Levee Collection

Riverboats at Shreveport, Louisiana, 1870s
Stevedores loading barrels at the Red River levee at Shreveport, Louisiana, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Docks, Bristol, England, UK, Europe

Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1860s
Riverboats loading at the Ohio River levee in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Geoffrey Keyes and his father
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes, with his son Geoffrey in a the full dress uniform of a subaltern in the Royal Scots Greys

THE GREAT CHEESE LEVEE. The Great Cheese Levee at the White House on 22 February 1837, when hundreds of visitors carried away most of a 1

NEW ORLEANS, 1884. The Levee in New Orleans. Lithograph, 1884, by Currier & Ives

Paddle steamers at the Levee, 1850
3478558 Paddle steamers at the Levee, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting paddle steamers at the Levee in San Francisco. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Loading bales of cotton for export, Savannah, Georgia, USA. Wood engraving c1870
530415 Loading bales of cotton for export, Savannah, Georgia, USA. Wood engraving c1870; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Sailing ship on the Beneden Merwede at the Papendrechtse Dijk, 1729. Creator: Aert Schouman
Sailing ship on the Beneden Merwede at the Papendrechtse Dijk, 1729. Dike between Papendrecht and Sliedrecht

The Levee, Baton Rouge, La. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
The Levee, Baton Rouge, La. c.between 1910 and 1920

The Speaker of the House of Commons Levee, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Speaker of the House of Commons Levee, [London], 1857. The Right Honourable the Speaker of the House of Commons gave his last Parliamantary full-dress dinner on Saturday evening

View of the Inn De Schulp and the Herberg Rozendael on the Ringdijk in Amsterdam, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon
View of the Inn De Schulp and the Herberg Rozendael on the Ringdijk in Amsterdam, 1700-1799. On the left the Oetewaler Bridge over the Ringvaart

View of Schenkenschans, 1666-1706. Creator: Jan van Call
View of Schenkenschans, 1666-1706

The Levee, Louisville, Ky. c.between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
The Levee, Louisville, Ky. c.between 1900 and 1910

Raft passing drawbridge, Winona, Minn. between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
Raft passing drawbridge, Winona, Minn. between 1880 and 1899

Winona bridges over the Mississippi, c1898. Creator: Unknown
Winona bridges over the Mississippi, c1898

Levee below the bridge, The, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
Levee below the bridge, The, between 1880 and 1899

Mule teams and the levee, New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Mule teams and the levee, New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1900 and 1910

Along the levee, Cincinnati, Ohio, c1907. Creator: Unknown
Along the levee, Cincinnati, Ohio, c1907

The Levee, Vicksburg, Miss. between 1900 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
The Levee, Vicksburg, Miss. between 1900 and 1920

High Water at New Orleans, La. Levee, March 23, 1903, c1903. Creator: Unknown
High Water at New Orleans, La. Levee, March 23, 1903, c1903

The municipal levee at Greenville, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The municipal levee at Greenville, Mississippi

Stern wheeler pulled up to the municipal levee at Greenville, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Stern wheeler pulled up to the municipal levee at Greenville, Mississippi. [Towboat: Sanford E. Hutson]

Woman looks at Gries Glacier and lake, Valais, Ulrichen, Switzerland (MR)

The war in America: General Pope's division at the Levee, Ca
General Pope's division on its way from New Madrid to reinforce General Halleck, near Corinth. Reinforcements are seen arriving by train for the Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7th 1862

"His First Levee", 1890. Creator: Unknown
" His First Levee", 1890

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Small old cars along dike or levee, Holland, Netherlands Date: 11/11/2005

The Bessie Levee, along a subsidiary... Mississippi River, near Tiptonville, Tennessee, 1937. Creator: Walker Evans
The Bessie Levee, along a subsidiary of the Mississippi River, near Tiptonville, Tennessee. The levee has been augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood

The Bessis Levee, along a subsidiary of the Mississippi River, near Tiptonville, Tennessee, 1937. Creator: Walker Evans
The Bessie Levee, along a subsidiary of the Mississippi River, near Tiptonville, Tennessee. The levee has been augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood

The Bessie Levee augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood, Near Tiptonville, Tennessee, 1937
The Bessie Levee augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood. Near Tiptonville, Tennessee

The Bessie Levee augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood near Tiptonville, Tennessee, 1937
The Bessie Levee augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood near Tiptonville, Tennessee

The Bessie Levee, along a subsid... Mississippi River, near Tiptonville, Tennessee, 1937. Creator: Walker Evans
The Bessie Levee, along a subsidiary of the Mississippi River, near Tiptonville, Tennessee. The levee has been augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood

