Pole Collection (page 3)

Rafts on the Irrawaddy River, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Rafts on the Irrawaddy River, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

On the road, Dett to Wankie, Southern Rhodesia, 1925 (1927). Artist: Thomas A Glover
On the road, Dett to Wankie, Southern Rhodesia, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927

A boy with horns, Abercorn to Tukuyu, Tanganyika, 1925 (1927). Artist: Thomas A Glover
A boy with horns, Abercorn to Tukuyu, Tanganyika, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927

Miss Coralie Blythe as Mitzi, c1908. Artist: Philco Publishing Company
Coralie Blythe, British actress, c1908. Postcard posted in 1908. Coralie Blythe as Mitzi in The Girls of Gottenberg, a musical written by George Grossmith, Jr and LE Berman

Comanches carrying off a captive girl, c1860

Man on a raft, Kingston, Jamaica, 1931. The photograph was taken during a Cunard Line cruise to the West Indies between January and March 1931

Messenger, 15th century (1882-1884). Artist: Petit
Messenger, 15th century (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecle, Volume III, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

People of Edo, Japan, c1800 (1904). Edo is the former name of Tokyo. A print from Japan, its History, Arts and Literature, Volume V, by Captain F Brinkley, TC and EC Jack, 34 Henrietta Street

Ploughing, a lord hunting with a bird, a slave, and two servants, 5th-7th century (1882-1884). After a miniature in the Bibliotheque Nationale

Ascending a steep snowfield, Stevens Glacier, Mount Rainier, Washington, USA. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Ascending a steep snowfield, Stevens Glacier, Mount Rainier, Washington, USA. Stereoscopic card detail

Religious Ceremony, Mandan Village. Artist: Myers and Co
Religious ceremony in a Mandan village, North America, 1841. Young men run in a circle dragging elk skulls behind them. The Mandan are a Native American tribe that historically lived on the banks of

Mandan village, Upper Missouri, America, 1841. Artist: Myers and Co
Mandan village, Upper Missouri, America, 1841. The Mandan are a Native American tribe that historically lived on the banks of the Missouri and its tributaries in what is now North and South Dakota

Main street up the steep side of Mount Haruna at a famous village of hot springs, Ikao, Japan, 1904. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Coolies, street scene in Tokyo, 1896. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Coolies, street scene in Tokyo, 1896. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Looking west from Nihon bashi (bridge), towards the centre of Tokyo, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Looking west from Nihon bashi (bridge), towards the centre of Tokyo, Japan, 1904. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Cardinal Reginald Pole (1500-1558), Archbishop of Canterbury, 1824. Artist: W Holl
Cardinal Reginald Pole (1500-1558), Archbishop of Canterbury, 1824. From Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain by Edmund Lodge, published by Harding and Lepard (London, 1824)

Coolie in winter dress, Japan, 1882. Artist: Felice Beato
Coolie in winter dress, Japan, 1882. A photograph from Labor and Porcelain in Japan, by the United States Consul-General, Yokohama, 1882

Cardinal Pole, Archbishop of Canterbury, 16th century (1805). Artist: W Maddocks
Cardinal Pole, Archbishop of Canterbury, 16th century (1805). Reginald Pole (1500-1558) was the last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury

Gertie Millar (1879-1952), English actress, 1906. Artist: Foulsham and Banfield
Gertie Millar (1879-1952), English actress, 1906

Raising the May-Pole, c1854. Artist: E Goodall
Raising the May-Pole, c1854. Villagers raise a traditional maypole

My fine boot laces!, 1737-1742. Artist: Bouchardon
My fine boot laces!, 1737-1742. Part of a series called Paris Street Cries, by Bouchardon

Royal Engineers, c1890. Artist: Geoffrey Douglas Giles
Royal Engineers, c1890. A coloured lithographic plate from Her Majestys Army by Walter Richards, JS Virtue & Company, (London, c1890)

Interior in the Government of Pultowa, central Ukraine, 1879. Inhabitants of Poltava: a Pole, a Jew, and a soldier

Poles of Volhynia, western Ukraine, 1879. Polish hunters with their catch

They are Triumphant, c1871-c1872. Artist: Vasily Vereshchagin
They are Triumphant, c1871-c1872. Decapitated heads of Europeans are displayed on poles in front of a mosque. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

The Flagellation of Christ, before 1457. Artist: Johann Koerbecke
The Flagellation of Christ, before 1457. Koerbecke, Johann (ca. 1415-1491). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

From the series Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets: Kiyowara no Fukayabu, c1830. Artist: Hokusai
From the series Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets: Kiyowara no Fukayabu, c1830. Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

From the series Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets: Fumiya no Asayasu, c1830. Artist: Hokusai
From the series Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets: Fumiya no Asayasu, c1830. Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

A Town in Holland, 19th century. Artist: Bartholomeus Johannes van Hove
A Town in Holland, 19th century. Hove, Bartholomeus Johannes, van (1790-1880). Found in the collection of the M. Kroshitsky Art Museum, Sevastopol

A Girl with a Red Pole, 1932-1933. Artist: Kazimir Malevich
A Girl with a Red Pole, 1932-1933. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Street Scene, Hong Kong, 1900

Letter Carrier, 1828. Artist: Marlet et Cie
Letter Carrier, 1828. A lithograph from L Inde Francais, 1828. From the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Milk Merchants, 1828. Artist: Marlet et Cie
Milk Merchants, 1828. A lithograph from L Inde Francais, 1828. From the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Distractions at the front; the human serpent, France, World War I, 1915. A print from the Le Flambeau (the Torch), 18 September 1915

Popular festivities, mid 19th century. A young couple dance round a garlanded pole (Maypole) while a second couple wait outside the inn to take their turn

The Paumgartner Alterpiece, 1498-1504. Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Paumgartner Alterpiece, 1498-1504

The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 16th century. Artist: Gregorio Lopez
The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 16th century. Sebastian was born in Gaul and was a member of the Emperor Diocletians Praetorian Guard. As a Christian he was sentenced to be executed by archers

Rabbit seller, 1808. Artist: William Henry Pyne
Rabbit seller, 1808. A woman in a town street hawking rabbits and ducks which she carries on a pole slung over her shoulder. From The Costume of Great Britain by William Henry Pyne. (London, 1808)

Drawings of Mars showing its canals and polar ice caps, 1907. These drawings are from observations made at the Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, on 8-12 July, 1907

St Isidore the Labourer. St Isidore (c1070-1130), Spanish Patron Saint of Madrid

Robert Edwin Peary, American naval officer and explorer, 1909. Peary (1856-1920) is generally credited with being the leader of the first successful expidition to the North Pole (1909)

A Very Greasy Pole, 1859. John Bright climbs the greasy pole of the Reform Bill, topped by the ham of popularity. Bright was an outspoken advocate reform

An Amsterdam Lighter and a Wieringer, 17th century. Creator: Reinier Zeeman
An Amsterdam Lighter and a Wieringer, 17th century

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