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Background imagePointing Collection: Tourists Examining a Cross Section of Sequoia Tree

Tourists Examining a Cross Section of Sequoia Tree
(Original Caption) The Giant Sequoia of Yosemite Park. This section was cut from the giant sequoia in 1919, when the great tree was felled by a storm

Background imagePointing Collection: Arrow, Sign, Neon, Pointing, vintage

Arrow, Sign, Neon, Pointing, vintage, , Neon Art, 676763257

Background imagePointing Collection: Antique engraving of Banbury Church Oxfordshire 1786

Antique engraving of Banbury Church Oxfordshire 1786
BANBURY CHURCH, IN OXFORDSHIRE, 1786 from Views and Representations of the Antiquities of England and Wales. An uncoloured copper engraved view. 7 1/4 x 5 inches

Background imagePointing Collection: young couple with flashlights

young couple with flashlights
young couple in the dusk, lighting at each other with flashlights

Background imagePointing Collection: Looking Over New York City

Looking Over New York City
A group of people on the outdoor viewing platform of the Empire State building looking out over New York circa 1940. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Background imagePointing Collection: Illustration of two engineers looking at blueprint for bridge that is under construction in the background

Illustration of two engineers looking at blueprint for bridge that is under construction in the background

Background imagePointing Collection: Close up of ballet dancers jumping

Close up of ballet dancers jumping
Action, Adrenaline, Agility, arts & entertainment, ballerina, ballet, balletshoes, beauty, caucasian, close up, color image, contrast, coordinating, copy space, costume, dancer, dancing, five people

Background imagePointing Collection: Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer as a pilgrim on horseback

Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer as a pilgrim on horseback
Geoffrey Chaucer depicted as a pilgrim on horseback

Background imagePointing Collection: Cheering Turkey

Cheering Turkey
Cartoon illustration of a Turkey cheering

Background imagePointing Collection: Two businessmen standing in front of chart graphic

Two businessmen standing in front of chart graphic
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Two businessmen standing in front of chart graphic, pointing to line, peaks and valleys showing growth

Background imagePointing Collection: Young career woman giving business presentation, pointing at poster

Young career woman giving business presentation, pointing at poster
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Young career woman giving business presentation, pointing at poster

Background imagePointing Collection: Shoshoni Dancers at Fort Washakie

Shoshoni Dancers at Fort Washakie
A group Shoshoni dance at the Fort Washakie reservation in Wyoming. Standing at far left, with his arm outstretched, is Chief Washakie

Background imagePointing Collection: The Contruction of the Hand Section of the Statue of Liberty

The Contruction of the Hand Section of the Statue of Liberty
Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, the creator of the Statue of Liberty, explains the inner construction of the Hand section of the statue to a visitor

Background imagePointing Collection: Hopi Indian on Horse

Hopi Indian on Horse
(Original Caption) Arizona. Hopi Indians and his steed

Background imagePointing Collection: Samuel Gompers Points While Speaking

Samuel Gompers Points While Speaking
Samuel Gompers makes a point, early in his career as a labor leader. (Photo by © Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)

Background imagePointing Collection: Chuck Connors Talking with Friends in Saloon

Chuck Connors Talking with Friends in Saloon
During the 1890s, Chuck Connors (wearing bowler hat) acted as an urban tour guide, taking middle class New Yorkers to see the seedy and exotic side of Chintown

Background imagePointing Collection: Miss Helen Keller With Her Radio

Miss Helen Keller With Her Radio
(Original Caption) Miss Helen Keller started a campaign today to give radio sets to poor blind children of the city

Background imagePointing Collection: You - Still Not a Member of the Cooperative

You - Still Not a Member of the Cooperative
(Original Caption) Poster from the Russian Revolution: "You- Still Not a Member of the Cooperative, Sign Up Immediately!" Undated color slide

Background imagePointing Collection: Conductor Aaron Copland Pointing

Conductor Aaron Copland Pointing
(Original Caption) Conductor Aaron Copland pointing. 1/2 length photograph. Undated

