Rivers Collection (page 8)

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

River Mersey
Study of a ships wake, on the River Mersey, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Date: 1960s

Morden Hall Park
A quiet backwater of the River Wandle, in Morden Hall Park, Surrey, England. This land was once owned by millionaire tobacco merchant Gilliat Hatfield. Date: 1960s

The River Mole at Betchworth, Surrey, England. Date: 1930s

England / River Nene
The rushing waters of the River Nene at Ringstead Mill, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1960s

The River Teign
A glimpse across the River Teign, from Shaldon, Devon, England. Date: 1950s

The River Dee
A charming stretch of the River Dee, near Pen-y-Lan Hall, Denbighshire, north Wales. Date: 1930s

River Lea Tributary
Salmon Brook, Chaseside, Enfield, Middlesex, England, a small tributary of the River Lea. Date: 1930s

River Severn Weir
The calm waters of the River Severn, prior to passing over a weir at Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales. Date: 1950s

The River Neath, Glamorgan, Wales. Date: 1950s

The River Wey
A picturesque sweep of the River Wey, at Burpham, Guildford, Surrey, England. Date: 1930s

Rivers Greta & Tees
The confluence of the River Greta and the River Tees at Rokeby, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1930s

River Confluence
The confluence of the River Thames and the River Churn at Cricklade, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1950s

River Teign Weir
A picturesque setting of a natural weir on the River Teign, near Dunsford, Devon, England. Date: 1950s

England / River Dart
Quiet anchorage - a scene on the River Dart, near Kingswear, Devon, England. Date: 1950s

The Sphere Christmas Number 1938 - Frozen Thames 1683
Front cover of the Sphere magazine for Christmas 1938 featuring an illustration showing the Thames frozen in 1683. The river was frozen for long enough for the famous Frost Fair to take place with

Wye Meets Severn
The river Wye near its confluence with the river Severn. Date: circa 1900

World Map / St Sever 11C
A world map according to Saint Sever, showing various countries, seas and rivers Date: 11th century

River Yarra, Melbourne, Australia
River Yarra from Princes Bridge in Melbourne, Australia

Girl in a boat by George Ranstead, 1918
Charming illustration on a postcard by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps and who illustrated a large number of postcards during the period

Mount Baldy, California
Lytle Creek near Old Baldy, California, America

Fountain and monument, Kiev, Ukraine
View of a fountain in Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti) with a monument to the legendary founders of the city of Kiev, the three brothers Kyi (also Kiy, Kij or Kyj)

Russia - River Shilka. Flows north east from the mountains to the east of Lake Baikal thus providing river traffic link to Khabarovsk and onwards to the Pacific Ocean at Nikolaevsk

Jajce - Bosnia Herzegovina
Jajce is located in the central part of Bosnia Herzegovina. It is on the crossroads between Banja Luka, Mrkonji Grad and Donji Vakuf, on the confluence of the rivers Pliva and Vrbas

Unidentified area with river, India
An unidentified area with a river at the centre, in India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

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

Hancocks Acquatic Dress - a basin-type device for walking across deep rivers. The rather opn design rathers opens the possibility for flooding

NECTARINES
Lord Napier (Rivers) Humboldt (Rivers) Dryden (Rivers)

Bingen am Rhein - Germany
Bingen am Rhein (or Bingen or Bingen on the Rhine) is a city located at the junction of the rivers Rhine and Nahe in the district of Mainz-Bingen

Poland Kostrzyn
(aka Kustrin) situated at the confluence of the Oder and Warta rivers : often held by the Germans, but finally bestowed on Poland in 1945

America, Street View in San Francisco, from a sketch by a co
San Franciscos commerce was growing by the day in 1850, as gold fever reached its height. Four rivers produced gold worth over 30 million dollars in the last 5 months of 1850

American Indians. The Assinniboine and Saskatchewan Explorin
In the expedition party were 14 Iroquois Indians, 2 French Canadians and various geologists, civil engineers, suveyors and draughtsmen. Here the party is seen carrying a canoe between lakes and rivers

USA Harpers Ferry
Located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, and scene of John Browns ill-considered, ill- fated but heroic gesture

Russia Omsk
situated at the confluence of the Irtysh and Om rivers

Italian Bridge-layer on Army Manoevres, 1936
Photograph showing an Italian Army tank, which carried and laid a metal bridge, taking part in manoevres near Naples, 1936

Al Qurnah, Iraq (Kurnah)
Al Qurnah (previously known as Kurnah) is located at the junction of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Native boats and an early steamboat are to be seen

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