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Recreation Collection

Background imageRecreation Collection: Crystal Palace Aerial

Crystal Palace Aerial
Aerial view of the Crystal Palace in its glory, surrounded by 200 acres of gardens and recreation facilities

Background imageRecreation Collection: Fire Station Billiards Room

Fire Station Billiards Room

Background imageRecreation Collection: Denis Compton at Hastings

Denis Compton at Hastings
Cricketer Denis Compton acknowledges the crowd at the Central Recreation Ground, Hastings. Playing for The South against Sir Pelham Warners Eleven

Background imageRecreation Collection: The Fountain, Wilton, Wiltshire - Inauguration ceremony

The Fountain, Wilton, Wiltshire - Inauguration ceremony. The large circular water trough and fountain sit beside the A30, now just inside the River Wylye recreation field

Background imageRecreation Collection: Mens Pavilion & Recreation Grounds, Bournville, Birmingham

Mens Pavilion & Recreation Grounds, Bournville, Birmingham, England - part of the model community set up around the Cadburys Cocoa Factory. Cricket being played at the Cadbury Sports Club. Date: 1910

Background imageRecreation Collection: Denis Compton at Hastings

Denis Compton at Hastings
Denis Compton turns a ball from spinner Jim Laker (out of picture) off his legs to score another boundary past the despairing reach of the short leg fielder as wicketkeeper Stewart Billy Griffith

Background imageRecreation Collection: Poster advertising Locarno beach in Nice

Poster advertising Locarno beach in Nice, France. Water skiers are pulled along by speedboats

Background imageRecreation Collection: Nebraska Man by Amedee Forestier

Nebraska Man by Amedee Forestier
An artists vision of Hesperophiticus (The Ape-Man of the Western World) belonging to the Pliocene epoch. The picture was drawn by Forestier for The Illustrated London News following the discovery of

Background imageRecreation Collection: Memorial Stadium. Berkeley. Date: 1923

Memorial Stadium. Berkeley. Date: 1923

Background imageRecreation Collection: Broadway, New York, 1945

Broadway, New York, 1945
Photograph showing the lights of Broadway, New York, at night in 1945. After war-time austerity, these lights signalled an up-swing in American recreation

Background imageRecreation Collection: Galle Face, Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Galle Face, Ceylon, Sri Lanka
Vintage 19th century photograph: Galle Face, Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Background imageRecreation Collection: Bethnal Green

Bethnal Green
The newly-opened public recreation ground. Date: June 1875

Background imageRecreation Collection: Cadburys Chocolate - Bourneville Works, Bourneville, Warwic

Cadburys Chocolate - Bourneville Works, Bourneville, Warwic
Cadburys Chocolate - Bourneville Works, Bourneville, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Lily Pond in Girls Recreation Grounds Date: 1920s

Background imageRecreation Collection: Healthy Recreation

Healthy Recreation
A young woman prepares to take a putt whilst out playing golf with a female companion. A small boy stands behind acting as caddie for the day, looking away in to the distance

Background imageRecreation Collection: Burmese lady and her attendants, Burma, Myanmar

Burmese lady and her attendants, Burma, Myanmar
Vintage 19th century photograph: a Burmese lady and her attendants, Burma, British India, Myanmar. c.1890 s

Background imageRecreation Collection: Bengal village scene, near Calcutta, Kolkata, India

Bengal village scene, near Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Vintage 19th century photograph: Bengal village scene, near Calcutta, Kolkata, India, Samuel Bourne, 1860 s

Background imageRecreation Collection: General Eisenhower portrait for War Bonds Poster Date: 1944

General Eisenhower portrait for War Bonds Poster Date: 1944

Background imageRecreation Collection: Sailor on boat with monkey and fruit for US Navy Poster Date: 1918

Sailor on boat with monkey and fruit for US Navy Poster Date: 1918

Background imageRecreation Collection: Woman in white dress and red scarf with tennis racquet Date: 1905

Woman in white dress and red scarf with tennis racquet Date: 1905

Background imageRecreation Collection: boy circus tent

boy circus tent
A small boy peeps under a circus big top to watch the show inside. Birmingham, England Date: 1986

Background imageRecreation Collection: Human models pretending to be a marble statue

Human models pretending to be a marble statue
A pair of nude (mostly) human models pretending to be a marble statues, complete with rocky plinth! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRecreation Collection: Africa Johannesburg Wanderers Recreation Grounds pre-1900

Africa Johannesburg Wanderers Recreation Grounds pre-1900

Background imageRecreation Collection: WW2 - R. A. F. Hockey Team

WW2 - R. A. F. Hockey Team
A photograph which shows some British WW2 Royal Air Force men enjoying some recreation, as they walk side by side as a hockey team. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageRecreation Collection: Swanage, Dorset, viewed from Recreation Ground

Swanage, Dorset, viewed from Recreation Ground - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageRecreation Collection: The Aldershot Military Tattoo

The Aldershot Military Tattoo
The Field of the Cloth of Gold with Henry VIII of England and King Francis (Francois) I of France, recreated at the Aldershot Military Tattoo, an annual event dating back to 1894