Background imagePointing Collection: Portrait Of James T. Farrell

Portrait Of James T. Farrell
(Original Caption) Portrait of James T. Farrell (1904-1979) American journalist and novelist. Undated Photograph

Background imagePointing Collection: Black Student Taunted By White Youths

Black Student Taunted By White Youths
(Original Caption) Charlotte, NC: A crowd of youths taunts Dorothy Geraldine Counts, 15, as she walks to a previously all-white Harding High School to enroll

Background imagePointing Collection: Hand Shaped Sign Advertising for a Midwife

Hand Shaped Sign Advertising for a Midwife
(Original Caption) Finger pointing sign--Advertisement for midwife. BPA 2 #28

Background imagePointing Collection: Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt

Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt
On a short flight to and from Baltimore, aviator Amelia Earhart points out the White House to resident First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. | Location: Above Washington, DC, USA

Background imagePointing Collection: Cartoon of Uncle Sam on Bicycle Illustrating Gold vs. Silver Standard by J.A. Wales

Cartoon of Uncle Sam on Bicycle Illustrating Gold vs. Silver Standard by J.A. Wales
(Original Caption) Silver Standard vs. Gold Standard controversy is seen here in this cartoon representing Uncle Sam as he is bicycling to national bankruptcy on an enormous silverite dollar

Background imagePointing Collection: Armour's Veribest Canned Meats Advertisement

Armour's Veribest Canned Meats Advertisement
Chicago, IL: "Why not try Veribest you can buy

Background imagePointing Collection: Drane and Alexander as Mutt and Jeff

Drane and Alexander as Mutt and Jeff
(Original Caption) 1912- Vaudeville team of Drane and Alexander, posing together in their vaudeville costumes. PA2# 5235

Background imagePointing Collection: Lithograph of a Father Instructing His Children in Geography

Lithograph of a Father Instructing His Children in Geography
ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Father instructs his children in geography. Undated lithograph

Background imagePointing Collection: Theodore Roosevelt Pointing

Theodore Roosevelt Pointing
(Original Caption) Theodore Roosevelt in a typical oratorial gesture addressing a campaign rally

Background imagePointing Collection: President Theodore Roosevelt Pointing

President Theodore Roosevelt Pointing
(Original Caption) United States President Theodore Roosevelt points into the crowd from the back of a railroad car during a trip to the Western States. Undated photograph, circa 1905

Background imagePointing Collection: Frank Sinatra And Wife At Restaurant

Frank Sinatra And Wife At Restaurant
(Original Caption) 2/2/1945-Hollywood, CA: Though his ubiquitous bow-tie was somewhat wilted, Frank Sinatra was in high spirits as he greeted an aquaintance while dining out recently with Mrs

Background imagePointing Collection: General Sam Houston on Horseback

General Sam Houston on Horseback
(Original Caption) General Sam Houston on horseback at San Jacinto. Painting by S. Seymour Thomas, San Jacinto Museum

Background imagePointing Collection: Napoleon on Horseback at the St. Bernard Pass by Jacques-Louis David

Napoleon on Horseback at the St. Bernard Pass by Jacques-Louis David
(Original Caption) Napoleon crossing the Alps, on May 20, 1800. The march is said to have been really made on mule back with a simple mountaineer of the country as a guide

Background imagePointing Collection: Engraving After General Bonaparte in the Counsel of 500 in Saint Cloud by Francois Bouchot

Engraving After General Bonaparte in the Counsel of 500 in Saint Cloud by Francois Bouchot
(Original Caption) The 18 Brumaire (Nov)

Background imagePointing Collection: Augustus First Roman Emperor

Augustus First Roman Emperor
(Original Caption) Sculpture of Augustus (63BC-14AD), first Emperor of Rome and Grand-Nephew of Julius Ceasar. He defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra and gained control over the empire. BPA2# 4219

