Entertainment and Leisure in the Industrial Revolution by https://padlet.com/shkater/xro0l5vqmk2j A look into what life was like 200 years ago en-us 2018-03-11 14:36:31 UTC 2024-03-31 00:30:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Watchclock.png Welcome to the Industrial Revolution! shkater https://padlet.com/shkater/xro0l5vqmk2j/wish/240574375 During the Industrial Revolution (1750 - 1918), entertainment and leisure became something more common. Most of the biggest entertainments, however, took place in either America or Great Britain. Trapeze became a frequent form of entertainment. People loved it because it was daring and risky; they could find themselves outside their comfort zones without actually leaving them. Train trips to the seaside became very normal when the steam locomotive was invented. Civilians were able to take the train to the seaside and for most see the beach for the first time. Of course these pleasures could not be enjoyed by everyone. Only the upper and middle classes could enjoy such luxury. New and unheard of entertainments were also invented. The photograph was invented during the Industrial Revolution. It soon was being used as an art form. Some of the most interesting exhibits this website will outline are things like the history of rollerskates and the first ever edition of Vogue.

Image is of a photographer’s work turned into art.




N.A. (n.d) Victorian Britain: Leisure. BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/leisure/ [11 MAR 2018]

N.A. (n.d) Everyday life in the industrial era. BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/history/industrial_era/industrial_revolution_life/revision/2/ [12 MAR 2018]

N.A. (n.d) Joy and Leisure. Photoconsortium. http://www.photoconsortium.net/all-our-yesterdays/joy-leisure/ [n.d]

History Photographed. (2017) n.t. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BY_0iL6gdir/?saved-by=ash_sawyer03 [12 MAR 2018]
]]> 2018-03-11 14:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/shkater/xro0l5vqmk2j/wish/240574375 The Cover of the First Edition of Vogue shkater https://padlet.com/shkater/xro0l5vqmk2j/wish/240645510 The first ever issue of Vogue was released on the 7th of September 1892, during the Industrial Revolution. Founded by American businessman, Arthur Baldwin Turnure, Vogue was hoped to attract “the sage (older people) as well as the debutante (younger people)”. The message of this particular magazine was that every time you look or wear something formal, everything is perfect and happy. The purpose of the Vogue magazines were to entertain people and they used the image on the front to entice people to buying a copy. The Vogue magazines themselves were created so people could have something to turn to for advice on trends and fashions.




N.A. (2018) Vogue (magazine). Wikipedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogue_(magazine) [10 MAR 2018]

History Photographed (2017) n.t. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BYOd79UgVZv/?saved-by=ash_sawyer03 [10 MAR 2018]
]]> 2018-03-11 22:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/shkater/xro0l5vqmk2j/wish/240645510 Promotional Poster for Charmion’s Show shkater https://padlet.com/shkater/xro0l5vqmk2j/wish/240649202 Laverie Vallee, better known by her stage name, Charmion, was a Vaudeville trapeze artist and strong woman. The photograph down below was taken by an unknown photographer in 1897. The photo was made into posters to promote her shows to the civilians. Women being as strong or stronger than a man in the 1800s was unusual. Charmion was trying to prove that women can be strong and that was seen in her advertisements and her shows. The promotional posters were made to convince people into buying tickets for her show. The show itself was made to bring joy to people and to even inspire women to do something unheard of. 



History Photographed (2017) n.t. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BXvycDmAloX/?saved-by=ash_sawyer03 [11 MAR 2018]

N.A. (2017) Charmion. Wikipedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charmion [11 MAR 2018]
]]> 2018-03-11 23:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/shkater/xro0l5vqmk2j/wish/240649202 Bison Postcard shkater https://padlet.com/shkater/xro0l5vqmk2j/wish/240653504 This image was taken by an unknown photographer and turned into a postcard for Minona, Minnesota in 1908. It depicts two cheery men in a cart that is being pulled by two bison. Animals were often used for modes of transport like this. Postcards, particularly this one, were usually bought by tourists to send to friends and family. Postcards were used to greet people and give them an idea of where and what they have been up to. They mostly had happy pictures on them so they were seen as a “hello from over here!” To the receiver from whomever sent it. This postcard was created so travellers could send a little more than words to their friends and family about their adventures.



