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Background imagePaddle Collection: Greenwich Paddlers

Greenwich Paddlers
1928: London children paddling in the Thames by the Royal Naval College at Greenwich. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePaddle Collection: Evening Paddle

Evening Paddle
Canoes are stacked just off Brooks Lake, located in the backcountry of Northwest Wyoming

Background imagePaddle Collection: Excursion steamer on the Hudson River in New York State in the 1870s

Excursion steamer on the Hudson River in New York State in the 1870s
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Background imagePaddle Collection: Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman

Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman
Newlyweds Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman lean on a white picket fence, after playing ping pong during their honeymoon at El Mirador Hotel

Background imagePaddle Collection: Women Holds Paddle While In Canoe

Women Holds Paddle While In Canoe
(Original Caption) A woman in the front of a canoe holding onto the paddle as she drifts out into a lake. Ca. 1930-1950

Background imagePaddle Collection: Couple Canoeing

Couple Canoeing
(Original Caption) Photo shows a couple canoeing. Ca. early 1950s

Background imagePaddle Collection: Klondike Goldrush; Steamboat

Klondike Goldrush; Steamboat
(Original Caption) Klondike Goldrush: The "White Horse" sternwheeler en route to Dawson. Photograph

Background imagePaddle Collection: Women Pounding and Scrubbing Laundry

Women Pounding and Scrubbing Laundry
(Original Caption) Ca. 1880-Tennessee- Laundry in its primitive stage. Two women pounding and washing clothes in wooden trough in the farm district

Background imagePaddle Collection: Landing Of Roger Williams after Alonzo Chappel

Landing Of Roger Williams after Alonzo Chappel
Landing of Roger Williams, depictig him coming off of his boat and greeting a Native American, who offers him a peace pipe. Undated Engraving

Background imagePaddle Collection: Seminoles Canoeing down Stream

Seminoles Canoeing down Stream
(Original Caption) 3/23/1945-Florida: For many years, Florida's Everglades, extensive swamp region in the Southern of the State

Background imagePaddle Collection: University Freshman Flees Paddle-Weilding Senior

University Freshman Flees Paddle-Weilding Senior
During a New York University hazing ceremony, a freshman flees from a paddle-weilding senior after being dunked in the "Fountain of Knowledge"

Background imagePaddle Collection: Children Playing In Kayak On Shore

Children Playing In Kayak On Shore
(Original Caption) Eskimo children play in kayak on a rockey shore. Undated photograph. (Original Caption)

Background imagePaddle Collection: Couple Finds Secluded Spot On River

Couple Finds Secluded Spot On River
(Original Caption) Moodus, CT: Margaret Buinydas and Jas. J. Woods, Jr. find a secluded spot in their canoe on the Salmon River. Photo circa 1950

Background imagePaddle Collection: Boating Party Of South Americans

Boating Party Of South Americans
(Original Caption) Photo shows a boating party of South Americans. Four of them are seated, and three of them stand. One of those standing paddles while one of the seated passengers steers. Undated

Background imagePaddle Collection: Color Print Depicting the Horticultural Hall at the World's Columbian Exposition

Color Print Depicting the Horticultural Hall at the World's Columbian Exposition
Illustration of the Horticultural Hall at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, held in Chicago, Illinois

Background imagePaddle Collection: Illustration of Native Americans in a Canoe

Illustration of Native Americans in a Canoe
(Original Caption) Boats of the American Indians used in river transportation. The Balza. Undated illustration. (ORIGINAL CAPTION) BPA2 #3012

Background imagePaddle Collection: Color Print Depicting the Horticultural Hall at the World's Columbian Exposition

Color Print Depicting the Horticultural Hall at the World's Columbian Exposition
Illustration of the Horticultural Hall at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, held in Chicago, Illinois

Background imagePaddle Collection: Fur Traders Descending the Missouri by George Caleb Bingham

Fur Traders Descending the Missouri by George Caleb Bingham
(Original Caption) "Fur Traders Descending the Missouri." Painting by George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879). BPA2# 5166

Background imagePaddle Collection: Student Hazing At New York University

Student Hazing At New York University
(Original Caption) 10/12/1951-New York, NY: Thoroughly soaked freshmen are forced to run down an "ausle" of paddle bearing upperclassmen

Background imagePaddle Collection: Kids Watch Paddle-Wheel Boat

Kids Watch Paddle-Wheel Boat
(Original Caption) 5/20/1955-A paddle-wheeler catches the youngsters interest as they wind up their preview visit at one of the "Rivers of America." Their reaction

Background imagePaddle Collection: Kayaking Race In The Olympic Games

Kayaking Race In The Olympic Games
(Original Caption) 10/22/1968-Mexico City: Paddles fill the air as the first heat of the men's kayak fours gets under way 10/22. Rumania finished first, Norway second, and Finland third

Background imagePaddle Collection: Demonstrators Paddle Down Milwaukee River

Demonstrators Paddle Down Milwaukee River
Students paddle down the Milwaukee River on homemade rafts on Earth Day to protest water pollution

