Activities Collection

Verena, Chiquita and Minerva, 1889 July 13. Creator: Unknown
Verena, Chiquita and Minerva, 1889 July 13

Sailing bicycles on the beach, Ormond, Fla. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Sailing bicycles on the beach, Ormond, Fla. between 1900 and 1910

The Argonauts Leaving Colchis, 1480. Creator: Ercole de' Roberti
The Argonauts Leaving Colchis, 1480. This small panel was part of the decoration of a cassone or wedding chest. According to an old description

Seascapes with views of the Ij and Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Katwijk, etc. Untitled, 1701. Creator: Ludolf Bakhuizen
Seascapes with views of the Ij and Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Katwijk, etc. Untitled, 1701. The foreground emphasises the swirling seas, and leads to two listing vessels

Kaiser on ship "Meteor", 1913. Creators: Bain News Service, George Graham Bain
Kaiser on ship "Meteor", 1913.

Afternoon Sailing, 1890. Creator: John Frederick Peto
Afternoon Sailing, 1890.

Signal of Distress, 1890. Creator: Winslow Homer
Signal of Distress, 1890. In the foreground a group of sailors watch as fellow crew members prepare to board a lifeboat and reach safety

Sunrise, 1915-34. Creator: Sydney Mackenzie Litten
Sunrise, 1915-34.

The Thames At Hampton Court, 1874. Creator: Alfred Sisley
The Thames At Hampton Court, 1874. The view on a tranquil day, with sailboats and swans floating on the water.

Drill, Holland America Line - life boats ready to launch, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Drill, Holland America Line - life boats ready to launch, between c1910 and c1915.

Life boats launched, Holland America line, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Life boats launched, Holland America line, between c1910 and c1915.

FRANCE, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
FRANCE, between c1910 and c1915.

On KAISER WILHELM II - Buttoning up a fire-fighter, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
On KAISER WILHELM II - Buttoning up a fire-fighter, between c1910 and c1915.

Seascape, Storm, 1866. Creator: Claude Monet
Seascape, Storm, 1866.

The Sailboat (Seascape), c1869. Creator: Gustave Courbet
The Sailboat (Seascape), c1869.

Blaine walking club, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Blaine walking club, between c1910 and c1915.

[Red Cross], between 1918 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
[Red Cross], between 1918 and c1920. Lafayette House, a convalescent home for veteran soldiers and sailors at 112 West 59th Street (Central Park South), New York City

[Red Cross] (Dining), between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
[Red Cross] (Dining), between c1915 and c1920. Lafayette House, a convalescent home for veteran soldiers and sailors at 112 West 59th Street (Central Park South), New York City

Admiral Sir Michael Seymour presenting the Victoria Cross, on Southsea Common..., 1865. Creator: Unknown
Admiral Sir Michael Seymour presenting the Victoria Cross, on Southsea Common, to three of the Naval Brigade engaged at Simonosaki, 1865. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. F. L. Bedwell

The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: the French Minister receiving Admiral Seymour, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: the French Minister receiving Admiral Seymour, 1865. '...the Duke of Somerset and the members of the Board of Admiralty

Chinese pirates attacked by the British gun-boat Opossum, near Hong-Kong, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Chinese pirates attacked by the British gun-boat Opossum, near Hong-Kong, 1865. 'The Opossum, commanded by Lieutenant H. C. St

Old Pensioners leaving Greenwich Hospital, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Old Pensioners leaving Greenwich Hospital, [London], 1865. Naval veterans left the Royal Hospital '...in search of the consolations which only social

The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the Great Eastern off Brighton on her return home, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the Great Eastern off Brighton on her return home - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865

The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: preparing for the final attempt to grapple the lost cable, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: preparing for the final attempt to grapple the lost cable - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865

The Town Cup of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Town Cup of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, 1865. '...the cup...is a vase of embossed silver, on a pedestal, with the figure of a yachtsman leaning on a rudder

Sailing-barge on the Thames: rounding the Nore Light-ship, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Sailing-barge on the Thames: rounding the Nore Light-ship, 1865. 'The third annual sailing-barge match took place under the management of...the Thames

The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: the British Admiral's flagship...salute..., 1865. Creator: Unknown
The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: the British Admiral's flagship returning the salute of the French fleet, 1865

The Royal Yacht Osborne passing through...English squadrons of ironclads in Plymouth Sound, 1865. Creator: Smyth
The visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Plymouth: the Royal Yacht Osborne passing through the French and English squadrons of ironclads in Plymouth Sound, 1865

