Diving Collection (page 2)

A Diver With Euphonium and Swords from the German Kaiser Scuttled at Scapa, c1930
A Diver With Euphonium and Swords from the German " Kaiser" Scuttled at Scapa, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co

Advertisement for stunt shows by Samuel Scott, 1840, (1948). Creator: Unknown
Advertisement for stunt shows by Samuel Scott, 1840, (1948). American daredevil and stuntman Sam Scott (c1813-1841) made his living by jumping from cliffs, top masts of ships

Dreadful Accident to Scott the Diver at Waterloo Bridge, 1841, (1948). Creator: Unknown
Dreadful Accident to Scott the Diver at Waterloo Bridge, 1841, (1948). American daredevil and stuntman Sam Scott (c1813-1841) made his living by jumping from cliffs, top masts of ships

Recovery of command module Columbia in the Pacific Ocean, Apollo II mission, 24 July 1969. US Navy divers assist in retrieving the astronauts from the capsule after a successful splashdown

Diving-Bell Used in the Construction of the Thames Tunnel, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Diving-Bell Used in the Construction of the Thames Tunnel, (c1878). Diving bell being used to plug a hole in the bottom of the River Thames

Sea salvage, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Sea salvage, 1912

Preparing diver for sea salvage, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Preparing diver for sea salvage, 1912

Penguins Diving, c1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
Penguins Diving, c1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole

A Diver Working Under Enormous Pressure, 1935
A Diver Working Under Enormous Pressure, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

Arctic Tern, Sterna Paradisaea, 1845
Arctic Tern, Sterna Paradisaea. From The Birds of America by John J. Audubon. Pub. 1827-1838 (colour lithograph)

Frigate Pelican, Tachypetes Aquilis, 1845
Frigate Pelican, Tachypetes Aquilis. From The Birds of America by John J. Audubon. Pub. 1827-1838 (colour lithograph)

Fork Tailed Petrel, Thalassidroma Leachii, 1845
Fork Tailed Petrel, Thalassidroma Leachii. From The Birds of America by John J. Audubon. Pub. 1827-1838 (colour lithograph)

Going Down at Short Notice: A British Diver Preparing To Seek a Submarine at Sea Bottom, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

The Eternal Fight Against the Sea: Armoured Casing for the Deep-Sea Diver, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

American Naval Diver wears three-fingered watertight rubber gloves, 1937
An American Naval Diver wears three-fingered watertight rubber gloves unlike the British diver, who generally works with bare hands, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

A Recompression Chamber, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Construction of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1827. Artist: George Cooke
Construction of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1827. View showing the tunnel under construction and the diving bell which was used. The spire of St Mary, Rotherhithe can be seen in the distance

Aquarium cleaners, Loro Parque, Tenerife, Canary Islands, 2007. Loro Parque is a zoo located on the outskirts of Puerto de la Cruz

A Hippopotamus Hunt in Central Africa, 1924. From The British Empire in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. B.Litt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1924]

Olympic Swimming Pool, Barranquilla, c1940s. From Barranquilla. [Raul de la Espriella B. Barranquilla]

Municipal Swimming Pool, Barranquilla, c1940s. From Barranquilla. [Raul de la Espriella B. Barranquilla]

Hippone - Dame Grecque, 1403, (1939). Artist: Master of Berrys Cleres Femmes
Hippone - Dame Grecque, 1403, (1939). The illustration is part of the manuscript De Claris mulieribus, traduction anonyme en francais (Livre des femmes nobles et renommees) by Giovanni Boccaccio

Typical Pearl Drivers, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Typical Pearl Drivers, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

The Bathysphere, 1938. A deep sea submersible invented by Otis Barton for the naturalist William Beebe. Churchmans cigarette card, from a series titled Modern Wonders [WA & AC Churchman

Elsa Marriott, actress, 1938. Cigarette card from Modern Beauties, 4th series, issued by the British-American Tobacco Company

Bathing pool, Dinard, Brittany, France, 20th century. Stereoscope Camerascope card detail

A Different Thing, 1877 (1891). Artist: George du Maurier
A Different Thing, 1877 (1891). A print from Society Pictures, drawn by George du Maurier, selected from Punch, Volume II, London, 1891

Boys diving, St Vincent, 1931. The photograph was taken during a Cunard Line cruise to the West Indies between January and March 1931

Diving boys, Sierra Leone, 20th century

Diving boys at Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, 20th century

Diver and his apparatus on board HMS Blake, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
Diver and his apparatus on board HMS Blake, 1896. HMS Blake was an armoured cruiser launched in 1889. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 18th September 1896

A diver from the battleship HMS Camperdown in his divers dress, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
A diver from the battleship HMS Camperdown in his divers dress, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 1st May 1896

The diver on board ship, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
The diver on board ship, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 3rd January 1896

The first photograph of a diver under water, late 19th century, (c1920). Illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, Walter Hutchinson, London, c1920s

The annual Kew to Putney ladies swimming race, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Diver, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Diver, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Woman diving into a swimming pool, 20th century

Athletes at the US Olympic Trials, 1932, (1936). The 1932 Games were held in Los Angeles. A print from Olympia 1936, Die Olympischen Spiele 1936, Volume I, Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Hamburg, 1936

Medallists from the womens platform diving event, Berlin Olympics, 1936. Gold and silver were won by Dorothy Poynton Hill and Velma Dunn of the USA, with Kathe Kohler of Germany winning bronze

Pearl Fishery, Torres Strait, Australia, 1886. Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol II, by Andrew Garran, illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B Schell

Person plunges 55 Metres from Portside, Rouen, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 25th August 1901

Right and Left, 1909. Artist: Winslow Homer
Right and Left, 1909

For Better or Worse, 1866. Father Neptune blessing Britannia and Uncle Sam on the successful laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable

Divers salvaging guns from the seabed, c1855. The diving suits appear to be of the type designed by German-born engineer Augustus Siebe (1778-1872)

A diver searching a wreck in La Havre harbour, France, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
A diver searching a wreck in La Havre harbour, France, 1892. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 13th February 1892

Charles Babbages proposed design for a diving bell, 1855. English mathematician and inventor Charles Babbage designed this diving bell to be used by divers placing charges to blow up wrecks

An Accident in Santander, Divers Looking for the Bodies of the Victims, 1893. Fire broke out on the commercial ship Cabo-Machchichaco, the crew of the liner Alphonse III, tried to help

Kwakiutl Diver Mask, with beak, Pacific Northwest, North American Indian

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