Positions Collection (page 7)

Great horned owl, owlet with its wings raised in the air, YNP, USA
Close-up portrait of a great horned owl, owlet (Bubo virginianus) looking at the camera from behind a tree log with its wings raised up together in the air; Yellowstone National Park

Surtouts et plan geometral de table Le cannameliste
Surtouts et plan geometral de table, Le cannameliste francais, ou, Nouvelle instruction pour ceux qui desirent d apprendre l office: redige en forme de dictionnaire

Positions Power Question Orient 1839 Benjamin
Positions of Power on the Question of the Orient, 1839. Benjamin (Benjamin Roubaud) (French, 1811-1847), Aubert & Cie. Lithograph; sheet: 22.8 x 31.7 cm (9 x 12 1/2 in.); image

French Artillery Men Charging Towards Enemy Positions During The Franco-Prussian War Of 1870. After A Painting By Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille. From La Esfera, 1914

Clonmacnoise, Co Offaly, Ireland, West Cross, Cross Of The Scriptures

Celtic High Cross At Drumcliff, Drumcliff, Co Sligo, Ireland

Halleys Comet over Hampstead Heath, London, May 1910
Star-gazers watch Halleys Comet near the Flagstaff on Hampstead Heath, London, May 1910. Date: 1910

Soldier serving with The Irish Guards - Basra, Iraq
Digital photograph: A soldier serving with No 1 Company 1st Battalion The Irish Guards looks for possible Iraqi enemy positions as Royal Engineer technicians prepare to cap one of the burning oil

Lord Lansdowne. Part of Box 104 Boswell Collection. Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne. British politician

North West Frontier Province scenes - NWFP
Album containing 13 pencil and wash drawings, many finely annotated, showing scenes in the North West Frontier. Contains an ink sketch made during the Battle at Shinkamar, 1898

Sign language hand positions for all letters of the alphabet, front view

Baseball batter and backstop poised in their playing positions, front view

Hockey player wearing helmet and knee pads holding a hockey stick, front view

Russian officers near wall of Krakow, WW1
A Russian commander and Cossack scout officers near the wall of Krakow on the Eastern Front during the First World War, making observations on the enemys positions. Date: circa 1914

Bombardment of allied positions
Allied forces and encampments being bombared by Turkish forces from the Asian side of the Dardanelles during the Gallipoli campaign - June 19th 1915

Italian army aviators during Italo-Turkish War
Italian army aviators during the Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) -- the first use of aeroplanes in warfare. Captain Piazzi sits in his monoplane

First Balkan War (1912 - 1913) - Battle of Bonarchisni
The Battle of Bonarchisni, 16th - 21st October 1912. The First Balkan War, which lasted from October 1912 to May 1913, pitted the Balkan League (Serbia, Montenegro, Greece)

A furious charge of Irish troops at the taking of Guillemon
An illustration showing Irish troops attacking German positions at Guillemont, September 1916. The image depicts Irish soldiers engaging in fierce hand-to-hand combat at a machine-gun post which

Destruction at Rouen Docks, France; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing the scene of destruction at Rouen Docks, France, caused by Allied bombing raids on German positions, 1944

World War I dog carts
The French army use dogs to haul supplies to their trench positions

Samuel John Gurney Hoare, Viscount Templewood (1880-1959) British Conservative politician, 1929. Known as Sir Samuel Hoare until 1944 when he was created Viscount Templewood

Mating pair of Asian Swallowtails (Atrophaneura pachliopta aristolochiae) in tail-to-tail position

Working parties in a mine
Photograph: Working parties in a mine. From an album of 76 official photographs, 1916-1917. Associated with World War One (1914-1918)

A family of Iraqi civilians seek the help of a soldier
Digital photograph: A family of Iraqi civilians seek the help of a soldier serving with No 2 Company, 1st Battalion The Irish Guards to locate their other child caught up in the panic caused by

Austrian attack on Russian trenches, Carpathians, WW1
A night battle in the snow amidst the pines: the Russian advancing through the Carpathians. An Austrian force attacks the Russian entrenched position in the Carpathian mountains at night

Battle Plan / Waterloo
A battle plan for Waterloo. Red= English and Belgians Green= Prussians Blue= French Date: 1815

Hands / Various / Anon
An assortment of hands in various positions and gestures. Date: 19th century

