Relaxation Collection (page 2)

Two young ladies out for a countryside walk
Two young ladies enjoying the health benefits of a good walk in the countryside on a hot summer day. What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare? (From Leisure by W. H)

Man outside tent, Lucas Holiday Camp, Norbreck, Blackpool
A man sitting outside a tent at the Lucas Holiday Camp in Norbreck, Blackpool. The camp was a summer holiday camp for young men and the location of holidays taken by the Health and Strength League

A hotel terrace after lunch in St. Moritz, Switzerland
The hotel terrace is full of people having lunch and enjoying the splendid sunlight. They can be seen either sleeping, reading or enyoying hot beverages

Lady bug, lady bug, fly away!. Young girl lying on ground with lady bug on her hand. Date 1872, c1873

Italy - Promotional postcard for Romano - Philosophy - " A Romano and a dark corner are all I need to pass an agreeable day on holiday!". Date: circa 1930s

Constructing bandas, Schaedels Farm, East Africa, WW1
Constructing bandas at Schaedels Farm, a place of relaxation for exhausted soldiers near Lindi, East Africa, during WW1. 1917

Schaedels Farm, near Lindi, East Africa, WW1
Schaedels Farm, near Lindi, East Africa, a place of relaxation for exhausted soldiers, August 1917, during WW1. 1917

Football game at Bura Camp, Kenya, WW1
Staff take time off for relaxation -- a football game at Bura Camp, Kenya, East Africa, during WW1. 1916

The Swing - A French girl flying high and showing some leg
The Swing - A French girl flying high and showing off her stockings! Date: circa 1920

The Lido aboard R. M. S. P. Atlantis
Complete with couches and gramaphone music, a lido effect is created on the deck of the R.M.S.P. Atlantis during a summer cruise in tropical weather during the 1930s

Society on the Riviera - a day of leisure in Monte Carlo
Ici ons amuse bien tout le jour by Roger Furse. Illustration showing smart society enjoying the pleasures of the French Riviera during the 1930s at Monte Carlo with the Casino in the background

A group of young people having fun at the seaside
When the Heart is Young - a wonderfully free, natural and modern photograph of a group of young men and women having fun at the British seaside

Fishing on the Riverbank
Piscatorial relaxation: a man sits on a chair by the river, waiting for a tug on his line. Date: circa 1940

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Bathing at English Bay. Date: 1929

Garden swing, 1954
A glorious spring suspension garden lounge with adjustable back and three independent leg rests available from Barkers of Kensington in 1954

Patients race, Quex House garden
Four patients are seen taking part in a race in the garden of Quex House, two nurses and a lady civilian are in the background watching

Bedmaking race, Quex House garden
Three nurses are taking part in a bedmaking race, watched by Hannah Powell-Cotton (VAD Commandant) and a male civilian. The beds are positioned against the line of a tennis court marked out

Hospital Sports, Quex House garden
Patients in shirtsleeves are playing the game of trying to eating an apple hanging from a string tied to a horizontal line

Apple Bobbing, Quex House garden
Seven patients are gathered around at least one chair and some buckets. Five amused nurses are watching. The men are apple bobbing - trying to grab, using only their mouths

Mother and Children in the Garden, 1928
A woman relaxes in her garden as her children play with the familys pet dog. Date: 1928

Selector portable wireless advertisement, 1929
Advertisement for the Selector Quality Portable featuring Mr Derek Oldham and Miss Winnie Melville listening intently from the comfort of a hammock and garden chair. Date: 1929

Willss tobacco advert by H. M. Bateman
Advertisement by H. M. Bateman for Willss Cut Golden Bar tobacco featuring a gent seated in a comfortable armchair wearing a smoking jacket in a state of pipe smoking ecstasy. Date: 1929

Giant Panda - two playing (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Indian cavalry officers during World War I
Indian cavalry officers brought over to London by special arrangement to enjoy the relaxation of a little sightseeing and to pay their respects to the King at Buckingham Palace

