Amusement Collection (page 4)

Rocky Point Amusement Park, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA, showing a group of people in the foreground who have just disembarked from a boat. Date: early 20th century

Puppet theatre with marionettes, 18th c. Early Modern Era. ITALY. VENETO. Venice. Ca Rezzonico

Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of the Ottoman Empire, also known as Cossacks of Saporog Are Drafting a Manifesto, oil on canvas (1891) by Ilya Repin

Edinburgh Marine Gardens, Portobello, Scotland. Marine Gardens Pleasure Park was constructed at Seafield, Portobello in 1909

Entrance to Luna Park in Heliopolis, Cairo
Entrance to Luna Park in Heliopolis, a suburb north-east of central Cairo. The Cairo Luna Park was an amusement park opened to the public in 1911 and a popular tourist attraction

River Caves ride, South Shore Pleasure Beach, Blackpool
A view of the River Caves of the World ride at South Shore Pleasure Beach, Blackpool in the Edwardian era. The ride opened in 1905 at a cost of 3000. c.1907

Soho, London - Wardour Street W1 - Las Vegas amusement arcade. 1973

The Bird Cage, ca. 1735, by Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743)
Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743). French painter. The Bird Cage. Ca. 1735. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

The Wiener Riesenrad - Big Wheel in Vienna, Austria
A rara epostcard view of the Wiener Riesenrad (German for Viennese Giant Wheel), or Riesenrad is a Ferris wheel at the entrance of the Prater amusement park in Leopoldstadt

Miners racing whippets, Illustrated London News front cover
Front cover of the Illustrated London News showing coal miners, on strike, partaking in one of their favourite pastimes, whippet racing

pleasureland Southport
The Entrance to Pleasureland Amusement Park, Southport, Lancashire. Date: 1950s

Genesee Amusement Company, Rochester, New York State, USA
Genesee Amusement Company building, Rochester, New York State, USA, offering a rollerskating rink, billiards, pool, bowling, baths, cigars and dairy lunch. Date: circa 1910

Wonderland Park, Revere Beach, Massachusetts, USA
Night view of Wonderland Park, Revere Beach, Massachusetts, USA, with a crowd of people out to enjoy themselves at the greyhound track. Date: circa 1940

Night view, Revere Beach, Massachusetts, USA
Night view of the Boulevard, Revere Beach, Massachusetts, USA. Date: 1907

Quamphegan Park, South Berwick, York County, Maine, USA
Quamphegan Park, an amusement park in South Berwick, York County, Maine, USA. Date: 1907

Bonzo takes the fly by George Studdy
Bonzo takes the fly -- a fishermans hook gets caught on his ear, much to the amusement of the Bonzolines. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

Bonzo tries to swim the channel by George Studdy
Bonzo tries to swim the channel, much to the amusement of the Bonzolines. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

Romanian Pleasure Wheel
Simple Romanian Pleasure Wheel at a country fair. The postcard caption translates as: Party in the Country. Not quite the London Eye... Date: circa 1900

Building a Rollercoaster at Ramsgate
Huge scaffolding erected for the construction of a rollercoaster, part of the Merrie England funfair at Ramsgate, Kent, England. early 1930s

Grand Pier at Weston-Super-Mare burns down in 1930
The Grand Pier at Weston-Super-Mare burns down on 13th January 1930. The pavilion was completely destroyed with surrounding amusement booths and part of the pier itself

Amusement Arcade
Scene at a Blackpool amusement arcade, with a rather tawdry set of holidaymakers trying their luck on the One-Armed Bandits (slot machines) there

Rakutenchi Entertainment Complex, Sennichimae, Osaka, Japan
Rakutenchi Entertainment Complex / Amusement Park, Sennichimae (Sennichimaye), Osaka, Japan - popular shopping street/district

Music Tower at night, Rye, Westchester, New York State, USA
Music Tower at night, Playland Amusement Park, Rye, Westchester County, Rye, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1930

