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Hedingham Castle
The stone keep of Hedingham Castle, Essex, circa 1831. The building is a Norman motte and bailey castle dating from around 1135. Engraved by J. C. Armitage. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Roosevelt At Sea
circa 1935: American president Franklin Delano Roosevelt on board an American warship. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Bruges Dog Cart
circa 1930: A dog cart parked up at Bruges, Belgium. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Dominion Monarch
The liner QSMV Dominion Monarch, of the Shaw Savill Line, at Cape Town, South Africa, circa 1950. Built in 1938 by Swan Hunter

Dylan Thomas Drinking & Smoking
Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953) drinking a glass of beer and smoking while seated at a desk with stacks of his books of poetry, New York City, c. 1950. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Beer Street
A group of drinkers enjoying themselves at a public house in Beer Street, a print by English artist William Hogarth, 1751

Prima Ballerina Russian Ballet Dancer Anna Pavlova
1924: Russian Ballet dancer Anna Pavlova (1882 - 1931), regarded as the prima ballerina of her era. (Photo by James Abbe/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Lancaster Bomber
circa 1945: A Royal Air Force Lancaster Bomber in flight. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

TS Eliot
Anglo-American poet, critic and writer, TS Eliot (1888 - 1965), 1950. (Photo by John Gay/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Earthrise from the Moon, artwork
Earthrise from the Moon, computer artwork

Canal And Potteries
A canal running alongside bottle kilns belonging to potteries in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, circa 1948. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Gas Masks For Dogs
1939: Three Airedale dogs wearing their special gas masks at a Surrey kennel. They are being trained by Lt Col E. H. Richardson. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Nelsons Flagship HMS Victory
The Royal Navy first rate ship of the line, HMS Victory, circa 1800. The ship is best known for its role as Nelsons flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Nietzsche
circa 1885: German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Black Labrador Retriever dog, male, Germany

Bust Of Augustus
10 BC, The first Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 BC - 14 AD), the adopted son of Julius Caesar. He received the name Augustus ( sacred)

R 101 Airship
circa 1929: A broadside view of the Airship R101, at its mooring mast at Cardington, Bedford. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Wet black Labrador Retriever dog (Canis lupus familiaris) at the dog beach, male, domestic dog

Guy The Gorilla, Regents Park Zoo
4th November 1974: A close-up of Guy, the best remembered gorilla who lived at Regents Park Zoo. He arrived on 5 November 1947, Guy Fawkes Day, hence his name ‘Guy'

Staffordshire Potteries
Factories in the Staffordshire potteries, 2nd March 1946. Original publication : Picture Post - 3088 - Pottery : A Working Partys Problem - pub

Beatrix Potter
1889: English writer (Helen) Beatrix Potter (1866 - 1943). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Aerial view of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center Construction
Aerial view of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center during its construction in lower Manhattan, New York City, 1971. (Photo by Carsten/Three Lions/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Beach Pyjamas
1934: A group of women wearing beach pyjamas. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Thomas Hardy
circa 1890: English writer Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928), the author of Tess of the D Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Suffragette Parade through New York City, 3rd May 1913
3rd May 1913: Crowds line the sidewalks to watch a Womens Suffragette Movement march through New York City. (Photo by Paul Thompson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

British Battleship HMS Royal Oak
circa 1910: British battleship HMS Royal Oak. HMS Royal Oak was one of five Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War

T E Lawrence
circa 1919: British soldier, adventurer and author Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888 - 1935) known as Lawrence Of Arabia. He joined the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I

Awful Changes
A cartoon, published in 1830, 28 years before Darwins Origin Of Species, lampooning theories of evolution. Entitled Awful Changes, it depicts an Ichthyosaurus giving a lecture on a human skull

Dipper (Cinclus cinclus), perching on rock, side view

Dylan Thomas
10th August 1946: Welsh poet and playwright Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953), relaxing outside. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4156 - Nest Of Singing Birds - pub

New Slains Castle, near Cruden Bay in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, circa 1900. Now a ruin, the building overlooks the North Sea. (Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Coal Miner
A miner pushing a coal truck, 1878. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Gleneagles Hotel
A view, from the west, of The Gleneagles Hotel and golf resort, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, circa 1935. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Chiswick House
circa 1829: Chiswick House in London, Middlesex, designed by Richard Boyle, the 3rd Earl of Burlington. The building is inspired by Palladios Villa Rotonda, near Vicenza

Tour De France, August 1951
18th August 1951: A group of contestants racing in the Tour de France. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5381 - The Greatest Show On Earth - pub

Orange Harvest Moon
The Harvest Moon gets its name from folklore. The saying is the light of the moon helped farmers gather crops when days became shorter and nights longer following the Autumnal Equinox

Race At St Moritz
1908: Skeleton competitors with their toboggans at the start of the Cresta Run, St Moritz. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Soused Mouse
27th February 1954: A mouse is tempted to climb a miniature ladder for a sip of sherry in a wine cellar at Jerez in Spain. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6734 - Sherry Comes From Spain - pub

Bolton Market
Traders and customers at the Old Market Place on Deansgate, Bolton, Lancashire, circa 1840. Engraves by Watkins from a drawing by Harwood. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Leeds City Square
The City Square, Leeds, Yorkshire, July 1921. A steam engine is being used by road-menders, at centre-right. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Old Liverpool
A view across the Mersey towards Liverpool, Lancashire, 1650. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Toton Railway Sidings
An aerial view of the railway sidings at Toton, near Nottingham, 1951. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Cliveden, Lord Astors mansion in Buckinghamshire, 28th June 1963. Christine Keeler was first introduced to British Secretary of State for War John Profumo at a house party at Cliveden

Cosette
1862: A scene from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo; a ragged and barefoot Cosette sweeps a flooded yard. Les Miserables - pub. 1862 Illustration - Emile Bayard (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Opera House Plan
circa 1865: A floor plan of the Paris Opera house. The building was designed by architect Charles Garnier and opened in 1875

Silver Link Locomotive
The new LNER Class A4 2509 Silver Link steam locomotive, 16th September 1935. The streamlined locomotive will pull the Silver Jubilee express between London and Newcastle

Rockefeller Center
circa 1945: The Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan, New York City. Designed by Raymond Hood, it was completed in May 1933. (Photo by George Enell/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

American Civil War Poster
Recruiting poster from the American Civil War, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, USA, circa 1861. The poster reads: Continental Cavalry! Col. J.E. Peyton

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