Icy Collection

Sir Ernest Shackleton and others, Antarctic
Sir Ernest Shackleton and three members of a polar exploration party, photographed within 111 miles of the South Pole in 1907-9 on board the Nimrod

Poster for Blackpool Ice Drome
A poster advertising the Ice Drome ice rink at Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Frost Fair on the Thames by Pauline Baynes
Illustration painted for Holly Leaves by Pauline Baynes showing Londoners in 1683-4 enjoying the delights of the Frost Fair on the frozen River Thames

Winter scene with Tower of London on a Christmas card
Winter scene with the River Thames and the Tower of London on a Christmas card, with a decorative border of white lace and pink bells. Date: circa 1890s

Tatler front cover by Pauline Baynes, 1952
Spell-binding illustration by Pauline Baynes for the Tatler Christmas number front cover, 1952, featuring a Snow Queen taking a small boy for a ride through the snowy sky in her sleigh

Thames Estuary during the winter of 1947
A scene during the great freeze of 1947, one of the harshest winters known in Britain. At Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, a boatman is pictured rescuing his dinghy from the encircling ice which makes

Mariner, Wondrous Cold
The ship enters the icy waters near the South Pole: And now there came both mist and snow, And it grew wondrous cold

Mother and daughter skating on a Christmas card
Mother and daughter skating, on a Christmas card design by Kate Greenaway. Date: circa 1880s

Skating on a frozen Whitestone Pond, Hampstead Heath, London. Date: 1933

Crossing Northumberland Strait by Ice Boat. These boats were operated in the Northumberland Strait during the 19th century and early 20th century

Frozen pond with back light, Church Eaton, Staffordshire, England Date: 2000

A misty frosty morning along the River Penk in Staffordshire near Penkridge Date: 2000

Lady Mary Lygon, studio portrait in veiled hat. With description, The latest portrait of Lady Mary Lygon, the third daughter of the Earl and Countess of Beauchamp

Photograph of Niagara Falls frozen, with skiers at base. Captioned, The Frost King at Niagara'. With description, There is no place in the world where the Frost King creates a more beautiful

A tug-boat sailing through icy waters at St Pauli, Hamburg, Germany in February 1946 Date: 1946

Cartoon, The New Ally, WW1
Cartoon, The New Ally -- General Winter arrives to take charge of Operations during the First World War. Date: 1914

ST BERNARD RESCUES BOY
A Saint Bernard rescues a boy from an icy death Date: late 19th century

Views in the Icy Seas of Northern Europe, 18th century
Whalers harpooning whales in the North Sea 4, sailors walking on ice fields in the Arctic 5, and view of Hekla volcano and geyser in Iceland 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Two views of the surface of the planet Mercury -- a sun-scorched area and a frosty area. Date: 1950s

The Cresta Run - a repair party at work
Workmen busy tuning up what is one of the most famous toboggan runs in the world - the Cresta Run in St. Moritz - at Battledore and Shuttlecock, two well known turns. Date: 1924

Captain Scott playing Real Golf on board The Discovery. 1902

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

FARM IN WINTER
A farm in winter time : gathering firewood, while sheep browse and ducks head for the icy pond. Date: 1856

COACH AND SNOW
A German mail coach makes its way through heavy snow, the horses slipping on the icy road. Young Bismarck is inside the coach, if you care. Date: 1859

Skikjoring competition, St Moritz, Switzerland, where daredevil skiers are pulled at speeds of up to 50km/hour by unmounted thoroughbreds over the icy frozen lake for 2, 7000m. Date: circa 1920s

Kashmir, Thajiwas Glacier, Sonomarg. Kashiri man with sled. Snow covered Himalayas in background Date: 1989

A mother pushes her child in a pram, Krakow, Poland
A mother walks her child in a pram though a flock of ducks in a park in Krakow, Poland. She wears a long winter overcoat and a fur hat. The ground is snow-covered and frozen Date: 1988

Winter 1915, flooded British trench by Matania, WW1
A British trench on the Western Front during the winter of 1915 drawn by The Sphere special artist, Fortunino Matania and demonstrating the sort of flooded

Walking the dog in a Winter Landscape
An old man with a walking stick walks his dog along the bank of an icy partly-frozen stream in this wintry scene. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

POLAR BEAR
A group of polar bears in an icy landscape. One has caught a fish and is warning the others off with a fierce growl. Date: 1865

Couple skating on the ice on a New Year card
Couple in 18th century costume skating on the ice on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Eskimos in the snow on a Christmas card
Eskimos in the snow with igloo and reindeer on a Christmas card with an ornate white and gold border. Date: circa 1890s

Couple skating on the ice on a New Year card
Couple in 18th century costume skating on the ice on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

The Lights O London by George R Sims
Promotional postcard for The Lights O London by George R. Sims. First produced Princesss Theatre, 10th September 1881. Centre pages of a four-page American flyer for H. R. Jacobs Company

Frost in London, 19th century
A touch of frost in London brings chaos to the streets, with horses slipping on the icy surfaces. Date: 1865

Polar Bear / Baxter / 1850
A polar bear stands in an icy setting

Norway - Briksdalsbreen Glacier Date: circa 1910s

Two boys and a pig on a Christmas postcard
Two boys and a pig in the snow on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Little boy skating on a palette-shaped greetings card. Date: circa 1880s

Winter scene with St Pauls Cathedral on a Christmas card
Winter scene with St Pauls Cathedral, London, on a Christmas card, with a decorative border of white lace and pink bells. Date: circa 1890s

George Ernest Studdy, baby penguins on ice
George Ernest Studdy, illustration for an animal book. Baby penguins have such short legs, they find it difficult to walk on the ice. Date: 1941

Robins and trellis on a cutout Christmas card. circa 1890s

Birds and leaves on a cutout Christmas card
Birds and autumn leaves on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Mishap on the Ice
First Aid A mishap on the ice, as a young boy out walking his dog falls through into the icy water below Date: 1920s

Four dogs in an arch on a Christmas card, with ice and snow. Date: circa 1890s

Jack Frost on a Christmas and New Year card, wearing skates and turning the water to ice. Date: circa 1890s

Snow scene with star on a circular Christmas card
Snow scene with star and church on a circular Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Ranunculus glacialis
Botanical illustration of Ranunculus glacialis Date: 1896

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