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California Gold RushMiners washing gold in a river valley during the California Gold Rush, 1849. (Photo by Kean Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Mount Shasta in the Cascade Mountains of California, circa 1960. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Acts Of WonderA young man performs a magic trick for a small but appreciative audience, circa 1870. He is announcing that since the bottle has no stopper, this egg will suffice
Peppers GhostAn exhibition of Peppers Ghost in the theatre, circa 1865. This optical effect using mirrors was invented by Henry Dircks and further developed by John Henry Pepper
Magic ActA magician produces a live bird and a pocket watch from beneath a cloth, circa 1850. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Magic TrickA magician performs a trick with a number of balls, circa 1700. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Trade Talkscirca 1853: A dinner given in honour of the Japanese Commissioner on board the USSF Powhatan, during the naval expedition led by the US naval officer Matthew Galbraith Perry (1794 - 1858)
Wooden SwitchboardA man in overalls sits in front of a tall wood-panelled switchboard, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
PropellerA man painting a huge ships propeller, circa 1950. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Joan Of ArcFrench patriot and martyr Joan of Arc (1412 - 1431), circa 1430. She drove the English from Orleans in 1429, causing the Dauphins coronation in the same year
Baseball GameA baseball game in Philadelphia between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Brooklyn Atlantics, 22nd October 1866. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Construction WorkersTwo construction workers reinforce the metal girders of a high rise building under construction, circa 1925. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Cycle ClubA group of men in derby hats pose with a variety of cycles, circa 1900. (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)
Street Advertising1877: Victorian bill stickers paste placards advertising Madame Tussauds waxworks museum in London. Original Publication: From Street Life In London by John Thomson and Adolphe Smith - pub
W B Yeats24th January 1908: Irish poet, dramatist, mystic, Nobel laureate and leader of the Irish Renaissance William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939)
A Man Of His Timescirca 1860: American politician, journalist and abolitionist Horace Greeley (1811 - 1872). Although an active Republican he signed a bail bond for Jefferson Davis
Manhattan IslandThe city of New York, with Castle Williams and Governors Island on the bottom right, and Battery Park and Castle Clinton in the centre, 1855. An engraving by Cheltnam
Notre Dame De ParisThe Gothic cathedral of Notre Dame De Paris on the Ile de la Cite in Paris, 1857. (Photo by Kean Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
VE Day In New York; corner of Wall Street and Nassau Street in New York City duringThe corner of Wall Street and Nassau Street in New York City during the VE Day celebrations, 7th May 1945. Trinity Church looms in the background. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Gent On A JauntA well-dressed gentleman takes a group of smiling ladies for a drive in the country, circa 1900. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Empire State BuildingThe top floor observatory of the Empire State Building in New York City, circa 1950. (Photo by Lionel Green/Archive Photos/Getty Images)