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Life Peeress Takes OathThe first of the life peeresses, Baroness Swanborough, takes the oath on October 21 1958 in the House of Lords
Queen Mother / Fiji NzELIZABETH, THE QUEEN MOTHER During a royal tour of New Zealand, the Queen Mother visits Fiji and takes part in a traditional Yaqona ceremony and drinks from coconut shell
Woman / Cold ShowerA young woman in a shower cap takes a cold shower
Puppy Goes UpstairsTowser decides to be helpful, and takes his masters slippers upstairs
Girl Rides the WavesA young woman takes an exhilarating dip in the sea as a large wave splashes up her legs and takes her by surprise
Mother & Children OutingA Victorian mother takes her two small children for a journey, pulling them behind her in a small cart
Teaching him to SitA girl teaches her dog to sit still while the photographer takes his picture
The BiteCartoon, The Bite. A striking example of how patience is sometimes rewarded in angling circles. A bird takes the bait from a man fishing
Accomplishments on the Mail Order SystemA promising young studend of the Correspondence College for Skating taking the first course. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans
Cam at CambridgeA lady punter takes her passengers beneath the bridge over the Cam at St Johns College, Cambridge
Up-To-Date EconomyAn ingenious and rather humorous combination gown for war-time, this two-in-one dress takes the wearer from day to night
Baedeker Updating 1915Karl Baedeker takes notes on the changing landscape for an upto date guide to France. If I were him I d wait three years or so
Leopold II Takes OathLeopold II takes the constitutional oath and everyone is extremely pleased
Antwerp Taken - 2A French force besieges Antwerp and takes it from the Dutch in time for the Belgians to celebrate Christmas there
San Sebastian RiotsIt takes some doing to tip a tram on its side, but rioters in San Sebastian manage it, though just what it proves is not altogether clear
Francois and Carl VForced to make peace, rival monarchs emperor Carl V and Francois I put on a show of friendship : Francois takes Carl to visit the royal tombs at Saint-Denis
Clovis Baptised 2Clovis I, king of the Franks, at the instigation of his queen Clotilda, takes off his royal robes and has himself baptised on Christmas Day
Duc De Brabant SenatorLe duc de Brabant, son of Leopold I and the future Leopold II, takes his seat as a senator
Antwerp Taken - 3A French force besieges Antwerp and after fierce fighting takes it from the Dutch in time for the Belgians to celebrate Christmas there
Piludski at CeremonyMarshal Jozef Piludski takes his leave of the clergy after a religious ceremony affirming the unity of his military government with the church
Vlissingen BattleThe port of Vlissingen (Flushing) is one of the first Dutch towns to assert its independence from Spain : in June 1572 a battle takes place between Dutch & Spanish ships
Man, Secretary & CouchA secretary is dragged towards the couch while she takes dictation
Lady at the HelmA lady takes the ships wheel
Crusoe Leaves HomeThe young Crusoe takes leave of his parents
A Man and his SecretaryA secretary in danger from her boss while she takes dictation
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
Chateaubriand / AtalaATALA - the heroine, a princess with a Christian mother (note the cross), takes pity on the captured warrior Chactas, frees him and escapes with him into the jungle
Louis XIV & Papal LegateCardinal 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
Merchant Ship CapturedA Spanish gunboat stops and takes a merchant vessel
A Trip on a Tricycle Chair, 1890Illustration showing a Trip on a Tricycle Chair that leads to disastrous consequences for the chairs driver. At top right, the young man in the bowler hat purchases the machine
Cartoon Depicting the Problems of Professionalism in FootbalCartoon showing the perceived problems of professionalism in football. In the main series of images, two football club directors haggle over the value of a player who performs a number of feats in
Rail in Austria, FirstAustrians applaud the first railway in their country : it runs from Nordsdorf to Wagram and the journey takes all of 20 minutes
Mamas EmbroideryMaman works at her tapestry frame : her daughter watches as the picture gradually takes shape
French Girls ScooterA small girl takes her scooter to the Bois de Boulogne, where maman meets a friend : while they chat, the girl goes scooting on her own
Carteret Lands 1767Captain Philip Carteret, part of the British navys circumnavigation expedition of 1766, takes possession of an island cove in the Pacific
2 Adventurers & TalismanTHE TWO ADVENTURERS AND THE TALISMAN: one knight takes up the profferred task of fording the river, lifting a stone elephant and carrying it to the mountain top
Teddy on the BedA lovely old Edwardian teddy bear takes pride of place on a little boys brass bed
Preserving PlumsIf it is not necessary to preserve whole plums, it takes up less space in the jar if they are cut and stoned first
Take a camera with you by H. M. BatemanHumorous illustration by H. M. Bateman showing a rather distressed man clinging for his life to a seaside cliff while his blase companion takes his photograph
Children / Bedtime 1883Mother takes her three children up the stairs to bed at 8 o clock
Exiles SquabbleEven in exile, French political activists nurse their grievances : a scuffle between Rochefort and Pilotell in Londons Regent St, takes them to Marlborough St police court
Porte MaillotThe remains of the Porte Maillot, where some of the fiercest fighting takes place
Rambler Takes a BreakA lady rambler wearing a houndstooth check skirt, shirt style blouse, beret and haversack takes a break to mop her brow
Distorting MirrorPhotographer takes picture of men and women reflected in a distorting mirror
Benbow WarshipBritish warship which takes part in the battle of Jutland, 1915 (Do not confuse with earlier ships of the same name)
Nurse at SpreewaldAt 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 RopeWhen a plane takes off at Prague, a boy is caught up in a trailing rope, but he lands in a tree
Insurrection in MilanoThe 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