Background imagePointing Collection: Coutiers In Garden Of Versailles

Coutiers In Garden Of Versailles
(Original Caption) 1680-Coutiers: 2 gentlemen in garden of Versailles, one with pointing hand. Engrvaing, 1680

Background imagePointing Collection: Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy in Football Uniform

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy in Football Uniform
(Original Caption) Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, wearing football uniform, enjoy a nice talk

Background imagePointing Collection: Prohibitionist Carry Nation

Prohibitionist Carry Nation
Carry Nation (1846-1911), U. S. Temperance crusader. Undated photograph

Background imagePointing Collection: You - Still Not a Member of the Cooperative

You - Still Not a Member of the Cooperative
An Uncle Sam-like man points out from a Soviet political poster at those who read it

Background imagePointing Collection: Barnum's Museum by Thomas Benecke

Barnum's Museum by Thomas Benecke
During winter in New York, a sleighing party crowds the street in front of Barnum's Museum

Background imagePointing Collection: James Cagney Pointing A Revolver

James Cagney Pointing A Revolver
(Original Caption) James Cagney in formal attire, pointing a revolver. Photograph, 3/4 length, standing. Movie still, undated

Background imagePointing Collection: James Cagney And Humphrey Bogart

James Cagney And Humphrey Bogart
(Original Caption) James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart in "The Roaring Twenties." Undated movie still. Photograph

Background imagePointing Collection: Closeup Of Clown Pointing At Nose

Closeup Of Clown Pointing At Nose
(Original Caption) Closeup of a clown pointing at his nose. SEE NOTE

Background imagePointing Collection: Woodcut Depicting M. Jaubert Experimenting with Microphonograph

Woodcut Depicting M. Jaubert Experimenting with Microphonograph
(Original Caption) An experiment by M. Jaubert on deaf mute on Dussaud Microphonographe. Undated woodcut

Background imagePointing Collection: Crucifixion from the Isenheim Altarpiece by Matthias Grunewald

Crucifixion from the Isenheim Altarpiece by Matthias Grunewald
Painting "Christ on the Cross, " by Mathias Grunewald (1503-29), from the Isenheim Altar, in the Colmar Museum. BPA 2 #497

Background imagePointing Collection: A Scene from A Raisin in the Sun

A Scene from A Raisin in the Sun
(Original Caption) 1954-Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier and Diana Sands in "A Rasin in the Sun"

Background imagePointing Collection: Sequoyah, after a Painting by Charles Bird King

Sequoyah, after a Painting by Charles Bird King
(Original Caption) Sequoya (1770? - 1843) made study of his own Cherokee language, shown here with his Cherokee syllabary. Undated Photograph. BPA 2 #3276

Background imagePointing Collection: Painting of Galileo with Milton Looking Through a Telescope

Painting of Galileo with Milton Looking Through a Telescope
Painting by Gatti of Galileo Galilei at a Florentine Court. Galileo lectures as a young man peers into a telescope and others watch in a darkened room

Background imagePointing Collection: Ad For Swift Hams; Store, Boy Pointing

Ad For Swift Hams; Store, Boy Pointing
(Original Caption) Ad for Swift Premium Hams, 1900. BPA 2 #22

Background imagePointing Collection: Wallace Beery And Jackie Cooper Eating

Wallace Beery And Jackie Cooper Eating
(Original Caption) Wallace Beery (L), and a young Jackie Cooper eat corn-on-the-cob in "The Champ" (1931). Movie still. BPA2# 1240

Background imagePointing Collection: Angelica and Medoro by Domenico Tiepolo

Angelica and Medoro by Domenico Tiepolo
Angelica and Medoro, characters from Ludovico Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso, " are seen here looking at their initials carved in a tree

Background imagePointing Collection: Businessman Pointing

Businessman Pointing
(Original Caption) Waist-up portrait of a man in a business suit making a pointing gesture. Undated photograph

Background imagePointing Collection: Painting of a Peasant Couple Looking at a Mirror by Jan Massys

