Amusements Collection (#3)

Chums: Pheasant shoot (colour litho)
5999142 Chums: Pheasant shoot (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pheasant shoot)

Chums: Fishing (colour litho)
5999139 Chums: Fishing (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishing. Illustration for Chums by John Hassall (Thomas Nelson, c 1906).); © Look and Learn

Chums: Grouse shooting (colour litho)
5999138 Chums: Grouse shooting (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grouse shooting)

Chums: Croquet (colour litho)
5999133 Chums: Croquet (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Croquet. Illustration for Chums by John Hassall (Thomas Nelson, c 1906).); © Look and Learn

Chums: Kiting (colour litho)
5999128 Chums: Kiting (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kiting. Illustration for Chums by John Hassall (Thomas Nelson, c 1906).); © Look and Learn

Chums: Running (colour litho)
5999124 Chums: Running (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Running. Illustration for Chums by John Hassall (Thomas Nelson, c 1906).); © Look and Learn

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)

Chums: Blackberrying (colour litho)
5999152 Chums: Blackberrying (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blackberrying. Illustration for Chums by John Hassall (Thomas Nelson)

Chums: Cycling (colour litho)
5999145 Chums: Cycling (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cycling. Illustration for Chums by John Hassall (Thomas Nelson, c 1906).); © Look and Learn

Chums: Cricket (colour litho)
5999144 Chums: Cricket (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cricket. Illustration for Chums by John Hassall (Thomas Nelson, c 1906).); © Look and Learn

State Fair, 1929 (oil on canvas)
HEH372323 State Fair, 1929 (oil on canvas) by Curry, John Steuart (1897-1946); 175.3x232.4 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Chums: Swimming in the sea (colour litho)
5999143 Chums: Swimming in the sea (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Swimming in the sea)

Chums: Ratting (colour litho)
5999141 Chums: Ratting (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ratting. Illustration for Chums by John Hassall (Thomas Nelson, c 1906).); © Look and Learn

Chums: Watching soldiers (colour litho)
5999140 Chums: Watching soldiers (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Watching soldiers)

Chums: Picnicing (colour litho)
5999137 Chums: Picnicing (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Picnicing. Illustration for Chums by John Hassall (Thomas Nelson, c 1906).); © Look and Learn

Chums: Tennis (colour litho)
5999132 Chums: Tennis (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tennis. Illustration for Chums by John Hassall (Thomas Nelson, c 1906).); © Look and Learn

Chums: Golf (colour litho)
5999131 Chums: Golf (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Golf. Illustration for Chums by John Hassall (Thomas Nelson, c 1906).); © Look and Learn

Chums: Snowballing (colour litho)
5999130 Chums: Snowballing (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Snowballing. Illustration for Chums by John Hassall (Thomas Nelson)

Music Hall Performers (engraving)
1616058 Music Hall Performers (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Music Hall Performers)

Bathing and swimming (engraving)
3657016 Bathing and swimming (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bathing and swimming)

Jeu Du Mat De Cocagne (colour litho)
3656561 Jeu Du Mat De Cocagne (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jeu Du Mat De Cocagne)

Transvaal (colour litho)
3656558 Transvaal (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Transvaal. Illustration for childrens game.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Jeu de Tramway, Tramway Game (colour litho)
3656555 Jeu de Tramway, Tramway Game (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jeu de Tramway, Tramway Game)

A Fishing Bag (engraving)
3628730 A Fishing Bag (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Fishing Bag. Illustration for Country Pastimes for Boys (Longmans, Green, 1908)

Knuckling the Marble (engraving)
3628720 Knuckling the Marble (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Knuckling the Marble. Illustration for Country Pastimes for Boys (Longmans, Green, 1908)

Preservation of equilibrium (engraving)
3657017 Preservation of equilibrium (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Preservation of equilibrium)

The Rabbit On The Wall (colour litho)
3642419 The Rabbit On The Wall (colour litho) by Wilkie, David (1785-1841) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rabbit On The Wall)

En Orient, Les fetes du Bairan a Trebizonde (engraving)
3623905 En Orient, Les fetes du Bairan a Trebizonde (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: En Orient, Les fetes du Bairan a Trebizonde)

Going To The Meet (colour litho)
5203552 Going To The Meet (colour litho) by Wright, George (1860-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Going To The Meet)

