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Waters Collection

Background imageWaters Collection: Meeting of the waters, Vale of Avoca. County Wicklow, Irelan

Meeting of the waters, Vale of Avoca. County Wicklow, Ireland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageWaters Collection: THAMES BARGE SARA

THAMES BARGE SARA
Calm waters, a fine impression of the sailing barge Sara on the River Thames, England. Date: 1960s

Background imageWaters Collection: Thames Sailing Barge

Thames Sailing Barge
A Thames sailing barge is a type of commercial sailing boat once common on the River Thames in London. The flat-bottomed barges with a shallow draught and leeboards

Background imageWaters Collection: Sorrento - Grand Marina and the House of the Fishermen

Sorrento - Grand Marina and the House of the Fishermen Date: circa 1906

Background imageWaters Collection: Five Vought F8U-1 Crusaders from VF-211

Five Vought F8U-1 Crusaders from VF-211 enter the landing pattern over the USS Midway in Far Eastern waters off the coast of the Philippines

Background imageWaters Collection: Boy and Bicycle by the River Severn

Boy and Bicycle by the River Severn
A boy and his bicycle on the banks of the River Severn at Bewdley Bridge, Worcestershire. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Background imageWaters Collection: Flood at Johnstown / USA

Flood at Johnstown / USA
A mother watches helplessly as her husband and young duaghter are swept away by the raging waters of a flood that hit Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Background imageWaters Collection: RICHARD BEAU NASH

RICHARD BEAU NASH The dandy in his younger days when Beau was an appropriate sobriquet : later, alas, he put on weight, despite the health-giving waters of Bath

Background imageWaters Collection: Holidaymakers watching the Brixham Regatta, 1936

Holidaymakers watching the Brixham Regatta, 1936
Photograph showing a group of holidaymakers watching the Brixham Regatta, from a vantage point on a West Country cliff, 1936

Background imageWaters Collection: Lucy Walter / (Mrs Barlow)

Lucy Walter / (Mrs Barlow)
LUCY WALTER The mistress of Charles II and mother (by him) of James, Duke of Monmouth

Background imageWaters Collection: Royal Navy Minesweepers in action

Royal Navy Minesweepers in action near British shores and in Asiatic Waters. Date: 1945

Background imageWaters Collection: Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic - The Sprudel at the Spa

Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic - The Sprudel at the Spa
Karlovy Vary or Carlsbad (Karlsbad), in western Bohemia, Czech Republic - The Sprudel (Mineral Hot Water Spring Fountain or Geyser) and Spa Attendants in their waterproof uniforms! Date: circa 1911

Background imageWaters Collection: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina over Aleutian waters

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina over Aleutian waters

Background imageWaters Collection: Pretty Polly - Queen of the Turf - sponsored by Apollinaris

Pretty Polly - Queen of the Turf - sponsored by Apollinaris
Horse Racing - Pretty Polly - The Queen of the Turf - sponsored by Apollinaris, " The Queen of Table Waters". Pretty Polly (1901-1931)

Background imageWaters Collection: Sulphur Well at Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales

Sulphur Well at Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales - a spa town, which grew up following the discovery of waters with amazing healing properties in 1732, by the Rev. Theophilus Evans

Background imageWaters Collection: Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary - Nursery Rhyme

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary - Nursery Rhyme
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells, and cockle shells, And pretty maids all in a row

Background imageWaters Collection: Black Swan

Black Swan
A very stylised airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith depicting a mysterious-looking Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) serenly swimming across dark, still waters, dark

Background imageWaters Collection: Battle of the Boyne 1690

Battle of the Boyne 1690
British cavalry charge through the waters of the Boyne, ensuring William IIIs accession in place of the deposed James II Date: 1 July 1690

Background imageWaters Collection: Lakeland Shepherd

Lakeland Shepherd
A shepherd and his dog rounding up sheep in Cumberland in the English Lake District. The shining waters of Lake Loweswater are on the left of the photograph. Date: 1930s

Background imageWaters Collection: Coventinas well

Coventinas well (Roman) Carrawborough, Northumberland Date: 1893

Background imageWaters Collection: Moon over the waters at Daimotsu Bay

Moon over the waters at Daimotsu Bay. Print shows a Musashibo Benkei praying to appease the gods and calm the rough seas so that his ship may cross Daimotsu Bay safely. Date 1886

Background imageWaters Collection: APPLEBY

APPLEBY
A carter waters his horse near the bridge at Appleby, Westmoreland. Date: 1799

Background imageWaters Collection: Turkey - Istanbul - Princes Islands (Prinkipo) - Buyukada

Turkey - Istanbul - Princes Islands (Prinkipo) - Buyukada
Constantinople - Princes Islands - Buyukada - the largest of the nine islands (a place of exile for the Byzantine Empresses). Today, the rich inhabitants of Istanbul have their summerhouses here

Background imageWaters Collection: Thames Embankment by night - View toward Westminster, London

Thames Embankment by night - View toward Westminster, London
Thames Embankment by night - View toward the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London. Note the elctricity saving of only lighting every other light. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWaters Collection: Naaman the Leper Healed

Naaman the Leper Healed
The Syrian commander Naaman is a leper, but he is cured when he is sent by the king to bathe in the waters of Israel

