Skis Collection (page 2)

Hospice du Grand St Bernard on the Great St Bernard Pass, Switzerland. A hospice for travellers was founded in 1049 and named after Saint Bernard of Menthon

Fifteen Jolly Skiers having fun on the slopes - Austria. Date: circa 1940s

SKI-ING HUNTERS C16
Hunters and huntress of Northern Norway, with their dog, pursue their quarry on skis. Date: 1555

SWISS POSTMAN ON SKIS
When winter comes, Swiss rural postman in the Alpine districts take to their skis. Date: 1911

Norwegian Postman
Neither snow, ice, hail nor trolls discourage the Norwegian postman as he skis oer fjell and fjord Date: circa 1900

Skier turning back - Switzerland - 1900s Date: circa 1907

Skier with backpack following tracks - Switzerland - 1900s Date: circa 1907

Pair of Skiers - Switzerland - 1900s. Date: circa 1907

Ski Jumpers or Downhill ski racers limbering up - Germany (no snow required!). Date: circa 1930s

Christmas, Winter - Young girl on Skis brings home Mistletoe
Christmas, Winter - Young girl on Skis brings home a large bunch of Mistletoe. Date: circa 1908

Poster advertising skiing in Norway, printed for Norwegian State Railways. Date: 1958

Skiing Shadows
Skiers, skis and ski poles cast artistic shadows across the snow. Date: 1930s

The Rescue by Fortunino Matania
The Rescue - a scene on a Swiss snow slope. One skier leans over to rescue a small pet dog who has fallen over the edge of a snowy ledge, much to the distress of a small child. Date: 1922

The Prince of Wales skiing and pipe smoking in Norway
The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII, then Duke of Windsor) pictured at Finse on the Bergen Railway in Norway, where he was on skis for eight hours a day

Schiaparelli ski oufit, 1929
A ski-ing outfit by Elsa Schiaparelli featuring loosely cut breeches in dark blue toile and a novel fitted jumper, pointed hood-like cap

Skis and Stick Patterns
A skier amidst a pattern of skis and ski sticks at a resort in Switzerland. Date: 1960s

Poster advertising Finland for winter sports
Poster by Finnish State Railways, advertising Finland for winter sports. A giant snowman welcomes a group of happy skiers who have just arrived by train

Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen head for the North Pole
Illustration showing Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen waving goodbye to the Fram as they set out in an attempt to reach the North Pole on skis, March 1895

Milk Advertisement
Two children on skis carry cartons of Mont Blanc milk - with added sugar or without, according to taste

Advertisement for Davos, Switzerland. circa 1950

Advertisement for Cote d Azur and Corsica, with summer and winter sports. circa 1930

The Blue Train by Reginald Arkell & Dion Titheradge from Madi" by Alfred Grunewald and Leo Stein with music by Robert Stolz

Scene at Myrdal Railway Station, Norway
Scene at Myrdal Railway Station in the snow, Norway, on the Bergen line to Oslo, with people going skiing. Date: circa 1910

Queen Sirikit of Thailand in Gstaad, Switzerland
Queen Sirikit (1932-) of Thailand falls over to much hilarity, trying a spot of skiing at the Swiss winter sports resort of Gstaad

Chateau d Hennement, France, Christmas 1944
Chateau d Hennement, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, at Christmas 1944. 1944

The Nose Game - Impulsive Nose A9, Denotes Quick Temper. 1927

Two pigs skiing on a German New Year postcard. Date: circa 1920s

Burberry advert: Winter sports dress
Spectators admire a team of sportsmen in matching outfits speed past on a form of bobsleigh or luge

Antique skis. Pudasjarvi. 19th century. The National Museum
Antique skis. The shorter ski is lined reindeer leg skin, as also the bindings of both skis. 19th century. Pudasjarvi. The National Museum of Finland. Helsinki

Ski Girl Towed by Dog
A little girl is towed along on skis by a dog. Date: circa 1910

Fashionable Ski Lady 31
A fashionable skier poses with her skis. Date: 1931

Skier tumbles 1931
A young woman gets her skis crossed and falls down. Date: 1931

Crossed Skis 1931
This skier is heading for a fall - shes got her skis crossed (and that ain t good). Date: 1931

Ross / Prince Regent Inlet
During Rosss voyage to find Franklin, a travelling party pitches their tent for the day in Prince Regents inlet. Date: 1848 - 49

Photo of kite-flying on skis, Finse, Norway
Colour photo from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 14th November 1925 showing a young lady enjoying kite-flying on skis at Finse, Norway. Date: 14th November 1925

Simpson of Piccadilly advertisement - ski fashion 1956
Advertisement for ski fashions from Simpson of Piccadilly featuring a woman wearing a royal blue ski jacket with a shoulder flutter of embroidered snowflakes

Poster advertising Bilgeri ski equipment
Poster advertising ski equipment from Bilgeri of Bregenz, Austria, designed by Carl Kunst. Date: circa 1910

Alpini ski troops, Italian Alps, WW1
Alpini ski troops in the Italian Alps during the First World War, when Italy were fighting the Austro-Hungarian Empire. circa 1916

Khanty or Ostyak man wearing skis, woman with animal skin coat.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Khanty or Ostyak costumes, and scene in Khanty hut.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

The Bystander front cover, Winter Sports number 1929
Front cover of The Bystander magazines winter sports number featuring a society gathering on the piste for some ski action in 1929. Date: 1929

Skiing party taking a short cut back to St Moritz
Two women and a man in skiing outfits on a slope, taking a short cut back to St Moritz, Switzerland. Date: 1914

German boy scout on First Aid exercise
German boy scout on a First Aid exercise, pulling a stretcher made from skis

People on skis in the snow, Switzerland
People on skis in the snow in Switzerland, balancing on one leg

Boy scouts on skiing activity in Finland
Boy scouts on a skiing activity in Finland

Charge of French Alpine Chasseurs in Alsace, WW1
The Chasseurs Alpins, the famous French mountain riflemen carrying out a dashing charge on skis at Hermannsweiler Kopf in Alsace

Delineator Jan 1928
Delineator magazine January 1928, depicting a fashionable woman with skis, in an alpine scene Date: 1928

Father Christmas with his sack, by Muriel Dawson
Father Christmas walking through the snow with his sack, by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1924

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