Background imageRecreation Collection: Sailing In Lincolnshire

Sailing In Lincolnshire
A photograph of three identical sailing boats on the sea, along the coast of Lincolnshire. The image is used as a promotion of the surrounding areas of a village named Woldsea

Background imageRecreation Collection: Ice Skating In Lincolnshire

Ice Skating In Lincolnshire
A photograph of a mother and father helping their child to ice skate, with other figures standing in the background, the area is situated in Lincolnshire

Background imageRecreation Collection: Design for Front Recreation Hut

Design for Front Recreation Hut
A design for a decoration of a recreation hut at the Front, showing a predatory feline grappling with a pink, Galah cockatoo, with others flying around in a frenzy. Date: circa 1916

Background imageRecreation Collection: Royal Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, Derby

Royal Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, Derby
Girls play with a ball on the recreation ground at the Royal Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, Derby Date: Date unknown

Background imageRecreation Collection: composite image of portraits of Japanese people, Japan

composite image of portraits of Japanese people, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph: composite image of portraits of Japanese people

Background imageRecreation Collection: View of a house and bay, Greek island of Corfu

View of a house and bay, Greek island of Corfu
Vintage 19th century photograph: view of a house and bay, Greek island of Corfu

Background imageRecreation Collection: Kola Dancers. India

Kola Dancers. India
Vintage 19th century photograph: Kola tribal dancers, Munda-speaking peoples, NE India

Background imageRecreation Collection: Children on the beach, Scarborough, Yorkshire

Children on the beach, Scarborough, Yorkshire
Vintage 19th century photograph: children playing on the beach, Scarborough, Yorkshire

Background imageRecreation Collection: Garden at Okayama, Bizen, Japan

Garden at Okayama, Bizen, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph : garden at Okayama, Bizen, Japan

Background imageRecreation Collection: Tourists at Sami homestead, probably Norway

Tourists at Sami homestead, probably Norway
Vintage c.1900 photograph: tourist visit to Sami homestead, probably Norway

Background imageRecreation Collection: Traveller Palm, Botanic Garden, Saigon, Vietnam

Traveller Palm, Botanic Garden, Saigon, Vietnam
Vintage 19th century photograph: Traveller Palm in the Botanic Garden, Saigon, Hochiminh City, Saigon, French Indochina, Vietnam

Background imageRecreation Collection: Main street, Gion-machi, Kyoto, Japan

Main street, Gion-machi, Kyoto, Japan
19th century vintage photograph - main street, Gion-machi, Kyoto, Japan showing passengers in rickshaws

Background imageRecreation Collection: Pleasure boats, Japan

Pleasure boats, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph: pleasure boats, Japan

Background imageRecreation Collection: Monument in a park, Hong Kong

Monument in a park, Hong Kong
Vintage 19th century photograph: Hong Kong (China) c.1880s - monument in a park, Hong Kong

Background imageRecreation Collection: Fishermen and fishing boats, probably St Ives Cornwall

Fishermen and fishing boats, probably St Ives Cornwall
19th century vintage photograph: coiling the warp, fishermen and fishing boats, probably St Ives Cornwall

Background imageRecreation Collection: Boathouse on the River Usk. Brecon Beacons, Wales

Boathouse on the River Usk. Brecon Beacons, Wales
19th century vintage photograph: Brecon, boathouse on the River Usk. Brcon Beacons, Wales

Background imageRecreation Collection: Fishing boats and the beach, St Ives, Cornwall

Fishing boats and the beach, St Ives, Cornwall
19th century vintage photograph: fishing boats and the beach, St Ives, Cornwall

Background imageRecreation Collection: Takaboko, Bay of Nagasaki, Japan

Takaboko, Bay of Nagasaki, Japan
19th century vintage photograph: Takaboko, Bay of Nagasaki, Japan

Background imageRecreation Collection: Boats on Lake Como at Menaggio, Italy

Boats on Lake Como at Menaggio, Italy
19th century vintage photograph: boats on Lake Como at Menaggio, Italy

Background imageRecreation Collection: The Regatta Course, Henley on Thames, River Thames

The Regatta Course, Henley on Thames, River Thames
19th century vintage photograph: The Regatta Course, Henley on Thames, River Thames, England

Background imageRecreation Collection: The Green, west Cowes, Isle of Wight

The Green, west Cowes, Isle of Wight
19th century vintage photograph: The Green, west Cowes, Isle of Wight

Background imageRecreation Collection: Shanklin, Dunnose cape on the Isle of Wight in the English Channel

Shanklin, Dunnose cape on the Isle of Wight in the English Channel
19th century vintage photograph: Shanklin, Dunnose is a cape on the Isle of Wight in the English Channel

Background imageRecreation Collection: The Konigsee, state of Bavaria, Germany

The Konigsee, state of Bavaria, Germany
19th century vintage photograph: The Konigssee is a natural lake in the extreme southeast Berchtesgadener Land district of the German state of Bavaria, near the Austrian border



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