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Reach Collection (#11)

Reaching New Heights: From the iconic Battersea Power Station to the release of racing pigeons, a concept that spans across various landscapes and endeavors

Background imageReach Collection: French Oil Street Lamp

French Oil Street Lamp
Close-up of a French oil street lamp : the rope holding it could be lowered so that the lamp man could refill it with oil without having to climb a ladder to reach it. Date: late 18th century

Background imageReach Collection: Two Girls & Signpost

Two Girls & Signpost
As they reach a crossroads, two female hikers stop for a map inspection. One arrow points towards the sanatorium. Date: 1930s

Background imageReach Collection: Picking Flower in Wall

Picking Flower in Wall
Trying to reach a flower growing out of a wall Date: circa 1890

Background imageReach Collection: Alien Spacecraft

Alien Spacecraft
With monstrous aerial machines the inhabitants of other planets will reach our Earth and make it one of their colonies - an alien spacecraft attacks Earth Date: 1933

Background imageReach Collection: Rider on pony on a New Year card

Rider on pony on a New Year card
Rider on a pony on a New Year card, trying to grab a sprig of holly from a snowman. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageReach Collection: Fragments Reach the Stage

Fragments Reach the Stage
" Fragments" Reach the Stage A " Bairnsfather" duologue in " Half-Past Eight" Sketches of a scene from the revue, " Half-Past Eight" at the Comedy Theatre

Background imageReach Collection: Avro 504K E3404 Upavon

Avro 504K E3404 Upavon
The Shuttleworth Collections Avro 504K built in 1915 and rebuilt by Avro apprentices after the Second World War. Used in the film Reach For The Sky which told the story of WW2 RAF pilot Sir Douglas

Background imageReach Collection: LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (back)

LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (back)
LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (TWU, commonly known as the Bikini). It carries three deflated rubber rafts and nine light portable pumps

Background imageReach Collection: LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (front)

LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (front)
LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (TWU, commonly known as the Bikini). It carries three deflated rubber rafts and nine light portable pumps

Background imageReach Collection: Street telephone fire alarm with group of children

Street telephone fire alarm with group of children
Street telephone fire alarm for emergency calls, with a group of children looking up at it

Background imageReach Collection: Rene Fraser at the helm of the tender to Medusa

Rene Fraser at the helm of the tender to Medusa at Sion Reach in May 1936. Date: 1936

Background imageReach Collection: Jack Fruit tree, India

Jack Fruit tree, India
A Jack Fruit tree (Artocarpus Heterophyllus) in India, with the fruit hanging from the trunk. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageReach Collection: Racing women reach the finishing line

Racing women reach the finishing line in this high-speed action shot

Background imageReach Collection: Nursery Rhymes -- three illustrations

Nursery Rhymes -- three illustrations. A man in a room full of mice reaches for a plate of meat on a shelf. A bridegroom wheels his bride along the road in a wheelbarrow. A frog eats a worm

Background imageReach Collection: Baby Scouts -- lying on the grass

Baby Scouts -- lying on the grass
Baby Scouts -- And yet a scarecrows such a curious sight, it makes some baby scouts fall down with fright. Date: 1900

Background imageReach Collection: Lord Carnarvon preparing to reach the Valley of the Tombs of

Lord Carnarvon preparing to reach the Valley of the Tombs of
Photograph taken of the afternoon of Lord Carnarvons return to Luxor, when he set out to pay his first visit to King Tutankhamens tomb in the Valley of the Tombs of the Kings

Background imageReach Collection: The General Strike - hitching a lift

The General Strike - hitching a lift
The Private Motorist does his bit to help people reach their work: An owner-driver at Southfields taking girls aboard. Girls hitching a ride to work during the General Strike

Background imageReach Collection: Child Climbing Chair Reach Kitten 1835-1903

Child Climbing Chair Reach Kitten 1835-1903
Artokoloro

Background imageReach Collection: Plate 36 Civilis Cerialis Meet Broken Bridge

Plate 36 Civilis Cerialis Meet Broken Bridge
Artokoloro

Background imageReach Collection: Keith Ryder R3 Racing Monoplane which was entered for th?

