Session Collection

Rudi Schneider Seance
Rudi Schneider (centre) - Austrian physical medium - and Harry Price (second right) re- enact their session - London

Radiography Treatment
Vichy: Radiography session

Cambridge Eight Rowing on the River Cam, 1890
Engraving showing the Cambridge rowing eight during their final practice session on the River Cam, prior to the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race of 1890

League of Nations / 1922
The opening session of the League of Nations in Geneva. The purpose of the League, set up in 1919 & written into the WW1 peace treaties, was to keep peace through arbitration

Dail Eirann in session - Mr de Valera speaking at the Dublin Mansion House. Date: 1921

Session on 16th September 1715 of the regency council when Louis XV was a child. The prince Philippe d Orl顮s was elected president of the Council. Anonymous paiting circa 1720. Oil on canvas

Police German Shepherd
A German Shepherd police dog jumping a hurdle during a training session. Date: late 1960s

Students in Biergarten
German students enjoy a jocular session in a biergarten, joking with the waitress and emptying a few steins

Old Court of Session
The last sitting of the Old Court of Session, Edinburgh

Oxford Castel C16th ?
Plan of the motte and bailey castle of William the Conqueror showing the ditch, surrounding houses & their gardens, the Session House & St Georges Tower & the keep

Tattooist, Samoa
TATTOOING IN SAMOA A Matai (= tattooer) works on a young man : he does about 40 cm2 in an hours session, continued at intervals till the operation is completed

Charles II, called the Bewitched (1661-1700). King of Spain (1665-1700). It was believed that the king was under the influence of an evil spell

Cartoon, The Sleeping Palace (of Westminster)
Political cartoon, The Sleeping Palace (of Westminster), at the end of a long and weary House of Commons session - a parody of a painting by Burne-Jones, The Garden Court Date: 1891

Napoleon III speaking in the Louvre, Paris
Napoleon III speaking in the Louvre, at the opening of a legislative session, 18 November 1867. Date: 1867

LUIS AT THE CORTES
Luis, second son of Maria II, succeeds to the throne when Pedro V dies : he arrives in state at a session of the Cortes, Lisboa. Date: 1862

L'heure du bain at Deauville - seemingly, even at this late date there are set hours for your bathing session. Date: 1923

France - Circus - Auguste and the White Clown
France - Circus - Interactions between Auguste (the happy clown) and the White Clown (the sad clown): " Session interrupted". Date: 1905

The International Advertising Convention, declaring the convention open H. R. H
The International Advertising Convention, declaring the convention open H.R.H. the Prince of Wales at Wembley, London. Date: 1924

Cartoon, The Bag-Fox (Gladstone)
Cartoon, The Bag-Fox -- a satirical comment on the Liberal Prime Minister, William Gladstone, at the start of the Autumn Session of parliament

Cartoon, That Ballot-Boy Again! (Ballot Bill)
Cartoon, That Ballot-Boy Again! The Ballot Bill (legislation for the use of a secret ballot in elections) was proving difficult to get through

Cartoon, The Lancashire Lions (Disraeli and Gladstone)
Cartoon, The Lancashire Lions -- one of many cartoons focusing on the political rivalry between Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone

Cartoon, The British Pioneers (Gladstone)
Cartoon, The British Pioneers -- Gladstone in uniform takes an axe to some tangled tree roots, representing the Army Bill, which proved difficult for his government to carry in parliament

Cartoon, Political Kidnapping (Electoral Reform)
Cartoon, Political Kidnapping -- a satirical comment on the transfer of the electoral reform initiative from the Liberals (Lord John Russell) to the Conservatives (Lord Derby)

Cartoon, The Man Wot Plays Several Instruments At Once -- a satirical comment on Sir Robert Peels attempt to improve Protestant-Catholic relationships by increasing a grant to Maynooth College

Cartoon, The Rising Generation -- In Parliament. A satirical comment on conflicts within the Conservative Party over Sir Robert Peels repeal of the Corn Laws