The action off Cherbourg on Sunday between the Alabama and the Kearsarge: the Alabama sinking, 1864. Creator: Smyth
The action off Cherbourg on Sunday between the Alabama and the Kearsarge: the Alabama sinking, 1864. Engraving of a sketch by James Bryant of the Royal Western Yacht Club

Schooner match of the Royal Thames Yacht Club on June 16: rounding the Water Lily off Shoebury, 1864 Creator: Smyth
Schooner match of the Royal Thames Yacht Club on June 16: rounding the Water Lily off Shoebury, 1864. 'Among the spectators of the schooner-race, from Tilbury to the Nore and back again

The siege operations in St. Mary's Creek, Chatham: boats advancing to the assault, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The siege operations in St. Mary's Creek, Chatham: boats advancing to the assault, 1864. Mock battle. View of '...the advance of the Royal Marines in the boats which conveyed them up St

The War in Denmark: the Austro-Prussian Squadron at Cuxhaven after its defeat off Heligoland, 1864. Creator: Smyth
The War in Denmark: the Austro-Prussian Squadron at Cuxhaven after its defeat off Heligoland, 1864. '...a view of the Austro-Prussian squadron lying off Cuxhaven, at the mouth of the Elbe

The King of Denmark visiting the North-Sea Squadron on its return to Copenhagen, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The King of Denmark visiting the North-Sea Squadron on its return to Copenhagen, 1864. Engraving from a sketch 'by Mr. Simonsen, our Danish Artist

H.M.S. Himalaya among icebergs in the South Pacific, 1864. Creator: Unknown
H.M.S. Himalaya among icebergs in the South Pacific, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by 'Lieut. H. Stratton Bates, of the 65th Regiment

Captain Lott of the Persia, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Captain Lott of the Persia, 1864. 'The Portrait which we give of the well-known commander of the Cunard mail steamship Persia will be acceptable to all those who, as passengers across the Atlantic

Testimonial to Capt. Inglefield, R.N. from the Mercantile Marine Service Association of... 1864. Creator: Unknown
Testimonial to Capt. Inglefield, R.N. from the Mercantile Marine Service Association of Liverpool, 1864. Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield (1820-1894)

The fight between the Alabama and the Kearsarge, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The fight between the Alabama and the Kearsarge, 1864. American Civil War - sea battle off Cherbourg on 19th June, from a sketch by Robert Lancaster, the owner of the yacht Deerhound

The Deerhound rescuing a portion of the crew of The Alabama, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Deerhound rescuing a portion of the crew of The Alabama, 1864. American Civil War - view of the sea battle off Cherbourg on 19th June, ...from the plan and information supplied by Mr. George T

Wreck of the Aberdeen steamer Stanley at Tynemouth, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of the Aberdeen steamer Stanley at Tynemouth, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. R. Watson....while attempting to run into the Tyne for shelter

"Our Special Artist" on board The Lilian, running the blockade into Wilmington Harbour... 1864
"Our Special Artist", on board The Lilian, running the blockade into Wilmington Harbour, North Carolina, 1864. American Civil War

Sailing-barge race on the Thames, 1864. Creator: Edwin Weedon
Sailing-barge race on the Thames, 1864. A novel kind of sailing-match...was that which took place on the Thames, on Friday week under the auspices of the Prince of Wales Yacht Club

Royal Victoria Yacht-Club Regatta: the Commodore's Cup, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Royal Victoria Yacht-Club Regatta: the Commodore's Cup, 1864. This cup...was manufactured by Messrs. London and Ryder, goldsmiths, of 17, New Bond-street

The Prince and Princess of Wales embarking at Dundee for Denmark on Saturday last, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Prince and Princess of Wales embarking at Dundee for Denmark on Saturday last, 1864....the Prince and Princess of Wales, with their infant son, Prince Albert Victor

Torbay Regatta: the schooner-yachts starting from Torquay, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Torbay Regatta: the schooner-yachts starting from Torquay, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. G. Whitaker. The course was three times round the bay

Lecture room, Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Lecture room, Mar 1918. The Engineers Submarine Chaser Training School which was established by the Navy Department at Columbia Univeristy and was featured in an article in the New York Tribune

Steamer "White Horse" in Five Fingers, 1920. Creator: Unknown. Steamer "White Horse" in Five
Steamer "White Horse" in Five Fingers, 1920

Sailors from the North, c1900s. Creator: Jean-François Raffaëlli
Sailors from the North, c1900s

View of a southern harbor with ships and boats on the wild water, 1700-1799. Creators: Anon, Pierre Maleuvre
View of a southern harbor with ships and boats on the wild water, 1700-1799

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping