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Quasimodo, the hunchback of Notre Dame from the book by Victor Hugo. Original Artwork: Illustrator - Antoine Wiertz of Brussels (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Butter Making
circa 1857: A woman churning butter talks to a milkman wearing a yoke to carry his pails. William Grundys English Views (Photo by T. R)

Elizabeth Gaskell
English novelist and biographer of Charlotte Bronte, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, nee Stevenson, (1810 - 1865). Original Artwork: Drawing by George Richmond. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Berlin, Germany Map
Engraved illustrations of a Map of the City of Berlin, Germany from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851. Copyright has expired on this artwork

Chartres Cathedral
circa 1850: The cathedral church of Notre Dame at Chartres in north western France, famed for its medieval glass windows. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Scene From Last Of The Mohicans
Illustration of a scene from James Fenimore Coopers 1826 novel Last of the Mohicans

First Aerial Photo
The first aerial photograph showing the Place de l Etoile, Paris, taken by Nadar in 1858 from an altitude of 520 meters in a tethered balloon. (Photo by Nadar/Getty Images)

Great Exhibition
Waiting for Queen Victoria to arrive at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace. The glass and iron building was designed by Joseph Paxton and initially erected in Hyde Park, London

Fox And Hounds
November 1851: A Victorian hunting party from The life of the late John Mylton (1608 - 1674) by Charles Apperley or Nimrod

Amherst College
Illustration of Amherst College in Massachusetts circa 1850. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

School Rugby
Students playing a game of rugby at Rugby Public School, England. Original Artwork: A painting by George Barnard. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Harvard University campus 19th Century
An engraving depicts the Harvard University campus, Cambridge Massachusetts, 19th Century. (Engraving by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Examples of Bloomers
An engraving of four examples of women wearing bloomers as advocated by womens rights and temperance advocate Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894) circa 1850. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Southwark View
1859: St Pauls Cathedral as seen from Southwark, across the River Thames. (Photo by William England/London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Chartres Cathedral
The south transept of Notre Dame Cathedral in Chartres, built in the late 12th and early 13th century in the Gothic style. The rose window depicts the Apocalypse

Womens Vote
1853: A cartoon about the effects of giving women the vote with the ladies candidate being a dashing young man and the mens just the opposite

Crystal Palace
1851: A crowd of visitors at the Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, London, with Crystal Palace in the background. Original Artwork: Lithograph by Augustus Butler (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Table Rock
1859: The spiral staircase leading down from Table Rock, on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. The Canadian or Horseshoe Falls cascade down to the left

Indoor Garden
1851: Some of the sculptures, trees and fountains which filled one wing of the Crystal Palace in London for the Great Exhibition of 1851. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A black-and-white aerial map of Vienna, Austria
Engraved illustrations of a Map of the City of Vienna, Austria from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851. Copyright has expired on this artwork

Whalers
circa 1850: Whalers harpoon a whale from their rowing boat. (Photo by Edward Gooch/Edward Gooch/Getty Images)

Old Forge
circa 1857: A blacksmith at work on an anvil outside his forge. William Grundys English Views (Photo by William Grundy/London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Parisian Bridal Fashion
Illustration, in color, advertising Parisian womens bridal fashion from Le Moniteur de la Mode published in April1851. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Medieval Court
Victorians attending the Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, in Hyde Park, London

Human Body Nervous and Blood flow System Diagram Engraving
Engraved Illustrations of Human Body Nervous and Blood flow System Diagram Engraving from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851

Poster For Uncle Toms Cabin
A poster advertising Harriet Beecher Stowes best-selling anti-slavery novel, Uncle Toms Cabin, written in 1852. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Victorian Map of Europe
Engraved illustrations of Europe in the Time of Charlemagne from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored

Victorian Map of Eastern Canada Circa 1850
Engraved illustration of a Map of Eastern Canada in counties from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored

Paris, France Circa 1850 Engraving
Engraved illustrations of the City of Paris from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored

London, England Circa 1850 Engraving
Engraved illustrations of the city of London, England from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored

Antique map of Independent Tartary
Wonderfully fine engraved map 1851 of the region of Independent Tartary, which is now the area that is Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan alongside the Caspian Sea and Aral Sea

Special Geology Engraving
Engraved Illustrations of Special Geology Engraving from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored

Giffard airship
Henri Giffard hydrogen-filled airship, from 1852

Sevastopol or Sebastopol
Antique illustration map of a Sevastopol or Sebastopol

Home Of Zachariah Chandler
Engraving depicting the Detroit home of Zachariah Chandler (1813-1879), who was Mayor of Detroit between 1851 and 1852, and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan, circa 1850

Under The Oaks
Illustration of the birth of the Republican Party Under the Oaks at Jackson, Michigan on July 06, 1854. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Feast Of Passover
An engraving by Oppenheim shows a German Jewish family as they sit around a table in celebration of the Feast of Passover, Germany, mid 1800s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Hatfield House
Engraving depicting deer running in the grounds of Hatfield House, a country house in the Great Park, in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, Great Britain, circa 1850

San Martin Church and Plaza de las Sirenas, Segovia, Spain
A view on the church called Inglesia de San MartAin and a part of the square called Plaza de las Sirenas. in the old city of Segovia, Castilla y LeAon, Spain

Maid Of The Mist
1859: Tourists on the US shore of the Niagara River board the single smoke stack paddle steamer Maid of the Mist

