Point Collection

Harbor Point from Harbor Springs, Michigan, USA Date: 1900

H. M. S. Glowworm ramming the Admiral Hipper
The 1345-ton destroyer Glowworm ramming the 10, 000-ton German cruiser Hipper after a single-handed duel at point-blank range

Deserve Victory 1940
Winston Churchill says we Deserve Victory!

The Beach, Rosses Point, and Ben Bulben Mountain, Co Sligo
The Beach, Rosses Point, and Ben Bulben Mountain, County Sligo, Republic of Ireland

Bay of Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA
View of the Bay of Avalon, with the Casino in the background, Casino Point, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA. Date: 1939

Precariously perched Studebaker Six - Yosemite
On June 10, 1916 photographer Arthur Clarence Pillsbury broke the driving time record from Oakland to Yosemite in his new Studebaker Six

Admiral Nelson and Captain Hardy during Trafalgar
During the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, it was shortly before Nelson was mortally wounded that a shot struck the fore brace bits on the quarter deck and passed between Nelson and Hardy

Cranfield Bay, Kilkeel Not As Marked on the Negative St. Johns Point, Co. Down - a view over Cranfield Bay with wooden buildings to the mountains in the distance

Advert for Dickins & Jones lace items 1912
Selection of danity lace items for Christmas gifts for women. 1912

West Point, from above Washington Valley, looking down the river. People on hill overlooking sailboats on the Hudson River; U.S. Military Academy and mountains in background. Date c1834

Compass Point, Bude, Cornwall, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

View on the Hudson - West Point. Print showing steamboats and sailboats on the Hudson River, people along the shore in the foreground, and West Point in the background. Date ca. 1870

Steamer Point, Aden, Yemen - Bathing Pool at the Lido - Sappers Bay. Date: circa 1940s

The Cromdale wrecked at Bass Point, The Lizard, Cornwall
The Cromdale, a fully rigged iron sailing barque, wrecked in heavy fog at Bass Point, The Lizard, Cornwall, on 23 May 1913. Date: 1913

Paris, France - Champs-Elysees, The Paiva Mansion. Date: 1902

Neanderthal spear point
A spear point once belonging to that of Neanderthal Man (Homo neanderthalensis). This specimen was discovered in Gorhams Cave, Gibraltar

Policeman at a police call box
A policeman on the phone at a police public call box on a London street

State Penitentiary at Stateville, Joliet, Illinois, USA
Interior view of a cell block at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Stateville, near Joliet, Illinois, USA. The prison was designed using the panopticon principle promoted by Jeremy Bentham

Louis Braille / Thiriat
LOUIS BRAILLE French inventor of system of raised-point writing for the blind

Ballet dancers exercising at the French Academie de Musique et de Danse. (2 of 2)

Lizard Point, Cornwall, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Ballet dancers training
A group of ballet dancers training in a rehearsal studio. circa 1940s

The Greely Arctic Expedition at its farthest point North, 18
Engraving showing members of the American Meteorological Expedition of 1881-4 taking their position, with a sextant, at the farthest point North they reached. Led by Lt

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

Leith Hill Tower, Surrey, the highest point in the county, built in 1766 by Richard Hull, as a viewpoint. Legend has it that his last request was to be buried upside down in it

Gettysburg / Cassells
Picketts charge. Marking a turning point, this battle ended with a Union victory, but both sides suffered heavy losses

Central / Union Pacific
Joining of the Central and Union Pacific; the formal ceremony of driving the last spike at Promontory Point, Utah

Camille Bos, ballet dancer, rehearsing La Grisi
Mademoiselle Camille Bos, ballet dancer at the French Academie de Musique et de Danse, rehearsing La Grisi

Holidaymakers watching the Brixham Regatta, 1936
Photograph showing a group of holidaymakers watching the Brixham Regatta, from a vantage point on a West Country cliff, 1936

Arthurs Seat Hotel, Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa
Arthurs Seat Hotel and Grounds, Sea Point, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. Date: circa 1930

Plan Pentonville Prison
A plan of the floor layout of Pentonville, a model prison built in London in 1843, with corridors of cells radiating out from a central point & exercise yards

Dublin Bay, Sorrento Point, Dalkey Island from Killiney Hill, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- Whos Absent?
Whos Absent? - Is It You? Chromolithograph recruitment poster, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. Printed by Andrew Reid and Company Limited, 50 Grey Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Golfing at Rosses Point, County Sligo by P O Toole
Golfing at Rosses Point, County Sligo, Republic of Ireland by P O Toole

Louis Braille - inventor of system of raised-point writing
Louis Braille (1809-1852) - French inventor of system of raised-point writing for the blind. Date: circa 1850

France. Paris. Notre Dame. Rose window

Map, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA
Map of Santa Catalina Island, off the coast of California, USA, with inset scenes. 1935

Galina Ulanova, Russian Ballerina as Giselle
Galina Ulanova (1910-1998), Russian Ballerina in the role of Giselle. Date: circa 1930s

Checkpoint Charlie Museum, Berlin
The Checkpoint Charlie Museum in Friedrichstrasse, Berlin, Germany

The Deck of the SS Gallia, 1879
Engraving showing the deck, funnel and masts of the Cunard Companys Steamship Gallia at sea, 1879

Miami Poltergeist Case
Julio Vasquez, focal point of poltergeist outbreak in the store-room of a store at Miami, Florida, investigated by William Roll

The Golden Bough
The GOLDEN BOUGH, discovered by Aeneas, was a focal point of Roman belief; for the full story, read Sir James Frazers multi-volumed investigation into its significance

United States Coast Guard - Lockheed SC-130B Hercules 1342
United States Coast Guard - Lockheed SC-130B-LM Hercules number: (USCG)1342 (msn 282-3548) at USCG station Barbers Point, Hawaii