Killed In The Quarry (colour litho)
5203548 Killed In The Quarry (colour litho) by Wright, George (1860-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Killed In The Quarry)

King, Queen And Knave (colour litho)
5203547 King, Queen And Knave (colour litho) by Wright, George (1860-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: King, Queen And Knave)

Not Their Day (colour litho)
5203530 Not Their Day (colour litho) by Wright, George (1860-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Not Their Day. Illustration for Sporting Pictures edited by E W Savory (Cassell)

His Last Kick (colour litho)
5203529 His Last Kick (colour litho) by Speed, Lancelot (1860-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: His Last Kick. Illustration for Sporting Pictures edited by E W Savory (Cassell)

Covert Shooting (colour litho)
5203526 Covert Shooting (colour litho) by Speed, Lancelot (1860-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Covert Shooting. Illustration for Sporting Pictures edited by E W Savory (Cassell)

Picking The Big Stag (colour litho)
5203550 Picking The Big Stag (colour litho) by Speed, Lancelot (1860-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Picking The Big Stag)

Gently Shot! (colour litho)
5203544 Gently Shot! (colour litho) by Blinks, Thomas (1860-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gently Shot! Illustration for Sporting Pictures edited by E W Savory (Cassell)

Youth and Pleasure, from the picture in the Vernon Gallery (engraving)
5199205 Youth and Pleasure, from the picture in the Vernon Gallery (engraving) by Etty, William (1787-1849); Private Collection; (add.info.: Youth and Pleasure)

17th century revelry (engraving)
5227674 17th century revelry (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 17th century revelry)

Greenwich Park, Holiday Hill (engraving)
5231004 Greenwich Park, Holiday Hill (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greenwich Park, Holiday Hill)

Mountain Laplanders on their snow-skates descending the mountains, and the Norwegian Skielobere (engraving)
5232894 Mountain Laplanders on their snow-skates descending the mountains, and the Norwegian Skielobere (engraving) by English School

A holiday on the heath (chromolitho)
6001832 A holiday on the heath (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A holiday on the heath)

The Butterflys Ball (colour litho)
6000950 The Butterflys Ball (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Butterflys Ball)

Playing Human Croquet, showing how two players link hands to form hoops, Other players, blindfolded, are balls (litho)
5992317 Playing Human Croquet, showing how two players link hands to form hoops, Other players, blindfolded, are balls (litho) by English School

Lay-out of the bagatelle board (litho)
5992308 Lay-out of the bagatelle board (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lay-out of the bagatelle board)

Share and share alike (colour litho)
5995654 Share and share alike (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Share and share alike)

Oranges and Lemons (colour litho)
5995650 Oranges and Lemons (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oranges and Lemons)

Balloons are such fun (colour litho)
5995647 Balloons are such fun (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Balloons are such fun)

L ours (colour litho)
5205012 L ours (colour litho) by Fraipont, Gustave (1849-after 1897); Private Collection; (add.info.: L ours. Illustration for Le Vocabulaire des Petits by M Fournier with designs by G[ustave])

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Step right up and let the amusements begin. From the enchanting Wonderland in Revere Beach, Massachusetts, USA to the lively fair in Truro, Cornwall around 1900, there is no shortage of excitement and entertainment. Picture yourself transported back in time on board the Mauretania, where a jazz orchestra plays by the pool, creating an atmosphere of pure joy. Feel your heart race as you wander through Pudsey's vibrant fairground in Yorkshire or stroll along Brighton Pier with its endless offerings for visitors seeking thrills and laughter. Paragon Park at Nantasket Beach beckons with its charming allure and promises of unforgettable moments. Travel even further back to Truro's fairs during the early 1900s or around 1910; immerse yourself in a world filled with wonder and nostalgia. The Bystander masthead design captures society's excitement at races while Victorian Silhouettes by H. L. Oakley transport us into an era of elegance and grace. And who could forget Her Royal Highness, Princess Royal, accompanied by her four sisters? Their presence adds a touch of royalty to any amusement they attend. So whether it's experiencing the magic of Wonderland or getting lost amidst the sights and sounds of a bustling fairground, these amusements offer something for everyone. Let go of your worries and embrace the joy that awaits you within these captivating scenes from different times and places.