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Paddles Collection (#2)

"Paddles: A Journey Through Time and Places" Step back in time to the Cambridge Boat Crew of 1930, as they gracefully glide through the water with synchronized strokes

Background imagePaddles Collection: Figurehead, c. 1939. Creator: Lucille Lacoursiere

Figurehead, c. 1939. Creator: Lucille Lacoursiere
Figurehead, c. 1939

Background imagePaddles Collection: The West Coast of Africa - Landing in a Surf Boat at Accra, 1891. Creator: Joseph Nash

The West Coast of Africa - Landing in a Surf Boat at Accra, 1891. Creator: Joseph Nash
The West Coast of Africa - Landing in a Surf Boat at Accra, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imagePaddles Collection: Constantinople, le caïque de la sultane, between 1880 and 1890

Constantinople, le caïque de la sultane, between 1880 and 1890. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Constantinople, le caique de la sultane, between 1880 and 1890

Background imagePaddles Collection: L'Embouchure du Bosphore, between 1880 and 1890. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem

L'Embouchure du Bosphore, between 1880 and 1890. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
L'Embouchure du Bosphore, between 1880 and 1890

Background imagePaddles Collection: American University Training Camp - Engineers From Training Camp On Potomac, 1917

American University Training Camp - Engineers From Training Camp On Potomac, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
American University Training Camp - Engineers From Training Camp On Potomac, 1917

Background imagePaddles Collection: American University Training Camp - Engineers From Training Camp On Potomac, 1917

American University Training Camp - Engineers From Training Camp On Potomac, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
American University Training Camp - Engineers From Training Camp On Potomac, 1917

Background imagePaddles Collection: American University Training Camp - Engineers From Training Camp On Potomac, 1917

American University Training Camp - Engineers From Training Camp On Potomac, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
American University Training Camp - Engineers From Training Camp On Potomac, 1917

Background imagePaddles Collection: American University Training Camp - Engineers From Training Camp On Potomac, 1917

American University Training Camp - Engineers From Training Camp On Potomac, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
American University Training Camp - Engineers From Training Camp On Potomac, 1917

Background imagePaddles Collection: American University Training Camp - Engineers From Training Camp On Potomac, 1917

American University Training Camp - Engineers From Training Camp On Potomac, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
American University Training Camp - Engineers From Training Camp On Potomac, 1917

Background imagePaddles Collection: American University Training Camp - Engineers From Training Camp On Potomac, 1917

American University Training Camp - Engineers From Training Camp On Potomac, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
American University Training Camp - Engineers From Training Camp On Potomac, 1917

Background imagePaddles Collection: American University Training Camp - Engineers From Training Camp On Potomac, 1917

American University Training Camp - Engineers From Training Camp On Potomac, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
American University Training Camp - Engineers From Training Camp On Potomac, 1917

Background imagePaddles Collection: The Big Shower, 1859. Creator: Emmanuel Phélippes-Beaulieu

The Big Shower, 1859. Creator: Emmanuel Phélippes-Beaulieu
The Big Shower, 1859

Background imagePaddles Collection: The Actor Kasaya Matakuro II as the Boatman Rokuzo in an Unidentified Play, Performed... c. 1772

The Actor Kasaya Matakuro II as the Boatman Rokuzo in an Unidentified Play, Performed... c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Kasaya Matakuro II as the Boatman Rokuzo in an Unidentified Play, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Fifth Month, 1770, Japan, c. 1772

Background imagePaddles Collection: River Scene with Boats, 17th century. Creator: Willem van de Velde the Younger

River Scene with Boats, 17th century. Creator: Willem van de Velde the Younger
River Scene with Boats, 17th century

Background imagePaddles Collection: Laird's Patent Sectional Boat, built for Her Majesty's Consul at Fernando Po, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Laird's Patent Sectional Boat, built for Her Majesty's Consul at Fernando Po, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Laird's Patent Sectional Boat, built for Her Majesty's Consul at Fernando Po, 1850. This Boat...is the invention of Mr. Macgregor Laird

Background imagePaddles Collection: calmness

calmness
Damijan Sedevcic

Background imagePaddles Collection: From the cave

From the cave
Milan Uhrin AFIAP AZSF

Background imagePaddles Collection: Woman paddling a boat seen from Maing Thauk Bridge (AKA Maing Thouk), Lake Inle

