Directing Collection

Please, Mr Policeman, where is Father Christmas by Matania
In the centre of London, close to Piccadilly Circus, two children stop a policeman from directing traffic to ask him where Father Christmas is

Edgar Wallace - Film Photo
Edgar Wallace (1875 - 1932) English writer of popular thrillers, directing the film Red Aces at Beaconsfield in 1929 1929

Officer and Unicyclist
Police Constable on point duty directing a member of Bertram Mills Circus to Olympia, Hammersmith, London

Guiding Xmas Angel
Angels make themselves useful at Christmas time : this one is directing Santa to a house in the Swedish forest where there are well-behaved children awaiting presents

6th Battalion Royal Tank Corps - manoeuvres in Egypt
6th Battalion Royal Tank Corps - manoeuvres in the Egyptian desert near Cairo from their base at Abbassia. This photograph shows light tanks in action over some rough ground. Date: 1936

Hotel Papua at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Hotel Papua at Port Moresby, the capital city of Papua New Guinea - a local policeman directing the traffic beneath a large clock. Date: 1961

Mortar Calculations - Fort Wright - Fishers Island, New York
Directing the range of the Mortars - Fort Wright - Fishers Island - New York, USA

Melbourne - Victoria, Australia
Swanston Street (looking North) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cop Comfort / W Heath Robinson
A policeman directs the traffic from the comfort of an armchair. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

The Rescue of Zaidi; H. M. Stanleys Anglo-American Expeditio
Engraving showing the rescue of Zaidi from the top of a waterfall during Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Anglo-American expedition of 1874-1877

A London Policeman directing traffic at St. Paul's, London, London, England. Date: 1962

Junction - Angel Street and High Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Date: 1964

Shoot for the invitation for one-woman exhibition
The shoot for the cover photography for the fold-out invitation card to Nancy Sandys Walker's one-woman exhibition 'Feminine Eye View' at the Ilford Gallery, 106/7 High Holborn

Shoot for the invitation for one-woman exhibition
The shoot for the cover photography for the fold-out invitation card to Nancy Sandys Walker's one-woman exhibition 'Feminine Eye View' at the Ilford Gallery, 106/7 High Holborn

Shoot for the invitation for one-woman exhibition
The shoot for the cover photography for the fold-out invitation card to Nancy Sandys Walker's one-woman exhibition 'Feminine Eye View' at the Ilford Gallery, 106/7 High Holborn

Shoot for the invitation for one-woman exhibition
The shoot for the cover photography for the fold-out invitation card to Nancy Sandys Walker's one-woman exhibition 'Feminine Eye View' at the Ilford Gallery, 106/7 High Holborn

Outlook From A Country Cottage
A photograph of an outlook of the countryside from an opening of an old country cottage, with a quaint stone pathway directing our view, an envy of many town dwellers. Date: circa 1929

Piccadilly Circus
A poster style illustration of Piccadilly Circus, crammed with people, a police officer is directing the crowd, searchlights fill the sky. Date: circa 1917

London policeman directing traffic Date: 1923

Walter Forde, four Archibald Nettlefold films - director and star of Wait and See, What Next! and Would You Believe It!, and director of The Silent House Date: 1929

Tony Richardson, English film director and producer
Tony Richardson (Cecil Antonio "Tony" Richardson, 1928-1991), English theatre and film director, and producer

Traffic Policeman directing the traffic at Parliament Street, London. Date: circa 1930

Policeman on traffic duty, London
Policeman directs traffic in Central London during rush hour. Date: circa 1930s

Medical Officer directing the Medical Services
A Medical Officer directing the Medical Services of a London Borough. Date: circa 1941

The Debarkment of Provisions in American Colonies
French sailors move provisions on shore, carrying sacks and barrels towards where more men are building houses. A group of Native Americans stand in the middle, directing people. Date: circa 1700

Parade and Fort of Angostura, near Saltillo
The parade and Fort of Angostura, near Saltillo, on 18th August 1864. The Buena Vista hacienda was the district of general d Ortega

Aztec Warriors directing a caravan of porters on a Mexican Mountain Highway. Date: circa 1519

Cartoon, The Automatic Policeman -- Put a penny in the slot and he stops the traffic. 1889

French Commander directing operations from tree top 1917
Birds-eye view of the battle behind the lines, showing two French Commanders with periscope and map, directing operations and sending their strategy back to the front lines. Date: 1917

GERMAN TRAFFIC POLICE
Traffic in Berlin, with a policeman directing the traffic from a central control box. Date: early 1930s

Fleet Street - 1930s
A rich gentleman crosses Fleet Street outside Prince Henrys Room, one of the few timber- framed buildings (dating from the 1600s) still in existence in London Date: 1930s

MANDARIN & SOLDIERS 1857 MANDARIN & SOLDIERS 1857
Chinese mandarin directing soldiers. Date: 1857

COMMUNE / WOMAN DIRECTING
A woman takes charge of the guns during the defence of the Commune in the Place Taranne Date: 1871

At Full Throttle - two cartoon mice on their motorbike
At Full Throttle - two cartoon mice (rather similar to their more famous cousin in the USA...) zoom along on their motorbike, hinking the horn and transporting a pot plant! Date: 1922

Traffic Policeman at Heyls Corner, Hamilton, Bermuda. Date: circa 1963

Startling Stories - When New York Vanished by Henry Kuttner. A large robotic alien insect is imprisoned under a glass dome and is being experimented on by two male scientists

Rome. Pope Leo XIII directs a phonograph message to the Amer
Leo XIII (1810-1903). Italian Pope (1878-1903), named Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci. Rome. Leo XIII directs a phonograph message to the American Catholic people on the occasion of his jubilee

Laurence Olivier at Chichester Festival Theatre
Sir Laurence Olivier (1907 - 1989) directs a rehearsal at Chichester Festival Theatre. Olivier was the first artistic director of Chichester Festival Theatre which was opened in 1962. Date: 1962

Parisian Officer directing traffic on Les Grand Boulevards
A French Traffic Gendarme with a VERY fine moustache and beard combo direct traffic at a junction on the Grand Boulevards, Paris at the Porte Saint-Denis. Date: circa 1920

WW1 - Heavy traffic - Rouen street - Confectioners Shop
WW1 - The influx of allied soldiers causing extra pedestrian traffic on a Rouen street, to the consternation of some of the locals - exacerbated here by the opening a popular confectioners shop

Switzerland - Brienz - Signpost to the Boat Station
Switzerland - Brienz - A fun carved wooden Signpost to the Boat Station, taking tourists on trips on Lake Brienz in the Bernese Oberland

Proclamation of King George V - Children in the crowd - May, 1910. Date: 1910

London Policemans First Day at Point Duty
With The Force - London Policemans First Day at Point Duty. Date: 1907

Love in a Garden - a smart lady takes charge of her men
Love in a Garden - a smart lady takes charge of her various men, supervising the tasks required! Date: 1901

Happy Familes Playing Cards - Mr Peel the Policeman. circa 1935

Boy in policemans uniform in a garden, pretending to direct traffic. Date: circa 1920s

World War One Army Directing Staff, Thought to be at Camberley, near Farnborough, Surrey, England. Thought to be at Camberley. Date: 1919

Shepherds watching their flocks
Winged angel directing shepherds to the birth of Christ in Bethlehem. Artist: Ada Dennis Date: circa 1903

Massey Shaw fireboat in action, with men directing the large hose

WW2 - Blitz on London - Fire Force Commander taking charge
WW2 - Blitz on London - Fire Force Commander C P McDuell takes charge at a major fire

Generals French and Joffre at the Front, 1914
General French and General Joffre directing operations at the Western Front in October 1914 : " you never know where they are... very often only a single sentry betrays their temporary shelter

American soldiers and Chinese policeman
American soldiers watch a Chinese policeman directing traffic somewhere in China in a town near a U.S. Army base Date: 1943

Kaiser Wilhelm with his generals, WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany giving directions to his generals at the start of the First World War. Date: 1914

Stage illusions
Illustrations depicting various cutting-edge stage illusions at the beginning of the 20th century

French Architect on Site
A French architect with his plans on a construction site, directing the workers. Date: circa 1845

Wellington and Battle
WELLINGTON as military hero - labels bear the names of some of his Peninsula victories, and he is seen directing a battle : this is before Waterloo. Date: 1814

Hypnotist directing group of people to do unusual activities: woman playing washboard, woman riding man, men using brooms as musical instruments, policeman using sausage as weapon. Date 19 - ?

Hypnotist directing people to do unusual activities: woman playing table like a keyboard instrument, man riding chair like a racehorce, men using broom and umbrella as musical instruments

Hypnotist directing a group of people to do unusual things: men pretending to race while seated on man suspended between two chairs and audience volunteering for military duty with brooms as rifles

Schoolchildren on Red Crag, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
These three schoolgirls from Walton-on-the-Naze Secondary School, Essex, are taking direction from a schoolboy operating the camera for a 16mm film project

General Sir Arthur Currie directing a practice attack
General Sir Arthur William Currie (1875-1933), Canadian general, directing a practice attack near the Canadian Front, Topart Mill, during the First World War. Date: June 1917

Savoy Theatre and hotel, the Strand
Entrance to the Savoy Theatre and hotel on the Strand, London with the National Provincial Bank on the corner. A policeman directs traffic. Date: 1947

Filming of Blanche Fury
Scene during the filming of the movie Blanche Fury directed by Marc Allegret and adapted from the novel by Joseph Shearing

Making a TV Programme
Making a programme for Southern Television inside a studio. Date: 1960s

Charles Ray Directing
When his acting career sagged, Charles Ray turned to direction : sadly his movies lacked box-office appeal. But this is a nice intimate shot of 20s film- making. Date: circa 1922

Cleaning Grandpas car
Cleaning Grandfathers pride and joy, his Armstrong Siddeley motor car. Sir directs proceedings from inside the car, poking his head through the sunroof!

Taxi Cab and Motor Fire Escape
A bright and shiny fire engine populated by a team of firemen and ladder are given right of way through a busy street. In the background waits a taxi cab piled high with luggage on its roof

Howard Carter at the excatvation of Tutankhamun
Howard Carter directing operations as a chain of natives remove items from the cave

Boy Scouts directing Traffic in a London Fog, 1909
Illustration showing two Boy Scouts directing traffic and pedestrians, during a heavy fog in London, 1909

Mirjan Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq
The Mirjan Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq

General C. F. Beyers
General Beyers became notorious in the early stages of the war for throwing up command of the South African Union Defence Force, when directing to act against German South-West Africa

Black Eagle at the Great United States Circus, London, 185
Engraving showing the American trick-horse Black Eagle performing at Howes and Cushings Great United States Circus at the Alhambra, Leicester Square, London, 1858

Henry Navigator / Anon
HENRIQUE O NAVEGADOR Spent his life directing voyages of discovery along the African coast

Gun Drill on board a British battleship, c. 1896
Illustration showing a typical scene on board a British battleship as the gun crew of Royal Navy seamen hoist a cartridge towards the breech of their gun

Directing traffic to the front
Illustration drawn by A. C. Field showing a chaotic scene of soldiers, horses, traffic and supplies being directed to the front

Traffic Policeman 1930S
A (dis)mounted traffic policeman directing traffic, mainly double decker buses, in central London, England

Battle of Edgehill
The first battle of the Civil War is at EDGEHILL where Charles is seen directing his forces : both sides will claim victory, but the advantage rests with Charles

Game / Winter / Snowballing
Even at military school Napoleon showed his ability to command, directing the action of a snowball fight

London policeman directing tourists
A London policeman directing tourists to their destination

Policeman & Police Car
A policeman wearing white armbands used when directing traffic, stands next to a police car with a Stop Police sign on the back

Fleet Street / 1930S
A rich gentleman crosses Fleet Street outside Prince Henrys Room, one of the few timber- framed buildings (dating from the 1600s) still in existence in London

Directing Artillery
A French Farman F-40 comes under German fire as it directs artillery fire over Avocourt on the Western Front; this is a valuable but dangerous duty

A General on horseback
A GENERAL - He is not only entrusted with the lives of his followers in arms, but with the defence perhaps of a whole country, and with the welfare of the state

Directing the Fighting
The actions of the insurgents are directed by horsemen who carry orders from the leaders to the barricades

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