Pole Collection (#87)

The Amundsen Antarctic Expedition camping on the Level Barri
Photograph showing the sledge team of the Amundsen Antarctic Expedition camping on the Level Barrier, on their way to the South Pole, 1911

The Path of the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition, 1908-09
Illustration showing the route followed by Sir Ernest Shackletons (1874-1922) group towards the South Pole, during the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition of 1908-09

Amundsen Antarctic Expedition at the South Pole, 1911
Illustration showing members of the Amundsen Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12, at the South Pole, checking their position using a sextant and an artificial horizon

The Fram moored near Roald Amundsens House, c. 1912
Photograph showing the Fram ; the ship used by Roald Amundsen in his expedition to the South Pole; moored near Amundsens House, c.1912

Grey & Lace Dress 1899
Pale grey dress with an irregular shaped tunic, machine over-stitching, gauged yoke & white lace under-skirt. Her parasol is also trimmed with a lace flounce

Wilkins Nautilus 1931 -3
The Nautilus of Commander Wilkins runs into storms on its way to the North Pole, which it eventually reaches by sailing beneath the ice

Wilkins Nautilus 1931
The Nautilus of Commander Wilkins, which by sailing beneath the ice reaches the North Pole

NORGE AT NORTH POLE
The Italian-built Norge of the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile expedition drops flags of Italy, Norway and USA at the North Pole

NORGE IN ARCTIC
The Italian-built Norge of the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile expedition which will fly from Spitzbergen to Alaska via the North Pole, making Amundsen the first to visit both Poles

Vegetable Seller, Japan
A Japanese street trader of vegetables carries the produce in baskets suspended from the ends of a long pole

Eustace the Monks Head
The head of Eustace the Monk is paraded on a pole by the victorious English after the naval Battle of Sandwich in which they defeated the French fleet

Wizard of Oz / The Raft
The Scarecrow and Toto on the raft

Nobile in Radio Contact
Umberto Nobile flew the airship Norge over the North Pole in 1926. His second attempt in 1928 in Italia ended in a crash landing. Making radio contact - Italy

Stoking the Retorts
A man with a long, heavy steel pole, stokes the retorts at a gasworks

Maelstrom at South Pole
An overhead view of a maelstrom supposed to exist at the South Pole

Peary Reaches North Pole
HAVE MADE GOOD AT LAST. HAVE THE OLD POLE. Commander Peary, American explorer, reaches the North Pole in April 1909. Later, his claim is contested by Cook

Dogs to North Pole
Dogs are used during the Nares North Pole expedition to haul sleighs

The Red Guard Triumphant
The Red Guard triumphant Worker holds a pole in the air with red flag waving and a de- capitated head on the end

Maypole Dance - Photo
Children dance round the pole at an English country fete

Destination board, Spitzbergen, Bareninsel, Svalbard, Norway, Arctic, Scandinavia, Europe

Christmas pole with Nativity Scenes, Town Hall (Rathaus), and Christmas Market stalls, Stadtplatz, Steyr, Oberosterreich (Upper Austria), Austria, Europe

World War I and World War II on left, memorials outside the City Hall on Broadway in historic Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States of America, North America

The Round Tower at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The EU and German national flags flying outside the famous Reichstag parliament building, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Sailing on the green lake and Norwegian flag, Olden, Fjordland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Presidential Palace, Vilnius, Lithuania, Baltic States, Europe

Village Hall, East Hampton, the Hamptons, Long Island, New York State, United States of America, North America

Fence and a lonely farm in Central Iceland, Iceland, Polar Regions

Fulton Ferry Historic District street signs, DUMBO, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Mahouts and elephants, Amber Fort Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Malaysian flag outside Sultan Abdul Samad Building, Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan, Asia

United States Custom House, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, North America

A skier carves a long turn on a classic off piste run at the big French resort of Meribel in the Three Valleys, the worlds largest complete skiing area, western French Alps, France, Europe

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Stars and Stripes flag, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

DTM Championship 2005, Rd 1, Hockenheimring: L-R: Pole sitter Mattias Ekstrom, Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
L-R: Pole sitter Mattias Ekstrom (SWE), Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline, and Jamie Green (GBR), Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes, who will start third

DTM Championship 2005, Rd 7, N├╝rburgring: L-R: Bernd Schneider, Vodafone AMG-Mercedes, Portrait and Mika Hakkinen
L-R: Bernd Schneider (GER), Vodafone AMG-Mercedes, Portrait and Mika Hakkinen (FIN), Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes, congratulate Gary Paffett (GBR), DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes

Sutton Motorsport Images Catalogue: Ayrton Senna McLaren was presented with a cushion to commemorate his fiftieth pole
Ayrton Senna (BRA) McLaren was presented with a cushion to commemorate his fiftieth pole position, this event overshadowed by the crash of Martin Donnelly (GBR) in practice

British Formula Three Championship: Dan Clarke Double R Racing, Finished 1st Race 1
Dan Clarke (GBR) Double R Racing, Finished 1st Race 1. British Formula Three Championship, Rds11&12, Castle Combe, England. 25-26 June 2005. DIGITAL IMAGE

British Formula Three Championship: Nick Jones Team SWR, Failed to finish both races
Nick Jones (USA) Team SWR, Failed to finish both races. British Formula Three Championship, Rds11&12, Castle Combe, England. 25-26 June 2005. DIGITAL IMAGE

Press Conference, Marcel Faessler (CHE), AMG-Mercedes, Portrait (1st, Super Pole Qualifying). DTM Championship, Rd 3, Nurburgring, Germany. 24 May 2003. DIGITAL IMAGE

Pole winner Marcel Faessler (CHE), AMG-Mercedes, Portrait, and Martin Tomczyk (GER),s line Audi Junior Team. DTM Championship, Rd 3, Nurburgring, Germany. 24 May 2003. DIGITAL IMAGE

DTM: Timo Scheider, OPC Team Phoenix, yells when he hears he has scored pole position
Timo Scheider (GER), OPC Team Phoenix, yells when he hears he has scored pole position. DTM Championship, Rd9, Zandvoort, Holland. 20-21 September 2003. DIGITAL IMAGE

50th Macau Grand Prix: L-R: Pole sitter Fabio Carbone, Signature Plus, with Ryan Briscoe, Prema Powerteam
L-R: Pole sitter Fabio Carbone (BRA), Signature Plus, with Ryan Briscoe (AUS), Prema Powerteam, who will start from alongside him on the grid, and James Courtney (AUS), Tom s

Formula One World Championship: Pole sitter and early race leader Ralf Schumacher, BMW Williams FW25
Pole sitter and early race leader Ralf Schumacher (GER), BMW Williams FW25, leads team mate and eventual race winner Juan Pablo Montoya (COL) into Mirabeau

DTM: Mika Hakkinen AMG-Mercedes, is interviewed after qualifying second
Mika Hakkinen (FIN) AMG-Mercedes, is interviewed after qualifying second. DTM, Rd2, Eurospeedway Lausitz, Laustiz, Germany, 28-30 April 2006. DIGITAL IMAGE

DTM: Pole sitter Martin Tomczyk Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Red Bull Audi A4 06
Pole sitter Martin Tomczyk (GER) Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Red Bull Audi A4 06. DTM, Rd8, Barcelona, Spain, 22-24 September 2006. DIGITAL IMAGE

DTM: Pole: Martin Tomczyk Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Red Bull Audi, centre
Round 8 Barcelona (ESP), 22.-24.- September 2006 Qualifying Audi 1-2-3 qualifying positions: Pole: Martin Tomczyk (GER) Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Red Bull Audi, centre

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