Rushes Collection (#4)

Stone-Curlew, Norfolk Plover, or Thick-Knee - OEdicne mus scol opax, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Stone-Curlew, Norfolk Plover, or Thick-Knee - OEdicne mus scol opax, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Redshank - To tanus cal idris, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Redshank - To tanus cal idris, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R. Chambers, Limited, London & Edinburgh, 1910]

Little Grebe or Dabchick - Podic ipes fluvia tilis, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Little Grebe or Dabchick - Podic ipes fluvia tilis, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Men gathering rushes near Suzukawa, Fujiyama, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Men gathering rushes near Suzukawa, Fujiyama, Japan, 1904. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Steeplejack Harry Walker spending his honeymoon on a rush job, painting the chimney stack at Battersea Power station. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Close-up of the rushing water of the Gardner River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
Close-up of the rushing water of the Gardner River in Yellowstone National Park; Wyoming, United States of America

Reeds in water, Lake Scherwin, Schwerin, Western Pomerania, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Fishing Pond at Sunrise, Gunzenau, Grebenhain, Vogelsberg District, Hesse, Germany

Wetland in morning light, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Engraving depicting a peasant family cutting rushes, 19th century
Engraving depicting a peasant family cutting rushes

Mat Brazier Street vendors London series title
Mat Brazier Street vendors in London (series title) The Cryes of the City of London (series title), A mat brazier who repairs seats and mats. A bundle of piping on his back

Picturesque views Mt Hermon Lake Palm tree rushes
Picturesque views of Mt. Hermon & the Lake. Palm tree & rushes in bloom (on shores in Galilee). 1940, Israel

Glendalough, Co Wicklow, Ireland; Waterfall

Co Wicklow, Ireland; Waterfalll Near Sally Gap

Frogs and grasshopper on a New Year card
Four frogs and a grasshopper on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Croakers
Three anthropomorphic frogs singing amongst rushes.Date: 1903

Hydraulic Mining During The Gold Rush
Hydraulic mining at French Corral, the first historic mining camp to appear along the San Juan Ridge, during the California Gold Rush era, circa 1849. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Quindalup Jetty, Dunsborough, Western Australia
Quindalup is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia. It is situated along Caves Road between Busselton and Dunsborough on Geographe Bay

Melbourne
1838: Melbourne, Australia, befire the gold rush which transformed the city and trebled the population. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Cretaceous of Brazil, prehistoric scene C013 / 7112
Cretaceous of Brazil. Artwork of a coastal lagoon scene reconstructed from fossils in the Crato Formation of Brazil (108 million years ago, during the Cretaceous)

Fantasy Landscape with Lake and Reeds - Right
A view through lakeside reeds across the still water toward distant hills and mountains. Fantasy Diptych painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Riverside scenery
A view looking down the bend of an English river, with lily pads, a dragonfly, celandines and rushes. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Norfolk Broads with Boats
Artist: Bright, Henry - Title: Norfolk Broads with Boats - Date: N/A - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 22.9 x 31.1

Duck, frog and duckling on a comic card
The egg has hatched and a duckling has emerged, with the frog and the mother duck standing on either side -- Peacemaker. (5 of 5) Date: circa 1890s

Trout Beck, Lake District, Cumbria
View of Trout Beck, a stream in the Lake District, Cumbria. 1960s

Young lady dashing to catch the London train
A young fashionable lady rushes for the London train, wearing a circus outfit. Date: 1923

Yokohama, Japan - Sankei-en Garden
Sankei-en - a traditional Japanese-style garden in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan, which opened in 1906. Sankei-en was designed and built by Tomitaro Hara, known by the pseudonym Sankei Hara

Duck, frog and egg on a comic card
The mother duck attacks the frog with her egg in its mouth -- A Fowl Blow. (3 of 5) Date: circa 1890s

Frog and egg on a comic card
A frog finds a duck egg -- Eggspectation. (1 of 5) Date: circa 1890s

Frog rescue on a Christmas and New Year card -- five frogs try to rescue their friend from the beak of a large duck. Date: circa 1890s

Frogs playing leapfrog on a Christmas and New Year card
Six frogs playing leapfrog on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Frog, owl and mouse in moonlight on a Christmas card
A frog and an owl both catch hold of a mouse in the moonlight on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Frog with umbrella and smoking cap on a Christmas card
Frog with blue umbrella and red smoking cap going for a constitutional (ie a walk) on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Snow scene with church and bells on a Christmas card with decorative branch and ivy leaf border -- Bray Church. circa 1890s

Fairy on a riverbank on a greetings card
Fairy relaxing on a riverbank on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Fairy watching a butterfly on a greetings card
Fairy on a lily leaf, watching a butterfly on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Fairy sheltering under lily leaf on a greetings card
Fairy sheltering under a lily leaf on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Birthday card with birds and rosebud on a fan
Birthday card with birds and red rosebud on a fan. Date: circa 1890s

Goblin and dragonfly on a New Year card
Goblin sitting on a lily leaf, trying to catch a dragonfly on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Fairies in the rushes on a Christmas card
Two fairy ladies watching a fairy huntsman riding an insect in the rushes on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Going Downstairs
An Edwardian Ladys Maid rushes downstairs at her mistresss beck and call. Date: early 1900s (re-enactment)

The Burra Burra copper-mine in South Australia, showing the surface operations. 1848

Gold rush in New South Wales, Australia
Loading a horse with necessities for a months encampment at the gold digging site, Ophir, near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia. Date: 1851

Ilyushin IL-76D 90VD rushes aid to Philippine surge flooding victims - PR 151113

WWI jug fabricated from an 18 pounder shell case
First World War jug fabricated from an 18 pounder shell case and relief decorated with storks amongst the bull rushes and irises. The handle has been beaten from the actual shell case. Trench Art

Ducks Rushes Meiji period 1868-1912 ca 1887
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Interior Of Tunnel In California Gold Mine
Interior of a tunnel of a gold mine during the California Gold Rush era, circa 1849. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Miners During The California Gold Rush
Miners travelling to find new diggings during the California Gold Rush era, 1849. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

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