Water Collection (page 18)

Twin puppy emerging from river
Twin puppy Snip emerges wet from the river, only to be sniggered at by his dry brother Snap

The Brighton Lifeboat
The lifeboat at Brighton, Sussex, is dragged into the water : the boat carries sails to assist the oarsmen if the wind is in a favourable direction

Unicorn & Reptiles
A unicorn, with assorted reptiles, and a Latin motto: " Not with might, but with virtue"

Removing Stone at Mill
Removing the stone at an old water mill at Ewell, Surrey

Steam Boilers / 1885 Ad
Advertisement for patent water-tube steam boilers from the Babcock and Wilcox Company of New York and Glasgow

Spa / France / Vichy / 1919
Vichy; La Grande Grille; waitresses in red & white striped uniforms, serve water to a gathering crowd

Jane Lewson (116)
JANE LEWSON a London widow as renowned for her eccentricities as her age, such as a belief that washing in water is unhealthy : she used pigs lard instead

Ordeal by Fire & Water
A stage magician performs a feat of being immersed in fire and water

Boytons Water Show / Suit
Captain Paul Boyton demonstrates his life-saving suit at the Worlds Water Show at Earls Court, London

Boytons Water Show / Race
A race between Wallace Ross and George Bubear, American and British sculling champions, at Captain Boytons World Water Show at Earls Court, London

Majorca / Palma 1835
Majorca: Palma, viewed from across the water, with the cathedral on the right

Hoover Dam Colorado
The Boulder Dam - later renamed the Hoover Dam - of the Colorado River, Colorado, USA

Electrolux Appliances
A housewife demonstrates some Electrolux products: a fridge, a water softener and a vacuum cleaner

Chirk Aqueduct
A fine photograph of the aqueduct carrying the Shropshire Union Canal, at Chirk, Denbighshire, Wales

Unseen Beings
An artist paints a dreary beach scene, unaware of the water-nymphs disporting on the sands around him

Elephant Drinking
An elephant having a drink, happily dipping its trunk into a water trough in Tokyo Japan

Flooded Market 1931
Marketing waist-deep in water, life at Hankow during the flood from the Yangtze river

Berkhampstead Station
A train pulls into the station with passengers waiting on the tracks! With both the railway & a canal system a seemingly rural area appears on the verge of change. Date: 1852

Tom. Water Baby. Kingsley
Tom sits upon a rock watching the moonlight on the rippling river

Book of the Dead / 35
1. Anis occupations in the Elysian fields between rivers of water 2. A Hall in which Ani adores Ra between two alters

Gauls defeat Romans on the River Allia
The Gauls defeat the Romans in battle on the River Allia

Inveraray, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Date: late 19th century

Firth of Lorn from Oban, Scotland
View of the Firth of Lorn from Oban, Scotland. Date: late 19th century

Water Babies by Muriel Dawson
A little girl in in a bath tub makes sure that her dolly is clean too. Date: c.1925

Woman's Day magazine - article on shampooing - 1957
Editorial photograph for Woman's Day magazine - article on shampooing - 1957. Date: 1957

Comic postcard, Plump woman sitting on man on beach Date: 20th century

Fontana del Tritone, Rome, Italy
Fontana del Tritone (Triton Fountain) - a 17th century fountain by the Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini. located in the Piazza Barberini, Rome, Italy. Date: circa 1950s

City of Jaffa Palestine, Tel Aviv, modern Israel
19th century vintage photograph: city of Jaffa from the sea, Palestine, modern Israel. Jaffa, in Hebrew Yafo and in Arabic Yafa and also called Japho or Joppa

Steeple Chase, horse racing board game. 20th century

King James II throwing Great Seal into the River Thames
King James II throwing Great Seal of England into the River Thames near Whitehall. The Seal was used for stamping the kings assent on all important documents

People escaping by boat during the Great Fire of London
People escaping by boat on the River Thames during the Great Fire of London. Date: 1666

Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association
Notice, Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association, Victoria House, Victoria Street, Westminster, London SW. Free supplies of water for man and beast in the streets of London. 1887

Ancient water clocks or clepsydrae. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman

Water Gate - where Tipu Sultan fell - Siege of Seringapatam
Sally Port where Tipu Sultan fell during the Siege of Seringapatam in 1799 - Srirangapatna (also spelled Shrirangapattana) - known as Seringapatam whilst India was under British rule

Wheel of Fortune on a tarot card
The Wheel of Fortune, as depicted on a tarot card. Date: 1926

New River Head
In 1609 a scheme to bring much needed water into London from wells in Hertfordshire was designed by a Mr Hugh Myddleton. His plan was to end his New River just below the summit of Islington Hill

Clock Tower on Quay and River Suir, Waterford City
The Clock Tower on the Quay and River Suir, Waterford City, Republic of Ireland. circa 1960s

River Avon in winter, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. Date: circa 1900s

Near naked man wades in a pond to gather water lilies - Bali
Near naked man in a cooly hat wades in a pond to gather water lilies. Bali, Indonesia Date: 1989

The Warley Water Tower, Smethwick, West Midlands, England. Now unused apart from serving as a mast for mobile phone transmitters. The Times Date: 1987

Two children flying with fairies
Two children flying through the air with fairies, from The Rainbow Twins. 20th century

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