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Dying Empire1870: French troops marching to the Place de la Concorde in the last days of the Empire. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images)
Bomb Damagecirca 1871: Buildings bombarded by the German occupation troops in the Paris Commune, during the Franco-Prussian War. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images)
Ruined Louvrecirca 1871: Commune of Paris - Destruction in the Louvre, the roof has been completely demolished. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)
Prussians In Paris6th January 1871: Prussian military police group at the Palace of Versailles during the Franco-Prussian war. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
War Damage1871: Damage to the Grand Staircase in the Tuileries Palace in Paris, caused during the Franco-Prussian War. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Commune Balloons1871: Balloons in the Place St Pierre during the Paris Commune rising of 1871. M. Nadar snr used to make ascents from this place as reconnaisance photographer during the siege of Paris
Exposition Universelle 1878The Japanese gate at the Paris Worlds Fair, 1878. Original Publication : The Graphic - pub. 25th May 1878 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The BoatLadies and gentlemen take a tour of the Parisian sewers, 1870. Illustration by Jules Pelcos. Original Publication : Illustrated London News - pub
French SurgeonsSurgeons of the French Garde Nationale and the French Army during the Siege of Paris, circa 1870. An engraving by Jules-Renard Draner from Souvenirs du Siege de Paris
National GuardA member of the French Garde Nationale Sedentaire or National Guard during the Siege of Paris, circa 1870. An engraving by Jules-Renard Draner from Souvenirs du Siege de Paris
National GuardAn artilleryman of the French National Guard during the Siege of Paris, circa 1870. An engraving by Jules-Renard Draner from Souvenirs du Siege de Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
National GuardA French soldier of the National Guard faces the Prussian invaders during the Siege of Paris, circa 1870. An engraving by Jules-Renard Draner from Souvenirs du Siege de Paris
Garde MobileMembers of the French Garde Mobile or moblots during the Siege of Paris, circa 1870. An engraving by Jules-Renard Draner from Souvenirs du Siege de Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ile De La CiteThe Ile de la Cite on the River Seine in Paris, location of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, circa 1870. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Place De La ConcordeThe Place de la Concorde in Paris, looking toward the Hotel de Crillon (left) and the French Naval Ministry (right) on either side of the Rue Royale, 1878
Paris Exhibition HallAn aerial view of the main exhibition hall at the Paris Exhibition or Exposition Universelle, seen from the Champs de Mars, 1878
At A Cafe-RestaurantDiners at a cafe-restaurant in Paris, 1874. By Mossoo. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Eglise Saint-EustacheThe Eglise Saint-Eustache, the church of St Eustache, in Paris, circa 1870. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Palais-Royal GardensThe gardens of the Palais-Royal in Paris, circa 1870. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Chapelle RusseThe Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, a Russian Orthodox church in Paris, circa 1870. It was completed in 1861. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Le CreusotA model of the Creusot steam hammer at the Paris Worlds Fair, 1878. It was built by Schneider and Co. in the French town of Le Creusot. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Exposition Universelle 1878The Spanish Pavilion at the Paris Worlds Fair, 1878. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Exposition Universelle 1878The International Avenue at the Paris Worlds Fair, 1878. Original Publication : The Graphic - pub. 18th May 1878 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The WaggonLadies and gentlemen take a tour of the Parisian sewers, 1870. On the right, a tunnel leads up to Rue Laffitte in the north of the city. Illustration by Jules Pelcos
Women Wearing Parisian FashionColor illustration of women wearing Parisian fashion, from Petersons Magazine, a popular American magazine (1842-1898). (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Textile WorksSir Titus Salts textile works at Saltaire, Yorkshire from the north side. Around the factory was built the model village of Saltaire
A Grimm TaleLittle Red Riding Hood meets the Wolf on her journey through the wood, in a scene from the Grimm fairy tale. Original Artwork: An engraving by A H Payne after E Speinbruck
Westminster LampsA few pedestrians linger beneath the gas lamps on Westminster Bridge while a carriage crosses the bridge. Original Artwork: Engraving by Gustave Dore. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Charles DarwinBritish naturalist Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882). Original Artwork: Woodbury type by Lock & Whitfield. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images)
Shopping Under SiegeUnder siege by the Prussian army, Parisians are reduced to buying cat, dog and rat meat at a butchers stall during the Franco-Prussian war
Flauberts StudyThe study, at Croisset in Normandy, of French novelist, Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880). Original Artwork: Drawing by Lecomte (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Teatro Alla Scalacirca 1870: La Scala, a world-famous opera house in Milan. Original Artwork: Engraving by A H Payne. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Lord Byroncirca 1879: A skectch of a statue of poet, George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788 - 1824). The bronze statue by Richard Belt, unveiled on 24th May 1880, is in Hyde Park, London
The Fireside Albumcirca 1875: A family sitting beside a cosy fire on the front cover of a musical score by Adam Wright, contraining a quadrille, a polka and a waltz. Original Artwork: Lithograph by T Packer
Game Fellowscirca 1870: A card game in an old English tavern draws a small group of spectators. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Boat Partycirca 1875: A Japanese woodblock print of a boating party. The women are wearing silk kimonos. Original Artwork: Drawn by Gillot (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Japanese Hostesscirca 1875: A Japanese woodblock print of a geisha girl serving a cup of tea. Original Artwork: Drawn by Gillot (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Japanese Kimonocirca 1875: A Japanese woodblock print of a woman wearing a silk kimono and obi with wooden sandals and a broad-brimmed hat. Original Artwork: Drawn by Gillot (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Third Class1875: An engraving of an underground train station transporting workmen. Original Artwork: Engraved by Dure. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Christmas Studies1st December 1879: A set of Christmas sketches. Original Publication: The Pictorial World - pub. 1879 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Joseph Pulitzer30th March 1872: Hungarian born American newspaper proprietor Joseph Pulitzer (1847 - 1911) shown in cartoon as the Leader of Liberal Republicanism in the St Louis Puck. Puck - pub
Immigrants At XmasDecember 1870: A group of immigrants in Australia at Christmas time, when many thought of home. Original Artwork: Engraving Home Sweet Home
Lewis Carrollcirca 1875: English nonsense writer and versifier, author of Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll ( 1832 - 1998)
Coloured RuleCartoon of black legislators arguing circa 1874. Text Let us Have Peace, captioned Colored Rule in a Reconstructed State, by Thomas Nast in Harpers Weekly, March 14 1874
Civil Rights for BlacksCartoon close up of white hands of liberty giving the Charter of Civil Rights into black hands by Thomas Nast in Harpers Weekly, April 24, 1875. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)
Railroad Construction In Old WestIllustration of a crew of men working to construct railroad tracks in the Old West, 1870s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
The Soul AttainsBlack and white image of The Soul Attains the fourth of four Pygmalion and the Image paintings depicting the story from Ovid made by English painter Edward Burne-Jones between 1869 and 1879
Will These Hands Ne er Be Clean?Engraving from Act V Scene I of William Shakespeares Macbeth of Lady Macbeth as she holds a lantern and sleepwalks with her eyes open through a darkened room, mid to late 1800s