Takes Collection (page 11)

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

Taking Snuff
A French gentleman at the court of Louis XV takes a pinch of snuff

Uncle Sam / Cuban Cigar
Uncle Sam takes a puff at Spains Havana cigar

Gion Festival, Kyoto
The Gion festival takes place at Kyoto every July

Nurse Takes Pulse
A hospital nurse takes the pulse of a patient

Monsieur and Maid 1926
The master of the house takes advantage of a kitchen maid while she makes pastry dough: So Monsieur is fond of pastry... and on this evidence he certainly is

Child, Dolly, Tree
A girl takes her dolly out of its pram to show it the tree

Babylon Falls / Martin
BABYLON FALLS Kurash II (Cyrus) king of Persia, takes Babylon.. Babylon is taken, her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces

Liverpoolmanchester Rail
LIVERPOOL-MANCHESTER RAILWAY A locomotive takes in water at Parkway

Wine Harvest, Saumur
Peasants sow next years crops within sight of the Palais du Louvre, Paris

Court of Louis XIV
Cardinal Chigi, on behalf of his uncle pope Alexander VII, apologises to Louis XIV for ill-treatment of some French at Rome; the interview takes place in Louis bedroom

Nurse with Kids in Pram
London characters: a NURSEMAID wheels her charges through Kensington Gardens, keeping an eye out for the friendly soldiers from Knightsbridge Barracks

Building St Pancras Station, Central London
Construction of the new Midland Railway terminus, St Pancras Station, viewed from the Euston Road as the huge canopy takes shape

Isaiahs Vision
He has a vision of Heaven, whence God sends a seraphim with a burning coal which touches his lips and takes away his iniquity and purges his sin

Nebuchadnezzar Attacks
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, takes and loots Jerusalem, making captives of its inhabitants and taking them back to Babylon

Rehoboam King of Judah
The son of Solomon assumes the kingdom of Judah, but opposition mounts when he takes the advice of young hawklike counsellors instead of the wiser advice of elders

Joshua Takes Ai
Joshua at first fails to take the city of Ai due to Achans sin, but when he has been punished, the Israelites are victorious

Herakles and the Hind
The third labour : He chases the Cerynean Hind (it takes him a year !) trying not to injure it because it is sacred to Artemis

Herakles and the Bull
The seventh labour : He captures the fire-breathing Cretan Bull and takes it back to Greece

Santa and Friend
Santa takes the hand of a girl as he walks through the snow with his load of presents

Napoleon and Sphinx
Napoleon takes time off from campaigning in Egypt to ponder the Riddle of the Sphinx

Alboin Takes Pavia
Alboin, King of the Lombards, takes Pavia in the course of his invasion of Italy

Fire / Opera Comique / 1887
As fire takes hold of the Opera Comique theatre in Paris, firefighters attempt to rescue those trapped on the roof by ladder

Seaside Snap
A young mother takes a holiday snap of her children who are engrossed in the stories of an old fisherman, although the boy looks a little scornful!

Samuel Dedicated
Hannah, wife of Elkanah, takes her young son Samuel to the temple at Shiloh, where she entrusts him to the care of the chief priest, Eli, whose position he will inherit

Man and Snake
A man meets a snake, and takes his axe with the intention of cutting its head off : the snake has other ideas

Edward Takes Berwick
Edward III takes the strategic town of Berwick, on the borders of England and Scotland, and annexes it to the English crown

Bathing in 1813
A Bathing Woman takes her charges out to sea at Scarborough, Yorkshire - a fanciful depiction !

Archer / 13th Century
A French Bowman takes aim

Torres Vedras 1810
Wellington takes up a strong position at TORRES VEDRAS, Portugal

French Take Malta 1798
On his way to Egypt, Napoleon stops at the island of Malta and takes it : the British will take it away from him in 1800, though

Victory Parade / Washingt
A victory parade takes place in Washington

Moses, Child, Saved
Cast adrift on the Nile, the infant Moses is fortunately retrieved by Pharaohs daughter, who takes care of him

Japan Takes over World
The Japanese Yellow Peril - a paranoid comment on Japans expansionism

Manet Takes Tiassale
Marchand and Manet take Tiassale with much loss of life

Baudouin Takes Jerusalem
Crusaders under Baudouin take Constantinople

Shady Lady at the Sea
A pretty, unchaperoned lady takes the air, ensuring her complexion doesn t suffer by employing a small parasol. Alas She has caught the attention of two dubious males

Dog at Crufts
A Dog Study - but not " This Weeks Studdy!" A small dog takes a few moments beauty sleep with his exhibition kit, after a tiring day at the Crufts show

Visiting Paris Catacombs
A guide takes a party of sightseers on a tour of the subterranean catacombs of Paris

Solomon Old
In his old age, he takes woman of alien races, which displeases God

Nebuch. Takes Jerusalem
The army of Nebuchadnezzar II king of Babylon, attacks Jerusalem, sacking the city and taking the Jews into exile where they will be very miserable

Orion Vacuum Cleaner
The ORION takes the leaning out of cleaning - has no revolving brush to wear away the surface by friction - and it costs only Nine Guineas !

Boy Kisses Girls Hand
A well-brought-up boy takes off his hat before kissing a girls hand

Automatic Pilot
An automatic pilot will control an aircrafts flight, instructions coming from the ground : the pilot takes control only if something unexpected happens

Jews in Captivity / Dore
Nebuchadnezzar II, after defeating the Jews, takes many of them captive to Babylon, where they are very unhappy and sit around moping and thinking about Jerusalem

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