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Contrasts Collection

Background imageContrasts Collection: Cinema Silhouette

Cinema Silhouette
A couple silhouetted against the bright neon lights of a Granada Cinema. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7045 - Usherette - unpub. (Photo by Bert Hardy/Getty Images)

Background imageContrasts Collection: Iron Miner

Iron Miner
5th June 1948: A miner pauses in a tunnel before starting a shift in Britains most modern iron ore mine, at Irthlinborough in Northamptonshire

Background imageContrasts Collection: Corby Ironworks

Corby Ironworks
11th February 1950: Corby Ironworks in Northamptonshire at night. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4975 - Did You Know This Was Happening To England? - pub

Background imageContrasts Collection: Pavlova In Giselle

Pavlova In Giselle
Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova (1882 - 1931) performs in a production of Giselle. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageContrasts Collection: Under The Arch

Under The Arch
31st January 1948: Two children walking in the Gorbals area of Glasgow

Background imageContrasts Collection: Signpost in Quin, County Clare, Ireland, Europe

Signpost in Quin, County Clare, Ireland, Europe

Background imageContrasts Collection: Illustration of teenage girl at onset of puberty and young adult woman

Illustration of teenage girl at onset of puberty and young adult woman

Background imageContrasts Collection: Aerial view of tulip fields in the Netherlands

Aerial view of tulip fields in the Netherlands

Background imageContrasts Collection: Lighthouse on Klein Curacao (Little Curacao)

Lighthouse on Klein Curacao (Little Curacao)
Klein Curacao (English: Little Curacao) is a 1.7 square kilometres (170 ha; 0.66 sq mi) uninhabited island south-east of Curacao in the Caribbean Sea, and is part of the country of Curacao

Background imageContrasts Collection: King Kong

King Kong
1933: The giant ape, star of the Radio Picture King Kong, shown in comparison to eight normal sized apes, to emphasize its colossal size. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageContrasts Collection: Puppy Love

Puppy Love
The best way to keep a puppy out of harms way, circa 1950. (Photo by Express Newspapers/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageContrasts Collection: Prefabricated Council Flats

Prefabricated Council Flats
11th November 1959: Tennants live in prefabricated flats built for temporary accomodation during the war, until construction work on the Brandon Estate, Southwark, is finished

Background imageContrasts Collection: Copland Conducts

Copland Conducts
American composer Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990). (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

Background imageContrasts Collection: Trooping Rehearsal

Trooping Rehearsal
circa 1930: A rehearsal for the Trooping the Colour ceremony at the Horse Guards Parade, London. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageContrasts Collection: Girder Train

Girder Train
circa 1928: A traction engine towing a giant girder down Farringdon Street, London, in the early hours of the morning. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageContrasts Collection: City of London skyline

City of London skyline
A thousand years in the City of London skyline, from the Walkie Talkie to the Tower of London

Background imageContrasts Collection: Funny Egg Illustration

Funny Egg Illustration
Three funny coloured eggs in row

Background imageContrasts Collection: Semi naked woman posing in studio, (B&W), portrait

Semi naked woman posing in studio, (B&W), portrait

Background imageContrasts Collection: A burly man holding a posy of flowers, circa 1955

A burly man holding a posy of flowers, circa 1955

Background imageContrasts Collection: Zulu With a Bicycle

Zulu With a Bicycle
Studio portrait of Zulu bushman, posed with bicycle and shield. | Location: Basutoland, South Africa

Background imageContrasts Collection: Lady Lion Tamer Caged with Lion

Lady Lion Tamer Caged with Lion
(Original Caption) 1897-Lady lion tamer caged with lion

Background imageContrasts Collection: Political Cartoon Targeting Monopolies

Political Cartoon Targeting Monopolies
1889 political cartoon by C. J. Taylor from Puck Magazine depicting the monopolies control over industry and government

Background imageContrasts Collection: Cecil B. DeMille with Old and New Movie Cameras

Cecil B. DeMille with Old and New Movie Cameras
(Original Caption) Cecil B

Background imageContrasts Collection: Hudson Maxim Comparing Film with J. Stuart Blackton

