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Cape Town PierThe Adderley Street pier in Cape Town, South Africa, with Table Mountain and Lions Head mountain in the background, circa 1900. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Glamorgan CollieryPolice guarding the Glamorgan Colliery during the strikes and riots in the coalmining town of Tonypandy, in the Welsh Rhondda, November 1910
Times Of The DayA lady makes her way through Covent Garden in London, ignoring the scenes of public debauchery, 1736. An engraving of Morning from the Four Times of the Day series of paintings by William Hogarth
Borough MarketCrowds flock to Londons Borough Market on Christmas Eve, with Southwark Cathedral in the background, circa 1850. From a drawing by G Dodgson. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Wagga WaggaA hut in Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia, 19th century. Butcher Arthur Orton, also known as Thomas Castrolate, subject of the famous Tichborne Claimant trial is said to have lived here
Liverpool LifeboatA lifeboat in Liverpool docks, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Newly Built BridgeCrowds on the banks of the River Tamar at Saltash, Cornwall celebrate the opening of the Royal Albert Bridge, designed by British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1859
Arch ConstructionA passenger steamer passes under Sydney Harbour Bridge during the construction of its arch, circa 1930. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Cockatoo In FlightA series of 24 photographs showing stages in the flight of a cockatoo, circa 1887. (Photo by Eadweard Muybridge/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Shrewsbury Rail AccidentThe scene of the Shrewsbury rail accident of 15th October 1907. Eighteen people were killed in the crash when a train from Manchester derailed on the approach to Shrewsbury station
RMS AquitaniaThe Cunard ocean liner RMS Aquitania on the River Clyde in Scotland, shortly after leaving the shipyard for her maiden voyage, 10th May 1914
Bournes SubmarineThe earliest design for a submarine, by English mathematician William Bourne, 1578. The wooden framework is covered with waterproof leather
Glasgow ViewsVarious major edifices in Glasgow, including the Institute of Fine Arts, the Stock Exchange and the Royal Exchange and Glasgow Bridge. Published in the Glasgow Illustrated, circa 1880
Canterbury MillThe Millers Arms pub and the Denne & Sons Ltd City Mills on St Radigunds Street in Canterbury, circa 1920. The Denne watermill burnt down in 1933. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Liverpool Docks on the River Mersey, circa 1930. From left to right, the Royal Liver Building, the Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Building. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Tripoli PalaceThe Governors Palace in Tripoli, Libya, later the Peoples Palace, circa 1930. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Weller At The White hartSamuel Pickwick (right) meets Sam Weller (left) for the first time, at the White Hart Inn, in a scene from Charles Dickenss first novel The Pickwick Papers, published as a serial from 1836 to 1837
Congos ArtworkCongo, London Zoos artistic chimpanzee, at work on his new masterpiece, 25th May 1957. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
The newly-built De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, 10th December 1935. The building was designed by architects Erich Mendelsohn
Spiral staircase leading to the lounge and sunroof of the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-SeaThe spiral staircase leading to the lounge and sunroof of the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, 1937. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Monck Masons AirshipThe Victoria, an early airship built by English aviator Thomas Monck Mason, 1843. American author Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849)
Old City Of LondonA map of the City of London, showing Bunhill Fields, Moorfields and the Old Artillery Yard, 1658. From Richard Newcourts Plan of London (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Brussels Grand PlaceThe Grand Place in Brussels filled with cars at night, circa 1960. (Photo by P. Berger/FPG/Getty Images)
Strandbad WannseeTourists on the beach at Strandbad Wannsee, on Berlin, Germany, circa 1970. The lido is on the Baltic Sea. (Photo by Harvey Meston/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Alnwick Castle, seat of the Duke of Northumberland, circa 1783. Engraving by W Watts after Lord Duncannon. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Peloponnese PeninsulaA map of the The Peloponnese peninsula showing the mainland of southern Greece, the Cyclades (right) and the north-west tip of Crete (bottom, centre), circa 1790
Hay HarvestHarvesting hay in the summer of 1846. Engraving by Linton after a drawing by Duncan. Original publication: llustrated London News, 29th August 1846
Kings College HospitalThe out-patients waiting hall of Kings College Hospital in Denmark Hill, London, April 1914. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Alhambracirca 1930: The Alhambra in Granada, southern Spain, a Moorish palace and fortress built in the 13th and 14th centuries. Seen from the Generalife gardens. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Bristol QuayThe quay at Bristol Harbour in south west England, circa 1800. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Halleys Diving BellAn early diving bell invented by English physicist Edmond Halley (top left), with three similar contraptions, circa 1690. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Cavalier CostumesCavalier costumes from the reign of King Charles II, 1670. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Burnham Beeches, an area of woodland in Buckinghamshire, circa 1930. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Exchange InteriorThe interior of the Baltic Exchange in London, 3rd May 1920. The exchange is the centre of shipbroking and chartering in the City of London. (Photo by A. R)
Seaside SirensAn engraving entitled Cartoon of the Season: No.7. The Seaside Sirens, depicting two men watching a group of women on a rocky beach, circa 1855
Rioters Bloody HandsRioters bathe their standard bearers hands in blood during violent disturbances related to low pay in the iron industry, in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, 1831
Dancing BearA bear in a muzzle dances to the tune of its owner, while a monkey capers on another mans shoulders, circa 1800. An engraving by Thomas Bewick. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Cheltenham Hospital, Gloucestershire, circa 1890. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
St. Nicholas ChurchA view of St. Nicholas church tower and facade Aberdeen, circa 1895 (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Market CrossA group of people gathered round Market Cross, Aberdeen, circa 1895. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Kentucky And TennesseeAn engraved map of Kentucky and Tennessee by Isaac Taylor Hinton, published by Simpkin & Marshall and printed by Fenner Sears & Co. 1832. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Liverpool DocksThe Landing Stage at Liverpool docks, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Cholera PieA caricature by Isaac Robert Cruikshank (1789-1856), depicting a doctor who has grown rich on the profits of a cholera epidemic, circa 1835
Barbican CentreA fish-eye view over the Barbican Centre (foreground) in the City of London, circa 1985. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Tothill FieldsThe pest-houses at Tothill Fields, Westminster, London, circa 1796. They were used to house victims of the Great Plague of London in 1665-1666. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Rifle Meeting At WimbledonTents on Wimbledon Common during a meeting of the (UK) National Rifle Association, London, 1867. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Chiswick MallLow tide at Chiswick Mall, an area of Chiswick in west London, on the banks of the River Thames, circa 1930. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Altman StoreThe B. Altman & Co department store on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street in New York City, circa 1925. Founded in 1865 by Benjamin Altman, it closed down in 1989