Waves Collection (page 10)

Rainbow Pier and auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA
Rainbow Pier and Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA. Date: late 1930s

Three children holding hands, paddling in the sea. Date: circa 1960s

Jupiters Sea of Lava by Scriven Bolton
With 100-mile mountains as waves - Jupiters Sea of Lava. An astronomers conception of the surface of Jupiter, the giant of the planets by Scriven Bolton, the well-known astronomer-artist. Date: 1923

King Cnut the Great fails to halt the incoming tide
Cnut the Great (circa 985 or 9951035), (or Canute), King of Denmark, England, Norway, and parts of Sweden. Henry of Huntingdon, the 12th-century chronicler

Admiral Robert Blake defeats Dutch Fleet at Goodwin Sands
Admiral Robert Blake (15981657) defeats the Dutch Fleet at The Battle of Goodwin Sand (Battle of Dover) on 19th May 1652 - the first engagement of the First Anglo-Dutch War. Date: 1652

Surfing scenes, Hawaii, USA
Surfing scenes in Hawaii, USA. Date: circa 1920s

Illustration, A Song of the English, Melbourne
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine). Melbourne -- Greeting! Nor fear nor favour won us place

WW1 - HMS Badger rams U-19 German Navy U-Boat, 1914
WW1 - HMS Badger was an Acheron-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was the eighth Royal Navy ship that served during the First World War

Suffragette Trampling on Policeman Ceramic
A gloriously victorious suffragette stands with arms outstretched on the head of a prostrate policeman. She is dressed in the colours of the W.S.P.U - purple, white and green

Little girl at the waters edge by Muriel Dawson
A little girl stands on the beach at the waters edge, thinking about having a paddle, by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1929

Poster design, Amherst Villiers
Poster design featuring the Amherst Villiers seaplane, which took part in the Schneider Trophy Air Races. Date: circa 1930s

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.*

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.*

The motto of Paris - WWI - Propaganda - Patriotism
Flutuat nec mergitur. This phrase is the motto of Paris, France, and is translated as " Il est agite'ar les vagues

Shipwreck of Paul the Apostle on Melita (Malta)
The Bible book of Acts recounts that on the way to Rome for his appeal as a Roman citizen to Caesar, Paul the Apostle was shipwrecked on " Melita" (Malta). circa late 19th century

1940s hairstyles

Pompadour 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. Pompadour hairstyle easily adopted for evening wear. Date: 1940s

Madonna - Fabre Line
The liner Madonna of the Compagnie Francaise de Navigation a Vapeur Cyprien Fabre & Compagnie. The funnel pattern dates this card to between 1905-1915

HMS Campania, British aircraft carrier, sinking, WW1
HMS Campania, British seaplane tender and aircraft carrier, sinking after hitting other ships (Royal Oak and Glorious) at anchor during a sudden storm in the Firth of Forth, Scotland

The royal family after the Coronation of King George VI
After the Coronation, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret join their parents King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on the balcony of Buckingham Palace

Blackpool - South Promenade & Clifton Park Racecourse Date: circa 1910s

Herzogin Cecilie wrecked off Starhole Bay, Devon
The Herzogin Cecilie, a German four mast barque (Windjammer), named after German Crown Princess Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1886-1954), on the rocks off Starhole (Starehole) Bay

Anthony Eden Flies to Jamaica
The British Prime Minister Anthony Eden(1897-1977) at London Airport with Lady Eden. Sir Eden left for Jamaica on 23rd November 1956 to spend three weeks recovering from severe overstrain

Elephants charging forward through water
Elephants charge toward the viewer through a shallow pool. Illustration from Romance of Ivory story in pen & ink by Raymond Sheppard

Fantasy coastal scenery at sunrise
A fantasy coastal landscape at sunrise. Gulls swoop, as waves lap gently against the dark sands of a deserted and smooth beach. Airbush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Boy on Sledge C1880
A boy waves as he slides on his sledge (one of a series)

1930S Swimwear Photo
A woman in a boyish tank style swim-suit with a ship design belt buckle, and wearing a magnificent wide-brimmed hat, admires the view out to sea

Stormy Seaside Weather
A schoolgirl and her dog enjoy the rough sea and stormy weather at New Brighton, Cheshire, England

Esp / Zener Card / Waves
RHINE EXPERIMENTS - A Zener Card - waves

Gossip about Fairies 36
Children should be warned not to accept rides from strange magic horses - these unhappy kids are riding, alas, to a home neath the waves whence they are unlikely to return

Gossip about Fairies 35
Water nymphs are the companions of Neptune (Poseidon) and frolic around him as he rides his chariot through the waves

Blackpool Beach / 1979
The sand is crowded with families enjoying the summer. An oyster bar and ice cream van provide refreshment

King Canute gets his feet wet
King Canute of England (1016-1035) and Denmark (1018-1035) gets his feet rather wet as he attempts to command the waves! The story may be apocryphal

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

View towards the harbour at Scarborough, North Yorkshire, with a bathing hut visible on the left. Date: 1904

Rushing Rapids below the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge Date: circa 1890

Young man on the beach, Brighton, Sussex
Young man (Albert Auerbach) on holiday on the beach at Brighton, Sussex, with the pier behind him, August 1915. Date: 1915

Young couple walking along a beach, West Country
Young couple walking along a beach in the twilight, West Country. Date: circa 1980s

Advertisement for L Atlantique cruise liner. circa 1930

Danger notice on beach, Penhale Sands, Cornwall
Danger notice on the beach at Penhale Sands, Cornwall -- due to wind direction, strictly no inflatables allowed in the sea today. Date: circa 1970s

Defeat of the French Fleet by Vice Admiral Hotham at the Battle of Genoa, 14 March 1795. 1795

Boy on the beach at Bigbury Bay, Devon
A little boy playing on the beach at Bigbury Bay, on the south coast of Devon. Date: circa 1960s

North Miami Beach, Florida, USA, with the Deauville Hotel on the left. Date: circa 1930

Advert for Jourliac hairpieces 1912
Latest fashion in hairpieces. 1912

Fishing boat on the sea, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Catamarans on the beach, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1905

Mount Lavinia Grand Hotel, Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Mount Lavinia Grand Hotel, Hotel Road, Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1900

View from Landing Place, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
View of the city from the Landing Place, Madras (Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India. Date: circa 1904

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