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Boatman Collection

Background imageBoatman Collection: Eustace Rogers, the last coracle man of Ironbridge, Shropshire

Eustace Rogers, the last coracle man of Ironbridge, Shropshire
He is pictured with a coracle on his back at the bottom of his garden on the banks of the River Severn. Mr Rogers died aged 88 in 2003. First published The Times Date: 1987

Background imageBoatman Collection: Malta - Valletta - a traditional Dghajsa boat

Malta - Valletta - a traditional Dghajsa boat. Date: circa 1908

Background imageBoatman Collection: A Japanese Storm at Sea

A Japanese Storm at Sea
A Japanese boatman in a stormy sea

Background imageBoatman Collection: Thames Waterman 1804

Thames Waterman 1804
A Thames boatman lands his passengers on the south bank of the Thames, near Waterloo; at this time there are some 20, 000 watermen serving those who need to cross the river

Background imageBoatman Collection: Conwy Castle Wales - from the landing place

Conwy Castle Wales - from the landing place Date: circa 1880

Background imageBoatman Collection: Lake and Palace with a boat Udaipur, India

Lake and Palace with a boat Udaipur, India
Vintage 19th century photograph: Lake and Palace with a boat in the foreground, Udaipur, India. Image by Colin Murray for Bourne and Shepherd, c.1870

Background imageBoatman Collection: Thames Estuary during the winter of 1947

Thames Estuary during the winter of 1947
A scene during the great freeze of 1947, one of the harshest winters known in Britain. At Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, a boatman is pictured rescuing his dinghy from the encircling ice which makes

Background imageBoatman Collection: Boating on the River Thames, 1879

Boating on the River Thames, 1879
Illustration showing two scenes of boating on the River Thames, during the Summer of 1879. At top left, a young girl in her canoe encounters a family of swans

Background imageBoatman Collection: Man wearing a straw coolie hat sits on a stool, Hong Kong

Man wearing a straw coolie hat sits on a stool, Hong Kong
A man wearing a straw coolie hat sits on a stool on small sampan wooden boat in Hong Kong. He is barefoot, holds the oars, wears a coolies hat and has a cigarette in his hand

Background imageBoatman Collection: Typical canal boatman from a family of bargees, WW2

Typical canal boatman from a family of bargees, WW2
Typical canal boatman from a family of bargees during the Second World War Date: 1940s

Background imageBoatman Collection: 4th Century Bc Acheron Aeneid Allegoric Allegorical

4th Century Bc Acheron Aeneid Allegoric Allegorical
4th, century, bc, acheron, aeneid, allegoric, allegorical, allegory, ancient, age, art, boat, boatman, boundary, campania, charon, cross, dead, death, deceased, ferry, ferryman, gravestone, greek

Background imageBoatman Collection: Greenwich: the power station. Date: 1915

Greenwich: the power station. Date: 1915

Background imageBoatman Collection: Comic postcard, Sea sickness in a rowing boat Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Sea sickness in a rowing boat Date: 20th century

Background imageBoatman Collection: Comic postcard, Woman chats with sailor Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman chats with sailor Date: 20th century

Background imageBoatman Collection: Comic postcard, Conversation in a rowing boat

Comic postcard, Conversation in a rowing boat Date: 20th century

Background imageBoatman Collection: Comic postcard, Plump woman in a rowing boat Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Plump woman in a rowing boat Date: 20th century

Background imageBoatman Collection: Boatmen on the sea on a traditional wood canoe

Boatmen on the sea on a traditional wood canoe
Vintage 19th century photograph: south or south east Asia, boatmen on the sea on a traditional wood canoe

Background imageBoatman Collection: Docks and ships at Yokosuka, Japan

Docks and ships at Yokosuka, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph: docks and ships at Yokosuka, Japan

Background imageBoatman Collection: Lake District - Lake Windemere, c. 1880 s

Lake District - Lake Windemere, c. 1880 s
Lake District - Lake Windemere, c.1880 s

Background imageBoatman Collection: Pleasure boats, Japan

Pleasure boats, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph: pleasure boats, Japan

Background imageBoatman Collection: Fishermen and fishing boats, probably St Ives Cornwall

Fishermen and fishing boats, probably St Ives Cornwall
19th century vintage photograph: coiling the warp, fishermen and fishing boats, probably St Ives Cornwall

Background imageBoatman Collection: Fishing boats and the beach, St Ives, Cornwall

Fishing boats and the beach, St Ives, Cornwall
19th century vintage photograph: fishing boats and the beach, St Ives, Cornwall

Background imageBoatman Collection: The Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey - Buyukdere

The Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey - Buyukdere
circa 1910s

Background imageBoatman Collection: Boatman on a lake under a sweeping tree, Japan

Boatman on a lake under a sweeping tree, Japan, late 19th century

Background imageBoatman Collection: Boatman and boat, Italian Lakes, Italy

Boatman and boat, Italian Lakes, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: Boatman and boat, Italian Lakes, Italy

Background imageBoatman Collection: Water boatman, water bug and toad bug

Water boatman, water bug and toad bug
Water boatman, Sigara striata (Corixa striata) 1, boatfly or backswimmer, Nononecta nivea 3, toad bug, Gelastocoris oculatus (Galgulus oculatus) 5, marbled giant water bug, Belostoma marmoratum 7

Background imageBoatman Collection: Mlle. Aline as the First Boatman in Les Pommes

