Poles Collection (page 7)

Column at Marjeh Square, Damascus, Syria. This bronze column was erected by Sultan Abdul Hamid II to commemorate the opening of the first telegraphic link in the Middle East - the line between

Cuba - Havana - Vives and Cristina Avenues Date: circa 1908

Singapore - Street in the Chinese Quarter. Washing is put out on a pole in front of the houses - in some instances (as described on the reverse of this card) resembling a scarecrow! Date: 1910s

China - Shanghai - Nanjing Road - General View Date: circa 1907

Russo-Japanese War - Field Telegraph Office at Liaoyang and field telegraph lines under construction. Date: 1904

Istanbul, Turkey - Open Air market, Porters carrying load
Istanbul, Turkey - Open Air market and Porters carrying a load using poles. Date: 1898

A rather basic bridge - Senegal, West Africa
A rather basic bridge (likely far more secure than it looks!) - Senegal, West Africa Date: circa 1910s

Inuit - Family by their Summer Residence Date: circa 1910s

Bronze Column at Marjeh Square, Damascus, Syria
Column at Marjeh Square, Damascus, Syria. This bronze column was erected by Sultan Abdul Hamid II to commemorate the opening of the first telegraphic link in the Middle East - the line between

Barricade - Rue Royale, Nantes - June, 1903
The Events of 14th June 1903 - Barricade at the junction of Rue Royale and Rue Ogee, Nantes, France. This was in response to fears of violence between clerical and anti-clerical groups. Date: 1903

Damascus, Syria - Marjeh - Palace of Justice - Mecca Column
Damascus, Syria - Palace of Justice - Marjeh Square and column. The bronze column was erected by Sultan Abdul Hamid II to commemorate the opening of the first telegraphic link in the Middle East

Itinerant Russian Broom seller, with his wide selection of brushes, brooms, pipe cleaners and sundry additional cleaning paraphernalia of all shapes and sizes! Date: circa 1902

Vladikavkaz, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia
Vladikavkaz, the capital city of the Republic of North OssetiaAlania, Russia. Tram (and a lone female pedestrian) crossing a bridge over the Terek River. Date: circa 1910s

Chinatown, Singapore - drying clothes on long poles
Chinatown, Singapore - a street at first glance seemingly bedecked by flags, at second glance clearly showing a novel way to dry ones laundry! Date: circa 1920

Indian River and Totem Poles - Sitka, Alaska, USA
Indian River and Totem Poles of the Tlingit people - Sitka, Alaska, USA Date: circa 1902

New Higham, Shirland - Telegraph poles
New Higham, Shirland, Derbyshire - spectacular telegraph poles! Date: circa 1930s

Bermuda - Front Street, Hamilton - Busy mix of trade and traffic Date: circa 1903

Madeira - Transporting Hammock
Amongst the three best-known unusual means of transportation to have be found on the Portuguese Island of Madeira was the transporting hammock

Map of Madrid (1762) by Ventura Rodrez and
" Map of Madrid (1762) by Ventura Rodr ez and published in " La guic de forasteros" (1765). Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. Museo de Historia."

LCC-LFB sliding pole and rigging
The sliding pole was introduced into the London Fire Brigade in 1904 after its Chief Officer, Captain Eyre Massey Shaw, made an official visit to the USA

LCC-LFB firemen using the sliding pole on a call
Following a visit to the United States, Chief Officer Eyre Massey Shaw brought back the idea of sliding poles which he saw in American fire houses

Dhule, India - A beggar is carried in a two-man litter
A beggar is carried in a one-man litter (with two bearers) at Dhule, India - a city and a Municipal Corporation in Dhule district in northwestern part of Maharashtra State. Date: circa 1910s

An American Indian totem pole, Alert bay, Canada

The Indian village at Alert Bay. Canada

Poles! Under the Polish flag, on to the fight - For our liberty and yours! Enlist to-day. Poster showing a soldier carrying a rifle, and waving American, Polish, French, and British flags. Date 1917

Poles! Kosciuszko and Pulaski fought for the liberty of Poland and other nations - Follow their example - Enlist in the Polish Army!. Poster showing Kosciuszko and Pulaski, and the Polish flag

Red Army distributing Moscow newspapers after invasion of Po
Russian soldiers engaged in feeding the liberated Polish population with a plentiful supply of Bolshevik propaganda. The soldiers here are distributing Moscow newspapers to peasants near Vilna

Leander Kingston Sea Scout Troop
Boys of the Leander Kingston Sea Scout Troop doing some rebuilding. 8 October 1935

Norwegian Types (1 / 5) - Lady on Skis
A Norwegian girl in traditional costume wearing a apit of cross-country skis, with long ski poles Date: circa 1906

Japan - Yokohama - Theatre Street Date: circa 1910

Lady Swiss Skier
Very stylish Swiss lady skier rights herself after taking a tumble. Date: circa 1910s

Queen Charlotte Island - Masset Totem Poles
The Masset Inlet - Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada. The Totem Poles of the Haida People. Masset was known by the Haida as Uttewas (or White Slope Town)

Saint-Omer, France - Platforms on the Railway Station
Saint-Omer, France (Pas-de-Calais) - The platforms of the Railway Station and a couple of very fine telegraph poles. Date: circa 1910s

Telegraph Poles Eyesore
Even motoring on a quiet lane, the beauty of the countryside is spoilt by ugly telegraph poles; a scene in Warwickshire, England. Date: 1960s

Beach Groyne
A study of the old groyne (a low wooden wall or barrier built into the sea from a beach), Worthing, Sussex, England. Date: 1960s

Japan - Yokohama - City Office in the business sector Date: circa 1910

Norwegian Types (2 / 5) - Putting on Skis
A Norwegian girl helps a friend put on her cross country skis. Another friend is ready to go behind. Date: circa 1906

Dutch Canal scene with barges and a group of three canal officials (left). A barge operative poles is vessel trough the opened lock gate. Date: 1910s

Fishing Boats on the River Erdre, Nantes, France. These bateau-style boats have a small flat bottom with straight sides and were used as early as 1671 on the Saint Lawrence River, French Quebec

Poles in Italy
Polish general Jan Henryk Dombrowski addresses the Polish legion of Italy, in front of the cathedral, Milano. They fought for France against Russia. Date: 20 January 1797

Polish Hq in Rome
Polish general Karl Kniaziewicz establishes the HQ of the Polish Legion in the Capitol. Officially in the Italian army, they fought for France against Russia. Date: 3 May 1798

Indian Circus Entertainers - Gustav Hagenbeck Date: circa 1910s

Fisherwoman of Le Touquet, France
Fisherwoman of Le Touquet, Paris-Plage, France Date: circa 1910s

Ski Poles. Gloves. Skis
Skiing gloves, poles and skis, but no skier? On the snow slopes above Zermatt, Switzerland, with the Rack Railway behind. Date: 1960s

Kitwanga Totem Poles
Totem poles at Kitwanga, British Columbia, Canada. Date: early 1930s

Calgary, Alberta, Canada - 1st Street West looking north from 13th Avenue Date: 1910

Djibouti, East Africa - Avenue de la Republique. It is nice to compare the difference between the colonial French mode of transportation

Polish Scouts carrying turf. circa 1930s

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