Mast Collection (page 9)

HMA R100 moored at the mast in Canada

US Navy Goodyear K-Series airship at a transportation mast in 1939. Date: 1939

Airship R101 at its mooring mast. Colour tinted photo

Airship R101 at alongside its mooring mast at Cardington

R101 at the mooring mast
The R101 at the mooring mast where she is being prepared for her flight to India; she has been lengthened by 50ft and fitted with two new engines

Schischkin, Ivan Ivanovich (1832-1898). Mast-Tree Grove. 1898. Realism. Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. Saint Petersburg. State Russian Museum

Galleon (16th c. ). Engraving
Galleon (16th c.). Engraving

Cotton shipping from Charleston, South Carolina. Scene in the trade port. Colored illustration published in Leslies magazine on 16th March 1868. Engraving

Yacht Larks
One boy climbs to the top of a yacht mast whilst his friend looks embarrassed to be seen with him! Date: early 1930s

The Wonderful Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Deck of a German battleship
Part of the deck of an unidentified German battleship

Blitz in London -- Smith Building, SE1
Blitz in London -- the Smith Building was located next to the London Fire Brigade Headquarters on the Albert Embankment, SE1

Washington, DC Spectators at side of the Capitol, which is hung with crepe and has flag at half-mast during the grand review of the Union Army. Date photographed 1865, printed 1905

RSS Discovery moored at Westminster Bridge, London
RSS Discovery (stern view) moored at Westminster Bridge, London. circa 1950

Hoisting Royal Standard at the Tower of London
The peace rejoicings to celebrate the end of the Crimean War - hoisting the Royal Standard at the Tower of London. Date: 1856

Ratcliff Sea Scouts lining a mast. circa 1913

Palace of Justice, Bahia Blanca, Argentina
Palace of Justice ( Placio de Justica ), Bahia Blanca, Argentina Date: circa 1910s

Lima, Peru - Balta Bridge and the San Cristobal Hill
Lima, Peru - Cerro San Cristobal (San Cristobal Hill) and the Balta Bridge over the Rimac River. The Inalambrica Station can be seen in the foreground. Date: 1919

RSS Discovery in the Antarctic. Launched in 1901 and designed for Antarctic research, she was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in Britain

Italian Lakes - Commercial Craft (4 / 7)
The distinctive two-masted sailing barge (barque) on the still waters of Lake (Lago) Leman in Northern Italy Date: circa 1910s

Transporting masts

Warship peeking over North Sea waves
Warship peeking over the North Sea waves - only the top of the mast is visible - has the rather humourous caption Xmas Greetings from North Sea. Date: circa 1920s

Television Mast
A fine impression of the 750 feet high Television Mast at Dodford, Northamptonshire, England, which used to transmit the B.B.C. Thrid Programme and Network Three. Date: 1960s

Radar Tower
The Radar Tower and Mast at Gladstone Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Date: 1960s

County ensign hoisted, Battle of the Falkland Islands, WW1
The county ensign is hoisted on the main mast of HMS Kent at the start of the Battle of the Falkland Islands during the First World War. Date: 8 December 1914

Out Sailing - Young Couple in The Netherlands
Out Sailing - A young couple in The Netherlands take their small sailing boat out onto the lagoon for a spin. Date: circa 1940s

British monitor HMS Severn off Belgian coast, WW1
British monitor (small warship) HMS Severn off the Belgian coast during the First World War. Captain Fullerton and Mr Hamilton (gunner) can be seen at the top of the mast

Damaged mast, HMS Kent, Battle of Falkland Islands, WW1
The foretop gallant mast of the British Monmouth-class armoured cruiser HMS Kent, shot away by a shell from the German light cruiser Nurnberg during the Battle of the Falkland Islands

Quayside with boat, Haverfordwest, South Wales
View of the quayside at Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, with a boat in the foreground and buildings in the background

Boat off Llangwm, near Haverfordwest, South Wales
A long passenger boat off the coast at Llangwm, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The village is located on the western bank of the Cleddau Estuary

Sailing boat off Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A large sailing boat with its sails furled, off Fishguard Harbour, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

City of Paris ship at Milford Haven Docks, South Wales
View of the City of Paris ship in for repair at Milford Haven Docks, South Wales, with a railway track in the foreground

The Terra Nova mourns for her Commander
The ensign flying at half-mast on the Scott Polar expeditions vessel in February 1913, as it neared Lyttelton in New Zealand following the relief partys discovery of Captain Scott

Sailing boats on the Caledonian Canal, Scotland
Two sailing boats, one large, one small, on the Caledonian Canal, Scotland

Music sheet cover for Erin Go Bragh Quadrille
Music sheet cover for the Erin Go Bragh Quadrille by Charles d Albert (1809-1886), with a view of the Custom House Quay in Dublin, Ireland, at sunset

German communications post WWI
German communications post on the Western Front during World War I

Communications equipment WWI
Communications mast on a beach at Gallipoli during World War I

View of the harbour and pier at St Ives, Cornwall
A view of the harbour and Smeatons Pier at St Ives, Cornwall, with a range of boats. Two little girls in large-brimmed hats and smocks are doing some beachcombing

View of boats in St Ives harbour, Cornwall
A view of fishing boats in the harbour at St Ives, Cornwall

Scottish-built fishing boat out at sea
A 45 foot Scottish-built inshore wooden fishing boat, out at sea on a relatively calm day

Fishing boats at St Ives, Cornwall
A large number of fishing boats and fishermen in the harbour at St Ives, Cornwall

Fishermen pushing off from the shore. The caption reads: " Good Fortune Guide Thee". A scene from the coast of Scotand on the West coast, close to Fort William

Windsor Castle at the time of Edward VIIs funeral
View of Windsor Castle at the time of the funeral of Edward VII, with the flag at half mast above the round tower on the left

A boy falling from a ships mast
A boy who had been observing from the topmast of a ship, looses his balance and is on the verge of falling off when a friend reaches out to pull him back on

Woman up a boats mast
A woman in a natty nautical outfit of white shorts, plimsolls and striped blouse perches confidently high up on a boats mast or yard arm during the 1930s

Woman up a mast
A woman beams from the top of the mast of the " Medusa", looking on top of the world

Varnishing a mast
A lady in shorts and sleeveless top varnishes the mast of a boat on the Norfolk Broads in the 1930s

Fishing boats in a harbour, Devon
Fishing boats in an unidentified harbour in Devon. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

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