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Recreational Collection

Background imageRecreational Collection: Playing Roque

Playing Roque
circa 1930: Roque, a type of croquet and one of the favourite winter sports at Tampa, Florida, being played on one of the Minicipal Roque Courts in Plant Park

Background imageRecreational Collection: Game Of Billiards

Game Of Billiards
circa 1850: Two couples playing a game of billiards at a private residence. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: Old Billiards

Old Billiards
1817: Billiard Antiquities, a group of billiard players. Original Artist - Rowlandson - The Dance of Life - pub. 1817 (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: Infant Anglers

Infant Anglers
27th September 1949: A pair of young anglers pack up after a day's unsuccessful, but enjoyable, angling at the Serpentine in London's Hyde Park

Background imageRecreational Collection: Balancing Act

Balancing Act
circa 1930: Two man in a balancing act. Their shirts have an L as a logo. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: Skiers Stop

Skiers Stop
circa 1930: A group of skiers take a rest at a cablecar stop halfway up the mountain at Innsbruck in Austria. (Photo by Richard Schimann/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: A German Ice Yacht

A German Ice Yacht
circa 1930: An ice yacht on a frozen lake in Germany. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: Gymnastics

Gymnastics
circa 1930: A woman in a leotard performs an energetic leap while doing gymnastics outdoors. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: An Ice Yacht

An Ice Yacht
circa 1930: Two children in an ice yacht in Germany. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: Salmon Fishing

Salmon Fishing
13th August 1925: Mrs MacDonald fishing for salmon on the River Spey. The area is also popular for grouse shooting. Wild salmon are an important part of Scotlands tourist industry

Background imageRecreational Collection: Broadmoor Terrace

Broadmoor Terrace
July 1867: Male and female patients indulging in outdoor leisure pursuits on the terrace at Broadmoor, a hospital for the criminally insane in Berkshire

Background imageRecreational Collection: Pyjama d Players

Pyjama d Players
May 1927: Pyjama clad girl cricketers taking a break from their game and enjoying a drink whilst sitting on a five-barred gate. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: Tennis Ladies

Tennis Ladies
1927: A group of women tennis players gathered around the remains of a camp fire. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: Whos For Tennis ?

Whos For Tennis ?
July 1925: Two motorcycling tennis players. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: Gooseflesh

Gooseflesh
July 1926: A swimmer on a Devon beach appears to be full of joy at the prospect of plunging into the cold English water! (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: Swimming Race

Swimming Race
July 1929: A group of women lined up ready for the start of the 1/4 mile swimming race at Twickenham. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: Diving

Diving
1929: A man and a woman diving into a pool from a diving board. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: Going For A Swim

Going For A Swim
1929: A young man and woman in swimwear. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: Ski Outfits

Ski Outfits
January 1926: Two outfits for leisure skiing. (Photo by Seeberger Freres/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: Archery On The Beach

Archery On The Beach
circa 1928: A group of flappers on a beach with a bow and arrows. (Photo by Sasha/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: What A Catch

What A Catch
circa 1928: Two flappers on a beach with a fishing rod and their catch. (Photo by Sasha/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: Fishing On Pier

Fishing On Pier
Circa 1955: A boy sitting on the end of a pier fishing. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: Flying Man

Flying Man
January 1929: Acrobatic feats by Australian swimmers on Sydney Beach. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: Pacific Diver

Pacific Diver
circa 1950: Swimmer diving into rough water lashing against rocky cliffs at Acapulco, the Riviera of Mexico. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: New Zealand Climb

New Zealand Climb
circa 1930: Mr Camery stops for a smoke whilst hiking across the mountains in New Zealand. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: Lawn Tennis

Lawn Tennis
1881: Two couples meet for a friendly game of lawn tennis. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: Photographer in the snow, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Photographer in the snow, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Background imageRecreational Collection: Young girl cleaning the hooves of a pony

Young girl cleaning the hooves of a pony

Background imageRecreational Collection: Young woman sitting next to her horse, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Young woman sitting next to her horse, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Background imageRecreational Collection: Princes Skating Rink

Princes Skating Rink
Skaters take to the ice at Princes Skating Rink, London, 1909. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: On Golf Links

On Golf Links
circa 1910: Golfers on the links at Knocke. (Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/A H Robinson/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: Lucky Dog

Lucky Dog
circa 1900: On a frozen pond one woman pushes a friend and her dog across the ice on a sleigh. A photogravure. (Photo by Henry Stevens/Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: Noble Game

Noble Game
circa 1780: Cricket being played at White Conduit House, Islington, the original home of the MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) which moved to Lords in 1788. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: Football ?

Football ?
1870: Football as played at Rugby school. The ball is round, but the goal posts are more reminiscent of rugby. Original Publication: The Graphic - pub

Background imageRecreational Collection: Ancient and modern hang gliding, low angle view

Ancient and modern hang gliding, low angle view

Background imageRecreational Collection: Co Kerry, Sunset And Lough Leane, Killarney

Co Kerry, Sunset And Lough Leane, Killarney

Background imageRecreational Collection: Woman lying in the snow, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Woman lying in the snow, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Background imageRecreational Collection: Female photographer, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Female photographer, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Background imageRecreational Collection: Woman kneeling in the snow holding a camera, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Woman kneeling in the snow holding a camera, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Background imageRecreational Collection: River Fishermen

River Fishermen
1862: A group of fishermen loading up their boat near the Coldstream Bridge, on the border between England and Scotland. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: Tennis Family

Tennis Family
circa 1890: A Victorian family taking a break from a game of tennis. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageRecreational Collection: City Golf

City Golf
circa 1930: Miniature golf courses in New York City on 50th Street next to Roxys theatre. A craze not approved of by car owners as it deprives them of parking space

Background imageRecreational Collection: Man jogging

Man jogging

Background imageRecreational Collection: Young skater in front of a concrete wall

Young skater in front of a concrete wall

Background imageRecreational Collection: Windsurfers in Tarifa, Costa de la Luz, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Windsurfers in Tarifa, Costa de la Luz, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Background imageRecreational Collection: Cross-country skier with motion blur on Feldberg Mountain, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg

Cross-country skier with motion blur on Feldberg Mountain, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Background imageRecreational Collection: Woman at the summit cross, Hoher Stein Mountain, Muehlberg, Dunkelsteinerwald, Wachau

Woman at the summit cross, Hoher Stein Mountain, Muehlberg, Dunkelsteinerwald, Wachau, Mostviertel, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe



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