Oars Collection (page 3)

Welcoming the Chief Scout, British Honduras
Scouts in boats on the sea, welcoming the Chief Scout, British Honduras (now Belize), Central America. Date: 1951

The Boat Race by Patrick Bellew
Comic illustration of the annual Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge showing, a possibility at Mortlake - if the oars will stand the strain

Gull swoops above an empty rowing boat
A gull swoops above an empty rowing boat with oars resting across the sides. The boat rests propped up on some small rocks close to a large lake, glowing in the evening light

Prahu from Malaysia
Prahu from Quedah, carrying sail but also with banks of oars

People on a boating trip, Zambezi River, Africa
People on a boating trip on the Zambezi River in Africa. Date: circa 1908

Ferry boat, Lewella, Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Ferry boat with passengers and outrigger, Lewella, a suburb of Kandy, Central Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Sandven Hotel, Norheimsund, Norway
The Sandven Hotel in the village of Norheimsund, Hordaland county, Norway, with boats on the water in the foreground. Date: circa 1910s

Royal Golden Barge of Burma
Shoepaundogee (Shwe Phaungdawgyi) or Royal Golden Barge of Burma. circa 1795

Canoeing on the River Thames. circa 1957

Rowing boats on a lake, Lake District, England
Rowing boats on the shoreline in the Lake District, England. circa 1968

Rowers in a scull on a river. circa 1895

The Carlton Plage, Cannes, French Riviera
A jetty at the Carlton plage (part of the Carlton Hotel) at Cannes on the fashionable French Riviera during the 1930s. Date: 1934

Picnic Cakes with sports decorations -- lawn tennis, coaching, cricket, boating, football, polo. circa 1890

River scene with boats, Rangoon, Burma
River scene with boats, steamers and floating dock, Rangoon, Burma. Date: circa 1905

Tasman, New Zealand - waka (canoe) on Lake Rotoiti
A group of Maori children rowing a waka (traditional canoe) on Lake Rotoiti, in the Tasman/Nelson area of the South Island of New Zealand, with a large boat and pier in the background. circa 1940s

Man rowing boat with flowers on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Birds and flowers in a boat on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

US Rowing Eight on the Mississippi River
A US Rowing Eight on the Mississippi River. Date: 1900

Rupert Davies and Laurence Harvey on fishing trip, Brighton
The actors Rupert Davies (1916-1976) and Lawrence Harvey (1928-1973) on a fishing trip, with Brighton in the background, on a wet, cold winters day

Rag week stunt on the river, Cambridge University, showing students in costume in a punt, one of them playing bagpipes, another playing a drum. Date: 1967

Stanley and Livingstone in a canoe from the village Ujiji in Ruzizi river. Colored engraving

Caricatures of Disraeli and Gladstone
Caricatures of rival party leaders Disraeli and Gladstone at the time of a General Election. The Two Stroke Oars -- which looks like winning? 1880

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

Caricature of E A Trickett, world champion oarsman. 1880

Woman police officer Ivy Cook in rowing team
Woman police officer Ivy Cook (far left) taking part in a rowing team, May 1931. She joined the Met Police in December 1930. Date: 1931

Cherub riding in a shell boat on a Christmas card
Cherub riding in a shell boat surrounded by blue flowers on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Boy and girl in fishing boat on a Christmas card
Boy and girl with their dog in a fishing boat on a Christmas card, with ivy leaf and branch border and seasonal verse. Date: circa 1890s

Children on Beach
Group of children in rowing boat made in the sand with spades as oars

Boats on the lake, Regents Park, London. circa 1910

LORD MAYORs / HARPER S
The Lord Mayors Show processes along the Thames

Two men competing in a raft race, St Ives, Cornwall, with other people and vessels in the background. Date: circa late 1970s

New Year greetings card with nautical objects and closed gates. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Fisherman with pollock, Lands End, Cornwall
Fisherman landing a four pound eight ounce pollock near Lands End, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Travelling in a pirogue, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
White men and natives travelling in a pirogue (a type of boat) in the Belgian Congo, Central Africa. Date: circa 1910

Aerial view of a reconstructed Viking longboat, with the crew in historical costume. Date: circa 1930s

Two boys and a dog in rubber dinghies
Two boys in a large rubber dinghy, towing along a smaller dinghy containing a small dog. Date: circa 1960s

Boats of many sizes on a rough sea
Hand coloured. Illustration of boats of many sizes on a rough sea, some of them steam powered. There are people in smaller boats with oars.. Part of Box 365, Miscellaneous Part 1, Boswell collection

Boy scouts in boating relay race, British Honduras
Boy scouts in a boating relay race, British Honduras (now Belize), Central America. Date: 1951

Dutch sea scouts in rowing boat, Holland

Dutch sea scouts boating, Holland

Youth hostel The Warbler, Kortenhoef, Netherlands
Young people in a youth hostel, De Karekiet (The Warbler ), Kortenhoef, Netherlands

LFB firefighters in whaler race, River Thames
LFB firefighters crew in a whaler race for the Fishmongers Cup, posing for their photo on the River Thames, 27 September 1958

Scouts canoeing in Australia
A group of Scouts canoeing in Australia

Boat on inland sea, Japan
Boat on an inland sea, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Burmese boatman, Burma (Myanmar). Date: circa 1890s

Water distiller for lifeboats by G. H. Davis
Fresh water from the sea: a simple distiller for lifeboats. The K.M. Distiller, producing fresh water and hot drinks, and other life-saving devices for castaways, in use during the Second World War

The Kings Watermen by Byam Shaw
The Kings watermen, who are present at Royal occasions when rowers are required, and who, in 1911, took part in the Coronation procession of King George V. Date: 1911

Poster design, Orient Cruises to Norway in 20, 000 ton steamers, featuring a rowing boat with a man in traditional Norwegian costume. Date: 20th century

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