Items matching beaches (results page 1)

1.—Scarborough: General View of the South BayRound The Coast (1895)

A fairly crowded beach even by modern standards, with Victorian bathing machines. From a Photo. by Poulton & Son. “This has been called the “Queen of English Watering-Places,” and is at least unrivall [...]

Keywords: beaches, water, boats, towns, townscapes, cityscapes, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Scarborough; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-11-28

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AlgiersThe Tricolor on the Atlas; Algeria and the French Conquest (1855)

The view, delicately coloured in pastel blues, pinks and yellow brown, shows in thr foreground a group of people on a beach. Two of the people are riding horses; another walks barefoot; they are perha [...]

Keywords: algiers, views, palm trees, beaches, people, boats, water, colour

Places shown: Algiers; Algeria

Added: 2016-05-11

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Hastings: The Castle.Round The Coast (1895)

From a Photo. by Poulton & Son. “HASTINGS.—Hastings Castle stands on the brink of the cliff, and presents the most striking view to be found in Sussex. Its principal entrance was necessarily on the la [...]

Keywords: ruins, castles, arches, beaches, views, water, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Hastings; Sussex; England

Added: 2006-12-20

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Fairy Dance.Record of Fifty Years’ Work, A (1901)

Fairy Dance. By W. E. Frost, R.A. From a book of poems by the Rev. T. J. Judkin. Seven women, all barefoot and several topless, are dancing on a beach, weaving in and around one another by a natural [...]

Keywords: people, dance, spirit, bare feet, beaches, nudity, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-07-26

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The Tomb of JonasThe Land and the Book (1894)

The buildings shown here are in or near Ashdod in Israel: Neby Yûnas: the tomb of the prophet Jonah, who was, it is said, swallowed up by a large fish, and washed up at this place. There are several t [...]

Keywords: tombs, building, shores, beaches, waves, water, hills, boats, sailing boats, greyscale

Places shown: Ashod; Israel

Added: 2021-01-11

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The Walrus and the CarpenterThrough the Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There (1871)

Keywords: walrus, carpenter, alice, illustrations for children, people, beaches, water, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-10-18

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The Walrus, The Carpenter and the Little OystersThrough the Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There (1871)

The Walrus and the Carpenter         Walked on a mile or so, And then they rested on a rock        Conveniently low: And all the little Oysters stood        And waited in a row. ‘The time has come, [...]

Keywords: walrus, carpenter, oysters, alice, illustrations for children, people, beaches, water, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-10-18

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They Had Eaten Every OneThrough the Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There (1871)

’A loaf of bread,’ the Walrus said,     ‘Is what we chiefly need: Pepper and vinegar besides     Are very good indeed— Now if you’re ready, Oysters dear,     We can begin to feed.’ ‘But not on u [...]

Keywords: walrus, carpenter, oysters, alice, illustrations for children, people, beaches, water, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-11-25

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By the SeaThe Circling Year (1870)

A Victorian sea-side outing, with children palying on the beach, a nanny or mother standing by them holding a boook, and, in the backgorund, a man, perhaps their father, with a top hat and cane. The c [...]

Keywords: people, children, victorian costumes, seaside, beaches, sand castles, liesure, playing, holidays, vacations, women, men, dresses, hats, ocean, sea, water, sand, poems, poetry, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2019-04-06

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IlfracombeEngland Beautiful (1936)

The rocky shore at Ilfracombe, North Devon.

Keywords: water, beaches, rocks, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Ilfracombe; Devonshire; England

Added: 2006-10-12

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