Skating Collection (page 9)

Central Park, Winter: The skating pond. Date 1862

Edwardian lady skating
" Jolly Edwardian lady in white hat, scarf and muff ice skating. " Maud is admired by all". " Date: c.1908

Winter scene. Skater
From postcard by Liberty & Co of girl skating, dressed in coordinated hat, fur-trimmed coat and leggings. Artist: Hilda Miller Date: 1910

Skating in Regents Park, London, on the frozen boating lake. Icemen from the Royal Humane Society stood by on such occasions to try to rescue anyone falling through the ice should such an accident

Winter Evening. Children ice skating on a frozen river in winter with a blazing bonfire burning on the riverbank. Date: 1854

Woman ice skating wearing warm winter clothing and a fur muff. The Belle of the Winter. Date: ca. 1865

Early Winter with people ice skating on a frozen pond. Date: 1869

Skating with the Gentry by J. S. May
A man with whiskers, bowler hat, checked trousers and walking cane, stands and admires some young women skating on a frozen pond in the 1890s, rather voyeuristically in my opinion. Date: 1928

Ice Skating, Central Park, New York
Ice Skating, Central Park. People on a frozen lake in Central Park, New York. The Bow Bridge, Dakota apartment building, and Hotel Majestic are visible in background. Date: 1904

The Graphic Christmas Number front cover, 1928
Dramatic cover of The Graphic Christmas Number for 1928 featuring a group of angular looking ice skaters from the 1890s to introduce the Naughty Nineties theme of the issue. Date: 1928

Decorative Christmas frieze - ice skating
A decorative frieze illustrated with skaters enjoying a glide on a frozen lake. 1920s

Picking up a girl at the Bristol skating rink -- a woman has slipped on the ice, and a man takes the opportunity to pick her up

Swedish Ice Yachting
A happy young woman ice yachting (or sail skating) on a frozen lake in Sweden. Date: 1930s

Girl Ice Skater
A teenage girl ice skating in an Alpine setting. Date: 1930s

Pantomime on Ice
Girls in the production of The Merry Doll, a pantomime on ice ! Date: 1930s

Model Ice Skater
Bye darling, I m off for a spot of ice skating! A model waves at the camera, her ice skates under her arm. Date: 1930s

Skating in Single File. Artist: Anon. Four skaters in single file on a frozen lake Date: circa 1935

Two ice skaters - one falling over
Quite from Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare: " He does it with better grace, but I do it more natural." The perfect accompaniment to this humorous cartoon postcard depicting a suave

Two children on the ice, a boy on skates, pushing a girl in a sledge. 19th century

Skating and sledging
Four people skating and sledging on the ice. early 20th century

Girl and boy skating 19th century

Frieslanders Skate 1871
Women from Friesland, northern Holland, race on the ice. Date: 1871

Ice Skating Couple 1901
A smart couple skate in harmony; she in a state of bliss, while his mind is perhaps elsewhere... Date: 1901

Exhibition Drummer
A woman dressed as a drummer for the Womens Exhibition & Sale of Works in the Colours held at the Princes Skating Rink, Knightsbridge. Date: 13 - 26 May 1909

Finnish Skater
A young Finnish woman demonstrates her ability to skate elegantly despite encumbering clothing and holding her child on her shoulders... Date: circa 1860

Chinese Skaters 1896
Skating and sledging in China. Date: 1896

Ice Skating Girl 1930S
A young woman ties the laces on her ice skates. Date: 1930s

Expert Ice Skater 1930S
A young woman shows off some fancy moves, a small crowd watches with interest. Date: 1930s

Sport / Winter / Ice Skating
in Stockholm harbour Date: 1870

Prince Alfred skating with his bride
Romantic front cover engraving from The Graphic showing Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, skating with his bride, the Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia. The Prince travelled to St

Double page spread in a diary for 9-14 January
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 9-14 January. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Winter landscape
Skating and sliding on a frozen pond in a rural winter landscape at dusk

Skating by John Hassall
A group of boys enjoy some rough and tumble while sledging and skating in the snow

Happy Days / W H Robinson
A series of happy folk, dancing, playing music, roller skating in their new world. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture

Homeward Bound by Ethel Parkinson
Homeward Bound -- three children make their way home across the ice. Two boys are skating, while a little girl sits on a sled, cradling her doll. One of the boys is carrying a large holly branch

Winter Sport in Switzerland
Holiday-makers enjoying the winter season at Murren in Switzerland. Commander and Mrs Locker-Lampson pose on their sledge whilst Viscount Gort and Dr. and Mrs Walpole seem happy on their skis

He who hesitates is lost, by Florence Hardy
A Dutch boy and girl skating on a frozen lake. The boy holds a bunch of mistletoe in his hand. The greeting reads " Wishing you every Happiness."

Four skating boys, by Florence Hardy. Each boy is wearing a different coloured suit, and a matching or contrasting hat: blue, yellow, green and red

Poster advertising National Parks for winter sports
Poster designed by Dorothy Waugh, advertising Americas National Parks for winter sports

The Hostess who Invited a few Friends to Skate in her Privat
Humorous illustration by H.M. Bateman showing a distraught society lady, aghast at the sight of her house guests standing chest deep in the not very frozen lake she had encouraged them to skate upon

A skater and her poem by Florence Hardy
Away away, come follow me! For the North, wind blows, and the smooth ice glows, where the merry skaters be. A skater attempts to convince her friends to join her and come skating

A Passive Resistance by Florence Hardy
Two Dutch children skate on an icy lake as the girl ignores the boys gentle courtship

Skating girls by Florence Hardy
Four girls, dressed in pretty early Victorian dresses, bonnets and muffs, hold hands as they skate together

The Silvery Moon by Florence Hardy
Two children dressed in clown and Pierrot costumes, skate together under a silver moon

Children playing in the snow
Lovely illustration showing children having fun during the winter, ice skating, sledging, building snowmen and, rather more alarmingly, building fires!

Christmas children skating by Florence Hardy
Three small children, looking very festive in their matching green elfin capes skate together across a frozen pond

Skating Girls by Florence Hardy
Three little girls, dressed identically in red coats and carrying fur muffs with matching hats skate across a frozen pond

Christmas children by Florence Hardy
A quintet of children in winter jerseys and pointed caps skate in unison on a pond holding bunches of holly in a very festive manner

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