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Colour Format Collection

Background imageColour Format Collection: The Book Of Kells

The Book Of Kells
Circa 800 AD, A manuscript from the illuminated gospel known as the Book of Kells

Background imageColour Format Collection: The Scots Guard

The Scots Guard
circa 1880: Uniforms of the Scots Guards. Rischgitz Collection (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Lobster Jockey

Lobster Jockey
circa 1880: A mouse rides a lobster on this Victorian Christmas greetings card. The card wishes the recipient Paix, Joie, Sante, Bonheur or Peace, Joy, Health and Happiness

Background imageColour Format Collection: Chicken And Cockerel

Chicken And Cockerel
circa 1880: A pair of fowls. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Krakatoa Erupts

Krakatoa Erupts
27th May 1883: Clouds pouring from the volcano on Krakatoa (aka Krakatau or Rakata) in south western Indonesia during the early stages of the eruption which eventually destroyed most of the island

Background imageColour Format Collection: A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol
circa 1900: The Ghost of Christmas Present appears to the miserly Scrooge with a lavish Christmas spread, in a scene from Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol. Scrooges Third Visitor, by J Leech

Background imageColour Format Collection: Gordon Highlander

Gordon Highlander
1794: A Gordon Highlander in his regimental uniform and holding a gun and bayonet. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: President Roosevelt

President Roosevelt
circa 1942: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945), the 32nd President of the United States of America. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Welsh Dragon

Welsh Dragon
circa 1900: The national emblem of Wales. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Romany Beauty

Romany Beauty
circa 1850: A young Romany woman wearing a pearl bracelet. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Wolfgang Mozart

Wolfgang Mozart
circa 1789: Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Small Birds

Small Birds
circa 1800: The Tern, top, a fork-tailed aquatic bird related to the gull family, and a Yellow Wagtail, bottom. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Waterloo

Waterloo
18th June 1815: French cuirassiers charging a British square during the Battle of Waterloo. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Connemara Colleen

Connemara Colleen
circa 1907: An Irish girl bringing home the turf, or peat, on her donkey. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Poisonous Fungi

Poisonous Fungi
circa 1800: Species of poisonous fungi, including, clockwise, the pantherine mushroom, the griping milk agaric, the fly agaric, the stinkhorn, the emetic mushroom, the gloomy bolette

Background imageColour Format Collection: Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein
circa 1960: The American conductor and composer, Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) who wrote numerous symphonic works and musicals including West Side Story. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Grey Dorking

Grey Dorking
circa 1820: A Grey Dorking cockerel. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Crow Family

Crow Family
circa 1800: A rook (top) and jackdaw (bottom), two birds of the crow family. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Fungi

Fungi
circa 1900: Different species of fungi including, clockwise, agaricus epiphyllus, clavaria vermiculata, agaricus laccatus, calocera viscosa. Leighton Brothers (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Robin Redbreast

Robin Redbreast
circa 1900: A traditional Christmas robin and sprigs of holly decorate a Victorian Christmas greetings card. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Red Geranium

Red Geranium
circa 1850: A rich red Pelargonium imogen (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: British Coal Fields

British Coal Fields
circa 1800: A map showing the coalfields of Great Britain. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Dancing Fairies

Dancing Fairies
circa 1900: A German print illustrating a scene from Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream, showing dancing faries. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: American Chiefs

American Chiefs
circa 1800: Native American warriors and chieftains with feathered headdresses. Original Artwork: Lithograph by Nordmann and Sahn. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Syntax Sketches

Syntax Sketches
circa 1789: Dr Syntax sketching nature in the farmyard. Original Artist: By Rowlandson (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Legal Grilling

Legal Grilling
circa 1800: A bewigged lawyer grilling a squirming man over a fire made of documents. Entitled, An Attorney Ge - L. Grilling an old Grill. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: La Nuit

La Nuit
circa 1880: A reclining nude representing Night. Original Artist: By Charles J Chaplin (1825-1891) (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Boredom

Boredom
circa 1800: A woman suffering from a crippling case of ennui is consigned to her armchair and served oranges by a helpful friend. Original Artist: By A Diethe. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Austrian Girl

Austrian Girl
circa 1875: An Austrian girl in national costume, with a heavy brocade skirt and tall black hat. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: American Indians

