Leisure Collection (page 55)

Man out walking with backpack
A man out walking with a backpack and various other items

Man in swimsuit on rocks
A plump man in a one-piece swimsuit, standing on rocks with his arms raised. He is holding a walking stick and a towel in one hand, and has a box camera in a canvas bag slung over his shoulder

Two girls bathing in a stream with a rubber ring

Woman and boy on two-seater cycle, Bruges, Belgium
A woman and a boy riding a four-wheeled two-seater cycle (also known as a velo double) in Bruges, Belgium. People are sitting at tables outside a cafe on the left. Date: 1936

Man in bath robe outside bathing hut
A man wrapped from head to foot in a towelling bath robe, sitting on the steps of a bathing hut on a sandy beach. Date: July 1911

Family on holiday in their beach hut
A family on holiday, sitting in their beach hut

Elderly man and little girl in a garden
An elderly man and little girl sitting on deckchairs in a garden. He is reading a newspaper, she is looking at a picture book

Man and boy in dodgem car
A man and a boy sitting in a dodgem car at a fairground

Princess Elizabeth riding with Duke of Gloucester & Mr Owen
A breezy snapshot taken at Windsor Great Park of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) riding with her uncle the Duke of Gloucester (left) and Mr Owen, riding master at Windsor Castle. Date: 1935

Ice hockey Inniskillings
Soldiers from the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, probably in Tientsin (now Tianjin), China, around 1911 posing for a photograph on a frozen river

The Mind of the Nation by J. L. Carstairs
A montage of images showing various people enjoying sports and activities including tennis, motoring, golf, cricket, swimming, punting, fishing and even butterfly catching

The new Maxim flying machine
Illustration showing the new flying machine designed by Sir Hiram Maxim in full working order. The ride was opened at Earls Court in 1905. Date: 1904

The Latest Novelty in Flying Machines
One of the machines attached to the mammoth merry-go-round invented by Sir Hiram Maxim, shaped like a rather terrifying fish. Date: 1904

Couple with terrier puppy, Newquay, Cornwall
Couple with a terrier puppy on the beach at Newquay, Cornwall. Date: 1934

Carnival float, The Typists Dream, showing young women in holiday attire, as if on a beach, rather than sitting in an office typing

People on a boat trip, looking across at a steamer called the Crested Eagle

Woman and collie dog paddling in the sea
A woman with her collie dog, paddling in the sea. circa 1930s

Mother and daughter sitting on a beach

Four people on beach with collie dog
Four people (two men and two women) sitting in deckchairs on a beach with a collie dog

Advertising material displayed on a car, with a man sitting alongside. One poster reads: Stop this car for a free drive, and the other reads: See the seaside from the air

People on and around a boat by a jetty - France
People at the seaside, on and around a boat alongside a jetty on the French coast

Boy in a pedalo boat, watched by his mother

Woman standing in beach hut doorway
A woman in a swimsuit, standing in the doorway of a beach hut

Holidaymakers on a beach
A group of five holidaymakers on a beach

Woman holidaymaker in a deckchair
A woman holidaymaker sitting in a deckchair in front of a caravan which appears to have been adapted from an old railway carriage

Four children on a seaside holiday, building a sandcastle on the beach. Date: (insert)

Poster: come and explore Britain (2)
Poster inviting you to come and explore Britain, showing a quiet town with older style architecture. (2 of 2)

Children on a fairground ride costing one penny

Little girl having fun in the sea
A little girl in her swimming costume and cap, having fun in the sea

King Henry VIII at Shooters Hill
Henry VIII on May Day at Shooters Hill in south-east London. A bowman appears to be inviting him to a spot of archery. Date: 16th Century

Children on a slide at Bexhill
Two children, a girl and a boy, with two women at the top of a wooden playground slide in Bexhill, Sussex. Horses on a roundabout can be seen in the background. Date: 1928

Nicolas Zrinyi (Younger)
NICOLAS ZRINYI (the younger) Hungarian soldier, statesman - governor of Croatia - and poet in his leisure moments. Date: 1616 - 1664

Watching a Brass Band
An audience in a London park enjoy the music of a brass band playing on a bandstand. late 1930s

Thomas Penrose
THOMAS PENROSE churchman, rector of Beckington, and poet in such hours of leisure as he was able to spare from his parochial duties. Date: 1742 - 1779

The Serpentine 1930S
The Serpentine lake at Hyde Park, central London, with the Lido and paddling pool on the left of the photograph. Date: early 1930s

WW2 - Land Army Girls having a sack race
WW2 - Home front - Land Army Girls having a sack race during some time off. Date: August 1942

China - Shanghai - Club Concordia. Date: circa 1905

Country Club, Emporia, Kansas, USA Date: circa 1920s

The Scenic Railway - Franco-British Exhibition, London
The Scenic Railway - Franco-British Exhibition, White City, London Date: 1908

Leisure, sport and fashion in the 1920s. Rowing

Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo del Escorial (19th c.). Convalescence gallery and leisure pond of the monks. Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. Museo de Historia

Scene on a country road, Wachau valley, Austria
Scene on a country road in the Wachau valley, Lower Austria. A car stops near a small herd of cattle, and some of the passengers get out to stretch their legs. Date: 1962

Three women at Argentat, Limousin, France
Three women eating ice creams in a car park at Argentat, in the Limousin region of Central France. There are tents and caravans in the field behind them. Date: 1964

A cable car in the Austrian mountains
View of a cable car somewhere in the Austrian mountains. Date: 1953

Camp site in Belgium
A busy camp site somewhere in Belgium with tents, a caravan, parked cars and a few people. Date: 1957

Lady on Beach 1894
By the Sea: an elegant lady goes for a walk along the beach in the sunshine. Date: 1894

Holidaymakers on Hampstead Heath, London
Holidaymakers making merry on Hampstead Heath, north west London. Date: 1871

Firefighters playing chess during a break

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