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Exercise Collection (page 4)

Background imageExercise Collection: Family: Man smoking a hookah and girl doing Yoga, c1850. Creator: Indian School (19th Century)

Family: Man smoking a hookah and girl doing Yoga, c1850. Creator: Indian School (19th Century)
Family: Man smoking a hookah and girl doing Yoga, c.1850 (w/c on paper)

Background imageExercise Collection: Petty Officers Crean and Evans Exercising Their Ponies in the Winter, 1911, (1913)

Petty Officers Crean and Evans Exercising Their Ponies in the Winter, 1911, (1913). Expedition members Tom Crean (1877-1938) and Edgar Evans (1876-1912)

Background imageExercise Collection: Exercising the Ponies, 1911, (1913). Artist: Edward Wilson

Exercising the Ponies, 1911, (1913). Artist: Edward Wilson
Exercising the Ponies, 1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole

Background imageExercise Collection: Prisoners Working on the Treadmill, c1934

Prisoners Working on the Treadmill, c1934. Illustration showing the 19th century method of forcing idle prisoners to take exercise

Background imageExercise Collection: Girls holding Indian clubs, Cromer Street School / Argyle School, St Pancras, London, 1906

Girls holding Indian clubs, Cromer Street School / Argyle School, St Pancras, London, 1906
Girls holding Indian clubs, Cromer Street School/ Argyle School, St Pancras, London, 1906. A group of girls stand in the school hall, all of them holding an Indian club in each hand

Background imageExercise Collection: Exercise class, Buckingham Street Girls School, Islington, London, 1906

Exercise class, Buckingham Street Girls School, Islington, London, 1906. Girls taking part in a physical training drill in the playground stretching with their arms reaching upwards and to the left

Background imageExercise Collection: Open air exercise class, Ben Jonson School, Stepney, London, 1911

Open air exercise class, Ben Jonson School, Stepney, London, 1911. A class of girls perform physical drill in the playground. A classroom is set up under a shelter in the corner of the playground

Background imageExercise Collection: Girls playing netball in the playground, William Street Girls School, London, 1908

Girls playing netball in the playground, William Street Girls School, London, 1908
Girls playing basketball in the playground, William Street Girls School, London, 1908. The girl with the ball is poised ready to shoot a goal

Background imageExercise Collection: Girls doing drill in the playground, Wilton Road School, London, 1907

Girls doing drill in the playground, Wilton Road School, London, 1907. Holding dumbbells and lunging forward with their right arms outstretched

Background imageExercise Collection: Girls exercise drill, Montem Street School, Islington, London, 1906

Girls exercise drill, Montem Street School, Islington, London, 1906. A class of girls in the playground lunge sideways with their arms stretching upwards

Background imageExercise Collection: Girls with hoops, Lavender Hill Girls School, Bermondsey, London, 1906

Girls with hoops, Lavender Hill Girls School, Bermondsey, London, 1906. Girls performing an exercise drill involving the use of hoops in the school hall

Background imageExercise Collection: Interior view of a gymnasium, 26 St Jamess Street, Westminster, London, c1830. Artist

Interior view of a gymnasium, 26 St Jamess Street, Westminster, London, c1830. Artist
Interior view of a gymnasium, 26 St Jamess Street, Westminster, London, c1830

Background imageExercise Collection: The Promenade in St Jamess Park, Westminster, London, 1804

The Promenade in St Jamess Park, Westminster, London, 1804

Background imageExercise Collection: The Hans-Town Association exercising at their ground in Knightsbridge, London, 1799

The Hans-Town Association exercising at their ground in Knightsbridge, London, 1799

Background imageExercise Collection: Elements of Skateing. Making the most of a passing friend, in a case of emergency!, 1805

Elements of Skateing. Making the most of a passing friend, in a case of emergency!, 1805

Background imageExercise Collection: Elements of Skateing. A fundamental error in the art of skaiting, 1805. Artist