Painting of a Peasant Couple Looking at a Mirror by Jan Massys
Ca. 1500s-Jan Massy's (1509-1575), of Antwerp. Peasant shows his wife her reflection in a mirror

Background imagePointing Collection: Sacajawea Guiding the Lewis And Clark Expedition by Alfred Russell

Sacajawea Guiding the Lewis And Clark Expedition by Alfred Russell
(Original Caption) Lewis and Clark expedition - Sacajawea guiding the expedition from Mandan through the Rocky Mountains. Painting by Alfred Russell. Color slide

Background imagePointing Collection: Lee Aaker and Rin Tin Tin

Lee Aaker and Rin Tin Tin
(Original Caption) Lee Aaker and Rin Tin Tin point to further exciting episodes in The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, (ABC TV, Fridays, 7:30 - 8:00 PM, EST). October 15, 1954 - August 28, 1959

Background imagePointing Collection: Leonard Bernstein Seated In Profile

Leonard Bernstein Seated In Profile
(Original Caption) Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), American conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Pictured seated, in profile and pointing. Undated photograph

Background imagePointing Collection: Setter on Point

Setter on Point
(Original Caption) Springfield, MA. Dogs. Setter on point. (Photo by �� Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)

Background imagePointing Collection: Actress Edna May Standing Atop Rock

Actress Edna May Standing Atop Rock
(Original Caption) The heart thief of the movie - Edna May, leading lady for Johnny Hines. She is standing atop a beach rock, in her bathing suit, holding a gun with a sword in her waistband

Background imagePointing Collection: Contentious After-Dinner Conversation

Contentious After-Dinner Conversation
(Original Caption) After dinner conversation. A man rises from his seat to make a point to his dinner companions. Left to right are models Gladys Powell, John English, H.R. Caufield, Mrs

Background imagePointing Collection: Teacher Showing Lesson to Students

Teacher Showing Lesson to Students
Four schoolboys watch as their teacher points to a lesson on the blackboard. The boy on the right is sitting wearing a dunce cap

Background imagePointing Collection: William Taft Campaigns from a Train

William Taft Campaigns from a Train
(Original Caption) William Howard Taft making a campaign speech from a train platform. He served as President from 1909 to 1913. Ca. 1908-1912

Background imagePointing Collection: William Howard Taft Speaking

William Howard Taft Speaking
(Original Caption) 9/24/1908-Evansville, WI: William Howard Taft is shown speaking at Evansville, Wisconsin, Sept. 24, 1908. Photograph

Background imagePointing Collection: Sheriff Stopping Criminal

Sheriff Stopping Criminal
(Original Caption) Minute, shirtsleeved, Sheriff holds up bad man about to do harm to a roped down lady. Movie Still

Background imagePointing Collection: Labor Leader Mother Jones

Labor Leader Mother Jones
12/18/1918: Portrait of "Mother" Mary Jones, the famous labor leader now in San Francisco leading the fight to secure a new trial for Thomas J

Background imagePointing Collection: Bob Hope as a Young Vaudevillian

Bob Hope as a Young Vaudevillian
At 16, dancer Bob Hope strikes a pose while wearing a bowler hat. Hope would find greater success as a comedian in movies and in USO shows

Background imagePointing Collection: Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau, and Woodrow Wilson

Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau, and Woodrow Wilson
British Prime Minister Lloyd George, French Premier Georges Clemenceau, and U.S. President Woodrow Wilson walk together in Paris during negotiations for the Treaty of Versailles

Background imagePointing Collection: Marie Dressler Speaking to Strikers

Marie Dressler Speaking to Strikers
(Original Caption) 8/20/1919-New York, New York- Marie Dressler, queen of em all

Background imagePointing Collection: Italian Immigrant Children Aboard Ship

Italian Immigrant Children Aboard Ship
(Original Caption) Italian immigrant children aboard ship - one girl points out something in distance to the younger girl beside her

