Rivers Collection (page 7)

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SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Bergued஠ Bridge over the Llobregat river

America (18th c. ). Growings of the Indians of
America (18th c.). Growings of the Indians of the basins of Orinoco and Amazon rivers. Italian engraving of 1780. Etching

Alaskan Glaciers - Alaska - We came in to land at Elmendorf Field, the big Army air base, having come over amazing glaciers like wide rivers. Date: 1952

View of the Palace of Westminster across the Thames
View of the Palace of Westminster across the River Thames from the London Fire Brigades Lambeth HQ. Taken during a visit by Queen Elizabeth II

Water drawn from Thames to fight a fire in Bow
Scene of fire at warehouse in Bow, East London, showing water being drawn from the Thames to help fight the blaze

Scene of fire at warehouse in Bow, East London. Water is being drawn from the Thames to help fight the blaze

LCC-LFB First fireboats in the London Fire Brigade
A fire float and tug were first introduced in 1877 and used until 1900 when they were replaced by shallow draft fireboats

LCC-LFB Lambeth river fire station
Located on the Albert Embankment, and first erected in 1903, Lambeth river fire station was one of three river fire stations in the London Fire Brigade

LCC-LFB Massey Shaw fireboat, Greenwich, SE London
The Massey Shaw fireboat was built in 1935 on the Isle of Wight, and fitted out with powerful Merryweather pumps in Greenwich, SE London

LCC-LFB fireboat fleet at Lambeth HQ, London
As part of the formal opening of the London Fire Brigade headquarters building on the Albert Embankment, Londons fireboats Massey Shaw

MFB fire float and tug on the River Thames
A Metropolitan Fire Brigade fire float and tug on the River Thames. These composite craft were introduced in 1877 and used until 1900 when they were replaced by fireboats

Drawing of MFB fire float and tug on the River Thames
A drawing of a Metropolitan Fire Brigade fire float and tug heading to a riverside blaze in the distance. The fire float was a fire pump mounted in a barge that could supply water to the land via

LCC-LFB fireboat Beta at Cherry Garden Pier
Fireboat Beta alongside Cherry Garden Pier, Rotherhithe, in the Port of London, downstream from Tower Bridge. The twin funnelled Beta had a large capacity firefighting fitted monitor near its prow

MBW-MFB fire float and tug at drill on River Thames
These fire floats and tugs were composite craft introduced in about 1877. They were replaced by fireboats from 1900

Launching London Fire Brigade fireboat Massey Shaw
The Massey Shaw was built in 1935 on the Isle of Wight. It was fitted out with its powerful Merryweather pumps in Greenwich, SE London

NFS (London) open water pumping exercise, WW2
NFS London firefighters undertaking a pumping exercise from an open water supply (reservoir)

Thames flooding 1947
Aerial view of 1947 River Thames flooding at Oxford Date: 1947

Newcastle 1898
High level bridge and quayside at Newcastle, 1898 Date: 1898

Gateshead 1898
Gateshead from the River Tyne, 1898 Date: 1898

River Mersey
Empire Marketing Board 1927-1933 poster, The River Mersey, Liverpool Date: 1927-1933

Six jewel rivers in fan paste-ups

Beating cloth (Kinuta) of The Six Jewel Rivers. Print shows a woman daydreaming while leaning on a device for beating cloth; a young boy holding a cage is standing nearby

Mountains and rivers on the Kiso Road. Print shows mountains and river along the Kiso Road during a winter snow storm. Date 1857, printed later

Bushclover at Tamagawa (Six Jewel Rivers). Print shows two woman or a man and a woman embracing on the banks of a river. Date between 1766 and 1768

The High Bridge at Harlem, New York, America. Aqueduct. Date: 1849

Junction of the sacandaga and hudson rivers

Forest Scene on the Lehigh river in Pennsylvania, America Date: ca. 1865

Madrid streetscape From: Voyages faits en divers temps en Espagne, en Portugal, en Allemagne, en France et ailleurs Date: 1700

Confluence of the Murray and the Darling rivers
The confluence of the Murray and the Darling rivers. From: Two expeditions into the interior of southern Australia Date: 1849

English Quay on the River Neva, St Petersburg, Russia
View of the English Quay (or Embankment) on the River Neva, St Petersburg, Russia. The embankment was built during the 1760s. Date: circa 1910s

View from Charing Cross Bridge and Pool of London
View from Charing Cross Bridge (top), showing the River Thames, Cleopatras Needle on the left and St Pauls Cathedral in the middle distance

Men on a raft bound down the River. Date: 1870

Winding River
A winding river, somewhere in Britain. Date: 1950s

Wales / River Usk
View under one of the arches of the bridge over the River Usk, Brecon, Wales. Date: 1960s

Ireland / R. Blackwater
The River Blackwater, near Killmurrag, County Cork, Ireland. Date: 1960s

Silhouettes from the Somme, WW1
When following on the heels of a retreating enemy, there is increased work for all. Here we have a squadron of cavalry returning from close contact with the enemy

Banks of the River Yare
Mothers and children on the banks of the River Yare, flowing placidly through the picturesque little village of Thorpe-next-Norwich, Norfolk, England. Date: 1930s

England / River Char
The charming River Char, Charmouth, Dorset, England. Date: 1950s

RIVER AVON
A view of the River Avon, seen under summer drought conditions, from the Roman Road, the Fosse Way, bewteen Princethorpe and Wappenbury, Warwickshire, England. Date: early 1960s

England / River Stour
An early Spring view of the River Stour at Corfe Mullen, Dorset, England. Date: 1960s

Wales / Conway Estuary
A glimpse of the esturay of the River Conway, north Wales, a peaceful anchorage for small craft, under the shadow of the grey walls of Conway Castle. Date: 1940s

Racial Types / Borneo
Iban women are as much at home as their menfolk, in a canoe on one of the mighty rivers of Borneo, Indonesia. Date: 1930s

Albert Embankment Lamps
Lovely Victorian lamp posts and benches on the terrace of County Hall, Albert Embankment, London. The Embankment was built 1866 - 1869 by Sir Joseph Bazalgette Date: early 1950s

Boating on the Thames
Boating on a pleasant stretch of the River Thames, viewed from Swinford Bridge, where it forms the boundary between the counties of Oxfordshire and Berkshire, England. Date: 1930s

Seven Sisters, Sussex
Seven Sisters, on the coast of Sussex, England. Found where the South Downs meet the sea, the Sisters were created when the ancient rivers cut valleys into the chalk. Date: 1950s

The River Dart
The valley of the River Dart, viewed from the top of Mel Tor, Dartmoor, Devonshire, England. Date: early 1960s

The Roding at Wanstead
The River Roding, as it wends its way through Wanstead Park, Essex, England. This is one of the few natural parks around London. Date: 1930s

The River Whitewater
Winter view of the River Whitewater at Walesby, Nottinghamshire, England. Date: 1950s

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