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Rambler Takes a BreakA lady rambler wearing a houndstooth check skirt, shirt style blouse, beret and haversack takes a break to mop her brow
Distorting MirrorPhotographer takes picture of men and women reflected in a distorting mirror
Benbow WarshipBritish warship which takes part in the battle of Jutland, 1915 (Do not confuse with earlier ships of the same name)
Nurse at SpreewaldAt Spreewald, Germany, a nurse dressed in the picturesque costume of the region takes her charge out in a perambulator, in an otherwise deserted street
Caught by Trailing RopeWhen a plane takes off at Prague, a boy is caught up in a trailing rope, but he lands in a tree
Insurrection in MilanoThe people of Milano revolt - not for the first or the last time - against their Austrian overlords : extensive street fighting takes place but the rising is inconclusive
Mahogany, West IndiesMahogany trees in the West Indies : the enormous demand for this hard furnishing wood leads, alas, to extensive deforestation for it takes many years to re-grow
Curiosities from the Patent Office; Safety Suit for AviatorsIllustration showing a safety suit for aviators from 1921. The suit takes the form of a parachute attached to the wearer in two parts, one to the torso and one to the head
Girl Eats a Cake 1960SA gleeful little girl takes a bite out of a huge slice of iced cake!
Couthon at LyonCouthon is sent by the Convention to suppress the insurrection in Lyon : he takes the city, and orders aristocratic homes to be destroyed
Europa and the BullZeus sees Europa sporting on the beach with her friends, takes a fancy to her, changes himself into a bull and carries her off to Crete
Loiserolles HeroismLoiserolles takes the place of his friend on the guillotine, one of many acts of heroism among the prisoners during the Reign of Terror
Louis XVI CrownedThe 20-year old Louis XVI takes his coronation oath
Louis and OrderThe Grand Master of the Ordre de Saint-Lazare takes his oath before Louis XIV in the chapel at Versailles
Peat Fields / SomersetWedmore, Somerset. The peat is cut in squares, then slabs and then stacked into round stacks to dry. This takes about 2 months and then it is ready for fuel
A HOT OVENA boy watches as his mother takes a hot dish from the oven
Isabela LeavesIsabela, deposed, takes the train for Paris at the station at the frontier town of Hendaye
A Nun Takes the Veila Nun Takes the Veil
Shipbuilding 1832A wooden ship is worked on, while in the distance crowds cheer a vast vessel with five huge flags as it takes to the sea
Shannon Takes ChesapeakeThe American frigate Chesapeake is captured by HMS Shannon near Boston
Edward VII at BalmoralGrouse - Edward VII takes part in a royal grouse shoot on the moors near Balmoral, his Scottish home
KERENSKYKerensky, with one of his officers, takes a salute : he has formed a provisional government, but he will in turn be overthrown by the Bolsheviks
Arab and HookahA bearded arab takes off his slippers and seated on a cushion on the floor enjoys his hookah pipe
Watching the BoatsA young woman takes a rest from rowing to look out to the fishing boats sailing upon a calm sea
Jews in BabylonNebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, takes and razes Jerusalem, and makes captives of the Jews who weep by the waters of Babylon, specifically the Euphrates
Stock Exchange AmericanThe London Stock Exchanges American Market takes place in the open air, which enables opportunistic loafers to pick up discarded cigar-stubs
Birthday PicnicA group of very well-behaved children as well as an obedient cat and dog sit down to a birthday picnic in the country. A cake with candles takes centre stage
Lady in Park / CocoricoA woman in a large black hat takes a walk through a park among black, bare trees
Lady Golfer / 1950 / AdvertA lady golfer takes a swing
Lady Mouser at TeaLady Mouser takes afternoon tea at her country pile. Do call in to see her, but note that she is awfully keen on punctuality
Francesco II has FunRelieved of his royal responsibilities, Francesco II, former king of the Two Sicilies, takes refuge with the pope at Rome and enjoys himself during the Carnival
Castellamare BattleA naval combat takes place off Castellamare, Sicily : French and English vessels are involved
Francesco II AbdicatesFrancesco II, king of the two Sicilies, accepts defeat, abdicates, and takes refuge in the Quirinal palace at Rome, still under papal rule thanks to Napoleons intervention
Daphne Becomes LaurelDaphne, daughter of the river- god Peneus, takes Apollos fancy, but preferring virginity is changed into a laurel, which Apollo thereafter wears in her honour
Jews in Captivity - 2Nebuchadnezzar II, after defeating the Jews, takes many of them captive to Babylon, where they are very unhappy and sit around moping
Girl Takes TeaA smart little girl takes her tea with sugar, using tongs and a bowl
Garibaldi Takes NaplesGaribaldi and his men enter Naples, to general acclaim
Battle of Volturno 4The Piedmontese forces arrive on the field of battle : the Neapolitans are overcome, and Garibaldi takes Capua
Persephone / ProserpinaPersephone is abducted by Hades, who takes her in his chariot to the Underworld, where he is the king; but she pines for the sunshine, and he lets her come up half the year
Ansons Naval VictoryAnson, in the course of his round-the-world voyage, encounters and takes the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Cabadonga
Napoleon I / Ashes / BougardNAPOLEON I His ashes are brought to Paris and a procession takes them down the Champs Elysees which is lined with soldiers
the Journey (Reid)Niam of the Golden Hair takes Oisin to her fathers land - the Land Oversea which is delightful beyond all dreams - there with wild honey drip the forest trees
Basing House BesiegedBASING HOUSE, a strategically located Royalist stronghold, is attacked periodically by the Parliament army : eventually Cromwell takes it and burns it to the ground
Etiquette / C15 LeaveA French knight takes his leave from a Nobleman and his Lady
Crusoe Surveys IslandRobinson Crusoe takes a more particular survey of the island, complete with parasol and pets
French Military BandEvery French regiment takes pride in its band, whose music is heard both on the parade- ground and to sustain morale on route-marches
Sacred Fire, JerusalemThe festival of the Sacred Fire, in the church of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem, takes place every year at Eastertide
Antiochus VII in JudeaSeleucid emperor Antiochus VII Sidetes invades Judea with his elephants, and takes the town of Bethsura