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Leisure Activity Collection (page 97)

"Embrace the thrill of leisure activities across the globe

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Yuanyang rice terrace, Yunnan, China

Yuanyang rice terrace, Yunnan, China
Yuanyang City is about 326kms south away from Kunming, famous for its rice terraces, which was once crowned as one of the Chinas 17 most attractive scenic places

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Hot air ballooning in the sunrise in Cappadocia

Hot air ballooning in the sunrise in Cappadocia

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Derby Traffic

Derby Traffic
1922: Traffic at Epsom Racecourse for the 1922 Derby. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Royal Ascot

Royal Ascot
16th June 1927: Spectators at Royal Ascot, Gold Cup day. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Horse Training

Horse Training
circa 1910: A line of people riding race horses during a training day. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Racegoers

Racegoers
3rd June 1908: Crowds walking across the Downs from Epsom Station. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Racegoers

Racegoers
April 1924: Racegoers at a Stratford -on-Avon steeplechase watching from a members stand. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

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Race Crowd
April 1923: Crowds at Kempton Park race course. Jockeys names for the next race are in the frame. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Derby Visitors

Derby Visitors
A group of spectators resting between events at Epsom race-course during the annual derby

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Collecting The Birds

Collecting The Birds
November 1910: Beaters collecting the birds after the Hon. Sir Courtneys pheasant shoot. (Photo by Phillips/Getty Images)

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Festival Force
25th August 1973: Police keep an eye on the crowd at Windsor Pop Festival in Windsor Great Park. (Photo by Tim Graham/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Wet Ascot

Wet Ascot
20th June 1980: A couple stroll under brollies in rain at first day at Ascot. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Wet Ascot

Wet Ascot
20th June 1980: A couple stroll under brollies in rain at first day at Ascot. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Rowing Tourists

Rowing Tourists
21st August 1978: Tourists to London rowing a boat on a lake. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Soccer Silhouettes

Soccer Silhouettes
Football players on a sports ground at Purley Way, London. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Tourists Rowing

Tourists Rowing
21st August 1978: Tourists to London rowing a boat on a lake. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Close up of running shoes

Close up of running shoes
Jogging in the forest in autumn

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Hot air balloon over desert landscape

Hot air balloon over desert landscape
Hot Air Balloon, Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Sea-side board-walk scene

Sea-side board-walk scene
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Sea-side board-walk scene. (Photo by George Marks/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Sunday League

Sunday League
19th December 1953: Spectators lining up along the touchline to watch the Sunday League match, at Blackheath, London. Original Publication

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Big Wheel

Big Wheel
12th August 1939: Big Wheel on the Palace Pier, Brighton. Original Publication: Picture Post - 171 - Brighton - pub. 1939 (Photo by Felix Man/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: And Over There

And Over There
12th August 1939: On Brighton pier a woman point out buildings in the town to her partner. Original Publication: Picture Post - 171 - Brighton - pub

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: The Chap Book Irish and American Bar

The Chap Book Irish and American Bar

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: A Frame A-Frame Country House Mountain Retreat Vac

A Frame A-Frame Country House Mountain Retreat Vac
UNITED STATES - Circa 1960s: A Frame A-Frame Country House Mountain Retreat Vacation Home Homes Houses Leisure Retro. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Elevated View Of Ski Resort, With Many Skiers In P

Elevated View Of Ski Resort, With Many Skiers In P
UNITED STATES - Circa 1930s: Elevated View Of Ski Resort, With Many Skiers In Parking Lot And Buildings, Pattern Bear Mt. NY.. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Swimming Pool With Many Men And Women In And Out O

Swimming Pool With Many Men And Women In And Out O
UNITED STATES - Circa 1960s: Swimming Pool With Many Men And Women In And Out Of Water Swim Club Lifestyle. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Boy In Horozonial Stripe Shirt & Girl Wearing A Ve

Boy In Horozonial Stripe Shirt & Girl Wearing A Ve
UNITED STATES - Circa 1930s: Boy In Horozonial Stripe Shirt & Girl Wearing A Vertical Stripe Jumper Shorts Set On A Bicycle Sharing A Single Bottle Of Soda With Two Straws Trees. (Photo by H)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Putting Green With Feet In Golf Shoes In Upper Rig

Putting Green With Feet In Golf Shoes In Upper Rig
UNITED STATES - Circa 1920s: Putting Green With Feet In Golf Shoes In Upper Right And Putting Iron About To Tap Golf Ball Into Hole In The Center. (Photo by H)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Mountain climber

