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1. Wastdale Village and Valley

Wastdale Village and Valley

Description: "The Wastdale river flows through a beautiful valley into West Water, a lake three miles long by a half mile in width. This is the western part of the lake district, approaching the Irish Sea Coast. The elevation of this lake is only 200 feet above sea level. The village is situated near the foot of the valley."

2. By Avon's banks, Stratford-on-Avon, England

By Avon's banks, Stratford-on-Avon, England

Description: The Upper Avon rises in Northamptonshire and flows through Stratford, the birth place of William Shakespeare, entering the Severn at the northen boundary of Gloucestershire. There is a charm about the town of Stratford-on-Avon that is common to most English rural centers. There is the usual quaint intermingling of the ancient and the modern, the easy transition from busy streets to country lanes, the gardens in the town and the town in the garden, for such is the general suggestion in English country life. But the charm of Stratford is not in its antiquity, although its history may be traced back to the seventh century, nor in its scenery, which is "some of the loveliest and most characteristic" in England, but in its association with one who has been described as "the spokesman of a race to which has fallen a large share of the government of the modern world, and as the chief exponent in literature of the fundamental conception of life held by the Western World at a time when the thought of the East and the West are being brought into searching comparison."

3. Hornister Crag

Description: "West of Lake Thirlmere and south of Lake Derwent, or Derwentwater, rises a steep hill 1190 feet in height, shown in this picture, reaching 560 feet farther toward the heavens."

4. Old Mill Stream - Ambleside

Old Mill Stream - Ambleside

Description: "This is a view of the picturesque mill stream which turned the wheels of the mill immortalized by the artist Turner in his well-known painting. The stream is in Ambleside, a town of three thousand or more inhabitants, which is pleasingly situated about a mile beyond the north end of Lake Windermere in the beautiful little valley of the Rothay River. Ambleside is supposed to have been a Roman station. There are fragments of tessellated pavements and other indications of Roman occupation in the distant past."

5. Colwith Force

Description: "Another mile of difficult travel and one comes upon Colwith Force, which carries the stream with a sudden leap into lower country. Green bushes, grey crags, and darker stripes of moss combine with the tumbling torrent into a glorious picture."

6. Newby Bridge, Ulverston

Newby Bridge, Ulverston

Description: Our last picture shows a scene at Ulverston, a city of ten thousand or more, which one would pass through upon leaving the lake district en route to the Irish coast.

7. Skelwith Force

Description: "A walk of three miles from Ambleside takes one to Skelwith Force, the beautiful waterfall shown here, and its rugged surroundings."

8. View of Rothay River at Rydal

View of Rothay River at Rydal

Description: "Rydal is a typical small English village located on the Rothay River and near the east end of Rydal Lake."

9. Cambridge University varsity crew on the Thames River before meet with Oxford, circa 1925

Cambridge University varsity crew on the Thames River before meet with Oxford, circa 1925

Description: "Photo shows a striking photograph of the Cambridge University varsity crew in final practice on the Thames River, where it will meet Oxford in the annual blue ribbon rowing event of the world, on March 28." Photograph by Kadel and Herbert News Photos.

10. Oxford University varsity rowing crew on the Thames River before the Cambridge-Oxford meet, circa 1925

Oxford University varsity rowing crew on the Thames River before the Cambridge-Oxford meet, circa 1925

Description: "Photo shows a striking picture of the Oxford University rowing varsity crew taking a turn on the Thames River, preparatory to its meeting with Cambridge in the annual world's blue ribbon rowing event, the Cambridge-Oxford meeting on the Thames, March 28." Photograph by Kadel and Herbert News Photos.