Takes Collection (page 5)

Business Meeting / 1960S
A board meeting takes place. A group of men sit around the board table smoking and discussing various issues

Girl on Crutches / 1882
A young girl is assisted with her crutches as she takes her first tentative steps with them

Bashful model and six policemen
The Bashful Model. It takes six policemen to restrain a suspect long enough for him to be photographed

Fw Herschel / Telescope
SIR FREDERICK WILLIAM HERSCHEL German-English astronomer discovering the planet Uranus in 1781, while his sister Caroline Lucretia takes notes

Antoines Restaurant
Customers sit outside Antoines Restaurant, 40 Charlotte Street, Soho, London, and a waitress takes an order

Olympic Chariot Race Bc
A chariot race takes place, watched eagerly by a large crowd

GNOMON
The GNOMON of the ancient Babylonians : time is measured by how long it takes for the columns shadow to move from one point to the next

Lady Takes a Tumble / 1918
An elegant lady takes a rather less elegant tumble

Girl with Dog
A little girl in a fashionable lime green cloak and hat takes her little black dog for a walk

Teddy Goes to Bed 1914
Teddy is one of the toys this girl takes with her when she goes to bed with her candle on Christmas Eve, while Santa watches through the window

Ufos / Rome, Italy
Unnamed witnesses report a metallic UFO which takes off vertically like a rocket

Old Coach Driver takes train between Moscow - St Petersburg
An Old Russian Coach Driver takes the train between Moscow and St. Petersburg Date: circa 1907

The Channel Islands - Portelet Bay - Bay and small island with tower. Part of Box 234 Boswell Collection - The Channel Islands

Llangollen Bridge - River with Rocks, Arched Bridge. Part of Box 145 Boswell Collection - East Coast. Llangollen takes its name from the Welsh llan meaning a religious settlement and Saint Collen

Disabled Children in London Going to School by Ambulance
An ambulance provided by the London School Board takes what were then referred to as crippled children to school. Date: early 1900s

Gladstone and Ireland
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE he takes his new girl-friend - Hibernia (Ireland) - for a ride in his donkey-cart... Date: 1809 - 1898

England / Pin Mill 1963
A young woman in a summer dress takes time out to admire her surroundings at Pin Mill on the River Orwell, Suffolk, England. Date: 1963

Caledonian Market 1930S
An exhausted barrow boy, probably up since the crack of dawn, takes a sneaky afternoon nap behind one of the stalls at Caledonian Road Market, London. Date: early 1930s

BABYs FOOTPRINT 1921
A doctor takes the footprint of a half an hour old baby in Germany. Date: 1921

Berliet Tourer
The new Berliet 22hp tourer takes a lady sightseeing on the Cote d Azur, driven by her chauffeur. Date: 1922

Lady Drives a Tandem
A lady takes the reins of a tandem Date: 1912

Peace Parade 1918
The Lord Mayor of London takes the salute as the victorious soldiers parade on Peace Day Date: 1918

Karl V and Fuggers
The emperor Karl V is entertained by the wealthy Fugger family; all welcome him except the family cat, who takes exception to the dog that accompanies him Date: circa 1530s

Drogheda Massacre
Cromwell besieges and takes Drogheda, ordering massacre of the garrison, some 3000 men (mostly English) Date: 12 September 1649

Siege of Douai 1667
SIEGE OF DOUAI Louis XIV takes part in the campaign against the Spanish- held Netherlands Date: 4 July 1667

Louis XIV at Dunkirk
LOUIS XIV TAKES DUNKIRK The French army, headed by Louis, take the town of Dunkerque Date: 26 June 1658

French Concorde Flies
The French prototype Concorde 001, piloted by Andre Turcat, takes off on its first flight at Toulouse, a co-production of Sud-Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation. Date: 2 March 1969

Cha. Stuart Leaves Scot
Charles Edward Stuart takes leave of his adherants and Scotland herself. Date: 1746

Making Remembrance Poppy
MAKING POPPIES It takes 300 men a full working year to produce the 40, 000, 000 poppies required for remembrance day. Each one is hand finished. Date: 1940

Battle of Chester
SIEGE OF CHESTER After a three-month siege, the Parliament army finally takes the city of Chester Date: 1645

Danish Sailing Plane
Combining wings and sails, this aircraft - designed by Danish engineer Rohrbach - flies/sails from Denmark to England, where the War ministry takes it seriously Date: 1926

Royal Garden Party 1890
Victoria takes her sons arm at a garden party given by Edward and Alexandra at Marlborough House, London Date: 1890

Taking on Fruit Supplies
FRUIT BOATS A sailing ship takes fresh fruit on board in an eastern harbour Date: 1926

Hermit Tempted
A hermit is visited in his cave by demons, one of whom takes on the semblance of a beautiful and friendly female - he is sorely tempted

The Radio Widow
THE WIRELESS WIDOW The social impact of thecoming of radio takes many forms... Date: 1923

A Romantic Proposal
A romantic German sits on a stool while he proposes marriage, but at least he takes off his hat and his gloves Date: circa 1820

Frog Prince (Lefler)
DER FROSCHKONIG The Princess takes the Frog into her bedroom - and discovers that, surprise surprise, he is really a handsome prince

Leaving Home
Going to service a girl takes leave of her mother while her sister puts her things in the carriers wagon, on the way to a job as a servant Date: 1870

Dornier Do-X Photo 4
The massive 12-motor flying boat takes off from Lake Constance, where it is based at Altenrhein. Only three will be built, two of them for sale to the Italians. Date: 1930

Gutenberg Takes Proof
Gutenberg takes a proof

Napoleon at Tuileries
LE CONSULAT Napoleon, with fellow-Consuls Sieyes and Ducos, takes possession of the Tuileries and commences to wield autocratic power in France Date: November 1799

Airship / Zeppelin Takeoff
GRAF ZEPPELIN The Airship takes to the sky. Date: 1938

Pedro Walks on Water
Spanish saint, San Pedro di Alcantara, crosses the river Tagus on foot, and moreover takes a companion with him Date: circa 1560

Cupid Takes the Plunge - Two Aqua show stars get hitched. High-diver Roy Walsh from Blackpool, a former British Olympic Star (at the 1954 Melbourne Olympic Games) (25)

Folklore / Gryphon 1887
A dragon-like Gryphon takes to the air with a sleeping victim Date: 1887

Littlehampton, West Sussex - Friends taking a boat trip
Littlehampton, West Sussex - Three friends taking a boat trip. The girl on the left seems to have pinched her male friends nautical cap! Date: 1934

Dockers unload sugar at the West India Docks, London Date: 1889

Junkers Ju 90 -the Luftwaffe used this militarised airliner to supply its forces in North Africa Here, one takes a mauling reportedly from a Martin B-26 Marauder

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