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Water Collection (page 10)

Background imageWater Collection: The Bridge - Bridge of Allan, Scotland

The Bridge - Bridge of Allan, Scotland
The Bridge - Bridge of Allan - a town in the Stirling council area in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling. The town lies on the Allan Water, a northern tributary of the River Forth

Background imageWater Collection: Crossman House Hotel, Alexandria Bay, New York State, USA

Crossman House Hotel, Alexandria Bay, New York State, USA
Crossman House Hotel, Alexandria Bay (Thousand Islands), New York State, USA. With a steamer on the left. circa 1925

Background imageWater Collection: Mirror dinghies at Newquay, Cornwall

Mirror dinghies at Newquay, Cornwall. circa 1980s

Background imageWater Collection: Victorian Scrap, Pears Soap

Victorian Scrap, Pears Soap -- a mother monkey washes her dirty son. circa 1880s

Background imageWater Collection: Melrose Abbey, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Melrose Abbey, Roxburghshire, Scotland
View of the ruins of Melrose Abbey (Cistercian), in Roxburghshire, Scotland. Date: 1882

Background imageWater Collection: Anguilla anguilla, or Dublin Eel

Anguilla anguilla, or Dublin Eel
Anguilla anguilla (Anguilla hibernica), or Dublin Eel, a freshwater eel. Date: 1865

Background imageWater Collection: La Hacienda, Hong Kong, China

La Hacienda, Hong Kong, China
La Hacienda, luxury apartments in Mount Kellett Road, Hong Kong, China. Date: circa 1949

Background imageWater Collection: Tanga Harbour, Tanzania

Tanga Harbour, Tanzania
Tanga Harbour, British East Africa (now Tanzania). Date: circa 1920s

Background imageWater Collection: Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Date: 1926

Background imageWater Collection: Aerial view of beach, Galveston, Texas, USA

Aerial view of beach, Galveston, Texas, USA
Aerial view of the beach, Galveston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1930

Background imageWater Collection: State Insane Asylum, Austin, Texas, USA

State Insane Asylum, Austin, Texas, USA
View of the State Insane Asylum (now the Austin State Hospital), Austin, Texas, USA. It is the oldest psychiatric hospital in Texas. Date: circa 1905

Background imageWater Collection: Visit to Madeira - The Levada Tunnel

Visit to Madeira - The Levada Tunnel
Black and white lantern slide of men being carried in hammocks out of the entrance of a tunnel built for a levada - an irrigation channel or aqueduct - Visit to Madeira. Part of Box 125 - Madeira

Background imageWater Collection: Hezekiahs Tunnel, Jerusalem

Hezekiahs Tunnel, Jerusalem
Hezekiahs Tunnel (Siloam Tunnel), Jerusalem, a subterranean channel cut through the rock, 533 metres long. It was designed as an aqueduct linking the Gihon Spring to the Pool of Siloam. Date: 1920s

Background imageWater Collection: Nyanga Forest and pool - Zimbabwe

Nyanga Forest and pool - Zimbabwe

Background imageWater Collection: General view of Hamburg, Germany

General view of Hamburg, Germany. Date: 1930s

Background imageWater Collection: Portage des Chats

Portage des Chats
Tinted steel engraving by British artist W. H. Bartlett of portage or carrying of canoes and equipment where waterfalls occur, 1840 Date: 1840

Background imageWater Collection: Firefighters in action with hosepipes, Shad Thames, SE1

Firefighters in action with hosepipes, Shad Thames, SE1
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at night, at a fire in Shad Thames, 19 February 1958, at the premises of Corry & Co, showing the Gainsford Street/Maguire Street corner of the building

Background imageWater Collection: Blitz in London -- Glengall Road, Peckham, WW2

Blitz in London -- Glengall Road, Peckham, WW2
Blitz in London -- Glengall Road, Peckham, SE London, 12 September 1940. Date: 1940

Background imageWater Collection: Blitz in London -- Chambers Wharf, Bermondsey, WW2

Blitz in London -- Chambers Wharf, Bermondsey, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters in action with fire engines and hosepipes at Chambers Wharf, Bermondsey Wall, on 12 August 1944. Date: 1944

Background imageWater Collection: Haiphong, Indochina (Vietnam)

Haiphong, Indochina (Vietnam)
Boats on water at Haiphong, Indochina (Vietnam). Date: circa 1890

Background imageWater Collection: Methods of escape from submarine by G. H. Davis

Methods of escape from submarine by G. H. Davis
The latest methods of escape from a sunken submarine: the rescue bell, the one-man escape chamber, and escape without the use of breathing apparatus. 1954

Background imageWater Collection: New German incendiary bomb by G. H. Davis

New German incendiary bomb by G. H. Davis
Details of the new German explosive incendiary bomb produced during the Second World War. Explanatory drawings showing how the bomb is constructed, and the proper methods of tackling it. Date: 1942

Background imageWater Collection: Aerial view of Frankfurt, Germany, from a Zeppelin

