Takes Collection (page 10)

Rambler Takes a Break
A lady rambler wearing a houndstooth check skirt, shirt style blouse, beret and haversack takes a break to mop her brow

Distorting Mirror
Photographer takes picture of men and women reflected in a distorting mirror

Benbow Warship
British warship which takes part in the battle of Jutland, 1915 (Do not confuse with earlier ships of the same name)

Nurse at Spreewald
At 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 Rope
When a plane takes off at Prague, a boy is caught up in a trailing rope, but he lands in a tree

Insurrection in Milano
The 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 Indies
Mahogany 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 Aviators
Illustration 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 1960S
A gleeful little girl takes a bite out of a huge slice of iced cake!

Couthon at Lyon
Couthon 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 Bull
Zeus 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 Heroism
Loiserolles 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 Crowned
The 20-year old Louis XVI takes his coronation oath

Louis and Order
The Grand Master of the Ordre de Saint-Lazare takes his oath before Louis XIV in the chapel at Versailles

Peat Fields / Somerset
Wedmore, 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 OVEN
A boy watches as his mother takes a hot dish from the oven

Isabela Leaves
Isabela, deposed, takes the train for Paris at the station at the frontier town of Hendaye

A Nun Takes the Veil
a Nun Takes the Veil

Shipbuilding 1832
A 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 Chesapeake
The American frigate Chesapeake is captured by HMS Shannon near Boston

Edward VII at Balmoral
Grouse - Edward VII takes part in a royal grouse shoot on the moors near Balmoral, his Scottish home

KERENSKY
Kerensky, 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 Hookah
A bearded arab takes off his slippers and seated on a cushion on the floor enjoys his hookah pipe

Watching the Boats
A young woman takes a rest from rowing to look out to the fishing boats sailing upon a calm sea

Jews in Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar, 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 American
The London Stock Exchanges American Market takes place in the open air, which enables opportunistic loafers to pick up discarded cigar-stubs

Birthday Picnic
A 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 / Cocorico
A woman in a large black hat takes a walk through a park among black, bare trees

Lady Golfer / 1950 / Advert
A lady golfer takes a swing

Lady Mouser at Tea
Lady 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 Fun
Relieved 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 Battle
A naval combat takes place off Castellamare, Sicily : French and English vessels are involved

Francesco II Abdicates
Francesco 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 Laurel
Daphne, 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 - 2
Nebuchadnezzar II, after defeating the Jews, takes many of them captive to Babylon, where they are very unhappy and sit around moping

Girl Takes Tea
A smart little girl takes her tea with sugar, using tongs and a bowl

Garibaldi Takes Naples
Garibaldi and his men enter Naples, to general acclaim

Battle of Volturno 4
The Piedmontese forces arrive on the field of battle : the Neapolitans are overcome, and Garibaldi takes Capua

Persephone / Proserpina
Persephone 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 Victory
Anson, in the course of his round-the-world voyage, encounters and takes the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Cabadonga

Napoleon I / Ashes / Bougard
NAPOLEON 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 Besieged
BASING 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 Leave
A French knight takes his leave from a Nobleman and his Lady

Crusoe Surveys Island
Robinson Crusoe takes a more particular survey of the island, complete with parasol and pets

French Military Band
Every 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, Jerusalem
The festival of the Sacred Fire, in the church of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem, takes place every year at Eastertide

Antiochus VII in Judea
Seleucid emperor Antiochus VII Sidetes invades Judea with his elephants, and takes the town of Bethsura

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