Pontoons Collection (page 3)

A state barge being used to dock a large boat, 1850
3330580 A state barge being used to dock a large boat, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a state barge being used to dock a large boat. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A state barge being used to dock a large boat, 1850
3330578 A state barge being used to dock a large boat, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a state barge being used to dock a large boat. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A hydraulic lift at the Victoria Docks, 1850
3330523 A hydraulic lift at the Victoria Docks, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a hydraulic lift at the Victoria Docks. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Harriott Riverboat Cruises
2902184 Harriott Riverboat Cruises; (add.info.: Docked beside the uniquely built River walk Amphitheater, this elegant 19th century riverboat is center stage of Montgomerys entertainment district)

Modernization of naval transport in the USSR, c.1930 (poster)
2069750 Modernization of naval transport in the USSR, c.1930 (poster); (add.info.: Coll. Part. History. USSR (Russia). Modernization of the Naval Transportation in USSR

Tobacco House, 1841 (woodcut)
1574642 Tobacco House, 1841 (woodcut); (add.info.: Tobacco house in the London Docks. Woodcut, London, 1841.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Beach and Pier, Paignton (coloured photo)
8675029 Beach and Pier, Paignton (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beach and Pier, Paignton. Illustration for Souvenir of Paignton, c 1910)

Photocard, 1930s: Buenos Aires (coloured photo)
8671659 Photocard, 1930s: Buenos Aires (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buenos Aires)

Real Photographs, c.1939: Liverpool (coloured photo)
8671453 Real Photographs, c.1939: Liverpool (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Liverpool)

Merchant ship, 15th Century (woodcut)
8672865 Merchant ship, 15th Century (woodcut) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Merchant ship, 15th Century)

Launch of the Cologne, Millwall, London (engraving)
8676493 Launch of the Cologne, Millwall, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Launch of the Cologne, Millwall, London)

Hastings from the pier (b/w photo)
8642989 Hastings from the pier (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hastings from the pier)

Bognor: Bognor from the Pier (b/w photo)
8644161 Bognor: Bognor from the Pier (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bognor from the Pier)

The pier, St Leonards-on-Sea (b/w photo)
8642997 The pier, St Leonards-on-Sea (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The pier, St Leonards-on-Sea)

Scotland: Ballachulish, from above the Pier (b/w photo)
8654976 Scotland: Ballachulish, from above the Pier (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ballachulish, from above the Pier)

Hunstanton: View from the Pier (b/w photo)
8650726 Hunstanton: View from the Pier (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: View from the Pier)

Pier Bridge , 1893 (etching and drypoint on cream paper)
8696792 Pier Bridge , 1893 (etching and drypoint on cream paper) by Thaulow, Fritz (1847-1906); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

A weyschuit being hauled ashore in a crowded harbour, c.1672 (graphite)
7341551 A weyschuit being hauled ashore in a crowded harbour, c.1672 (graphite) by Velde, Willem van de, the Elder (1611-93); 44.3x86.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A ship & fishing vessels nr a pier, 1807 (pen and ink, watercolour)
7339131 A ship & fishing vessels nr a pier, 1807 (pen and ink, watercolour) by Gore, Charles (1729-1807); 19.1x28.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

London Docks, 1824 (etching)
7341700 London Docks, 1824 (etching) by Moses, Henry (1782-1870); 11.8x18.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Henry Moses (artist)

View of the Portsmouth docks, from the window of the Royal Navy's arsenal
MMM5480483 View of the Portsmouth docks, from the window of the Royal Navy's arsenal, with a description of a waterfront tavern

Illustration depicting a scene during the London Dock Labourers' Strike, 1889 (engraving)
5616361 Illustration depicting a scene during the London Dock Labourers' Strike, 1889 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Description of the docks in Bristol (England), with Indiaman ships trading and transporting American lumber
MMM5466295 Description of the docks in Bristol (England), with Indiaman ships trading and transporting American lumber, and loads of wood floating on the water with two men in a boat collecting them

The restoration of HMS 'Victory', in the docks basin of Portsmouth (England)
MMM5466202 The restoration of HMS 'Victory', in the docks basin of Portsmouth (England), after the launch of a major national financing operation to save the ship from the victory of

Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after A. Gusman from Eugene Panini's Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages
5912656 Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after A. Gusman from Eugene Panini's Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation, atterages, combats, L. Curmer, Paris, 1844

Scene of activities on the docks in a British port, English and Dutch ships loading goods from warehouses and shops
MMM5459752 Scene of activities on the docks in a British port, English and Dutch ships loading goods from warehouses and shops, onto the docks, and the entry of various ships into the port by Knyff

City and harbour of Cadiz. Engraving. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Cadiz. Museo de Cadiz
CUL4695118 City and harbour of Cadiz. Engraving. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Cadiz. Museo de Cadiz by Unknown Artist; (add.info.: City and harbour of Cadiz. Engraving. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Cadiz)

Diagram of a special dry dock for hauling up a ship for repairs, 1850
3330796 Diagram of a special dry dock for hauling up a ship for repairs, 1850; (add.info.: Diagram of a special dry dock for hauling up a ship for repairs designed by Thomas Morton of Leith)