Hudson Maxim Comparing Film with J. Stuart Blackton
(Original Caption) Hudson Maxim, noted inventor, deserts his vacationing on the Pacific Coast to visit his old friend. Commodore J

Background imageContrasts Collection: Two young women standing in construction site

Two young women standing in construction site

Background imageContrasts Collection: Young girl (10-12) posing with giant maze

Young girl (10-12) posing with giant maze

Background imageContrasts Collection: Young girl (6-7) leading workhorse

Young girl (6-7) leading workhorse

Background imageContrasts Collection: English Country House

English Country House
(Original Caption) Tyninghame House, Haddington. (The Seat of the Earl of Haddington.)

Background imageContrasts Collection: Lithograph of Santa Claus with Hunting Regalia

Lithograph of Santa Claus with Hunting Regalia
ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Picture shows Santa Claus entering a chimney. 1872 lithograph

Background imageContrasts Collection: Governor Smith Addressing Boy Scouts

Governor Smith Addressing Boy Scouts
(Original Caption) Governor Smith speaking to the Boy Scouts encamped at Bear Mountain on the annual inspection to the Bear Mountain Camps

Background imageContrasts Collection: Russian Propaganda Poster from the Revolutionary Era

Russian Propaganda Poster from the Revolutionary Era
Russian propaganda poster from the Revolutionary Era

Background imageContrasts Collection: Woodcut Of Quosimodo

Woodcut Of Quosimodo
(Original Caption) Feebleminded Quosimodo of Victor Hugo's "Hunchback of Notre Dame." Woodcut

Background imageContrasts Collection: Well-to-Do Homes Overlooking Slum

Well-to-Do Homes Overlooking Slum
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageContrasts Collection: Engravings Depicting Various Noses

Engravings Depicting Various Noses
(Original Caption) 1797-Noses. Engraving, 1797. BPA2# 3352

Background imageContrasts Collection: Los Disparates No. 1: Feminine Folly by Francisco de Goya

Los Disparates No. 1: Feminine Folly by Francisco de Goya
Feminine Foolishness (Disparate Femenino) from the series Los Disparates (Follies)

Background imageContrasts Collection: Military Traffic in South Vietnam

Military Traffic in South Vietnam
(Original Caption) Large Convoy. Tay Minnh, South Vietnam: An oxcart passes a large South Vietnamese convoy which is parked on Highway 22 leading toward the Cambodian border, November 24

Background imageContrasts Collection: Camel Carrying Machine Gun

Camel Carrying Machine Gun
(Original Caption) Gatling's Battery Gun. Egyptian Service

Background imageContrasts Collection: Woodcut Of Puritans And Cavaliers

Woodcut Of Puritans And Cavaliers
(Original Caption) Puritans and cavaliers. A study in contrast in 17th century England. Woodcut

Background imageContrasts Collection: The Morning Mail

The Morning Mail
(Original Caption) The morning mail. Postman outside of house hands a little child mail

Background imageContrasts Collection: Woman and Her Pet Dog

Woman and Her Pet Dog
(Original Caption) Newport, Rhode Island: Mrs. B.H. Throop and Champ Iron City Hercules

Background imageContrasts Collection: Soldiers Passing Peasants

Soldiers Passing Peasants
(Original Caption) French soldiers marching past a group of peasants working in vineyards near Epernay. Note the indifference of the peasants to the passing soldiers

Background imageContrasts Collection: Stage Coach Outside Hotel

Stage Coach Outside Hotel
(Original Caption) New York, New York: Start of the run to White Plains

Background imageContrasts Collection: Actress Mary Pickford and Drag Performer Julian Eltinge

Actress Mary Pickford and Drag Performer Julian Eltinge
(Original Caption) "Our Mary" Impersonates Julian Eltinge

Background imageContrasts Collection: Charlie Chaplin (Left) in Film Scene

Charlie Chaplin (Left) in Film Scene
Charlie Chaplin (left) and unidentified actor in the 1917 silent film, The Cure

