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Berlin Residents Waving at American Airlift Plane
(Original Caption) Berliners Hail Blockade Lifting

Jesus Healing The Sick
Colorized print shows Jesus as he heals a sick child held in the arms of a woman as others, in varying degrees of distress, await their turn

Billinsgate Porters
circa 1925: Fish porters at Billingsgate market with their flat hats which help them balance the crates on their heads. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Illustration of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzig climbing Mt. Everest wearing oxygen masks

Holding hands
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Mans hand holding childs hand. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Boswell and Dr. Johnson
(Original Caption) The Johnson Centenary. Dr. Johnson and Boswell in Fleet Street. Boswell: "I talked of the cheerfulness of Fleet St

Digital image sequence of pilot sitting in ejection seat, explosive charge forcing seat from aircraft, pilot floating in sky suspended from parachute

Golfers on golf course, woman preparing to strike, caddy standing nearby

Brighton Belle
Martha Gunn an elderly woman who helps women bathers into the sea in Brighton, Sussex. Original Artwork: Artist - Robert Dighton (1752 - 1814) (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

La Fontaines Fables - Fox and the Goat
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Fox and the Goat

Indian Medicine Men At Work
An American Indian medicine man wears a bear skin and waves a decorated pole and disc as his assistants tend to a sick barechested woman as other interested parties look on, 18th Century

Man welcoming chefs, smiling

Retro Large Multi Tool Folding Pocket Knife Fork S
UNITED STATES - Circa 1960s: Retro Large Multi Tool Folding Pocket Knife Fork Spoon Scissors Saw Can Opener Corkscrew Screwdriver Awl. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Black and white digital illustration surform rasp

Ludgate Circus
3rd January 1914: A policeman stops the traffic and helps pedestrians to cross the road at Ludgate Circus in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Multiple exposure montage of men's hands in various poses
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Multiple exposure montage of men's hands in various poses

Hands sticking up out of water
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Hands sticking up out of water

Engraving of Florence During a 14th-Century Plague
(Original Caption) Italy: Plague of Florence in the 14th century as described by Giovanni Boccaccio

King Athlestan and Troops Capturing Leofrid
(Original Caption) King Athlestan saving the life of his father Edward the Elder at the Battle of Sherwood by taking Leofrid the Dane prisoner

Woman Adjusting Hoop Skirt
(Original Caption) Trials and tribulations of the hoopskirt era. Young lady being assisted with the frame of her hoopskirt

Civil War Field Hospital
Nurses, physicians, and soldiers stand outside the field hospital of the U.S. Sanitary Commission during the United States Civil War

Agency Delivering Food to Native Americans
(Original Caption) Oklahoma: Officers wives and Issuing agent ration sacks of flour to Indians at Camp Supply, Indian Territory, (now Oklahoma)

Children in St. Vincent's Infant Asylum, New Orleans, attended by Sisters of Charity

Doctors Administering Anesthesia to a Patient
A surgical team at Bellevue Hospital in New York, administer anesthesia to a patient in preparation for surgery

Woman Lacing Up Woman's Corset
(Original Caption) Photo shows girls in a boudoir in their undergarments. One is shown with her foot braced against the other as she pulls the corset laces tight. Photo, ca. 1890

Nurses Attending to Patients
(Original Caption) Ward in Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Scotland. ca. 1890

Women Branding Cattle
(Original Caption) Scott County, Kan.: Women participate in branding their own cattle on the J.W. Lough ranch

French Porter Carrying Heavy Luggage
(Original Caption) French porter loaded down with luggage. Photograph ca. 1895

Actresses on Way to Klondike Gold Mine
A man carries an actress across an Alaskan river while others must ford it to get to a gold mine. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Hand Shaped Sign Advertising for a Midwife
(Original Caption) Finger pointing sign--Advertisement for midwife. BPA 2 #28

Nobleman Accepting a Drink
St. Edward the Martyr (963-978), King of England, (975-978), after accepting a drink from his stepmother, Elfrida, was stabbed by one of her attendants

