Valleys Collection

Retired coal miner Blaenavon, South Wales
A retired coal miner sits with his mongrel dog at Blaenavon, South Wales

Map of Yugoslavia by G. H. Davis
Map of Yugoslavia, Britains latest ally in the Second World War: her defensive mountains and valleys. Mountainous Yugoslavia, her valleys and airfields. Date: 1941

Fern Tree Valley, near Hobart, Tasmania
View of Fern Tree Valley near Hobart, Tasmania, showing a river and waterfall in a tropical landscape. 1870

Tourist map of Zermatt and surrounding area, Valais, Switzerland Date: 1929

Tatar peasants of the Crimean peninsula (Ukraine)
Tatar peasants of the valleys of the Crimean peninsula (Ukraine). A peasant brings plums and apples to be distilled into brandy or a syrup called Beckmess

Photographs of skiers and snow scapes, Norway. Captioned, Mid-Winter Sunshine: Norway-the Birthplace of the Ski, Looking Up a Sun-flooded Valley, Ski Hikers, and The Rocky Peak of Romsdalshorn'

Maerdy Lodge miners
Marching behind the banner of the Maerdy Lodge branch of the National Union of Mineworkers, miners from the Maerdy colliery, South Wales, return to work following the end of the long miners strike

Sir W W Wynn initiated at the Eisteddfod, Porthmadog, Wales
Sir W W Wynn initiated as an Ovate at the Eisteddfod, Porthmadog, North Wales. Date: 1872

Death Valley, California, USA Date: circa 1920s

Passing Foothill Town Date: 1950

Smoking chimneys, early morning in Blaenavon, South Wales
Early morning and the coal fires smoke from chimneys in Blaenavon, South Wales. The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Al-Rabwa valley near Damascus, Syria
Valley of Al-Rabwa, today part of the Mezzeh district of Damascus, Syria. Date: 1920s

Antakya, Turkey
General view on the Orontes River and Antakya, near the south border of Turkey (formerly Syria). Date: circa 1910

Orontes River in Antakya, Turkey
Bridge over Orontes River and school at the river bank in Antakya, Turkey (formerly Syria). Date: circa 1910

Christian neighbourhood in Antakya, Turkey
View on the Christian neighbourhood of Antakya, Turkey (formerly Syria), across the Orontes River, with a child and an adult fishing on the river bank. Date: circa 1910

Zahle-Wadi (valley), Mount Lebanon (Liban)
Zahle-Wadi (valley) near Mount Lebanon (Liban), Lebanon. Date: circa 1916

Sant Julia de Loria, Valleys of Andorra, Andorra
The town of Sant Julia de Loria in the Valleys of Andorra, Principality of Andorra, a sovereign microstate in south-west Europe. Date: circa 1940

Andorra la Vella, Valleys of Andorra, Andorra
Andorra la Vella, capital of the Principality of Andorra, a sovereign microstate in south-west Europe. Date: circa 1940

Val Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy
The Val Formazza is the northernmost valley of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont. Date: 1918

Valley - Seen from the old road from Asmara to Massawa, built by Italians during colonialism. Eritrea - Africa

Casa de la Vall - HQ of the General Council of Andorra
Casa de la Vall - a historical house in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. It is the headquarters of the General Council of Andorra. Now extensively restored. Date: circa 1940

Train snowed in, Wales in the winter of 1947
A train and locomotive brought to a standstill by snow drifts on the line between Merthyr

The Matterhorn, Switzerland and Kulm-Hotel Gornergrat, near Zermatt. Date: circa 1920s

River winding through a Welsh Valley Date: circa 1890s

Babbling Brook or Mountain Stream - Welsh Valley. Date: circa 1890s

Zermatt, Switzerland with surrounding Alpine peaks (many named). Date: circa 1910s

View of Congo Bridge, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1920

Valley leading to Rabwey near Damascus, Syria
Valley leading to the village Rabwey near Damascus, Syria. Date: circa 1910

A local of the Hotel, Monkey Creek, Chiffa Gorge
A monkey from Monkey Creek. Located in Chiffa valley, Blida province, Algeria. Date: circa 1910s

