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Singapore pictures 1958-9 (1 file)

PMR.SP-07 Singapore 1958: trading barges moored in Singapre River Basin, with the green-roofed Bank of China Building in the background. Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

Travel (26 files)

PMR104-03 Egypt, granite quarries near Aswan: half-quarried obelisk, 138 feet long, abandoned by the Egyptians after the discovery of flaws in the stone. It would have been floated down the Nile on barges to Luxor. Egypt, granite quarries near Aswan: half-quarried obelisk, 138 feet long, abandoned by the Egyptians after the discovery of flaws in the stone. It would have been floated down the Nile on barges to Luxor. Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture
PMR-D0921 Myanmar, Mandalay: barge, laden with timber, on the Ayeyarwady River. Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples
PMR302-10 Germany, Rhineland Palatinate, Koblenz: view of the confluence of the Rivers Mosel (right) and Rhine (left), with the "Deutsches Eck" on the tongue of land between them, where once stood a gigantic equestrian statue of Wilhelm I. Seen from the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, barge
PMR264-11 U.S.A., Florida, Miami: Vizcaya, a villa in the 16th century Italian Renaissance style, built 1914-16 for millionaire James Deering. Here: the "Great Stone Barge", a strip of land, built up into the likeness of a boat. Keywords: historic, national heritage, architecture, culture, picturesque, residence
PMR262-07 Germany, Rhineland Palatinate: barge on the River Mosel, with vine-covered slopes in the background. Keywords: picturesque, Rheinland-Pfalz, trade, water-transport, German flag, wine-growing, grapes, vineyards, cultivation
PMR262-06 Germany, Rhineland Palatinate: Dutch barge going through the locks at Schleich on the River Mosel. Keywords: picturesque, Rheinland-Pfalz, trade, water-transport, German flag
PMR-D3995 People's Republic of China, Jiangsu Province, Wuzhen, a historic village with wooden buildings dating from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, made prosperous by its former silk trade: evening view of Xishi River, overlooked by a row of ancient residences. Keywords: architecture, Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, picturesque, national heritage, Venice of the East, ancient, photogenic, boat, barge, lights
PMR-D3994 People's Republic of China, Jiangsu Province, Wuzhen, a historic village with wooden buildings dating from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, made prosperous by its former silk trade: evening view of Xishi River, overlooked by a row of ancient residences. Keywords: architecture, Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, picturesque, national heritage, Venice of the East, ancient, photogenic, boat, barge, lights
PMR-D3993 People's Republic of China, Jiangsu Province, Wuzhen, a historic village with wooden buildings dating from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, made prosperous by its former silk trade: evening view of Xishi River, overlooked by a row of ancient residences. Keywords: architecture, Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, picturesque, national heritage, Venice of the East, ancient, photogenic, boat, barge, lights
PMR-D3992 People's Republic of China, Jiangsu Province, Wuzhen, a historic village with wooden buildings dating from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, made prosperous by its former silk trade: evening view of Xishi River, overlooked by a row of ancient residences. Keywords: architecture, Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, picturesque, national heritage, Venice of the East, ancient, photogenic, boat, barge, lights
PMR-D3551 People's Republic of China, Jiangsu Province, Suzhou: a picturesque waterway, off the Kaiser Canal, decorated with orange lanterns. Keywords: architecture, Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, culture, historic, national heritage, bridges, barges
PMR-D3550 People's Republic of China, Jiangsu Province, Suzhou: a picturesque waterway, off the Kaiser Canal, decorated with orange lanterns. Keywords: architecture, Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, culture, historic, national heritage, bridges, barges
PMR-D1936 Cheshire: Bridgewater Canal at Lymm. Keywords: historic, picturesque, Bridgewater Canal, barges, narrow boats, architecture, heritage, mediaeval
PMR-D1935 England, Cheshire, Lymm: narrow boats on the Bridgewater Canal. Keywords: historic, picturesque, Bridgewater Canal, barges, narrow boats, architecture, heritage, mediaeval
PMR-D1934 England, Cheshire, Lymm: narrow boat on the Bridgewater Canal. Keywords: historic, mediaeval, heritage, architecture, narrow boats, barges, Bridgewater Canal, picturesque
PMR-D1933 England, Cheshire, Lymm: narrow boast on the Bridgewater Canal. Keywords: historic, picturesque, Bridgewater Canal, barges, narrow boats, architecture, heritage, mediaeval
PMR-D1924 England, Cheshire, Lymm: narrow boat on the Bridgewater Canal. Keywords: historic, picturesque, Bridgewater Canal, barges, narrow boats, architecture, heritage, mediaeval
PMR457-10 Slovakia, Bratislava: SNP Bridge ("Bridge of the Uprising of the Slovakian People") spans the River Danube to the residential area "Petrzalka", where 150,000 people live. Atop the bridge supports is a restaurant with a panoramic view. Keywords: picturesque, dormitory suburb, river barges, capital city, Pressburg, architecture, national heritage
PMR443-07 Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Greifswald: sailing barge "Aenna te Condern" at her mooring. Keywords: picturesque, ship, boat, sail, maritime, nautical, national heritage
PMR114K-04 England, Staffordshire, Burton-on-Trent: the waterfront pub and restaurant at Barton Marina, with moored narrow boats in the foreground. Keywords: Barton Marina, houseboats, colourful, narrow boats, barges
PMR114K-03 England, Staffordshire, Burton-on-Trent: the waterfront pub and restaurant at Barton Marina, with moored narrow boats in the foreground. Keywords: Barton Marina, houseboats, colourful, narrow boats, barges
PMR114K-02 England, Staffordshire, Burton-on-Trent: the waterfront pub and restaurant at Barton Marina, with moored narrow boats in the foreground. Keywords: Barton Marina, houseboats, colourful, narrow boats, barges
PMR114K-01 England, Staffordshire, Burton-on-Trent: general view of the narrow boats moored in Barton Marina, with reflections in the water. Keywords: Barton Marina, barges, narrow boats, colourful, houseboats
PMR060K-04 Romania, Northern Dobruja, Danube Delta Nature Reserve: a passing Danube barge, seen from a houseboat of Ibis Tours, being towed by a tug.
PMR550-8 Vietnam: The village of My Tho in the Mekong Delta: unloading firewood from a barge. Keywords: village life, menial tasks, poverty, riverside, working conditions, trading, market
PMR353-12 Belgium, Bruges: Minnewater, formerly a dock for barges plying between Bruges and Ghent. Keywords: Brügge, tradition, architecture, heritage, mediaeval, historic