Treatment for Nervous Condition
(Original Caption) New suspensory treatment for nervous ataxia, at Salpetriere Hospital, Paris

Men Realigning Spine with Ladder
(Original Caption) Apollonius of Kition: The hippocratic ladder used to realign spinal dislocations

Girls (6-7) washing hands in wash bowl
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Babe Ruth Holding Mug
A trainer pours hot water into a mug held by robed baseball champion, Babe Ruth, as part of the star's training regime

Ellis Thompson with His Son, Jefferson Thomas
Ellis Thompson, 42, father of Jefferson Thomas, the only black student in Little Rock's Central High School, September 1958. (Photo by Bettmann/Getty Images)

Elephant Carrying Giant Log Under Trunk
(Original Caption) Sri Lanka: View of an elephant being used to carry logs. Undated photograph

Doctor Checking Patient's Heartbeat
Dr. R. Brahmabhatt checking the heartbeat of a middle aged male patient lying down in a bed in hospital room (patient's name Mr. Spin). Undated photograph

Man Powdering Woman
(Original Caption) The Toilette

Blind Beggar with Two Children
(Original Caption) Constantinople - a blind beggar

Beggar Seeking Alms
A man is begging for alms from a woman entering a sedan chair wearing a "fontange."

Helicopter Hoisting Pilot
(Original Caption) Copter Rescue

Man Observing Women
Compose and actor, Billy Rose, giving a helping-hand to one of several young women whom he is observing

Knight Being Fitted for Armor
Dressmakers making adjustments to the armor of a young knight while household members admire the results

Depiction of Large Crane Examining a Wolf
(Original Caption) The Wolf and the Crane. Aseop's Fable. The Crane dislodging a piece of bone from the wolf's throat. Engraving by Grandville

Painting After The Underground Railroad by Charles T. Webber
A painting after The Underground Railroad by Charles T. Webber shows Levi Coffin, his wife Catherine, and Hannah Haydock assisting a group of fugitive slaves

Midwife Assisting Woman in Childbirth
Woodcut depicting a midwife assisting in childbirth

Priest Attending to Victims of the Plague
(Original Caption) Italy: The Plague In Milan. The stricken consoled by a Priest. Painting by Caspar Crayer, 17th Century Flemish school

Wife Feeding Medicine to Husband with Spoon
(Original Caption) Wife administering medicine to bed-ridden husband (Camille D'Arcy, Harry Dunkinson)

Doctor Visiting Woman
The Lovesick Woman by Dutch Baroque painter Jan Steen (1629-1679) who specialized in painting children and lively tavern scenes

Boxer Helping Colleague
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
(Original Caption) Anthony Quinn as Quasimodo in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1957). Movie Still

Drawing of Sir Leander Starr Jameson Riding Terrain
(Original Caption) Africa: Sir Leaner Starr Jameson (1853-1917), on horseback crossing the Transvaal in 1895 to aid the Utlanders in Johannesburg, (known as the Jameson Raid). Wash drawing

Mother and Daughter Doing Dishes
(Original Caption) Mother and daughter in kitchen of home drying dishes. Models: Jeanne Canales & her mother. Ca. 1940s

Two Sisters on Roller Skates
Sisters Viola Dana and Shirley Mason, famous actresses in the early US film industry, help each other balance on roller skates

Engraving of Pochontas begging for life of Captain John Smith
(Original Caption) Engraving of King Powhattan commanding Capt. C. Smith flogged as his daughter Pocahontas begs for his life. Engraved from the original as published by Capt. Smith himself. Undated/

General Belisarius Rescuing Young Man
(Original Caption) Belisarius (Circa 505-565). Famous Byzantine General under Emperor Justinian. fought against Barbarian armies. An engraving by A. L. dick from a painting by F. Gerard. Undated

Print of Early Operation Techniques and Procedures
(Original Caption) Woman holding light during trepanation operation. Copper engraving, 1671