East Ferry, Queenstown (Cobh), Co. Cork - a view of three men in a rowing boat at a crossing point. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Cork; Cobh). Date: circa early 1900s

Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina, in Swan Lake. circa 1920s

Maxwell-Briscoe car
Maxwell & Briscoe. From above of a 1905 Maxwell-Briscoe automobile with spare engine at the factory at Phillips Point (near Tarrytown, NY), Hudson River

On These Things... by H. L. Oakley
Full title - On These Things, More or Less, Young Men Live, a quote by Charles Kingsley, who was a keen sporting parson. A silhouette illustration by H. L

Chamberlin Hotel, Old Point, Virginia, USA
Chamberlin Hotel in the moonlight, Old Point, Virginia, USA. Date: circa 1915

Nash Point lighthouse keeper
Mr Nathan Illston, Senior Keeper at Nash Point Lighthouse, portrait. Now deceased, he was a Trinity House Keeper for 44 years. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

German WW2 gun - Noirmont Point, Jersey, Channel Islands. Date: circa 1980s

Beaulieu-sur-Mer - La Pointe Fourmie - French Riviera. Date: circa 1910s

Farr Point, Sutherland, Scotland near Bettyhill Date: 1939

The Point, Groomsport - a row of whitewashed buildings around a curve in a bay with boats visible. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Groomsport). Date: circa early 1900s

Orlock Point and Copeland Island, Co. Down - a view of the rocks and island in the distance. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Groomsport). Date: circa early 1900s

Caricature of Harry Paulton and Johns Clarke, actors
Caricature of Harry Paulton (1842-1917) and Johns Clarke (1833-1899), actors -- The Two Dromios (of Ephesus and Syracuse respectively)

Looe Bay, Hannafore Point, Cornwall
Looe Bay, Hannafore Point, Looe, near Millendreath, Cornwall, England. Date: 1910s

Gobbins cliff path
The Gobbins cliff path in Islandmagee, County Antrim, Northern Ireland : a thrilling point of the walk as a steel bridge extends over the sea

Train collision, Maze Hill Station, SE London
Train collision and derailment at Maze Hill Station, SE London, 4 July 1958. Close-up of the point of impact. Date: 1958

Scottish Mountains
The mass of Cairntoull, one of the Cairngorm range of mountains, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This mountain hut is for climbers, near Devils Point, in Glen Dee. Date: 1960s

Upper Palaeolithic tools 18 - 30, 000 years old
L-R: a) Bone used to make needle blanks. b) Bone needle. c & d) Harpoon head and Barbed Point carved from antler. e & f) Two heads carved in mammoth ivory

General Grants cavalry escort, City Point, Va. March, 1865. Group portrait with 5 buglers at left. Date 1865 Mar. printed later

Trigonometry Point
A Trigonometry Point at Buvita in the Belgium Congo, topped off with a broom!

Yemen - Aden - Post Office Bay, Steamer Point

The Nimrod Antarctic Expedition at the furthest point South
Photograph showing Lt. Adams, Frank Wild and Lt. Ernest Shackleton (left to right) standing beside a British flag at the furthest point South that they reached, 9th January 1909

Surrender at Saratoga
After being defeated by Gates at the battle of Stillwater, Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga : this is a turning point in the war ensuring victory for the colonists

Elephant Hunt (Dore)
An intrepid hunter takes on an entire herd of elephants and fires at one of them from point-blabk range. In a moment he will be trampled to death, and serve him right

Tabard Inn, Southwark
Southwark: the Tabard Inn as it looked in 1810: several centuries earlier, Chaucers pilgrims left for Canterbury from here

Horestone Point, Seaview, Isle of Wight - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Guernsey Harbour and Fermain Point by Henry John Sylvester Stannard

Alderney - Quesnard Point Lighthouse and Fort Corblets
Alderney, Channel Islands - Quesnard Point Lighthouse and Fort Corblets. Date: circa 1960s

New Haven, Connecticut, USA - Lighthouse Point. Date: circa 1930s

Bringing Him to the Point - Stephen Gwynns An Irish Horse F
Bringing Him to the Point (1898) (Illustration for Stephen Gwynns An Irish Horse Fair, 1901). Thomson, Hugh 1860 - 1920. Date: 1898

Malin Head, Most Northerly Point in Ireland, Co. Donegal - a view of the Headland of Malin taken from the rocks. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Donegal; Malin Head). Date: circa early 1900s

Three point turns by W H Robinson
No need for three point turns, with this double torpedo model with revolving body for obviating the difficult of turning the car in narrow lanes. 1919

Four men in a car
Autos, Maxwell. Briscoe Auto factory. Philips Point Hudson River. - Four men seated in an automobile outside of the Maxwell

Parasol in point of lace 1868
This beautiful intricate section of a parasol in pointed lace, appointed by The Princess of Wales. 1868

Falmouth, Cornwall - Pendennis Point Date: circa 1910s

Hunting dogs on a Point. Date: 1855

Point Loma, San Diego, California

Lieutenant (Sir) Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922), Antarctic explorer

Great Orme and Puffin Island, Anglesey
The Great Orme and Puffin Island from Penmon Point, Anglesey

Chitral Combat 1895
The Chitral expedition - from a sketch by. Mr. A.D Greenhill Gardyne. Officers and men struggle against the enemy 100 yards from the point of the cliff at Chitral

G&s / Pirates, India 3
Young Frederic is reminded of his duty at pistol-point by the Pirate King and Ruth in an amateur production by the British community at Simla, India

Climbing / Alps / Nadelhorn
Five climbers contemplate the daunting peak of the Nadelhorn (Switzerland), from their vantage point on the Ulrichshorn

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