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Background imageDirections Collection: Police Officer / Children

Police Officer / Children
Police officer giving directions to three boys with a three person bicycle pointing in the opposite direction Transport

Background imageDirections Collection: Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula

Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula. Illustration from John Ellis, Directions for bringing over seeds and plants from the East Indies to which is added

Background imageDirections Collection: Hogarth Faces 1807

Hogarth Faces 1807
A myriad of faces looking in different directions: Characters and Caricatures

Background imageDirections Collection: A Bermuda Sign post

A Bermuda Sign post Date: circa 1930s

Background imageDirections Collection: Temple of Janus

Temple of Janus
The Temple of Janus at Rome, with a bust of the deity looking in three different directions - past, present and future

Background imageDirections Collection: A game keeper giving directions to a couple fox hunting

A game keeper giving directions to a couple fox hunting, 19th century. Facey Romford and Lucy Somersville on the trail of a fast bag fox. Fresh as a four year old

Background imageDirections Collection: RAF Lancasters over Berlin; Second World War, 1943

RAF Lancasters over Berlin; Second World War, 1943
Illustration showing Royal Air Force Lancaster heavy bombers heading towards their target of Berlin, during the Autumn of 1943

Background imageDirections Collection: Met Police officer giving directions

Met Police officer giving directions
A Metropolitan Police officer in Central London, giving directions to a young woman in a Rover 90 saloon car, with the Houses of Parliament in the background

Background imageDirections Collection: Asking Directions

Asking Directions
A gentleman asks a hiker for directions

Background imageDirections Collection: Comic postcard, Man with large parcel looking for maternity home Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man with large parcel looking for maternity home Date: 20th century

Background imageDirections Collection: North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang N1202 Houstonian

North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang N1202 Houstonian (msn 111-29080, formerly 44-10947), with race number 60. One of three owned by Oil Tycoon Glenn McArthy

Background imageDirections Collection: Cycling in Loire Valley, France

Cycling in Loire Valley, France
A touring cyclist stops in Saumur, in the Loire Valley, France. He leans on a signpost and looks thoughtfully at his guidebook. His bicycle is propped against the road sign Date: 1988

Background imageDirections Collection: WW2 Royal Navy Petty Officer And Lookout

WW2 Royal Navy Petty Officer And Lookout
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a look-out watching all directions from his crow's nest

Background imageDirections Collection: Circular House Design

Circular House Design
An architectural illustration with plans, for a round house, with blocks jutting out of three directions, situated in a countryside park setting. Date: early 1900s

Background imageDirections Collection: La Prise

La Prise
A collection of illustrative studies based on a French soldier, he is standing in example, with different postures and directions indicating gestures of anxiety, impatience, frustration

Background imageDirections Collection: War In The Air

War In The Air
A painting which shows the action of a dogfight in the clouds between military planes, which are swirling in all directions. Date: circa 1918

Background imageDirections Collection: Town Houses

Town Houses
An etching of a narrow lane of a town, with pedestrians walking in various directions, tall buildings stand at each side, with store fronts making up the base. Date: circa 1921

Background imageDirections Collection: Gulls On Water

Gulls On Water
An oil painting which simply shows a flock of gulls swimming on the water, all going in different directions. Date: circa 1920

Background imageDirections Collection: Piazza Delle Erbe, Verona

Piazza Delle Erbe, Verona
A painting of the Piazza Delle Erbe, a market square in Verona, northern Italy, filled with figures walking in all directions, one is carrying a crying baby

Background imageDirections Collection: Great Gable

Great Gable
A landscape watercolour painting of Great Gable, a mountain in the Lake District, given the name for it's pyramid like appearance from Wasdale

Background imageDirections Collection: Leicester Square

Leicester Square
A painting which conveys a hectic atsmosphere of movement and urgency in Leicester Square, with flurries of people walking in all directions, under spot lights. Date: circa 1917

