Boarding Collection

Life in a Boarding House by Eric Ravilious
A modern boarding house in cross section, a mural painted by Eric Ravilious at Morley College for Working Men and Women. The paintings at the college were the gift of Sir Joseph Duveen

Platform 1 at Paddington Station, 1904
This view of passengers boarding a train on Platform 1 was taken on the August Bank Holiday 1904. Teeming with people, passengers

Masters of Malvern College
Illustration by Fred May showing the Headmaster of Malvern College, Mr Frank S. Preston, taking a roll-call of some of his staff. Malvern College is an independent school in Worcestershire, England

Narrow boat on the Llangollen Canal going through the locks at Grindley Brook, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Pilgrim Fathers boarding the Mayflower for their voyage to America. After painting by Bernard Gribble

Interior of Probus School, Cornwall. Probably early 1900s
A view of the science laboratory of Probus School which was founded for the middle classes of Cornwall in 1852. The photograph shows work benches, stools and science equipment

Ww1 / 1916 / British Troops
British troops returning to France after leave; boarding the troop train at Victoria Station, London

Busy Brighton Bus-Stop
Men, women and children queue to board the open-top Sea Front Service bus in Brighton at a stop outside the Royal Albion Hotel Date: 1952

Humber car advertisement
Advertisement for Humber cars which, claims the manufacturer, is a car you will be proud to own. This particular Humber is driven by a chauffeur who drops off his passengers at a dock

Interior of Probus School, Cornwall. Probably early 1900s
A view of the dormitory of Probus School which was founded for the middle classes of Cornwall in 1852. The photograph shows beds, tin wash bowls, mugs and towels. Photographer: Ernest Charles Argall

Mayo College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India, a boys independent boarding school founded in 1875. Date: circa 1910s

Imperial Airways Poster, Travel Luxuriously in the Worlds largest air liners, serving Europe, Africa, India and the Far East. Showing two pilots in the cockpit of a Heracles, and passengers boarding

Wales / Llandudno 1950S
The popular seaside resort of Llandudno, Wales, with its long promenade and Victorian boarding houses and steps leading onto the beach

Platform 3 at Paddington Station, 1926
This image shows holiday crowds boarding The Torbay Limited on Platform 3 of Paddington Station in 1926. The platform is full of frenzied passengers with luggage and station staff busy at work

Departure board at Paris airport
Departure board at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. Photographed in 2009

The Hammersmith Bus
Boarding the bus to Hammersmith

British soldiers boarding buses, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers boarding double decker buses on the Western Front in France during World War One. They are returning for a rest after hard fighting at Monchy. Date: circa 1917

Sherborne School, Undercroft, 1930s Date: 1930s

Platforms 4 and 5 at Paddington Station, c. 1910
A view of Platforms 4 and 5 at Paddington station, London, c.1910, showing hoards of passengers gather to board a train on Platform 4 under the glass train shed roof

Mark Street, Portrush - a street scene showing boarding houses and horse vehicles and people. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Portrush). Date: circa early 1900s

Boys at Marlborough College, a public boarding school in Marlborough, Wiltshire, with their brew boxes. The boys eat from tins, pans or wrappers or drink from cups or bottles. Date: 1962

Boeing 247 airliner, 1930s
Boeing 247 airliner. Passengers in the 1930s boarding a United Airlines and National Air Transport aircraft that is also being used as a US Mail flight (AM17 Express, shown on the tail of the plane)

Prep School Dormitory
Boys lying on their beds in a dormitory

The England football team leave London Airport bound for Switzerland to participate in the 1954 World Cup Finals. June 1954

Merchant ship attacked by pirates, 15th century. Artist: Anonymous
Merchant ship attacked by pirates, 15th century

The Stage Coach or Country Inn Yard, 1747. Artist: William Hogarth
The Stage Coach or Country Inn Yard, 1747. An inn courtyard with a coach ready to depart and an election parade in progress. From William Hogarth, by Austin Dobson

