Waves Collection (page 18)

Harwich Flotilla in action at sea, WW1
The Harwich Flotilla in action at sea off the coast of Essex during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

View of a calm sea from a British warship, WW1
View of a calm sea from a British warship during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Advertisement for Martell Cognac, featuring a ship at sea, powered by sail and steam, of the kind used to export the product in 1851, the year of the Great Exhibition

Boatman rowing concerned passengers
The Boatie Rows. A (completely unconcerned) boatman rowing his load of seasick, concerned and startled passengers through some choppy waters! Date: 1903

The Honeymoon - Seasick Couple
The Honeymoon. A seasick Couple, regretting opting for a cruise to Norway rather than a pleasant two weeks in Bangor. Date: circa 1910s

The Duke and Duchess of York and their daughters
The Duke of York, in the uniform of a Rear-Admiral, and his wife the Duchess pass Trafalgar Square in an open Landau. Facing them are Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. 1935

The Queen waves on a state visit to Sweden
The Queen acknowleges the cheering crowd from a balcony of the Royal Palace of Stockholm. She is with King Gustav of Sweden. Date: 1956

American Scouts on horseback
A group of American Boy Scouts sitting on horses in a paddock smiling and waving. circa 1960s

American Scouts on a coach
American Scouts lean out of the windows of a coach waving, at the 1973 National Jamboree in Farragut State Park, Idaho or Moraine State Park, Pennsylvania. 1973

Brazil - Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro Date: late 1930s

Mont St Michel, Normandy, France (1 / 6)
Mont St Michel, Normandy, France - high tide with a rough sea Date: circa 1930s

Soldier Training 18th C
Military training step by step : An 18th century French soldier puts the bayonet at the end of his rifle and waves his sword. Date: Circa 1760

Underwater Laboratory
Physicist Brian Ray, testing the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere in Sealab II, Britains first permanent underwater laboratory, 30 feet beneath the waves off Plymouth Date: 1960s

Tom Thumb on a Hat
He rides on the rim of a countryman;s hat, whence he waves to passers-by

Waves at Brighton
Playing in the waves at Brighton, East Sussex. Date: 1974

Children Play in Waves
Children play in the waves on an Irish beach. Date: 1963

Bathing Beauties 1914

Art & Delvcaem
Art rescues Delvcaem from her parents & the waves magically aid the lovers as they travel to Ireland in a coracle

Ondine taken from the ship, leaving Palemon with Berta
The angry Tirrenio creates a storm and carries Ondine from the ship, leaving Palemon with Berta. Illustration to a fairytale by Baron Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, first published 1812

Elderly Edwardian couple in studio setting
An elderly Edwardian couple pose for their photograph in the studio, with a large lump of rock to lean on, and a seaside painted backdrop. He is wearing a smart three-piece suit and trilby hat

Nice - The Jetee Promenade
Nice - the the Jetee Promenade, which was dismantled by the Germans during WW2 for scrap iron because it blocked free fire from gun-batteries on the Promenade des Anglais

Five men sitting in the sea in bathing suits
Five men sitting in the sea in their one-piece bathing suits. Four of them are smiling -- one looks more serious

Boss Croker
Richard Boss Croker, Sr. (1843 - 1922) - American politician. As head of the Tammany Hall (the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in controlling New York City politics)

Wireless telegraph transmitter with balloon-mounted aerial
A balloon carrying a telegraph antenna for a very early wirelss ( sans fils ) transmitter, France

Longships Lighthouse in a gale
The Longships Lighthouse pictured during a heavy gale. Photograph taken from a Sea King Helicopter

Russian Steam sailing ship in a storm

Family on Solent Road Beach, Southbourne
Family playing on Solent Road Beach, Southbourne. Pencil sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Coastal landscape with cliffs and rocks. Oil painting by Raymond Sheppard

View of Tower Bridge from the Thames
A view from the middle of the River Thames looking west toward Tower Bridge, London. Watercolour sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Fishermen pushing off from the shore. The caption reads: " Good Fortune Guide Thee". A scene from the coast of Scotand on the West coast, close to Fort William

Greetings from Ramsgate
A jolly souvenir postcard from the Kent seaside resort of Ramsgate, depicting a pretty lady bather in the shallow waters edge, holding aloft a lifebelt

Eberts Heavy Task by Heine
Friedrich Ebert (1871 - 1925) rows through a stormy sea to the saftey of a distant island:a metaphor for the difficult task Ebert faced as the first president of the newly formed Weimar Republic in

Bon Voyage
A woman waves good bye with a white handkerchief as a boat sails out into the distance

Woman, boat and sail, 1930s
A woman stands and waves in front of the outstretched sail on a boat, on the Norfolk Broads in the 1930s

The wreck of the General Grant on the Auckland Islands
The Wreck of the General Grant on the Auckland Islands, South Pacific Ocean. The ship was wrecked on May 14th 1866, a week after leaving Melbourne for London

Coastal scene - cliffs
Waves crash on a steep rocky coastline with dark high cliffs. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Mareggiata, Capri, Italy
The sea crashing against the rocks at the Piccola Marina, Mareggiata, the Bay of Naples, Island of Capri, Italy

Jointed Steamship
A remarkable concept steamship, jointed in three places, seeminglyto counteract the motion of the sea!

Sea bathing at Millfield Seaside Home, Littlehampton, Sussex
Sea bathing at the Millfield Seaside Home at Rustington, Littlehampton, Sussex. The Home was opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 as a seaside sanatorium for children suffering

Trabzon - Immersion of the cross on Epiphany Day
Immersion of the cross on Epiphany Day (January 19th) at Trabzon on the Black Sea coast in north-eastern Turkey. The capital of Trabzon Province

Programme and two leaflets
A programme and two leaflets relating to shipwrecks: 1. Programme for a concert in aid of the survivors of RMS Titanic, taking place on 13 May 1912

Girl Rides the Waves
A young woman takes an exhilarating dip in the sea as a large wave splashes up her legs and takes her by surprise

Storm at Dover 1881
The seafront at Dover, Kent being battered by storm of 18th January 1881. Wreckage of the pier and parade visible

The Christmas Party Up to Date: Fairy Tales by Broadcast b
Christmas parties this year will possess a new and fascinating attraction, both for young and old, in the shape of the latest wonder of wireless telephony

America & World War One
Uncle Sam, symbol of the United States of America, waves the Stars & Stripes flag and represents the contribution American made in troops to the First World War

Young boy and his dog play pirates

The Witching Waves Ride, White City, London, 1909
Illustration showing the Witching Waves ride at the White City amusement ground, London, 1909. This ride gave the impression of travelling over a series of waves whilst travelling in a small car

Island of Krakatoa, in the straits of Sunda. The volcano erupted 4 times in 1883. The blast was estimated to have had the power of 10000 hydrogen bombs

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