Background imageContrasts Collection: Sheep Grazing on White House Lawn

Sheep Grazing on White House Lawn
(Original Caption) 5/4/1918-Washington, DC: Sheep Grazing on the Whit House Lawn

Background imageContrasts Collection: Stephenson Rocket and British Locomotive

Stephenson Rocket and British Locomotive
The 1829 Stephenson Rocket locomotive and tender car sit next to a larger more modern British steam locomotive

Background imageContrasts Collection: Compact Motor Alongside Match Box

Compact Motor Alongside Match Box
(Original Caption) A four inch motor...This four inch motor, weighing only two ounces, develops one-half horsepower by the action of compressed air

Background imageContrasts Collection: Man Holding Package of Radium

Man Holding Package of Radium
(Original Caption) July 20, 1922. Radium Delivery Man. Close-up of Hugh McGovern with a package of radium

Background imageContrasts Collection: Minister and Church-Mobile

Minister and Church-Mobile
(Original Caption) "Go Ye Out Into The Highways and Hedges." The biblical quotation is literally carried out by the Reverend Brandord Clarke, known as New York's painter preacher

Background imageContrasts Collection: Airplane on Aircraft Carrier

Airplane on Aircraft Carrier
(Original Caption) Latest in Airplane Launching Device. The USS Maryland, anchored in the North River, New York, staged a demonstration of its new catapult airplane launching device

Background imageContrasts Collection: Airborne Glider

Airborne Glider
Allen's machine was built at MIT and reached a height of 45 feet

Background imageContrasts Collection: General Pershing with Colleagues

General Pershing with Colleagues
(Original Caption) "Lafayette -Marne Day" Observed in New York

Background imageContrasts Collection: Woman in Football Uniform

Woman in Football Uniform
(Original Caption) Billy Dove, Movie Actress. Billy Dove, of film fame, gets the football fever and dons gridiron togs, so that she may enjoy the spirit of the game

Background imageContrasts Collection: Babe Ruth Holding Shovel

Babe Ruth Holding Shovel
(Original Caption) New York, New York: Ruth with the spade that was autographed by those who attended the dinner

Background imageContrasts Collection: Osa Johnson Demostrating Cosmetics to the Masais

Osa Johnson Demostrating Cosmetics to the Masais
4/30/1923-Africa-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Feminine instinct won out over rougher tactics in the middle of Africa, & Mrs

Background imageContrasts Collection: View of Cave from Carlsbad Caverns

View of Cave from Carlsbad Caverns
(Original Caption) The famous Carlsbad Caverns is a series of connecting caverns of huge dimensions, and is the largest known cave in existence

Background imageContrasts Collection: Portrait of Calvin and Grace Coolidge

Portrait of Calvin and Grace Coolidge
President Calvin Coolidge and his wife are seen here on their way to the inauguration

Background imageContrasts Collection: Charlie Chaplin with Hat and Cane

Charlie Chaplin with Hat and Cane
(Original Caption) Charlie Chaplin and Georgia Hale in a scene from The Gold Rush. 1925

Background imageContrasts Collection: Charlie Chaplin (Right ) in Film Scene

Charlie Chaplin (Right ) in Film Scene
Charlie Chaplin (right) and unidentified actor in a confrontational scene from the 1925 silent film, The Gold Rush

Background imageContrasts Collection: Uniformed Men Standing At Attention

Uniformed Men Standing At Attention
(Original Caption) The Long And Short Of It - After Getting Into Uniform

Background imageContrasts Collection: Babe Ruth Speaking with Colleagues

Babe Ruth Speaking with Colleagues
(Original Caption) Babe Admits He's Licked and Visits Fellow Players at the Yankee Stadium. Bronx, New York: Babe Ruth talking with Ben Bengough and Sam Jones

Background imageContrasts Collection: Man Leading Prize Bull

Man Leading Prize Bull
(Original Caption) Billy Sunday Exhibits Prize Bull at Coast Livestock Exhibition

Background imageContrasts Collection: Man Leaning on Statue

Man Leaning on Statue
(Original Caption) Irving's Statue Model is Shown to Admiring Few