Background imageDirections Collection: Blue Shoes

Blue Shoes
Portrait oil painting of a young woman with a little girl. Both of them are wearing shiny blue shoes and holding a small bouquet of flowers, looking in different directions. Date: circa 1930

Background imageDirections Collection: Comic postcard, Woman at the Tower of London Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman at the Tower of London Date: 20th century

Background imageDirections Collection: Comic postcard, Woman looking for nearest toilet

Comic postcard, Woman looking for nearest toilet Date: 20th century

Background imageDirections Collection: Comic postcard, Vicar at the Tower of London

Comic postcard, Vicar at the Tower of London Date: 20th century

Background imageDirections Collection: Comic postcard, Directions on the beach Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Directions on the beach Date: 20th century

Background imageDirections Collection: English huntsman in hunting pinks and boots examining

English huntsman in hunting pinks and boots examining a fox in a cage by candlelight, 19th century. Facey Romford receiving a bag fox from Willia Watkins. A maid in apron and petticoats watches

Background imageDirections Collection: Santa Claus on a French Christmas postcard

Santa Claus on a French Christmas postcard
Santa Claus getting directions from a chimney sweep on a French Christmas postcard. circa 1900s

Background imageDirections Collection: Asking Directions Date: 1950

Asking Directions Date: 1950

Background imageDirections Collection: Asking For Directions Date: 1928

Asking For Directions Date: 1928

Background imageDirections Collection: POLICEWOMEN 1940S

POLICEWOMEN 1940S
A woman asks two policewomen for directions, probably somewhere in central London. Date: 1940s

Background imageDirections Collection: FIELD HOSPITAL

FIELD HOSPITAL
A British Red Cross encampment (field hospital) on the Western Front, showing baskets of medical supplies, soldiers carrying a stretcher and an officer giving direction. Date: 1918

Background imageDirections Collection: 2 DALMATIANS / 1963

2 DALMATIANS / 1963
These two dalmatians stand with their tails crossed, staring off in opposite directions. Owned by Kaufmann. Date: 1963

Background imageDirections Collection: Royal Navy Armstrong Whitworth Meteor TT. 20 WM292

Royal Navy Armstrong Whitworth Meteor TT. 20 WM292
Royal Navy Armstrong Whitworth Meteor TT.20 WM292 841. Target tug of the Fleet Requirement and Directions Unit at RNAS Yeovilton

Background imageDirections Collection: Four Faces - Garden at Bramham Park, West Yorkshire

Four Faces - Garden at Bramham Park, West Yorkshire. Date: circa 1905

Background imageDirections Collection: Blackbird on fingerpost, Gloucestershire, England

Blackbird on fingerpost, Gloucestershire, England
A male blackbird sits on an old wooden fingerpost sign in Gloucestershire, England Date: 1988

Background imageDirections Collection: Repeating Pattern - Sailing Ships - pale blue background

Repeating Pattern - Sailing Ships - pale blue background. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Background imageDirections Collection: Map for St Jamess Theatre, King Street, London

Map for St Jamess Theatre, King Street, London, on the back of a flyer for The Basker, a comedy by Clifford Mills. First produced at St Jamess Theatre, London, January 1916

Background imageDirections Collection: People walking in different directions on crowded street, Ho

People walking in different directions on crowded street, Ho
People walking in different directions on a crowed street in Hong Kong. Figure of a thin elderly Chinese?s man in white tee shirt and black shorts in close view

Background imageDirections Collection: Man in a Horse-Drawn Cart

Man in a Horse-Drawn Cart
A 19th century man with a top hat on riding a horse drawn cart through a lane. The man has come out of a part of the road which is surrounded by trees

Background imageDirections Collection: Repeating Pattern - Sailing Ships

Repeating Pattern - Sailing Ships. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Background imageDirections Collection: Traffic Policeman at Heyls Corner, Hamilton, Bermuda

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

Background imageDirections Collection: Regent Street / 1960S

Regent Street / 1960S
Two women crossing the street in opposite directions, next to two routemaster buses

