Skis Collection (page 4)

BOY SKIER
A little boy holding up a large pair of skis. Date: 1930s

Jumping Skier 1930S
An athletic skier jumping and surfing through the snow. Date: early 1930s

Dancers on Skis
A man and woman in matching outfits, dancing on skis! Date: early 1930s

Swedish Boy Skier
A happy Swedish boy on his skis. Date: early 1930s

Soldiers in action in the snow, WW1
Soldiers (possibly Italian) in action in the snow during the First World War. Date: 1915-1918

A Frieze in Tempera-Ture by Jay Gee
A wonderfully vivid and jolly frieze like illustration (hence the pun-like title) featuring a group of mae and female skiers and winter sports enthusiasts dressed in bright clothes

Avalanche victim aided by St Bernards
At the Hospice du Grand Saint- Bernard (2472m), dogs are trained to rescue unfortunate travellers who lose their way in the darkness and snow on the Alpine pass

Norwegian Types (3 / 5) - Two skiing girls
Norwegian Types - Two skiing girls Date: circa 1906

Norwegian Types (4 / 5) - Putting on skis
A young boy puts on his pair of cross country skis, whilst his elder sister stands alongside, holding her set of skis. Date: circa 1906

Norwegian Sharpshooters
Sharpshooters on skis and snowshoes, with a dragoon Date: 1814

Winter Sport, Thomas Cook & Sons Arrangements
Cover illustration of Winter Sport, Thomas Cook & Sons Arrangements, showing a lady dressed in winter clothes, skiing downhill with one ski pole

Thomas Cook, Winter Sports, 1932-33
Cover illustration for Thomas Cooks Winter Sports, 1932-33, showing a lady in winter sports clothes on skis, going downhill

Skiing on a Shoestring with Thomas Cook
A poster or handbill advertising Skiing on a Shoestring, new low-cost holidays through Thomas Cook. Ski boots, ski poles and skis are arranged in a cartoon-style image

Winter Sports with Thomas Cook & Son
Cover illustration for Winter Sports in France, Italy, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Norway, Sweden and Canada, under the management of Thomas Cook & Son Ltd

Cooks for Winter Sports
Poster or handbill advertising Cooks for Winter Sports, showing a cartoon of a couple skiing downhill, dressed in blue and red ski wear

Captain Scott on ski
Impression of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, leader of the ill-fated expedition to reach the South Pole in 1912, wrapped up in his kit and skiing

Lady skiing down a mountain
A lady in Edwardian dress skis down a mountain -- behind her, a man has fallen over, perhaps in surprise at her expertise or bravery

Delineator page, January 1927
Illustration showing elegant people on the ski slopes

Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868 - 1912), British Polar explorer, pictured in kit and on skis in the Antarctic, prior to embarking on his ill-fated expedition to reach the South Pole in which he

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

The Winter-Sports Season
Attractive garbs for snowy hills: Miss Marie Lancret, the pretty Parisian actress chamingly arrayed for the ski or the skate

Austrian infantry
The Austrian infantry is holding their winter manoeuvers at Hainbach near Vienna. The troops are using skis and are covered in white cloaks so that they cannot be seen by enemy aeroplanes

Poster advertising Winter Sports -- a man skis rapidly down a snowy slope

Their Winter Sport by Illingworth
Four local and proficient child skiiers have a laugh at the expense of a man (probably British) who seems to have come a cropper on the piste

Ski fashion 1956
A model poses with skis in a proofed poplin jacket by Gordon Lowe from Debenhams

Tatler Winter Sports Number 1954
Lovely 1950s illustration by David Judd for the front cover of The Tatlers Winter Sports Number, showing a lone female skiier arriving at a quaint looking chalet on the ski slopes

Ski-ing streamline
A contrasting ski outfit from Jaeger. The tough looking, loose-fitting wool sweater, with its ribbed knit and roll collar, and the tailored ski-pants of black barathea produce an ensemble that

Make up Moment in the Snow
All ready for a days winter sport, a woman applies the last completing touch of lipstick. Her equipment includes white knitted cap and sweater, red Grenfell ski jacket

Rear-Admiral Richard Byrd, in the Antarctic, c. 1929
Photograph of Rear-Admiral Richard Byrd (1888-1957) setting out on skis from his polar exploration ship City of New York, c.1929

Astrid Skis
Astrid skiing with Leopold III

Russian Soldiers on Skis
Russian troops, using skis, have superior manoeuvrability compared with the Germans, during the harsh months of inter fighting

Hut of Cpt Scott
The hut of Robert Falcon Scott at Cape Evans on Ross Island which has been preserved in the state it was left in memory of the explorer

Tsars Car for Kerensky
The Tsars car, fitted with skis for driving in snow, is commandeered by Kerensky

Children to Baptism
A Scandinavian couple on skis take their children to the church to be baptised : due to the long journey, they take them in batches, carrying them on their backs in baskets

Military Skiers / 1908
French and Norwegian military skiers at Chamonix

F. Christmas / Ski
Father Christmas on skis

Laplander in snowy landscape
A Laplander walking through a snowy landscape, probably going out to hunt for food

Haakon Carried to Safety
The year old royal child Haakon Haajonson, who will become Haakon IV is carried to safety across the snow to avoid rivals

Scandinavian Troops
Northern foot-soldiers travel on skis, and cavalry use reindeer, to make the best of winter conditions

Futuristic water skiers taking a turn round a lake. The lady in the foreground is pulling a small boat containing a dog

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