River Bank Collection (page 2)

River Scene 1930S
A father and child messing about on a riverbank, admiring a passing riverboat. Date: 1930s

Camping & Canoeing
Two young men in swimsuits stand outside their tent on riverbank and watch a canoe paddling by. Date: 1930s

Girls Swimming
Young ladies of the R.C.C. club take a cold dip in a stream after a picnic lunch, watched by a group of local men across the riverbank! Date: 1930s

River Days - Couple going boating
A young couple spending River Days out boating The gentleman is doing the gentlemanly thing and carrying the picnic hamper, the cushions and the oars! Date: circa 1906

Bridge over the Brook at Somersby, Lincs
Bridge over The Brook at Somersby, Lincolnshire, with a quote from Alfred, Lord Tennysons poem The Brook : " For men may come and men may go, But I go on for ever." Date: circa 1909

Hann. Munden, Germany - River Weser
Hann. Munden (short for Hannoversch Munden) - a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. Located in the district of Gottingen at the confluence of the Fulda and Werra rivers

Bohm-Ermolli command post, Czernowitz (Chernivtsi)
Soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian Army at the command post of army commander General Eduard von Bohm-Ermolli (1856-1941) (seen here behind the table, wearing the darker cap)

The River Severn at Bewdley, Worcs
The River Severn viewed from the Bridge, Bewdley, Worcestershire Date: circa 1910s

Filling Gourds - Haiti
A young Haitian boy filling gourds by the riverbank somewhere in Haiti. Date: 1930

View of Haddon Hall and River Wye, Derbyshire
View of Haddon Hall, a medieval English country house on the River Wye at Bakewell, Derbyshire. Its origins date back to the 11th century. Date: circa 1920

Horse & Cart Accident
Four men trying to help a distressed cart horse which has fallen onto a river onto a riverbank, somewhere in Germany. Date: 1920s

Conger Eel & Sharp Nosed
Two eels on a city riverbank: 1. conger eel 2. sharp nosed eel Date: circa 1860

Metropolitan Police motor cyclists
A group of Metropolitan Police motor cyclists, with the River Thames and Tower Bridge in the background

Encounter between a dog and two swans
An intrepid little dog is seen off by two swans, who would rather not share their riverbank with him

Compiegne, France - The banks of the River Oise. Its inhabitants are called Compiegnois

Le Vigan, France - Riverbank and the Old Bridge
Le Vigan, France - The Riverbank, Weir and the Old Bridge

View across the Mekong River, Chiang Khong, Thailand
View across the Mekong River at Chiang Khong, Thailand, with Laos in the distance, and river boats on the near bank

Duck hunting, unidentified location
Duck hunting in an unidentified location on the bank of a river

Business Academy - Breclav, Czech Republic
Breclav - a town in the South Moravian Region, Czech Republic, on the border with Lower Austria on Dyje River (pictured). This card shows the The Business Academy of Breclav

Man & Sheep stare across the Seine
A Gentleman and a curious sheep (!) inspect the view across the River Seine at Le Manoir-sur-Seine - a wonderfully bizarre card!

Comic Postcard - A run on the Bank
A Run on the Bank - a policeman chases a young boy, who had been defying the notice not to bathe. A humourous card playing with the meaning of this phrase

River flowing through a rocky valley
A river flowing through a steep-sided rocky valley. Pen and ink drawing by Raymond Sheppard

Moored ships
Ships Moored up by a woodyard. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

A Tiger rolls on its back
Tiger rolling onto its back on a dusty riverbank. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Cows grazing near a stream
A herd of cows graze near a stream at the edge of a lush field. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Crocodile
A crocodile sunning itself on a riverbank. Crayon and watercolour sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Humourous photographer card
A very silly postcard depicting a photographers subject suffering a rather revealing fate, falling backward over some sticks

River and riverbank, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
View of a river and riverbank in Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

A countryside stream
A view of a countryside stream. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Varanasi - River Ganges
The banks of the River Ganges at Varanasi, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940s

People on a riverbank, India
A group of people on a riverbank in an unidentified location in India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Clergyman Fishing Aldin
A clergyman fishes from the riverbank, watched by the local children

Seasonal Greetings card (Christmas) from Egypt
Christmas Wishes from Egypt to a Dear Mother with a scene of the banks of the River Nile with boats (feluccas and dhows) moored up on the riverbank

A countryside stream with an otter
A view of a countryside stream. An otter is set into the border framing the scene. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Catching fish in an old boot
A humourous painting by Malcolm Greensmith depicting a lad fishing by a stream (ignoring the warning sign!) having far more success catching fish in his boot

Grandfather and Grandson go fishing
A Grandfather and his Grandson go fishing in a stream with nets on long poles. The young lad, wearing blue dungarees, catches a big one!

Fishing & Flute-Playing
A shepherd plays a flute on the banks of a river while his companion fishes (illustration to the fable The Fish & the Shepherd Flute-Player )

Police / Watchmen / Blarney
Ted Blarney, a night watchman on his rounds; he patrols a riverbank. At the time, the night watchmen were the only public policing body in London

Egyptian River Scene
A typically Egyptian riverbank scene of still waters in a sandstone valley

Cannon Street Station
Opened 1 September 1866. Designed by Sir John Hawkshaw. The glass roof was removed prior to World War Two, but was damaged in storage and was replaced

Fishing for Frogs / China
Fishing for frogs in China using a small blaze in a metal basket to attact the creatures to the surface

Sturgeon / Riverbank C1860
ACIPENSER ATTILUS A sturgeon on a riverbank

Zodiac Pisces
Unusual illustration showing a sick fish being attended to by a doctor-like fish on the riverbank

Huntsman and Hounds
Huntsman riding with hounds along a riverbank

Trees and their reflections
Trees reflected in the still water of a pond or slow-moving river or stream. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Boys with bikes by Bewdley Bridge
Three boys with their bikes admire the still river in the clear evening light at Bewdley Bridge, Worcestershire. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Angler on Riverbank
An angler on the bank of a river

Boy Fishing / Riverbank
Young lad sitting alone fishing

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