Point Collection

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. Launched earlier that year

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

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

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

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

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

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