Keith Ryder R3 Racing Monoplane which was entered for th?
Keith Ryder R3 Racing Monoplane which was entered for the 1934 MacRobertson Trophy Race but failed to reach England

Background imageReach Collection: Source Size = 1694 x 2266

Source Size = 1694 x 2266
The New York Tammany Frauds: Can the Law Reach Him? the Dwarf and the Giant Thief

Background imageReach Collection: Source Size = 3768 x 2525

Source Size = 3768 x 2525
THE SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC AND THE METROPOLITAN ASYLUMS BOARD: THE " RED CROSS" NEW AMBULANCE STEAMER: 1. The " Red Cross" Carrying Patients to the Hospital Ships at Long Reach. 2 & 3

Background imageReach Collection: Source Size = 3959 x 2850

Source Size = 3959 x 2850
First Class Cutter Match of the Royal Thames Yacht Club: the Vindex and Christabel in Sea Reach, 1866

Background imageReach Collection: Source Size = 2537 x 1540

Source Size = 2537 x 1540
Blowing up of the Whiting Shoal, Limehouse Reach, Dredging Machine

Background imageReach Collection: Source Size = 3680 x 2057

Source Size = 3680 x 2057
Blowing up of the Whiting Shoal, Limehouse Reach

Background imageReach Collection: THE WORKS OF THE CHANNEL TUNNEL, Preparations for the Descent 2

THE WORKS OF THE CHANNEL TUNNEL, Preparations for the Descent 2. The Mouth of the Tunnel Hope the Rope Won t Break 3. On the Tramway 4. We Pass the Region of Electric Lights 5

Background imageReach Collection: Holy Trinity Chapel School at Reach, Cambridgeshire, 1860 Engraving

Holy Trinity Chapel School at Reach, Cambridgeshire, 1860 Engraving

Background imageReach Collection: TRENT LOCKS, UK. Trent Lock (otherwise Trentlock) is located south of Long Eaton

TRENT LOCKS, UK. Trent Lock (otherwise Trentlock) is located south of Long Eaton, on the borders of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire in the United Kingdom

Background imageReach Collection: The Hombourg waltz, with characteristic sketches of family dancing, Knahskiurc, fect

The Hombourg waltz, with characteristic sketches of family dancing, Knahskiurc, fect. London : Published May 4, 1818 by G. Humphrey, 27 St. Jamess St. nephew & successor to the late Mrs. H

Background imageReach Collection: A woman from Lacedemon shows her children to a carpet weaver Zacharias Dolendo, Jacob

A woman from Lacedemon shows her children to a carpet weaver Zacharias Dolendo, Jacob de Gheyn II, Claes Jansz. Visscher II, after 1615 - c before. 1652

Background imageReach Collection: Allegory of marriage, Pieter van den Berge, 1694 - 1737

Allegory of marriage, Pieter van den Berge, 1694 - 1737

Background imageReach Collection: The Market Girl The Silver Age Inscription out of reach, Henry Walton, 1746-1813, British

The Market Girl The Silver Age Inscription out of reach, Henry Walton, 1746-1813, British

Background imageReach Collection: Maidenhead, Berkshire - Cliveden Reach Ferry

Maidenhead, Berkshire - Cliveden Reach Ferry Date: circa 1903

Background imageReach Collection: WW2 - Italian brides of American GIs arrive in USA

WW2 - Italian brides of American GIs arrive in USA
WW2 - Seven Italian brides of American GIs reach the United States of America through the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation on the last stage of their journey to their new homes

