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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Illustration by Edmund Dulac to the 1st Quatrain. Wake! For the Sun behind yon Eastern height has chased the Session of the Stars from Night. Date: 1909

The new chamber in the London County Council (L)
The new chamber in the London County Council (L.C.C.). Photograph showing the London's representatives in session. Date: July 1922

Session of the Council of Trent in 1555. Engraving
Council of Trent (1545-1563). Convoked by Pope Paul III in 1545. A session of the council in 1555. Engraving by Huyot after a painting by Titian

Istanbul, Turkey. A session of the Turkish Parliament. Engraving by Roch-Regnier. La Guerra de Oriente (The Russo-Turkish War). Volume I. 1877

France. Trial of the Paris Commune. Cases proceedings
France. Paris Commune. Popular revolutionary movement that took power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871, as a result of the Franco-Prussian War. Trial of the Paris Commune

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Exterior view
Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). During the war, the city of Bordeaux temporarily (from 8 February to 20 March 1871) became the seat of the French government

Courts of Lerida (Lleida), 1375. Catalan Courts that were convened in 1375 by King Peter IV the Ceremonious (1319-1387) in Lerida (Lleida)

Martin XB-51 46-0685 Ordered as a Martin XA-45 but redesignated XB-51 in 1948

Charles II, called the Bewitched (1661-1700). King of Spain (1665-1700)

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

Council of Trent; the final session - pronouncing anathemas and excommunications

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

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

Cartoon, Music Hall Licensing -- anxious moments for proprietors. 1881

Police officers in training session, London
Police officers, male and female, taking part in a training session under the instruction of a sergeant. Date: circa 1950s

Woman police officer at the wheel of a car, London
Woman police officer (Evelyn Walker) at the wheel of an open topped car, possibly during a training session, with a male officer in the passenger seat. Date: 1972

Thomas Baronet Glenlee
THOMAS MILLER, baronet GLENLEE Scottish judge, Lord President of the Court of Session. Date: 1717 - 1789

St Dunstan in Session
DUNSTAN as archbishop of Canterbury, with a council of senior churchmen Date: 924-988

Female Type / Model 1918
LE DEBUT DU MODELE - on her first assignment, she is shy about revealing all. Date: 1918

London Demo / 1906
A WSPU demonstration in London. The placards state We demand the vote this session. Mrs Frances Rowe is pictured in the centre. Date: 1906

Disraeli / Tory Programme
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Dizzy will not divulge his plans for the forthcoming session: he would rather trust to his own instincts than devise a Programme Date: 6 July 1872

House of Lords, 1831
HOUSE OF LORDS King William IV prorogues Parliament, bringing the parliamentary session to a close. Date: April 1831

House of Lords, 1842
HOUSE OF LORDS Queen Victoria brings the Parliamentary session to a close in the ceremony of prorogation. Date: August 1842

Parliament / Opening / 1877
Victoria, with Albert seated alongside her, reads the Queens Speech to open a new session of Parliament. Date: 1 February 1844

Charles in Holland / 1660
Charles II in the Dutch Parliament in West-Friesland Date: 1660

Salvation Army Training Homes, hydropathic treatment
A hydropathic treatment session at the Salvation Army Officers Training Home, thought to be at Clapton, in north-east London.. Date: circa 1905

Winston Churchill addresses congress
The Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, addresses the senate chamber during his historic speech to a joint session of congress in Washington on 26th December 1941

Edwardian photo session at the Battersby family home in Stockport

JOVER Y CASANOVA, Francisco (1836-1890). The Queen RegentMaria Christina of Austria oath of the Constitution of 1876 accompanied by the Princesses Mercedes and Teresa

Governor and Chief Scout in Ghana, West Africa
The Governor and Chief Scout of the Gold Coast, Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke, welcomed with a traditional yell by an Ashanti scout group in Ghana, West Africa

Council Meeting, Ghana, West Africa
Supreme Council Meeting of the Boy Scouts Association (Gold Coast Branch) in session, with the Governor and Chief Scout of the Gold Coast, Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke, in the Chair

Vaccination session at the Academie de Medicine, Paris. Babies and chlidren are brought in for inoculation with a vaccine taken from a live calf. Date: 1898

Training session, sprinkler installations
Firefighters at a training session on sprinkler installations

A field kitchen, bivouacs and a hair-cutting session in middle of picture, c. 1918. 313870 Gunner Vivian John Cummings, Born 31.07.1875, 3Rd Canadian Division, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Guildhall Court
A session of the Court of Common Council. Date: 1841

Third Estate Rained On
At the session of the Etats- generaux, delegates of the troisieme etat have to wait outside in the rain while the clergy and nobility take their seats : they are not pleased. Date: 23 June 1789

Fencing Airmen
Royal Air Force cadets watching a bout of fencing at the School of Physical Training at Uxbridge, Middlesex, England. Date: 27 June 1933

Wine Tasting Session
Guess the vintage : a lucky young woman gets to taste six bottles of wine in a cellar lined with bottles of wine! Date: early 1930s

Trainee Gendarmes
French police cadets saluting and blowing whistles during a training session. Date: early 1930s

Waiters School
Men waiting on a table, a training session at the London School of Waiters. Date: early 1930s

Westland Whirlwind is bombed up during a practice session
A Westland Whirlwind is bombed up during a practice session

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