Leisure Collection (page 17)

Poster, Les Iles de l Ocean, Chemins de Fer de l Etat
Poster, Les Iles de L Ocean, Eglise de St Martin de Re (Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France), Chemins de Fer de l Etat. 1930

Poster, Spain Glorious Spring. circa 1930

Poster, Assisi, Italy. circa 1930

Poster, Chemins de Fer de l Etat and CGT
Poster for Chemins de Fer de l Etat and Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (CGT), serving Paris, Le Havre and New York. circa 1930

Swimming pool and suntan beach area - Ambassadors Hotel
A colorised representation of the swimming pool and suntan beach area at the Ambassadors Hotel, Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1920s Date: 1920s

A Mannequin Parade at the Show Boat in Maidenhead
Miss Spilsbury (right) daughter of the Home Office pathologist, and a friend act as mannequins at a fashion show at the Show Boat in Maidenhead, a club offering restaurant, bar

Ray Mead Hotel, Maidenhead, Berkshire. 1902

Men and women on a Roman swing, Italy
Men and women having fun on a Roman swing (or Canofieno), Italy. Date: early 19th century

Men playing the Roman game of La Ruzzica, Italy
Men playing the Roman game of La Ruzzica (or La Rotuola, similar to throwing the discus), Italy. The circular object is made of heavy, hard wood. Date: early 19th century

Men playing the ancient game of Morra, Italy. It involves one player extending their hand, with any number of fingers, and the other player calling out a number

SS Ranchi, P&O cruiser, with people playing deck games
SS Ranchi, P&O Line cruiser, with people playing games on deck. Date: circa 1930

Holidaymakers on the beach, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Holidaymakers on the beach, with the pier in the background, Lowestoft, Suffolk. Date: circa 1910

Holidaymakers on the pier, Lowestoft, Suffolk. circa 1910

View of the beach at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
View of the beach (looking south) at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, with holidaymakers, boats and bathing huts. Date: circa 1905

Bay and Promenade, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset. Date: 1916

Views of Rhyl, North Wales, showing the Pavilion, the Promenade, Clwyd River and Bridge, and the Miniature Train at Marine Lake. Date: 1937

Miniature Railway, Marine Lake, Rhyl, North Wales
Holidaymakers enjoying a ride on the Miniature Railway, Marine Lake, Rhyl, North Wales. Date: 1937

West Parade Gardens, Rhyl, North Wales, with the Pavilion in the middle distance, and the beach on the left. Date: 1938

Promenade and Pavilion, Rhyl, North Wales. Date: circa 1910s

Adults and children in a large charabanc, Rhyl, North Wales, parked on the Promenade outside the White Rose Motor Tours office. circa 1920s

Paddle steamer Chippewa at Lewiston, Ontario, Canada
Niagara River Line paddle steamer Chippewa at Lewiston, Ontario, Canada. Date: circa 1908

Manchester Club, Manchester, Jamaica, West Indies
Manchester Golf and Tennis Club, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, West Indies, with cars parked on the left. Date: 1930

Scene during Cowes Week, Leaving the Squadron Castle. 1902

Boys firing arrows at a target in an archery game, after an illustration by Jean-Henri Marlet, 1826. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

Villagers practising archery with long bows and a target on a Sunday. After a painting of the Dutch school, 17th century. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

The game of Popinjay in Belgium, 19th century. Men with muskets shoot at a target in a park. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

The game of Four Corners, 18th century
The game of Four Corners, a variant of tag, 18th century, after a painting by Nicolas Lancret. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

Villagers dancing around the bonfire for the feast of St. John the Baptist, midsummer. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse), Librairie Hachette

Children sledding and skating on ice (traineaux), early 19th century. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1903

Ice skating and sledding on a glacier near Gentilly, 18th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris

Boys sliding on ice (glissoire) and sledding on ice (traisneau), after an engraving by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 17th century

A formal ball dance in the 17th century. Men and women dancing in a circle at right, and men lining up in front of women across the hall at left

Peasants dancing in a clearing to music from a recorder and bagpipes. After an engraving by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 17th century

A ballroom scene (top) and sailors and peasants dancing the fashionable waltz during the French Revolutionary era. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

Boys playing tug-of-war with batons and dancing
Boys playing tug-of-war with batons (covet baston) and dancing to music (danse), after an engraving by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 17th century

Boys playing handstands (culbute) and boxing (lutte), after an engraving by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 17th century. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

Boys playing handstands (culbute) and fart-in-the-face (pet-en-gueule), after an engraving by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 17th century

Peasant boys playing coupe-tete or leap-frog, 18th century
Peasant boys playing coupe-tete or leap-frog in front of a farmhouse. After an engraving by Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 18th century

Medieval men playing the game of franc-carreau, by throwing a coin onto a square, others playing a similar game with a round tile

Girls skipping rope in a garden, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1903

Acrobat performing a backward somersault on two trestles. From a woodcut by Arcangelo Tuccaro, 1599. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

Four street urchins skipping rope in an alley, 18th century
Four street urchins skipping rope in an alley. From an engraving by Augustin de Saint-Albin, 18th century. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

Men playing skittles in a pub garden, late 18th century
Men playing the game of skittles (quilles) in a pub garden. One man clutches his shin after it has been hit by the bowling ball. From an English caricature of the late 18th century

Medieval Europeans and Siamese women playing skittles
Medieval noble women playing skittles on a castle terrace, and Siamese women playing skittles. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

Villagers playing a game of skittles, 17th century
Villagers playing a game of skittles, while others watch from a swing. From a print by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 17th century

The game of spinning top in Russia, early 19th century. A youth spins a top on the ground in front of a crowd of onlookers

Score table for the game of pool (la poule), a round robin variant of billiards played with two cue balls from the early 19th century

Villagers playing croquet or clos-porte, 16th century
Villagers playing croquet or clos-porte with mallets and large balls, 16th century. After a painting by Breughel. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

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