WW1 - British field-artillery shelling a Turkish fort
WW1 - The British field-artillery advancement and shelling of one of the Turkish forts in Dardanelles. The narrow peninsula amongst the ranges of high hill or small mountains make it safe for

Greek Positions Archery positions

Greek Positions Squared Friezes

World War I. Spad squad
First World War (1914-1918). French squad of machine-gunning German positions (July 1918). Picture by Maurice Busset. Drawing

India - Big Game Hunting
A coloured lantern slide of a Big Game Hunting party in India. The European hunters are firing from elevated positions in Howdahs mounted on Elephants

The defences of the village of Caestre
Scale 1/2500 of the defences of the village of Caestre - April 1918, showing 11 machine gun positions, trenches and barbed wire produced by 286681, E. North, 90th Field Coy, Royal Engineers

Howitzers shelling German positions, WW1
Battlefield panorama showing a battery of Howitzers shelling German positions at Cambrai in 1918. By Lieutenant Douglas Sharpus Andrews, SGA, ARCA (1885-1944), Royal Garrison Artillery. 1918

Preliminary artillery bombardments in Battle of Flanders
Keeping the gunners posted as to targets and ranges in action: Telephoning instructions from observation-officers to the batteries from a captured German dug-out. Date: 1917

RAF personnel marking German positions, WW1
RAF pilots and observers marking German positions in preparation for a raid, on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1918

Contour map of Western Front by G. H. Davis
The Western Front: a contour map showing the area of the general Allied offensive at this stage of the Second World War. Showing the Siegfried Line, the supply port of Antwerp

On the bridge of a big liner by G. H. Davis
On the bridge of a big liner. Diagrammatic view showing the positions occupied by the seven men whose job it is to watch the course and progress of a large vessel. 1912

El Agheilas defence positions by G. H. Davis
El Agheilas powerful defence positions abandoned by Rommel. A contour map of the El Agheila area in North Africa from which Rommel was driven out by Montgomery during the Second World War. Date: 1942

German Junkers JU88K by G. H. Davis
The German Junkers JU88K long-range dive bomber shown in detail, including construction, armament, gun and crew positions. Date: early 1940s

How a tank is controlled by G. H. Davis
How a tank is controlled: details of the Carden-Vickers Bren Gun carrier. A sectional drawing showing crew positions, layout and equipment. Date: 1941

Robot guns for British aircraft by G. H. Davis
Robot guns for British aircraft: remotely-controlled turrets. Enabling one gunner to direct fire from numerous different positions

Attack on German positions north of the Aisne, France, WW1
Attack on German positions north of the Aisne, northern France, during the First World War, at 6 in the morning. Date: 16 April 1917

Mademoiselle Mona de Gray (real name: Florence Cockle) (1893-1987) - British Contortionist and acrobat. Date: circa 1910s

Amoured tank in action
A photograph of a British tank advancing to destroy German machine gun positions. Tanks were first introduced into battle on the 15th September 1916 when a D1 tank was guided into action by Captain

Lane number blocks arranged for staggered start on racing track

Lane number blocks arranged for straight start on racing track

Hockey goalkeeper wearing helmet and knee pads holding a hockey stick, front view

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"Unveiling the Art of Positions: From Fencing to Everest Expeditions" Exploring the intricate dance of strategy and skill in fencing positions. Gaining a bird's-eye view of Dublin during the historic Easter Rising, where positions shaped destiny. Witnessing H. M. S. Victory break through enemy lines at the Battle of Trafalgar, showcasing tactical positions that changed history. Tracing the daring positions adopted by the Everest Expedition team in 1924, defying nature's challenges. Rediscovering elegance and precision through ballet dancers' captivating exercise positions. Peering into Westminster Abbey's cutaway during Coronation 1937, revealing hidden ceremonial positions within its grandeur. Unleashing fierce competition as three jockeys fight for victory from a front-view perspective - every position counts. Marveling at Halley's Comet as it appeared in 1910, capturing its celestial position in our collective memory. Navigating treacherous waters with a wreck chart of the British Isles for 1868 - understanding perilous maritime positions. Reflecting on Sikh troops digging trenches during war - their unwavering commitment to strategic defensive positions revealed. In this diverse collection of images and historical moments, we explore how different types of "positions" shape outcomes – be it physical battles or artistic performances – reminding us that positioning ourselves wisely can make all the difference in achieving success or overcoming adversity throughout history and beyond.