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Slope Collection

Background imageSlope Collection: Funicular railway, Vesuvius, Italy

Funicular railway, Vesuvius, Italy

Background imageSlope Collection: Granpop rides the Cresta by Lawson Wood

Granpop rides the Cresta by Lawson Wood
Humorous illustration featuring Granpop, the orang utan character created by Lawson Wood hurtling down a piste head-first on a toboggan, much to the bemusement of a small monkey and bear. Date: 1935

Background imageSlope Collection: Street in Old Nice, France

Street in Old Nice, France
A narrow street in Old Nice, France. late 19th century

Background imageSlope Collection: Appian Way, Perugia, Italy

Appian Way, Perugia, Italy. late 19th century

Background imageSlope Collection: The Treasury, Sydney, Australia

The Treasury, Sydney, Australia. circa 1890s

Background imageSlope Collection: Porte San Joseph, San Remo, Italy

Porte San Joseph, San Remo, Italy

Background imageSlope Collection: May happy folk join in your fun

May happy folk join in your fun -- three children on a sleigh go down a snowy slope. 20th century

Background imageSlope Collection: Street scene with oxen, Germany

Street scene with oxen, Germany
Street scene with oxen near Cochem, Germany. 20th century

Background imageSlope Collection: Hangar with biplanes

Hangar with biplanes
A hangar with biplanes, near the waters edge. 20th century

Background imageSlope Collection: Pump House

Pump House
A Pump house at the bottom of a slope, Iran Date: circa 1925

Background imageSlope Collection: Motor machine guns taking cover, Western Front, WW1

Motor machine guns taking cover, Western Front, WW1
Motor machine guns taking cover in a sunken road on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageSlope Collection: Funicular, Mount Vesuvius, Italy

Funicular, Mount Vesuvius, Italy
People riding on the Funicular, going up Mount Vesuvius, Italy. late 19th century

Background imageSlope Collection: Winter scene. Gliding on the snow

Winter scene. Gliding on the snow
Three young girls gliding along on a snow covered slope. Artist: Florence Hardy Date: 1910

Background imageSlope Collection: Steam train approaching a bridge

Steam train approaching a bridge
A steam train approaching a bridge

Background imageSlope Collection: View of the harbour, Newquay, Cornwall

View of the harbour, Newquay, Cornwall
View of the harbour at Newquay, Cornwall. Some of the boat names are visible: Boy Jack, Oh I Say, Excellent, Playtime, Sun Rise, Bertie, Florence Rose, and Lorna. 1934

Background imageSlope Collection: Lifeboat men in lifeboat on beach

Lifeboat men in lifeboat on beach
Lifeboat men in their lifeboat on a beach, watched by local people

Background imageSlope Collection: People on road sloping down to the sea

People on road sloping down to the sea
People on a road which slopes down to the sea

Background imageSlope Collection: Country scene with thatched cottages

Country scene with thatched cottages
A country scene with thatched cottages and a church

Background imageSlope Collection: Cliff lifts at Bournemouth, Dorset

Cliff lifts at Bournemouth, Dorset
View of the cliff lifts at the seaside resort of Bournemouth, Dorset

Background imageSlope Collection: Woman out walking, Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Woman out walking, Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Woman out walking and admiring the view in Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland. 1926

Background imageSlope Collection: Poster advertising Germany for winter relaxation

Poster advertising Germany for winter relaxation, depicting a man skiing down a steep snowy slope

Background imageSlope Collection: Snow in Wapping

Snow in Wapping
Boys enjoying the snow in Wapping in the East End of London. One of them is sliding head first down a slope. Date: 1955

Background imageSlope Collection: Slum street in St Anns, Nottingham

Slum street in St Anns, Nottingham
Scene in a slum street in the St Anns area of Nottingham. A young boy leans against the wall while an old lady looks out of her door at him

Background imageSlope Collection: Men hauling a cart up a slope, Kashgar, western China

Men hauling a cart up a slope, Kashgar, western China
A group of men hauling a cart up a slope on a trip through Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: 1932

Background imageSlope Collection: Two children on a sleigh in the snow

Two children on a sleigh in the snow
Two children on a sleigh, sliding down a snowy slope. circa late 19th century

Background imageSlope Collection: Christmas. 2 boys on a sledge

Christmas. 2 boys on a sledge. Artist: Anon. 2 boys on sledge hurtling down a steep icy slope Date: circa 1906

Background imageSlope Collection: Christmas toys by Florence Hardy

Christmas toys by Florence Hardy
Three dolls and a golliwog have heaps of fun in the snow, running away from Mr Golly down a slope a top speed as he appears to be brandishing a bunch of mistletoe. Date: c.1920

Background imageSlope Collection: Poster design for Wengen, Switzerland

Poster design for Wengen, Switzerland
Poster design for Wengen, in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, showing a woman in a red costume on a snowy ski slope. 20th century

Background imageSlope Collection: PLM poster design for Chamonix winter sports

PLM poster design for Chamonix winter sports
PLM poster design for Chamonix and Mont Blanc winter sports, with express trains from Paris and Geneva. Sporting events include skiing, toboggan, skating and bobsleigh

Background imageSlope Collection: Poster advertising Winter Sports

Poster advertising Winter Sports -- a man skis rapidly down a snowy slope. Date: 1928 - 1929

Background imageSlope Collection: Christmas children sledging

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

Background imageSlope Collection: Christmas Children by Florence Hardy

Christmas Children by Florence Hardy
Four children, wrapped up warm with matching striped jumpers, hats and mufflers, share a long sledge as they slide down a snowy slope carrying branches of holly. Date: c.1920



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