Canals Collection (page 5)

Somaliland Canal 1930S
A man in a pith helmet walks along a canal in Somaliland, East Africa, during the British Protectorate period. Date: early 1930s

Venice / Grand Canal 1916
Venice: on the Grand Canal, looking towards the Customs House (Dogana) Date: 1916

Suez Construction 4
Digging the cutting between the Sweet Water canal and Nefiche : giving some idea of the massive scale of the operation, most of which is done by manual labour. Date: 1863

Ship in Suez Canal
A steamship passes through the Canal : the photo shows how the Canal is cut through the desert, involving the removal of vast quantities of sand. Date: circa 1890

Suez Construction 2
The great work commences : great numbers of fellaheen (native Egyptians) are recruited to dig a pathway through the desert sands. Date: 1862

French Canal Operations
French engineers making a cutting at Matachin : but this year they will be forced to abandon the project, leaving it for the Americans to complete. 1889

French Operations 1885
French operations in the Culebra cutting, where an enormous amount of rock and earth must be cleared; this Osgood excavator does a good job - but not good enough. Date: 1885

Venice / Side Canal 1918
Venice: a side canal Date: 1918

Thomas Telford - Meyer
Thomas Telford (1757 - 1834) Scottish civil engineer, specialising in canals and the Menai Strait suspension bridge (1819-26)

Corinth Canal
The CORINTH CANAL a steamship passes from the Aegean to the Adriatic Date: 1919

Blisworth canal tunnel
Entrance to the 1100-yard canal tunnel at Blisworth, Northamptonshire, England Date: late 18th century

Abandoned French Car
When the French gave up the project in 1889, they left their equipment behind : a tree has grown inside this abandoned car, found by American engineers Date: circa 1913

Shipping at the entrance to the Suez Canal, Egypt
Shipping at the entrance to the Suez Canal, in Port Said, Egypt. Date: circa 1890

Old canal at Utrecht, Netherlands. Date: circa 1940

Canal with boats, Sluis, Netherlands. Date: circa 1920

Canal steamer Vooruitgang, Boskoop, Netherlands
Canal steamer Vooruitgang (Progress) on the water at the town of Boskoop, Netherlands. Date: circa 1900

Canal and bridges at Boskoop, Netherlands
Aerial view of canal and bridges at Boskoop, Netherlands. Date: circa 1910

Vertical lifting bridge at Boskoop, Netherlands
Vertical lifting bridge (Hefbrug) on the Gouwe River at the town of Boskoop, Netherlands. Date: circa 1940

Princes Canal, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Princes Canal (Prinsengracht), Amsterdam, Netherlands, with buildings on the left. Date: circa 1900

Old Damrak Canal, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Old Damrak Canal and warehouses, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Date: circa 1930s

Le Pont du Cheval, Bruges, Belgium
Le Pont du Cheval over the canal, Bruges, Belgium. Date: circa 1910

Venice at dawn, Italy
Venice is a city in the north east of Italy, situated on the group of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked together by bridges

Venice at night
Atmospheric view of Venice at night. Date: 1935

People boating on a canal
People on a boating trip on a canal. Date: circa 1930s

Home on a raft of logs - East Prussian Canal. Date: circa 1920s

CANALS, Ricard. Portrait of a Young Lady
CANALS i LLAMBI, Ricard (1876-1931). Portrait of a Young Lady. Impressionism. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. National Art Museum of Catalonia

Canal construction techniques, 1797
A perspective view of part of a canal with locks, 1797. Date: 1797

Rennies locks on the Rochdale canal

German fresh water vessels, WW1
A river motor boat, used to travel along the numerous canals and water-ways of Belgium and Northern France for the transport of provisions, ammunition, mail and even troops

South Mexico City - Canals and Gondolas Date: circa 1930s

Canals, construction technique
A detailed engraving of a 16th century canal construction technique that somewhat resembles a conveyor belt. Date: 1588

Weighing Barge Load
Calculating the weight of a barge load by displacement of water, on the Grand Union Canal, England. Barges are paid according to weight of freight being carried. Date: 1950s

Sir John Macartney
SIR JOHN MACARTNEY Irish promoter of canals Date: ? - 1812

Couple take a gondola ride on the canals of Bruges, Belgium
A medieval couple take a gondola ride on the canals of Bruges, Belgium Date: circa 16th century

Reguliersgracht - Amsterdam - The Netherlands Date: circa 1930s

Record Rainfall - flooding at Brentford Docks
Record Rainfall in June 1903 - flooding at Brentford Docks. Date: 1903

Imperial Sports Club - Franco-British Exhibition, London
Imperial Sports Club - Franco-British Exhibition, White City, London Date: 1908

Canal at Tinsley, Sheffield Date: 1907

Canals I Llambi, Ricard
Depiction of a banquets preparation, illustrating a poem by Hafiz Shirazi. Persian art. Miniature Painting

entrance to village - Inle Lake
Entrance to village - Inle Lake - A bamboo gate to guard the entrance to village. Little canals winding among homes on stilts, lovely gardens. Date: 1952

Tourism poster - Holland, featuring a classic Dutch scene of canal and windmills, framed by one of the cells of a windmills sails. circa 1960

Local Traders at Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan
Local Traders at Turkmenabat (Chardzhou, Carjew, Chardjui, Charjou, Chardzhev, Charjev, Charjew - Persian for " four canals/streams" ), ancient Amul - a town in Turkmenistan

Canale d Ognisanti, Venice, Italy
The left side (bank) of the Canale d Ognisanti, Venice, Italy Date: circa 1910s

Moored Motor Cruisers
Moored motor cruisers on the Shropshire Union Canal, at Hargrave, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s

Canal Boat Station
The Boat Station at Calverley, Shropshire Union Canal, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s

Nancy the Narrow Boat
Carefree holidays afloat : The converted narrow boat Nancy. photographed soon after leaving Watford lock on the Grand Union Canal, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1960s

Happy Motor Boat Cruiser
A happy man on a motor cruiser in the lock at Stoke Bruerne, Grand Union Canal, Northamptonshire, England, with its old thatched Boat Inn, a famous hostelry. Date: early 1960s

Dutch Canal scene with barges and a group of three canal officials (left). A barge operative poles is vessel trough the opened lock gate. Date: 1910s

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