Riverbank Collection

Bouquinistes, Paris Quais - Book and Print Sellers
The bouquinistes whose stalls form a permanent book and print market lining the Quai de la Tournelle on the banks of the River Seine, Paris, France. Date: circa 1930s

Geological unconformity on the river Jed. Plate 3 from Theory of the Earth (1795) Vol. 1, by James Hutton

Manila Carnival, The Philippines - Miss Ilocos Sur
Illustration after Walter Dendy Sadler (18541923) of his painting Thursday (Tomorrow will be Friday) of 1880, showing a group of jovial monks out fishing. Date: 1880

DUNLOP TYRE ADVERT 14
A lady on a riverbank waves to friends in a motor boat. Date: 1934

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

Swans, Windsor Bridge, Henley
Mute swans feed from a pontoon near the Windsor Bridge across the River Thames, Henley, Berkshire, UK. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Praca da Ribiera and Luis I Bridge - Porto, Portugal
The Praca da Ribiera and the Luis I (or Luiz I) Bridge, a metal arch bridge that spans the Douro River between the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal. Date: 1909

Fishing boats on the Irrawaddy River, Myanmar Date: circa 1908

International Exhibition in Paris - 1937 - English Pavilion, designed by Olivier Hill, alongside Abella (French collaborator). Date: 1937

Camel train on a chain ferry at Kantara, Egypt
A Camel caravan on the the rope ferry at Kantara, crossing the Suez Canal (Egypt) with several passengers. The ferry was operated by means of an underwater rope

Cute, miniature Houseboat and occupant. Date: 1924

Prowse's Bridge, Axbridge, Somerset. Date: 1929

Panoramic view of Toledo Spain and the Tagus River. Date: circa 1920s

River Meuse, Givet, Ardennes, France
Town of Givet on the river Meuse near the Belgian border, aerial view, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. The town is home to the Fortress of Charlemont and the Caserne Rouge. Date: 2009

Eglise Saint-Hilaire, Givet, Ardennes, France
Eglise Saint-Hilaire, built 16th century in classical style, and a boat on the river Meuse, in Givet, near the Belgian border, in Ardennes, Grand Est, France

Givet, Ardennes, France
Tour Victoire, built 13th - 16th century as part of a manor house, and the Eglise Saint-Hilaire, built 16th century in classical style, on the banks of the river Meuse, in Givet

Forteresse Charlemont, Givet, Ardennes, France
Forteresse Charlemont, built 1555 under Charles V and completed by Vauban in 17th century, reflected in the river Meuse, in Givet, near the Belgian border, in Ardennes, Grand Est, France

Statue, Dinant, Wallonia, Namur, Belgium
Statue of Charles de Gaulle, 2014, by Guido Clabots, commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Dinant in 1914, where he fought and was wounded, on the river Meuse in Dinant, Wallonia, Namur

Le Rocher Bayard, Dinant, Wallonia, Namur, Belgium
Le Rocher Bayard (right), a 40m high rock needle associated with the Four Sons of Aymon legend, on the river Meuse in Dinant, Wallonia, Namur, Belgium

La Croisette, Dinant, Wallonia, Namur, Belgium
La Croisette, a promenade along the river Meuse with shops, restaurants and boat moorings, redeveloped in 2018, seen from the Charles de Gaulle bridge, in Dinant, Wallonia, Namur, Belgium. Date: 2021

Convent of the Capuchins, Dinant, Wallonia, Namur, Belgium
Convent of the Capuchins or Couvent des Capucins (left), built 17th century, and the river Meuse, in Wallonia, Dinant, Namur, Belgium. Date: 2021

Dinant, Wallonia, Namur, Belgium
Town of Dinant and boats on the river Meuse on a misty day, Wallonia, Namur, Belgium. Date: 2021

Dance beside the Bridge over the Manzanares Channel, 1784
Francisco Bayeu y Subias (1734-1795). Spanish painter. Dance beside the Bridge over the Manzanares Channel, 1784. Detail. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid). History Museum. Madrid. Spain

History of Africa. The Congo. Leopoldville station
History of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. Leopoldville station. Panoramic view of the trading post and port from Ngaliema Bay in 1884. It was the first main Colonial Post near Stanley Pool

Yokohama, Japan - Takinohashi bridge, Negishi. Date: circa 1910s

Oxford Eight practising on the River Thames with Houseboats
An Oxford Eight practising on the River Thames with elegant houseboats moored along the far riverbank. Date: 1929

Anglers by Staverton Bridge on the River Dart, near Totnes. Date: 1932

Towpath Spectators at Oxford Rowing
Spectators line the towpath to watch the Oxford Summer Eights rowing competition. Date: 1932

United States, New York State. Little Falls. Mohawk River valley rapids and rocks. A canal was constructed around the rapids about 1795. Engraving by Milbert. Panorama Universal

OXUS RIVER (ABU DARYA)
The Oxus River at Kham-i-ab, looking west, near Khoja- Saleh. The River was named by the Greeks after Alexander the Great crossed the stream with a bridge of dead cattle! Date: 1885

On the Riverbank by Theresa Stannard

Vintage 19th century photograph: bridge of boats, pontoon bridge, River Rhine, Cologne, Koln, Germany c.1870 s

Island of Kebao, Ke-bao Port Wallut, Vietnam
Vintage 19th century photograph: Island of Kebao, Ke-bao Port Wallut, French Indochina (Vietnam)

Peter Henry Emerson. River bank scene, Norfolk?
Vintage 19th century/1900s photograph by Peter Henry Emerson. Emerson was a British writer and photographer. His photographs are early examples of promoting straight photography as an art form

The River Tweed and the town of Kelso, Scotland
Vintage 19th century photograph: the River Tweed and the town of Kelso, Scotland

Boathouse on the River Usk. Brecon Beacons, Wales
19th century vintage photograph: Brecon, boathouse on the River Usk. Brcon Beacons, Wales

Frankfurt, Germany, River Main
19th century vintage photograph: Frankfurt, Germany, River Main

The arrival of a Russian Steamship at Suez, a seaport city in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal Date: circa 1908

Flooded riverbank with chairs
Flooded riverbank with discarded chaiirs. Date: circa 1950s

The Boat Race by Margaret Tempest circa 1910s

Saskatchewan River bridge - The Pas Manitoba with man on riverbank. Date: circa 1910s

Young women in blue toile garden dresses with black
Young women in garden dresses of blue toile, black velvet belt, matching hat, with dove and flowers in a bower. Robe de jardin en toile bleu vif, ceinture de velours noir, chapeau toile et velours

A riverbank decorated with Long Live the Queen - Coronation
A riverbank decorated with Long Live the Queen to celebrate the Coronation of Elizabeth II - possibly in Bedford. Date: 1953

Le Vaillants camp on the banks of the Orange River in the Richtersveld. A giraffe skin is undergoing taxidermy on a frame. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Russian people on horse-driven sleighs on a glacier
Russian nobles and travelers on sleds and sleighs on a frozen river, and men on a horse-driven carriage on the riverbank, 18th century

Giuseppe Acerbi on a Finnish boat encountering
Giuseppe Acerbi and others on a Finnish boat encountering Sami people on the river Rostijocki (Lapland). A noble woman moves forward to welcome them, while others grill fish on a fire

Sport, fishing
Fishing. An Edwardian woman fishing from the riverbank watched by man in a punt. Date: 1903

Thames barge unloading bricks, Kingston-upon-Thames
Thames barge unloading bricks at Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. 1938

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