River Collection (page 16)

CHURCH, Frederic Edwin (1826-1900). South American Landscape. Romanticism. Hudson River School. Oil on canvas

Thames Waterman
A waterman is about to row two women across the Thames, despite the proximity of London Bridge. Traffic is sufficient to keep 20, 000 watermen employed. Date: circa 1810

Massey Shaw fireboat demonstrates pumping
Moored at its Blackfriars river station on the Victoria Embankment, the newly commissioned Massey Shaw fireboat demonstrates its massive pumping capacity by discharging a vast amount of water

Leaflet design, Lufthansa
Leaflet design, Deutsche Lufthansa, offering Aerobus flights between Cologne and Frankfurt, and steamer trips on the Rhine between Cologne and Dusseldorf. circa 1926

The great East River suspension bridge--Connecting the cities of New York and Brooklyn. View of Brooklyn Bridge with many sailing craft, including a large paddle-wheeled steamer. Date c1874

A view in the Island of Jamaica, of the spring-head of Roaring River on the estate of William Beckford esqr. Date 1778 Mar. 25th

Bound down the River. Date 1870

Battle of Spottsylvania--Engagements at Laurel Hill & NY River, Va.... May 8 to 18, 1864. Date c1888. Battle of Spottsylvania--Engagements at Laurel Hill & NY River, Va.... May 8 to 18, 1864

Salmon fishing on the Dee. Date c1902 June 30

A view in the island of Jamaica, of the bridge crossing the River Cobre near Spanish Town. Published 1778

Rostov on the Don River, Russia - Unloading grain
Unloading of grain on the banks of the Don River - Rostov-on-Don - the administrative center of Rostov Oblast, Russia. Date: 1903

Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Ariz. View from top of the Grand Canyon. Man sitting on ledge is John Hillers. Date 1872

Mt. Hood from the Columbia River. Date c1901

Old Chelsea riverside, London
A view across the Thames to the riverside of old Chelsea where a new embankment was under construction in the late 19th century

Italy - Verona - Ponte Pietra and the Castle
Italy - Verona - the Roman Ponte Pietra ( Stone Bridge ) and the Castle Date: circa 1907

Wales / River Dovey
A fine view of the River Dovey and Machynlleth Bridge, Montgomeryshire, north Wales. Date: 1960s

Swans on the River Avon
A group of swans on the River Avon, Warwickshire, England, with the Church of the Holy Trinity. Stratford-on-Avon, in the background. Date: 1950s

Chitral Relief Force
The Chitral Relief force crossing the Swat River. Sketch by Lietenant C.H Elger, Ist Bedforshire Regiment. Date: May 1895

London Romance
A couple shelter from the rain under a red umbrella during a romantic walk beside the River Thames and the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, central London. Date: 1960s

The River Otter
A glimpse of the River Otter, near its entrance to the sea at Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England. Date: early 1960s

Devonshire Scenery
View across the River Exe to Exmouth and the coast of Devon, England. Date: 1962

Corwen Bridge
The bridge over the River Dee at Corwen, Denbighshire, North Wales. Date: late 18th century

Llanidloes Bridge
The old bridge over the River Severn at Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, north Wales. Date: 1960s

Robert Stephenson Smythe Baden-Powell fishing. 9 November 1926

Views of the Festival of Britain construction
Four views of the Festival of Britain construction, dating from June 1950 to March 1951, with an aerial view below, showing Londons South Bank in October 1950, looking north across the River Thames

Belize - Regatta on the River
A regatta on the Belize Haulover Creek, also called the Belize River, Belize City, Belize. Date: 1911

Edgar Allan Poe / Eleonora
ELEONORA Eleonora & her cousin in the Valley of the Many Coloured Grass. Date: First published: 1850

Greece - Zakynthos - The Saint Charalambos River
Greece - Zakynthos (Zante) - The Saint Charalambos River

Hippos in Kruger National Park, South Africa
A group of hippos in Tshokwane, Kruger National Park, South Africa. The Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa, and contains around 3000 hippos, as well as many other wild animals

Training Ship Indefatigable, New Ferry, Cheshire
The Training Ship Indefatigable, moored on the River Mersey, off New Ferry, Cheshire, was established in 1865 to receive the sons and orphans of sailors, and other poor and destitute boys

Training Ship Mars, Woodhaven, Fife, Scotland
The Training Ship Mars, moored off Woodhaven on the River Tay at Fife, Scotland, was founded in 1869 as an Industrial Training establishment

Livno, Bosnia Herzegovina

A couple take a break from fishing by a river
Illustration to Ellen Thorneycroft Fowlers Through Things Temporal captioned And then they went and fell in love with each other

Boatmen on the Bosphorus. The capital city of the Roman Empire between 330-395 AD, in Byzantine times, Byzantium was considered the world centre of civilsation for 600 years

Oxford practising for the Boat Race
The Oxford team practising for the annual Boat Race

Invitation - Reception for Sultan Aziz in London
Invitation to a reception given by the City of London in honour of Sultan Aziz during his stay in London in July 1867. Aziz cultivated good relations with the Second French Empire

Thames Embankment - Cecil and Savoy Hotels

The Fort at Chitral
The Chitral Expedition: the fort at Chitral as seen from the river

The British Reptiles
A colourful illustration of various reptiles with a river bank background from Boys Own magazine

A Couple Boating on the River Thames, 1879
Illustration showing a young couple, boating on the River Thames, enjoying a quiet moment among the long grasses of the river bank

Hampton Court / Neale
The river front

The Steamer Tiverton off Gravesend, 1884
Scene on the River Thames at Gravesend prior to the transatlantic crossing of the emigrant steam ship Tiverton, 1884

Fishing with Cormorants
Fishing using cormorants in China

Greece Styx
The river Styx was believed to flow down to Hades, hence the adjective Stygian, beloved of poets, for hellish darkness

Friars Shot Pool Fishing
Scottish salmon fishermen fishing in the Friars Shot Pool of the River Ness. In the background is the town of Inverness with its castle, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Irish Law Courts
The Four Courts, home of the Irish Law Courts, by the River Liffey, Dublin, Co Dublin, Ireland

Washington at Delaware
Washington and his army cross the half frozen Delaware River, prior to the battle of Trenton

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