Jumper by Karl H. Lämmel

Karl Heinrich Lämmel ~ A woman doing a jump at the Logau school for women’s gymnastics in Hanover, 1930s | src alamy
Karl Heinrich Lämmel ~ Eine Frau bei einem Sprung in der Logau Musterschule für Frauenturnen in Hannover, 1930er Jahre | src alamy

Dutch mill in the flood of 1926

Omringd door water staat deze molen in Friesland getroffen door de overstroming van 1926. Grouw, Nederland, 1926. Spaarnestad Photo | src Nationaal Archief
Detail from: Dutch mill facing the flood, Grouw, the Netherlands, 1926
Surrounded by water, this mill in Friesland faced the flood of 1926. Floods. Grouw, Netherlands, 1926. Spaarnestad Photo | src Het Geheugen

Inondations en France ca. 1910

View of flood in France, ca. 1910. “Inondations en France” [légende au dos]. Tirage ancien de presse | src eBay

Vintage bathers

J. Mandel ~ Jolie Baigneuse. French vintage postcard. Alfred Noyer stamp, numbered 405. | src eBay
Bather / swimmer training for the Olympic games in the lake in the Arboretum park, Los Angeles, 1932
General Picture News. January 5th, 1932 | src Drouot ~ Photographies de Presse

Vintage divers in midair

Diver plunging into a river and spectators on rowing boats. Press photo. | src Drouot
Diver with balloons. Press photo. | src Drouot
Sport, natation, sport nautique. Circa 1900-50. Photographies de presse | src Drouot

Heat wave in Paris (Rol · 1921)

Agence Rol ~ La chaleur à Paris [fillette prenant de l’eau à une borne-fontaine], 1921 [detail]
Agence Rol ~ Heat in Paris [girl taking water from a standpipe] [press photography], 11.07.1921
La chaleur à Paris [fillette prenant de l’eau à une borne-fontaine] · [photographie de presse] · [Agence Rol 11-7-21] | src BnF

Frieda and Louis Berkoff

detail
Dancer Frieda Berkoff during a leap in the air. Underwood & Underwood. 1920s | src catawiki
Dancers Louis and Frieda Berkoff during a leap in the air. Underwood & Underwood. 1920s | src catawiki
Dancers Louis and Frieda Berkoff during a leap in the air. Underwood & Underwood. 1920s | src catawiki

Press Agency / Newspaper Stamp on the reverse reads: S/644A309 By Underwood and Underwood. / Louise and Frieda Berkoff. Here’s action: How many can do this? / For once in his life “Old Man Gravity”, the well known friend of Isaac Newton, came out second best when Louis and Frieda Berkoff prectised these spectacular flying “steps” of a new Russian dance on the lawn of the Carthay Circle, a Los Angeles suburb.
Photo shows: brother and sister “Up in the air”. An exclusive Underwood photograph. Watch your credit line

Tilly Losch · 1930s

Tilly Losch [1904-1974] German show dancer from the 1930s. Previously a solo dancer at the State Opera. In 1931 she married American millionaire Edward James. She acts in two films, which, however, do not make her famous. Spaarnestad Photo. Het Leven
“Tilly Losch [1904-1974] German show dancer from the 1930s. Previously a solo dancer at the State Opera. In 1931 she married American millionaire Edward James. She acts in two films, which, however, do not make her famous.” Spaarnestad Photo. Fotocollectie Het Leven

Inondations à Lyon – 1856

Louis Froissart (1815-1860) :: [Inondations de Lyon (1856) : vue de la montée des eaux sur le quai Saint-Antoine et le quai des Célestins], 1856-05-19. | src Actu.fr
Louis Froissart (1815-1860) :: La rive gauche de la Saône, la Presqu’Île, est sous les eaux dès le 18 mai. [Inondations de Lyon (1856) : vue de la montée des eaux sur le quai Saint-Antoine et le quai des Célestins]. | src Actu.fr
Louis Froissart (1815-1860) :: [Inondations de Lyon (1856) : vue de la montée des eaux sur le quai Saint-Antoine et le quai des Célestins]. 1856-05-19 | src Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon
Louis Froissart (1815-1860) :: [Inondations de Lyon (1856) : vue de la montée des eaux sur le quai Saint-Antoine et le quai des Célestins]. 1856-05-19 | src Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon
Louis Froissart (1815-1860) :: La rive gauche de la Saône. Inondations à Lyon, 18-05-1856; épreuve sur papier salé. Scanned from publication.
Louis Froissart (1815-1860) :: La rive gauche de la Saône. Inondations à Lyon, 18-05-1856; épreuve sur papier salé. | Scanned from publication.
Louis Froissart (1815-1860) :: [Inondations de Lyon (1856) : vue du quai Saint-Antoine, du quai des Célestins et du quai Tilsitt]; 1856-05-18. | src Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon
Louis Froissart (1815-1860) :: [Inondations de Lyon (1856) : vue du quai Saint-Antoine, du quai des Célestins et du quai Tilsitt]; 1856-05-18. | src Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon