Gondola
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The gondola is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon. It is typically propelled by a gondolier, who uses a rowing oar, which is not fa
A gondola ride
La Riva by John Singer Sargent
A gondola on the Grand Canal
Gondolas on the Grand Canal
Rower woman
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Rower woman was a female profession in Stockholm, Sweden, from the 15th century until the early 20th century. It consisted of women who ran a form of early water taxi; rowing people between the island
Humorous drawing of rower women in Stockholm in their typical "weather hoods", preparing to battle the employed ladies from Dalarna and their fancy paddle-wheeled boats, published in 1855.