Background imageContrasts Collection: Aviators Beside Aircraft

Aviators Beside Aircraft
(Original Caption) Transcontinental Fliers Break Record. Curtiss Field

Background imageContrasts Collection: Priest Picking a Lock

Priest Picking a Lock
(Original Caption) "The Padre of The Locks." That's how he is known almost around the world. Ever since he was a boy Father A. R

Background imageContrasts Collection: Belle Bennett and Friend

Belle Bennett and Friend
(Original Caption) Actress Near Death

Background imageContrasts Collection: Princess Ingrid and Companions

Princess Ingrid and Companions
(Original Caption) A Royal Smile for Her Princely Fiance

Background imageContrasts Collection: Men Viewing Spinoza's Portrait

Men Viewing Spinoza's Portrait
(Original Caption) "Spinoza Day." New York, New York: The three-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Benedict Spinoza, famous philosopher, was climaxed on November 24

Background imageContrasts Collection: San Blas Native Americans With Camera

San Blas Native Americans With Camera
(Original Caption) 12/6/1932-Panama- Lt Earl Roseman showing the mechanism of a camera to native women eho gathered a round with their babies as color motion pictures were made of the San Blas Indians

Background imageContrasts Collection: Child Raising Anchor Over Head

Child Raising Anchor Over Head
(Original Caption) Samson, Junior! Catalina Island, California: Call him Samson, Hercules, or what you like, this little strong man is the wonder of Catalina Island

Background imageContrasts Collection: Star Inscribing Name in Cement

Star Inscribing Name in Cement
(Original Caption) Hollywood, California, USA: Miss Diana Winyard, who plays the leading role in Cavalcade

Background imageContrasts Collection: Zeppo Marx and Charles Ruggles

Zeppo Marx and Charles Ruggles
(Original Caption) When Screen Comics Get Together

Background imageContrasts Collection: Children Playing Instruments

Children Playing Instruments
(Original Caption) Ted Dahl. Beverly Hills, California: Maybe this is how famous orchestra players start

Background imageContrasts Collection: Puppeteers Operating Marionettes

Puppeteers Operating Marionettes
(Original Caption) Wire-Pulling Business

Background imageContrasts Collection: Classroom on the Beach

Classroom on the Beach
(Original Caption) A "Wave of Popularity" Greets Seaside Schoolroom

Background imageContrasts Collection: Skyscrapers Looming Behind Central Park

Skyscrapers Looming Behind Central Park
(Original Caption) Mighty, modern skyscrapers present a striking contrast to the simple rustic beauty of a spot in Central Park, New York

Background imageContrasts Collection: Theatrical Furnishings on Street

Theatrical Furnishings on Street
(Original Caption) New York, New York: Property of Theatrical Furnishings Company of William Birns in the street after being disposed

Background imageContrasts Collection: Brewery Wagon in New York

Brewery Wagon in New York
(Original Caption) The Old Time Brewery Wagon Here from St. Louis

Background imageContrasts Collection: Man Holding Yarn for Knitters

Man Holding Yarn for Knitters
(Original Caption) Knitting Fad Appears

Background imageContrasts Collection: Man and Young Boy Riding Bicycles

Man and Young Boy Riding Bicycles
(Original Caption) What Santa Claus Does Between Christmas's! Inglewood, Calif.: Where does Santa Claus go in the summer time

Background imageContrasts Collection: Street Scene in San Francisco

Street Scene in San Francisco
The stately Ferry Building, with its clock tower, reigns over the confusion of hurrying crowds on a busy San Francisco street

Background imageContrasts Collection: Boy Imitating British Guard

Boy Imitating British Guard
Whitney White imitates a sentry standing guard at the Knightsbridge Barracks in London. | Location: Knightbridge Barracks, London, England, UK

Background imageContrasts Collection: Handwriting Samples Concerning Lindbergh

Handwriting Samples Concerning Lindbergh
(Original Caption) 9/22/1934-New York, NY:Handwriting experts studying the notes written by the kidnapper of the Lindbergh baby and specimens of Bruno Richard Hauptmann's handwriting



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