Fitness Collection (page 8)

Rowing (chromolitho)
2815851 Rowing (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rowing. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

London Orphan Asylum (engraving)
2771779 London Orphan Asylum (engraving) by Palmer, John (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London Orphan Asylum)

Comic postcard, Large woman hiking Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Large man running on the beach Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man with a pint of beer on the beach
Comic postcard, Man with a pint of beer and sandwiches on the beach Date: 20th century

Gymnastics festival at Bordeaux, watched by President Loubet of France (colour litho)
2795938 Gymnastics festival at Bordeaux, watched by President Loubet of France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gymnastics festival at Bordeaux)

Various practical exercises using a rod (b / w photo)
3097122 Various practical exercises using a rod (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Various practical exercises using a rod)

Comic postcard, breathing in short pants Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, exercising on the beach Date: 20th century

Advert for Ovaltine, 1925 Date: 1925

Young, muscular man on the beach
insertcaption Date: circa 1920s

The Oxford and Cambridge Boat-Race, the Cambridge Crew Training on Barnes-Common (engraving)
1588629 The Oxford and Cambridge Boat-Race, the Cambridge Crew Training on Barnes-Common (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Persian Athletes exercising in a Gymnasium, c. 1820 (colour engraving)
CHT293607 Persian Athletes exercising in a Gymnasium, c.1820 (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Gymnastics Competition, 1876 (colour engraving)
PER360319 Gymnastics Competition, 1876 (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Concours de gymnastique; ); French, out of copyright

Dr. Richs Institute for Physical Education, engraved and pub. by Wm
MNY90547 Dr. Richs Institute for Physical Education, engraved and pub. by Wm. Endicott & Co, New York, 1850 (litho) by American School, (19th century); 48.5x30 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Bathers in the Seine at Bougival, from Le Petit Journal Pour Rire, c
CHT235388 Bathers in the Seine at Bougival, from Le Petit Journal Pour Rire, c.1860 (coloured engraving) by Grevin, Alfred (1827-92); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Women in bikinis, from the Room of the Ten Dancing Girls (mosaic)
BAL61255 Women in bikinis, from the Room of the Ten Dancing Girls (mosaic) by Roman, (4th century AD); Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily

Boxing instruction in the RAF (b / w photo)
6014670 Boxing instruction in the RAF (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boxing instruction in the RAF)

Eugen Sandow, in classical ancient Greco-Roman pose, c. 1894 (b / w photo)
3959719 Eugen Sandow, in classical ancient Greco-Roman pose, c.1894 (b/w photo) by Sarony, Napoleon (1821-96); Private Collection; (add.info)

Brixton Purgatory, 1822 (hand-coloured etching)
483058 Brixton Purgatory, 1822 (hand-coloured etching) by English School, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Shows the prisoners Theodore Hook, William Cobbett)

Gymnasium for women at Alexandra House (engraving)
614274 Gymnasium for women at Alexandra House (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gymnasium for women at Alexandra House, Kensington Gore, London)

Mrs Pyce-Jones training in her gym. 1906

Public Baths in Paris, c. 1852 (calotype)
CHT235390 Public Baths in Paris, c.1852 (calotype) by Le Secq, Henri Jean-Louis (1818-82); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

A Display of Gymnastics before the Emperor (colour litho)
CHT293602 A Display of Gymnastics before the Emperor (colour litho) by Japanese School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

A physical education lesson for men
3735386 A physical education lesson for men by Du Maurier, George (1834-96); (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a physical education lesson for men)

Dumb-bells and Indian clubs (colour litho)
3622568 Dumb-bells and Indian clubs (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dumb-bells and Indian clubs)

Chinese gymnast (colour litho)
3622567 Chinese gymnast (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chinese gymnast)

Exercises to strengthen the muscles (b / w photo)
3097124 Exercises to strengthen the muscles (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exercises to strengthen the muscles)

League of Health & Beauty class at Ministry of Health
An exercise class of members of the League of Health and Beauty, comprising staff at the Ministry of Health in Whitehall. They were allowed to use one of the conference rooms for an out of hours

Women in a gymnastic wheel, a new craze. 1930

League of Health & Beauty demonstration in Hyde Park
Page from The Sketch reporting on the fourth annual demonstration in Hyde Park by the Womens League of Health and Beauty, led by Prunella Stack, whose mother, Mary Bagot Stack

Battersea Polytechnic Institute, opened by the Prince of Wales, 24 February (b / w photo)
1604597 Battersea Polytechnic Institute, opened by the Prince of Wales, 24 February (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Calisthenic Exercises in India (engraving)
1098561 Calisthenic Exercises in India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Calisthenic Exercises in India)

If Unhealthy, Be Healthy by William Heath Robinson
If Unhealthy, Be Healthy: If Healthy, Be Healthier! Keep Fit Exercises: 1. The Bathroom Window Sill Bite - for strengthening the front teeth and developing the muscles of the legs and back

Sketch cover - Prunella Stack (Lady Douglas Hamilton)
Ann Prunella Stack OBE (1915-2011), President of the Womens League of Health and Beauty, founded by her mother Mrs Bagot Stack pictured when she was Lady David Douglas-Hamilton with her baby son

Prunella Stack demonstrating exercises
Prunella Stack - Leader of The Womens League of Health & Beauty, The mortimer Halls, 43 Great Portland Street, W1, London - Aim of the League was

A Salute at the Royal Military Tournament (litho)
1039153 A Salute at the Royal Military Tournament (litho) by Renouard, Charles Paul (1845-1924) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Salute at the Royal Military Tournament)

Advert for Vigors home rower 1895
A Perfect Chest & Muscle Developer. To maintain the heath and form of men and women. 1895

Advert for Vigors exercise horse at home 1895
Exercise on this saddle, three speeds trot, canter or gallop and claims to help with; creates appetite, cures dyspepsia, quickens the circulation, stimulates the liver, relieves hysteria, insomnia

Swiss Gymnastic Group Exercise Date: 1903

A seated candidate for the French Air Service is subjected to a series of tests to gauge his respiration, hand and pulse, during the firing of a revolver

Opening of the German Gymnastic Hall, Old St Pancras Road, on Saturday Last (engraving)
1610129 Opening of the German Gymnastic Hall, Old St Pancras Road, on Saturday Last (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The New Gymnasium in Liverpool (engraving)
1610738 The New Gymnasium in Liverpool (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Gymnasium in Liverpool)

Gymnasium, Primrose-Hill (engraving)
1607146 Gymnasium, Primrose-Hill (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gymnasium, Primrose-Hill. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 29 April 1848)

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