Sledges Collection

Captain Robert Falcon Scott - Frys Cocoa Advert
Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), the English naval commander and explorer. A Captain in the Royal Navy, Scott led a number of expeditions to the Antarctic

Sledge-party leaving HMS Investigator in Mercy Bay, under command of Lieutenant Gurney Cresswell
One of a series of eight chromolithograph sketches by Lieut S. Gurney Cresswell (1827-1867), of the voyage of HMS Investigator under Captain McClure, 1850-54

A motor sledge which may be used at the South Pole
A suggestion for the type of motor sledge to be taken by Captain Scott, who in 1909 had announced his intention to set out on a new expedition to the South Pole

Children Sledging
Four children position their sledges, ready for a downhill race!

Soviet Air Attack
Finland : Soviet aircraft attack a Finnish supply train of elk-drawn sledges : the Finnish troops themselves are on skis

Lt Henry Bowers, Dr Edward Wilson and Apsley Cherry-Garrard beside their sledge
Photographer: Ponting, Herbert (1870-1935). Expedition: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13. Leader: Captain Robert Falcon Scott

Southern sledge journey
Group of men sitting and standing on the snow, pose for the camera. Back row, third from left: Captain Scott, fourth from left: Ernest Shackleton. Sledge flags flying

Sledging over hummocky ice
One of a series of eight chromolithograph sketches by Lieut S. Gurney Cresswell (1827-1867), of the voyage of HMS Investigator under Captain McClure, 1850-54

Shackleton / Sledging / 1908
Ernest Shackletons expedition reached within 100 miles of the South Pole. Relaying sledges over the rough terrain. Date: 1908

Picture No. 11092365
Dog Siberian Husky Date:

The Long, Long Drift
Illustration by Raymond Sheppard to an article entitled: The Long, Long Drift by John Prebble, relating to the The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-17

Montreal / Sleighing C20
Sleighing in Mount Royal Park, Montreal, Canada. early 20th century

TOBOGGANISTs FLURRY 28
A tobogganist stirs up a flurry of snow

The Captain, Shackleton and Wilson
Three men standing on the ice beside a fully laden sledge. Left to right: Ernest Shackleton, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Dr Edward Wilson. Photographer: Louis Charles Bernacchi (1876-1942)

Winter in Holland: the Emperor's Canal, Amsterdam, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Winter in Holland: the Emperor's Canal, Amsterdam, 1864. 'Throughout its whole extent [Holland] is intersected by rivers and canals

Red convoy with bread against the backdrop of the Sretenskaya Church, 1920-1929. Creator: Unknown
Red convoy with bread against the backdrop of the Sretenskaya Church, 1920-1929. From a collection of 153 photographs and documents drawn from the personal archives of people who lived in the town of

Romania
Dan Mirica

Galgewater in Leiden with ice entertainment, 1639-1654. Creator: Karel Slabbaert
Galgewater in Leiden with ice entertainment, 1639-1654. The Galgewater is both the name of a canal and a street. The name is derived from the gallows (galge in Dutch) that used to stand nearby

Children skating outside Fåborg, 1901. Creator: Peter Hansen
Children skating outside Faborg, 1901

Ice scene, 1700-1800. Creator: Anon
Ice scene, 1700-1800

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"

'"A Merry - Go - Round on the Ice" after Robert Barnes, R.W.S., 1890. Creator: Robert Barnes
'"A Merry - Go - Round on the Ice"; after Robert Barnes, R.W.S., 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Sledging in Berlin, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Sledging in Berlin, 1850. The winter recreation of Sledging in the Prussian capital...The view is taken in the Pariser Platz

Arrival of Winter Mail, 1890. Creator: Ivan Nikolaevich Krasnov
Arrival of Winter Mail, 1890.. The photographs were taken on Sakhalin Island during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and provide rare glimpses of the island's settlements, prisons

Reinforcements for Canada: shipping sledges on board the Calcutta at Woolwich for guns... 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Reinforcements for Canada: shipping sledges on board the Calcutta at Woolwich for guns and carriages of the battery 4th Battalion Royal Artillery, 1862

The Meeting, 1871, (1965). Creator: Pavel Osipovic Kovalevskij
The Meeting, 1871, (1965). Two troikas pass each other in a snowy Russian landscape. Painting in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Wounded on sledges of skis lashed together: how the Russian Army can do Ambulance work on the snow
STC312503 Wounded on sledges of skis lashed together: how the Russian Army can do Ambulance work on the snow, from The Illustrated War News (litho) by Russian School (20th century)

Russian horse - drawn sleigh
3785640 Russian horse - drawn sleigh; (add.info.: Russian horse - drawn sleigh, c. 1905. Red Cross postcard); Lebrecht History

DOG - Alaskan malamute puppy on sledge wearing red Christmas Santa hat Date: 22-05-2021

Sledges out at Ridgeway, Newport, south east Wales, 19th February 1978. Pictured, Jenny Hancock and her daughter Caroline sledge down hill

