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Dutch Loom WorkersA group of Dutch women at work on a large loom, circa 1695. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Gathering LiliesTwo people gathering waterlilies from a small boat, 1887. A platinotype by Emerson from Life and Landscape on the Norfolk Broads by Emerson & Goodall
The Open Door, Plate VI from Pencil of Nature 1844. A rustic besom leans against the jamb of an open door. (Photo by William Henry Fox Talbot/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Admiralty HouseCirca 1930: Old Admiralty House in Londons Whitehall, built by Thomas Ripley in the 1720s. The area in front is known as Horse Guards Parade. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Powder Plot CellarThe crypt under the old Palace of Westminster where Roman Catholic conspirators stored 36 barrels of gunpowder in an attempt to blow up Parliament on 5th November 1605
Hereford PicnicA group of people at a country picnic near Hereford, 1901. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Battle Of OmdurmanMahdist forces assemble under the Khalifa Abdullah al-Tshi before the Battle of Omdurman in the Sudan, 2nd September 1898
Sumo Crowd1890: A crowd watching a sumo wrestling match in Japan. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Annie Oakley1887: American sharpshooter and rodeo star Annie Oakley (1860 - 1926) on tour with Buffalo Bills Wild West Show in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Santa Claus1878: A Victorian Christmas greetings card with the bearded face of Santa Claus. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Newgate Prisoncirca 1800: Interior of the condemned cell in Newgate Prison. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Sweatshop1896: A woolcomber working in hot conditions is stripped to the waist. Pearsons Magazine (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
St Johns CollegeAn engraving of the college of St John the Baptist, at Oxford University, by Loggan, 1675. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Map Of BritainA map of the British Isles from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, by J Blaen, published 1645. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Castel San AngeloThe siege of the Castel San Angelo in Rome by the forces of Emperor Charles V of Spain, 1527. In the struggle between Charles and Francis I of France for control of Italy
Grand CanyonThe Grand Canyon in Arizona, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, 1925. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Walt WhitmanAmerican poet Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), circa 1880. Engraved by C.M. Jenkin after a drawing by J. Hennessey (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Flamboyant WhitmanAmerican poet Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), July 1854. This portrait appeared in several editions of his collection Leaves of Grass
English ArcherAn English archer with a longbow, circa 1500. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Servants At ErdiggThe domestic staff at Erdigg Hall, the home of the Yorke family in Wrexham, North Wales, 1852. They are head gardener James Phillips, coachman Edward Humphries, laundry maid Elizabeth Alford
Flooding In EnglandDevastation in Summerset-shire and Norfolke during the Bristol Channel flood of 1607. Around 2000 people are thought to have died in the inundation, which may have been the result of a tsunami
Suez Canal OpenedA fleet of ships entering the Suez Canal at its inauguration, 17th November 1869. (Photo by Otto Herschan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Victorian Dog LoverA man sits at a garden table with four pet dogs, 1870. (Photo by Otto Herschan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Cerne Abbas GiantThe Cerne Abbas giant, a chalk carving of a naked man armed with a club on a hillside in Dorset, circa 1930. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
New StreetChildren sitting on the pavement in New Street, Vauxhall, circa 1860. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
St Peters Cathedralcirca 1920: A painting of The Ascension of Christ above the reredos in All Souls Chapel, part of St Peters Anglican Cathedral in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Big Game HunterA big game hunter poses with his porters and the skulls and skins of his kills, Africa, circa 1895. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Vaccinating SheepFarm workers hold sheep steady on a treste table as a vet injects the animals with a vaccine, France, circa 1880. Engraving by A. Lancon (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Erect Form CorsetJune 1902: Americas leading corset the Erect Form follows the natural outlines of the form and does not compress the figure into a graceless illogical shape
Mozarts Housecirca 1850: The house in Salzburg where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) lived. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Central London ViewA view across St James Park to Whitehall, over the rooftops of London, circa 1935. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ruins Of CityMay 1906: The ruins of San Francisco after the earthquake of 1906 which destroyed much of the city. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
TrepanationA medieval surgeon performs a trepanning operation on a patients skull, circa 1350. An illustration from Social England Vol II, p.119. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Shopping Streetcirca 1900: Shops on New Cut Street at Lambeth, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Hobby Horse1870: A child happily riding his hobby horse. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Storming The Castle1789: An angry mob storms the castle of Count Robert at the start of the French Revolution, taking the hapless count prisoner. A Dutch print by J Bulthuis. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Steam Enginecirca 1785: Diagrams of pistons and valves and James Watts steam engine. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
School Board CaptureHomeless boys are sought out and taken in hand by the London School Board, 1871. Original Publication : Illustrated London News. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Times Of The DayA busy London street at nighttime, 1738. The Salisbury Flying Coach lies overturned in the middle of the street, while homeless people huddle in a shelter
Playing The KotoA Japanese woman playing the koto, a traditional stringed instrument, circa 1865. (Photo by Felice Beato/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Mass Drill1906: A crowd of children exercising in a school playground. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Green Leaves Waltzcirca 1840: A young woman sits writing in a red notebook on the cover of the musical score for Green Leaves, a waltz by Louis D Egville. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Age Of Steel1872: Metalworkers cast a cylinder for the new Albert Bridge at Chelsea, watched by interested members of the public. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub
Flax Millcirca 1860: The interior of Marshalls flax mill in Leeds with women workers at the spinning machines. Penny Magazine - Vol 12 - Illustration of Interior of Marshalls Flax Mill - pub 1860
Sweet Sweat1840: Black labourers cutting cane in a sugar plantation. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Yacht Valkyrie IIIThe yacht Valkyrie III, the unsuccessful British challenger of the ninth Americas Cup race in 1895 against American defender Defender. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Reform League DemonstrationA crowd of Reform League supporters pulls down the railings round Hyde Park, London, after the gates were closed to prevent the group from holding a meeting, 23rd July 1866
High Above SydneyA view from the top of Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia, circa 1955. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)