Finger Collection

Palmistry map of the hand
A palmistry map of the hand, labelling the different areas

Kitchener Poster - Your Country Needs You
Poster, Britons - (Kitchener) wants YOU. Join your countrys army. The classic World War One recruitment poster designed by Alfred Leete. circa 1916

Nelson outlining his battle plans for Trafalgar, 1805
This picture illustrates the famous incident when Nelson, visiting Lord Sidmouth five weeks before Trafalgar, dipped a finger in the port and sketched his plan for the expected battle

Kitchener Poster C. 1915
Your Country Needs You This direct and graphic recruitment poster featuring Lord Kitchener, aimed to command and inspire

Ww1 Kitchener Recruiting
KITCHENER POSTER Recruitment poster featuring Kitchener : " You are the man I want"

Motor and sensory homunculi
Sensory and motor homunculi. Computer artwork of a motor homunculus (left) and a sensory homunculus (right). Parts of the body are sized according to how much space the brain gives to processing

Sacred Heart of Jesus
Jesus holds his sacred heart in one hand, raises a pointing finger with the other, warning you not to misbehave

Angerona Goddess
A Roman goddess of obscure attributes : depicted here with finger to lips, she is also represented with her mouth bound, so there are connotations of secrecy

Ww1 / C 1915 / Kitchener Pos
KITCHENER POSTER " Your Country Needs You" The striking recruitment poster featuring Lord Kitchener

Boxing for Ladies 1886
The modern girl taught to prefer a bout with the gloves to a scratch with her finger nails

Drop of blood on a finger. This could have been drawn to test for a patients blood grouping or to sample the blood for its level of sugar, which is important for diabetics to monitor

Lie detector test
MODEL RELEASED. Lie detector test. Pulse meters on a mans fingers during a lie detector, or polygraph, test. A polygraph records changes in a number of physiological processes

Sleeping Beauty pricks her finger by Arthur Rackham
The crucial moment in the story of Sleeping Beauty when Beauty pricks her finger on a spinning wheel thus sending her to sleep for a number of years

Arabic coffee, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Whos Absent; Wwi Poster
Recruitment poster for the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, designed to shame the viewer into joining up. John Bull demands: Whos absent? Is it you?

Nun looking at the camera, with her finger covering her lips as if in a conspiracy of silence. Date: circa 1970s

Slender Loris PM 2709 Loris tardigrada © P. Morris / ARDEA LONDON
PM-2709 Slender LORIS India - Sri Lanka Loris tardigrada Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

George Melly on stage at the Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 8 April 1983

Fingerprint scanner. Persons finger being scanned by a fingerprint scanner. This scanner is being used to open a door. The ridges on peoples fingers form a unique identifying pattern

Britannia and Eve magazine, August 1940
Front cover illustration featuring a smiling woman, clasping her hands with joy and thinking very happy thoughts. She wears a orange silk dress, bright red lipstick and her hair in finger waves

Hands, Za-Zen meditation, Elheiji (Eiheiji) Zen monastery, Japan, Asia

Hands, X-ray

Mr Pastry, aka Richard Hearne, with lion
Mr Pastry, aka the comic actor Richard Hearne (1908-1979), with a lion. Date: circa 1960s

The Creation of Adam painting by Michelangelo on ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Vintage masterpiece painting of The Creation of Adam. Painted by Michelangelo on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, circa 1511a'1512

Study of hands, 15th century (1930). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Study of hands, 15th century (1930). Found in the Windsor collection. From Apollo magazine, volume XII, no 71 (November 1930)

Music cover, On the Good Ship Lollipop, Shirley Temple
Music cover, On the Good Ship Lollipop, words and music by Sidney Clare and Richard A Whiting, as sung by Shirley Temple in the film Bright Eyes. 1934

Planet Earth on human hands, breaking down and crumbling with fragments falling apart. Airbrush illustration

X-ray of healthy human hands
Healthy hands. X-ray of healthy human hands. The bones are white and the tissue is pale grey. There are two phalanges bones in each of the thumbs and three in each finger