Fettes College, Edinburgh (litho)
3642754 Fettes College, Edinburgh (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fettes College, Edinburgh. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Romans (coloured engraving)
3630114 The Romans (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Romans. Illustration from Bilder aus dem Alterthume (Braun & Schneider, Munich)

New Bridge Market - Struggle for the Bus, 1891. Artist: William Luker
New Bridge Market - Struggle for the Bus, 1891. Located in Londons historic Square Mile. From London City: Its History - Streets - Traffic - Buildings - People by W. J. Loftie

The Besses o th Barn Brass Band - Paddington Station
The Besses o th Barn Brass Band from Besses o th Barn, an old industrial town situated between Manchester and Bury, in Lancashire. In 1905 the band toured France to promote the Entente Cordiale

Cast of Chu Chin Chow catch bus to Night of the Stage Ball
The cast of Chu Chin Chow at His Majestys Theatre board a bus and head for the Night of the Stage Ball at the Albert Hall held in aid of Sir Arthur Pearsons Fund for the children of blinded solders

Mill Hill School, main entrance
The main entrance of Mill Hill School, an independent school in north west London. This is a view of the north side facing the main road called the Ridgeway

Boarding a Boac 707
Passengers boarding a BOAC 707 aeroplane at Piarco Airport. Trinidad, West Indies. Date: late 1960s

Departure of Irish Emigrants at Clifden, County Galway, 1883
Engraving showing a large number of emigrants leaving Clifden, County Galway, 1883. Many famillies are shown boarding horse drawn carts with all their belongings

Pilot of a Consolidated B-24 US Army Airforce Bomber climbing into his aircraft, prior to take-off. Date: circa 1940s

People boarding the Dale Princess Skomer Ferry, Martins Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe
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Blackpool Hotels
A busy scene showing holidaymakers entering and leaving typical Victorian boarding houses at Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Two pretty little girls learning to skateboard on beautiful summer day in a park. Children enjoying skateboarding ride outdoors.

Battery A - Field artillery leaving for war game, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Battery A - Field artillery leaving for war game, between c1910 and c1915. Shows American soldiers boarding a train to go to war games, during World War I

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

Marines boarding MEADE, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Marines boarding MEADE, 1913. Shows U.S. Army transport ship Meade with American Marines mobilizing at League Island, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, PA, in Feb

Taft boards MAYFLOWER, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Taft boards MAYFLOWER, 1912. Shows President William Howard Taft boarding the presidential yacht, the Mayflower, for a naval review in New York City, October 14, 1912

Boarding the MADONNA, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Boarding the MADONNA, 1912. Taken when Greek immigrants left New York City to return to their country and fight in the first Balkan War, which began in October 1912

Greeks boarding MADONNA, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Greeks boarding MADONNA, 1912. Taken when Greek immigrants left New York City to return to their country and fight in the first Balkan War, which began in October 1912

French illustration of a man boarding a train carriage as his family look on 1900 (engraving)
5617162 French illustration of a man boarding a train carriage as his family look on 1900 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Boarding-School Hair-Dresser, 1786. 1909 (print)
1000962 The Boarding-School Hair-Dresser, 1786. 1909 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.)

A draft of men board the train in Hounslow, England en route for the front, which in 1914 was Belgium
3502689 A draft of men board the train in Hounslow, England en route for the front, which in 1914 was Belgium, from The Pageant of the Century

Passengers boarding a room pot (hackney cab) near the Tuileries Garden, circa 1815
FLO4671721 Passengers boarding a room pot (hackney cab) near the Tuileries Garden, circa 1815. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Benjamin Rotch's " Manners and Customs of the French

Futuristic drawing showing a hotel landing platform to board an air taxi
5616664 Futuristic drawing showing a hotel landing platform to board an air taxi; (add.info.: Futuristic drawing showing a hotel landing platform to board an air taxi)

