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Sled Collection (#8)

Background imageSled Collection: Woman putter dragging a sledge of coal along a narrow seam, South Wales, c1848

Woman putter dragging a sledge of coal along a narrow seam, South Wales, c1848

Background imageSled Collection: Robert Falcon Scott, British Antarctic explorer, 1914

Robert Falcon Scott, British Antarctic explorer, 1914
Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), British Antarctic explorer, 1914. Portrait surrounded by vignettes of his fatal expedition to South Pole

Background imageSled Collection: Samoyed travelling on a sleigh pulled by reindeer, late 16th-early 17th century

Samoyed travelling on a sleigh pulled by reindeer, late 16th-early 17th century. Dutch depiction of a Samoyed man (indigenous Siberian) driving a sleigh or sledge

Background imageSled Collection: Ice Splitting, 1825. Artist: Pyotr Alexandrov

Ice Splitting, 1825. Artist: Pyotr Alexandrov
Ice Splitting, 1825. Found in the collection of the A Pushkin Memorial Museum, St Petersburg

Background imageSled Collection: View of Znamenka Street in winter, Moscow, Russia, early 20th century

View of Znamenka Street in winter, Moscow, Russia, early 20th century. Found in the collection of the Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk

Background imageSled Collection: Petrovka Street in winter, Moscow, Russia, 1912

Petrovka Street in winter, Moscow, Russia, 1912. Horse-drawn sleighs travel up and down the street. Found in the collection of the Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk

Background imageSled Collection: Boy putter dragging a sledge of coal along a narrow seam, South Wales, 1848

Boy putter dragging a sledge of coal along a narrow seam, South Wales, 1848. From A Treatise on the Winning and Working of Collieries by Matthias Dunn. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1848)

Background imageSled Collection: Napoleon retreating from Moscow, 1812

Napoleon retreating from Moscow, 1812. Napoleon riding at speed on a horse drawn sleigh, escorted by a squadron of cavalry. Of the 600, 000 soldiers of his Grande Armee, only about 100, 000 returned

Background imageSled Collection: The search for the 1897 Andree expedition to the North Pole

The search for the 1897 Andree expedition to the North Pole. In 1897 a Swedish explorer named Salomon Andree made an attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon

Background imageSled Collection: Fire engine, from Georg Andreas Bocklers Theatrum Machinarum Novum, 1673

Fire engine, from Georg Andreas Bocklers Theatrum Machinarum Novum, 1673. Artist: Georg Andreas Bockler
Fire engine. From Georg Andreas Bocklers Theatrum Machinarum Novum, Nuremberg, 1673. Engraving

Background imageSled Collection: Fire engine, from Isaac de Caus Nouvelle Invention de Lever l Eau Plus Hault, 1664

Fire engine, from Isaac de Caus Nouvelle Invention de Lever l Eau Plus Hault, 1664. Artist: Isaac de Caus
Fire engine, from Isaac de Caus Nouvelle Invention de Lever l Eau Plus Hault, 1664. Engraving

Background imageSled Collection: Descending the Mont Cenis pass in winter by horse-drawn sledge, 19th century

Descending the Mont Cenis pass in winter by horse-drawn sledge, 19th century

Background imageSled Collection: Nordenskjold rescued from Snow Hill Island, Antarctica, 1903

Nordenskjold rescued from Snow Hill Island, Antarctica, 1903. (Nils) Otto (Gustaf) Nordenskjold (1869-1928) Swedish explorer and geologist, led the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904

Background imageSled Collection: A Cold Reception and A Warm Welcome, 1876. Artist: Joseph Swain

A Cold Reception and A Warm Welcome, 1876. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Cold Reception and A Warm Welcome, 1876. In the lefthand cartoon, the Queen of the Arctic is perched on top of the snowy peaks of the Arctic



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