Background imageWaters Collection: Tunbridge Wells Pantiles

Tunbridge Wells Pantiles
The Pantiles - known at this time as The Parade - at Tunbridge Wells, a popular spa where visitors came to drink the waters

Background imageWaters Collection: Noah and Rest Disembark

Noah and Rest Disembark
The storm is over, the waters subside, a rainbow appears in the sky, and Noah and his family can safely leave the Ark, along with the animals (including a pair of unicorns)

Background imageWaters Collection: Planet earth as perceived by Cosmas

Planet earth as perceived by Cosmas, with walls on either side of the Heavens, a transparent firmament, a reservoir of waters above the planet, and above them the Empyrean vault

Background imageWaters Collection: Russia - Zheleznovodsk - view toward Mount Beshtau

Russia - Zheleznovodsk - view toward Mount Beshtau
Russia - Zheleznovodsk (which literally means " Iron Waters" - a beautiful Spa Town) in Stavropol Krai. Zheleznovodsk is situated in the saddle between Mounts Beshtau and Zheleznaya

Background imageWaters Collection: Swans in Transit

Swans in Transit
Swans in a boat, being transported from the River Thames to safer waters, during Henley Regatta time. Date: 1960s

Background imageWaters Collection: Aurora (Cig Card)

Aurora (Cig Card)
Spectacular aurora over a sailing ship in northern waters

Background imageWaters Collection: Abano Terme, Italy - Imposing entrace to the Ancient Springs

Abano Terme, Italy - Imposing entrace to the Ancient Springs
Abano Terme is a spa town and commune in the province of Padua, in the Veneto region, Italy, on the eastern slope of the Colli Euganei

Background imageWaters Collection: Steamer Robt. E. Lee. Champion of the western waters

Steamer Robt. E. Lee. Champion of the western waters

Background imageWaters Collection: LOCH ECK

LOCH ECK
The tranquil waters of Loch Eck, Argyllshire, Scotland. Date: 1930s

Background imageWaters Collection: Loch Katrine

Loch Katrine
A loch steamers bow wave in the still waters of Loch Katrine, the Trossachs, Perthshire, Scotland. The hills round Strath Gartney are in the background. Date: 1950s

Background imageWaters Collection: Mount Ararat, Turkey

Mount Ararat, Turkey
as seen from the road to Erivan : it was here that Noahs ark finally beached as the waters of the Deluge subsided

Background imageWaters Collection: Irish Law Courts

Irish Law Courts
The Four Courts, home of the Irish Law Courts, by the River Liffey, Dublin, Co Dublin, Ireland

Background imageWaters Collection: Mariner, Wondrous Cold

Mariner, Wondrous Cold
The ship enters the icy waters near the South Pole: And now there came both mist and snow, And it grew wondrous cold

Background imageWaters Collection: Nashik - an ancient holy city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra

Nashik - an ancient holy city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Situated on the banks of river Godavari - this card shows the fine stone bridge over the river

Background imageWaters Collection: HMS Encounter, 2nd class protected cruiser, Challenger class

HMS Encounter, 2nd class protected cruiser, Challenger class
Royal Navy - HMS Encounter, a 2nd-class protected cruiser of the Challenger class, operated by the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN), as HMAS Encounter

Background imageWaters Collection: The Blue Lagoon - Jean Lasalle

The Blue Lagoon - Jean Lasalle
Fantasy card - painting by Jean Lasalle - The Blue Lagoon Series (1/4) Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWaters Collection: The Queens Bath - The Roman Baths, Bath, Somerset, England. Date: circa 1920s

The Queens Bath - The Roman Baths, Bath, Somerset, England. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageWaters Collection: Paris Flood - Rue de Bievre - 28th January 1910

Paris Flood - Rue de Bievre - 28th January 1910
Paris Flood - Rue de Bievre on 28th January 1910. The Maximum level of the flood waters was 9.5m above the normal level. Date: 1910

Background imageWaters Collection: Camel train on a chain ferry at Kantara, Egypt

Camel train on a chain ferry at Kantara, Egypt
A Camel caravan on the the rope ferry at Kantara, crossing the Suez Canal (Egypt) with several passengers. The ferry was operated by means of an underwater rope

Background imageWaters Collection: Australian Aerial Services, Camooweal to Daly Waters

Australian Aerial Services, Camooweal to Daly Waters, Australia, pilot Captain Frank Neale with Aboriginal boys and Shell petrol cans - real photograph Feb 1930 Date: 1930

Background imageWaters Collection: Cunard, limited edition print after E Bauwen, Home Waters

Cunard, limited edition print after E Bauwen, Home Waters
CUNARD: Set of three limited edition prints. After E. Bauwen's Home Waters 510/750, Fit For A Queen 243/750 and River Portraits. 28ins. x 23ins, 29ins. x 23ins. and 27ins. x 22ins

Background imageWaters Collection: Pretty young lady making a splash with a dive into the sea

Pretty young lady making a splash with a dive into the sea
I'm making a big splash down here'! A pretty young lady in a vivid red swimsuit and headscarf leaps into the sea, sending some of the other occupants of the waters flying into the air!

Background imageWaters Collection: Dromedary camels being cleaned in the River Nile

Dromedary camels being cleaned in the River Nile
Dromedary camels being cleaned by their handlers/drivers in the waters of the River Nile, Egypt. Date: circa 1910s



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