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Wave Collection (page 4)

Background imageWave Collection: The American Clipper Ship, Witch of the Wave

The American Clipper Ship, Witch of the Wave. Date: ca. 1852

Background imageWave Collection: Ulysses and the Sirens by Wilmot Lunt

Ulysses and the Sirens by Wilmot Lunt
Three bathing belles in brightly-hued swimsuits, sunbathe on a rock and catch the attention of a young man in a passing speedboat. Date: 1927

Background imageWave Collection: WW1 silhouettes, The Tide of Victory

WW1 silhouettes, The Tide of Victory

Background imageWave Collection: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Date: 1906

Background imageWave Collection: Tsunami wave and tropical paradise - Evening

Tsunami wave and tropical paradise - Evening
Inspired by Hokusai, this graphic picture by Malcolm Greensmith depicts a tropical island cast into sharp silouette by the low light of the evening sun as a menacing high set of waves (a tsunami)

Background imageWave Collection: Coastal Clifftop scene with Peregrine Falcon

Coastal Clifftop scene with Peregrine Falcon
Waves crash on a steep rocky coastline with dark high cliffs. A perched Peregrine Falcon has been added to the border framing this coastal scene. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageWave Collection: The Water-wave! by G. E. Studdy

The Water-wave! by G. E. Studdy
Illustration by G. E. Studdy showing a small dog being forced to have a bath, watched smugly by Ooloo the cat. Ooloo later gets a shock when the bath water spills all over him

Background imageWave Collection: Little Mermaid / Andersen

Little Mermaid / Andersen
The little mermaid watches a ship (Hans Christian Andersen)

Background imageWave Collection: Comic postcard, Large woman keeping cool at the seaside Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Large woman keeping cool at the seaside Date: 20th century

Background imageWave Collection: Boy and rocking horse on a birthday card

Boy and rocking horse on a birthday card. Date: circa early 20th century

Background imageWave Collection: Queen Sirikit of Thailand with Duke of Edinburgh

Queen Sirikit of Thailand with Duke of Edinburgh
An official two-day state visit to the UK by King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) (1927-) and Queen Sirikit (1932-) of Thailand - the Queen travels by carriage from Victoria to Buckingham Palace with

Background imageWave Collection: Bathing beauties

Bathing beauties
Edwardian bathing beauty in a yellow swimsuit reclining on a wave. Date: circa 1910

Background imageWave Collection: Billie Dove - American Actress of the silent film era

Billie Dove - American Actress of the silent film era
Billie Dove (1903-1997) - one of the most popular American actresses of the 1920s. Date: circa 1925

Background imageWave Collection: Flag of the Republic of Montenegro

Flag of the Republic of Montenegro. Kotor

Background imageWave Collection: Advert for Eugene permanant hair waving 1922

Advert for Eugene permanant hair waving 1922
Peggy appeared at our salons, just as you see her in the left-hand photograph, Peggys hair had been the despair of her mother

Background imageWave Collection: German soldiers leaving for the front at the start of WWI

German soldiers leaving for the front at the start of WWI
German soldiers wave goodbye to their loved ones as the train departs for the front, at the beginning of World War I. Date: 1914

Background imageWave Collection: Queen and Prince Philip on tour in British Guiana

Queen and Prince Philip on tour in British Guiana
The Queen and Prince Philip wave to the crowds from their open-top car as they travel through British Guiana on their Royal Tour. Date: 12th March 1966

Background imageWave Collection: Men pushing car on wet beach

Men pushing car on wet beach
A group of men pushing a car on a wet, sandy beach

Background imageWave Collection: Repeating Pattern - Hokusai Great Wave

Repeating Pattern - Hokusai Great Wave. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Background imageWave Collection: Repeating Pattern - Hokusai Great Wave - blue border

Repeating Pattern - Hokusai Great Wave - blue border. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Background imageWave Collection: Siena, Italy - Contrada - Onda (Wave)

Siena, Italy - Contrada - Onda (Wave)
Standard bearer of the Contrada of Onda (Wave), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

Background imageWave Collection: Cascade hairstyle 1940s

Cascade hairstyle 1940s
During the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses. This hairstyle would suit evening wear, with its elegance

Background imageWave Collection: Fireboat Massey Shaw returning after Dunkirk, WW2

Fireboat Massey Shaw returning after Dunkirk, WW2
Crowds on the Albert Embankment greeting the returning London Fire Brigade fireboat Massey Shaw after it took part in the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied forces

Background imageWave Collection: Royal Wedding 1981 - Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer

Royal Wedding 1981 - Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer
The newly married Prince and Princess of Wales wave to waiting crowds as they emerge from St. Pauls Cathedral following their wedding on 29 July 1981. Date: 1981

Background imageWave Collection: Royal Wedding 1986 - Prince Andrew and Prince Edward

Royal Wedding 1986 - Prince Andrew and Prince Edward
Prince Andrew, Duke of York with his supporter, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, wave at crowds as they make their way to Westminster Abbey in an open-top carriage for his marriage to Lady Sarah