Elements of Skateing. A fundamental error in the art of skaiting, 1805. Artist
Elements of Skateing. A fundamental error in the art of skaiting, 1805

Background imageExercise Collection: Elements of Skateing. The consequence of going before the wind, 1805. Artist

Elements of Skateing. The consequence of going before the wind, 1805. Artist
Elements of Skateing. The consequence of going before the wind, 1805

Background imageExercise Collection: Elements of Skateing. Attitude! Attitude is every thing!, 1805. Artist: James Gillray

Elements of Skateing. Attitude! Attitude is every thing!, 1805. Artist: James Gillray
Elements of Skateing. Attitude! Attitude is every thing!, 1805

Background imageExercise Collection: View of the London Gymnastic Society Gymnasium, Pentonville, London, 1826

View of the London Gymnastic Society Gymnasium, Pentonville, London, 1826. Showing men performing various exercises including parallel bars and tug of war

Background imageExercise Collection: Bird s-eye view of Bridewell with figures walking in the quadrangle, City of London, 1750

Bird s-eye view of Bridewell with figures walking in the quadrangle, City of London, 1750

Background imageExercise Collection: The Discipline Mill at Brixton Prison, Lambeth, London, 1821

The Discipline Mill at Brixton Prison, Lambeth, London, 1821
View of the discipline-mill, erected at the house of correction at Brixton, Lambeth, London, 1821. Brixton Prison was opened in 1820; the treadmill was installed the following year

Background imageExercise Collection: Newgate-Exercise Yard, 1872. Artist: Heliodore Joseph Pisan

Newgate-Exercise Yard, 1872. Artist: Heliodore Joseph Pisan
Newgate-Exercise Yard, 1872. View of prisoners excercising at Newgate Prison, Old Bailey, London. Taken from London: A Pilgrimage by Blanchard Jerrold and Gustave Dore

Background imageExercise Collection: Exercise drill, Crawford Street School, Camberwell, London, 1906

Exercise drill, Crawford Street School, Camberwell, London, 1906
Exercise drill with two teachers watching, Crawford Street School, Camberwell, London, 1906. Boys and girls doing exercise drill with dumbbells in the school hall

Background imageExercise Collection: Exercise class, Buckingham Street School, Islington, London, 1906

Exercise class, Buckingham Street School, Islington, London, 1906. A physical training drill in the playground, with girls with legs raised backwards and arms stretched sideways

Background imageExercise Collection: Drill in playground, Alma Boys School, Bermondsey, London, 1908

Drill in playground, Alma Boys School, Bermondsey, London, 1908. A class of boys, all with their arms outstretched, undergo an exercise drill under the instruction of a teacher

Background imageExercise Collection: Gymnastics lesson, Laxon Street Evening Institute for Women, London, 1914

Gymnastics lesson, Laxon Street Evening Institute for Women, London, 1914. Girls using the horse and ropes, with one girl in the foreground with a skipping rope

Background imageExercise Collection: Cits Airing Themselves on a Sunday, 1809. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Cits Airing Themselves on a Sunday, 1809. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Cits Airing Themselves on a Sunday, 1809. London citizens riding either in a carriage or on horse-back, the couple of the left gallop over a pair of pigs and are chased by a dog

Background imageExercise Collection: Man lifting a dumbbell, Plate 324 from Animal Locomotion, 1887 (photograph)

Man lifting a dumbbell, Plate 324 from Animal Locomotion, 1887 (photograph)

Background imageExercise Collection: Man Stretching, 1830-1850

Man Stretching, 1830-1850
Man Stretching, published 1830-1850 (color ink wash)

Background imageExercise Collection: YWCA members exercising, 1910s

YWCA members exercising, 1910s

Background imageExercise Collection: Games master taking a gym class, Airedale school, Castleford, West Yorkshire, 1962

Games master taking a gym class, Airedale school, Castleford, West Yorkshire, 1962

Background imageExercise Collection: Mosaic in the Roman Villa of Casale, near Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy

