Tobogganing Collection

At the Start of the Cresta Run, St. Moritz, 1912
Photograph showing a member of the St. Moritz Tobogganing Club leaping onto his machine at the top of the Cresta Run, 1912. This famous course was first laid out in 1884

Race At St Moritz
1908: Skeleton competitors with their toboggans at the start of the Cresta Run, St Moritz. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

The Cresta Run, St. Moritz, 1912
Photograph showing the Cresta Run, with its Crows Nest and grandstand (top) on a St. Moritz race day in 1912. This famous course is the home venue for the St

The Cresta Run, St Moritz, Switzerland (litho)
972744 The Cresta Run, St Moritz, Switzerland (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cresta Run, St Moritz, Switzerland)

Polar Bear - mother & cubs sliding, Canadian Arctic
DOC-107 Polar BEAR - mother with cubs sliding from winter den Canadian Arctic Ursus maritimus Doc White Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Emperor Penquin - Tobogganing on snow and ice faster than walking -Snow Hill Island - Antarctica - October
CK-4267 Emperor Penquin - Tobogganing on snow and ice faster than walking Snow Hill Island - Antarctica - October Aptenodytes forsteri Chris Knights Please note that prints are for personal display

Russian Ice Mountain on the Admiralty Square in St. Petersburg, 1850s. Private Collection

Christmas children sledging
Four small girls dressed in matching festive red capes and with fur muffs share a rather long sledge decorated with holly, forming a very pictureseque scene as they whizz down a snowy slope

Catherine the Great Visiting the Ice Mountain in Saint Petersburg, 1788. Artist: Paterssen, Benjamin (1748-1815)
Catherine the Great Visiting the Ice Mountain in Saint Petersburg, 1788. From a private collection

Tobogganing Slope
1908: A skeleton competitor taking off on the Cresta Run at Saint Moritz, Switzerland. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Tobogganing Slope
1908: A skeleton competitor on the Cresta Run at Saint Moritz, Switzerland. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Emperor Penquins - Walking on snow and tobogganing over sea ice - Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
CK-4277 Emperor Penquins - Walking on snow and tobogganing over sea ice Snow Hill Island, Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri Chris Knights Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

The sledding, c.1880. Creator: Sandham, Henry (1842-1910)
The sledding, c.1880. Private Collection

Montages de Belleville, Barrière des 3 couronnes, 1817-1824. Creator: Courvoisier-Voisin, Henri (1757-1830)
Montages de Belleville, Barriere des 3 couronnes, 1817-1824. Private Collection

Promenades aériennes, jardin Baujon, honoré de la présence de Sa Majesté le 3 août 1817, 1817-1818
Promenades aeriennes, jardin Baujon, honore de la presence de Sa Majeste le 3 aout 1817, 1817-1818. Private Collection

Montages de Belleville, Barrière des 3 couronnes, 1817-1824. Creator: Courvoisier-Voisin, Henri (1757-1830)
Montages de Belleville, Barriere des 3 couronnes, 1817-1824. Private Collection

Vue des montagnes de glace pendant le carnaval à Moscou, 1817-1824. Creator: Courvoisier-Voisin, Henri (1757-1830)
Vue des montagnes de glace pendant le carnaval a Moscou, 1817-1824. Private Collection

Chester Park, toboggan slide on the lake, Cincinnati, Ohio, c.between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Chester Park, toboggan slide on the lake, Cincinnati, Ohio, c.between 1900 and 1910

The Graphic, Front Cover January 30th. 1886, 1886. Creator: Lucien Davis
The Graphic, Front Cover January 30th. 1886, 1886. Tobogganing in the Vale of Health, Hampstead. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

'The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, December 26, 1891, 1891. Creator: Sydney Prior Hall
'The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, December 26, 1891, 1891. Business First, Pleasure Afterwards. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) tobogganing, Amanda Bay, Prydz Bay, Ingrid Christensen Coast, East Antarctica, November

Ice Mountains, ca 1814. Artist: Anonymous
Ice Mountains, ca 1814. Private Collection

Tobogganing, St. Moritz, Switzerland, Victorian period

Family tobogganing in St. Moritz, Victorian period

Hotel Kosciusko, N. S. W
A photograph used for an advertisement for the Hotel Kosciusko, in New South Wales, who provide sporting equipment hirel for ski-ing, tobogganing and ice skating. Date: circa 1917

Photograph of woman climbing snowy hill, pulling toboggan behind her, at St Beatenberg, Lake Thun, Switzerland, by Ward Muir. Captioned, Jill - to Date! and The Worst of Tobogganing'. Date: 1910