History Photographed (2017) n.t. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BW8EkCngZkz/?saved-by=ash_sawyer03 [10 MAR 2018]
]]> 2018-03-11 23:46:48 UTC https://padlet.com/shkater/xro0l5vqmk2j/wish/240653504 London Empire Theatre Acrobats shkater https://padlet.com/shkater/xro0l5vqmk2j/wish/240716934 In London’s Empire Theatre, 1898, a 7 acrobat and 2 horse balancing act was performed. Of course, an unknown photographer made the most of the moment and took a photo. Historians can now view this image and it could’ve been used in a newspaper article about the show. This source clearly shows that acrobats were very skilled despite the lack of props. Horses also came in handy. This source is significant because a fantastic stunt was pulled off in a time period that nobody would’ve thought to have happened. Someone had obviously seen that this source was important and had documented it for future use.



N.A. (n.d) Victorian Britain: Leisure. BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/leisure/ [11 MAR 2018]
]]> 2018-03-12 07:47:23 UTC https://padlet.com/shkater/xro0l5vqmk2j/wish/240716934 Quagga Picture shkater https://padlet.com/shkater/xro0l5vqmk2j/wish/240719768 This photograph of a quagga was taken by an unknown photographer at London Zoo, where the quagga lived, in 1870. The photo could’ve been taken for future historians to look at, for zoo records or something else. Quaggas were unusual creatures, the photo tells us, and it seems they wouldn’t have had the best living conditions in captivity. Quaggas are now extinct. The photo could’ve been taken to prove that London Zoo had a one as they were endangered at the time. The photo is significant because it is the only known photo of a living quagga at London Zoo.


Long, Tony. (2009) AUG. 12, 1883: QUAGGA'S EXTINCTION A NASTY SURPRISE. Wired. https://www.wired.com/2009/08/dayintech-0812/ [12 MAR 2018]

History Photographed. (2018) n.t. https://www.instagram.com/p/BfB3rGNnzhD/?saved-by=ash_sawyer03 [10 MAR 2018]
]]> 2018-03-12 07:56:32 UTC https://padlet.com/shkater/xro0l5vqmk2j/wish/240719768 The Locomotion No. 1 shkater https://padlet.com/shkater/xro0l5vqmk2j/wish/240778936 The railway and steam locomotive (train) opened up a whole new world of leisure and entertainment to the people of Great Britain. The Locomotion No. 1 was invented by John Blekinsop in 1812-1813 and built by George and Robert Stephenson. It was the first steam locomotive to carry people, which meant that some civilians were able to see the beach for the first time. It’s first journey came 12 years after being invented. It ran along the Stockton and Darlington Railway and was named the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public railway. People were thrilled because it meant they could now go visit the seaside. The short term effects of the Locomotion No. 1 was that it meant people could go on holidays for 1 day to a week. The long term effects of the train was that it fuelled a desire to make new technology, such as the aeroplane, so civilians could go on holidays to new and exotic destinations.




N.A. (2018) Steam locomotive. Wikipedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_locomotive  [10 MAR 2018]

N.A. (n.d) Victorian Britain: Leisure. BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/leisure/ [11 MAR 2018]

N.A. (2015) Robert Stephenson and Co: Locomotion No. 1. Grace’s Guide to British Industrial History. 
https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Robert_Stephenson_and_Co:_Locomotion_No._1  [12 MAR 2018]
]]> 2018-03-12 11:13:52 UTC https://padlet.com/shkater/xro0l5vqmk2j/wish/240778936 The Photograph shkater https://padlet.com/shkater/xro0l5vqmk2j/wish/240790803 The photograph was an amazing invention that changed people’s lives for the better. The first photo was taken by Joseph Nicephore Niepce in approximately 1826. It depicted the outside of an upstairs window at his estate, Les Gras, in the Burgundy region of France. Photographs were created so people could capture important moments in their lives and to look at things for entertainment that they normally couldn’t, such as images of celebrities. One short term effects of the photograph was that people were able to share memories with each other. A long term effect was that everyone who could afford it, were able to take photographs and pass them down the family and their generations.




