Leisure and Pastimes
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Victorian illustration showing women competing in an archery contest. A long line of women draw their bows and aim at…
Victorian illustration showing a two men, hampered by snow shoes, running a race on grass, watched by a large crowd.
Victorian illustration showing the men's day room at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum. Men are reading, chatting, smoking and playing board…
Victorian illustration showing a vapour bath in a public bath house. The bather can sit in a 'cage' covered with…
Victorian illustration showing a fete in the garden of a large country house. Activities include maypole dancing and an archery…
Victorian illustration to download showing two men in a Chinese opium den; one drowses while the other lights his pipe.
Victorian illustration showing a mother and her children enjoying themselves in the country. They are relaxing in a grassy spot…
Victorian illustration showing a family having fun playing at horse racing. The father and one of his sons are 'horses',…
Victorian illustration showing children at a children's party grouped round a Christmas tree lit with candles. Parents and adults look…
Victorian illustration showing morris dancers performing in front of a village inn. The landlady brings out a jug of ale…
Victorian illustration showing a scene typical of British India, early morning breakfast or chota hazri. Two men lounge on a…
Victorian illustration showing a sailor getting an electric shock from a machine in a science museum. A crowd look on…
Victorian illustration showing men, women and children at a Christmas party playing the game of snapdragon. They are snatching raisins…
Victorian illustration showing a magic lantern show at a children's party. The magic lantern operator is projecting a comic slide…
Victorian illustration showing a ballerina wearing a full, short dress dancing on stage with her partner.
Victorian illustration showing children climbing poles and swinging on ropes and bars in an outdoor gymnasium; families look on.
Victorian illustration showing two monks. One plays a harpsichord, the other sings, following the music from a large illuminated book.
A horse and its jockey are cheered by a fashionable crowd after winning a horse race.
Victorian illustration showing a grandson defeating his grandfather at a chess game.
Maypole dancers perform on the lawn at Cremorne Gardens, Chelsea, watched by a well-dressed crowd.
Well-dressed people attend a flower show; one woman smells the roses. The women's dresses have frills, flounces and bustles.
Woman circus performer jumps through hoops from the back of a horse.
Charming Victorian picture showing two girls (sisters) crossing a river in a rowing boat.