The Great Wheel and the Eiffel Tower - Paris, France
The Great Wheel and the Eiffel Tower - la rue Suffren - Paris, France - erected as part of the Exposition Universelle of 1900. Date: circa 1905

Rustic Amusement -- people in an inn. 1829

The Eighth Wonder! by H M Bateman, is an illustration of the member of the RAC who actually OWNS a car. A large group of men socialising in a room stand apart from one man who is centre of

The Whistler and his Dog by David Duggin
A little boy, dressed appealingly in shorts, braces and cap plays a penny whistle, much to the amusement of his attentive dog. Date: 1938

Bathing pool on a cruise liner
Passengers on board a cruise liner cool off in a bathing pool on deck. Date: 1933

Tug o War aboard the R. S. M. P. Atlantis
A married versus single tug o war match on board the R.S.M.P. Atlantis. The Hon. Mrs Geoffrey Borwick and Lady Moira Combe (nearest the camera) pulling

Spar boxing contest on board the R. M. S. P. Atlantis
One of the combatants down in a spar boxing contest aboard the Blue Star Line cruiser Arandora Star. Date: 1931

Fun on the Ocean Wave - Deck and below-deck sports
Amusements on board a Union Castle ocean liner to South Africa, here illustrated with pictures of people in the gym, playing deck tennis, boxing, taking part in a tape cutting race

Ishbel Macdonald playing golf on board the Berengaria
Miss Ishbel Macdonald, daughter of Ramsay Macdonald, playing golf on board the Berengaria during a transatlantic voyage. Date: 1929

A race game on the deck of a Mediterranean cruise ship
The race-game, a deck sport and popular pastime during pleasure cruises. One of the officers is acting as clerk of the course

Golfers on board the Berengaria
Boyer, Boomer and Horton Smith enjoy practising their golf swings on board the ocean liner the Berengaria. Presumably they ran out of balls at some point?! Date: 1931

Berengaria deck tennis
Passengers play a form of tennis, played by hand with a rubber ring on board the ocean liner the Berengaria. Date: 1931

Blindfold boxing match on board the Berengaria
A blindfold boxing match for the amusement of passengers on board the ocean liner, Berengaria in 1931. Life jackets are worn in case of fouls! Date: 1931

Boxing match on deck of the Berengaria
A boxing bout to amuse the passengers on board the ocean liner, the Berengaria. Date: 1931

Racing with petits chevaux on deck of Mauretania
Racing with miniature wooden horses (with pari-mutuel betting) on the deck of the ocean liner, Mauretania. Date: 1931

The Dancing Glade at Sorgenfri, North of Copenhagen, 1800, b
Jens Juel (1745-1802). Danish painter. The Dancing Glade at Sorgenfri, North of Copenhagen, 1800. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark

VDNKh - trade show and amusement park in Moscow
VDNKh - a permanent general purpose trade show and amusement park in Moscow, Russia. The acronym VDNKh stands for Russian vystavka dostizheniy narodnogo khozyaystva

Whitley Bay Amusements
The Virginia Reel at Spanish City, an amusement park at Whitley Bay, Northumberland. Date: 1920s

Man pulling pram and children uphill, c. 1820
A rotund gentleman struggles to pull his two children in a pram uphill as his over-dressed wife follows on behind. The children look like they are rather enjoying this experience

The Goat carriages, Coney Island Amusement Park, New York, New York, USA Date: 1900s

Children riding ponies at the Coney Island Amusement Park in New York, USA Date: circa 1904

Japanese Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America
Entrance to the Japanese Amusement Park, Retiro district, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America. Date: circa 1912

Nun playing on a fruit machine. Date: circa 1970s

Willow Grove Park, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
Scenic railway at Willow Grove Park, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: 1940

White City Amusement Park, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
White City Amusement Park, Shrewsbury suburb, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Date: circa 1907

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping