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Background imageArchival Collection: Ice-Bound Discovery

Ice-Bound Discovery
A dog team near the ice-bound British National Antarctic Expedition ship RRS Discovery, circa 1903. The expedition was led by Robert Falcon Scott and the third officer was Ernest Shackleton

Background imageArchival Collection: Rosetta Stone

Rosetta Stone
Illustration shows the Rosetta Stone as it sits on a pedestal, 1800s. The stone contains identical text in three languages, hieroglyphs, Egyptian, and ancient Greek

Background imageArchival Collection: Bavarian Castle

Bavarian Castle
25th August 1970: Neuschwanstein Castle dominates the surrounding tree tops of Bavaria, Germany. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: Hallstatt, Austria

Hallstatt, Austria
The village of Hallstatt, Lake Hallstatt, UNESCO World Heritage Hallstatt-Dachstein is a village in the Salzkammergut, a region in Austria. It is located near the HallstAÔé¼tter See (a lake)

Background imageArchival Collection: Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange
circa 1800: The London stock exchange. (Photo by Edward Gooch/Edward Gooch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce
9th October 1929: A Rolls-Royce on the race track at Brooklands. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: Airship R 101

Airship R 101
1929: R101, a British airship, which was built in 1929 and was 221 metres (724 feet) long. The airship had dining, sleeping and recreational facilities for 100 passengers

Background imageArchival Collection: Lonely Monument o Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton

Lonely Monument o Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton
circa 1922: The monument to Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton on the main island of South Georgia. He died of a heart attack and was buried there in 1922, having returned to the spot on the Quest

Background imageArchival Collection: St Georges Hall

St Georges Hall
circa 1890: St Georges Hall, Liverpool. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: Dundee High Street

Dundee High Street
circa 1895: Dundee High Street. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: Meat Market

Meat Market
circa 1890: A young boy pushing a trolley in front of the Central Meat Market at Smithfield. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: St Pancras Station

St Pancras Station and Midland Grand Hotel London, designed by Victorian architect George Gilbert Scott, circa 1905. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: Southampton Dock

Southampton Dock
20th June 1928: An aerial view of Southampton Dock. (Photo by Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: Empress Of Canada

Empress Of Canada
17th July 1947: The Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Canada at Liverpool just before she departs on her first post-war voyage to Canada, the first vessel to resume service on this route

Background imageArchival Collection: SS Terra Nova

SS Terra Nova
11th February 1913: A photgraph of the SS Terra Nova used by Captain Robert Falcon Scott on his ill-fated Antarctic expedtion to the South Pole, and signed by him

Background imageArchival Collection: Italian Dictator

Italian Dictator
November 1923: Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (1883 - 1945), wearing a national malitia uniform. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein
Composer Leonard Bernstein conducting at Londons Royal Festival Hall. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein
20th February 1970: American composer, conductor and pianist Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990). (Photo by William H. Alden/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: Austin Seven

Austin Seven
24th August 1931: An Austin Seven motor car. (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: Double Bass Scroll

Double Bass Scroll
The scroll of a double bass belonging to one of the London Mozart Players, 3rd May 1972. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: Graham Greene

Graham Greene
14th August 1954: English novelist and playwright Graham Greene (1904-1991). Original Publication: Picture Post - 7239 - Graham Greene - pub. 1954 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: Lost In Sheep

Lost In Sheep
11th August 1951: A flock of sheep manoeuvre their way around a parked car on their way down the slopes of Snowdonia, at Hafod-y-Llan, Wales

Background imageArchival Collection: Dorset Rams

Dorset Rams
9th July 1949: Dorset Horned rams from a flock at the Maiden Castle Farm, Dorset. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4826 - Where Are The Downland Sheep? - pub

Background imageArchival Collection: Sheeps Eyes

Sheeps Eyes
9th July 1949: A flock of sheep standing placidly in a field at Maiden Castle Farm, Dorchester. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4826 - Where Are The Downland Sheep? - pub

Background imageArchival Collection: Perth Over The Tay

Perth Over The Tay
A view over the River Tay from Victoria Bridge to Perth Street, Perth, Scotland, 16th April 1955. Original publication: Picture Post - 7671 - Make Perth The Capital - pub

Background imageArchival Collection: Nottingham Victoria Railway Station

Nottingham Victoria Railway Station
A view of Nottingham Victoria railway station, April 1927. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: Chartres Cathedral

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)

Background imageArchival Collection: Quasimodo

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)

Background imageArchival Collection: Duke Ellington in London

Duke Ellington in London
6th October 1958: American big band leader and legendary jazz pianist Duke Ellington (1899 - 1974), in London. (Photo by Reg Davis/Express/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: Law Society Building in Chancery Lane, London

Law Society Building in Chancery Lane, London
19th July 1950: Law Society Building in Chancery Lane, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: Fly Past

Fly Past
31st May 1956: Shackletons of RAF Coastal Command at a Fly Past over Buckingham Palace at the ceremony of Trooping the Colour. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: Luna Park At Night

Luna Park At Night
Buildings lit up at night at Luna Park, Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, c. 1900. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: R-101 Airship in a hangar at Cardington, Bedfordshire

R-101 Airship in a hangar at Cardington, Bedfordshire
1929: The R101 airship in a hangar at Cardington in Bedfordshire. The R101 was 221 m (724 ft) long and had a gas capacity of 140 million litres (5 million cu ft)

Background imageArchival Collection: Completed R100

Completed R100
HM Airship R100 nears completion at the Royal Naval Air Service Air Station near Howden in Yorkshire, November 1929. An extendable fire ladder is used to put the finishing touches to the linen fabric

Background imageArchival Collection: The Flying Scotsman

The Flying Scotsman
1929: The locomotive engine the Flying Scotsman leaving Kings Cross Station, London, for its 392-mile run to Scotland. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: R101 Airship

R101 Airship
2nd October 1929: An R101 Airship in its hangar at Cardington, Bedfordshire. (Photo by Puttnam /Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: Russian Ballet Dancer Anna Pavlova

Russian Ballet Dancer Anna Pavlova
Russian Ballet dancer Anna Pavlova (1882 - 1931), regarded as the prima ballerina of her era, wearing a pleated dress without a corset for complete freedom of movement

Background imageArchival Collection: Eyes Of The Fleet

Eyes Of The Fleet
circa 1940: A Blackburn Skua two seat fighter and dive-bomber of the Fleet Air Arm with arrestor hook and wheels lowered, flying over warships of the British Fleet. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: Supermarine Spitfire

Supermarine Spitfire
A Supermarine Spitfire IIa P7350 (foreround), and a Hawker Hurricane IIc LF363 with markings as they appeared in Guy Hamiltons film Battle Of Britain, 1969

Background imageArchival Collection: War In Vietnam

War In Vietnam
Marines of G Company, 4th Marines are pictured climbing a hill in preparation for attack against the North Vietnamese. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: McAlpin Hotel

McAlpin Hotel
The Herald Square area of Manhattan, including the McAlpin Hotel located at the corner of Broadway and 34th Street, bustles with activity in this print, New York, New York, circa 1914

Background imageArchival Collection: Boat Race

Boat Race
3rd July 1929: Thames Rowing Club beating Courtenay Lodge Rowing Club in the Wyfold cup race on the first day of the Henley regatta in Oxfordshire. (Photo by Edward G)

Background imageArchival Collection: Laconia

Laconia
1st April 1923: The Cunard ship Laconia at the dockside, Alexandria. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: Bloodhounds

Bloodhounds
23rd October 1978: Four bloodhounds participating in Windsor Forest Hunt. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange
circa 1820: The London Stock Exchange from a drawing by Thomas H Shepherd. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchival Collection: Barclay Vesey Art Deco Building

Barclay Vesey Art Deco Building
circa 1928: Exterior view of the Barclay Vesey Building, located at 140 West Street, New York City. The Art Deco building, designed by the architectural firm of McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin

Background imageArchival Collection: Priory Church of Saint Bartholomew the Great

Priory Church of Saint Bartholomew the Great
circa 1950: A view of the Priory Church of Saint Bartholomew the Great. Londons oldest surviving church. Founded in 1123 as an Augustinian Priory, it has been in continuous use since 1143

Background imageArchival Collection: Luna Park lit up at night, Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, 1920s

Luna Park lit up at night, Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, 1920s. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)



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