The King of Mosquitia in Council 1847
A council session for the King of Mosquita, George Augustus Frederic II. The king sits at the farthest end of the council table, only 14, surrounded by 3 child guards with halberds

Martin XB-51 46-0685 Ordered as a Martin XA-45 but redesignated XB-51 in 1948. 46-0685 was used in filming of Toward the Unknown as the fictitious Gilbert XF-120 and crashed on take-off from El Paso

Cartoon, All Over!! (parliamentary session)
Cartoon, All Over!! British MPs depicted as glove puppets, discarded by Mr Punch the puppetmaster as the 1886 parliamentary session comes to an end. Date: 1886

TREATY NEGOTIATIONS 1918
Russo-German talks in progress in the session hall at Brest- Litovsk, as the two sides negotiate over armistice terms Date: January 1918

DUTCH DRINKER DRUNK
Dutch drinkers after a drinking session Date: 17th Century

Opening session of the First State Duma, Russia
The opening session of the short-lived First State Duma (legislative assembly), which lasted until July but was deadlocked when radicals challenged fundamental laws. Date: April 1906

Evening with Dr Johnson
This artists impression of an evening with Dr Johnson depicts an intense session with earnest friends and colleagues. Date: 19th century

Quite Still Please! A Fairy Photographic Session Date: circa 1940s

The Peace Conference - the treaty of Versailles, 1919
A pleniary session in the Clock Room at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Paris: The Allied leaders in conclave during the preparation of the Peace Treaty, 1919. Date: 1919

Parliament of Paris. France. 18th century
Special Session of the Parliament of Paris, celebrated as a result of the severe financial crisis. 18th century. Engraving. Carnavalet Museum. Paris. France

Mesmer conducting a baquet in Paris
Franz Anton Mesmer (1734 - 1815), German physician and hypnotist, treating patients in a group, in a session which he called a baquet (named after the large vessel in the middle of the room)

Opening of the war session of Parliament: Boer Crisis
The opening of the war session of Parliament on the 17th October 1899, as the Second Boer War commences. Mr Balfour exclaimed, " We have with use the conscience of the Empire". Date: 1899

Communist China - training exercise in water
Swimmers in the water in Communist China, taking part in a training exercise to build up their mental and physical strength. They are male and female, some of them carrying rifles. circa 1970

Communist China - communal exercise session
Communal exercise session for timberyard workers during the Cultural Revolution era in Communist China. circa 1970

Two ladies in studio on a 1931 / 2 Raleigh motorcycle
Two ladies pose in studio on a 1931/2 Raleigh motorcycle & sidecar

Session Lough, Port-Na-Blagh, Co. Donegal - a view over a Lough to buildings in the distance. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Donegal; Port-na-Blagh). Date: circa early 1900s

Bases of Manresa, 1892. The Catalanist Assembly in the sessi
Bases of Manresa, 1892. Autonomist program developed in Manresa, Catalonia, by the elected between the Catalanist Union and regionalist groups of conservative ideology

Session of the Assembly of Notables on February 22, 1789, ch
French history. Session of the Assembly of Notables on February 22, 1789, chaired by King Louis XV. Engraving of the time

George, Prince of Wales and wife Mary - British Empire Tour
In 1901, George, Prince of Wales (later King George V) and his wife Mary toured the British Empire. The tour (which included a stop in Australia)

Session of the International Labor Conference. Berlin, Germa
Session of the International Labor Conference at the Palace of Chancellor Bismarck. Berlin, Germany. Engraving, 1890. Colored

Alphonse XII inaugurating the agricultural conferences. Eng
Alphonse XII (1857-1885). King of Spain. The King inaugurating the agricultural conferences. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1876. Colored

Speech of Alphonse XII at the opening session of the courts
Alphonse XII (1857-1885). King of Spain. King giving a speech at the opening session of the courts of the kingdom. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1877. Colored

Proclamation of the First Spanish Republic. 1873
First Spanish Republic.1873 - 1874. Proclamation of the Republic by the National Assembly. 1873-02-11. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana

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