Sledges Collection

Captain Robert Falcon Scott - Frys Cocoa Advert
Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), the English naval commander and explorer. A Captain in the Royal Navy, Scott led a number of expeditions to the Antarctic

A motor sledge which may be used at the South Pole
A suggestion for the type of motor sledge to be taken by Captain Scott, who in 1909 had announced his intention to set out on a new expedition to the South Pole

Children Sledging
Four children position their sledges, ready for a downhill race!

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

Shackleton / Sledging / 1908
Ernest Shackletons expedition reached within 100 miles of the South Pole. Relaying sledges over the rough terrain. Date: 1908

The Long, Long Drift
Illustration by Raymond Sheppard to an article entitled: The Long, Long Drift by John Prebble, relating to the The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-17

Montreal / Sleighing C20
Sleighing in Mount Royal Park, Montreal, Canada. early 20th century

TOBOGGANISTs FLURRY 28
A tobogganist stirs up a flurry of snow

Captain Scott and his team hauling their sledge in the Antarctic Date: early 1910s

Sledge Race at St. Moritz
The frozen lake at St. Moritz was utilised as a race course during the winter months. Date: circa 1925

Racing horse-drawn sleighs. Date: 1909

Horse and sledges in the snow, Montreal, Canada
19th century vintage photograph: horse and sledges in the snow, Montreal, Canada

c. 1890s Portugal Madeira - sledges in the street
c.1890s Portugal Madeira - tourist transport sledges in the street

Historical views of Sweden. Gustav Eriksson addressing the men of Dalarna 13, women farmers ploughing fields with oxen 14, and a public whipping of a cruel boy 15

For adults and children alike, enjoying their day outside in the snow, sledging downhill in Hampstead Heath, London. Date: 1907

Captain Scott, whose new expedition to the South Pole had just been announced in 1909, declares the motor sledge to be an invaluable adjunct to ponies and dogs on Polar expeditions

Six on a sledge! Date: 1930s

A Russian TROIKA - a three-horse sledge... Date: 1890s
A Russian TROIKA - a three-horse sledge...... Date: 1890s

A woman in a red checked outfit travels down a slope on a toboggan. Date: 1910

Several toboggans travel underneath a stone arch. Date: circa 1905

Napoleon crosses the St Bernard pass into Italy : his cannon are carried on sledges, dragged across the snow Date: 1796

SLEDGE IN ARCTIC 1870
Koldeweys second North Pole expedition - the team pull their heavily-laden sledge across the snowy waste. Date: 1869 - 1870

BOY SLEDGING 1842
A happy boy sledges down a hill. Date: 1842

TOBOGGANING, RUSSIA 1800
Tobogganing on an artificial slope in Russia. Date: circa 1800

SLEDGE FIRE ENGINE
In places where it is impossible to use a motor fire engine, fire fighting equipment is mounted on sledges. Date: circa 1900

Baby in Sledge
Sister pushes baby through the snow on a sledge Date: circa 1890

SLEIGHING IN HOLLAND
Casanova and friend sleighing on the frozen canals of Holland Date: mid 18th century

Greetings postcard - Sledges in The Engadin
Sledges in the Engadin or Engadine - a long high Alpine valley region in the eastern Swiss Alps located in the canton of Graubunden in most southeastern Switzerland. Greetings Postcard. Date: 1900

France - Gerardmer - Woodmen with sledges
Gerardmer - a town in northeastern France, near the German border. Its known as a ski resort, with tree-lined slopes which fed a thriving timber industry

Children on a frozen pond on a Christmas card
Three children sledding on a frozen pond on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Ernest Shackletons air-propelled sledges, and a tent
Sir Ernest Shackletons air-propelled sledges, intended for use in the Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917). Shown here operating as air-propelled water boats

Horse-Drawn Sledge - Russian Troika
A late 19th century decorative Russian Horse Drawn sledge called a Trioka. Troika is the Russian word for " triplet" or " trio" this being reference to the fact that troikas have

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

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

People Sledging 1908
Tobogganing is simply great fun for people of all ages - come on grandad! Date: 1908

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

Sledging by Torchlight
Sledging by torchlight adds to the fun. Date: 1905

De Long / Sledging Downhil
George De Long (USA), in his ship Jeanette, proved that the Arctic Sea ice is moved by ocean currents. Running the sledges downhill. Date: 1879 - 81

Koldewey / Sleighs / Sunset
Koldeweys expedition: pulling laden sledges during a dramatic sunset. Date: 1870

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

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

Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914 -1917
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: how and whence the expedition proposes to start. Showing the proposed methods of transport from the Weddell Sea Base to the South Pole. Date: 1914

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

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

Germany Gottingen
The market-place in winter, with several sledges - one of which has overturned. Date: early 18th century

TOBOGGANING ACCIDENT
Two young people in fur hats and coat, curled up with laughter after a tobogganing accident in the snow! Date: early 1930s

Saucy Trio on a Sledge
Three saucy girls on a sledge showing a bit of leg ! Date: early 1930s

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