th century
Peasants ducking for apples in a barrel. A man pushes down the heads of two competitors. English school caricature, 18th century

Background imageAmusement Collection: Woman teasing a parrot with a captive beetle, 18th century

Woman teasing a parrot with a captive beetle, 18th century
Woman teasing a parrot with a cockchafer tied to a stick, 18th century. The game of captive animals

Background imageAmusement Collection: Allegorical print showing a game of four-handed chess

Allegorical print showing a game of four-handed chess, The Royal Game or Le jeu du Roi

Background imageAmusement Collection: A boy playing with a bird tied to a perch with a string

A boy playing with a bird tied to a perch with a string. The other boy holds a book and a glove. From a painting by Peter Paul Rubens

Background imageAmusement Collection: French woman addicted to the game of Tangram, 1818

French woman addicted to the game of Tangram, 1818
A woman playing a Tangram or Chinese puzzle game, 1818. A husband berates a wife addicted to the gamt, ignoring the baby crying in its cot. The game sparked a craze in the early 19th century

Background imageAmusement Collection: Peasants playing blind man's buff. 17th century

Peasants playing blind man's buff. 17th century
A group of peasants playing a game of blind man's buff. 17th century. A soldier ties a blindfold on a young maid. Le Colin Maillard aux Piliers d'or

Background imageAmusement Collection: Medieval peasants watching a cockfight

Medieval peasants watching a cockfight, while other hold roosters, and chase hens. A woman dsitributes nuts from her apron. Cockfighting and other games. Le jeu de coques, et autres jeux

Background imageAmusement Collection: French aristocrats playing a game of draughts

French aristocrats playing a game of draughts, late 17th/early 18th century. A fop pushes a draught as a woman goes to pick up a piece. Another woman watches the game

Background imageAmusement Collection: Allegory of European politics as a game of draughts, 17th centur

Allegory of European politics as a game of draughts, 17th centur
Allegorical print showing European politics as a game of draughts, from a 17th-century calendar

Background imageAmusement Collection: Peasants playing the game of hot hands, 17th century

Peasants playing the game of hot hands, 17th century
Peasants and shepherds playing the game of hot hand at a picnic, 17th century. From an engraving by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella in the Four Ages of Life. Le jeu de la main chaude

Background imageAmusement Collection: A noble woman and fop playing a game of chess, 1686

A noble woman and fop playing a game of chess, 1686
A French noble woman and fop playing a game of chess, 1686. Another lady works on a piece of embroidery on the sofa. Le Jeu des Echecs

Background imageAmusement Collection: Pieces from a Tangram or Chinese puzzle game, 19th century

Pieces from a Tangram or Chinese puzzle game, 19th century
Differently shaped pieces from a Tangram or Chinese puzzle game. The game sparked a craze in Europe in the early 19th century. Les diverses combinaisons du Casse-tete Chinois

Background imageAmusement Collection: Anne de Rohan-Chabot playing solitaire, 1697

Anne de Rohan-Chabot playing solitaire, 1697
Anne de Rohan-Chabot playing the game of solitaire, 1697. Princess Soubise, 1648-1709, was mistress of King Louis XIV. Madame la Princesse de Soubize, jouant au jeu du Solitaire

Background imageAmusement Collection: King Louis XIV and family playing bagatelle, Versailles, 1694

King Louis XIV and family playing bagatelle, Versailles, 1694
King Louis XIV, family and courtiers playing the game of bagatelle in the First Apartment, Versailles, 1694

Background imageAmusement Collection: Ladies playing a game of bagatelle with a fop, 17th century

Ladies playing a game of bagatelle with a fop, 17th century. The game was also known as croc-madame or trou-madame. Dames Jouans au Jeu des Portiques

Background imageAmusement Collection: Aristocrats playing the game of bagatelle, 17th century

Aristocrats playing the game of bagatelle, 17th century. A gentleman rolls a ball at a target on a table while two women in lace ruff collars watch. Also known as portiques or croc-madame

Background imageAmusement Collection: Caricature of Biribi players at the Palais-Royale, 1780s

Caricature of Biribi players at the Palais-Royale, 1780s
The game of Biribi or la Belle after a satirical print of the Revolutionary Era



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