Background imagePaddle Collection: Rowboats In A Clump In Artificial Lake

Rowboats In A Clump In Artificial Lake
(Original Caption) 6/6/1972-Paris, France: Anyone who wants one can have his pick of rowboats at the artificial lake that runs alongside the Bots de Bologne in Paris

Background imagePaddle Collection: Wooden boat floating in the water

Wooden boat floating in the water
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Background imagePaddle Collection: Illustration, girl wearing helmet riding bicycle, side view

Illustration, girl wearing helmet riding bicycle, side view

Background imagePaddle Collection: Young man holding paddle of rubber dinghy in front of his face

Young man holding paddle of rubber dinghy in front of his face, having fun boating, transition of Lake Constance into Seerhein river and Untersee lake, Taegerwilen, Switzerland, Europe

Background imagePaddle Collection: Maid Of The Mist

Maid Of The Mist
1859: Tourists on the US shore of the Niagara River board the single smoke stack paddle steamer Maid of the Mist

Background imagePaddle Collection: Waving From The Shore

Waving From The Shore
Slaves picking cotton along a river wave to a group of men who sits on bales as they ride a barge, mid-1800s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imagePaddle Collection: Standing man wearing wetsuit, helmet and buoyancy aid, holding a double-bladed paddle

Standing man wearing wetsuit, helmet and buoyancy aid, holding a double-bladed paddle

Background imagePaddle Collection: Illustration of teenagers wearing hardhats paddling yellow canoe between rocks on river

Illustration of teenagers wearing hardhats paddling yellow canoe between rocks on river

Background imagePaddle Collection: Three stages of kayaker performing forward sweep

Three stages of kayaker performing forward sweep

Background imagePaddle Collection: White-water slalom racer holding paddle in vertical position while passing through gate

White-water slalom racer holding paddle in vertical position while passing through gate

Background imagePaddle Collection: Illustration of Maori decorated wooden paddle, New Zealand

Illustration of Maori decorated wooden paddle, New Zealand

Background imagePaddle Collection: Seaside Bathers

Seaside Bathers
circa 1910: Bathers enjoying the sea air at Teignmouth, Devon. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePaddle Collection: On The Beach

On The Beach
1892: A group of ladies brave the waves on a British beach. (Photo by Paul Martin/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePaddle Collection: Bathing At Ostende

Bathing At Ostende
1st July 1880: Bathers enjoying a splash in the sea at Ostende, Belgium (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePaddle Collection: Paddle steamer on the Elbe River at the Terrassenufer promenade in Dresden

Paddle steamer on the Elbe River at the Terrassenufer promenade in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Background imagePaddle Collection: Rowers, Old Main River near Volkach

Rowers, Old Main River near Volkach, Mainschleife, loop in the Main River, Mainfranken, Lower Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Background imagePaddle Collection: Fishing boats on the clear lake Almotjonna, Denstad, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Fishing boats on the clear lake Almotjonna, Denstad, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Background imagePaddle Collection: Fishing boat on the clear lake Almotjonna, Denstad, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Fishing boat on the clear lake Almotjonna, Denstad, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Background imagePaddle Collection: Bridge & Barnhill

Bridge & Barnhill
circa 1895: Boys paddling in a river by a railway bridge at Barnhill, Perth

Background imagePaddle Collection: Cooling Off

Cooling Off
August 1919: Bathing belles paddling at Southend-on-Sea, Essex. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePaddle Collection: Beach Exercises

Beach Exercises
29th March 1929: A group of children playing at aerobics in the sea at Bognor. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePaddle Collection: Young Paddlers

Young Paddlers
circa 1907: Little girls paddling in the sea at Teignmouth, Devon. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePaddle Collection: Sea Wall Line

Sea Wall Line
circa 1890: A cargo train on Admiralty Pier, Dover, and the paddle steamer Calais/Dourre I moored alongside at one of the Western Berths. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePaddle Collection: Cooling Off

Cooling Off
August 1919: London children bathing at the foot of Nelsons Column in Trafalgar Square during a heatwave. (Photo by Roper/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePaddle Collection: Bumping Race

Bumping Race
19th May 1909: A bumping race during the Oxford Eights Week. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePaddle Collection: Holiday Beach

Holiday Beach
June 1909: People paddling in the sea and playing on Lowestoft beach on the Whit Monday. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePaddle Collection: Park Paddlers

Park Paddlers
August 1911: A crowd of people take to the water of the Serpentine in Hyde Park to cool off, during the heatwave. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePaddle Collection: Climbing Steps

Climbing Steps
10th July 1945: A child climbs the steps at Roehamptons outdoor swimming pool in South London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 1481 - Swim Pool Fantasy - pub

Background imagePaddle Collection: Sea Bathing

Sea Bathing
A huddle of bathing machines trundle into the sea at Scarborough, allowing demure tourists to swim in total privacy

Background imagePaddle Collection: Scarborough Beach

Scarborough Beach
9th August 1952: Families enjoy paddling at the seaside resort of Scarborough in North Yorkshire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5997 - A Trip To Scarborough - pub


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