Points Collection (page 4)

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)

MacLeans assassination attempt on Queen Victoria
Roderick MacLean aims his pistol at Queen Victoria as she passes through Windsor in her carriage but is arrested and spends the rest of the days in Broadmoor Asylum. Date: 2nd March 1882

Animal Classroom
A rabbit teacher points to the blackboard, watched by three cat pupils! Date: early 1930s

Copernicus Home
His home at Frauenburgu : a local resident points it out to visitors. Date: circa 1500

Pune India - The Railway Junction
Pune (Poona) India - The Railway Junction Date: circa 1907

Man Pointing a Gun
A male model points a gun at the camera. Date: 1960s

Old Roman Road
A section of the Roman road at Datchworth Green, Hertfordshire, England, which points to the ford at Ayot St. Lawrence. Date: 1930s

Hindhead Common
A young man wearing shorts and Argyll socks studies a National Trust stone on Hindhead Common, Surrey, England, which points out local places of interest. Date: 1930s

Sports medal, Derbyshire Senior Shield
Sports medal of the Derbyshire Senior Shield, awarded to the runners up in the 1908-1909 season. A star-shaped medal featuring the Derby emblem of a deer in a park at the centre. Date: 1909

Promenade Dress 1840
Public promenade dress: green & black robe with skirt en tablier & bishop sleeves with reverse points at the cuff. Accessories: collar fastened with a brooch. Date: 1840

Chinese Pulse Therapy 2
CHINESE THEORY OF PULSES The human hand, showing the points where the pulse of the blood flow can be accessed and used for healing purposes Date: circa 1680

Young girl pointing
victorian child points Date: 1885

Gents Hat is Bombed
A passer-by kindly points out to a gentleman that his smart top hat has just been bombed by one of a swarm of seagulls in a Copenhagen street. Date: 1916

Chinese Pulse Therapy 1
CHINESE THEORY OF PULSES The human body, showing the points where the pulse of the blood flow can be accessed and used for healing purposes Date: circa 1680

RAF cadet in prison
Cartoon of an RAF trainee air cadet at Heaton Park, Manchester during World War Two in prison

Swansea Loop East Junction, Glamorgan, South Wales
View of the railway tracks at the Swansea Loop East Junction on the Great Western Railway in Glamorgan, South Wales, with details of lamps and points

Man reading the rules of the board game Frogger
A man reading the rules of the board game Frogger, which was based on the popular arcade and video game of the same name and was brought out by Milton Bradley in 1981

Boundary Monument between USA and Mexico - Tijuana
A Boundary Monument between the United States and Mexico at San Diego, California, USA. The monuments erected by the boundary survey played a pivotal role in securing the line after

Gaula couple dancing, Funchal, Madeira
Two members of a folklore group from Gaula, seen here dancing in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira. The couple are wearing traditional costume, including black skull caps with points

Two Machico men in Funchal, Madeira
Two young men belonging to a Machico folklore group, wearing traditional costume. The man on the right is holding a musical instrument known as a brinquinho, a stick decorated with wooden dolls

Boa Nova group couple dancing, Funchal, Madeira
Two members of a Boa Nova folklore group, seen here dancing in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira. They are wearing traditional costume, including black skull caps with points

Boa Nova group members, Funchal, Madeira
Two young members of a Boa Nova folklore group, seen here in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira. They are wearing traditional costume, including black skull caps with points

Railway junction in the morning mist
A superb atmospheric photograph looking across a complicated railway junction. From the collection of a Scottish rail accident investigator

Railway junction in the morning mist (alternate version)
A superb atmospheric photograph looking across a complicated railway junction. From the collection of a Scottish rail accident investigator

Metal Collection WWII
Collection depot for aluminium pots and pans outside Boro Hall in Brooklyn, America during World War II

Boundary Monument between USA and Mexico
A Boundary Monument between the United States and Mexico at San Diego, California, USA. The monuments erected by the boundary survey played a pivotal role in securing the line after

A Trainee Signalman
A trainee signalman operates the junctions on a model railway as part of his training. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

They both examined the outspread chart
A couple on board a ship, with a vast stretch of open sea behind them, examine a map in the hope they may be nearing land

Schoolchildren at Cleopatras Needle, London
A class of London County Council schoolchildren on a trip to Cleopatras Needle on the Thames Embankment, Central London. Their teacher points with her umbrella and tells them all about it

Roman Fleet approaches Britain
British scouts spot the Roman fleet approaching the coast during Julius Caesars attempted invasion in 55 BC

Making a jeep railroad - Burma
Making a jeep railroad. A supply line constructed by Indian engineers to run to Mandalay in readiness for expansion further south into Burma

Tower Jewel Room
A Beefeater points out the glories of the Crown Jewels to a party of sightseers

Tommy Farr and Clarence Burman, 1939
Photograph of Tommy Farr (1914-1986)(left) and Clarence Red Burman, after their heavyweight boxing match, Harringay, London, 1939

Bicycle Race at the Catford Cycling Club, 1892
Engraving showing one of the bicycle races between Catford Cycling Club and a Dutch team, held at Catford, August 1892. The Dutch team won the event by 9 points to Catford Clubs 11

Marie Taglioni / Lacauchie
MARIE TAGLIONI Italian ballet dancer, one of the first to dance on the points of her toes

Marie Taglioni / Iln 1847
MARIE TAGLIONI Italian ballet dancer, one of the first to dance on the points of her toes

Winter Fashions 1871
Polonaise costumes (made from 1 fabric only) with double skirts. Plaid: over-skirt cut in long points, short fringed mantle. Black: jacket body with pagoda sleeves

Puss in Boots & Castle
Puss in Boots points out the magnificent castle amongst the trees, which actually belongs to the ogre

Fashions for April, 1872
A selection of ladies fashions from the Paris designers, April 1872. From left to right: Toilette de Diner, trimmed with a deep flounce

Sunday closing
A poster criticising the introduction of Sunday closing for public houses, the one day when the working classes had leisure time

Housewife Shopping 1950S
A shop assistant wraps up a loaf of bread as a pretty young woman in a fetching hat points out which type of sausages she wants at the counter of a delicatessen

Finer Points of Dancing
Man with an artificial dance partner, used as an aid to learning dance moves. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evan"

Policeman Directs Lady
A friendly young policeman points a middle-aged lady in the right direction

Polaniase Dress 1868
Girl: spatterdashes & fur trimmed garment with a cape cut into 2 deep points. Women: black & pink polonaise dress with pelerine; yellow dress, black tunic with pointed hem

The twisted bow of the Storstad, after the collison with the
The twisted bow of the Storstad, pictured after the collision with the Empress of Ireland. Important evidence for the inquiry

Shop Display 1940S
A window display at Lovegrove & Sons family grocers, inviting people to Come and Spend Your Points Here, i.e. to use up their rationing coupon points during wartime

New York / Broadway 1895
New York: 229 Broadway, premises of the Atlantic Coast Line for all points south

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping