Pole Collection (page 3)

Electric tram, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
An electric tram on the road at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, with the driver standing at the front in uniform

The Interview or Miss out of her Teens, 1816 (colour etching)
XCF290984 The Interview or Miss out of her Teens, 1816 (colour etching) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Turkish national flag

Sunrise view on gondola station near Piazza San Marco with Palazzo Ducale (Doges Palace) on a background

A Pagoda in the East Indies, by Thomas Daniell (1749-1840). Date: 1800

Shackleton / Sledging / 1908
Ernest Shackletons expedition reached within 100 miles of the South Pole. Relaying sledges over the rough terrain. Date: 1908

AMUNDSEN / THE FRAM
Roald Amundsen, the first to reach the South Pole, did so on 14 December 1911 and returned home safely. The Fram

Peary and Cook dispute over the North Pole
Robert Peary and Frederick Cook dispute over who reached the North Pole first -- but the real question is whether either of them got there at all

Bringing the Raft from the Wreck, illustration for Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) (colour litho)
IL193468 Bringing the Raft from the Wreck, illustration for Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Maypole dancing Blists Hill, Shropshire -1
Children in traditional costumes celebrate May Day as they dance around the Maypole at Blists Hill, Ironbridge, Shropshire, England Date: 1990

1979 Round 6 Silverstone
SILVERSTONE, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 14: Vince Woodman leads Jonathan Buncombe and Brian Muir all in Ford Capris III 3.0S during the Round 6 Silverstone at Silverstone on July 14, 1979 in Silverstone

Mosquito Legend Pole, Tlingit totem pole, rainforest, summer, Sitka National Historic Park, Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Two men on a punt, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Two men on a punt at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. circa 1970

G Jefferson fails at pole vault, 1932 Olympics
A falling American pole-vaulter grips the cross bar as he makes his descent at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, failing to make a height of 13 feet 9 inches. Date: 1932

Captain Scotts last Antarctic expedition
A group of some of the party, including Dr. E. A Wilson, the zoologist and artist (sitting first left); Lieut H. R Bowers (sitting second on left); Captain R

The waterfront of Willemstad (Punda side), Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
Typical and very colorful houses at the Punda side of Willemstad, Curacao, Netherland Antilles. In 1997 the historic city center of Willemstad (Curacao)

Flag of Malaysia, at flagpole, Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia

High Street and Sullivan School, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland Date: circa 1904

Spain - Matador pole vaulting
A Matador pole vaults over the on-rushing bull during a Spanish Bullfight. Date: circa 1910s

Captain Scotts Departure for Antarctica
Two photographs reporting the departure of Captain Scott and his team on board the Terra Nova, bound for Antarctica where they would attempt to reach the South Pole first

Raptor model birdscarer on pole, in arable field at dusk, Bacton, Suffolk, England, october

Mars, optical image. This image was taken when Mars was 68 million kilometres from Earth. The Martian summer in the northern hemisphere results in a large south polar ice cap (white, bottom)

Street scene in Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland
A street scene in the Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, showing people outside the shop of Allan Ramsay (not to be confused with his house, which is on Castle Hill)

How Bad Weather held back Captain Scott
A map showing the different routes taken by the Norwegian team led by Roald Amundsen and the British team led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott towards the South Pole in 1911/12

The Head Quarters of the 1910 - 13 Scott Polar Expedition
A view showing Cape Evans where Captain Scott pitched his headquarters for his last expedition to the South Pole. The main positions of the surrounding district are also shown

The Nimrod Antarctic Expedition at the furthest point South
Photograph showing Lt. Adams, Frank Wild and Lt. Ernest Shackleton (left to right) standing beside a British flag at the furthest point South that they reached, 9th January 1909

Roald Amundsen and his men aboard the Fram, Hobart, 1912
First men to reach the South Pole; from left to right: Sverre Hassel, Oscar Wisting, Roald Amundsen, Olaf Bjaalund and Helmer Hansen

Leaps of Sam Patch / C19Th
The Wonderful Leaps of Sam Patch

High Tea above London
A young man defies gravity by perching on a pole on the roof of the new BBC Broadcasting House building and having a truely High Tea! Date: early 1930s

The Catholic Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Banff Gondola and Scenic Overlook, Banff National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada, North America

Iban tribeswoman mending bamboo longhouse verandah floor, Lemanak River, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman carrying fruit and vegetables, Hoi An, central Vietnam, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sultans Palace, Muscat, Oman, Middle East

Amundsen / Taking Bearing
Roald Amundsen, the first to reach the South Pole, did so on 14 December 1911 and returned home safely. Amundsens men determining the exact location of the S. Pole

BARBERs POLE 1922
A barbers shop, with a distinctive pole

Scott Souvenir Card
In memory of the Antarctic heroes, the late Captain Scott and his gallant comrades who perished March 1912 at the South Pole

Photograph of Pole Arms Hotel, Seaton, Devon. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Man with Lance Riding through the Snow, c. 1880 (oil on canvas)
5858793 Man with Lance Riding through the Snow, c.1880 (oil on canvas) by Schreyer, Adolf (1828-99); 17.2x23.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; German, out of copyright

Quayside, Padstow, Cornwall
The Quayside, Padstow, Cornwall - in quieter less-foody times... Date: circa 1910s

Poster, The Midnight Sun Airway, DNL. 20th century

Six monkeys on a Christmas card, one of them reaching for some food. circa 1890s

Indian Medicine Men At Work
An American Indian medicine man wears a bear skin and waves a decorated pole and disc as his assistants tend to a sick barechested woman as other interested parties look on, 18th Century

Telling time at night using a nocturnal. The hour is obtained by measuring the angular position of the imaginary line joining the pointers in the constellation of the Plough to the Pole Star

France, Paris, Greek War of Independence, Insurrection flag
Greece - 19th century - War of Independence. Insurrection flag 1821

LCC-MFB Kensington fire station, W London
The appliance room of the former Kensington fire station which was located in King Street, W8. It was built in 1871 and closed in 1905 when the new Kensington fire station was opened

Front cover of the Sphere Scott Memorial Number
Front cover of The Sphere, Memorial Number of the Scott Antarctic Expedition showing a sombre scene of a group of men praying by a cairn topped with a cross in memory of Captain Scott, who died

Playing Darts, Worcestershire
A young boy playing darts, his board nailed to an outdoor pole, outside the Fleet (Arms?) pub, Worcestershire. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

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