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French parliamentThe opening of the parliamentary session. M. le Duc de Broglie reads a message from the president of the Republic at the rostrum of the National Meeting
America declares warPresident Woodrow Wilson declares America at war with Germany, to a joint session of Congress in 1917
Hunting and Fishing in Manitoba, Canada, 1877Engraving showing four views of European men hunting and fishing in Manitoba, Canada, 1877. The views show (clockwise from top)
Yeomen of the Guard searching the Vaults of the Houses of PaEngraving showing Yeomen of the Guard, members of the Royal Bodyguard, searching the vaults of the Houses of Parliament prior to the opening of the Parliamentry session in January 1872
Commons Circa 1840SA session of the Commons after rebuilding
Liberal CongressA session of the Liberal Congress at Brussels
Commons 18th CenturyParliament in session in the mid-18th century
Government SessionNapoleon, noe Prince- President, opens the new legislative session of the Assemblee Nationale at the Tuileries Palace
Benjamin Disraeli takes the House of Lords Oath, 1877Engraving of Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, taking the Oath in the House of Lords, before his first session as a peer
Workers CommissionSession of the Commission des travailleurs, at the palais de Luxembourg, Paris. Workers rights and working conditions are two of the principal issues of the Revolution
Mirabeau SpeaksAfter unsatisfactory session of Etats- generaux, Mirabeau tells official Dreux-Breze the third estate are there by the will of the people, and will be ejected only by force
League of Nations / 1938A session of the League of Nations in Geneva
Zurich TagfassungThe final session of the Zurich Tagsatsung (Diet) before the administrative changes
Duma in SessionThe Duma in one of its last sessions
Tattooing Day, SamoaTATTOOING DAY 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
Privy Council CommitteeA judicial committee of the Privy Council in session
Dutch Drinker DrunkDutch drinkers after a drinking session
HOCKTIDEENGLAND: Hungerford, Berkshire Originally John o Gaunts (now Lucas) horn is blown to open 1st new court session of the officials of the Hocktide Court - just after Easter
Courts / Queens BenchThe Court of the Queens Bench in session
Opening session of the First State Duma, RussiaThe opening session of the short-lived First State Duma (legislative assembly), which lasted until July but was deadlocked when radicals challenged fundamental laws
Policemen W / SuitcasesA large group of uniformed policemen walk along an unidentified street carrying suitcases, perhaps before a training session
Bute Drink 1772 (Bobbin)One man falls unconscious after a drinking session, his companion fails to rouse him with another glass; a satire on supporters on Lord Bute
Spinning, AustriaA Rockensitz - literally, a distaff session - among peasant women in lower Austria; the old lady tells stories as she spins, the young ones listen
Etats-Generaux 1561A session of the Etats- Generaux is held at Orleans. The feeble Charles IX presides, but the real power is his awful mother, Catherine de Medicis seated beside him
Ecumenical Council 1878A session of the Oecumenical Council, held in St Peter s, Rome, the Pope presiding and the Cardinals in ranks, all in their best vestments
Reichsversammlung, WienThe first session of the new Reichsversammlung (National Assembly) at Vienna
National AssemblyImpassioned oratory at an excited session of the National Assembly
Imperial AssemblyA session (Dersammlung) of the Imperial Assembly. The emperor is surrounded by tributary kings, princes, barons and other notables
Assembly of SchwabenA session of the assembly of Schwaben (Swabia). Two of the dignitaries seem to have brought their dogs
Johnson Impeached 1868THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON The high court of impeachment in session at the Senate, Washington
House of Commons / 1832The House of Commons in session, two years before it was destroyed by fire
Phrenology SessionConsulting the phrenologist - the parents wait while the practitioner assesses their sons qualities
Medieval DrinkingA medieval drinking scene in Scandinavia - a serious drinking session with huge and elaborate tankards