Skis Collection

W. Heath Robinson
Cartoon, Wild and Woolly. A few trot-skis in Switzerland. Variations on Skiing such as the tri-ski and twin-ski. Please note

Roald Amundsen (1872-1928)
Photograph of Captain Roald Engelbreth Gravning Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer, in his cold weather clothing and skis, Antarctica, 1912

Scott at Amundsens Tent
Scotts team arrive at the South Pole to find that Amundsens crew have beaten them to it; frozen and demoralised, they perished weeks later

Italian victory in Berlin Winter Olympics
An Italian victory in the ski team event in the Winter Olympics at Garmisch, Germany

Cub Scout on skis, Snowy Mountains, Australia
A group of Cub Scouts of the 1st Kosciusco Troop, on skis in the Snowy Mountains of Australia. Scoutmaster Bernie Jarratt is demonstrating a kick turn. Date: 1960s

Waterskiing fun in Lake Geneva at Evian-les-Bains
Waterskiing fun in Lake Geneva (Lac Leman) at Evian-les-Bains, France Date: circa 1950s

Soviet Air Attack
Finland : Soviet aircraft attack a Finnish supply train of elk-drawn sledges : the Finnish troops themselves are on skis

Doyle / Skiing / Alps 1894
SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE In comical pose on skis in the Alps, with female companion

Mid-Air on Skis
A man in a vest in mid-air as he skis down a steep mountain

Social / Norway Postman
Neither snow, ice, hail nor trolls can discourage the Norwegian postman as he skis o er fjell and fjord

Dollar Mountain Ski Lift, Sun Valley, Idaho, USA
People on skis at Dollar Mountain Ski Lift, Sun Valley sports centre, Idaho, USA. Date: circa 1938

Poster for The Upper Austrian Tourist Board - Ski Scene Date: circa 1937

Russian Grenadier Guardsman on skis
Soldier of the Russian regiment of foot grenadiers of the Guard. A hunter-scout wearing skis. Date: 1900

Snow, Skis and Sunshine in Switzerland
Miss Joan Simon, Miss Peggy Peyton, Mr George Renwick, R.N. Mrs Renwick and The Hon. Olivia Harcourt skiing at St. Moritz, Switzerland

WATER-SKIS 25 / 9 / 1921
Water-skis help the hunter to hit sitting ducks

American Boy on Skis
An American boy on skis

Taking a Ski Break 1927
Skiers take a break, off the piste, by standing their skis in the snow and having a drink

Santa Claus on skis on a French Christmas postcard
Santa Claus with his sack of presents, travelling on skis on a French Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Poster, Skiing in the Italian Alps - Limone, Piemonte Date: 1953

St Bernard dogs and monk on skis, Grand St Bernard, the Swiss Alps Date: circa 1910s

Winter season Switzerland
A mountain hotel in Switzerland. Edwardian ice skaters on the Lake at Murren. Edwardian dress men and women are seen skating. Date: 1912

Skiers returning
A group of Skiers returning after a day of skiing in Switzerland (the Bernese Oberland area). They carry traditional Edwardian skis and in traditional clothing. Date: 1912

Photograph of the Hardanger Glacier, with two men on skis viewing the scene. Captioned, A Chain of Ice-Hills: A Future Haunt of the Winter Sports Enthusiast'

Poster, St Moritz, Switzerland, Winter Olympics 1940 - woman in sleigh. Initially issued in 1938 to advertise the 1940 Winter Olympics, which were cancelled due to the outbreak of WW2. Date: 1938

Poster, Ski Switzerland Date: circa 1965

Poster, Dartmouth Winter Carnival, 13-14 February 1948, in New Hampshire, USA Date: 1948

Poster, Winter Sports in Vosges, France Date: 1931

Poster advertising skiing in Norway. Date: 1957

Sami People - Early Photograph
The Sami people, (also known as Lapps, although this term is considered derogatory) are the indigenous people of northern Europe inhabiting Sapmi, which today encompasses parts of northern Sweden

Music cover, Intermezzo, The Prodigal Son
Music cover, Intermezzo by J M Glover, as performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in The Prodigal Son, arrangement for pianoforte

Sami man or Lapplander in a sleigh pulled by a reindeer on ice, and another man on skis. Illustration from Leopold von Buchs Travels Through Norway and Lapland, 1813

Marie Antoinettes sleigh, a carriage mounted on skis. Marie Antoinette raced Madame de Lamballe around Versailles. Handcoloured lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times

Lectures pour tous - Winter Sports
Front cover of Lectures pour Tous magazine featuring illustration of a woman skiing in the French Alps. Date: 1932

Lili D Alvarez - ski jump at St. Moritz
Spanish tennis star Lili D Alvarez performing a very passable ski jump at the resort of St. Moritz. Date: 1927

The Ski Forest by Fleming Williams
Typical scene at mid-day at the top of any well-known ski climb in Switzerland. A common sight to see as many as a hundred skis standing up in the snow to dry while their owners rest

Jazz band on skis at Murren
A jazz band gamely playing their instruments while on skis at Murren in Switzerland. Date: 1927

Skiing misfortune
A Skiing misfortune as a skier takes a tumble trying to navigate through a clump of trees on a Swiss alpine slope. Date: 1924

Three elves skiing on a Dutch New Year postcard. Date: circa 1910s

Greetings card, All the Best, showing a young woman skier. 20th century

Many Folk Misfitz - Canada - Canadian Girl. early 20th century

Holidaymakers on cog train, Wengen, Bern, Switzerland
Holidaymakers with their sleds and skis, travelling up the slopes on a cog train, Wengen alpine village, Bern, Switzerland. Date: circa 1910

Dornier Do 27Q-1 OY-ABE (msn 2028), at an air display, somewhere in Europe: seen fitted with skis. Date: circa 1965

Foster-Wikner Wicko G-AFKS
Foster-Wikner GM.1 Wicko G-AFKS (msn 6). First registered on 5January 1939 G-AFKS was used by Nash Aircraft Sales Ltd. As a demonstrator and was, at one time, fitted with skis

Couple Play in Alps Date: 1948

Woman Skier Walking Date: 1925

Skiing Lodge

Sleighs and Skiers Date: 1905

Couple on Skis Date: 1910

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