Street scene in Kippel - Lotschen Valley, Switzerland
Kippel, a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland

Kippel, Lotschental valley, Switzerland
Kippel, a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland

Fafleralp in the Lotschental, Switzerland
Fafleralp in the Lotschental, one of the most beautiful Valais valleys on the northern side of the Rhone valley - with the Schienhorn. 1948

Villages of Kippel and Ferden, Lotschental, Switzerland
The villages of Kippel and Ferden in the Lotschental, one of the most beautiful Valais valleys on the northern side of the Rhone valley. 1948

Hotel Fafleralp, Blattern, Switzerland - Breithorn
Hotel Fafleralp, Blattern (Lotschen) - in the Lotschental, one of the most beautiful Valais valleys on the northern side of the Rhone valley, Switzerland - with view of the Breithorn. 1948

Ried, Blatten (Lotschen) - in the Lotschental, Switzerland
Ried, Blatten (Lotschen) - in the Lotschental, one of the most beautiful Valais valleys on the northern side of the Rhone valley, Switzerland

Wiler in the district of Raron, Switzerland
Wiler (Lotschen) a municipality in the district of Raron - in the Lotschental, one of the most beautiful Valais valleys on the northern side of the Rhone valley, Switzerland. 1948

Blatten (L�hen) - Roth�r
Blatten (Lotschen) - Rothorner - in the Lotschental, one of the most beautiful Valais valleys on the northern side of the Rhone valley, Switzerland. 1948

Kapelle Kuhmatt - Lotschental
Kapelle Kuhmatt in the Lotschental, one of the most beautiful Valais valleys on the northern side of the Rhone valley, Switzerland. 1948

General view of Ordino, Valleys of Andorra, Andorra
General view of the town of Ordino, in the parish of Ordino, Principality of Andorra, a sovereign microstate in south-west Europe. Date: circa 1940

General view of La Massana, Valleys of Andorra, Andorra
General view of the town of La Massana, in the parish of La Massana, Principality of Andorra, a sovereign microstate in south-west Europe. circa 1940

El Pas de la Casa, Valleys of Andorra, Andorra
El Pas de la Casa (Le Pas de la Case), a ski resort, town and mountain pass in the parish of Encamp, Principality of Andorra, a sovereign microstate in south-west Europe. Date: circa 1940

Ski slopes at Envalira, Valleys of Andorra, Andorra
Ski slopes at Envalira, a mountain pass in the Pyrenees, Principality of Andorra, a sovereign microstate in south-west Europe. Date: circa 1940

General view of Canillo, Valleys of Andorra, Andorra
General view of the town of Canillo, in the parish of Canillo, Principality of Andorra, a sovereign microstate in south-west Europe. Date: circa 1940

Church in Canillo, Valleys of Andorra, Andorra
The 12th century Romanesque church of San Joan de Caselles (Casellas) in the town of Canillo, in the parish of Canillo, Principality of Andorra, a sovereign microstate in south-west Europe

Radio transmitter at Encamp, Valleys of Andorra, Andorra
Radio transmitter of Radio Andorra in the town of Encamp, in the parish of Encamp, Principality of Andorra, a sovereign microstate in south-west Europe. circa 1940

General view of Encamp, Valleys of Andorra, Andorra
General view of the town of Encamp, in the parish of Encamp, Principality of Andorra, a sovereign microstate in south-west Europe. Date: circa 1940

Lake at Engolasters, Valleys of Andorra, Andorra
Estany (Lake) in the village of Engolasters, parish of Escaldes-Engordany, Principality of Andorra, a sovereign microstate in south-west Europe. circa 1940

Les Escaldes, Valleys of Andorra, Andorra
Les Escaldes (named after local hot springs), parish of Escaldes-Engordany, Principality of Andorra, a sovereign microstate in south-west Europe. Date: circa 1940

Main street, Les Escaldes, Valleys of Andorra, Andorra
Main street of Les Escaldes (named after local hot springs), parish of Escaldes-Engordany, Principality of Andorra, a sovereign microstate in south-west Europe. Date: circa 1940

