Dredger Collection

Opening of the Colchester Oyster Fishery
Ceremonial scene at the opening of the annual Colchester Oyster Fishery. On the first Friday of September the Mayor of Colchester, the Town Clerk

The tug Slavonia parting company with Dredger 13
An episode of the recent winter storms: The tug Slavonia parting company with Dredger 13 in the trough of gigantic waves as an Atlantic hurricane snaps the powerful hawser like a strand of cotton

Stone-lifting machine number two [Russian Empire], 1909. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Stone-lifting machine number two [Russian Empire], 1909. In album: Views along the Mariinskii Canal and river system, Russian Empire, LOT 10332-A, no. 85.

Careening Bay, Sebastopol - sketched by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Creator: J. A. Crowe
Careening Bay, Sebastopol - sketched by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Little more than twelve months ago the docks and harbours of Sebastopol Bay...were crowded with that powerful Russian fleet which was

Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Panama Canal, 1913. The U.S. Corozal dredger working on the Culebra Cut, which was a difficult section of the canal, prone to mudslides

Single winch oyster dredge, Cornwall County Fisheries Exhibition, Truro, Cornwall. July to August 1893
A view of the open fishing boat with fishing gear and winch, probably sitting on the River Kenwyn at Back Quay in Truro. The main exhibition site was a field at the top of Lemon Street

Blyth Harbour 28908_064
Blyth Harbour, Northumberland, 2016. UKD Marlin, a trailing suction hopper dredger at work in the harbour mouth

Building Panama canal, Dredger on Fox River
Vintage 19th century photograph: Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880's under the supervision of Ferdinand de

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Pecheur (a la drague); Dredger; Austernfischer (engraving)
7197013 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Pecheur (a la drague); Dredger; Austernfischer (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gold mining and extraction (b / w photo)
6013726 Gold mining and extraction (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold mining and extraction)

The Difficulties in the Completion of the Panama Canal, some Views of the Works (engraving)
1047775 The Difficulties in the Completion of the Panama Canal, some Views of the Works (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A dredger on a canal (pen & ink over wash on paper)
449345 A dredger on a canal (pen & ink over wash on paper) by Savery, Roelandt Jacobsz. (1576-1639); 19x32.8 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

View of barges in the Panama Canal under construction, 1912 or 1913
MNY381031 View of barges in the Panama Canal under construction, 1912 or 1913 (silver gelating print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 12.7x17.8 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Building Panama canal, Canal dredger
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Canal dredger

Dredger, Port Said, Suez Canal
Vintage 19th century photograph: dredger, Port Said, Suez Canal

Device for dredging the sea, Stanza della Mattematica, 1587-1609 (fresco)
BEN224391 Device for dredging the sea, Stanza della Mattematica, 1587-1609 (fresco) by Parigi, Giulio (1571-1635) (attr.to); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Drague marine (engraving)
3655490 Drague marine (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drague marine. Illustration for Les Grands Travaux Du Siecle by J B Dumont (Hachette)

Drague americaine (engraving)
3655489 Drague americaine (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drague americaine)

Ballast-heavers 1850s
Ballast-heavers or also named as mudlarks at work, labourers dredging the River Thames for the opportunity of finding something valuable amongst the mud

Advert for Mappin & Webb sterling silver xmas gifts 1927
Mappin & Webbs range of sterling silver Christmas gifts. 1927

Advert for Mappin & Webb Edwardian items 1907
Selection of Princes plate and sterling silver items from 1907. Date: 1907

Dredging in the East River, (oil on canvas)
651052 Dredging in the East River, (oil on canvas) by Twachtman, John Henry (1853-1902); 30.4 x45.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dredging in the East River. John Henry Twachtman (1853-1902)

Dredging Machinery used in the Suez Canal (engraving)
2791384 Dredging Machinery used in the Suez Canal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dredging Machinery used in the Suez Canal)

Well Cleaner, Oyster Seller and Vinegar Seller at the time of Louis XIII (1601-43)
PER207536 Well Cleaner, Oyster Seller and Vinegar Seller at the time of Louis XIII (1601-43), from Costumes de Paris a Travers les Siecles ed

Port Said, entrance to the Suez Canal, c. 1900 (colour photochrom)
5322731 Port Said, entrance to the Suez Canal, c.1900 (colour photochrom); Private Collection; (add.info.: Suez Canal which connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez)

La Drague de Dieppe, c. 1885 (etching & burnished aquatint in black and blue ink)
883637 La Drague de Dieppe, c.1885 (etching & burnished aquatint in black and blue ink) by Guerard, Henri-Charles (1846-97); 29.7x49.8 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Dredger (chromolitho)
977662 Dredger (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dredger. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

