Leisure Collection (page 18)

Soldiers and old men playing boules or petanque on a field, Napoleonic era. After an illustration by Carle Vernet. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

Boys playing the game of marbles called la fossette, wherein they try to throw as many marbles into a hole as possible. From an engraving by Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 19th century

Boys playing marbles on a street corner. In the game of bloquette, players try to throw marbles into a hole. Handcoloured lithograph by Ge Engelmann from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports

Fashionable people playing the game of ring toss, 1818
Fashionable people playing the game of ring toss, la bague volante, from an engraving in le Bon Genre, 1818. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

Medieval men playing wall tennis, checkers and hoops
Medieval men bat a ball against a board mounted on a wall (wall tennis or pelota?), some play drafts or checkers, others roll hoops and jump through hoops

Fops and dandies playing paume, real tennis, Napoleonic era
Fops and dandies (incroyables) playing the game of paume, real tennis, in the Napoleonic era. After a caricature in le Bon Genre

The game of longue paume, lawn tennis, 17th century
The game of longue paume, lawn tennis, played in a park in Paris, 17th century. From an engraving by Israel Sylvestre, 1655

The game of badminton played in a park, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph after Langlume from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse), Librairie Hachette

Medieval men inflating pig bladders, playing
Medieval men inflating pig bladders (for bagpipes?), playing mandolins and pipes. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse), Librairie Hachette

Medieval men playing ball games and archery in a park
Medieval men playing ball games (handball or volleyball) and archery with longbow and crossbow in a park. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

Old men playing petit palet or shove ha penny in a park, 18th century. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1903

Boy adjusting the string to a kite, 18th century. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1903

Variations of throwing games or shove ha penny
The game of palet or la patte aux Jettons, variations of throwing games or shove ha penny. After an engraving by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella

The game of tonneau or barrel
The game of tonneau (a throwing game where players try to throw pellets into a barrel with small holes in the top). Handcoloured lithograph after Decamps from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports

The game of tonneau, 19th century
The game of tonneau, a throwing game where players try to throw pellets into a box with small holes in the top, 19th century

How to play the game of diabolo or Chinese yo-yo, 1814. Guide to tricks with the diabolo on a picture held by a horned demon

Old and young playing the game of diabolo or Chinese yo-yo in a park, early 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

Instructions for the game of diablo or Chinese yo-yo, showing various tricks and techniques, early 19th century. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

Elegant people playing diabolo and cup
Elegant people playing Chinese yo-yo (diabolo) and cup and ball (bilboquet) in a garden, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph after Langlume from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

Children flying a kite and playing with a hoop, 18th century
Children flying a kite, rolling hoops, and playing at shepherd and shepherdess, 18th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

Bilboquet and other games - including skittles
Medieval men playing cup and ball, bilboquet, and other games including skittles, badminton and tennis. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

Woman playing the game of cup and ball, billeboquet or bilboquet, 17th century. Lithograph after a painting by Jacques Courtin from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

Tilting at a basin (tirer la jatte) while mounted on a barrel pulled by two men. Scene at a festival or fete, 16th century

Jousting at a ring (jeu de Bague) at a village festival. Men run at a ring mounted on a tree while others dance to music. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

Chinese merry-go-round (Bague Chinoise) in
The Chinese merry-go-round (Bague Chinoise) in Tivoli gardens, Paris. Riders with batons try to spear a ring held by the woman in pink. Taken from Mesangeres Bon Genre circa 1815

Harbour from Rock Walk, and Corbyns Head, Torquay, Devon. 1912

People on the beach, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
People on the beach at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. 1900

Family of three on a tandem -- father, mother and little boy sitting in a seat attached to the back. Date: circa 1980s

Beach scene at Colwyn Bay, North Wales, with people, boats and bathing huts. circa 1889

People on the beach at Colwyn Bay, North Wales, with bathing huts in the background. Date: circa 1889

Carnival in Torquay, Devon -- people in costume. Date: circa 1930

People on the beach at Seaside, Oregon, USA. Date: circa 1920

El Cordova Hotel and Apartments, Coronado, California, USA. Date: 1942

SS Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA
Steamship SS Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA Date: circa 1920

Riverton Park and Casino, Portland, Maine, USA
Entrance to Riverton Park, showing the Casino, Portland, Maine, USA. Date: circa 1915

Cape Cottage Casino, Portland, Maine, USA. Date: circa 1915

Poster, Save your happy memories with a Kodak. circa 1920

People at a funfair, sliding down a chute

Womens fashion at Redmayne s
Womens fashion at Redmaynes -- young woman on a punt. 1893

Pleasure Fair, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire

Group photo, Freddie Trueman, Ray Illingworth and others
Group photo, Freddie Trueman (centre), Ray Illingworth (left) and other members of the Yorkshire County cricket team, standing in front of a bar. Date: 1950s

Four smiling men with Guinness advert. Date: circa 1910s

Feeding a bear, Yellowstone National Park, USA
Tourists feeding a bear in Yellowstone National Park, USA. Date: circa 1910

Steamboat landing, Hanlons Point, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Steamboat landing at Hanlons Point, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. circa 1908

Scarborough Beach, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
People promenading and listening to the band at Scarborough Beach, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Date: circa 1908

Seaside panorama at Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 9 March 1889, with people on the cliffs in the foreground. Date: 1889

Valley Hotel, Anglesey, North Wales. Date: circa 1910

Steamship, Teide, Barcelona, Spain
Steamship, Teide, of the Transmediterranean Company, Barcelona, Spain, serving Barcelona, Cadiz and the Canary Islands. Date: circa 1910s

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