Fishing Collection (#57)

Curing Cod Fish - Southside, St. Johns, Newfoundland
Curing Cod Fish - Southside, St. John s, Newfoundland, Canada Date: circa 1909

Norway
Scout fishing, sketched in Norway, August 1912

Picnic by the seaside
A couple have a picnic by the seaside, using a fishing boat as a shelter from the stiff breeze (possibly!)... Date: circa 1940s

Seaside section, Festival of Britain, South Bank, London
An artists impression of the Seaside section of the Festival of Britain site on the South Bank, London. Showing people enjoying the various attractions, including peep shows

ELH. Little Tommy Tittlemouse
Little Tommy Tittlemouse lived in a little house, He caught fishes for other mens dishes. 20th century

Croatia - Rijeka (Fiume) - Fishermen Date: 1906

India - Madras - Catamaran Fishing Boats Date: 1906

Israel - Ruins of Capernaum, a fishing village in biblical Palestine, located on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee. A church near Capernaum is said to be the home of Saint Peter

ELH. Three wise men of Gotham
Three wise men of Gotham went to sea in a bowl. The bowl bended -- the story ended! 20th century

JL. Simple Simon
Simple Simon fishing in a bucket... late 19th century

Sierra Leone - Making a Seine net
Sierra Leone - Fishermen making a Seine net. A seine is a large fishing net that hangs in the water due to weights along the bottom edge and floats along the top

Ramsey Harbour - Isle of Man Date: 1903

Women gut Herring - Lowestoft, Suffolk
Women gut Herring at Lowestoft, Suffolk Date: circa 1910s

St. Ives, Cornwall, gutting the catch
Gutting the catch of the day on the beach at St. Ives, Cornwall. Dinnertime for the seagulls! Date: circa 1930s

Trent Bridge, Nottingham
A one fisherman in silhouette before the distinctive shape of Trent Bridge, crossing the River Trent at Nottingham. Date: 1912

Watercolour sketch with fishermen, boat and net

Man carrying an eel trap
A man carrying a wickerwork eel trap on his back. More traps can be seen in the background

Sardine boats - Southern France
Sardine boats - Saint Jean de Luz, Southern France. View of the quay and (back left) the Maison de l Infante (House of the Infanta)

Gurzuf Village - the Crimea, Ukraine
Gurzuf (Goursouf) Village - the Crimea, Ukraine. Date: circa 1910s

Isola dei Pescatori, Lago Maggiore
Houses on Pescatori Island ( Island of the Fishermen ) on Lake Maggiore, Italy and a view toward the Isola Bella (named for Isabella, Countess Borromeo)

Myanmar - Pearl Fishing Boat at Mergui
Myanmar (Burma) - Pearl Fishing Boat at the Mergui Archipelago Date: circa 1910s

Lago Como, Italy - Tremezo
Small fishing and pleasure craft moored up at Tremezzo on the shore of Lake Como, Italy. Date: circa 1910s

Picking up provisions - Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France
A small steam-powered sardine fishing boat picks up provisions for the fishermen crew from a beach at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, South west France. Date: 1906

Fishing for Sawfish
The dangerous pursuit of fishing for sawfish off the coast of Florida Date: 1906

Lifting up the Keepnet
Checking how many fish are in the keepnet at the end of a days angling Date: 1950s

Edwardian Gent Fishing
An Edwardian gentleman enjoys a days fishing at his leisure. Date: early 1900s (re-enactment)

Ancient Fisherfolk
An ancient British fisherman in his coracle awaits his companion; they will hold the net between them. On shore, a farmer is plowing his field with a pair of oxen. Date: BCE

Pier Fishing / Brighton
Fishing from the pier, Brighton Date: 1962

Children Study Pondlife
Children catching things in a pond during a biology lesson Date: 1950s

Pushing the Boat Out
Children help push a fishing boat out from the shore, while its owner shoves with a pole. Date: 1890

Fishermen on the Beach
Two fishermen of Rye talk and smoke beside their boat Date: 1842

Whitby Harbour, North Yorkshire, with boats. Date: 1940s

View of Whitby Harbour, North Yorkshire, with a long row of houses on the far side. Date: 1940s

Eeling in Kent / 1930S
Eel spearers at work on the marshes at Reculver, Kent, England. By digging a pronged spear into the mud, skilled eel catchers catch as many as ten pounds of eels an hour. Date: 1930s

Compleat Angler / Bank
On the river bank. Date: First published: 1653

American Natives / De Bry
Native Americans as described by travellers, with a bow for hunting, a canoe for fishing and a basket for gathering Date: 16th century

Washing Oysters / Photo
OYSTER INDUSTRY - fishermen washing oysters Date: 1930

Family Fishing 1970S
A father & sons fishing at Earlswood Lakes, Redhill Date: 1970s

Advert / Dunlop Tyres 1935
Dunlop tyres Date: 1935

Bronze age lake dwellers, Aldin
Swiss lake dwellers of the Bronze age go about their daily lives, living upon the shores of what is today Lake Zurich. Their houses are constructed over the water

Carti Island, San Blas, Republic of Panama Date: 1930s

Man fishing by a river with an improvised rod
A man fishes by a river with an improvised rod -- he has tied his line to the end of a broken branch

Scene on the River Exe at Bickleigh Bridge, Devon
A scene on the River Exe at Bickleigh Bridge, Devon. A man fishes while a woman looks out for a fish. The bridge was built in 1809 and is Grade II listed

Building a fishing boat, St Ives, Cornwall
Andrew Besley, boat builder, building a 20 foot traditional wooden fishing boat at St Ives, Cornwall. It is designed to work off a steep pebble beach of the kind found in East Devon

Double page spread in a diary for 5-10 September
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 5-10 September. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Bear and his friends on a fishing trip
A bear and his friends go on a fishing trip, but are disappointed to see a No Fishing sign when they reach the water

Mevagissey coastguard
The uniformed coastguard at Mevagissey, Cornwall, England, sits in his office and takes a phone call, perhaps an emergency call

Docks, fishing vessels and smoke houses, Hull, Yorkshire
View of the docks in Hull (Kingston upon Hull), Yorkshire, with fishing vessels and smoke houses, where the fish was smoked

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