Background imageDirections Collection: Conk Woods, San Roque

Conk Woods, San Roque - Black and white view from above woods and in all directions. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDirections Collection: Signpost on coastal footpath near Torquay, Devon

Signpost on coastal footpath near Torquay, Devon. Date: circa 1990s

Background imageDirections Collection: Switzerland - Brienz - Signpost to the Boat Station

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

Background imageDirections Collection: Directions for making a motor boat

Directions for making a motor boat, the Foam, with cutout model boat. mid-20th century

Background imageDirections Collection: Directions for making a fishing smack

Directions for making a fishing smack, the Sea Queen RX12, with cutout model boat. mid-20th century

Background imageDirections Collection: A crowded street in Cairo

A crowded street in Cairo, with people walking in different directions. People are dressed in traditional Arab and European dress. Rows of shops either side of the image Date: 1978

Background imageDirections Collection: Busy narrow street in Cairo Egypt

Busy narrow street in Cairo Egypt. People walking in different directions and a man in traditional Arab dress riding a bye-cycles, a variety of banners high above on the buildings Date: 1978

Background imageDirections Collection: The Nose Game - General Directions

The Nose Game - General Directions. 1927

Background imageDirections Collection: Happy Families Animals - rules and directions

Happy Families Animals - rules and directions. circa 1940s

Background imageDirections Collection: Happy Families - rules and directions

Happy Families - rules and directions. circa 1940s

Background imageDirections Collection: Turkey. Bursa. Yesil Mosque. Ottoman style. 15th century. En

Turkey. Bursa. Yesil Mosque. Ottoman style. 15th century. En
Turkey. Bursa. Yesil Mosque or Mosque of Mehmed I. Ottoman style. Architect, Hac ?vaz Pasha, 15th century. Entrance with moc?rabe half-dome

Background imageDirections Collection: Compass. 19th-20th centuries

Compass. 19th-20th centuries. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia

Background imageDirections Collection: Woman police officer with car driver on a London street

Woman police officer with car driver on a London street
Woman police officer giving directions to a man in an open-top sportscar outside a greengrocers shop on a London street. She is wearing the new style Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968

Background imageDirections Collection: Woman police officer giving directions on a London street

Woman police officer giving directions on a London street
Woman police officer giving a man directions on a London street. She is wearing the new style Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968. Date: circa late 1960s

Background imageDirections Collection: Woman police officer standing by a car, London

Woman police officer standing by a car, London
Woman police officer standing by a large black car in a London street, writing something in a notebook. Has the driver committed a driving offence, or is she helping him with directions

Background imageDirections Collection: Woman police officer helping a driver, London

Woman police officer helping a driver, London
Woman police officer helping a young driver with directions, with the aid of a map, London. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageDirections Collection: Two women police officers giving directions, London

Two women police officers giving directions, London
Two women police officers giving directions to a man, with the aid of a map, London. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageDirections Collection: Woman police officer with couple, London

Woman police officer with couple, London
Woman police officer (Diana Hill or Adam) giving directions to a couple, London. Date: 1961

Background imageDirections Collection: French Peasant Murdered

French Peasant Murdered
Germans burst into a church accusing a countrywoman of leading them into an ambush by directions she gave them the previous day, so they shoot her. Date: 1915

Background imageDirections Collection: Citadel & Town of Van

Citadel & Town of Van
At the heart of the Urartian Empire was the citadel of Van (Van Kalesi) with strong natural defensive characteristics affording views out in all directions. Date: mid 19th century

Background imageDirections Collection: Policeman giving directions

Policeman giving directions
A London policeman giving directions to a member of the public in a crowded street. Date: 1871

Background imageDirections Collection: The Innocent Abroad on Derby Day by Illingworth

The Innocent Abroad on Derby Day by Illingworth
The Lone Cyclist: " Excuse me, constable, is this the way to Epsom racecourse." One, perhaps rather myopic man, unfamiliar with the typical chaos on the road to Epsom on Derby Day asks a