A heron's beak acts as a slide for frogs diving into the pond. " The Tobogan", 1936 (illustration)
7309652 A heron's beak acts as a slide for frogs diving into the pond." The Tobogan", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

Tobogganing at St. Moritz, Engadine, Switzerland, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Tobogganing at St. Moritz, Engadine, Switzerland, 1890

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Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) glides on ice, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica Date: 09/08/2007

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Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) glides on ice, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica Date: 09/08/2007

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Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) glides on ice, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica Date: 09/08/2007

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Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) glides on ice, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica Date: 09/08/2007

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Emperor Penguin, (Aptenodytes forsteri), penguin tobogganing, Atka Bay, Antarctica. Date: 11/06/2005

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Antarctica, Snow Hill Island, Adult emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) tobogganing on the sea ice while going to sea for feeding. Date: 11/09/2007

Pyramidal winter sports (litho)
7201386 Pyramidal winter sports (litho) by Wellner, Wilhelm Anton (1859-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pyramidal winter sports. Illustration from Lustige Blatter, 1913.); © Look and Learn

Military Winter Life at Halifax, Nova Scotia (engraving)
1059613 Military Winter Life at Halifax, Nova Scotia (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Military Winter Life at Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Holidays in the Sunny South, tobogganing in Madeira (engraving)
1038666 Holidays in the Sunny South, tobogganing in Madeira (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holidays in the Sunny South, tobogganing in Madeira)

Chums: Tobogganing (colour litho)
5999157 Chums: Tobogganing (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tobogganing. Illustration for Chums by John Hassall (Thomas Nelson)

Aleksey Kuropatkin, Russian Minister of War. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2786076 Aleksey Kuropatkin, Russian Minister of War. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Camara, Leal de (1877-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aleksey Kuropatkin)

English tourists dry tobogganing in Madeira, late 19th century (engraving)
3245512 English tourists dry tobogganing in Madeira, late 19th century (engraving) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures

Children tobogganing (colour litho)
7157383 Children tobogganing (colour litho) by Hardy, Evelyn Stuart (1865-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children tobogganing)

Etiquette of the drive, A fashionable sleighing scene (engraving)
7178753 Etiquette of the drive, A fashionable sleighing scene (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Etiquette of the drive, A fashionable sleighing scene)

Tobogganing (colour litho)
7169971 Tobogganing (colour litho) by Neilson, Harry B (1861-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tobogganing. Illustration for The Little Folks Favourite Album in Colour bys H Hamer (Cassell)

Tobogganing at Ottawa (litho)
7171282 Tobogganing at Ottawa (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tobogganing at Ottawa)

The Puddings Tobogganning Competition (colour litho)
7181568 The Puddings Tobogganning Competition (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Puddings Tobogganning Competition)

A Glimpse at Canada (engraving)
7188342 A Glimpse at Canada (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Glimpse at Canada. Illustration for Home Words (1893).); © Look and Learn

Tobogganing at St Moritz, Engadine, Switzerland (engraving)
1047163 Tobogganing at St Moritz, Engadine, Switzerland (engraving) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tobogganing at St Moritz, Engadine, Switzerland)

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"Tobogganing: A Timeless Winter Thrill" At the start of the Cresta Run in St. Moritz, 1912, adrenaline-filled adventurers embarked on a daring journey down icy slopes. The Cresta Run in St. Switzerland became an iconic destination for thrill-seekers seeking the ultimate tobogganing experience. In this lithograph capturing a race at St. One can almost feel the rush of wind as competitors zoomed past each other with exhilaration and determination, not limited to humans alone; even polar bears indulged in this snowy delight. A mother bear and her cubs were spotted sliding across the Canadian Arctic, showcasing their playful nature amidst frozen landscapes. The Emperor Penguin also proved its mastery over snow and ice by tobogganing faster than walking on Snow Hill Island in Antarctica. These graceful creatures effortlessly glided across frozen terrains with elegance and speed that left us in awe. Centuries ago, Russian Ice Mountain on Admiralty Square in St. Petersburg provided a thrilling toboggan ride for locals and visitors alike during winter months back in the 1850s. This historical gem brought joy to many generations who embraced this timeless winter activity. Even Christmas children couldn't resist the allure of sledging down snowy hills during festive seasons. Laughter filled the air as they raced against each other while creating unforgettable memories amidst twinkling lights and holiday cheer. Catherine the Great herself visited an ice mountain in Saint Petersburg back in 1788, immersing herself into this beloved tradition alongside her subjects. Artist Paterssen beautifully captured this momentous occasion where royalty joined common folk to celebrate winter's wonders through tobogganing. From gentle slopes to challenging courses like Allestree Park Derby depicted on canvas from 2013, people have always sought out thrilling locations to indulge their passion for tobogganing throughout history.