Plank Collection (page 13)

HAMMERSMITH BRIDGE, 1828. View of the suspension bridge over the Thames in Hammersmith, London, England. Steel engraving, English, 1828, after Thomas Shepherd

BROOKLYN BRIDGE: CAISSON. Laborers in the caisson at the Brooklyn end of the bridge. Wood engraving, American, 1870

Men sawing planks using saw pit, with one top-dog and two under-dogs, Dibru-Saikhowa, Assam, India, february

Battle of the Wilderness--Desperate fight on the Orange C. H
Battle of the Wilderness--Desperate fight on the Orange C.H. Plank Road, near Todds Tavern, May 6th, 1864. Date c1887

Silhouettes of soldiers in wartime
Some of our lads -- silhouettes of soldiers in wartime. Including a piper playing the bagpipes, men standing on guard or chatting, a drummer, men carrying tools and materials for trench digging

American troops boarding USS Charles, Southampton, WW1
American troops of the 342nd Infantry Regiment boarding the USS Charles (formerly the USS Harvard) at Dock 20, Southampton, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 27 September 1918

A new thrill for bathers: water sport in 1913
Taxi-ing behind a motor boat: a new thrill for bathers. Water planing on a plank towed at 35 mph. Date: 1913

J Hassall. See saw Margery Daw
See Saw Margery Daw, Johnnie shall have a new master, Johnnie shall have but a penny a day, because he can t work any faster. 20th century

Copperfield / Emily
Little Emily walking on a plank. Date: First published: 1849-50

Carpentry. Close-up of a hammer hitting a nail into a plank of wood

Miners in a timbered tunnel. Historical artwork of workers in a 19th century mine, loading debris and rocks onto a wagon. Timber was used in mines to support the roof

Timber mill sawing machine. Worker placing uncut wooden planks on a sawing machine in a timber mill. The machine moves the uncut planks on a conveyor belt

Archaeological site, Novgorod, Russia
Archaeological site. Archaeologists excavating near the Trinity Church in Novgorod, Russia. This Russian Orthodox church was originally built in the 14th century

River toad. Species of Bufo toad found by a river. Photographed in Gunung Mulu National Park, in Sarawak, the Malaysian part of the island of Borneo

Chain mortiser saw, 19th century
Chain mortiser saw, 19th-century artwork. This type of saw is designed to cut square holes in wood, here in a plank being held in place by a clamp

Nature reserve boardwalk. This boardwalk trail is passing through a Phragmites reedbed. Photographed in December, at Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve

Sawmill, 16th century artwork. This sawmill is being operated by pulling on a rope attached to a crank and pulley system. This powers a vertical chainsaw

EDDIE PLANK (1875-1926). Known as Gettysburg Eddie. American baseball pitcher. Photographed while with the Philadelphia Athletics, early 20th century

COLORADO: LUMBERING, c1900. Donkeys being used as pack trains with large planks of lumber strapped to their sides, Colorado. Photograph, c1900

Cell contents, Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire
The interior and meagre contents of a cell at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire. The inmate sleeps on a plank bed covered by a thin mattress

Fisherman at Torcross, Devon
Fisherman at the village of Torcross, South Devon, sitting on a plank of wood, relaxing and smoking his pipe. (1 of 3)

WWII recycling: mine bomb seating / W H Robinson
Take a couple of deadly sea mines, lay a wooden plank across the top, place somewhere scenic (preferably looking out to sea) sit on aforementioned plank and relax while you darn a jumper or two

Bathing Beauty
Latest Photographic Notes: Well Developed - a fine photographic postcard of a fetching young lady in her best pearls and favourite stripey bathing costume, perching delicately on the end of the quay

Sawing a large plank
Two carpenters use a large upright saw to split a large wooden plank. A colleague is signalling a break with the arrival of a cup of tea, whilst two boys look on with keen interest

Boys on See-Saw / C19Th
Two boys fashion a see-saw from a plank of wood and a fence

Rowing boats on Windermere at sunset Cumbria UK
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A women on the the Go Ape aerial challenge in Grizedale Forest in Cumbria UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Loading timber for export, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, island of Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Boatbuilder, Sunda Kelapa (Old Port), Jakarta (Djakarta), Java, Indonesia

Wooden jetty and volcanoes in the distance, Lago Atitlan (Lake Atitlan), Guatemala, Central America

Timber, British Columbia, Canada, North America

45 / FLIGHT OF CHARLES
The Young Pretender, Charles Stuart embarks a ship to France after his defeat at the Battle of Culloden

Victorian See-Saw
A group of Victorian children on a makeshift see-saw, fashioned from a tree trunk and a plank of wood

French Signwriter C18Th
A French signwriter astride a wooden plank pauses from painting a carved inn sign to accept a glass of red wine from a barmaid who leans precariously from a balcony. Date: 18th century

Flushing 4 / Pillement
Flushing in the province of Zeeland: depicting barges laden with cargo. A sailor walks a plank between two vessels using a pole to aid his balance

Narrow Plank Bridge
Though rudimentary in design, this bridge, consisting of a single wooden plank, provides the pedestrian with a simple yet efficaceous means of traversing a narrow stream

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"Solitary Boy finds solace in the art of balancing on a plank in Glasgow. " "Two Jackdaws perch on a weathered plank, overlooking the turquoise waters of Georgetown, Grand Cayman. " "As the sun sets over Lake Windermere, rowing boats glide gracefully along the water's edge, their oars rhythmically hitting the wooden planks. " "The Alcudia Beach pier stretches out into the crystal-clear waters of Mallorca, Spain, inviting visitors to stroll along its sturdy planks. " "A convict in a prison cell finds temporary escape as he turns a hand-crank attached to an old wooden plank. " "In post-war chaos, amidst unexploded bombs and destruction, a milk man with his horse and float stands resolute on the cracked streets where danger lurks beneath every plank. " "A vintage circus poster from 1899 showcases acrobats fearlessly leaping over elephants with nothing but thin planks separating them from gravity's grasp. " "Jesus as a young boy carries a simple plank of wood - foreshadowing his future role as humanity's salvation upon another wooden beam. " "Beneath Smarden's Old Church Gate Farm lies history etched into its weathered planks - tales whispered by generations past through delicate watercolors and scratching out techniques. "Domenico Fetti captures human folly in 'The Parable of Mote and Beam, ' reminding us that even small imperfections can overshadow greater truths like beams overshadowing mere motes on an ancient wooden floorboard. " "At Salcombe beach in Devon, people bask under sunny skies while strolling barefoot across warm sandy shores or resting upon driftwood planks washed ashore by gentle waves.