La drague de Dieppe, c. 1885 (etching & aquatint with ink)
2961332 La drague de Dieppe, c.1885 (etching & aquatint with ink) by Guerard, Henri-Charles (1846-97); 26.7x47.8 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Warships in the Suez Canal (colour litho)
2795800 Warships in the Suez Canal (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Warships in the Suez Canal. Led by the Russian battleship Pobeda)

View of dredges and boats at a lock in the Panama Canal during construction
MNY381065 View of dredges and boats at a lock in the Panama Canal during construction, 1912 or 1913 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

Suez Canal, ship and dredging machine, c. 1900 (colour photochrom)
5322735 Suez Canal, ship and dredging machine, c.1900 (colour photochrom); Private Collection; (add.info.: Suez Canal which connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez)

Dredging Machine (engraving)
5207062 Dredging Machine (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dredging Machine)

The New Ship Canal between the Baltic and the German Ocean, of which the Dam was lately pierced by the German Emperor
1062514 The New Ship Canal between the Baltic and the German Ocean, of which the Dam was lately pierced by the German Emperor (engraving) by English School

Bristol mud scraper BD6, designed by Brunel to remove mud from lock and basin sides so it could be dredged. She was in service from 1843 to 1961 when this picture was taken

The dredger Wilton seen here passing under the Newport lifting bridge. 9th July 1971

John Tholen chief executive of the Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority seen shortly after the naming ceremony for the £ 2.7 million dredger Heortnesse. 12th December 1979

Sand Dredgers on the Elbe, 1906. Creator: Ernst Kirchner
Sand Dredgers on the Elbe, 1906

Boy casts his fishing line into River Dee at Kirkcudbright
A boy casts his fishing line into the River Dee from the harbour wall in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is a gloomy winter day

Canal of Suez - Tussun curve, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Canal of Suez - Tussun curve, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

An Outdoor Sketch, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
An Outdoor Sketch, (c1900). Coastal scene, print after an early-19th century painting by William James Muller. From English water-colour with reproductions of drawings by eminent painters

The Tower of London, c1827, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
The Tower of London, c1827, (c1900). A steam-powered ballast dredger on the River Thames in London, with the Tower of London in distance. Print after a painting by Clarkson Stanfield

View of a sand vessel on the River Thames at Vauxhall, London, c1820

Building of the Panama Canal, Panama, late 19th-early 20th century. The idea of building a canal between the Atlantic and Pacific was first planned by the French civil engineer

Panama Dredger 2 1889
Dredger - possibly a Renfrew - in the River Chagres, used by the French company in their abortive attempt to construct the Panama Canal. Date: 1889

Construction Haifa harbour Dredger Hard work deepening
Construction of the Haifa harbour. Dredger in the Haifa harbour. Hard at work deepening harbour area. 1920, Israel, Haifa

Isma lia canal dredger lookings towards war
Isma lia. The canal, showing the dredger (looking S. towards war monument). 1934, Egypt, Ismailia

Sinai desert Suez Canal dredger work 1900 Egypt
To Sinai via the desert, Suez Canal dredger at work 1900, Egypt

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"Dredger: Unveiling the Hidden Depths of Progress and Exploration" Witness the historic moment at the Opening of the Colchester Oyster Fishery, as a powerful dredger sets sail to harvest nature's bounty. The tug Slavonia bids farewell to Dredger 13, embarking on another daring mission in uncharted waters, leaving behind a trail of possibilities. Behold the mighty dredger that shaped history during the construction of the Panama Canal, tirelessly removing obstacles and paving way for global connectivity. In an age of ambition and innovation, a determined dredger plies through Fox River, contributing to mankind's relentless pursuit of progress. Step back in time with Panama Dredger 2 from 1889 - an engineering marvel that defied limitations and reshaped landscapes for generations to come. Discover how a single winch oyster dredge revolutionized Cornwall County Fisheries Exhibition in Truro; showcasing ingenuity amidst natural abundance (July-August 1893). From East London to Cape Colony in South Africa, witness how industrious dredgers transformed coastal regions into thriving hubs of trade and prosperity. Travel back to Victorian times with Mappin Brothers' advert showcasing exquisite gifts inspired by maritime wonders - including intricate designs reminiscent of majestic dredgers (1896). Explore West Africa's rich gold mining heritage as Kyebi witnesses relentless efforts by brave souls who dared challenge nature's secrets with their trusty gold dredgers. Blyth Harbour stands as a testament to human resilience - where countless hours were spent maneuvering powerful dredgers against tides, shaping ports that connect nations (28908_064). Le Vocabulaire Illustre reveals diverse fishing techniques: "Pecheur à la drague" showcases traditional methods while "Dredger" captures modern advancements transforming industries worldwide; Austernfischer engraving highlights the timeless pursuit of oyster treasures.