The Bessie Levee augmented with sand bags, near Tiptonville, Tennessee, 1937. Creator: Walker Evans
The Bessie Levee augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood near Tiptonville, Tennessee

A "Levee of the Brave, "Lucknow, Veterans of the Mutiny passing before the Prince (engraving)
1059133 A " Levee of the Brave, " Lucknow, Veterans of the Mutiny passing before the Prince (engraving) by Durand

Levee held at St Jamess Palace by His Royal Highness the Duke of York, Tuesday, 13 March (engraving)
1604924 Levee held at St Jamess Palace by His Royal Highness the Duke of York, Tuesday, 13 March (engraving) by Wilson, Thomas Walter (1851-1912); Private Collection; (add.info)

At the Levee, (oil on panel)
823090 At the Levee, (oil on panel) by Walker, William Aiken (1838-1921); 15.9x30.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Levee. William Aiken Walker (1838-1921). Oil on panel

Polo with Nawabs of Baltistan at Skardo, North Kashmir (engraving)
1626572 Polo with Nawabs of Baltistan at Skardo, North Kashmir (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Polo with Nawabs of Baltistan at Skardo, North Kashmir)

The Viceroy of India in Burmah (engraving)
1623250 The Viceroy of India in Burmah (engraving) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Viceroy of India in Burmah)

The lever of King Louis XIV (colour litho)
2795499 The lever of King Louis XIV (colour litho) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The lever of King Louis XIV)

Her Majestys Levee (engraving)
1586802 Her Majestys Levee (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Her Majestys Levee. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 4 June 1842)

Irish gentlemen drinking punch at a committee meeting to discuss a pillar to commemorate King George IVs visit to Ireland. A pillar committee

Terre a Terre to the Left Seen from Behind (top) and
GG128236 Terre a Terre to the Left Seen from Behind (top) and The Levee upon a Stop (bottom), c.1750 (oil on canvas) by Butler, Thomas, of Pall Mall (fl.1750-59) (attr)

The Scholar Mounted between the Pillars (top) and
GG128234 The Scholar Mounted between the Pillars (top) and The Levee or Pesade Seen from Before (bottom), c.1750 (oil on canvas) by Butler, Thomas, of Pall Mall (fl.1750-59) (attr)

Along Bayou Saint John, New Orleans, 1910 (b / w photo)
779163 Along Bayou Saint John, New Orleans, 1910 (b/w photo) by Detroit Publishing Co. (1880-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louisiana); American, out of copyright

The St. Louis Levee in the 1870s, 1914 (screen print)
3036032 The St. Louis Levee in the 1870s, 1914 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Vintage illustration of a paddleboat at the St)

A Levee at St Jamess Palace (colour litho)
559445 A Levee at St Jamess Palace (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Levee at St Jamess Palace)

Lord Cowdray and Lord Rattendone leaving for King George Vs Jubilee Levee at St Jamess Palace, London. 1935

The Levee, at New Orleans (engraving)
1609591 The Levee, at New Orleans (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Levee, at New Orleans. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 5 June 1858)

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"Guardians of the Waters: The Mighty Levees that Shaped History" Riverboats at Shreveport, Louisiana, 1870s: Navigating the turbulent currents, riverboats find solace in the embrace of sturdy levees. Docks, Bristol, England, UK, Europe: Across continents and oceans, the concept of levees transcends borders to protect bustling docks from unruly tides. Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1860s: A testament to human resilience against nature's might as Cincinnati's determined residents fortify their city with steadfast levees. Geoffrey Keyes and his father: In a tender moment passed down through generations, young Geoffrey learns about his family's legacy in building robust levee systems. THE GREAT CHEESE LEVEE: Amidst political fanfare and presidential indulgence lies an amusing tale of a colossal cheese vanishing into eager hands on a historic White House day. Cotton loaded on steamboats by black slaves in New Orleans: The haunting image of enslaved souls laboring tirelessly along the Mississippi River's edge reveals how even nature's barriers couldn't impede their indomitable spirit. NEW ORLEANS 1884: The Levee in New Orleans. Currier & Ives immortalize New Orleans' vibrant scene where life intertwines with mighty levees guarding against watery intrusions. The war in America: General Pope's division at the Levee As conflict rages across divided lands during wartime strife; soldiers gather strength alongside towering embankments - symbols of protection amidst chaos. Woman looks at Gries Glacier and lake Valais Ulrichen Switzerland (MR): Nature herself creates her own magnificent version of a "levee, " showcasing glaciers standing tall as guardians shielding pristine lakes below from icy torrents above. Rappahannock River, Virginia.