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Dressing doll. Handy Spandy Jack-a-Dandy. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the nursery rhyme character. Date: 1921
Dressing doll. Little Betty Blue. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the nursery rhyme character. Date: 1921
Dressing doll Vive La FranceVive La France!. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the doll character. Date: 1921
Dressing doll. A Little Bit of ChinaA Little Bit of China. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the doll character. Date: 1921
Dressing doll. Our JimmyOur Jimmy. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the doll character. Date: 1921
Dressing doll. Tommy LadTommy Lad. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the doll character. Date: 1921
Dressing doll. Little PamelaLittle Pamela. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the doll character. Date: 1921
Dressing doll. AladdinAladdin. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the nursery rhyme character. Date: 1921
Dressing doll. Little Boy Blue. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the nursery rhyme character. Date: 1921
Prunella Stack - Leader of Womens League of Health & BeautyPrunella Stack - Leader of The Womens League of Health & Beauty, The mortimer Halls, 43 Great Portland Street, W1, London - Aim of the League was
Dressing doll. Little Miss BritainLittle Miss Britain. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the doll character. Date: 1921
Dressing doll. Little Miss SpainLittle Miss Spain. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the doll character. Date: 1921
Dressing doll. CinderellaCinderella. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the nursery rhyme character. Date: 1921
Dressing doll. Jack at PlayJack at Play. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the doll character. Date: 1921
Dressing doll. Tom, Tom the Pipers Son. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the nursery rhyme character. Date: 1921
Dressing doll. Queen of HeartsDressing doll. The Queen of Hearts. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the nursery rhyme character. Date: 1921
Three frogs weightlifting on a German postcardThree frogs weightlifting in the gym on a German postcard. Date: circa 1890s
The Medicine Ball by David GhilchikA fashionable 1930s couple dressed in swimsuits partake in a wholesome exercise game with a medicine ball but with unfortunate consequences. Date: 1932
Sketch cover featuring Lord Burghley in actionLord Burghley, captain of Britains Olympic team in 1932 jumping hurdles in a photograph on the front cover of The Sketch. David George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter (1905 - 1981)
Five patients on the Winter Garden steps Quex Park VAD HospiFive patients are standing on the steps of the Winter Garden at Quex Park. The Winter Garden was a large conservatory which stood between the drawing room of Quex House
Balconies for BabiesModern flats in the Netherlands, fitted with special child-friendly balconies, just large enough to fit a babys cot. Date: 1930s
GIRLS EXERCISE 1905Exercises for girls using a short pole. Date: 1905
Man and woman exercising, using weights and pulley rope. Date: 1917
KEEP FIT CLASS / 1930 SA Keep fit Class. Exercises are performed on the floor to enhance posture. Date: 1930s
Keep Fit / Throwing BallThrowing a ball during a Keep Fit class to develop rhythm & eye training. Date: 1940s
Cartoon, Woman trying on new dress, WW1Cartoon showing a lady having a dress fitting. Her gown has an exaggerated bell shaped skirt based on the styles of the 1830s, ornamented profusely with accordion pleated flounces and rosettes
Tennis gowns, 1906Tennis gowns for sporty women in 1906. On the left a sleeveless zouave to allow the arm full swing in playing. The other has a full blouse bodice with elbow sleeves
Girl playing hockeyA female hockey player from the Edwardian period, clearly disputing the advice from Medicus (insert) that women should, avoid all excess in the field games which are suitable only to sporting men
More Swedish instructionKeep fit instructress to exhausted class " Come, come! That won t do at all. You MUST look cheerful. Keep smiling - keep smiling all the time!" Date: 1906
Photo of the gymnasium at St Brides Institute in the TatlerSeries of black and white photographs from the Sporting and Country House Supplement of the Tatler, 22nd December 1909 showing business girls using the gymnasium at St Brides Institute, London
Lady member of The League of Health and Beauty. In 1930 Mary Bagot Stack created the Womens League of Health & Beauty. Her vision was of a league of women who will renew their energy in themselves
Short Stirling I -the first of the RAFs heavy bombers Designed to fit into existing hangars at the expense of performance
A. F. Wilding, Wimbledon champ, demonstrates tennis strokesDouble page spread from The Sketch magazine featuring the New Zealand-born four times Wimbledon tennis champion, Anthony Wilding demonstrating various strokes, shots and grips
Exercising at Camp Travis, San Antonio, Texas, USAMen exercising (doing calesthenics) at a military training camp, Camp Travis, near San Antonio, Texas, USA. Date: early 20th century
Klipspringer - stand on the tips of their hooves and can fit all four hooves on a piece of cliff the size of a coin (Oreotragus oreotragus). Marakele National Park - South Africa
German postcard, athletes carrying flagsGerman postcard showing athletes carrying flags at the start of a sports tournament. Date: 1920s
German postcard, women athletes walkingGerman postcard showing women athletes walking along in step with each other. Date: 1920s
German postcard, two male athletes under oak treeGerman postcard showing two male athletes under a oak tree -- may the oak tree be the symbol of our covenant. Date: 1920s
German postcard, women athletes in a raceGerman postcard showing women athletes at the finishing line of a race. 1920s
Women War Workers Fit Propellers. Women in shipyard fitting propellers Date: 1917
Scouts exercising at camp, Fiji, South PacificScouts exercising at camp before a morning swim, Fiji, South Pacific
Suffragette, Simple Life - 99 Times Round Garden. The Simple life couple, she, an ardent suffragette, keep fit by running 99 times round garden before breakfast (even in the pouring rain)
LFB firefighters in whaler race, River ThamesLFB firefighters crew in a whaler race for the Fishmongers Cup, posing for their photo on the River Thames, 27 September 1958
Firefighters in aA 4x110 yards relay raceFirefighters in Amateur Athletic Association 4x110 yards senior relay championship final. The winner was D A Hitchman of Birchfield Harriers (C6), second was R Holtum of Belgrave Harriers (B1)
LFB firefighters in 100 yards race, White City StadiumLFB firefighters in a 100 yards race for the Brigade Championship Final at White City Stadium, 30 August 1958. They are taking part in the LFB Athletic Association 47th Annual Athletic Meeting
LFB firefighters in water dip, obstacle raceLFB firefighters in a water dip, during the final of an obstacle race
LFB firefighters in tug of war, White City StadiumLFB firefighters in a tug of war, White City Stadium, 31 August 1957. They are taking part in the LFB Athletic Association 46th Annual Athletic Meeting. Date: 1957