General Council members, Valleys of Andorra, Andorra
Group photo, General Council members, the Principality of Andorra, a sovereign microstate in south-west Europe. Date: circa 1940

Village of Pal and Botella hill, Valleys of Andorra
Village of Pal and the Botella hill, Valleys of Andorra, Principality of Andorra, a sovereign microstate in south-west Europe. Date: circa 1930

Santa Coloma, Valleys of Andorra, Andorra
The town of Santa Coloma in the Valleys of Andorra, Principality of Andorra, a sovereign microstate in south-west Europe. With the church and stooks of corn. circa 1940

Valleys and gulleys from volcanic ash - ancient extinct mud volcano. Karaburum - near Kumdag - Turkmenistan

River Ugutka flooded valley in spring, typical scene. tributary of Bolshoi Ugan river, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nat. reserve, Siberia, Russia; spring

Balkan scene. From: A journey through Albania and other provinces of Turkey in Europe and Asia, to Constantinople, during the years 1809 and 1810. Date: 1813

The Valle del Bove - Etna
Frontispiece to vol. 2 of Charles Lyells Principles of geology, depicting Mount Etna. View of the Valle del Bove Etna. Date: 1830

The volcanoes around Olot in Catalonia
Frontispiece to vol. 3 of Charles Lyells Principles of geology, depicting volcanoes near Olot in Catalonia. View of the volcanoes around Olot in Catalonia. Date: 1833

Rheidol Valley
A fine impression of the Rheidol Valley, which runs westwards from Abersytwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. This view is about 8 miles from the town. Date: 1960s

Painted Cliffs - Apache Trail - Arizona, USA. The Apache Trail is known as the greatest scenic highway in America, 120 miles long between Phoenix and Globe

Jungles en route to Kalaw - Central Burma - Great sharp valleys and long ridges, dense with jungle. We fly at about 8, 000 feet and sometimes seem close over the endless green of lumpy tree tops

Depot Glen, rocky glen through which a creek passes From: Narrative of an expedition into central Australia Date: 1849

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

Welsh Farmhouse
A typical Welsh farmhouse (llwynon), in Grwyne Fechan, perhaps the most beautiful of the Black Mountains valleys, Breconshire, Wales, looking towards Waun Fach. Date: 1960s

New Guinea Scenery
10, 000 foot peaks which lie between the Markham and Wagi Valleys, commonplace terrain of New Guinea. Date: 1940s

Nantymoch Chapel, in the Upper Rheidol Valley, Cardiganshire Wales. Sadly submerged when the Rheidol Hydro-Electric Scheme was completed in 1964. Date: 19th century

Hopkinstown Colliery, Glamorgan, South Wales
View of Hopkinstown Colliery, Rhondda Valleys, Glamorgan, South Wales, as seen from the cemetery

Great Road - Ganawah to Mi Shun
A car on the high Great road between Ganawah and Mi Shun. This specific location is a bit of a mystery, but it is likely these are the mountains in Eastern Iraq / Western Iran

Gold at Monte Rosa 1
The gold mines of the valleys of Monte Rosa, northern Italy - miners and the processing plant

Gold at Monte Rosa 2
Surveying the valleys

Cycle Tour, Wales 1930S
Touring cyclists at the summit of Bwlchygroes, mid Wales

Various Battlefields
Valleys, mountains, woodland, fields, water, ice - each kind of terrain calls for different military strategies, ranging from incendiary cannon-balls to invasion barges

Hopi Fetch Water
Hopi women from Tewa village in northeastern Arizona; their villages are on high ground, for security, but this means they must go far to fetch water from the valleys

Lear / More Nonsense / C19Th
There was an Old Man of Shields, Who frequented the valleys & fields; All the mice & the cats, & the snakes & the rats, Followed after that person of Shields

Tomorrows Monorail
The monorail is surely the railway of tomorrow, making it possible to span wide valleys with a single rail. What if all the passengers crowd to one side to admire the view ?

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