Black Collection (#98)

Electrical Discharge
September 1918: An electrical discharge around a 2000 ohm insulator. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Papyrus
circa 1850: The stages of life of the papyrus plant. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Melbourne View
circa 1800: An engraving of Melbourne, Victoria, from the Botanical Gardens. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

McKinleys Birthplace
circa 1900: The birthplace of William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States of America. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Sudanese Men
1907: Three Sudanese tribesmen in sarongs standing outside a mud-brick hut. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Farman Bi-plane
circa 1909: Maurice Farman bi-plane taking off. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Avro Aeroplane
2nd August 1912: Soldiers and spectators gather round the new Avro aeroplane being tested at Salisbury plain. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Persian Bath
circa 1800: An old engraving of Persian Baths. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Formal Jardinage
circa 1870: A plan of a formal gardan. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Garden & Tools
circa 1840: Various garden tools, and a plan of a garden. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Stretchers
circa 1820: Two stretchers in use. Top is Fischers framed stretcher and bottom is a chair stretcher. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Cavalry And Foot
1883: German Army manoeuvres in 1883. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Garden Scaff
circa 1850: Digging tools and scaffold to be used in the garden. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bristol Boxkite
1910: The Bristol Standard Boxkite, works No 12a. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Early Chiropody
circa 1850: An etching of an old woman examining the foot of a working man. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Ark Completed
23rd April 1832: An illustration showing the Ark completed, published by the Society of Antiquarians of London in 1832, for Caedmans Metrical Paraphrase of Scripture History

Australian Kangaroo
circa 1780: An illustration of a kangaroo found on the coast of New Holland. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Well Lit
circa 1900: Goods on display to raise funds for charity. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Sea Lions
circa 1910: A sea lion and cub at leisure. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

African Cattle
circa 1890: East African cattle drinking from water in a wadi. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Sea-Lion
circa 1910: A sea-lion rests on a rock. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

South Africans
circa 1900: Members of a South African tribe sitting outside a large hut. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Hawker
circa 1865: A street telescope exhibitor and potential customer viewing the moon, from London Labour and the London Poor Vol III. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Benares Observatory
circa 1800: The Bramins observatory at Benares. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

McKinleys Home
circa 1901: The home of William McKinley (1848 - 1901), President of the United States of America, in Canton Ohio. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Grovers Cleveland
circa 1885: Grover Cleveland (1837 - 1908), the 22nd and 24th President of the United States of America (1885 - 1889, 1893 - 1897). The first Democratic president to be elected after the Civil War

Hero And Leander
circa 1890: Hero and Leander drawn by Desine and engraved by Loroher. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lincolns Birthplace
circa 1900: The birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, a cabin on Nolin Creek in Kentucky, Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States and lead the country through the American Civil War

Seven Zulus
circa 1900: A group of Zulus share a drink outside a hut. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Armoured Plane
19th September 1911: Rear view of an armoured aeroplane. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Ice Yachting
circa 1900: Ice Yachting during the Chinese winter. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bristol Racer
1911: The biplane Bristol Grandseigne Racer, works number 33, which crashed on its first flight in April 1911. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Outdoor Wrestling
circa 1910: Two men during a wrestling competition. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Mountain Opossum
circa 1910: A short-eared mountain opossum, known for its ability to feign death when in danger. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Early Plane
circa 1909: An unusual mono-plane on the airfield at Brooklands. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Winter Fun
1909: Children tobogganing down a steep slope. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Red Squirrel
circa 1910: A red squirrel eating a nut. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Thai Youth
circa 1910: Three men and two boys sporting sarongs relax in Thailand. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Chinese Woman
1904: A Chinese intellectual woman. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Craig Telescope
28th August 1865: The Craig Telescope shortly after erection on a tower at Wandsworth Common. Illustrated London News. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Canadian Eclipse
circa 1861: The observatory of the Canadian Eclipse Expedition at Jefferson City, Iowa. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Solar Viewer
1st April 1764: A device for exhibiting solar eclipses on a terrestrial sphere. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Saturn
circa 1800: Sani, or the planet Saturn, from an Asian illustration. He is mounted on a bird, while two snakes form an arch above him. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Transit Circle
circa 1885: Observing the sun with the transit circle at Greenwich Observatory. Original Publication: The Graphic 1885 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

China Dragon
circa 1901: Two European soldiers by a Chinese Celestial Globe and Quadrant mounted on the Tartar Wall, Pekin (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1950 Aerial Estate View
circa 1950: Houses of the Ariel Estate viewed from the air. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Moon Struck
circa 1770: An engraving captioned An animal in the moon, showing worthies discussing their observations through a telescope. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Baal Bonfire
circa 1910: Northumbrian Baal fire being built. The faggots are brought in by hand, no horse is ever used, and the fire built on the same spot every year. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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