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Luxury Swimming PoolThe luxury outdoor private swimming pool of the Mayfair (London) mansion of City (of London) financier Clarence Hatry, jailed for fraud. Date: 1930s
FOUNDLINGS IN A TANKYoung children in a tank, an outdoor pool, at a London Foundling Hospital. Date: early 1930s
Girls by a PoolThree pretty girls in bathing costumes, kneeling down beside the swimming pool on the roof terrace of Selfridges department store, London. Date: early 1930s
Excavations for PoolExcavations under sea level, working night and day to have the new sea water supply for warm baths ready for Easter at Cliftonville Bathing Pool, near Margate, Kent, England. Date: 1932
Westminster SwimmersA line of girls about to dive into the swimming pool at Westminster Baths at the start of the bathing season. Date: early 1930s
Teatime in the PoolFour girls take a break from swimming for a pot of freshly brewed tea at the opening of Westminster Baths, London! Date: early 1930s
Hippopotamus ScreamingA hippo in a pool at a zoo, shouting its head off! Date: early 1930s
The Serpentine 1930SThe Serpentine lake at Hyde Park, central London, with the Lido and paddling pool on the left of the photograph. Date: early 1930s
Sarusawa Pond, Nara, Japan - a small pond at the east end of Sano-dori with Nara Park behind or Naramachi to its south is a very popular viewing spot for Kofukuji (Kofuku-ji)
Taxco de Alarcon, Guerro, Mexico - Communal laundry poolA communal laundry pool at Taxco de Alarcon - a small city and administrative centre of a municipality of the same name located in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. Date: circa 1920s
Garden Scene - Geisha - Japan - One of the four girls is fidhing, whilst two others stand and hold umbrellas / parasols. Date: circa 1905
A View of The River Thames with Tower Bridge, LondonA View of The River Thames with Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, London Date: circa 1950
Tower of the Sun - 1940 Golden Gate International Exposition, - held on an artificial island Treasure Island, in the San Francisco Bay, California, USA. Date: 1940
The Municipal Garden - Cape Town, South Africa. Date: circa 1904
Gathering water in the Vietnamese CountrysideVillagers gathering water in the Vietnamese Countryside Date: circa 1910s
Kyoto, Japan - Garden of Heian Jingu (The Temple of Peace)Kyoto, Japan - The Garden of Heian Jingu (The Heian Shrine or The Temple of Peace ) - Cherries in full bloom. Date: circa 1910s
Kyoto, Japan - Wisteria growing in a Japanese Garden Date: circa 1908
Zermatt - pilgrimage to the mountain chapel Maria zum SeeZermatt, Switzerland - pilgrimage to the mountain chapel Maria zum See (Schwarzsee) in the height of summer. Date: 1907
Shri Badridas Parswanath Jain Temple, Kolkata, IndiaCalcutta Jain Temple (also called Parshwanath Temple) - a Jain temple at Badridas Temple Street in Kolkata (Calcutta), India. Date: circa 1910s
Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chisti - Fatepore Sikri, Agra, India. Date: circa 1910s
Paris, France - Tuileries Garden - Le Bassin Date: circa 1930s
Part of the Forbidden City - Beijing, China Date: circa 1910s
Maruyama Park, Kyoto, Japan - the main centre for cherry blossom viewing in Kyoto. Date: circa 1910s
Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland - Ladies BathingPortrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland - Promenade, Bathing Place and the Blue Pool. Date: circa 1905
Czech Republic - Hradec Kralove - Mestke Lazne (Baths)Czech Republic - Hradec Kralove - Mestke Lazne (City Baths) - Aquatic Sports Centre (Swimming etc.). Date: circa 1950s
Thessaloniki, Greece - Terrace and Garden on the Park (see: 10950983 for the completed building!). Date: circa 1905
Upper Pool - River Thames, LondonA beautiful view of the Upper Pool - River Thames, London (see: 11007690 for the companion image). Date: 1910s
Lourdes, France - The Betharram Caves Date: circa 1920s
The Home Office Building, London. Date: circa 1907
Hamilton, Bermuda, Hotel Bermudiana, Pool and Sunken Gardens. Date: circa 1930s
Alexandria, Egypt - Consuls Square Date: circa 1905
Trafalgar Square at night - London, England Date: 1909
Hungary - Budapest - The Gellert BathsHungary - Budapest - Bathers in the Gellert Baths, a thermal bath in the Art Nouveau style in Budapest. Date: circa 1930s
Princess Hotel, Bermuda - Harbour and Swimming Pool Date: circa 1930s
Fountain in Dusseldorf, Germany - Marchenbrunnen - by sculptor Max Blondat. Three little children look down on three frogs. Date: circa early 1940s
Munich - Outdoor beach and swimming pool - 1930s Date: 1938
Municipal Swimming pool and fun slides - Casablanca, MoroccoMunicipal Swimming pool and fun slides (Toboggan et Plongeon) - Casablanca, Morocco. Date: circa 1930s
Late afternoon light over River Thames - From Tower BridgeAtmopheric Late afternoon light over River Thames - From Tower Bridge Date: 1919
New Bathing pool, Scarborough, North YorkshireThe New Bathing pool, Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Date: circa 1940s
Submarine training at HMS Vernon - Escape ChamberSubmarine 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
Cherry Blossom at the Tidal Basin, Washington DC, USACherry Blossom trees at the Tidal Basin, Washington DC, USA Date: circa 1945
Istanbul, Turkey - Bayazid II Mosque on Beyazit Square. Date: 1927
Swimming Pool - St. George Hotel, Bermuda. Date: circa 1930s
Empress of Britain liner - Olympian Swimming pool. Launched in 1930 -sunk by a torpedo strike in 1940 during WW2. Date: circa 1931
Dutch Garden, Kensington Palace, London. Contains many interesting mementoes of (and links to) British Royalty. Here, on 24th May 1819 Queen Victoria was born
Swimming Pool aboard a ship of the NYK Line, running the route between California and Japan. Date: circa 1920s
WW2 - Rationing of petrol illustrated on this postcard, a little boy relaint on his ration book to keep his car running! Date: circa 1942
Billiards Illustrated - Spot BarredA relaxing Vicar, just about to don his tripey bathing suit and take a dip at a likelt spot, is thwarted by a zealous landowner