Pointing Collection (page 8)

Enamel sign pointing to Lambeth Road Fire Station
Enamel sign attached to railings, pointing to Lambeth Road Auxiliary Fire Station

Two LFB firefighters with lighting equipment, May 1932. Date: 1932

LCC-London Fire Brigade firefighting demonstration in London

Sportsmans Battalions, 1915
An advertisement for sportsmans battalions, featuring a despatch rider on a Douglas motor cycle, pointing urgently to some smoking ruins

My horse was afraid - The Kaiser pointing at his son
Mon cheval a eu peur. My horse was afraid. The Kaiser pointing at his son. Nik

Marshal Joffre pointing and exclaiming
JOFFRE A LA MARNE - plaque in relief showing Marshal Joffre pointing and exclaiming Et maintenant en avant !. Louis Octave Mattei, Born C. 1880. French Sculptor And Engraver Of Medals

Searchlight command by G. H. Davis
Searchlight command: the men who point the way for Britains anti-aircraft guns and night fighters during the Second World War

Lifeboatmen, c1870
Three lifeboatmen scan the horizon for seafarers in peril. Date: c.1870

Captain Robert Hook, lifeboatman
Coxswain Robert William Hook (1828 -1911) of the Lowestoft lifeboat Samuel Plimsoll, the saviour of more than 200 lives. Pictured here at Lowestoft harbour entrance in 1883, in a heroic pose

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

Keir Hardie speaking in Trafalgar Square, London, WW1
James Keir Hardie (1856-1915), Scottish socialist politician and Labour leader, speaking to a crowd of people in Trafalgar Square, London, on the outbreak of the First World War. Date: August 1914

Vehicle preceded by flag, 1883
A man precedes a steam vehicle waving a red flag, to warn road users of its presence and to enforce a speed limit, in keeping with the Locomotive or Red Flag Acts of Parliament

Wall pierced by shell
A man points to where a wall of the National Bank, 4 foot thick, has been pierced by a shell in Madras, India, during World War One. Date: C.1914

Stockholm - Statue of Carl XII
Statue of Charles XII (Carl of Sweden / Karl XII) (16821718) in the Carl XII Square, Stockholm. Carl XII was King of Sweden from 1697 to 1718. Date: circa 1908

Paradise this Way
Someone has abandoned their motorbike, having seen the sign pointing to Paradise and legged it! Date: 1950s

Third Earl of Roden
ROBERT JOCELYN, third earl of RODEN - Irish peer, depicted pointing to the Petition of Protestants of Ireland. with his autograph Date: 1788 - 1870

Southgate Oak Tree
No, this mans car has not broken down, he is pointing out an ancient oak tree at Southgate, north London, England. Date: early 1930s

Ludekenus, Churchman
LUDEKENUS German churchman, depicted standing in his study, his finger pointing to the heading symbolium in a book from his library, partly shown. Date: 1634? - 1679?

Swans at Chelmsford
Two children pointing at swans on a lake in Chelmsford, Essex, England. Date: 1930s

Alphonse Fran. Lacroix
ALPHONSE FRANCOIS LACROIX Swiss (but english-speaking) missionary in Bengal, pointing to the scene of his labours on a globe. Date: 1799 - 1859

Dr Hugo Eckener
DR HUGO ECKENER German aviator and disciple of Zeppelin, with and for whom he worked from 1908 to the 1930s. Photographed pointing at a globe. Date: 1868 - 1954

Advertisement for the Mond Nickel Company -- female model (Jane Davis) posing in polka dot dress and gloves. 1959

Thessaloniki, Greece - Family in Traditional local costume. Note the lad on the left who is pointing the prop gun at (possibly) his brother! Date: circa 1910s

Teacher scolding pupil for defacing the classroom walls
A stern Master scolding a small schoolboy for defacing the classroom walls with a humorous set of scribbles including the OXO Bull in a cup of tea and a little stickman. Date: circa 1920s

The logical response to a question fom the older generation
" Now, Boy, where does Port wine come from?" " From the Public- ouse." !!! Date: circa 1890s

Comic caricature in a lunatic asylum by Phil May
Dottieville Lunatic Asylum Visitor to the Asylum - " Is that Clock Right?" The Dotty One - " O course it ain, or it wouldn t be here." Date: 1900

Street Urchin offers appraisal of passing pretty lady
The London Street Urchin (to companion over the way) - " Ow would that suit yer, Bill?". A young scamp offering an honest appraisal to his pal of a passing well-dressed

Russian Mother helps teach her daughter to read by pointing to words on posters on a brick wall. Date: 1902

I really like Veals head
A little girl expresses her like for this particular French culinary delicacy - Veals head! Date: 1905

WWI - Wearing a Derby Armlet - Comic Postcard
Bow-wow! I wonder what group shes in?! The first of the two things this postcard refers to is the Derby Armlet. In 1915, it was obvious that volunteers alone would not be enough to fill the armys

Flag of Portugal and Portuguese Woman
Blank Flag of Portugal held by a Portuguese Woman in traditional costume pointing toward the central heraldic motif of the flag

The problems of a long distance relationship
Both the American guy and his gal are concerned about their other half (and their romantic activities) whilst he is posted to the other side of the globe during World War II. Date: 1942

Moses and the Ten Commandments. circa late 18th century

Cuba Independence War (1898). Gun pointing to Santiago de Cuba. Engraving

Galileo points to the heavens

Denmark
Thomas Cook Brochure Cover - Denmark. 1938

Pig entering a restaurant

Boy with Genie (?)

Family group - Smith, his wife and six children pointing at examples of their work. Date between 1809 and 1849

Pointing a bevy. Date c1866

Phil Sheridans New City Sports Company woman in lowcut dress pointing at man holding chair and cane. Date 1899?

Choosing Christmas dinner, Manchester
A woman choosing her Christmas dinner goose at one of many stands at the Central Market in Manchester. It was customary in many of the markets of the North of England for geese

Street music: French psalm singer
A French psalm singer performs in the street, pointing to a visual aid as he sings. Passers by stop to listen, including a woman supporting a tray of pears. Date: 18th century

Sea Scouts receiving sailing instruction from Eric Evans, Master of RSS Discovery. circa 1950

Italian Patriotic postcard - WWI - Irredentist Movement
In Gorizia we are! To Trento and Trieste, we re going.. Italian patriotic postcard from World War One urging Italy to rise up and reclaim Trieste and Trento (having already captured Gorizia)

Sea Scouts receiving training on sailing rigs
Sea Scouts receiving training on different styles of sailing rig. circa 1950

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