Wading Collection

D-Day - British and Canadian troops landing - Juno Beach
British and Canadian 3rd Division troops land at Juno Beach. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6:30am and was conducted in two assault phases - the air assault landing of allied troops followed by an

The Normandy Landings - 6th June 1944 - WW2. Note the American soldier in the landing craft holding a metal detector to sweep for landmines. Date: 1944

The Skye crofters Land League Agitation
Sketches in the Isle of Skye: the Crofters Land League. 1.Staffin, from the Bay. 2.Crofters huts in Portree. 3.Women of the crofters. 4. A Skye landlord. 5

Americans Land D-Day
American troops under enemy fire wading through the sea to land on the beaches of Normandy, France

Lifeboat and crewmen at Appledore, Devon
View of the local lifeboat and crewmen at Appledore, on the North Devon coast. The lifeboat has left the shore, and the crewmen are wading in the shallows

Too Fishy
Unsportsmanlike tactics of a competitor at a recent fishing tournament at Hampstead Ponds. Humorous illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944)

Shepperton Flood 1929
Three men wading through the River Thames, towing a boat loaded with a crate containing a large sow, part of the animal farm belonging to Mrs. Brown of Shepperton, England

Near naked man wades in a pond to gather water lilies - Bali
Near naked man in a cooly hat wades in a pond to gather water lilies. Bali, Indonesia Date: 1989

Group of women paddling in the sea
10 rather serious-looking ladies risk baring some ankle with a paddle in a rather cold-looking sea... Date: circa 1920s

Victorian tourists wading through dung on a farm looking for a rustic sight on their tour. The grotto and waterfall is just a barn. Ducks attack a child, a gentleman gets stuck in the mud

Couple wading through water on a Valentine card, with verse. Date: circa 1890s

Narrow escape of Duke of York after Battle of Tourcoing
Narrow escape of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763-1827) wading through a brook after the Battle of Tourcoing, 18 May 1794. 1794

British forces occupy Guyana. Date: 1803

Shrimping at Ambleteuse 1858
French woman drags her net through the shore to collect shrimp. Date: 1858

Bali fisherman up to his neck in water
Bali fisherman pushing fishing net frame while up to his neck in seawater Date: 1989

Wading birds and female tourist on beach, Hamilton, Bermuda
A mature female tourist sunbather smiles as she watches four wading birds walking past her sunbed on a sandy beach, Hamilton, Bermuda Date: 2000

Bridgnorth, Shropshire
A small boy paddles into the River Severn beneath the bridge at Bridgnorth, Shropshire. He carries a bucket to catch fish Date: 1989

Removing Flax from the Lint Hole, Co. Antrim - a view of two men wading in the lint hole and removing flax to two others with a horse and cart. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim)

Humboldt Park Wading Pool, Buffalo, New York State, USA, with people out enjoying the sunshine. Date: circa 1904-1908

Hippopotamus (Kronheim)
wading in an Egyptian lake

Wading ashore from landing craft at Ouistreham and Bernieres
One of fourteen photographs of scenes on board landing craft, wading ashore from landing craft at Ouistreham and Bernieres, St Aubin sector

The Tatler Summer Number front cover, 1929
Front cover of The Tatler Summer Number for 1929 featuring a delightful illustration of a lady in an elaborate swimsuit and marine-themed headdress exploring a rock pool. Date: 1929

St. Marks Square, Venice, Italy - Flooded - two gentleman are being conveyed across in a makeshift trolley (to safe their trousers getting wet - possibly...). Date: circa 1906

On board landing craft - D-Day - WW2
One of fourteen photographs of scenes on board landing craft, wading ashore from landing craft at Ouistreham and Bernieres, St Aubin sector, 6 Jun 1944

Liberation of Europe: Commandos Pour Into Beachheads
Photograph: Liberation of Europe: Commandos Pour Into Beachheads, Fight Their Way Inland. Shows Commandos wading ashore from landing craft. One is carrying a small motor cycle. Picture issued: 1944

C Squadron half-track wading ashore
Photograph: C Squadron half-track wading ashore. Shows a half-track being driven through the water loaded with equipment and three men aboard

Crossing a river, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa
Crossing a river with the aid of a rope, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa. Date: circa 1920s

Water protection of Antwept 1914
German artillery becoming bogged in flooded meadows in Antwerp. Wading through water up to their waist with ditches and uneven ground made it impossible to attempt to cross some of these swampted

Old Mill, Maghera, Co. Down - a view of the mill, more central than above, covered by vegetation and the stream in the foreground with a cow wading. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down)

Boat trip on an old water rat
An old sailor giving a piggyback ride to a young lady wearing a sun hat, swimming costume, high heels and holding a parasol. Date: 1928

British in Italy, WW1, night exploit on the Piave 1918
The British in Italy: a night-exploit on the Piave. Wading in ice-cold water, a British raiding party crossing the River Piave by night, 1918, First World War. Date: 1918

Birthday card with birds and rosebud on a fan
Birthday card with birds and red rosebud on a fan. Date: circa 1890s

Egyptian Flood 1930S
Men, women and children wading through the flooded street outside their homes in Egypt. Date: early 1930s

Children wading in the water at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA Date: circa 1908

Japanese Artillery crossing a river in Manchuria, China
Japanese Artillery crossing a river in occupied Manchuria, China. Date: circa 1907

Wading Pond, Humboldt Park, New York State, USA
Children having fun in the Wading Pond, Humboldt Park, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1905

Flooding in Port Arthur, Texas, USA, 16-17 August 1915. Showing people standing in deep water at the corner of Austin Avenue and Proctor, near the First National Bank (right). Date: 1915

A Hint to Speculators, trench humour, WW1
" Joe, as it ever struck you that this would be one of the places where Tubes would pay?" Two Tommies wading through a water-logged trench ruminate on the advantages of an underground

Seaside limousine by W H Robinson
Ingenious traveling bathing hut, for the women that wants to wade in the sea. 1919

Flooded Out
A family with two children and their dog wade through flood water in a rural setting. In the background, belongings are being rescued from their home Date: 1880

Jeek the puppy rescued from the water
Jeek the mongrel puppy falls into the water and a man wades in to rescue him. Date: 1940

Billiards Illustrated - A Little Too Fine
A fisherman fly fishing in a Scottish Loch is thwarted in his attempts to land a sprightly salmon by his choice of fishing line, which appears to be far too thin

Charadrius wilsonia, Wilsons plover
Plate 209 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Tringa solitaria, solitary sandpiper
Plate 289 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Repin, Ilya Yefimovich (1844-1930). Barge Haulers wading. 1872. Realism. Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. Moscow. Tretyakov Gallery

Wading on the beach, Busum, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Sea Scout with muddy legs
A Sea Scout with muddy legs who has waded ashore. 20th century

Birds / Heron
A Heron at nest. Date: 1930s

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