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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On The BeachModerne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band IV (1898)

She: sits wears boots, a long pleated dress, long gloves almost to the elbows, a bodice or corset and blouse, and a bonnet with a cheese-making factory on top. She carries a parasol in one hand, lower [...]

Keywords: romance, courtship, people, men, women, couples, moustaches, ladies, parasols, costumes, beaches, fishing, fishermen, boats, love, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2025-10-12

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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,’ th [...]

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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Zeus and EuropaModerne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XIV (1900)

Here the Greek God Zeus appears to Europa as a beautiful and inspiring bull. She falls in love, and he takes her off and does naughty things to her. The print that i scanned here is 470×297mm (approx. [...]

Keywords: greek mythology, nudity, people, women, zeus, europa, beaches, seaside, bare feet, cattle, water, sand, waves, ancient greece, greek gods, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2025-07-01

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Queen Dagmar of DenmarkGood Words (1862)

This illustration by John Tenniel, engraved at the studio of the Dalziel brothers, shows the Margrethe Dagmar and the groom, King Waldemar Seier (the Victorious), of Denmark, in the year 1206 C.E. Not [...]

Keywords: queens, royalty, people, weddings, marriage, romance, kings, people, men, women, beaches, medieval costumes, greyscale

Places shown: Lübeck; Schleswig-Holstein; Germany

Added: 2025-12-23

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