Little Girl Hugs the Crufts Dog Show Champion in Birmingham, England, 1935
Bloodhounds, such as Leo, a six-time champion shown in this photograph, are often employed by helpful services to locate lost or missing individuals and other people of interest. Hounds are excellent for this job since they have an inherent drive for tracking and a keen sense for even small things.
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Nine reigning monarchs were present during King Edward VII’s burial in 1910. Thankfully, someone saw this as a wonderful picture opportunity and collected the monarchs for this historical image, possibly the only photograph of all nine kings in existence. In the back row, from left to right: King Haakon VII of Norway, Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, King Manuel II from Portugal and the Algarve, Kaiser Wilhelm II from Germany and Prussia, King George I from Greece, and King Albert I from Belgium.
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