Taking Collection (page 5)

RAF cadet identifying types of flight, WW2
RAF cadet identifying types of flight Date: circa 1941

RAF bombers taking off on a raid, WW2
RAF bombers taking off on a bombing raid Date: circa 1941

RAF bomber with German tanker on fire below, WW2
RAF bomber with German tanker on fire below Date: circa 1941

RAF instructor teaching New Zealand cadets, WW2
RAF instructor seated on the cowling teaches some New Zealand Cadets Date: circa 1941

RAF airmen take instructions before setting off, WW2
RAF airmen taking instructions before setting off on a flight Date: circa 1941

King George VI pins DFC on pilot officer, WW2
King George VI pins the Distinguished Flying Cross on a pilot officer Date: circa 1941

RAF airmen just back from a long night flight, WW2
RAF airmen just back from a long night flight Date: circa 1941

Interior of RAF Flying Boat, WW2
Interior of an RAF Flying Boat Date: circa 1941

Controls of RAF Short Sunderland Flying Boat, WW2
Controls of an RAF Short Sunderland Flying Boat Date: circa 1941

Fleet Air Arm plane practising deck landing, WW2
A Fleet Air Arm Plane practising deck landing on a special runway Date: circa 1941

Fleet Air Arm instructional seaplane, WW2
A Fleet Air Arm instructional seaplane coming ashore after a practice flight Date: circa 1941

Cadets as marksmen must have keen eyesight, WW2
Cadets as marksmen must have keen eyesight Date: circa 1941

Native American taking tree bark for canoe making Date: 1890

Lord Chancellor Alverstone getting sworn in
Lord chancellor and the judges attending a special service in Westminster Abbey. The judges proceeded to the law courts where Lord Alverstone

Pheasant Shooting at Alton
A pheasant shooter in action, photographed the year previous to publication. The new shooting season was due to start on October 1st. Date: 1930

Horsejumping
Major J. Hume Dudgeon in action during a military jumping event at the Dublin Horse Show. Date: 1931

Take of the Fort of Saint Elmo (June 23, 1565)
Palace of the Grand Master, 16th-18th centuries. Residence of the Great Master of the Order of Saint John. Fresco of the Supreme Council Room by Matteo Perez de Aleccio (1547-1628)

The Taking of Christ. Painting ascribed to Gerard Seghers
Painting ascribed to Gerard Seghers (1591-1651). Flemish baroque painter. The Taking of Christ. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Judith Fletcher
A photograph showing Judith Fletcher, a professional photographer, 1886-1971. She was famous for taking portrait shots of famous celebrities and socialites, and can be seen here

A Blackpool Siesta
An oil painting showing a woman taking a quick nap upon the curve of a low wall in Blackpool, a seaside resort in England. Date: circa 1930

Taking a stroll at the Hurlingham Club, Fulham
Lady Helen Grosvenor (1888-1970), Lady Castlereagh (1878-1959), Lord Charles Beresford (1846-1919), Lord Hugh Cecil (1869-1956) and Miss Chaplin take a summer stroll at the Hurlingham Club in Fulham

Bell OH-58A Kiowa 69-16125
United States Army - Bell OH-58A Kiowa 69-16125 (MSN 40346), at Castle Ashby for the World Helicopter Championships, on 26 June 1986, with competition number 19, taking first place. Date: 1986

Edward, Prince of Wales, taking an early morning cycle
The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), taking an early morning cycle ride Date: 1914

At the Barber - hirsute monkeys popping in for a trim... Date: 1905

SNCASO SO-P1 Ferblantine 01, during assembly at the SNCASO factory in Vichy France. First flown in 1941, this glider was hidden when Vichy France was occupied by the Germans

A young English lad takes shelter in a barrel from the rain
A young English lad takes shelter in a barrel from the pouring rain - Somewhere in England'. Date: circa 1930s

Two Japanese women taking tea
Two Japanese women in traditional costume taking tea in a garden. Date: circa 1930

Kaiser Wilhelm II Visiting Children in a School 1907
German Emperor taking high tea with children at Highcliffe School, during his stay at Highcliffe Castle. Drawing showing the Emperor who presented them a six feet cake, decorated with German flags

Jingo the Zoo Elephant Goes to America 1903
Jingo a African elephant replacement to Jumbo at Zoological Society's Gardens (London Zoo). Children having a ride around Regent's Park

Scene from The Last Days of Pompeii, 1872
Scene from the play The Last Days of Pompeii, which was showing at the Queen's Theatre, London, in 1872. This image appears to show a dramatic death scene

Moroccan Nationalist Troops parading in Burgos; Spanish Civi
Photograph showing the Moroccan troops of General Franco's Army of Africa taking part in a parade in Burgos, at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, 1936. Date: 1936

Passagers On Board Dundee Steamer 1873
Departing from Wapping, London on Wednesdays and Saturdays, Londoners taking a holiday trip. Passagers sitting on the deck going on hoilday to Leith or Granton Pier for Edinburgh or change for

Bathing at Broadstairs 1857
Women taking a dip in the sea at Broadstairs, this was a cheaper destination to get to by train from London. Date: 1857

NATIONALISTS AT IRUN
Nationalists (falangists and monarchists who oppose the republican government) enter Irun after taking the town. Date: 1936

Women undergraduates of Lady Margaret Hall taking part in a hockey match. Date: 1920

TAKING UP THE REINS
A gentleman takes up the reins of his four-horse team - a more delicate operation than turning your key in your car's starter... Date: 1872

A crowd at a fair in Epping Forest. This ride is now known as the death slide which seems rather over dramatic looking at this Victorian lady taking a turn. Date: 1893

The Coronation Book of Henry I - a 12th century manuscript of St John's Gospel, said to have been used for the taking of the Coronation Oath from Henry I to Henry VIII

NURSE DEFIES DEATH
Death has come with the intention of taking away her patient, but the nurse defies him Date: circa 1916

HUNTING/BEAR/NELSON
HORATIO, LORD NELSON English naval officer as a young boy, taking part in a bear hunt Date: 1758 - 1805

LORD NELSON/BEAR HUNT
HORATIO, LORD NELSON English naval officer as a young boy, taking part in a bear hunt Date: 1758 - 1805

MASS OF THE DEAD
MESSE DES MORTS Taking the sacramental bread and wine at the Mass for the Dead Date: 1724

A woman taking a shower and having tea. Date: 1887

Angel of Death taking dead child
The Angel of Death taking a dead child away from its mother. 1886

Doves taking letter from girl by Flora White

Lady taking sweets/truffles/chocolates from tray by Flora White

The Capture of Gibraltar by Anglo-Dutch forces, 1 to 4 August 1704, part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Date: 1704

The Taking of Zutphen, Siege of Zutphen (present day Gelderland, Netherlands), 19-30 May 1591, part of the Eighty Years War (1568-1648) and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585-1604)

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