Sledge Collection (page 3)

Decorative Christmas frieze, Children sledging
Charming scene with children having fun sledging on a snowy day. 1920s

Now We re Off by Florence Hardy
Two small children, wearing clown and Pierrot costumes have fun in the snow on a sledge

Jack and Jill by Florence Hardy
Two children dressed in clown and Pierrot costumes, play in the snow with a sledge. The little girl, wearing neck ruff and holding a muff to keep her hands warm waves a sprig of holly in the air

Boy on Sledge C1880
A boy waves as he slides on his sledge (one of a series)

The Sleigh by Charles Robinson
A wheelbarrow has been transformed into a sleigh by removing the wheels. We see a young girl standing up in it being pulled by two other children. Date: 1906

The gifts of Santa Claus
Father Christmas arriving on a sledge laden with presents, much to the delight of some children. Date: 1903

The Four Seasons, Winter, by John Hassall
Children having lots of fun sledging down hill in the snow. 1902

Queen Victoria riding in a sledge
Queen Victoria out riding in a sledge. 1847

Sledging at Chateau d Hennement, France, WW2
Sledging at Chateau d Hennement, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, at Christmas 1944. 1944

Susi - with sled in the snow. 1950s

Susi - with upturned sled in the snow. 1950s

Christmas snow scene. 19th century

Edwardian New Year postcard
New Year greeting depicting a child on a sledge in the snow with a bag of cash & shamrocks accompanied by a walking companion. Date: 1902

Boys and girls on three Victorian Christmas scraps, skating, sledging and making a snowman. Date: circa 1890s

Teddy bear and toys on a Christmas postcard
Teddy bear and toys riding on a sled on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Snowman and family on a Christmas postcard
Snowman couple and family going for a walk on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1900s

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

Riding on a sledge
Winter scene depicting children with a sledge approaching a large house. Date: circa 1912

Nearly a Song Hit by Chloe Preston - winter sledging
My Swiss Miss Misses Me" - a narrow escape as a young boy bends to avoid being hit by a girl tobogganist on the snowy slopes of Switzerland. Date: 1926

Young girl on a sledge
Young girl with a sprig of holly speeding downhill on a sledge with a bunny rabbit. Date: circa 1912

Snow scene with children on sledge - Moscow, USSR. Date: 1986

Eskimo dog-sledge
An Eskimo family, preparing Huskies for the next journey

Social / Russian Merchant
A rich merchant and his wife take the horse-drawn sledge Date: 1913

Overturned Sledge 1905
Two girls fall sideways into the snow when their sledge overturns, but they don t seem to mind a great deal. Date: 1905

Catherine Great / Sleigh
Catherine the Great travels in a sleigh. Date: circa 1780

Ross / Saumarez River
John Rosss arctic expedition: The Saumarez River which never freezes in Latitude 70 degrees north and Longitude 92 degrees west. Date: 1829 - 33

Christabel Pankhurst sledging in Villar
Christabel Pankhurst LLB (1880 - 1958), suffragette, founder and leader of National Womens Social and Political Union, daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst

Children in the snow with a sledge in Cnetral Park in New York City, USA Date: circa 1900

Macpherson Home, Stratford, Ontario
The distributing home at Stratford, Ontario, operated by emigration promoter Miss Annie Macpherson. A horse-drawn sledge stands in the snow. Date: early 1900s

United States (19th c). American country life. Pleasures of Winter, 1855. Illustration published by Nathaniel Currier. Litography

Selkup family, North Tumen (Northern minority). Family lives in trad. way, forest near river Taz, North Tumen region, Russia, spring

Selkup hunter, North Siberia, Russia (Northern minority). Hunter next to sledge, husky dog; prior to reindeer harnessing, near river Taz, spring

Selkup man with reindeer-sledge, Siberia. Nothern Siberia minority selkup father (Eugenii Irikov) and son, travelling by sledge and reindeer team in semitundra; early spring; North Tumen region

Minority selkup father (Eugenii Irikov) and son, travelling by sledge and reindeer team in semitundra (Rangifer tarandus). Early spring; North Tumen region, Northern Siberia, Russia

Under-ice net fishing, typical in Russia and particularly in Siberia; the boat is being pulled around for safety and for carrying the catch (mostly local salmons) as a sledge

Selkup Family - Minority of the Siberian North, a family in front of their log-hut on tradional sledge. Spring. forest near river Taz, North Tumen region, Siberia, Russia

Swiss Winter Tailing scene with horse-drawn sledge
The Swiss Winter Season. A pleasant winter scene depicting a Swiss pastime called tailing. This popular activity consisted of a line of swiss luges attached to each other

People on sledges in snow, Switzerland
People on sledges in the snow, Switzerland. Date: 1910s

Dog sled on Aletsch Glacier, Jungfrau, Switzerland
Dog sled in the snow on the Aletsch Glacier, Jungfrau, Switzerland. Date: circa 1920s

1920s Society in Winter- Mr Gordon Selfridge
Harry Gordon Selfridge (1856-1947), pictured in Switzerland in the middle of the sledge next to Mrs St. George. Lord and Lady Headfort are sitting at the back of the sledge, covered by fur balnkets

Portugal, Madeira, Funchal, Monte - Carros de bois
Traditionally, the means of travel in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira, did not include wheeled carriages. The uneven cobbled roadways, steep hills and sharp bends

Tobogganning couple by Florence Hardy
Young couple on a toboggan in snowy Christmas scene. Date: 1910

Christmas greeting
Two young boys hurtle down a hill on a sledge. Date: circa 1903

Amusement by the Meuse by H. L. Oakley
Some scenes showing troops billeted in the valley of the Meuse after the signing of the Armistice spending their leisure time on round of golf, sledging

Jeek the puppy with Jacky and Gerry in the snow
Jeek the mongrel puppy with Jacky and Gerry in the snow -- they have fallen off a toboggan on their way down a hill. Date: 1940

Fishermans Sledge - Pulled by Dogs
A fisher man sitting on a dog pulled sledge in Astrakhan a south west region of Russia. Date: 1873

Girl pulled in sledge through the wintry countryside
A little girl, dressed in a red cape with white fur trim and carrying sprigs of holly, is pulled along by her sweetheart. Date: c.1920

A motor sledge for the South Pole
A motor sledge device for transport in heavy snow, used by Lieutenant Barnes on M.Charcots French expedition to the South Pole which set off in 1908 in the Pourquoi Pas. Date: 1909

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