River Collection (page 11)

Man fishing, Fingle Bridge, Dartmoor National Park, Devon
Man fishing near Fingle Bridge, a 17th-century stone arch packhorse bridge over the River Teign near Drewsteignton, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. Date: 1974

Sea Lamprey, Lampern, and Silver Lamprey
Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), Lampern (Lampetra fluviatilis or European River Lamprey), and Silver Lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis). Date: 1865

Boat on River Crouch, Hullbridge, Kent
Boat on River Crouch, Hullbridge, Hockley, near South Woodham Ferrers, Kent, England. Showing holidaymakers in boat Date: 1950s

River Rye, Helmsley, Yorkshire
River Rye, Helmsley, near Thirsk, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1900s

Henley-on-Thames Regatta
Hiring out river craft along Thameside during the royal regatta. early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Belgian boy scouts camping in the Ardennes
Four Belgian boy scouts camping in the Ardennes

Training Ship HMS Conway - Boys on the Upper Deck
The naval training ship HMS Conway was established in 1859 and for many years was moored on the River Mersey near Liverpool. Here, the ships boys and officers are seen on the upper deck. Date: 1898

General view of Dundee, Scotland, showing numerous factories and tall chimneys. Date: 20th century

Coronation design, Maison Prunier
Coronation cover from Maison Prunier (a special menu perhaps?) celebrating the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother)

French Railway Poster - Paris to London
French Railway poster, advertising the route by rail from Pari to London via Rouen, Dieppe and Newhaven, departing from the Gare St. Lazare

Winter in Tientsin (Tianjin), China
Winter in Tientsin (now Tianjin) in China : boats on the partially frozen river Hai. Date: C.1911

The Female Blondin Crossing a High Wire over the River Tha
Engraving showing The Female Blondin, also known as Madame Boutelle and perhaps Polly Freeman, walking a high wire across the River Thames from Battersea to Cremorne Gardens, London, 1861

Not Every Bathing Dress Spells a Plunge in the River! by Barribal. 1925

View of the Rockefeller Center and Downtown New York City
View of the Rockefeller Center looking Downtown, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York State, USA. Aerial photograph. Date: circa 1940

Mount Rainier and Gateway to the City of Tacoma, USA (note the Old City hall - 8193) - sitting above the extensive Northern Pacific Railroad freight depot (yards) and the Thea Foss Waterway

Thames Embankment by night - View toward Westminster, London
Thames Embankment by night - View toward the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London. Note the elctricity saving of only lighting every other light. Date: circa 1910s

River Eden and Park from the Castle, Carlisle, Cumbria Date: circa 1909

Pont du Maidan (Maidan Bridge), Tbilisi, Georgia
The Maidan ( Old City ) Bridge over the Mtkvari River at Tbilisi, the capital (and largest) city in Georgia formerly known as Tiflis

Old Bridge and Bridge House - Ambleside, Cumbria, England. Bridge House was built over Stock Ghyll more than 300 years ago probably as a summer house and apple store for Ambleside Hall

Washington DC, USA - Great Falls, Potomac River. How fortunate for the rainbow to have appeared just as the picture was taken.... Date: 1920

Hesdin, Pas-de-Calais, France - Mill and Old Fish Street
Hesdin, Pas-de-Calais, France - Mill on the River Canche view of the old Fish Street Date: circa 1910s

Lyon - France - Bridges over the River Saone Date: circa 1910s

Dresden, Germany - The Augustus Bridge, the oldest bridge in the city crossing the river Elbe. The bridge connects the Innere Neustadt in the north with the historic area of the city in the south

Looking East down the Thames from The Monument
Looking East down the River Thames from The Monument, showing the Tower of London, Tower Bridge and Christopher Wren-designed steeple of St Dunstan-in-the-East (left)

Trent Bridge, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Interestingly, on the far right can be seen part of the main exhibition hall of the 1903 Nottingham Midlands Exhibition, known as the Ivory Tower

Workmen repairing part of the walkways on Tower Bridge

Asaphus (Neoasaphus) kowalewskii, stalk- eyed trilobite
A complete 3-dimensional stalk-eyed trilobite measuring about 5 cms, discovered at Wolchow River, near St. Petersburgh, Russia. The specimen dates back to the Middle Ordovician period

Israel / Jordan 1902
A group of Christians - Orthodox, judging by the priests vestments - receive baptism in the sacred river where Jesus himself was baptised by John Date: 1902

Wye Valley Railway
Tintern Abbey, and the south entrance to a short tunnel alongside the River Wye on the Wye Valley Railway, opened in October 1876 Date: October 1876

Fireboat Fire-Dart, River Thames
Fireboat Fire-Dart on the River Thames

London Fire Brigade fireboat Massey Shaw underway
The Massey Shaw fireboat nearing her berth at Blackfriars on the Victoria Embankment, London

Opening of New London Bridge
Opening of the New London Bridge by King William IV and Queen Adelaide. The River Thames is full of royal barges, and a balloon can be seen in the top right. 1 August 1831

Mississippi river steamboat. Steamboats on river with scenes of African-Americans on raft, picking cotton, and dancing and playing instruments. Map of southern states in upper left corner. Date c1895

Denver in 1859. Date c1891 April 21

Mallard ducks and ducklings
A family of mallard ducks and ducklings enjoying an outing to the river. Date: circa early 20th century

Escape from Harbin - July 1900 - Boxer Rebellion
In 1900, Chinas anti-foreigner Boxer Rebellion broke out and spread to Manchuria. The Russian Military moved in to quell the uprising

The Railway Suspension Bridge at Niagara Falls

England / Windsor
A lovely scene, with mothers and children on the banks of the River Thames, looking towards Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England. Date: 1950s

Nottingham -- Radford Folly
Holidaymakers at Radford Folly, on the Trent near Nottingham Date: 1836

Thames Ditton Regatta
Fine weather for the Thames Ditton Regatta, near Kingston- upon-Thames, Surrey, England. Date: 1930s

Henley Regatta 1966
A crew getting into their boat on the River Thames for the Henley Regatta, Henley- upon-Thames, Surrey, England. Date: 1966

Ribchester Bridge
The fine old bridge which spans the River Ribble at the former Roman fort of Ribchester, Lancashire, England. Date: 17th century

Arundel - Castle and Bridge
Arundel, West Sussex - Castle and Bridge Date: circa 1910s

Ford on the River Lea
The Ford on the River Lea, Waterend, east of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England. The lane is a fragment of a Roman Road, pointing towards Welwyn. Date: 1930s

English Village 1960S
A scene by the village pond and green, showing the Exeter Arms inn, Barrowden, River Welland Valley, Rutland, England. Date: early 1960s

Thames at Pangbourne
A famous stretch of the River Thames at Pangbourne, Berkshire, England. Date: 1950s

Thames Barge
A coasting barge on the River Thames, London. In the background are a power station and Greenwich Hospital. Date: 1930s

Fern Tree Valley, near Hobart, Tasmania
View of Fern Tree Valley near Hobart, Tasmania, showing a river and waterfall in a tropical landscape. 1870

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