Troops Bringing Goods to Native American Camp
(Original Caption) Fort Union, and distribution of goods to the Assinniboines. Lithograph, ca. 1860 from U. S. P. R. R. Exp. & Surveys, general report

Sketch of Early English Fire Engine
(Original Caption) London Fire Engine, 1765

Sketch of Early English Fire Engine
(Original Caption) London Fire Engine, 1740

Nurse Helping Sick Patient
Hospital nurse attends to ill patient in bed. Engraving ca. 1900

Woodcut of a Midwife Assisting a Childbirth
Another version of the midwife assisting woman in childbirth, shown in spinated position. Woodcut

Painting After The Underground Railroad by Charles T. Webber
A painting after The Underground Railroad by Charles T. Webber shows Levi Coffin, his wife Catherine, and Hannah Haydock assisting a group of fugitive slaves

Androcles and the Lion
Androcles who was a Roman slave, had removed a large thorn from the paw of the lion. In return for his kindness the lion recognizes Androcles as a friend. (Photo by VCG Wilson/Bettmann Archive)

Depiction of European Caricatures (Photo by VCG Wilson/Bettmann Archive)

Mother Mending Son's Pants
(Original Caption) 1905-Mother sewing her son's trousers. Photograph, 1905

Parisian Beauty Parlor
(Original Caption) Paris, France: A typical French beauty parlor of the early 1900s

Men Posing with Early Ford Automobile
(Original Caption) Old Ford with four men; one at driver's wheel, one cranking shaft

Nurse Aiding Youth
(Original Caption) Nurse administers salt solution to child in presence of apprehensive mother

New York Children's Hospital
(Original Caption) New York, NY: New York Children's Hospital : Ward with nurses and staff. Photograph ca. 1910

Citizens Eating After Bread Distribution at Lodging House

Makeshift Ambulance of World War I
(Original Caption) The Conveyance of Wounded. The method of quickly conveying surgical cases in the French lines to the base hospitals. The surgeon is seated behind the chauffeur

Red Cross Representative
(Original Caption) Newport, Rhode Island: The Red Cross Fund Given By Newport Society At "The Breakers" Mrs. Wm./K. Vanderbilt Newport Home. Mrs. Joseph Harriman at the Raffle Booth

Red Cross Workers Posing as Group
(Original Caption) Red Cross Nurses Who Will Go To Europe: Mary F. Keller, Mary Abronnell, Anna L. Reutinger, Mary Gladwin, Jane A. Delano, Helen Scott Hay, Lucy Minnigerode, and May F. Farrelly

Children's Convalescent Hospital in New York State
(Original Caption) Rhinebeck, New York: Views of the newly constructed $100, 000 Holiday Farm Home

People Donating Their Silverware
(Original Caption) Following negatives made in jewelry shop of James Hartman when loyal New York Germans contributed jewels, gold

Empress Alexandra with Her Two Daughters
Russian Empress Alexandra (c) sits between her two eldest daughters, Olga and Tatiana, and Anna Vyrubova (l)

Harry Houdini in Straight Jacket
(Original Caption) Harry Houdini being strapped into jacket

Workers Harvesting Ice
(Original Caption) January 9, 1915. Ice Harvesting at Hammonds Pond. Newton, Mass. January, 1915. The Ice Harvesting Is Just One month Ahead of Other Years

Workers Harvesting Ice
(Original Caption) January 9, 1915. Ice Harvesting at Hammonds Pond. Newton, Mass. January 1915. The Ice Harvesting Is Just One Month Ahead of Other Years

Muzzle of Warship Gun
(Original Caption) Mouth of a 12" gun aboard the USS Arkansas

Doctor Drawing Blood from Patient
(Original Caption) New York: In order that little children may have their chance to recover from the dreaded infantile paralysis strong men are volunteering to give their blood

Red Cross Building with Pedestrians and Wagon in Front
American Red Cross Unit

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