N.A. (2010) Who invented the camera?. Who Invented?. http://www.whoinvented.org/who-invented-camera/ [12 MAR 2018]

N.A. (n.d) The First Photograph. Harry Ransom Centre The University of Texas at Austin. http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/firstphotograph/ [12 MAR 2018]

Wheaton, Oliver. (2017) When was the first photo taken? And what was it of?. Metro. http://metro.co.uk/2017/07/21/when-was-the-first-photo-taken-and-what-was-it-of-6796633/ [12 MAR 2018]
]]> 2018-03-12 11:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shkater/xro0l5vqmk2j/wish/240790803 The Ferris Wheel shkater https://padlet.com/shkater/xro0l5vqmk2j/wish/240799732 In 1893, the Ferris Wheel was invented by George Washington Ferris. It was a large rotating wheel that had many carriages that altogether carried 1,400 people. It was produced in Chicago and later toured Chicago on an exhibition. The Ferris Wheel was originally invented and made for a carnival and was used to entertain people. A short term effect of the Ferris Wheel was that it brought people joy and gave them an escape. Long term wise, it was turned into a ship called the USS Illinoisis, which was used in World War 1. The Ferris Wheel is still one of the most famous carnival rides to this day.




N.A. (n.d) History of Ferris Wheels. Vilas County Fair. http://vilascountyfair.com/index.php/history-of-ferris-wheels/ [12 MAR 2018]
]]> 2018-03-12 12:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/shkater/xro0l5vqmk2j/wish/240799732 The Gramophone shkater https://padlet.com/shkater/xro0l5vqmk2j/wish/240811735 The gramophone was invented by Emile Berliner on the 8th of November 1887 in Germany, however lots of work by other scientists was put into making the gramophone. Thomas Edison began work on the gramophone in 1877, but was calling it the phonograph. The music it played was of poor quality and each recording could only be played once. Not long after, Graham Bell had a go at improving Thomas Edison’s phonograph by using wax cylinders so recordings can be replayed. He called it the graphophone. After that Emile Berliner replaced the wax cylinders with glass disks, then zinc disks and finally plastic disks to form the gramophone we know today. The gramophone was created to bring happiness through dancing, singing or simply just listening. Some short term effects of the gramophone is that people were able to listen to music on a day to day basis rather than rarely. The long term effects was that new music devices were invented from the gramophone.




Bellis, Mary. (2018) Emile Berliner and the History of the Gramophone. ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/emile-berliner-history-of-the-gramophone-1991854  [12 MAR 2018]

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (n.d) Emil Berliner. Encyclopaedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Emil-Berliner  [12 MAR 2018]
]]> 2018-03-12 12:33:01 UTC https://padlet.com/shkater/xro0l5vqmk2j/wish/240811735 Roller Skates shkater https://padlet.com/shkater/xro0l5vqmk2j/wish/240820881 The first ever patented roller skates were invented by Monsieur Petibledin. They were patented in France, 1819. The roller skates had a wood sole that latched onto the foot with 4 wheels/rollers made of ivory, copper or wood. Roller skates were originally made so that people could ice skate during the summer time without ice and on land instead. The short term effect that roller skates had on society was that it sparked and encouraged people to improve and work on roller skates themselves. As for long term, we still use roller skates today. There are roller rinks open everywhere for people and their roller skates.




Bellis, Mary. (2017) The Wild History of Roller Skates. ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-roller-skates-1992385  [12 MAR 2018]
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