Captain Scott and his team hauling their sledge in the Antarctic Date: early 1910s

Sledge Race at St. Moritz
The frozen lake at St. Moritz was utilised as a race course during the winter months. Date: circa 1925

Racing horse-drawn sleighs. Date: 1909

Crater Lake, Dyer Trail, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan, 1898 (b/w photo)
JHL358816 Crater Lake, Dyer Trail, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan, 1898 (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A. (1867-1947); Private Collection

Scales and summit of Chilkoot Pass, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan
JHL358821 Scales and summit of Chilkoot Pass, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan, 1898 (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A

A Sled in the Snow, Russia (colour engraving)
1729679 A Sled in the Snow, Russia (colour engraving) by Rouargue, Adolphe (1810-after 1870); (add.info.: Russia : woman on a sled pulled by horses in the snow, engraving by Rouargue, 19th century)

A Winter Landscape, 1662 (oil on canvas)
7260354 A Winter Landscape, 1662 (oil on canvas) by Meijer, Hendrick de (active 1646-1689); 49.3 x 65 cm; Private Collection; © Lawrence Steigrad Fine Arts, New York

Winter Landscape with Farmhouse, 1624 (oil on panel)
7259967 Winter Landscape with Farmhouse, 1624 (oil on panel) by Velde, Esaias I van de (1587-1630); 32x26 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands; (add.info.: by Esaias van de Velde I (1587-1630))

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

Sleighing Parties taken in tow up Hill at Davos Platz (litho)
1040829 Sleighing Parties taken in tow up Hill at Davos Platz (litho) by Lanos, Henri (1859-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sleighing Parties taken in tow up Hill at Davos Platz)

Joys of winter (copper engraving)
7201563 Joys of winter (copper engraving) by Bruyn, Nicolaes de (1571-1656) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joys of winter)

Winter Landscape with the Montelbaanstoren, Amsterdam (oil on canvas)
259377 Winter Landscape with the Montelbaanstoren, Amsterdam (oil on canvas) by Beerstraaten, Jan Abrahamsz. (1622-1666); Private Collection; (add.info)

Carriages (sledges) for travel in the Far North, 16th century. 1859-1860 (engraving)
7234094 Carriages (sledges) for travel in the Far North, 16th century. 1859-1860 (engraving) by Krieger, Christoph (d.c.1590); Private Collection; (add.info)

Eskimos (chromolitho)
7149441 Eskimos (chromolitho) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eskimos. Illustration from Native Life in Distant Lands (George Philip & Sons, London, and Philip)

A Winter Scene (oil on panel)
6436343 A Winter Scene (oil on panel) by Schelfhout, Andreas (1787-1870); Private Collection

A Street Scene, Amsterdam (oil on canvas)
6436342 A Street Scene, Amsterdam (oil on canvas) by Koekkoek, Willem (1839-95); 77.5x113 cm; Private Collection

Stortingsplass, 1881 (oil on canvas)
3706912 Stortingsplass, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Thaulow, Fritz (1847-1906); 65.5x110 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Going to Church (oil on canvas)
6201876 Going to Church (oil on canvas) by Kauffmann, Hermann (1808-89); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kauffmann, Hermann (1808-89))

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"Sledges: From Antarctic Expeditions to Childhood Adventures" In the early 20th century, Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his team embarked on a treacherous journey to the South Pole. Little did they know that their expedition would be forever linked with an unexpected connection - Frys Cocoa Advert. Yes, amidst the harsh conditions of Antarctica, a picture of Scott holding a tin of cocoa became an iconic advertisement. But it wasn't just cocoa that made headlines during these expeditions. A motor sledge was introduced as a means of transportation in this icy wilderness. This innovative contraption promised to revolutionize polar exploration, offering hope for easier travel across the unforgiving terrain. Back home, children embraced the joy of sledging down snowy hillsides. With rosy cheeks and laughter echoing through winter landscapes, they created memories reminiscent of those brave explorers venturing into uncharted territories. However, not all sledging experiences were filled with childlike wonder. In a shocking turn of events during World War II, Soviet forces launched an air attack on Finnish troops using sledges as part of their assault strategy. The innocence associated with sledding suddenly collided with the harsh realities of war. Returning to Antarctic expeditions, Lieutenant Henry Bowers and Dr Edward Wilson alongside Apsley Cherry-Garrard posed proudly beside their trusty sledge - an essential companion throughout their arduous journey across hummocky ice fields. These men relied on their sturdy sledges to carry vital supplies and equipment necessary for survival in one of Earth's most inhospitable environments. Meanwhile, aboard HMS Investigator in Mercy Bay, Lieutenant Gurney Cresswell led his sledge-party towards unknown horizons - another chapter unfolding in humanity's quest for discovery and adventure. Ernest Shackleton himself understood the importance of sledging during his 1908 expedition when he famously said: "I choose life over death by attempting what seems impossible.