Points Collection (page 5)

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

Gipsy Caravan 1973
A young gipsy mother points something out to the child in her arms from the back door of a caravan. Two of her other children look happy enough, having a snack together

Man at Desk on Phone
A man in a suit sits at his desk and talks on the telephone as he points to some photographs in the Ad Lib Catalogue

Blonde Pin-Up 7 / Colour
Fifties blonde bombshell, in a strapless accordian pleated chemise, kneels, with eyes closed, on pink satin & points her shapely leg at the floor

Land of Nod
The Land of Nod is one way to describe the dream world. Here the signpost points to a village of the same name in East Riding, Yorkshire. But is the man really asleep?

Blonde Pin-Up 2 / Colour
Fifties blonde bombshell, in a strapless accordian pleated chemise, kneels on pink satin & points her shapely leg at the floor. Her head is tilted backwards

Blonde Pin-Up 5 / Colour
Fifties blonde bombshell, in a strapless accordian pleated chemise, sits side on with one leg tucked beneath her & points the other straight down at the floor

Blonde Pin-Up 4 / Colour
Fifties blonde bombshell, in a strapless accordian pleated chemise, kneels on pink satin & points her shapely leg at the floor

Blonde Pin-Up 3 / Colour
Fifties blonde bombshell, in a strapless accordian pleated chemise, kneels on pink satin & points her shapely leg at the floor

Fashions for 1869
Polonaise dresses. over-skirt is up-gathered to create a scalloped edge, deep fringe trim & epaulettes. Girl: over- skirt descends in points & is caught up with a bow

Mannequins of Fashion
Mannequins display the latest fashions before a group of potential customers, while the vendeuse points out the features of the new style

Woman Giving Birth 17Thc
A woman in a wealthy household gives birth, attended by various womenfolk; her husband proudly points to the baby

DDP POSTER / 1930
A German Democratic Party (DDP) poster Go the right way to a prosperous society. A man points out the way that avoids the paths to reaction and Bolshevism

Butcher Serves Customer
A woman customer, holding a lorgnette up to her face, points to a plucked chicken that the butcher has picked up

Learning Riding Skills
Cadets at the French military academy of Saint-Cyr learn the finer points of riding

Girl in Park / Birds 1920S
A little girl in the park, wearing a white coat with a cloche hat, points out some birds to a bearded old man

Fashions April 1868
Girl: habit shirt, short dress, tunic of overlapping panels that end in tasselled points. Woman: green pelerine, dress with train & gored skirt with white edged seams

Jesus Betrayed
Judas points Jesus out to the soldiers

Jesus Heals Canaanite
He heals the possessed son of a Canaanite - traditional enemies of the Israelites - when she points out that even dogs may eat of the crumbs from their masters table

Demo / Wilsons 14 Points
In a popular demonstration the people insist Wilsons 14 points are ours!

Fireball at Cartagena
A great globe of fire, in the space of some minutes, broke into four lesser balls, which flew off towards the four cardinal points, attended with a clap of thunder

14 Points Overtaken / 1920
US President Wilsons 14 points, & particularly the League of Nations, are overtaken by events

Muybridge - Dog Gallop 2
Dog (mastiff) galloping - one stride photographed synchronously from two points of view

Muybridge - Dog Trot
Dog (mastiff) trotting : One stride, photographed synchronously from two points of view

Secretary / Boss / Meeting
A man runs through a document with his secretary and together they edit it - he points out the mistakes and she writes in the corrections

German Couple 1475
A fashionable couple from Lower Germany : her finger points to her swelling belly - Now look what you ve done, she says, you and your codpiece and pointed shoes !

Fashions May 1868
White paletot with peplum points. Girl: habit shirt with a puff at the sleeve top, skirt with pyramid trim, tunic with peplum skirt ends. N.B use of broad ribbon trimmings

Ball Dress for 1830
Gauze gowns with Greek designs. Horizontal revers forming mancherons on the shoulders. Gigot over-sleeves & reversed points at the cuff. Short skirt & boots

Lecture / British Museum
A lecture in the Assyrian Gallery of the British Museum. The speaker points towards one of the massive carved Lion supports removed by Layard from excavations at Nineveh

Magnetism / Navigation
Magnetism used by the Chinese for navigation purposes. A statuette mounted on the front of a chariot points south at all times

Ermine Muff 1840
Green pelisse-robe with cord fastenings down the front, on the reverse points of the cuff & the upper part of the bishop sleeves. An ermine muff & ermine & pink collar are worn

German Girl Photo 1890S
Teenage girl wears a boater, high stand collar with the points in front rounded off, cravat, jacket with gigot sleeves, contrasting collar, lapels & braid & lace up shoes

WILSONs 14 POINTS
The Tiger has stolen my Fourteen Points. President Wilson shown as a small boy complaining that the tiger Clemenceau has stolen his 14 point peace plan

Locust (Colour Print)
locusta sexpunctata (grasshopper of six points)

Edward VII as a Boy
Young Edward as a boy enjoys a visit to Portsmouth harbour, where a sailor points out the vessels of the navy which he will one day command

Delort at Austerlitz
The cavalry charge of colonels A A Delort is one of the turning-points in this battle in which Napoleon defeated two other emperors, of Russia and Austria

Helen Points out Heroes
Helen points out the chief heroes in the Greek host to Priam

Angel with Arrow
A flying angel carries an arrow in one hand, points with the other

Ww1 / 1915 / Gallipoli Clyde
The steamer River Clyde, at beach V, one of five points at Cape Helles where British forces were landed on 25th April

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