Wind Collection (page 13)

Sunbeam in a Rainstorm
Even with the wind blowing and the rain pouring down, this young woman still manages to smile through it all from beneath her umbrella

A large group of Musicians - Constantinople
The Choice Artists and musicians directed by the Amiable Band Leader Mr Lange, Constantinople

Sudan - Sandstorm
A sandstorm in the Sudanese desert - an immense cloud of sand rises up over the horizon and the buildings of the capital, Khartoum

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

Snowstorm at Ryde 1881
The snow storm of 18th January 1881 battering the railway pier at Ryde, Isle of Wight

The Band That Blew Too Hard by Hynes
Humorous illustration showing a band in a club or restaurant blowing their brass instruments so hard, that diners and dancers find themselves struggling against a gale force wind - wigs are blown off

Its an Ill Wind. Native Swiss profiting by the misfortunes of an eminent skier using him as a bridge after his skiing accident

Its an Ill Wind by Dudley Tennant
Humorous cartoon depicting British made toys marching past an assortment of German manufactured dolls and teddy bears who have been put in an internment camp for the duration of World War One

Raising the Wind

Four Winds - South
MERIDIES Auster, the Wind of the South, is pursued by the goddess Ops with farm implements as he bestows rain on the Earth below

Four Winds - North
SEPTENTRIO Boreas, the Wind of the North, carries off Oreithyria in a dark cloud, while thunder, lightning and rain afflict the Earth below

Four Winds - West
OCCIDENS Zephyrus, the Wind of the West, pursues the goddess Flora, making her drop her flowers onto the Earth below Date: circa 1640

Four Winds - East
ORIENS Apeliotes, the Wind of the East, is pursued by Aurora, goddess of the Dawn, while he scatters flowers upon the Earth below

Unloading Passengers off Jaffa, 1890
Engraving showing the transfer of a passenger from ship to boat, at sea off Jaffa, Palestine, 1890. The ship can be seen rolling as the passenger is swung out in a chair on a boom

SS Great Western in a Heavy Gale, North Atlantic, 1846
Engraving showing the Steamship Great Western being struck amidships in a gale during a crossing from Liverpool to New York in 1846

Play / Mills / Rainbow Ends
WHERE THE RAINBOW ENDS Will o the Wisp tunes his pipe to the wind song while sitting on a mushroom

1494 BANQUET
A courtly banquet is accompanied by heralds blowing wind instruments, and eating is done with knives but without forks

Fable / Oak & Willow
THE OAK & THE WILLOW The willow bends under the weight of the wind, while the oak tree resists and is uprooted

Fishing & Flute-Playing
A shepherd plays a flute on the banks of a river while his companion fishes (illustration to the fable The Fish & the Shepherd Flute-Player )

The Pleasures of Yachting; a yacht on a windy day, 1856
Engraving entitled The Pleasures of Yachting, showing the passengers on a sailing yacht encountering a strong wind. Hats, wigs

James Robb, Winner of the Golf Amateur Championship, 1906
Photograph of James Robb, winner of the Golf Amateur Championship at Hoylake, May 1906. Mr. Robb, of Prestwick, St. Nicholas, beat Mr. C.C

The Rotor Ship Buckau, 1924
Photograph of the experimental Rotor ship Buckau, on sea trials, 1924. Anton Flettner equipped the 680 ton schooner, Buckau, with two rotating cylindrical towers to test his Flettner rudder

Moonlit Ship in Calm
Becalmed on a moonlit night without a breath of wind - the sails of this three-master hang limply as she hardly moves through the water

British Lifeboat C1880
A lifeboat of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution - it is equipped with a sail to assist the oarsmen if the wind is in a favourable direction

Crinoline in High Wind
The fate that befalls fashion conscious women when visiting places susceptible to high winds. A womans skirts are blown over her head revealing her cage crinoline

The ship, Cospatrick in flames
Emigrant ship, the Cospatrick on fire at sea. On discovery of the fire, the crew tried to extingush the flames, but the wind spread them around the ship

The streamlined rail car for Great Western suburban traffic
Britains first streamlined rail car. The rail cars were introduced for services between Reading and Slough. The shape came about from extensive wind resistance experimentation

Orithyia Abducted
The wind-god Boreas falls in love with the nymph Orithyia : when she rejects him, he abducts her and they have twins who, like their father, have wings

16th Century Musicians 2
A drummer performs with players of various types of wind instruments

Evidence of strong wind, Miami
Evidence of the terrific force of the wind in North-East First Street, Miami, showing a large motor car blown onto its side (the car is possibly a Stutz)

Windy Derby / Epsom / Alken
A Start for the Derby of the Effects of a Windy Day or The Epsom Race Course Race-goers are sent flying by a severe wind causing havoc amongst the spectators

Boys and men camping 1905
A group of boys and men relaxing on a camping holiday, with a wind-up gramophone to keep them entertained

Trees Affected by Winds
Trees affected by the prevailing wind in Tuamotu archipelago, French Polynesia

Winds and Sailing Ship
A sailing vessel has winds coming at her from all quarters

Girl on Windy Promenade
A girl heads into the wind on a seaside esplanade : the artists of La vie Parisienne are very fond of depicting their models in windswept situations

Girls on a Windy Street
Three girls in a Paris street on a windy day offer a fine show of leg to passers-by

Ghost Detection Kit
Ghost detection equipment designed and built by John Cutten : wind vane - Solenoid - Cameras - Thermostat - Tape recorder - Photo-electric cell - microphone

Children Playing in Park
A colourful illustration showing a group of children playing outdoors in a park on a windy day

Tale / the Goose Girl
The Goose Girl watches as the wind blows Conrads hat away (at her request). (Grimm)

Fiat Ansaldi 1903
A signorina enters her cosily upholstered Fiat Ansaldi while her chauffeur is exposed to piercing wind, scorching sun, pounding rain and driving snow

Female Type in Wind 1918
An attractive Parisienne battles against a strong wind

Olaus Magnus / Navigation
Sailing by the wind

Fall of meteorites at Hatford, Berkshire, UK
When meteorites fall at Hatford, Berkshire, Mistress Greene, a witness, has one dug up, though one of the diggers swoons in terror

Magician conjuring up favourable winds, Scandinavia
A magician conjuring up favourable winds in old Scandinavia

Windy Day 1886
Wind: Three people do their best to keep their hats on on a windy day

F. Christmas / Parachute
Harold Kraner, dressed as Santa Claus, parachutes into Boston laden with gifts, but the wind carries him out into Boston Bay where he drowns

Lady nearly swept overboard in the Bristol Channel
Sailing in the Bristol Channel, a lady is nearly swept overboard but manages to cling to the boom of the yacht and is saved from a watery grave

SOUTH WIND
THE SOUTH WIND

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