Pole Collection (page 7)

OLD PUB SIGNS (PLATE 2)
Various old pub signs: Bush, Bush, Ale-Pole, Cross, Black Jack and Pewter Platter, Nags Head, Bush. (plate 2 in series)

FRENCH BUTCHER W / A BULL
A French butcher prepares to slaughter a bull while others look on. Date: circa 1760

USA / SEATTLE / TOTEM POLE
Seattle, Washington: Totem Pole in Pioneer Square Date: 1913

CLIMBING THE POLE / FAIR
Climbing the pole. This game originated from an idea by M. Franck, a doctor who decided that humans should re-learn such skills previously used to climb trees & forage for food

Cartoon, result of a football match
Cartoon, result of a rugby match -- Whos won? - Weve lost - What have you got in that bag? - The Umpire! Date: 1889

THE HEAVENS (KRAUS)
Six angels take our Earth up into the Heavens, where God the Father and his son Jesus sit on the North Pole and the Spirit flutters above, while angels dance and sing for joy Date: 1694

THE MAGNETIC POLE
Determining the MAGNETIC POLE as opposed to the geographical pole - a problem scientists were well aware of in the 17th century Date: circa 1680

CAPTAIN OATES 1912
LAWRENCE EDWARD GRACE OATES Member of Captain Scotts expedition which reached the South Pole in January 1912; lost his life in a blizzard on the return trip. Date: 1880 - 1912

Masonic Hall and College Street, Toronto, Canada. Date: circa 1910s

House martins gather around a telephone pole before emigrati
House martins gathering around a telephone pole before emigrating

Sri Lankan pole fishermans catch
Poda, a Sri Lankan pole fisherman, or stilt fisherman. In podas hand are three small fishes - his entire catch for one day

Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 6
Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. The man in the centre of the picture is Poda

Poda, a Sri Lankan pole fisherman, or stilt fisherman, portrait head and shoulders. He and his family were almost certainly killed in the tsumani of 2004 Date: 1994

Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 5
Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. Pictured at dawn and silhouetted against the light Date: 1994

Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 3
Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. Pictured at dawn and silhouetted against the light Date: 1994

Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 2
Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. Pictured at dawn and silhouetted against the light Date: 1994

Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 1
Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. Pictured at dawn and silhouetted against the light Date: 1994

Bembridge Yacht Club - Club House
Bembridge Yacht Club, Isle of Wight, Hampshire - The Club House. Date: 1913

Ludford Bridge, Ludlow, Shropshire. Date: circa 1920s

Mali - Bani River, principal tributary of the Niger River
Mali - A covered dugout canoe on the Bani River, the principal tributary of the Niger River. Date: circa 1907

WW1 - Cold German Soldiers behind the lines
WW1 - Cold-looking German Soldiers behind the lines during Winter - note the fantastic telegraph pole attesting to the complex communications systems in operation at this point on the front

Niagara Falls, USA - Giant Rock on the Gorge Route Date: 1913

Alexandria, Egypt - Attarine Mosque. Built as a Church dedicated to Saint Athanasius in 370 and converted into a Mosque at the beginning of the Arab conquest

Japan - Poling rafts along the Hozu River - a part of Katsura River in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Petrie Bight, Customs House
Petrie Bight, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Petrie Bight is a sharp curve in the Brisbane River at the northern ends of the Town Reach (upstream) and the Shafston Reach (downstream)

Queen and Eagle Streets, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. This card features an absolutely magnificent telegraph pole with 14 cross-branches!!! Date: circa 1909

Christmas, Winter - Young girl on Skis brings home Mistletoe
Christmas, Winter - Young girl on Skis brings home a large bunch of Mistletoe. Date: circa 1908

Soho, London - 7 Archer Street W1 - Sid Sigers barber shop. 1973

WW2 Christmas card with plane and crew
WW2 pop-up Christmas card with plane and crew -- wishing you the best of luck. Date: circa 1942

Scene from the film Rose Marie, Lake Tahoe, USA
Scene from the film Rose Marie, starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, filmed on the shores of Lake Tahoe, California, USA. Date: 1936

Traditional stilt house of Papua New Guinea
Traditional Papua New Guinea stilt houses constructed by Motuans, commonly found in the southern coastal area of PNG. Date: circa 1920s

Bridge and Gate of Bab Tuma - Damascus, Syria
An absolutely stunning-quality postcard of the Bridge of Bab-Touma at Damascus, Syria. Bab Tuma (" Thomass Gate" ) - a borough of Old Damascus in Syria

Australian occupation of Nauru, South Pacific, WW1
The Australian occupation of Nauru (also known as Pleasant Island), a small island in the South Pacific, during the First World War

Totem poles, Khanty Mansiysk museum, Russia
A display of carved totem poles of the Mansi tribe at the open air Okrug Ethnographic Museum (Torum Maa) in Khanty Mansiysk, Western Siberia, Russia

Map showing Dr. Frederick Cooks route to the North Pole, 19
Map showing the route taken by Dr. Frederick A. Cook and his Inuit companions, Ah-welsh and Etukishook, to the North Pole, in 1907 - 1908. The chart has been signed by the doctor, at top left

Beyond the Poles
The legendary Land Beyond the Poles said to exist at both Poles : Admiral Byrd reported something of the sort during his 1929 South Pole overflight

A jangseung or village guardian, Korean totem pole, Kora
Vintage early 20th century photograph - Korea: A jangseung or village guardian is a Korean totem pole usually made of wood

Cupids carrying red hearts on a Valentine postcard -- Forget me note. Date: circa 1890s

Steam locomotive at Scout Green, near Tebay, Cumbria, well known for its steep gradient. circa 1960s

View of The Crescent, Aden
View of The Crescent, Steamer Point, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen), including the Hotel de l Europe and the Britannia Anonymous Society (cigarette factory). Date: circa 1930s

Villagers in Sierra Leone with a captured Boa Constrictor
Villagers in Sierra Leone carry a captured Boa Constrictor. Date: circa 1930s

Library and Museum, Salisbury, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
Public Library and Museum, Queen Victoria Memorial Building, Moffat Street, Salisbury (now Harare), Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) Date: circa 1908

Market and Broadway, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Street market in the foreground with Broadway leading into the distance, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Date: circa 1910s

Church Street, Norton, Malton, North Yorkshire. Date: circa 1910s

Birthday card, Many Happy Returns -- boy, girl and dog on a raft. circa 1950s

Sixth Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa
Sixth Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya, British East Africa. Date: circa 1910s

Quinsan Gardens, Shanghai, China
Childrens Playing Garden - Quinsan Square, Shanghai, China. Date: circa 1910s

Holywell Street off The Strand, London - demolished when The Strand was widened in 1901. Date: circa 1900

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