Houseboat Collection

Mlle Lantelme, actress drowned in the Rhine
Mlle Genevieve Lantelme, actress (1883-1911), theatrical portraits, captioned France's most lovely actress, drowned in the Rhine'

Life on a barge, Henley-on-Thames - early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Kashmir, Srinagar, Dal Lake. A little girl with bare feet looks directly at the camera as she climbs aboard her house boat home Date: 1986

Henley on Thames Houseboats early 1900s

Windsor Castle from River Thames early 1900s

Cute, miniature Houseboat and occupant. Date: 1924

Houseboats, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
Houseboats, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Date: circa 1910s

Oxford Eight practising on the River Thames with Houseboats
An Oxford Eight practising on the River Thames with elegant houseboats moored along the far riverbank. Date: 1929

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

Fred Karno, music hall star, pictured in the well-appointed living room of his house-boat on Taggs Island near Hampton Court

A Luncheon Party on a Houseboat at Henley-on-Thames. 1892

House-boats at Henley-on-Thames
Along the banks of the River Thames ranged rows of house-boats, floating villas, crowded with gaily-dressed spectators, during the Henley Regatta. Date: 1896

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

Kashmir, Dal Lake. A man lifts his bicycle off his boat and says goodbye to his little girl Date: 1986

Man on houseboat, Auxerre sur Yonne, France
A man sits in the sunshine on the deck of his houseboat and reads The Sunday Times newspaper. He is stripped to the waist and wears a straw sun hat. Auxerre sur Yonne, France

Bacino San Marco - Venice, Italy - Atmospheric Photograph. Date: circa 1908

Oxford Christ Church Meadows River Thames Victorian period

Lady Teignmouths Budgerow, by Hubert Cornish
Lady Teignmouths Budgerow, Sunderbans, Bengal, by Hubert Cornish (1757-1832). The houseboat contained a drawing room, a bedroom and a vestibule; it is flying the East India Company flag

Houseboat (Dungar) on a river, Kashmir, India. Date: circa 1910

Junie, largest houseboat on Upper Yangtze River, China
Junie, claimed to be the largest houseboat on the Upper Yangtze River, China. Date: circa 1905

Photo of Leslie Henson entertaining Tell Me More company
Black and white photograph in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of comedian, actor and producer Leslie Henson entertaining cast members from his most recent revue Tell Me More on his

People on canal between Edam and Volendam, Netherlands
People sailing on the canal on one-man-powered houseboats between Edam and Volendam, North Holland, Netherlands. Date: 1908

Houseboat, Mortlake, London, England
Houseboat, Mortlake, London, near Richmond, County of London, England. Date: 1920s

Italy - Verona - River Adige and Countryside
Panoramic view of the surrounding counrtyside and hills close to Verona, Italy. The River Adige is in the foreground, with a row of houseboats moored up against the riverbank.. Date: circa 1910s

Girl in a Pyjama Suit
A girl wearing a floral pyjama trouser suit poses on the deck of the Velma houseboat. Date: early 1930s

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