Polperro 07-03-2005 Image by Karen Roe One of the most popular places in Cornwall, the village of Polperro is undoubtedly one of the prettiest. Packed tightly into a steep valley on either side of the River Pol, the quaint colour-washed cottages and twisting streets offer surprises at every turn: the Saxon and Roman bridges, the […]
Image from page 120 of “Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland” (1827) – The Great Fish River Museum
Image from page 120 of “Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland” (1827) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: illustrationsof00brow Title: Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland Year: 1827 (1820s) Authors: Brown, Thomas, 1785-1862 Subjects: Mollusks Publisher: Edinburgh : W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars London : S. Highley Contributing […]
Image from page 122 of “Catalogue of drawings by Dutch and Flemish artists preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum” (1915) – The Great Fish River Museum
Image from page 122 of “Catalogue of drawings by Dutch and Flemish artists preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum” (1915) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: catalogueofdrawi01brit Title: Catalogue of drawings by Dutch and Flemish artists preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum […]
Chebacco Boat – The Great Fish River Museum
Chebacco Boat Image by roncohencom These photos tell the story of a mast raising, using 18th Century methods, on a chebacco boat, a small two-masted fishing vessel of the period. The boat in question is the Lewis H. Story, a replica built in 1998. It had undergone long-deferred repairs, and needed only its masts refitted […]
Image from page 58 of “The people of India : a series of photographic illustrations, with descriptive letterpress, of the races and tribes of Hindustan” (1868) – The Great Fish River Museum
Image from page 58 of “The people of India : a series of photographic illustrations, with descriptive letterpress, of the races and tribes of Hindustan” (1868) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: peopleofindiaser05greauoft Title: The people of India : a series of photographic illustrations, with descriptive letterpress, of the races and tribes of Hindustan […]
Townsville Aquarium. Spiky and stripepd fish.
Townsville Aquarium. Spiky and stripepd fish. Image by denisbin In 1863 John Black set up a pastoral run at Cleveland Bay where Townsville now sits. Just to the south was the Burdekin River. A major investor in this pastoral run was Robert Towns who wanted to set up a boiling down works for cattle for […]
That Was the Year That Was – 2002 – The Great Fish River Museum
That Was the Year That Was – 2002 Image by brizzle born and bred The aura of terrorist assaults loomed large in 2002 with deadly attacks in Bali, Moscow and the Middle East. Meanwhile, the U.S. hunted al Qaeda in Afghan caves, prepared to face off Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and fended off snipers around […]
Polperro 07-03-2005 – The Great Fish River Museum
Polperro 07-03-2005 Image by Karen Roe One of the most popular places in Cornwall, the village of Polperro is undoubtedly one of the prettiest. Packed tightly into a steep valley on either side of the River Pol, the quaint colour-washed cottages and twisting streets offer surprises at every turn: the Saxon and Roman bridges, the […]
Chebacco Boat – The Great Fish River Museum
Chebacco Boat Image by roncohencom These photos tell the story of a mast raising, using 18th Century methods, on a chebacco boat, a small two-masted fishing vessel of the period. The boat in question is the Lewis H. Story, a replica built in 1998. It had undergone long-deferred repairs, and needed only its masts refitted […]
Image from page 508 of “American fishes; a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America, with especial reference to habits and methods of capture” (1888) – The Great Fish River Museum
Image from page 508 of “American fishes; a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America, with especial reference to habits and methods of capture” (1888) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: americanfishespo1888good Title: American fishes; a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America, with especial reference […]
Image from page 458 of “American fishes; a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America, with especial reference to habits and methods of capture” (1888) – The Great Fish River Museum
Image from page 458 of “American fishes; a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America, with especial reference to habits and methods of capture” (1888) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: americanfishespo1888good Title: American fishes; a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America, with especial reference […]
Image from page 560 of “The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguis – The Great Fish River Museum
Image from page 560 of “The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguis Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: historyofbirdsth00bing Title: The history of birds : […]
ducks – The Great Fish River Museum
ducks Image by D.C.Atty Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now […]
Image from page 130 of “Ornithological rambles in Sussex; with a systematic catalogue of the birds of that county, and remarks on their local distribution. By A. E. Knox” (1855) – The Great Fish River Museum
Image from page 130 of “Ornithological rambles in Sussex; with a systematic catalogue of the birds of that county, and remarks on their local distribution. By A. E. Knox” (1855) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: ornithologicalra00knox Title: Ornithological rambles in Sussex; with a systematic catalogue of the birds of that county, and remarks […]
Garden and Lodge at Klose to Nature Kamp before 1932 when lodge burned. Photo courtacy of the Paul Bunyan Museum, Akeley MN – The Great Fish River Museum
Garden and Lodge at Klose to Nature Kamp before 1932 when lodge burned. Photo courtacy of the Paul Bunyan Museum, Akeley MN Image by Michael & Sherry Martin Angel Island, Ten Mile Lake near Hackensack MN Also know as Brandt’s Island Notice the large fireplace chimney. It’s the only thing remaining after a fire in […]
Manali Trip 2008 – The Great Fish River Museum
Manali Trip 2008 Image by DJ SINGH Manali, (alt. 1,950 m or 6,398 ft) in the Beas River valley, is an important hill station in the Himalayan mountains of Himachal Pradesh, India, near the northern end of the Kullu Valley. Manali is administratively a part of the Kullu district. The population is approx. 30,000. The […]
Image from page 393 of “The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguis – The Great Fish River Museum
Image from page 393 of “The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguis Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: historyofbirdsth00bing Title: The history of birds : […]
Manali Trip 2008 – The Great Fish River Museum
Manali Trip 2008 Image by DJ SINGH Manali, (alt. 1,950 m or 6,398 ft) in the Beas River valley, is an important hill station in the Himalayan mountains of Himachal Pradesh, India, near the northern end of the Kullu Valley. Manali is administratively a part of the Kullu district. The population is approx. 30,000. The […]
Neighborhood Surrounding Gamble House, Pasadena, California – The Great Fish River Museum
Neighborhood Surrounding Gamble House, Pasadena, California Image by Ken Lund Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population of Pasadena was 137,122, making it the 180th-largest city in the United States, down from 168th place in 2009. Pasadena is the ninth-largest city in […]
Manali Trip 2008 – The Great Fish River Museum
Manali Trip 2008 Image by DJ SINGH Manali, (alt. 1,950 m or 6,398 ft) in the Beas River valley, is an important hill station in the Himalayan mountains of Himachal Pradesh, India, near the northern end of the Kullu Valley. Manali is administratively a part of the Kullu district. The population is approx. 30,000. The […]