Background imageReach Collection: WWI - The (German) Fox and the (Allied) Grapes

WWI - The (German) Fox and the (Allied) Grapes
The Fox and the Grapes - A Hungry Fox, finding that he could not reach some tempting bunches of ripe grapes, declared that they were sour and that he did not want them

Background imageReach Collection: Dent Bridge spans a small section of Dworshak Reservoir

Dent Bridge spans a small section of Dworshak Reservoir

Background imageReach Collection: Lone Wheat sprig reaches above a wheat field in Walla Walla County, WA, USA

Lone Wheat sprig reaches above a wheat field in Walla Walla County, WA, USA

Background imageReach Collection: Bill Washford in a boat outside his house in Clyde Street Sheerness Kent fetch supples

Bill Washford in a boat outside his house in Clyde Street Sheerness Kent fetch supples to his family seen passing a bottle of milk to his wife February 1953

Background imageReach Collection: Poster advertising Trufood

Poster advertising Trufood -- Put breakable things out of reach. Date: circa 1949-1950

Background imageReach Collection: Picture No. 10761512

Picture No. 10761512
Morocco - Snowed up Berber village and skier in the vicinity of the Oukaimeden skiing centre in the High Atlas mountains which is within easy reach from Marrakesh. Date:

Background imageReach Collection: Picture No. 10735934

Picture No. 10735934
Carp - Swimming up channel from canal in order to reach warm water lake (Cyrinus carpio) Date:

Background imageReach Collection: Picture No. 10735936

Picture No. 10735936
Carp - Swimming up channel from canal in order to reach warm water lake (Cyrinus carpio) Date:

Background imageReach Collection: Picture No. 10735937

Picture No. 10735937
Carp - Swimming up channel from canal in order to reach warm water lake (Cyrinus carpio) Date:

Background imageReach Collection: Picture No. 10893816

Picture No. 10893816
European / Brown Hare - stretching up on hind legs to reach ears of wheat (Lepus europaeus) Date:

Background imageReach Collection: Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Marcropus cinereus, Australia

Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Marcropus cinereus, Australia

Background imageReach Collection: Involuntary movement. Descartes idea of how impulses from limbs reach the brain

Involuntary movement. Descartes idea of how impulses from limbs reach the brain. He believed all nerves to be hollow. From Rene Descartes Opera Philosophica, 1692. Woodcut

Background imageReach Collection: Flooding at Tynewydd Colliery, Rhondda Valley, Wales, 11 April 1877. Scene at the

Flooding at Tynewydd Colliery, Rhondda Valley, Wales, 11 April 1877. Scene at the pit head as anxious relatives and colleagues wait for the cage containing trapped miners to reach the surface - dead

Background imageReach Collection: Wall Street bubbles: - Always the same. J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) American

Wall Street bubbles: - Always the same. J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) American financier as a bull blowing bubbles of inflated values, for which a group of people are eagerly reach




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Reaching New Heights: From the iconic Battersea Power Station to the release of racing pigeons, a concept that spans across various landscapes and endeavors. In Trent Locks, UK, where the Trent River flows south of Long Eaton, one can witness the power and beauty of nature's reach. Just as Roald Amundsen pushed his limits in exploration, we too can aspire to conquer new frontiers. The poster 'Rifle at Hand' serves as a reminder that sometimes reaching requires determination and bravery. Lt. Shackleton, Captain Scott, and Dr. Wilson exemplified this spirit during their expedition in Antarctica. Similarly, Sir John Franklin's Arctic Expedition faced its end but left an indelible mark on history. Whether it be a climber scaling Raven Wall near St or tracing the course of the Wear River in North East England on a map, there are countless ways to experience reach firsthand. Miles Sparrowhawk's adventures echo this sentiment as he ventured into uncharted territories. Even within bustling markets like the fruit and vegetable market seen from an overhead view, reach takes on a different meaning - connecting suppliers with consumers worldwide. Ultimately, reach symbolizes our innate desire for growth and progress - pushing boundaries both physically and metaphorically.