American Indians
circa 1800: Two North American Indians carrying spears and shields and wearing traditional clothing and jewellery. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Tattersall s

Tattersall s
circa 1800: A horse sale at Tattersalls of Epsom. Original Publication: From Farmers Weekly (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Goliath Heron

Goliath Heron
circa 1800: A Goliath Heron. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: British Kyloe

British Kyloe
circa 1800: A British Kyloe bull. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: The Albatross

The Albatross
circa 1800: An Albatross, a large-winged sea bird capable of long flights. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Samurai

Samurai
circa 1880: A Japanese Samurai warrior. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Bank Of England

Bank Of England
circa 1900: Traffic in front of the Bank of England, fondly termed The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Irish Jig

Irish Jig
1906: Irish villagers dancing a traditional Irish Jig

Background imageColour Format Collection: Birthday Wishes

Birthday Wishes
October 1883: A Victorian birthday card, showing pussy willow and flowers. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Planet Neptune

Planet Neptune
circa 1970: Neptune, fourth largest of the planets in our solar system

Background imageColour Format Collection: Milk Maid

Milk Maid
circa 1813: A woman selling milk in the street from pails carried on a yoke. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Midsummer Night

Midsummer Night
circa 1900: A German print illustrating a scene from Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream, showing Bottom asleep and Puck removing the asses head, with Titania and Oberon and faries watching

Background imageColour Format Collection: Point Of Honour

Point Of Honour
1st July 1825: A drawing entitled Point of Honour by the English artist George Cruikshank showing a man about to be flogged on the deck of a naval vessel. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Guerillas

Guerillas
1818: A Spanish guerrilla stokes his rifle with a long stick. It was these Spanish freedom fighters who weakened Napoleons hold on Spain during the Peninsular War of 1808 to 1814

Background imageColour Format Collection: Circa 1955, A rainbow arcs over the gorge of Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River

Circa 1955, A rainbow arcs over the gorge of Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River. (Photo by Bert Hardy/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Foxy Christmas

Foxy Christmas
circa 1900: A fox holds a Christmas verse in its paws. Title reads with Mr Brer Foxs compliments. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Mandarin

Mandarin
circa 1800: A mandarin or Chinese civil servant in traditional dress. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: The Original Polka

The Original Polka
circa 1860: A moustachioed young man and a girl in long braids dance the original polka on page one of Julliens Celebrated Polkas, dedicated to Mr E Coulon. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Cocoa Nut

Cocoa Nut
circa 1800: A branch carrying the fruit of the theobroma cocao, from an advertisement for Eppss Cocoa. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Prize Cock

Prize Cock
circa 1880: A Dark Brahma cockerel. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Lyre Player

Lyre Player
circa 1905: An Edwardian postcard showing a girl playing a lyre. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Horse Tail Fern

Horse Tail Fern
circa 1800: Equisetum telmateia, or horse tail fern. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Edible Fungi

Edible Fungi
circa 1800: An illustration of edible fungi, including, clockwise, the chantrelle, the milk agaric, the truffle, the mushroom, the spinebearing mushroom, the edible bolete, the scaly mushroom

Background imageColour Format Collection: Cat Cooks

Cat Cooks
circa 1880: Kittens cooking rat pie on a New Years greetings card. Raphael Tuck & Sons (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Victorian Nurses

Victorian Nurses
1890: A group of Queen Victoria nurses in uniform. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: A Good Plain Cook

A Good Plain Cook
October 1836: A large, very plain woman holds a chicken on a spit. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Purple Orchid

Purple Orchid
circa 1850: Laelia majalis (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: First Consul

First Consul
circa 1810: Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821) as First Consul (1799 - 1821). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Going The Distance

Going The Distance
circa 1992: A long jumper in action against the dawn sky. (Photo by Rob Gallagher/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: The Betting Post

The Betting Post
circa 1800: Gentlemen on horseback clamour to place their bets at a race track. Original Artist: By Rowlandson. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: British Museum

British Museum
circa 1810: The new British Museum interior in London. Original Publication: From Ackermanns Repository of Arts. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Drunk & Disorderly

