Diving Collection (page 2)

Transport / Diving / Beebe
Beebes bathysphere moves between shoals of exotic marine life (very dark original)

Germans Drown John Bull
Thanks to their U-boats, the German navy will drown John Bull

Halleys Diving Bell
Halleys diving bell

Futuristic encounter with an octopus
A futuristic encounter with an octopus on the seabed. A man rescues a woman from its clutches

Futuristic underwater exploration, with two men in diving gear observing an array of strange creatures

The finishing touch: WW1 peace negotiations cartoon
The hand of the Allies push shy swimmer Germany off the diving board of the 1919 peace discussions after World War One. Date: 1919

Siebe Gorman steel bladed diver's knife with bronze scabbard

James & Marie Finney, exhibition swimmers at Hippodrome
James Finney and his sister Marie, champion exhibition swimmers, appearing at the newly-opened London Hippodrome in 1900. Date: 1900

Somali Boys diving for money at Aden
Somali Boys diving for money/coins at Aden, Yemen. Described as " an amusing sight"... Date: 1875

Mother of pearl divers attacked by a shark, Tahiti. Date: 1885

Madeira Funchal boys diving pre-1900

Diver, HMS Blake, Royal Navy, probably circa 1900 (hand coloured photo)

High diving, Victorian period

Cliff diving

HMS Marlborough dressing a diver possibly 1930s

Aberdeen Harbour Diver Victorian period Date: 19th century

Diver in Aberdeen Harbour Date: 19th century

William Walker, Diver, Winchester Cathedral

High diving display, early 1900s

WW2 - Hawker Hurricane Attacks
A WW2 children's short story illustration showing British WW2 Hawker Hurricane fighter plane firing it's guns in a diving trajectory, towards some enemy armoured cars. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Hawker Hurricane Diving
A photograph of a British WW2 Hawker Hurricane fighter plane diving into a cloud bank. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Hawker Harts In Formation
A photograph of some British WW2 Hawker Hart light bomber biplanes, diving in formation for the Royal Air Force. Date: circa 1940s

Swimming Pool, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset - Painted by William Carruthers Affleck for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Swimming Pool, Minehead, Somerset - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Pretty young lady making a splash with a dive into the sea
I'm making a big splash down here'! A pretty young lady in a vivid red swimsuit and headscarf leaps into the sea, sending some of the other occupants of the waters flying into the air!

WW2 British Bomber In Action
An illustration of a British WW2 Bomber plane in action, diving over the green countryside. Date: 1941

Illustration, Is the plane going to crash? Date: 1930s

Diver working on the hull of a ship underwater
A diver (in helmet and breathing gear) working on the hull of a submerged vessel - most likely welding work using an oxy acetylene torch. Date: 1943

Book cover, Deep Diving and Submarine Operations, one of two books, Sir Robert Davis inscribed inside, former property of C Kaile and Knocker White

Diving Off a Bi-Plane
A Moth bi-plane being put to imaginative use at the De Havilland School of Flying at Hatfield. Date: 1932

Swimming Season
Swimming scenes from pools in Wembley, Blackpool and San Francisco. The new Wembley pool is being opened by Rt. Hon. L. S. (Leo) Amery (1873-1955). Date: 1932

Helene Madison
American swimmer and Olympic champion Helene Madison (1913-1970). Between 1930 and 1931 she broke sixteen world records. Date: 1931

High Diving Horse
William Doc Carver (1851-1927) had been mounting a diving horse show since 1894. The rider in this picture is probably his daughter Lorena. Date: circa 1925

Diver in diving suit on seabed Date: 1920

Divers and Diving, The Reservoir Diving Suit Date: 1884

Divers and Diving - Ready to Start Date: 1884

Divers and Diving - 1. and 2. Primitive diving suits, 3. Wreck of the Royal George, from a contemporaneous print, 4. Awkward work, torpedo laying, 5. Electric lamp, 6. An unexpected plunge, 7

Basil Rathbone diving
English actor Basil Rathbone (1892-1967), famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes, here caught mid-dive. Date: 1939

RAF light bomber aircraft Hawker Hind Date: 1938

RAF Hawker Hind light day bomber Date: 1938

Diver at work in sea diving suit Date: 1880

Divers at work on the seabed Date: 1880

Underwater escapologist - a boy dives into a swimming pool to help a man untie himself from a chair. (1 of 3) Date: 1967

Sky divers belonging to the RAF Falcons freefall team, taking part in an activity in France, with a large aircraft in the background. Date: 1965

Obituary 20th April 1872
Obituaries of Christian Augustus Siebe (1788 April 15, 1872), German-born British engineer known for his contributions to diving equipment; Eva, wife of Rev. W. Earle; and William Slark, Esq. J.P

Christmas Morning Swimming Handicap in Serpentine 1906
Various scenes of the annual competition at Serpentine lake at Hyde Park, London on Christmas day morning. Date: 1906

Divers gathering pearl-oysters in Western Australia waters. The diver in the background is being staged - a process where he is held for up to half an hour at a certain depth from the surface so that

Frogs diving into water by W. H. Ellam

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