Sails Collection (page 12)

Tourism poster - Holland, featuring a classic Dutch scene of canal and windmills, framed by one of the cells of a windmills sails. circa 1960

The Mill at West Blatchington, near Brighton, East Sussex
A fine photographic Judges postcard showing the Mill at West Blatchington, near Brighton, East Sussex. The windmill is a " smock" windmill

Proposed design for balloon utilizing sails for propulsion, Paris, 1783. Design drawing shows two men in basket steering balloon by manipulation of a sail

Yachting at Cannes by Blam
A carefree group enjoy an exhilarating trip on a yacht off the French coast at Cannes during the 1920s. Date: 1926

Sea Scouts at sailing regatta, Lower Thames
Sea Scouts taking part in a sailing regatta on the Lower Thames, in Sea Scout Class fibre glass Coypu dinghies. 19 June 1963

Honourable Artillery Company lifeboat, Walton, Essex
The first National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, donated by and named after The Honourable Artillery Company whose Drama Club sponsored it, was launched in 1884

Boy Scouts in Lifeboat Day parade, Walton-on-the-Naze
Some of the first Boy Scouts in the UK taking part in the Annual Lifeboat Day parade through the seaside town of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. circa 1910

Sea Scouts rowing a whaler along a stretch of water. circa 1960s

The SS Austral, a passenger vessel which took part in the early transportation by sea of refrigerated meat between Australia and Europe

Italian Lakes - Commercial Craft (5 / 7)
Lake Garda (Italian - Lago di Garda or Benaco) - the largest lake in Italy. A two-masted sailing barge (barque) moored up at a harbour at Riva to receive a cargo of sacks of grain. Date: circa 1910s

Italian Lakes - Commercial Craft (2 / 7)
View toward the shore of Lake Como and the distant houses of Menaggio. A heavily-laden sailing barge crosses the still waters of the Northern Italian Alpine lake. Date: circa 1910s

Yachting on the Stour
A small yacht on the River Stour, Essex, England. Date: 1930s

Ship on fire in mid-ocean, WW1
A ship on fire in mid-ocean in an unknown location during the First World War. Date: 1914 -1918

Repairing a windmill
Repair of a windmills sails, Sabyholm, Sweden. 1964 Date: 1964

Fishing boat on a calm sea - off the coast of Belgium Date: circa 1910s

Arundel - River Arun and barge
A barge sailing along the River Arun at Arundel, West Sussex Date: circa 1910s

Yachts & Sails
Yachts and sails. Date: 1930s

Coastal Sailing Barges
The coastal sailing barges Marjorie, Millie and Saltcote Belle, on the River Stour Estuary, near Harwich, Essex, England. Date: 1950s

London Windmill
London? Yes, a windmill in a rural setting, on Cornwall Road, Brixton Hill, South London. It lost its sails in 1864, but is now working again - refitted with a gas engine! Date: built 1816

A Sea Battle - New Guinea

Lake Geneva, looking toward Lausanne, Switzerland Date: 1915

Dunderpate and his friend Susan meet a miller who explains what putting your best leg foremost really means. Dunderpate is dismayed to learn that it means working hard. Date: 1938

Sea Scouts helping at Olympics
Sea Scouts assisting with the boats at Torquay during the 1948 Olympics. 1948

Veracruz, Mexico - The Harbour
Sailing boats moored up at the harbour at Veracruz, Mexico Date: circa 1905

In Norwegian Fjord
A two-master sails up a Norwegian fjord Date: late 19th century

Sailmaker - Penzance, Cornwall
An elderly sailmaker (Arthur Willoughby), working in the traditional way in Penzance, Cornwall

Coastal trader off Newport, South Wales
A coastal trader, number DH400, sailing along the River Usk off Newport, Gwent, Monmouthshire, South Wales

Sailing boat off Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A large sailing boat with its sails furled, off Fishguard Harbour, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Model boat sailing club, near Pontypool, South Wales
A Sunday model boat sailing club, meeting at Furnace Pond near Pontypool in South Wales

European woman near a river, Middle East
A young European woman standing at the side of a river where dhows are sailing, somewhere in the Middle East

S Teerwood. Open-top charabanc
An open top charabanc, full of day trippers arrives at the harbour of a seaside town

Music sheet cover, Far, Far, Upon the Sea
A music sheet cover for a song by Henry Russell, Far, Far, Upon the Sea (words by Charles Mackay), from an entertainment entitled Far West, or the Emigrants Progress from the Old World to the New

Music sheet cover for Down Went the Captain, with words by Frederick Bowyer and music by Kate Royle, who was also the singer of the song

Model boatbuilder
Model boat builder aholding up a finished example of his craft

View of boats in the bay at St Ives, Cornwall
A view of fishing boats in the bay at St Ives, Cornwall, with the town in the background

View of boats in St Ives harbour, Cornwall
A view of fishing boats in the harbour at St Ives, Cornwall

Fishermen and boats at St Ives, Cornwall
Fishermen with their boats on the wet sand at St Ives, Cornwall

Oyster boats off Falmouth, Cornwall
Oyster boats with their colourful sails off Falmouth in Cornwall

Scottish-built fishing boat out at sea
A 45 foot Scottish-built inshore wooden fishing boat, out at sea on a relatively calm day

Herring boats off St Ives, Cornwall, on a calm sea

Fishing boats at St Ives, Cornwall
A large number of fishing boats and fishermen in the harbour at St Ives, Cornwall

Lake Windermere, Cumbria - Sailing
Rounding a buoy during a sailing race on Lake Windermere, Cumbria

Sailmaking, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a sailmaking class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Bucolic country scene near Waveney, Suffolk
Cattle on the estuary marshes near Waveney, Suffolk. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Draining Mill at Herringfleet, Suffolk. Pastel sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Draining Mill, Herringfleet with cattle
The Draining Mill, Herringfleet. Cattle come down to drink in the mill stream water. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Mallards pass a windmill
Mallard ducks fly past a marsh Windmill. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Harbour of Constantinople
General view of the Harbour of Constantinople, Turkey across the Golden Horn

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