Mountain climber
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1970s: A mountain climber on the north-east side of Mount Hood, looking north to Mount Rainier (left) and Mount Adams (right), Washington State

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Upside Down

Upside Down
24th August 1946: A young girl has a look at an upside-down world as she visits the sea for the first time. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4191 - First Sight Of The Sea - pub

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Castle Combe

Castle Combe
3rd August 1946: A man walks towards the picturesque village of Castle Combe, Wiltshire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4151- A Walk In The Heart Of England - pub

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Courting Couple

Courting Couple
16th April 1956: Young lovers walking down a solitary road in Gretna Green. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8451 - Gretna Green - unpub. (Photo by Charles Hewitt/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Making Waves

Making Waves
July 1956: Holidaymakers take advantage of the fine weather at Shanklin Beach on the Isle of Wight. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8944 - Summer Holidays - unpub

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: No Lift

No Lift
February 1955: Two skiers make their way up a marked trail on the ski slopes at Klosters in Switzerland. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7524 - Trials Of A Photographer - pub. 1955 (Photo by H)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Toy Fieldsmen

Toy Fieldsmen
10th July 1948: Miniature fieldsmen are equipped with a rounded slot to enable them to catch the ball, in the new game of table-top cricket

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Hiking Onwards

Hiking Onwards
18th June 1949: Boys hiking along a village lane, during an expedition which will be the climax of one months stay for boys at the Outward Bound Sea School at Aberdovey

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Eiffel Balloons

Eiffel Balloons
Favourite sport in the early days of the Eiffel Tower was releasing toy balloons from its heights and watching them float over Paris. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Bicycle Cartoon

Bicycle Cartoon
1818: A cycle track in the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Salon De Paris

Salon De Paris
Party games in a Paris salon, May 1853. By Janet-Lange. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Taking Flight

Taking Flight
15th September 1935: Enthusiasts at a model aircraft meeting in Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Victorian woman working at an embroidery frame

Victorian woman working at an embroidery frame
A Victorian woman working at an embroidery frame with great concentration. From Handley Cross; or, Mr. Jorrocksas Hunt.a by Rs Surtees and illustrated by John Leech

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: County Cricket

County Cricket
A cricket match between Kent and Sussex at Brighton with the town and church in the background. Original Artwork: Artist - W H Mason (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Sea Bathing

Sea Bathing
A huddle of bathing machines trundle into the sea at Scarborough, allowing demure tourists to swim in total privacy. Original Artwork

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Stuffed Giraffes

Stuffed Giraffes
The staircase of the old British Museum in Montague House. Stuffed giraffes at the head of the staircase are being admired by visitors. Original Artwork: Painting - George Scharf the elder

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Bored And Drunk

Bored And Drunk
A drunken revelry with drinkers collapsing under the table, dancing on its top and being sick. Entitled, Miseries of the Country

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: Mermaids At Brighton

Mermaids At Brighton
Women venturing into the water from bathing machines drawn up to the sea at Brighton. They are clad in voluminous bathing dresses

Background imageLeisure Activity Collection: A Drink By The Way

A Drink By The Way
A ladies cycling party pauses for refreshment on the outskirts of Paris. The wearing of knickerbockers, or rational costume for cycling was much more popular in France than in Britain




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"Embrace the thrill of leisure activities across the globe. From cruising along River Mersey ferry and admiring the iconic Three Graces in Liverpool, to feeling the rush while waterskiing with grace. Experience pure exhilaration at Val Thorens ski resort, nestled 2300m high in the majestic Three Valleys. Dive into serenity as you marvel at the still turquoise sea off seven mile beach in Grand Cayman's West Indies. Unleash your competitive spirit as you join a crew team rowing towards victory. Bask in sun-kissed bliss on beautiful Bondi Beach, where golden sands meet crystal-clear waters in Sydney, Australia. Discover paradise on St. Thomas Island amidst United States Virgin Islands' Caribbean charm. Embark on an unforgettable skiing adventure through Meribel-Mottaret's enchanting slopes, situated 1750m above sea level within Les Trois Vallees. Unwind and soak up the sun on Lagos' picturesque beach along Portugal's stunning Algarve coastline. Immerse yourself in nature's wonders by exploring Australia's Great Barrier Reef – a vibrant underwater paradise teeming with life. Witness breathtaking beauty at Dawn Beach in St. Martin (St. Maarten), located within Netherlands Antilles' captivating West Indies region. Feel the sand between your toes as you engage in a lively game of beach volleyball – laughter and friendly competition filling every moment. "