Mlle. Aline as the First Boatman in Les Pommes
French actress Mlle. Aline as the First Boatman in Les Pommes de Terre Malades by Dumanoir and Clairville, Theatre du Palais Royal, 1845

Background imageBoatman Collection: Bathing at Brighton, Sussex 1901

Bathing at Brighton, Sussex 1901
Bathing at Brighton, Sussex. Date: 1901

Background imageBoatman Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 10

Curtis British Entomology Plate 10
Hemiptera: Notonecta maculata (Spotted Boatfly, Water Boatman, Backswimmer) [Plant: Myosoton aquaticum (Cerastium aquaticum, Marsh Mouse-ear)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageBoatman Collection: 1805 ICE SKATING

1805 ICE SKATING
The occasional fall notwithstanding, gentlemen generally find ice skating to be whizzer fun. Date: 1805

Background imageBoatman Collection: Thames Waterman 1804

Thames Waterman 1804
The Thames A boatman takes a couple for a a trip on the river Thames, London Date: 1804

Background imageBoatman Collection: The skipper of a small ferry boat, Marazion, Cornwall

The skipper of a small ferry boat, Marazion, Cornwall
The skipper of a small ferry boat waits for passengers on the slip at Marazion, in Mounts Bay, Cornwall. England. The boat is used at high water when the causeway to the mount is flooded

Background imageBoatman Collection: Boatman and dog on the saltings at Askam, near Barrow

Boatman and dog on the saltings at Askam, near Barrow
A happy boatman leans back across the thwarts of a rowing boat and cuddles his small dog. The boat is on the saltings at Askam, near Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, England Date: 1990

Background imageBoatman Collection: A boatman steers a shikara boat loaded with animal fodder

A boatman steers a shikara boat loaded with animal fodder in the Vale of Kashmir, near Srinagar. The Himalayan mountains can be seen in the distance. Date: 1986

Background imageBoatman Collection: Lobster fisherman leaves boat and climbs bank of River Dee

Lobster fisherman leaves boat and climbs bank of River Dee
At low water, a lobster fisherman leaves his boat tender at the end of a days fishing and climbs the steep muddy bank of the River Dee in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Background imageBoatman Collection: Kashmir, Srinagar - boatman paddles boat with animal fodder

Kashmir, Srinagar - boatman paddles boat with animal fodder
Kashmir, Srinagar. A boatman paddles a boat carrying animal fodder though a canal covered with green weed Date: 1986

Background imageBoatman Collection: Kashmir, Srinagar. Boatman asleep in shade on back of boat

Kashmir, Srinagar. Boatman asleep in shade on back of boat
Kashmir, Srinagar. A lazy boatman asleep in shade on back of a boat carrying animal fodder Date: 1986

Background imageBoatman Collection: Lake Dal, Srinagar, Kashmir - a man paddling boat

Lake Dal, Srinagar, Kashmir - a man paddling boat
Lake Dal, Srinagar, Kashmir - a man wearing an Astrakhan hat, paddling his shikara boat Date: 1986

Background imageBoatman Collection: Kashmir, Lake Dal - a houseboat swimming platform

Kashmir, Lake Dal - a houseboat swimming platform. A moored speedboat and a swimmer can be seen in the mirror on a white dresser Date: 1986

Background imageBoatman Collection: Kashmir - boatman paddling his flat-bottomed shikara boat

Kashmir - boatman paddling his flat-bottomed shikara boat
Kashmir - yawning boatman paddling his flat-bottomed shikara boat in the Vale of Kashmir Date: 1986

Background imageBoatman Collection: Kashmir - Srinagar. A man paddles a boat

Kashmir - Srinagar. A man paddles a boat loaded with green fodder along weedy canal. Photographed from above looking down Date: 1989

Background imageBoatman Collection: Boatman with Rutland Water pleasure cruiser, Rutland Belle

Boatman with Rutland Water pleasure cruiser, Rutland Belle
A boatman reaches for the mooring buoy of the Rutland Water pleasure cruiser Rutland Belle. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Background imageBoatman Collection: Eustace Rogers, the last coracle man of Ironbridge, Shropshi

Eustace Rogers, the last coracle man of Ironbridge, Shropshire. He is pictured with a coracle on his back at the bottom of his garden on the banks of the River Severn

Background imageBoatman Collection: Ragged boatman, Sri Lanka

Ragged boatman, Sri Lanka
Barefoot, ragged, skinny boatman wearing big floppy cap sits on a beached fishing boat on the beach at Galle, Sri Lanka Date: 1994

Background imageBoatman Collection: Boatman, Ganges, India

Boatman, Ganges, India
An Indian man rows an old wooden boat in the River Ganges along the ghats of Varanasi. Bathers are in the water Date: 1987

Background imageBoatman Collection: Bargeman, Gloucester docks

Bargeman, Gloucester docks
A male bargee leans on the wooden tiller of a canal narrow boat berthed in Gloucester Docks Date: 1990

Background imageBoatman Collection: Sleepy Riverside scene - Nicaragua

Sleepy Riverside scene - Nicaragua. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBoatman Collection: Juan-les-Pins - La Fontaine du Pin

Juan-les-Pins - La Fontaine du Pin
Juan-les-Pins - a town and a health resort and spa in the commune of Antibes, in the Alpes-Maritimes, in southeastern France, on the Cote d Azur. Date: circa 1910s



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