Rides Collection (page 12)

Napoleon III in Paris
Louis Napoleon, president of France, rides through the streets of Paris

Coup: Napoleon Rides
After resistance has been suppressed Napoleon rides through the streets of Paris. Not everyone is pleased to see him

Napoleon Acclaimed
President Napoleon is acclaimed by the populace as he rides along the rue de la Madeleine, Paris

London Zoo Llama Cart
A llama cart at London Zoo, Regents Park, London. A young Overseer stands in front of the cart and visitors queue to get on the elephant rides in the background

Seaside / Donkey Rides
Donkey rides on the beach at Saltburn, Yorkshire

Sahaha Desert / Camels
Camels and their owners await visitors to the pyramid site at Giza willing to take a ride on a ship of the desert

Louis-Philippe Acclaimed
Louis-Philippe, duc d Orleans, is acclaimed by the people of Paris as he rides through the streets on the way to the Hotel de Ville

Aerial Swing / Luna Park
A view of the aerial swing, Luna Park, Coney Island, New York, USA, at night when the park is deserted

Grand Centrifugal Ride
The Grand Centrifugal railway was an early type of rollercoater, in which participants sat in sledges / carriages which went down a ramp and around two circles

Donkeys in Sea
Business is bad at Weston- super-Mare, Somerset, England. The tide has come in on the poor huddled donkeys, much to the glee of one little boy swimming in the sea

Muleteer and Manifesto
Everyone in Madrid is caught up in the uprising : a muleteer reads a political manifesto as he rides

Felipe V at Madrid
Felipe V, formerly duc d Anjou, rides into Madrid with his queen, but the Spanish are less than delighted, war breaks out and he will abdicate in 1724

Out of Mouth of Hell
A demon rides forth from the mouth of Hell to find new victims - illustration to Richard Pynsons printing of The Kalender of Shepardes

Topsy-Turvy Railway
The Topsy-Turvy Railway at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham (south-east London)

French King on Horse
Charles VI of France and his brother the duc de Touraine ride from Montpellier to Paris in four and a half days

Alexander II Survives
After surviving Solovievs attempt on his life, Alexander II rides through the streets of St Petersburg : but he won t always be so lucky

UPS-AND-DOWNS / FAIR / 1804
Early Amusement wheels (hand- turned) at a St Petersburg Fair, Russia

Merry-Go-Round / Russia
Early hand-turned Merry-Go- Round at a St Petersburg Fair, Russia

St Nicolas in Holland
Saint Nicolas rides into a Dutch village, an annual custom heralding the coming of Christmas

Vittorio Emanuele is acclaimed by the people of Brescia as he rides triumphantly through their town

Fair / Car Ride, Kettering
An electric car ride in Kettering, United Kingdom

Fair / Amusement Wheel
CAIRO, EGYPT - An Arab-style amusement wheel

St Albans Town Fair - People enjoy the Cycle Roundabout

Fair / Railway / Rhyl
Fairgoers enjoy a ride on the miniature railway at Rhyl

Fair / Switchback, 1910
Waddingtons Scenic Railway - switchback ride at Hull Fair

Pin Wheel Ride / Morocco
Casablanca, Morrocco - Arab fair (includes pin- wheel ride)

Taking the Plunge
A couple enjoy the water chute at Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Fair / Helter Skelter
The Moulin Rouge Helter Skelter at the Scottish National Exhibition in Edinburgh

Harvesting by Hand
The landowner rides down to the cornfield to make sure everything is going alright

Tom Thumb and Butterfly
He entertains the court when he rides on the back of a butterfly

Coronation / Edward VI
EDWARD VI rides to his coronation through the snow- covered streets of London

Aphrodite and the Arts
Venus rides chariot pulled by doves. Under her influence the arts of love and music flourish

Cross-Channel on Top
A French inventor proposes an amphibious train which rides over any water that flows in its way. Think, all that money invested in the Channel Tunnel could have been saved !

Small Girl on Horse
A small girl rides side-saddle on a large horse

Hampstead Fair, 1911
Dobbie Set at Hampstead Fair, London

Big Wheel, Vienna
Big Wheel built by British engineer Walter Bassett and opened in the Prater, Vienna, on 21 June 1897

Octopus Ride C1993
Teenage girl on an Octopus ride

Fairs / Petrol Car Ride
Toy Town Taxis - petrol-driven car ride at an amusement park in Southend

Fairs / The Joy Wheel
The Joy Wheel ride at the Festival of Empire, held in the grounds at Crystal Palace

Switchback Railway, 1909
Switchback Railway at Barry in Glamorgan, South Wales

Water Chute / Earls Court
Water Chute at Earls Court

Boating Pool at Butlin s
The Boating Pool at Butlins Amusement Park, Felixstowe

Roman Parade / Augustus
A Roman triumph: a victorious Emperor Augustus rides in procession through the streets of Rome

Helter-Skelter, 1908
Lighthouse Slip at Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Carousel at Redruth, 1913
Motor car roundabout at Redruth Fancy Fair

Water Shute, Sydenham
River Rapids water chute at Crystal Palace, Sydenham

Carousel 1993
Jimmy Bottons Four-Abreast Gallopers at Gerry Cottles Circus & Rock n Roll Fun Fair, Wembley Exhibition Halls

Switchback, Folkestone
Switchback at Folkestone, Kent

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