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Automatic telephone-girls: Operators replaced by machinesA diagram of the mechanical telephone exchange, showing what happens once the number is dialled to when the call is received
E Rostand / Pjournal 1903EDMOND ROSTAND French playwright received at the Academie Francaise
Scraps ThankfullySCRAPS THANKFULLY RECEIVED This is probably intended as the front page of a scrap album
France / Duke of BrittanySir Peter De Craon received by the Duke of Brittany
Caedmon, Poet & HerdsmanCAEDMON A herdsman who, according to Bede, received a divine call in a dream to sing of " the beginning of things"
Wordsworth / Immortal 6ODE ON INTIMATIONS OF IMMORTALITY RECEIVED IN CHILDHOOD... there was a time when meadow, grove and stream
Duke Entering ChartresThe Duke of Burgundy having received the commard of an expedition from his brother, Charles the Fifth of France, after taking several towns, retires to Chartes
Workmens DuelTwo American ironworkers, longtime enemies, fight with red-hot bars : their mates separate them, but not before each has received terrible burns Date: 1907
Tristram & WitchA witch advises King Mark of Cornwall about the wound Sir Tristram received from Sir Marhauss lance
Bishops PalaceThe drawbridge of the Bishops Palace, Wells, Somerset. The palace dates from the early 13th century, when Bishop Jocelin Trotman received a crown licence to build it
Franklin in France 1778BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Visiting France, he is received at the Palais Royal by the duc (the future Louis- Philippe) and duchesse d Orleans
Georg Agricola BauerGEORG AGRICOLA BAUER Considered the father of mineralogy, basing writings on observation and enquiry rather than received opinion
Themistocles in PersiaThemistocles, ostracised from Athens for boasting of his achievements, is received by Artaxerxes, King of Persia
Religion / MissionariesDr Crevaux and a fellow- missionary are not received hospitably by the indigenous inhabitants of the northern Chaco Date: 1883
Queen Isabella FleesIsabella, Queen of Edward II, flees to France and is received by Charles le Bel
Received by ShinteHis mission is ceremoniously received by Shinte, a tribal chief
Russia / Chancellor VisitThe English seaman Richard Chancellor is received by tsar Ivan IV. Their meeting results in a trade agreement between Russia and England
DRUM MAJORDrum Major from the Coldstream Guards. Raised in 1650, it received its title at the time of the Restoration
French Ships PaperJOURNAL DE L ATLANTIQUE ships newspaper for the 3rd day of the Atlantic crossing by La Lorraine - news received daily by wireless telegraph
Bruno Mussolini FliesTwo Italian aircraft, one of them piloted by Bruno Mussolini, Il Duces son, fly to Brazil where they are received with great applause
Debutantes at PalaceDebutantes waiting to be received by royalty at Buckingham Palace, London
Jesuits in ChinaFrench Jesuit missionaries are received in audience by the Emperor of China
Mozart PompadourWOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART received by Madame de Pompadour
Dumont Durville at TongaFrench admiral Dumont d Urville sails to Polynesia in the Astrolabe in search of remains of La Perouse : he visits Tonga and is received by the islands rulers
Noah Builds the ArkHaving received a flood warning from God, Noah sets about the construction of an Ark in which he, and two of every living creature, can survive
Niels Finsen PortraitNIELS RYBERG FINSEN Danish medical pioneer who despite his own severe medical problems made important discoveries and received the Nobel Prize in 1903
Archduke at FrankfurtThe Erzherzog (archduke) Johann von Osterreich, Reichsverwefers (Reich protector) and his wife are received as they enter Frankfurt
Bismarck / Rohling / Page 20Bismarck is received at the French court
Playing with PresentsFour children play with the presents they have received from the tree
Futuristic visit by air cabPaying a futuristic visit by air cab -- a lady is received by the concierge on the roof of an apartment building while the cab hovers alongside