Mosaic in the Roman Villa of Casale, near Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. The villa boasts the best collection of Roman mosaics in the world and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Background imageExercise Collection: At Exercise, 19th century, (1911)

At Exercise, 19th century, (1911). From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Background imageExercise Collection: Flying boats and floatplanes from aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy, c1936 (c1937)

Flying boats and floatplanes from aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy, c1936 (c1937)
Flying boats and floatplanes from aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy during exercises in the Mediterranean, c1936 (c1937)

Background imageExercise Collection: Physical drill at Canning Town Womens Settlement, London, c1901 (1901)

Physical drill at Canning Town Womens Settlement, London, c1901 (1901). The Canning Town Womens Settlement, Cumberland Road, was founded in 1892 by FW Newland

Background imageExercise Collection: Physical drill at a London school, c1900 (1901)

Physical drill at a London school, c1900 (1901). From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1901]

Background imageExercise Collection: Some operations of the Life Saving Corps, Jamestown Exposition, Virginia, USA, 1907

Some operations of the Life Saving Corps, Jamestown Exposition, Virginia, USA, 1907. Artist: Keystone View Company
Some operations of the Life Saving Corps, Jamestown Exposition, Virginia, USA, 1907. The exposition was staged to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the establishment of Jamestown

Background imageExercise Collection: Rowing, 19th century(?)

Rowing, 19th century(?). Rowers on the Thames, with Windsor Castle in the background

Background imageExercise Collection: Repel boarders exercise, Sheerness Gunnery School, Kent, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co

Repel boarders exercise, Sheerness Gunnery School, Kent, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
Repel boarders exercise, Sheerness Gunnery School, Kent, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 21st February 1896

Background imageExercise Collection: Display by the Aldershot gymnastic staff, Hampshire, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co

Display by the Aldershot gymnastic staff, Hampshire, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
Display by the Aldershot gymnastic staff, Hampshire, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 31st January 1896

Background imageExercise Collection: Display by the staff of the Aldershot gymnasium, Hampshire, 1895. Artist: Gregory & Co

Display by the staff of the Aldershot gymnasium, Hampshire, 1895. Artist: Gregory & Co
Display by the staff of the Aldershot gymnasium, Hampshire, 1895. The physical training of the soldier. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 20th December 1895

Background imageExercise Collection: Chinese military exercise, Kashgar, China, 19th century. Artist: Delort

Chinese military exercise, Kashgar, China, 19th century. Artist: Delort
Chinese military exercise, Kashgar, China, 19th century

Background imageExercise Collection: How Our Nurses Keep Fit in War-Time, 1901 (1912)

How Our Nurses Keep Fit in War-Time, 1901 (1912). British nurses playing cricket in South Africa during the Boer War. From Imperial Cricket

Background imageExercise Collection: Cricket at Igloolik, 1822-1823 (1912)

Cricket at Igloolik, 1822-1823 (1912). The crews of HMS Fury and HMS Hecla. playing cricket on the Arctic ice during the mission commanded by Lieutenant William Edward Parry to try to try to find

Background imageExercise Collection: Physical jerks; exercise on board HMS Devonshire, 1937

Physical jerks; exercise on board HMS Devonshire, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Background imageExercise Collection: Passengers in the swimming pool on board a cruise ship, c1920s-c1930s(?)

Passengers in the swimming pool on board a cruise ship, c1920s-c1930s(?)

Background imageExercise Collection: Japanese game of battledore and shuttlecock in the streets of Yokohama, 1865

Japanese game of battledore and shuttlecock in the streets of Yokohama, 1865. New Years Day in Japan. A print from The Illustrated London News, 15th July 1865

Background imageExercise Collection: Mr Maynard and Her Majestys Beagles, 1930. Artist: Henry Barraud

Mr Maynard and Her Majestys Beagles, 1930. Artist: Henry Barraud
Mr Maynard and Her Majestys Beagles, 1930. From Apollo magazine, volume XII, no 69 (September 1930)



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