Fire Station Billiards Room
Men playing snooker on one of the tables in the Fire Station billiards room

Ruth St. Denis
Ruth Saint Denis (January 20, 1879 July 21, 1968), modern dance pioneer, introducing eastern ideas into the art. She was the co-founder of the American Denishawn School of Dance

Prince of Wales on tour, 1920
Edward, Prince of Wales (1894-1972), later King Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor, pictured enjoying a moment of relaxation while out tarpon fishing at Colon during his royal tour of 1920

Captain Wilkinson reading The Tatler
Major Sir Nevile Rodwell Wilkinson, KCVO (26 October 186922 December 1940), British officer of arms (Ulster King-at-Arms), British Army officer, author and a dollhouse designer

The Pianola Piano advertisement, WW1
Advertisement for the Pianola Piano, depicting a lady at the keyboard surrounded by appreciative army officers for, in times of anxiety (it)

British sailor snoozing on deck, WW1
Jack takes a sun-bath on a huge buoy. A British sailor enjoys a few moments of relaxation in the middle of an inflatable buoy on board his ship during the First World War. Date: 1916

Chiaroscura in Silhouette by H. L. Oakley
Sunshine and shade in summer time. A set of idyllic scenes during the summer cut by the famous silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley. Top picture shows a group frolicking by the sea

Subaltern Stunts in Rome by H. L. Oakley
Scenes in Rome and Florence during World War One as witnessed by the silhouette artist, Captain Harry Lawrence Oakley. Caption reads, As leave to " Blighty" is not very plentiful

British gunners snowballing, Western Front, WW1
British anti-aircraft gunners snowballing during a rest break on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldiers in the snow, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers in the snow, near divisional baths on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldiers boating during rest break, WW1
British soldiers boating on a river during a rest break on the Western Front in France, World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldiers outside dugout, Western Front, WW1
Two British soldiers outside their dugout on the Western Front in France during World War One. One of them is playing a small banjo. Date: circa 1916

British troops relaxing and exercising, Western Front, WW1
British troops relaxing and exercising near the Western Front in France during World War One, watched by a group of officers. Date: circa 1916

Chinese troops in France, Western Front, WW1
Chinese troops near the Western Front in France during World War One, taking a break to watch a dragon fight. Date: circa 1916

British and American troops playing cards, WW1
British and American troops enjoying a game of cards on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British submarine depot ship by G. H. Davis
A home from home for underwater sailors during the Second World War: details of a typical British submarine depot ship. These mother ships were floating workshops and supply depots

At the Eagle Hut by Helen McKie
Sketches of members of the American Army and Navy enjoying the comforts of the Eagle Hut in Aldwych, London. The YMCA supplied British servicemen away from home in the UK

Cartoon, When I am tired of business worries
Cartoon showing a man with his fishing line caught up on a plant -- When I am tired of business worries I usually go fishing. Date: 1914

Russian Officers Relax during Japanese War
A group of six Russian officers relax in their dugout during the second and final year of the Russo-Japanese War. Date: 1905

Social Co-operative, Leningrad
A Leningrad Socil Co-operative centre from the 1920s with the slogan on one wall that reads He who is not abel to rest is he who is not able to work. Date: 1927 - 1928

HRH Crown Prince Olaf of Norway (1903-1991). He became heir apparent when his father (Haakon VII) was elected king in 1905

Cooling Room of a Turkish Bath, Istanbul, Turkey
Cooling Room of a Turkish Bath (Hamam), Istanbul, Turkey Date: 1838

Hungary - Budapest - The Gellert Baths
Hungary - Budapest - Bathers in the Gellert Baths, a thermal bath in the Art Nouveau style in Budapest. Date: circa 1930s

Leggy beauty sunbathing on a floating wooden platform
Inspiration - A long-legged beauty reclines and relaxes on a floating wooden platform seeking sun, inspiring thoughts and a good view of the diving! Date: early 1940s

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