Noaha's Ark
6116742 Noaha's Ark; (add.info.: Noah, his family, the animals and birds enter the ark. After a 17th century print.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Travelers waiting to board a stagecoach in the 19th century, from French Pictures by The Rev. Samuel G. Green, pub
5242654 Travelers waiting to board a stagecoach in the 19th century, from French Pictures by The Rev. Samuel G. Green, pub. 1878

Futuristic drawing showing a hotel landing platform to board an air taxi
5616663 Futuristic drawing showing a hotel landing platform to board an air taxi; (add.info.: Futuristic drawing showing a hotel landing platform to board an air taxi)

American troops boarding transport steamer, Spanish-American war. Drawing in pen and ink, wash, Chinese white
529758 American troops boarding transport steamer, Spanish-American war. Drawing in pen and ink, wash, Chinese white, crayon.(1898); Universal History Archive/UIG

Capt. Jack Adams boarding RECRUIT, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Capt. Jack Adams boarding RECRUIT, 1917. Captain Jack Adams boarding the USS Recruit, a wooden mockup of a battleship built in Union Square

Mrs. Hugh [i.e. Hugo] Johnstone, 30 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Hugh [i.e. Hugo] Johnstone, 30 May 1917. Captain Charles Albert Adams (1846-1929) (left), a U.S. naval officer who served as the commander of the USS Recruit

Capt. & Mrs. Mitchel, Jack Adams, May 31 1917 (date created or publishd later). Creator: Bain News Service. Capt
Capt. & Mrs. Mitchel, Jack Adams, May 31 1917 (date created or published later). Captain Charles Albert Adams (1846-1929), a U.S

Mayor Mitchel boarding U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Mayor Mitchel boarding U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. New York Mayor John Purroy Mitchel (1879-1918) boarding the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square

Ferry on the Katun River near the Village of Nizhny Uymon, 1911-1913. Creator: Sergei Ivanovich Borisov
Ferry on the Katun River near the Village of Nizhny Uymon, 1911-1913. From a collection of color postcards of the Altay, or Altai, Mountains region of southern Siberia early in the 20th century

Krasnoyarsk The steamboat "Falcon" off the shore of the monastery, 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown
Krasnoyarsk The steamboat "Falcon" off the shore of the monastery, 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

German troops en route to Russia, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German troops en route to Russia, between c1914 and c1915. German soldiers seated on top of a railroad locomotive going to Russia, during World War I

Extra-territorial French troops, Dunkerque, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Extra-territorial French troops, Dunkerque, 1914. Soldiers next to train at Dunkerque, France during World War I

English Nurses entraining at London, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
English Nurses entraining at London, between c1914 and c1915. English nurses getting on a train at London, during World War I

Comic postcard, Man and seaside landlady Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Chauffeur and seaside landlady Date: 20th century

King William II crossing the river at the Battle of the Boyne, Ireland, 1 July 1690. Deposed Catholic King James II of England losing his wig and hat as he flees on horseback

Passengers boarding flight at Renfrew Airport, British European Airways, Scotland, 1st August 1950

India, Mumbai, Passengers board a bus outside Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

Men of the Redoubtable try to board HMS Victory at Trafalgar
Men of the French vessel The Redoubtable try to board the HMS Victory during the Battle of Trafalgar during the Napoleonic War - 21st October 1805. Date: 1805

Two Women by the riverside by Katsukawa Shuncho
Katsukawa Shuncho (fl. 1783 to circa 1795) - a Japanese designer of ukiyo-e style Japanese woodblock prints - Two women by the riverside. Date: late 18th century

Noah's Ark, leaf from Book of Hours, c1465-1470. Creator: Unknown
Noah's Ark, leaf from Book of Hours, c1465-1470. The animals boarding the ark two-by-two

At sea; During boarding, a patrol cruiser turns on the visiting vessel which it encircles... 1917. Creator: Unknown
At sea; During boarding, a patrol cruiser turns on the visiting vessel which it encircles in its wake, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris

At Sea: The coastguard: boarding crew going aboard a suspect trawler... 1917. Creator: Unknown
At Sea: The coastguard: boarding crew going aboard a suspect trawler, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Aoyagi Restaurant in Ryogoku District, 1839. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Aoyagi Restaurant in Ryogoku District, 1839. From Famous Restaurants of Edo