Background imageWave Collection: Royal Wedding 1986 - just married

Royal Wedding 1986 - just married
A newly married Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Lady Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York wave to crowds as they emerge from Westminster Abbey following their marriage on 23 July 1986. Date: 1986

Background imageWave Collection: Princess Ingrid of Sweden on her wedding day

Princess Ingrid of Sweden on her wedding day
Crown Prince and Princess Frederick of Denmark, pictured in their carriage following their marriage in Stockholm in May 1935

Background imageWave Collection: Waving at Train

Waving at Train
Two children stand on a fence and wave a handkerchief at a passing steam train

Background imageWave Collection: Little girl at the seaside on a comic postcard

Little girl at the seaside on a comic postcard -- Hurry up, Auntie, theres another big wave coming! Date: circa 1900s

Background imageWave Collection: Bransby Williams in David Copperfield by Walter F. Evelyn

Bransby Williams in David Copperfield by Walter F. Evelyn
David Copperfield by Walter Frederick Evelyn from the novel by Charles Dickens (1849-50). First produced at the Lyceum Theatre, on 6th April 1923

Background imageWave Collection: Sail tricycle arriving at Lands End, Cornwall

Sail tricycle arriving at Lands End, Cornwall, from John o Groats, in aid of a muscular dystrophy charity. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageWave Collection: Baby in a wickerwork pram, Delaware, USA

Baby in a wickerwork pram, Delaware, USA
Baby in a wickerwork pram, appearing to wave at the camera. She is Helen Cochran Foard, daughter of Julian and Helen Foard, age 8 months, outside Holy Trinity Church, Middletown, New Castle County

Background imageWave Collection: Sunrise over άe de Gor饠(Gor饠Island), Senegal

Sunrise over άe de Gor饠(Gor饠Island), Senegal
Sunrise over ά e de Gor饠 (Gor饠 Island) behind the silhouettes of palm trees - Dakar, Senegal. Date: circa 1930

Background imageWave Collection: Advert for Truefitt & Hill - hair stylists & products 1937

Advert for Truefitt & Hill - hair stylists & products 1937
Where Artistry Defies Comparison. Permanent wave, who are not mere slaves to fashion. 1937

Background imageWave Collection: Large Wave over the Breakwater - Colombo Harbour, Sri Lanka

Large Wave over the Breakwater - Colombo Harbour, Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWave Collection: Hairdressing advert for Eugene, perfectors of permanent wavi

Hairdressing advert for Eugene, perfectors of permanent waving, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Background imageWave Collection: Seafront - Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine

Seafront - Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine
Waves crashing into the Seafront - Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine (then (as now, sort of!) in Russia). Date: 1905

Background imageWave Collection: Scrapbook cover design - Ballooning

Scrapbook cover design - Ballooning. circa 1860s

Background imageWave Collection: Jovial couple waving from a go-kart

Jovial couple waving from a go-kart
A jovial couple waves from a go-kart on what looks like a promenade of a seaside resort, possible Seaton Carew or Redcar in North East England. Date: 1950s

Background imageWave Collection: British Moths - Forester, Red Underwing, Scarce Green

British Moths - Forester, Red Underwing, Scarce Green
A variety of British Moths - Forester, Red Underwing, Scarce Green Silver Lines, Small Yellow Wave and Emperor. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWave Collection: WW2 Comic Postcard - Short Wave

WW2 Comic Postcard - Short Wave
WW2 - Comic Postcard - Short Wave! A blonde girl has her hair curled into a short wave by a fellow ATS member with some curling tongs - a play on the short wave radio craze

Background imageWave Collection: RAF Survival School, Plymouth

RAF Survival School, Plymouth, where air crew are taught how to survive after ditching their aircraft. Seen here is a man in the water wearing an inflatable lifejacket. Date: 1966

Background imageWave Collection: Turkeys flag

Turkeys flag
Turkey. Istanbul. Turkeys flag and minaret of Hagia Sophia

Background imageWave Collection: Fishing Pinks in Breaking Waves, c. 1875-1885, by Hendrik Wi

Fishing Pinks in Breaking Waves, c. 1875-1885, by Hendrik Wi
Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831-1915). Dutch painter. Fishing Pinks in Breaking Waves, c. 1875-1885. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imageWave Collection: Italy. Rome. Tiber river

Italy. Rome. Tiber river

Background imageWave Collection: Ancient radio receiver

Ancient radio receiver. Brand Invicta

Background imageWave Collection: German Parliament. Facade. Berlin. Germany

German Parliament. Facade. Berlin. Germany
Germany. Berlin. German Parliament in the Reichstag building. 1884-1894. Built by Paul Wallot and rebuilt by Norman Foster between 1992-1999. Exterior

Background imageWave Collection: Mila House. Barcelona. Spain

Mila House. Barcelona. Spain
Spain. Barcelona. Mila House (The Quarry). 1905-1910. Built by Antoni Gaudi. Facade



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