A hydraulic floating dock, 1850
3330515 A hydraulic floating dock, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a hydraulic floating dock in Bombay. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A Russian circular ironclad the Vice-Admiral Popoff, 1850
3330896 A Russian circular ironclad the Vice-Admiral Popoff, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Russian circular ironclad the Vice-Admiral Popoff in the Nicolaieff Depositing Floating Dock)

Brest, France (engraving)
8677096 Brest, France (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brest, Brittany, France)

In the port of Rotterdam (colour litho)
8663651 In the port of Rotterdam (colour litho) by Heijenbrock , Herman (1871-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the port of Rotterdam, Netherlands)

Shipping coal from Cardiff to the Far East, 1900s (litho)
8655639 Shipping coal from Cardiff to the Far East, 1900s (litho) by Wyllie, Charles William (1853-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shipping coal from Cardiff to the Far East, 1900s)

Advertising card for J & P Coats' spool cotton (colour litho)
8677442 Advertising card for J & P Coats' spool cotton (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Coastwise: Home of Yachtsmen (b/w photo)
8671405 Coastwise: Home of Yachtsmen (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Home of Yachtsmen)

Man slipping on grease and falling ito the water (colour litho)
8656723 Man slipping on grease and falling ito the water (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man slipping on grease and falling ito the water)

You should've seen the one that got away! (colour litho)
8656557 You should've seen the one that got away! (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "You should've seen the one that got away)

Illustration for Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664469 Illustration for Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs Gamp at the Docks)

Southampton Docks from the air (b/w photo)
8634575 Southampton Docks from the air (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Southampton Docks from the air)

The Pier at Berwick (colour litho)
8633239 The Pier at Berwick (colour litho) by Duncan, Edward (1803-82) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pier at Berwick)

Southend-on-Sea from the Pier (b/w photo)
8675125 Southend-on-Sea from the Pier (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Southend-on-Sea from the Pier)

Paignton Green, Pier and Bandstand (coloured photo)
8675035 Paignton Green, Pier and Bandstand (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paignton Green, Pier and Bandstand)

The United Society of Brush Makers, c.1840 (engraving on paper)
7485260 The United Society of Brush Makers, c.1840 (engraving on paper) by Shury, John & Son (fl.c.1840); 41x31 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

A court room scene
5616176 A court room scene; (add.info.: Illustration depicting two boys in the dock in a Magistrate's Court. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1852); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Dock Canada in Liverpool, with an anchored warship, painted with colourful camouflage
MMM5484793 Dock Canada in Liverpool, with an anchored warship, painted with colourful camouflage. Painting by Herbert Barnard John Everett (1876-1949), 1918 gouache by Everett

'His Majesty's Ship Barham hove down by His Majesty's Ship Shannon at the Island of Curacoa'
7341759 'His Majesty's Ship Barham hove down by His Majesty's Ship Shannon at the Island of Curacoa', c.1840 (pen drawing) by Eagles

The 'Kinfauns Castle' as a troop ship, c.1900-05 (Painting)
7337813 The 'Kinfauns Castle' as a troop ship, c.1900-05 (Painting) by Lacy, Charles John de (c.1860-1936); 34.1x49.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

NAPOLEON I Bonaparte (1769-1821). French military man and politician, Emperor of France (1804-1815). Spain
CUL4877011 NAPOLEON I Bonaparte (1769-1821). French military man and politician, Emperor of France (1804-1815). Spain. Peninsular War. Barcelona (February 29, 1808)

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"Pontoons: A Journey Through Art, History, and Innovation" Step into the world as we explore their significance through various artworks and historical events. In "India House, Manchester, 1912, " an oil on canvas masterpiece captures the bustling activity around a pontoon docked at the harbor. The painting portrays the pivotal role these floating structures played in trade and transportation during that era. The launch of "Shamrock II" at Dumbarton in April 20th is frozen in time through a captivating black and white photograph. This America Cup Challenger showcases the elegance and grace with which they were constructed for sailing competitions. An engraving depicting the commencement of Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Railway and Dock takes us back to witness how pontoons facilitated railway expansion by connecting landlocked regions to waterways for efficient transport. Impressionist art lovers will appreciate Monet's "La Grenouillere" from 1869. Amidst vibrant brushstrokes lies a pontoon bridge that adds depth to this scenic riverside gathering spot. It also played a crucial role during wartime. The Battle of Mons in 1914 witnessed their utilization as makeshift bridges enabling troops to cross treacherous waters swiftly. A watercolor painting titled "US Liberty Ship" showcases how these versatile structures aided military efforts during World War II by transporting troops and supplies across oceans efficiently. Traveling back further in time, an atmospheric railway depicted in William Dawson's work from 1848 transports us to Star Cross where innovative pontoons propelled trains over water using compressed air technology - revolutionizing transportation methods once again. Monet's enchanting artwork "Le bassin d'Argenteuil" beautifully captures serene reflections on calm waters surrounding a picturesque pontoon bridge - showcasing its aesthetic appeal beyond functionality.