Rhone Collection

Hannibal crossing the Rhone River
SECOND PUNIC WAR: Hannibal, the Carthaginian leader, crossing the Rhone River, probably near Aurasio in present-day France

Leysin, view of the Rhone Valley in winter, Nand, Canton of, Switzerland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Chateau de Chillon, south of Veytaux, Swiss Alps, Switzerland
Vintage 19th century photograph: Chateau de Chillon. Chillon Castle is an island castle located on Lake Geneva, south of Veytaux in the canton of Vaud

A crevasse, Rhone Glacier, Furka Pass, Alps

Crossing the Rhone Glacier in the Furka Pass, Victorian period, hand coloured photo

Gallic Wars. The Helvetii's attempt to cross the Rhine
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Campaign against the Helvetii (58 BC). The Helvetii's attempt to cross the Rhine and Caesar's entrenchments. Engraving

The Furka Oberalp Railway - Rhone Glacier
The Furka Oberalp Railway (Furka Oberalp Bahn), a narrow gauge mountain railway in Switzerland - pictured here passing the Rhone Glacier (Rhonegletscher). Date: circa 1920s

Nassau grouper, redtail parrotfish and the Rhone apron
Nassau grouper, Epinephelus striatus (endangered), redtail parrotfish, Sparisoma chrysopterum, and the Rhone apron, Zingel asper (critically endangered)

Netherlands Army Aviation Group - Fokker S. IV 107
Netherlands Army Aviation Group (Luchtvaartafdeeling or LVA) - Fokker S.IV 107, powered by an Armstrong Siddeley Mongoose 5-cylinder radial engine

Fokker V. 39
Fokker V.39 parasol lightweight sport, powered by a 90 hp Thulin A rotary engine, (Le Rhone 9C rotary, licence- Built in Sweden by AB Thulinverken)

Lyon, France - Le Pont Lafayette. View over the River Rhone toward Fourviere Hill and Basilique Notre Dame de Fourviere in the distance. Date: circa 1908

The Visp-Zermatt Railway Line by River Rhone, Switzerland
Spectacular scenery on the Visp-Zermatt Railway Line, Switzerland - passing here alongside the Rapids of the young River Rhone. Date: circa 1920s

The well at Les Echarmeaux (Rhone), France - at the crossing of the road from Chansaye and Echarmeaux. Date: circa 1906

The Visp-Zermatt Railway Line by River Rhone, Switzerland
Spectacular scenery on the Visp-Zermatt Railway Line, Switzerland - passing here alongside the Rapids of the young River Rhone. Date: circa 1910s

Arles, France - edge of ruined amphitheatre and Rhone
Arles France - a view looking past the edge of the ruined Roman amphitheatre out over the river Rhone. The amphitheatre, which has 120 arches like those pictured all around its walls

Adam De Craponne
ADAM DE CRAPONNE French canal engineer, constructed canal at the mouth of the Rhone Date: 1519 - 1559

Saurer open top Post Bus navigates the winding Furkastrasse
A Saurer open top Post Bus (Swiss rural bus service) navigating the winding Furkastrasse which passes the Rhone glacier in the Swiss Alps (the source of the river Rhone) Date: 1929

Car on Furkastrasse, Rhone Glacier, Switzerland
Postal service car with passengers on Furkastrasse, Rhone Glacier, Switzerland. Date: 1920s

Allied landings in southern France by G. H. Davis
The scene of successful Allied landings in southern France during the Second World War: a pictorial map from coasts to mountains. Date: 1944

France Avignon
General view of the town, seen from the far bank of the Rhone, showing the famous bridge and the Papal Palace. Date: 1895

Valley of the Rhone (1930). Fry, Roger Eliot 1866-1934. Date: 1930

Regional Costume of Savoie, France - Chatel and Chambery Rhone-Alpes region in southeastern France. Date: circa 1910s

Geneva, Switzerland, confluence of the Arve and Rhone River Date: circa 1910s

Close to Blondet - Montmelian, Savoie department, France
Close to Blondet on the left bank of the River Isere- Montmelian, Savoie department, France. Date: circa 1908

Rue de la Chaine - Montmelian, Savoie department, France
Rue de la Chaine - Montmelian, Savoie department, Rhone-Alpes region, France Date: circa 1908

St-Pierre-d Albigny, Savoie department, France
St-Pierre-d Albigny, Savoie department, Rhone-Alpes region, France - Route des Beauges - The Hotel du Col du Frene and view of the Arclusaz. Date: circa 1908

Chateau Miolans, Savoie department, France
The Chateau Miolans, close to St-Pierre-d Albigny, Savoie department, Rhone-Alpes region, France - Le Donjon (The Dungeon). Date: circa 1908

Ste-Helene du Lac, Savoie department, France
Ste-Helene du Lac, Savoie department, Rhone-Alpes region, France Date: circa 1908

La Chavanne, Savoie department, RhAlpes region, France La Chavanne, Savoie department
La Chavanne, Savoie department, RhAlpes region, France - close to Montmelian. Date: circa 1908

Montmelian, Savoie, France
Montmelian, a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhone-Alpes region in south-eastern France. The Bridge over the River Isere. Date: circa 1908

Montmelian, Savoie department, RhAlpes region, France Montmelian, Savoie department
Montmelian, Savoie department, RhAlpes region, France - The River Isere Valley and named peaks of the Alpine range. Date: circa 1908

La Rochette (Savoie) - The Station
La Rochette, France (in the Savoie Departement and the Rhone-Alpes region) - The Railway Station. Date: circa 1908

France - Bresse Region - Rhone-Alpes
Two very unusual-looking Frenchman sharing a meal in the Bresse Region - Rhone-Alpes, France. Possible the scene at a Zoological Garden - all very very strange... Date: circa 1910s

Arbin, Savoy, France
Street scene in Arbin (close to Montmeljan) in the Rhone-Alpes Region, Savoy Department, France. A vine growing across the street, prviding much needed shade in the summer months. Date: circa 1910s

Azurite
A specimen of the mineral azurite (copper carbonate hydroxide) from Chessy, Dept Rhone, France

Comite de L Or du Departement du Rhone pour la patrie versez votre or. Shells and gold coins heading towards a German soldier on the battlefield

The Rhone Glacier, Glacier Hotel and Furka Road, Valais, Alps of, Switzerland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Rhone and Rhine Canal and Post, Mulhausen, Alsace Lorraine, Germany. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Furka Pass and Rhone Glacier, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The Rhone Glacier, Valais, Alps of, Switzerland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Tete d Or park and monument to the Legions of the Rhone, Lyons, France. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Palace-chapel and bridge over the Rhone, built 1177 and 1488, Avignon, Provence, France. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Suspension bridge over the Rhone, Avignon, Provence, France. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Lyon - views of the Bridge over the Rhone
The Bridges over the River Rhone at Lyon, France Date: 1919

Lyon, France - La Bouble Bridge and St Clair Hill Date: circa 1910s

Flooding in Lyon in 1910
Flooding in Lyon in January 1910 caused a great rise in the water level of the River Rhone. Here a baker and his boys in his traditional bateau boat

View of the Rhone Glacier in the Swiss Alps
View of The Grimselstrasse, winding up the Rhone Glacier in the Swiss Alps. Date: circa 1940

Inside the Rhone Glacier in the Swiss Alps
View inside the Rhone Glacier in the Swiss Alps, at a height of 2300 metres. Wooden planks have been laid down for tourists to walk on. Date: circa 1940

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