Aerial view of Frankfurt, Germany, from a Zeppelin airship. Date: circa 1930

Background imageWater Collection: Major General Claud Martins House, by Thomas Daniell

Major General Claud Martins House, by Thomas Daniell
Major General Claud Martins House, the Farhad Baksh, in Lucknow on the River Gumti, by Thomas Daniell (1749-1840). Date: 1789

Background imageWater Collection: A Pagoda in the East Indies, by Thomas Daniell

A Pagoda in the East Indies, by Thomas Daniell (1749-1840). Date: 1800

Background imageWater Collection: Design for Frieze (Wallpaper) with sailing ships

Design for Frieze (Wallpaper) with sailing ships. Charcoal and Pencil on copy paper with one portion in coloured Crayon. Silver Studio. circa 1900

Background imageWater Collection: London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS), Scotch Express

London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS), Scotch Express
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS), Scotch express up train passing over the water troughs at Brock, Railway supplement, 1925, p.62a Date: 1925

Background imageWater Collection: NFS - Home Office hose tests at Wimbledon, WW2

NFS - Home Office hose tests at Wimbledon, WW2
London Region NFS/AFS firefighters assisting in Home Office trials to improve water delivery systems to emergency dams and onto fires after the fire service was nationalised in August 1941

Background imageWater Collection: Un Bon Coup de Pied by Nick

Un Bon Coup de Pied by Nick
A twenties bathing belle in a fetching red swimsuit, energetically kicks a beach ball as she splashes around in the surf. Date: 1927

Background imageWater Collection: Public schoolboys at Tidworth Pennings camp

Public schoolboys at Tidworth Pennings camp
Boys enjoying the camp bath at Tidworth Pennings camp on Salisbury Plain, where four thousand public schoolboys of the Junior Division of the Officers Training Corps were put through their paces by

Background imageWater Collection: Windmill, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Windmill, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
The Windmill (known as Archers Mill) at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, pictured here after it had ceased working. It was a post mill working two pairs of stones and was demolished in 1921. circa 1915

Background imageWater Collection: Poster advertising trips to Lucerne, Switzerland

Poster advertising trips to Lucerne, Switzerland, showing people in a boat on the river. 20th century

Background imageWater Collection: Soldiers building pontoon bridge, Flanders, WW1

Soldiers building pontoon bridge, Flanders, WW1
Soldiers of the Royal Engineers building a pontoon bridge near Boesinghe, Flanders, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWater Collection: Wind & Waves Rackham

Wind & Waves Rackham
An illustration to a story, The Wind and the Waves. Date: 1911

Background imageWater Collection: Training Ship Southampton, Hull, Yorkshire

Training Ship Southampton, Hull, Yorkshire
The Southampton Industrial Training Ship was established on the Humber, at Hull, in 1868. Boys aged 11-15, placed there by magistrates, were trained in seamanship

Background imageWater Collection: Mudanya - Turkey

Mudanya - Turkey. Port of the Sea of Marmara is Izmit Bay. Located close To Bursa it attacts tourists because of its beautiful houses with Ottoman gardens and great seafood

Background imageWater Collection: Kingsley / Water Babies

Kingsley / Water Babies
Tom saw the fairies carry baby & cradle gently down; another drowned baby is introduced to the world of the water babies

Background imageWater Collection: Helensburgh / Scotland

Helensburgh / Scotland
Helensburgh

Background imageWater Collection: Great Yarmouth Breydon Water Norfolk Wherry early 1900s

Great Yarmouth Breydon Water Norfolk Wherry early 1900s

Background imageWater Collection: Molesey Lock, East Molesey, Surrey

Molesey Lock, East Molesey, Surrey Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWater Collection: Model Yacht Pond, Llandudno, Conwy, North Wales

Model Yacht Pond, Llandudno, Conwy, North Wales
Model Yacht Pond, West Shore Bay, Llandudno, Conwy, North Wales - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageWater Collection: Scenery near Lamlash, Isle of Arran, Scotland

Scenery near Lamlash, Isle of Arran, Scotland - Painted by artist Alexander Cameron for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon - Painted 1939 Date: 1939

Background imageWater Collection: Cir Mohr from Glen Rosa, Isle of Arran, Scotland

Cir Mohr from Glen Rosa, Isle of Arran, Scotland - Painted by artist Alexander Cameron for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon - Painted 1939 Date: 1939

Background imageWater Collection: Unloading coal at Lamlash Old Pier, Isle of Arran, Scotland

Unloading coal at Lamlash Old Pier, Isle of Arran, Scotland - Painted by artist Alexander Cameron for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon - Painted 1945 Date: 1945

Background imageWater Collection: Beach at Westgate-on-Sea, Kent

Beach at Westgate-on-Sea, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageWater Collection: River Thames at Marlow, Buckinghamshire

River Thames at Marlow, Buckinghamshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageWater Collection: Boating Lake, South Shore, Skegness, Lincolnshire

Boating Lake, South Shore, Skegness, Lincolnshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageWater Collection: Mill Pond, Loose Valley, near Maidstone, Kent

Mill Pond, Loose Valley, near Maidstone, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J



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