Bath At Sea
1859: The New York salt water floating baths in New York bay. (Photo by William England/London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Nadars Studio. 35, Boulevard des Capucines. The signature across the faAzade was first painted by Antoine Lumiere. Paris, France. Date unknown. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Place De La Concorde
The Place de la Concorde in Paris, looking up the Avenue des Champs Elysees toward the Arc de Triomphe, circa 1850. The River Seine is on the left of the square and the Hotel de Crillon on the right

Notre Dame De Paris
The cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, looking towards the east, circa 1850. An engraving by Radcliffe after a drawing by Augustus Pugin Jr. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Crystal Palace
1851: Crowds outside the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, designed by Sir Joseph Paxton for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Original Artwork: Drawing and lithograph by Augustus Butler

Malay People
circa 1850: Five people from the Malay Archipelago; from left to right, two Dayaks or Dyaks from Borneo (a Saghai Dayak and a Loondoo Dayak), and three natives of Java (a priest)

Brixton Prison Wash-house
The wash-house at Brixton Prison in London, circa 1850. Published in The Criminal Prisons of London, a compilation of articles entitled The Great World of London by Henry Mayhew, pub. 1862

Brixton Prison Ironing
Female prisoners at work in the ironing-room of Brixton Prison in London, circa 1850

Brixton Prison
Female prisoners in the exercise yard of Brixton Prison in London, circa 1850. From a photograph by Herbert Watkins. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Spring, Jean Ingres
Illustration of The Spring, 1820-1856. Artist: Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique

The shepherdess, Jean Francois Millet
Illustration of the shepherdess, Jean Francois Millet

Amiens Cathedral, France
Illustration of a Amiens Cathedral, France

Ancient Egyptian city with temple
Illustration of a Ancient Egyptian city with temple

The Town Hall in Brussels
Illustration of the Town Hall in Brussels

Victorian Map of Australia
Engraved illustrations of the Map of Australia from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored

Victorian Map of Africa
Engraved illustrations of a Map of Africa from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored

Map of North America
Engraved illustrations of a Map of North America from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored

Victorian Map of The Roman Empire
Engraved illustrations of the Roman Empire Under Constantine the Great from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851. Copyright has expired on this artwork

Victorian Map of North America
Engraved illustrations of the Physical Map of South America from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored

Fortifications of Paris Map Engraving
Engraved illustrations of the Fortifications of Paris from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored

Volcanic and Hurricane Charts; Craters; and Antarctica Engraving
Engraved Illustrations of Volcanic and Hurricane Charts; Craters; and Antarctica from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851

Stratification in Mountains and Basins; Fissures and Craters Engraving
Engraved Illustrations of Stratification in Mountains and Basins; Fissures and Craters from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851

Map of Bay of Naples and Naples Engraving
Engraved Illustrations of Volcanoes and Volcanic Formations and Stratification and the Map of Bay of Naples and Naples, Italy from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art

Map Room
circa 1850: Gentlemen consulting charts in the map room of the United Service Club, Pall Mall, London. An engraving by H Melville after L L Jewett. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Mural of Nineveh

Paul and Virginia by William Calder Marshal
Antique illustration of Paul and Virginia by William Calder Marshal

Statue on Amiens Cathedral, France
Illustration of a statue on Amiens Cathedral, France

Entertaining At A Party
At a crowded party, several guests gather around a man who plays the piano, mid 1800s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Evening Prayers
Two children kneel to pray while a woman sitting in a wicker chair holds an open book in her lap and watches them, mid 1800s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Reading The Evening Newspaper
A man reads a newspaper while his wife watches their children play, mid 1800s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Evacuation Of The Wounded
Engraving shows a column of wounded French soldiers as they evacuate a field of battle through a mountain pass during the Crimean War

View Of The City Of Cincinnati
Illustration of sailboats and steamboats on the Ohio River flowing through the city of Cincinnati, OH, 1850s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Farmer Husks Corn On Cornfield
An American farmer sits on an overturned basket in a cornfield and husks corn during harvest season, 1850s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Engraving of Slave Escape, Mid-19th Century
An engraving of a Black male slave fleeing from two Caucasian men on horseback during a slave-hunt, mid-19th century. (Engraving from Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Uncle Toms Cabin Illustration
An illustration of an African-American slave from the novel Uncle Toms Cabin, by American novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1852. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Sacramento City, California
Engraving showing a general view of Sacramento City, California, circa 1850. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Slaves Working On Sugar Plantation
Illustration of slaves working on a sugar plantation in the Southern United States, Mid-19th Century. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Slaves Forced To Work On Nashvillle Defenses
Illustration of American slaves being forced to work on Confederate fortifications during the American Civil War, Nashville, Tennessee, Mid-19th Century. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Interior Of The Fairmont Water Works
Well-dressed people tour the inside of the Fairmont Water Works and examine its water wheel and pump system, Phildelphia, Pennsylvania, 1853. (Kean Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bangor Court House
The Court House in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, USA, 1853. Original publication: Gleasons Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion - pub 3rd December 1853

Seminary In Bangor
The theological seminary in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, USA, 1853. Original publication: Gleasons Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion - pub 3rd December 1853

Bangor City Hall
The City Hall in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, USA, circa 1850. (Photo by Kean Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Reading For The Family
A man reads to his extended family, who sit around a table and listen, mid 1800s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

A Family Reading Together
A woman reads to a girl while a man sits nearby with an open book on his lap and a boy spins a globe in the background, mid 1800s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

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