Background imagePointing Collection: Ben Turpin With Crossed Eyes And Arms

Ben Turpin With Crossed Eyes And Arms
(Original Caption) Ben Turpin (1868-1940), American comedic actor, giving a woman directions by crossing his eyes and pointing his hands in different directions. Undated movie still

Background imagePointing Collection: John Barrymore on Stage as Hamlet

John Barrymore on Stage as Hamlet
Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Background imagePointing Collection: Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan in The Kid

Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan in The Kid
(Original Caption) Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan in "The Kid" BPA2# 3197

Background imagePointing Collection: John F. 'Honey Fitz' Fitzgerald

John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald
Boston Mayor John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald in 1922. Fitzgerald served several terms as mayor from 1905 into the 1920s. His daughter Rose married Joseph P. Kennedy and their son John F

Background imagePointing Collection: Roosevelt Reading Atlantic Fleet Chart

Roosevelt Reading Atlantic Fleet Chart
(Original Caption) How the Navy keeps track of its ships. Captain Kallfu is seen showing the Asst. Secy

Background imagePointing Collection: Duke Farrel and Cy Young Talking

Duke Farrel and Cy Young Talking
(Original Caption) 9/12/1922-Duke Farrel and Cy Young talk things over before the start of the game. Young pitched and Farrel caught for a few innnings with the winning team

Background imagePointing Collection: German Wives Of Us Gis On Ship; Pointing

German Wives Of Us Gis On Ship; Pointing
(Original Caption) 2/8/1923-THE RETURN OF THE LAST AMERICAN TROOPS

Background imagePointing Collection: American Golf Stars Playing on Ship

American Golf Stars Playing on Ship
(Original Caption) 4/30/1923- While the American Golf Stars, who sail to compete in the British Open Championship, are riding the briny they will not lose any of their form through lack of practice

Background imagePointing Collection: Homeowner Pointing to Anti-Japanese Sign

Homeowner Pointing to Anti-Japanese Sign
In 1923, the Hollywood Association started a campaign to expel the Japanese from their community. Hollywood resident, Mrs. B. G. Miller, points to an anti-Japanese sign on her house

Background imagePointing Collection: Girl Telling Dollies a Bedtime Story

Girl Telling Dollies a Bedtime Story
(Original Caption) 1925-New York, NY- Little Miss Dorothy Lewis, of New York, believes in the bed time story hour for dollies

Background imagePointing Collection: Scene from The Charmer (1925)

Scene from The Charmer (1925)
Ralph Bayne (Wallace MacDonald) tries to kiss Mariposa (Pola Negri) in The Charmer, directed by Sidney Olcott

Background imagePointing Collection: William J. Bryan Gestures During Speech

William J. Bryan Gestures During Speech
(Original Caption) 1925- William J. Bryan makes his first speech during the Scopes trial. He is shown full-length, raising his hand in a pointing gesture

Background imagePointing Collection: Clarence Darrow Speaks at Scopes Trial

Clarence Darrow Speaks at Scopes Trial
(Original Caption) 1925Attorney Clarence Darrow raises his fist while making a speech at the Scopes Trial

Background imagePointing Collection: Matt Henson Looking At A Map

Matt Henson Looking At A Map
(Original Caption) 5/14/26-New York: Matt Henson of 901 Grant Street, New York City who was the 1st assistant to Peary, on his polar explorations, from 1891 to 1909

Background imagePointing Collection: Rogers Hornsby and John J. Mcgraw

Rogers Hornsby and John J. Mcgraw
(Original Caption) 1927: New York Giants John J. McGraw (R) directs teammate Rogers Hornsby's attention outfield as the two stand in uniform near the dugout

Background imagePointing Collection: Wilbert Robinson

Wilbert Robinson
(Original Caption) 1927-Manager Wilbert Robinson, became Dodger president after Charles Ebbets died in 1926. Depicted in this photograph seated in chair pointing

Background imagePointing Collection: Queer Ducks

Queer Ducks
(Original Caption) Humorous golf situation from the silent film Queer Ducks, starring Jack McHugh as the young caddy and Jack Duffy (right) 1927



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