Woman paddling a boat seen from Maing Thauk Bridge (AKA Maing Thouk), Lake Inle, Nyaungshwe Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar

Background imagePaddles Collection: Dragon boat race, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

Dragon boat race, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

Background imagePaddles Collection: Log cabin, between c1900 and 1923. Creator: Unknown

Log cabin, between c1900 and 1923. Creator: Unknown
Log cabin, between c1900 and 1923

Background imagePaddles Collection: Yurok canoe on Trinity River, c1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Yurok canoe on Trinity River, c1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Yurok canoe on Trinity River, c1923

Background imagePaddles Collection: Mandan bull boat, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Mandan bull boat, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Mandan bull boat, c1908

Background imagePaddles Collection: Aleuts, 1862. Creator: Karlis Huns

Aleuts, 1862. Creator: Karlis Huns
Aleuts, 1862. Sheet 61 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1. Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie

Background imagePaddles Collection: The Muskrat-hunter-Kotzebue, c1929. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

The Muskrat-hunter-Kotzebue, c1929. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The Muskrat-hunter-Kotzebue, c1929. Kotzebue man paddles kayak through marsh

Background imagePaddles Collection: The seal-hunter, Noatak, in kayak, facing left, c1929. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

The seal-hunter, Noatak, in kayak, facing left, c1929. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The seal-hunter, Noatak, in kayak, facing left, c1929

Background imagePaddles Collection: Eskimos in kayaks, Noatak, Alaska, c1929. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Eskimos in kayaks, Noatak, Alaska, c1929. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Eskimos in kayaks, Noatak, Alaska, c1929

Background imagePaddles Collection: The Trojans repulsing the Greeks, 1538. Creator: Giovanni Battista Scultori

The Trojans repulsing the Greeks, 1538. Creator: Giovanni Battista Scultori
The Trojans repulsing the Greeks, 1538

Background imagePaddles Collection: Children enjoying their summer holidays by taking part in a raft race organised by Fort

Children enjoying their summer holidays by taking part in a raft race organised by Fort George Volunteer Scheme. 17th August 1982

Background imagePaddles Collection: U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis: cutter drill, under oars, (1902?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis: cutter drill, under oars, (1902?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis: cutter drill, under oars, (1902?)

Background imagePaddles Collection: 8-oar shell race between Harvard and Cambridge, Cambridge, Mass. 1906, 1906

8-oar shell race between Harvard and Cambridge, Cambridge, Mass. 1906, 1906. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
8-oar shell race between Harvard and Cambridge, Cambridge, Mass. 1906, 1906. Crew carrying shell

Background imagePaddles Collection: 8-oar shell race between Harvard and Cambridge, Cambridge, Mass. 1906, 1906

8-oar shell race between Harvard and Cambridge, Cambridge, Mass. 1906, 1906. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
8-oar shell race between Harvard and Cambridge, Cambridge, Mass. 1906, 1906. Crew carrying shell

Background imagePaddles Collection: Kayaker paddling among icebergs, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Kayaker paddling among icebergs, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, South America

Background imagePaddles Collection: Kayaker paddling near icebergs, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, MR

Kayaker paddling near icebergs, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, MR

Background imagePaddles Collection: High angle view of vendors on boats, Lake Inle, Nyaungshwe Township, Taunggyi District

High angle view of vendors on boats, Lake Inle, Nyaungshwe Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar

Background imagePaddles Collection: Slovenia, Goriska Region, Bovec. Kayakers on the Soca River

Slovenia, Goriska Region, Bovec. Kayakers on the Soca River

Background imagePaddles Collection: Gunbai and Horagai - Japan

Gunbai and Horagai - Japan
Two Horagai, traditional Japanese conch shell trumpets flanked by three gunbai (gunbai-uchiwa) once held by military leaders (such as daimyo) and priests in the past

Background imagePaddles Collection: Boating Lake, South Shore, Bridlington, North Yorkshire

Boating Lake, South Shore, Bridlington, North Yorkshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imagePaddles Collection: Warriors in a canoe navigating the Aruwimi River

