Banks Collection (page 8)

Chongqing poor district
Stilted houses on the banks of the River Yangtze in Chongqing (Chungking), one of the poorer parts of a city that would see much suffering during the Sino-Japanese War Date: 1936

German air raiders caught out by G. H. Davis
How German air raiders are caught in the toils of British defence during the Second World War. The effect of the anti-aircraft barrage on raiding bombers

Advert for the National Savings Committee 1942
The gift that grows. National Savings gift tokens. Heres the simple answer to all your gift problems this christmas - gift tokens

Advert from the National Saving Committee 1942
Its just a game to-day, to-morrow he ll be in earnest. His dad say hes a bright boy with a bright future. But what are his chance of real success

Calimanesti-Caciulata the Cozia Monastery
Romania - Calimanesti-Caciulata - the Cozia Monastery. Date: circa 1910s

Buckingham Water Gate
Old landing place on the banks of the Thames near Charing Cross. Date: 1830

India Benares
Temple on the banks of the Ganges : due to erosion, two of the towers have collapsed. Date: 1835

Multi-Storey Car Park
An ugly new multi-storey car park, on the banks of the River Thames, London. Note the cranes and modern office blocks under construction behind and St. Pauls (left). Date: late 1960s

Charles William Sikes
Sir CHARLES WILLIAM SIKES Pioneer of Post-Office Savings Banks Date: 1818 - 1889

Hampton Riverside
A scene on the banks of the River Thames at Hampton, Middlesex, England, showing adults and children relaxing in good summmer weather. Date: 1950s

Singapore Raffles Square
Singapore. Raffles Square: office buildings and banks. Date: 1971

Egyptian Farming 1930S
An Egyptian farmer ploughing the sands on the banks of the River Nile. Date: early 1930s

African Bread Maker
A woman in West Africa, making bread on the banks of a river. Date: early 1930s

Abbey Building Society
The Abbey Road Building Society (now the Abbey National) premises at Baker Street, London, where they moved from St. Johns Wood in 1927. Date: early 1930s

When Autumn Blasts the River Banks Lay Bare. McAldowie, James fl.1885 - 1913

Mrs. Banks or Mrs. Catherine Macartney (c.1760-65). Lowry, Strickland 1737-c.1785 (attributed to). Date: 1760-65 (circa)

From left: Lord Sempill, Sir George Gardner, ACM Sir Fra?
From left: Lord Sempill, Sir George Gardner, ACM Sir Francis Fogarty and Mrs Rodwell Banks, at the 94th Anniversary Luncheon at the Dorchester Hotel, London, on 12 January 1960

The Sweet Waters of Europe, Istanbul, Turkey
The Sweet Waters of Europe - Istanbul, Turkey - a popular resort on the banks of the two streams, the Alibey Suyu and the Kagithane Suyu, which fed the Golden Horn. Date: circa 1910

Damascus, Syria, - Banks of the River Barada Date: circa 1910s

The banks of the River Barada - Damascus, Syria. Date: circa 1910s

Moret-sur-Loing - Houses and a Wine Shop on the Canal
Moret-sur-Loing, a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Ile-de-France region in north-central France - Houses and a Wine Shop on the Canal. Date: circa 1910s

Serbia - Vranje - Washing day on banks of the Morava River
Serbia - Vranje, the administrative centre of the Pcinja District - Washing day on banks of the South Morava River. Date: circa 1903

The Serbian Army and a View of Belgrade - Souvenir Postcard Date: circa 1898

Edirne - The Banks of the Maritsa, Gazi Mihal Bridge, Market
Edirne, Turkey - The Banks of the Maritsa, Gazi Mihal Bridge and Flea Market. Date: 1898

French encouraged to pour their gold into French WW1 effort
Dramatic patriotic postcard encouraging the French population to pour their gold into the French WW1 war effort or to exchange their gold at banks for real money to contribute. Date: 1915

Hungary - Siofok - The Beach on Lake Balaton
Siofok, Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton in Somogy County. Here a whole host of holidaymakers enjoy the waters. Lake Balaton is still one of Hungarys foremost tourist destinations

The Great Flood in Paris, France
The Great Flood in Paris - January 1910. Date: 1910

The River Volga at Nizhny Novgorod, Russia - looking across toward the Main Fair Building on the left bank of the river. Date: circa 1909

Houses on the banks of the River Volga, Russia Date: circa 1910s

Fishing on The River Kama, Russia
The River Kama, Russia - a tributary of the Volga (it is actually bigger than the Volga!) Date: circa 1910s

Guinea, West Africa - The Niger River. The main focus of this postcard is the charming European-style barge, albeit covered by a very African matted reed hood! Date: circa 1910s

Varanasi, India - (Benares / Banaras)
Varanasi (also known as Banaras or Benaras) - a holy city on the banks of the River Ganges in the State of Uttar Pradesh, India. An important holy city for Hindus, Buddhists and Jains

Lujan River, Tigre, Argentina
Elegant house on the banks of the Lujan River, in Paseo Victorica, Tigre, near Buenos Aires, Argentina. Date: circa 1900

Buried House, Sandy Banks, Bermuda
House buried by the shifting coastal sands - Sandy Banks, Bermuda. Date: circa 1910s

Barges on the bank of the Panuco River, Mexico
Barges of the Mexican Oil Company tethered to the Loading Racks on the banks of the Panuco River, Veracruz, Mexico. Date: circa 1930s

Banks of the River Tiber, by Andre Giroux
Bords aux Tibre (Banks of the River Tiber), by Andre Giroux (1801-1879)

Claude Grahame-White banks in flight

The second Boeing Vertol YUH-61A UTTAS 73-21657
The second Boeing Vertol YUH-61A UTTAS, 73-21657, makes its first flight as the first aircraft, 73-21656, banks overhead on 19 February 1975 at Grummans Calverton, LI, test facility

RAeS Bristol Branch Summer Ball at the Grand Hotel. From left: Mrs Tom Frost; Air Cdre Francis Rodwell Banks, CB, OBE, HonCGIA, CEng, HonFAIa, MSAE, FIMechE, HonFRAeS, 1898-1985

Air Commodore Francis Rodwell Banks CB OBE
Air Cdre Francis Rodwell Banks, CB, OBE, HonCGIA, CEng, HonFAIa, MSAE, FIMechE, HonFRAeS, 1898-1985, RAeS President 1969-1970. Date: 1985

Drawer from Insect Collection of Sir Joseph Banks (1743 - 18
A collection of more than 4, 000 insects, including butterflies, flies, bugs and moths

Insect Collection of Sir Joseph Banks (1743 - 1820)
A collection of more than 4, 000 insects, including butterflies, flies, bugs and moths

Watercolour 66 from the Watling Collection
Watercolour 66 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)

Canis lupus dingo, dingo
Dog of New South Wales. Drawing 52 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)

Potorous tridactylus, long-nosed potoroo
Poto Roo. Drawing 59 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)

Healing a child
Watercolour 45 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)

Morelia spilota, diamond python
Watercolour 40 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)

Petaurus australis, yellow-bellied glider
Hepoona Roo. Drawing 47 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)

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