Fingerprint scanner, artwork
Fingerprint scanner, computer artwork

Born Malcolm Little. American religious and political leader. Photographed while giving a speech at a rally in Harlem
MALCOLM X (1925-1965). Born Malcolm Little. American religious and political leader. Photographed while giving a speech at a rally in Harlem, New York City, c1963

County Cricket Match in 1939 - a wicket for Gover of Surrey
County Cricket Match at the Oval in 1939 - a wicket has just fallen, caught behind. The bowler appears to be the Surrey player Alf Gover. Date: 1939

A 3D conceptual image of the world at your fingertips

Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) egg, held in hand, Rufford, Lancashire, England, October

CAVE ART: MAMMOTHS. Clay finger drawings of two mammoths facing each other, in the Rouffignac cave, Dordogne, France, c11, 000 B.C

Human fingerprint
Fingerprint. Computer artwork of a human fingerprint. A fingerprint is formed by epidermal ridges, creating a distinct pattern. Each pattern is unique to an individual, even for identical twins

Healthy hand. Hand of a human arm that is bent at the wrist

Hand anatomy, 19th Century illustration. Historical hand coloured lithographic print showing the muscles (brown), tendons (white) and blood vessels (red and blue) of the human hand

Novice Buddhist monk and Phra Atchana Buddha statue, Wat Si Chum, Sukhothai, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sukhothai Province, Thailand, Asia

Chinese Doctor / Ca 1915
A Chinese doctor feels the pulse of an aristocratic patient with exceedingly long finger nails

Poster advertising the Daily Herald, with a large pointing finger

Silhouette, To Have a Finger in the Pie
To Have a Finger in the Pie -- silhouette of a man in a tall hat (probably a chef) tasting a pie

setting the central heating thermostat at a cooler temperature to save energy
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Detail of the hand of a stucco seated Buddha statue, Wat Si Chum, Sukhothai Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sukhothai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Close-up of the hand of Ganga, a river goddess statue in Mul Cowk courtyard, Durbar Square, Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Afghan vendor wears rings on his fingers to attract customers ahead of Eid-al-Fitr in
An Afghan vendor wears rings on his fingers to attract customers ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Fitr in Kabul September 9, 2010

Cambodian voters take pictures of their ink stained fingers after they voted, outside a polling station during a general election in Phnom Penh, Cambodia July 29, 2018

Ian Carmichael and David Lodge
as private Windrush and Lance Corporal Parsons

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"Finger: Unveiling the Secrets of the Hand" Unlocking the mysteries held within the palmistry map of the hand, we delve into a world where lines tell stories and destinies unfold. Just as Kitchener's iconic poster urged, "Your Country Needs You, " our fingers hold hidden messages waiting to be deciphered. In 1805, Nelson meticulously outlined his battle plans for Trafalgar with his finger, guiding his fleet towards victory. A gesture that forever changed history. Similar to Kitchener's powerful poster during WWI, it called upon men to join their country's cause and fight for freedom. The motor and sensory homunculi remind us of how intricately connected our they are to our senses and movements. Each touch ignites a response, every movement shaping our experiences in this vast world. As we gaze at the Sacred Heart of Jesus depicted on stained glass windows or statues, we find solace in knowing that even divine beings acknowledge the importance of these humble digits. Angerona Goddess herself holds her finger against her lips as if guarding secrets only she knows. During WWI in 1915, Kitchener once again summoned bravery through his posters urging recruitment; fingers pointed towards duty and sacrifice. Even boxing was not exempt from finger symbolism - ladies donned gloves in 1886 as they defied societal norms with each punch thrown. On stage at Hatfield's Forum Theatre in 1983, George Melly mesmerized audiences with flamboyant gestures accentuated by expressive fingers dancing across strings or keys. His artistry transcended boundaries set by mere words alone. And just like a drop of blood tells tales within its crimson hue, so do our fingertips bear witness to lives lived - etched with scars from battles fought or adorned with delicate henna patterns celebrating joyous occasions. So let us honor these unsung heroes attached to our hands – those who have shaped history, conveyed emotions, and connected us to the world.