Second Class Gymnasium on the 'Aquitania' (1914)<br><p>Interior of the passenger liner 'Aquitania' (1914) showing the Second Class Gymnasium, adjoining the Second Class Entrance on the Upper Deck (D Deck), a view looking across to the starboard side. The equipment includes punching balls, cycling machines and pulley weights. It was supplied by Spencer, Heath &amp; George Ltd, London.
</p><p>Transatlantic liners were expected to be equipped with all the luxuries of a hotel or a club, and swimming pools and gymnasiums soon became regular and indispensable fixtures.<br></p>
Second Class Gymnasium on the Aquitania (1914)
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Bedford Lemere &amp; Co</div>
1914<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1914-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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