Company Embarking on a Launch, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Pierre-Jacques Volaire
Company Embarking on a Launch, mid-late 18th century

Last pilot going aboard Str. New York, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
Last pilot going aboard Str. New York, between 1900 and 1905

Defender, deck view, 1895 July 22. Creator: Johns Johnston
Defender, deck view, 1895 July 22

Mrs. Josephus Daniels, with Sec. Daniels Boarding Mayflower. Allied Commission, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, with Sec. Daniels Boarding Mayflower. Allied Commission, 1917. American suffragist leader and writer Addie Worth Bagley Daniels with her husband Josephus Daniels

Our Burmese sisters going for an afternoon call, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Our Burmese sisters going for an afternoon call, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Allied Commission To U.S. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Allied Commission To U.S. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Commission To U.S. 1917. French General Joseph Joffre boards the Mayflower for a visit to home of George Washington by the British & French War Commissions for World War I

Allied Commission To U.S. Boarding Mayflower For Trip To Mount Vernon: Daniels on board... 1917
Allied Commission To U.S. Boarding Mayflower For Trip To Mount Vernon: Daniels On Board Receiving The Commission, 1917. Dignitaries of the British & French War Commissions for World War I visit

US Secretary of War Newton Diehl Baker boarding Mayflower with Allied Commission, 1917 Creator: Harris & Ewing
US Secretary of War Newton Diehl Baker boarding Mayflower with Allied Commission, 1917. Visit to home of George Washington by the British & French War Commissions for World War I

Le coup de canon, between 1880 and 1885. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Le coup de canon, between 1880 and 1885

Maj. Gen. George Barnett, Commandant, U.S.M.C. with Mrs. Barnett Boarding Mayflower, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Maj. Gen. George Barnett, Commandant, United States Marine Corps with Mrs. Barnett Boarding Mayflower, 1917. Barnett with his wife Lelia Montague Gordon on visit to Mount Vernon

The 48th French Regiment of the Line embarking on board "The St. Vincent" English ship... 1854
The 48th French Regiment of the Line embarking on board "The St. Vincent" English ship, at Calais, 1854. Northern France

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"Boarding: A Journey Through Time and Spaces" Step into the world of boarding, where lives intertwine in shared spaces. From Eric Ravilious' captivating artwork depicting "Life in a Boarding House, " to the bustling scenes on Platform 1 at Paddington Station in 1904, each image tells a unique story. Imagine gliding through the tranquil waters of the Llangollen Canal, as a narrow boat gracefully navigates the locks at Grindley Brook. It's a reminder that boarding is not limited to houses or schools; it extends to boats and even historical moments like when the Pilgrim Fathers boarded the Mayflower, embarking on an extraordinary voyage. Education plays a significant role in boarding life, with institutions like Malvern College and Probus School shaping young minds. The interior of Probus School from early 1900s captures an era filled with eager students seeking knowledge. Similarly, Mayo College in Ajmer stands tall as an emblem of education's power across continents. Yet amidst these tales of learning and growth lies another facet—war. In WW1, British troops bravely boarded ships bound for battlefields unknown. Their courage echoes through time as we remember their sacrifices. Beyond education and conflict lie glimpses into luxury travel—a Humber car advertisement enticing us to embark on adventures with style and comfort. Meanwhile, Imperial Airways beckons travelers to experience opulence above clouds—an invitation to board planes destined for far-flung destinations. Returning once more to Paddington Station—this time Platform 3—we witness countless comings and goings throughout history. Each departure signifies new beginnings while arrivals bring reunions or fresh opportunities awaiting those who disembark. As we delve into these images capturing different aspects of "boarding, " we uncover stories that span centuries and continents—a testament to human connections formed within confined spaces. Whether it be sharing laughter over meals or forging lifelong friendships amidst dormitory walls—the essence remains the same. Boarding is not merely a physical act.