Floating Collection (page 7)

Sacramento River waterfront, Sacramento, California, USA, with buildings and giant barges. Date: circa 1910

Fire engines at work 1888
Land and floating steam fire-engines at work. Date: 1888

How King Christmas Comes by C. E. Bernard
A very modern Father Christmas delivers presents by jumping out of an aeroplane holding a large bunch of balloons. Date: 1921

Verona, Italy - the main scene shows the Castel Vecchio Bridge (Scaliger Bridge) and the inset shows the unique floating boat mills of Verona, the last one of which stopped working in 1929

The Dartmouth Ferry, Devon
The Dartmouth Ferry (also known as the DartmouthKingswear Floating Bridge, a vehicular cable ferry), operating between Dartmouth and Kingswear, Devon Date: circa 1920s

New Year greetings card with sailing boats on the water in the moonlight. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Apple Bobbing, Quex House garden
Seven patients are gathered around at least one chair and some buckets. Five amused nurses are watching. The men are apple bobbing - trying to grab, using only their mouths

The Vanvitelliana Casina Of the Lago Di Fusaro, Naples Italy
The Vanvitelliana Casina is a charming old pavilion located on an island of Lake Fusaro, only a long wooden bridge connects the hoot to the lake shore

Nymphaea odorata var. minor
Plate 45. Watercolour on paper, 1901 by Mrs Hosea B. Morse (Annie Josephine Wexford) (1853-1940). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1901

King Kongs Cufflink. Floating Crane, Middlesbrough Docks 1970s Date: 1970s

The dock for the icebreakers, Lake Baikal
The floating, semi-submersible dock that was used for servicing the Baikal and Angara. Date: circa 1905

The Angara approaching the dock at Port Baikal. The Russian caption translates as The icebreaker Angara and the dock - this refers to the floating dock at the right-hand side that was used for

The Angara at Port Baikal. On the right can be seen part of the floating dock that was used for servicing the Baikal and Angara. Date: circa 1905

The Baikal at Port Baikal. On the right can be seen part of the floating dock that was used for servicing the Baikal and Angara. Date: 1904

Floating dock near San Juan Fort, Veracruz, Mexico
Floating dock near San Juan de Ulua Fort, Veracruz, Mexico. Date: circa 1910

White bulldog puppy taken to Henley Regatta
A white bulldog puppy is taken to Henley Regatta, and sees an interesting-looking biscuit floating in the water. Date: 1905

Illustration, A Song of the English, The Sea
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)

Down the stream, Les Images en Musique
Animals in various means of transport floating down the stream, illustration in Les Images en Musique, with illustrations by Benjamin Rabier and easy pieces for piano by Jane Vieu. Date: 1908

The Floating Bridge, Southampton, Hampshire, England. Date: 1900s

Steam yacht in Cannes harbour - a beautiful boat, with four men carrying out maintenance work from a floating pontoon. Date: 1913

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, being fitted out
With the launching of the Queen Mary Ocean Liner a new phase of work began. Eighteen months between September 1934, and her departure for preliminary trials on 24 March 1936

Slide showing a picture of Jesus, with a halo around his head, apparently floating upwards, with a black background/. Part of Box 366. Date: circa 1900

Striped DOLPHIN - with buoyancy aids (Stenella coeruleoalba). Buoyancy aids help with swimming

A Small Potato, by Bairnsfather
A Small Potato " Whats that hat doin floatin round down there, sergeant?" " I think thats Private Murphy sittin down

LFB firefighters pulling manual hose cart
LFB firefighters at Fire Station D (Floating) pulling a manual hose cart and ladder, August 1938. Date: 1938

Gieve life saving waistcoat for torpedoed shipwreck victims
Advertisement for the Gieve life-saving waistcoat from Gieves Ltd, The Royal Naval Outfitters, intended for use by victims of torpedoed ships during the First World War

Pug Peter -- dog at sea with seagulls
Pug Peter -- Dangers of the Deep. A dog in a red box in a storm at sea, confronted by seagulls. Date: 1905

Submarine incident in North Sea by G. H. Davis
A submarine incident in the North Sea. How the sinking of the German cruiser Hela was accomplished (top). Two other illustrations relate to

Mine problem in North Sea by G. H. Davis
The mine problem in the North Sea. The mine layer at work, showing the way in which the mine is held below the water and how it is exploded by a passing ship

British submarine depot ship by G. H. Davis
A home from home for underwater sailors during the Second World War: details of a typical British submarine depot ship. These mother ships were floating workshops and supply depots

Levitation in Sunderland flying boat by G. H. Davis
Levitation in a Sunderland flying boat during the Second World War. Crew members and objects floated up into the air. This strange experience lasted for just a few moments

Siege weapon - Floating Bridge
A detailed drawing of floating bridge designed as a military siege weapon rendering an army capable of overcoming moats. Date: 1588

Aerial view of seaplane
Aerial view of a seaplane floating on the water, about to have a hook attached to it from a crane

Four women in swimsuits, sitting on rocks with a beach ball floating on a pool of water

Two girls bathing in a stream with a rubber ring

Water raising wheel
A 1588 engraving of a wooden water raising wheel, the wheel was designed to float in a river, using the rivers current to lift the water. Date: 1588

James Nasmyths floating mortar of short range by which an enemy invading ship may be destroyed

Siege of Gibraltar - 3
The Spanish and French besiege Gibraltar 1779 to 1783 : general Eliott directs the artillery towards the floating batteries of the enemy. Date: 13 September 1782

Vessel for the Homeless
This ordinary looking vessel is actually a floating hotel (or hostel) for tramps and the homeless. Date: 1930s

A Curtiss H12 Large America in a towing lighter adapted ?
A Curtiss H12 Large America in a towing lighter adapted to be a floating dock for flying boats

Towing lighter adapted to be a floating dock for flying ?
Towing lighter adapted to be a floating dock for flying boats. In the background is Curtiss H12 Large America, 8670

Fun Seaside Transport - Bubble Boating. This postcard was presented as an award for correct dictation in 1931! Date: late 1920s

The Floating Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey
The Floating Bridge across the Golden Horn, Istanbul, Turkey Date: 1838

Hohensalzburg Castle in the mist - Salzburg, Austria
A spectacularly atmospheric shot of Hohensalzburg Castle peeking out from the surrounding mist/low cloud - Salzburg, Austria. Date: circa 1950s

Submarine training at HMS Vernon - Escape Chamber
Submarine training at HMS Vernon, a shore establishment or stone frigate of the Royal Navy at Chatham Dockyard, Kent. Waiting on the surface after a successful escape. Date: late 1930s

H M Dockyard - Bermuda
HMD Bermuda (Her/His Majestys Dockyard) - the principal base of the Royal Navy in the Western Atlantic between American independence and the Cold War. Date: circa 1905

Bermuda - Island from Spanish Point - Dry Dock Date: circa 1907

H M Dockyard, Bermuda - A Floating Dock Date: circa 1910s

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