Warriors in a canoe navigating the Aruwimi River
History of Africa. 19th century. Warriors in a canoe navigating the Aruwimi River. Engraving by Hildibrand. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Background imagePaddles Collection: Turkey. Constantinople. Kiosk of the Grand Seigneur at Bebek

Turkey. Constantinople. Kiosk of the Grand Seigneur at Bebek
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Kiosk of the Grand Seigneur at Bebek, at the Bosphorus. Engraving by Lemaitre, Cholet and Fleury

Background imagePaddles Collection: Constantinople. Kiosk of the Grand Seigneur at Bebek

Constantinople. Kiosk of the Grand Seigneur at Bebek
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Kiosk of the Grand Seigneur at Bebek, at the Bosphorus. Engraving by Lemaitre, Cholet and Fleury

Background imagePaddles Collection: A summer paddle on the beach at Bournemouth

A summer paddle on the beach at Bournemouth
A Mother, her daughter and two of her sisters/Aunts going for a summer paddle at the British coastal seaside resort of Bournemouth, Dorset..ng in the Date: circa 1920s

Background imagePaddles Collection: steering wheel gear paddles shift button radio

steering wheel gear paddles shift button radio
2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Goodwood Estate, West Sussex, England. 25th - 28th June 2015. Cockpit of Ferrari 641. Ref: KW5_3485a. World copyright: Kevin Wood/LAT Photographic

Background imagePaddles Collection: Canoes

Canoes
Witold Ziomek

Background imagePaddles Collection: Woman paddling alongside curious Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)

Woman paddling alongside curious Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina). Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon, Iceland. July

Background imagePaddles Collection: Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima), from the series 'Famous Places in the Eastern Capital

Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital
Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima), from the series " Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)", c. 1832/33

Background imagePaddles Collection: Cleopatra Enjoys Herself at Sea from The Story of Cleopatra, Flanders, c. 1680

Cleopatra Enjoys Herself at Sea from The Story of Cleopatra, Flanders, c. 1680
Cleopatra Enjoys Herself at Sea, from The Story of Cleopatra, Flanders, c. 1680. Woven at the workshop of Willem van Leefdael, after a design by Justus van Egmont

Background imagePaddles Collection: Model of a River Boat, Egypt, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11-12 (about 2046-1794 BCE)

Model of a River Boat, Egypt, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11-12 (about 2046-1794 BCE)

Background imagePaddles Collection: The highly ornamented second gondola of Ambassador Giovanni Battista Colloreado enterin

The highly ornamented second gondola of Ambassador Giovanni Battista Colloreado entering Venice, 1720-30




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"Paddles: A Journey Through Time and Places" Step back in time to the Cambridge Boat Crew of 1930, as they gracefully glide through the water with synchronized strokes, showcasing their unwavering determination. Transport yourself into the heartwarming world of "The Faithful Heart" by George Studdy, where a loyal companion holds onto his paddle tightly, symbolizing loyalty and devotion. Embark on an adventure aboard the Nydam Viking Ship, feeling the power of ancient warriors as they conquer vast seas with their sturdy paddles. Discover a range of bakery tools and ingredients that blend together like harmonious paddles in perfect synchronization, creating delectable treats that tantalize your taste buds. Immerse yourself in tranquility at Shuswap's mountain lake in British Columbia, Canada. Witness a canoe gently resting at its edge while its paddle awaits another thrilling journey amidst breathtaking scenery. Journey to Hesdin in Pas-de-Calais, France - a picturesque town adorned with charming mills and old fish streets. Imagine fishermen skillfully maneuvering their boats using well-worn paddles for centuries-old traditions. Uncover Jonathan Hulls' revolutionary steamboat from the 18th century; witness how innovation transformed transportation forever as steam-powered paddles propelled vessels forward against all odds. Witness Carmarthen's coracle men navigating treacherous waters with ease. These skilled individuals rely on simple yet effective circular-shaped boats and wooden paddles to navigate rivers effortlessly. Experience an extraordinary adventure down the Severn River inside a humble sheep trough. Marvel at courageous souls defying convention by using makeshift paddles to explore uncharted territories fearlessly. Travel back to ancient times when woaded Britons roamed freely across rivers in coracles. Picture brave warriors fiercely wielding their trusty paddles while defending their lands valiantly against invaders.