Pointing Collection (page 5)

King Canute gets his feet wet
King Canute of England (1016-1035) and Denmark (1018-1035) gets his feet rather wet as he attempts to command the waves! The story may be apocryphal

La France Maritime - Vice Admiral (in everyday uniform). 19th century

Falka by H. B. Farnie. Image of Folbach, Falkas uncle
Falka by H.B. Farnie. Shown here is Folbach, Falkas uncle. The caption reads Our motto is Prudence and Fall back. One can assume that these are all accurate depictions of the costumes. Date: 1880s

Dick Whittington. Chiswick Empire
Dick Whittington. The design is unusual in including the visit to Morocco on the right. Grand Fairy Comic Pantomime. For the Chiswick Empire, on 12th January 1931. 1931

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

An Englishmans Home by Guy du Maurier. First produced at the Wyndhams Theatre on 27th January 1909. Guy du Maurier was brother of the actor Gerald, and uncle of the novelist, Daphne

The Eternal City by Hall Caine. Roma is with the Pope in the loggia of the Castle of St. Angelo (Act IV scene 3). The caption reads Yes, There is One!. Date: 1902

The Christmas Tree by Charles Robinson
Illustration showing two young children gazing up at The Christmas Tree that is covered in toys and decorations. Date: 1906

Broadway Jones by George M. Cohan
Postcard for Broadway Jones by George M. Cohan by artist John Hassall. The image shows a fat policeman pointing accusingly at a laughing man and saying Are You Laughing At Me

Robert McNamara explain Vietnam War strategy, 1965
A front page of The Illustrated London News, dated 13th February 1965, showing Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara(1916-2009) outlining the U.S strategy for the Vietnam War. Date: 1965

Small boy pointing a toy gun, Malaga, Spain

Illustration to a story, There -- there is my child
There -- there is my child! A woman in desperate search for her missing child catches sight of her performing on an outdoor stage

Vickers gun in Talbot lorry - (operations near Jamalabad)
Photograph: Vickers gun in Talbot lorry - (operations near Jamalabad). Shows two men in a truck with a gun pointing out of the front

A glimpse of the enemy Oil on canvas by William Barns Wollen (1857-1936), 1910 (c). An officer and a trooper of 16th Light Dragoons (or the Queen)

Cartoon, Lionel Brough, British comic actor
Cartoon, Lionel Brough (1836-1909), British comic actor -- La(l) Vie! 1883

Duke of Gloucester charges council in Tower with treason
The Duke of Gloucester (future Richard III) at a council meeting in the Tower of London, charges Hastings and others with treason. 1483

Rosettan (location not identified). 19th century

Sailor and small child at the ships wheel. circa 1946

British Caribbean woman points to an item, novelty shop, Hon
British Caribbean woman pointing to an item in a basket novelty shop in Hong Kong. Shop is filled with cane furniture and basket woven novelty items, lampshades, plant hanging baskets

Lorna Holder talking to a shopkeeper outside jewellery shop
Lorna Holder talking to the shop keeper outside a jewellery shop in Cairo. The shop keeper, holding a cigarette and dressed in European clothing is pointing to a pendant in the window Date: 1978

British soldiers resting behind a barricade on Continent
Photograph: British soldiers resting behind a barricade on Continent.Shows five soldiers beside a wooden barricade topped with A.S.C. oat bags, through which one rifle is pointing

Dr. Broom discovers adult Australopithecus cranium, 1936
An important discovery in South Africa: the brain-cast and parts of the skull of an anthropoid ape with human characteristics. Dr

Say It With Cigars by H M Bateman. This illustration is a play on the gentleman offering chocolates to the lady. In this case the woman is on her knee offering cigars to the man

Aladdin, touring to Theatre Royal, Bournemouth, 26 January 19?? Written and Invented by F Leslie Moreton. The three female figures in the vision are labelled Wealth, Fame and Power. circa 1910s

Old Countryside Road Sign. Pointing in one direction toward Watling Street and the other toward Stone Corner. Part of Box 129 Boswell Collection - Local Views. Date: early 1900s

Leaflet, Imperial Airways, Facts About Air Travel. 20th century

Poster, Imperial Airways Facts. 20th century

WW1 - French troops watch a German Taube Aircraft pass over their trench. Advertorial postcard for Dubonnet. Date: 1915

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

Occupied Germany - German children sent packing from a signal Office run by occupying forces. Date: 1946

Fantastic Adventures - Cult of the Eagle
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, July 1946, featuring the story Cult of the Eagle by Berkeley Livingston. A bird-man throws a young woman in the air while a man in a blue suite pointing a gun hat him

Capital of a portico of Chapel of Saint John. Montanana. Spa
Spain. Montanana. Chapel of Saint John. Capital of the portico depicting a character with robe and hood and, at left, another man sitting on a chair pointing him

Saint Teresa of A?vila and Saint John of the Cross. They established the Discalced Carmelites. Colored engraving

Konrad von Wurzburg, who died in 1287, dictates to a scribe. Fol. 383r. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. University of Heidelberg. Library. Germany

POLAND. First division. XVIII century
POLAND. XVIII Century. Allegory of the First Division: Catherine II, Stanislaus Poniatowski, Joseph II and Frederick II vie the MAP OF POLAND. Engraving by J. E. NILSON (1773)

General Sir William Medows, British army officer
General Sir William Medows (1738-1813), British army officer, depicted during his service in India. circa 1780s

Happy Families Playing Cards - Mrs Bumble the Beadles Wife. late 19th century

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)

Caricature of John Dallas, actor, in the role of Friar Tuck in a pantomime entitled Little Robin Hood, in production at the Gaiety Theatre, London. 1882

Caricature of G Edwardes and E L Blanchard
Caricature of George Joseph Edwardes (1855-1915), English theatre manager and producer, and Edward Litt Laman Blanchard (1820-1889), English writer, dramatist and drama critic -- The Era. 1882

Edward III refusing to send aid to his son (Edward, the Black Prince) at the Battle of Crecy, 26 August 1346. His response was " Let the boy win his spurs"

Police officers preparing to conduct a search, London
A group of police officers (including June Paterson, left), belonging to the Special Patrol Group, preparing to conduct a search with the aid of police dogs

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

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

Woman police officer and woman with suitcase
Woman police officer and a young woman with a suitcase on a London street. Date: circa 1960s

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

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

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

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