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Training Ship ExmouthThe Training Ship Exmouth, operated from 1876 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board on the River Thames off Grays, Essex. In 1903
Poster advertising Norway for the summer season, from June to September
Poster of the Suez CanalPoster for the Empire Marketing Board, showing a view of the Suez Canal from on board ship
Poster advertising Val d Esquieres, South of FrancePoster advertising the resort of Val D Esquieres between Sainte Maxime and St Raphael on the Cote d Azur, South of France
Surf riding at Muizenburg on the Cape CoastA contrast to the grey days at home: surf-riding at Muizenburg, the Queen of Cape Coast Watering Places. A universal summer pastime of the South African coastal resorts, surf-riding
The Faithful Heart by George StuddyA little dog with mournful eyes, obviously alarmed at his owners sea bathing antics, paddles as far as he can into the water holding her dress
Bedroom boat-race practiceAn enthusiastic " Blue" leaves nothing to chance and recreates rowing conditions with the help of three tin baths, some wheels and a pair of oars in his bedroom
Miss Lucy Pocock, sculling championMiss Lucy Pocock, the winner of the Thamesside Water Womens sculling championship. She came from a family of boat builders and sculling champions
Swans in a punt at HenleyA punt load of swans, and two cygnets, about to be transported higher up the River Thames for their safety, in preparation for the annual Henley Regatta in early July
The Aldgate Pump, London. A group of young lads and cheeky street types surround the venerable pump. To the left of the pump is a hand-crank Fire Call Post - signed/marked on the lampost as Fire Alarm
Issuing Grog to NavyOn deck on the Royal Sovereign ship: sailors are issued with grog, a mixture of rum and water
Japanese home bathJapanese ladies washing and cleansing themselves; one is in a bath tub with water heated by a fire
Badoit DiscoveredA druidess of Ancient Gaul, holding the sacred mistletoe, reveals to a group of warriors the spring which to this day gives us naturally sparkling BADOIT MINERAL WATER
Mary Henrietta Kingsley, traveller and writer, in her canoe on the Ogooue (Ogowe) River in Gabon, West Central Africa, in 1896
Poster advertising Locarno beach in Nice, France. Water skiers are pulled along by speedboats
Peacock LagoonAnd fishes of emerald, Dive for the moon, Whose silver is stained By the peacock lagoon. (Humbert Wolfe) An elegant lady reclines in a boat, drifting on a calm lagoon
Woman Washing / Basin 1927An attractive woman wearing a patterned dressing gown washes in a basin
Turncock (Petherick)A London turncock, employed by the water company to turn on or off the cocks whereby water is channelled from the mains to domestic supply pipes
Poisonous PlantsWater Hemlock (Cicuta Virosa); Conium Maculatum; Digitalis Purpurea; Cypress Spurge (Euphorbia Cyparissias); Pasque Flower (Anemone Pulsatilla); Autumn Crocus
Lourdes Pilgrims (Card)Pilgrims kneel before the statue of Mary in the grotto, while one of them drinks the water and another lights a candle
QUEEN MARYThe Cunard White Star passenger liner at the time of her launch. Tonnage 70, 000. Length at water-line 306m
Surfing in 1910Some do it standing up, some lying down, while yet others stand on their hands !
Dawlish Low TideThe beach at Dawlish, Devon, at low tide : the tide has washed up an enormous quantity of seaweed which lies between the sand and the water
Mass jets at the LFB annual review at Lambeth HQLondon firefighters from East London demonstrating mass jets during the Annual Review display at the Brigades headquarters. Lambeth, SE1
Kalmar - Sweden - Brick Water TowerA very fine decorated brick water tower at Kalmar, Sweden
Grand National WaterjumpHorses and riders leap over the water jump on the Grand National course at Aintree in 1897. The winner, Manifesto is seen in the lead
John Locke / BirthplaceJOHN LOCKE Birthplace of the philosopher at Wrington, Somerset Date: 1632 - 1704
View of St Michaels Mount, CornwallView of St Michaels Mount from the mainland, Cornwall. The Mount is united with nearby Marazion by a manmade causeway which can only be walked on at mid to low tide -- at high tide the sea covers it
Isle of Man, Groudle Glen - Water Wheel Date: 1907
Nymphaea sp. water lilyWatercolour No. 15 by Walter Hood Fitch, c. mid-1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Royal Chattris, Orchha, IndiaThe Royal Chattris (14 cenotaphs or tombs carved out of stone) of former rulers, in Kanchana Ghat on the banks of the river Betwa at Orchha, Madhya Pradesh Province, India
The Railway Junction. A signal changing from stop to go. This is a classic British semaphore stop signal (lower quadrant type)
Public Water Fountain - Bosnia - BanjalukaBanjaluka, Bosnia Herzegovina - a public water fountain used for washing prior to a visit to the Mosque
Horstead Watermill, on the River Bure, Norfolk, was one of the most beautiful weatherboarded wooden mills in England. Tragically destroyed by fire on 23 January 1963
Pumping EngineKempton Park, Surrey : the triple expansion pumping engine in the waterworks. Note the size of the men
Irish Water SpanielAn Irish water spaniel in the field
Cacrabank Hotel, Worthing, Barbados, West Indies. Date: circa 1940
The Victoria Falls, by Thomas BainesThe Victoria Falls from the Narrow Neck near the Eastern Headland of the Outlet, by Thomas Baines(1820-1875). Date: circa 1860s
Cunard ocean liner RMS Scythia, launched in 1920, maiden voyage 1921. circa 1920s
Signpost at Lands End, Cornwall, giving the distance to John o Groats, New York and other distant places. circa 1980s
Scallop dredgers, Kirkcudbright Harbour, SW ScotlandScallop fishing dredgers tied up alongside the wall at low tide on the harbourside at Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. MacClellans Castle looms overhead Date: 2010
Kirk and Saraski music hall aquatic acrobats. Sisters known as ?the aquatic marvels?. Performed dives, acrobatics and endurance feats in a tank of heated water
East Street, Georgetown, Guyana, South AmericaEast Street, Georgetown, Guyana (then British Guiana), South America, with water and trees in the middle. Date: circa 1910
Alice in Wonderland, Alice in the Pool of TearsAlice in Wonderland -- Alice swims with various birds and animals in the Pool of Tears. Date: early 20th century
Poster, Monaco Aquarium. Date: 20th century
Model Yacht Pond, Llandudno, Conwy, North WalesModel Yacht Pond, West Shore Bay, Llandudno, Conwy, North Wales - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Worcester Cathedral and River Severn, Worcester - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
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