Drunk & Disorderly
circa 1835: English policemen known as a peelers after Robert Peel reorganised the Police Force, keeping the peace. The caption reads Meeting With Good Support. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Women Of Tibet

Women Of Tibet
circa 1910: Two Tibetan women wearing traditional striped aprons, elaborate headdresses and abundant jewellery. Original Publication: From a photograph by Shephard

Background imageColour Format Collection: People Of The World

People Of The World
circa 1850: From left to right, they include (top row) a Bushman, a Namaqualand woman, a Loango woman, a man from Darfur in the Sudan, a New Hebridean, a Tasmanian

Background imageColour Format Collection: The Last Charruas

The Last Charruas
circa 1800: A group of South American Indians wearing fur lined capes. One of the men is carrying a bow and arrow. The last of the Charruas (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Metropole Theatre

Metropole Theatre
circa 1879: Publicity material for the Metropole Theatre and Opera House at Camberwell, London, owned and managed by J B Mulholland

Background imageColour Format Collection: Yoke Of Oxen

Yoke Of Oxen
circa 1880: A yoke of oxen will plough one acre in a day, or draw one ton and a quarter for a distance of 20 miles. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Marine Flora

Marine Flora
1st September 1810: Three types of marine coral showing, clockwise, venus fern, brain madrepore and red coral. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Cameron Highlander

Cameron Highlander
circa 1850: A soldier of the 79th Queens Own Cameron Highlanders in the regiments distinctive kilt and red jacket

Background imageColour Format Collection: Indian Embroidery

Indian Embroidery
circa 1900: Two designs for Indian hand-embroidered satins. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Map Of New Holland

Map Of New Holland
circa 1798: A map of Australia and Polynesia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Ready For The Ball

Ready For The Ball
1866: A victorian fashion plate from La Mode Illustree, showing two ladies in extravagant hooped ballgowns. Published in Paris, 1866 Vict 0102 79 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: The Milkmaid

The Milkmaid
circa 1800: A young girl with a milking stool and bucket prepares to draw milk from the cows

Background imageColour Format Collection: Malay People

Malay People
circa 1850: Five people from the Malay Archipelago; from left to right, two Dayaks or Dyaks from Borneo (a Saghai Dayak and a Loondoo Dayak), and three natives of Java (a priest)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Sami And Inuits

Sami And Inuits
circa 1800: From left to right, two Swedish Sami, two Norwegian Sami, two Inuits from Victoria Land in Antarctica and an Inuit from Cape Barrow in the Arctic

Background imageColour Format Collection: Saucy Tartars

Saucy Tartars
circa 1800: Three blushing Tartar women wearing ankle length robes and head scarves. Original Artwork: Engraved by Medland after Geisler. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Native Americans

Native Americans
circa 1800: Representatives from various Native American tribes: from left to right, an Iroquois, an Assiniboine, a Crow, a Pawnee, an Assiniboine in gala dress

Background imageColour Format Collection: Jungle Warfare

Jungle Warfare
circa 1970: Rear view of a soldier wading waist-high through a river during combat in the Vietnam War. (Photo by Preston Moore/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Underground Train

Underground Train
circa 1900: An early underground train on the Central London Railway, opened in 1900, which eventually became the Central Line. This engine could be driven in both directions

Background imageColour Format Collection: Horseracing Humour

Horseracing Humour
circa 1850: Jockeys being weighed in and horses being rubbed down at a race course. Original Artist: By Rowlandson. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland
circa 1970: Influential American composer, pianist and conductor, Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990). Won the Pulitzer prize for Music in 1944

Background imageColour Format Collection: The Gates Ajar

The Gates Ajar
circa 1908: A floral funeral design called The Gates Ajar, advertising the royal florists to King Edward VII. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Chrysler Building

Chrysler Building
circa 1929: View of the Chrysler Building under the last stages of construction in midtown Manhattan, New York City. The tower is covered with scaffolding

Background imageColour Format Collection: Sea Spray

Sea Spray
1954, A wave breakes on a groyne at the sea side. Original Publication : Picture Post - Sea Spray - unpub. 1954 (Photo by Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Burning Bridge

Burning Bridge
11th April 1758: Crowds look on as the temporary wooden bridge adjacent to Old London Bridge is destroyed by fire



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