Background imageDirections Collection: His House in Order by Arthur W Pinero

His House in Order by Arthur W Pinero
Promotional postcard for His House in Order by Arthur W Pinero. George Alexander, whose name is given on the right, was actor manager for a quarter of a century from 1891

Background imageDirections Collection: Petworth - Young boy checking his directions on a signpost

Petworth - Young boy checking his directions on a signpost
Petworth, West Sussex - A young boy checking his directions on a signpost. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageDirections Collection: Kau Kau Korner, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Kau Kau Korner, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Signpost at Kau Kau Korner, a drive-in restaurant in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, also known as the Crossroads of the Pacific, showing the distances to various places such as Tokyo, Shanghai, Tahiti

Background imageDirections Collection: Endpaper illustration, goslings and signpost

Endpaper illustration, goslings and signpost
Endpaper illustration, goslings looking up at a signpost which points to market, to the duck pond, and to town. A bird with a worm stands on top looking down at them. Date: circa 1933

Background imageDirections Collection: Mother Bunny gives directions to two goslings

Mother Bunny gives directions to two goslings by a signpost. Date: circa 1933

Background imageDirections Collection: Am Tag, Heath Robinson

Am Tag, Heath Robinson
Am Tag! Die Deutsche Kommen (Very)! Incidents of the Coming German Invasion of England, by Heath Robinson. 2. With the aid of an ingenious device, the Germans send English dispatches astray

Background imageDirections Collection: Dutch scouts on a cycling trek, Netherlands

Dutch scouts on a cycling trek, Netherlands, checking their map

Background imageDirections Collection: Boy scouts studying a map, Athens, Greece

Boy scouts studying a map, Athens, Greece. They are on their first wood badge course. Date: 1947

Background imageDirections Collection: French boy scouts on a bridge over a river

French boy scouts on a bridge over a river
Three French boy scouts on a bridge over a river, checking their map for directions

Background imageDirections Collection: Boy scouts on skiing activity in Finland

Boy scouts on skiing activity in Finland
Boy scouts on a skiing activity in Finland

Background imageDirections Collection: A soldier asks for directions, London, WW1

A soldier asks for directions, London, WW1
A British Tommy, returned on leave from the trenches, asks a police officer for directions in London. Another soldier, on crutches, stands nearby. Date: 1914

Background imageDirections Collection: Scouts in London for the Coronation

Scouts in London for the Coronation
Boy Scouts and Sea Scouts with maps in Westminster, Central London, at the time of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. Date: 1953

Background imageDirections Collection: British soldier asking directions in France, 1914

British soldier asking directions in France, 1914
How Tommy Atkins finds his way in France. A British soldier with a bicycle, lost in the windmill country of France, receives directions from a French peasant in November 1914 in the First World War

Background imageDirections Collection: Directing the Way at the Front by B Bairnsfather

Directing the Way at the Front by B Bairnsfather
A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, commenting on the somehat unusual landmarks used to mark routes around the First World Wars front lines. Date: 1915

Background imageDirections Collection: American troops on the Western Front, WW1

American troops on the Western Front, WW1
American troops on the Western Front during World War One. The wooden signpost points to Fifth Avenue and Broadway. Date: circa 1917-1918

Background imageDirections Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm with his generals, WW1

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

Background imageDirections Collection: Containers for transporting & storing plants & seeds

Containers for transporting & storing plants & seeds. Illustration from John Ellis, Directions for bringing over seeds and plants from the East Indies to which is added

Background imageDirections Collection: Directions for Nature Printing First Leaf

Directions for Nature Printing First Leaf. From the Botany Plate Collection

Background imageDirections Collection: Rambles in South Devon - 1930s

Rambles in South Devon - 1930s
Front cover of a guide to rambling in South Devon showing a couple enjoying a rest amid open skies and a patchwork quilt of fields, with the sea and coastline just visible beyond. Date: c.1935



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