Diry Collection (#40)

Nice Casino Municipal
The Casino Municipal on the Place Massena in Nice, in southern France, January 1920. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Sugared Donuts
A plate of sugared donuts, circa 1955. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Rawfords Mill near Huddersfield, Yorkshire, circa 1810. The textile mill was the first of its kind to introduce mechanisation

Temples In Singapore
Temples in a Chinese quarter of Singapore, circa 1900. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Raffles Place
Cars and rickshaws parked in Raffles Place, Singapore, circa 1925. (Photo by Spencer Arnold/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

New Pier
A view of the New Pier, Singapore, circa 1925. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Singapore Harbour
A view of Singapore Harbour, circa 1930. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Hotel Beau Rivage
The Hotel Beau Rivage, Geneva, circa 1900. The Austrian Empress Elisabeth of Bavaria was staying at the Hotel when she was assassinated by an anarchist in 1898

Mother And Children
A mother breastfeeding her child, circa 1850. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Breastfeeding Child
A mother breastfeeding her child, circa 1600. On the right is a human skull. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Madonna And Child
Mary breastfeeding the baby Jesus. Engraving based on the 1614 painting Maria Lactans by Peter Paul Rubens (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

St Pauls Cathedral in London, seen from Southwark Bridge on the River Thames, circa 1870. In the foreground are signs for various wharves, including R. W. Kennards Iron Wharf

The Eyre Arms tavern in St Johns Wood, London, 1820. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

York House in Battersea, south London, 1790. An engraving from Old and New London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Kinkeads Record Attempt
A Napier Supermarine S.5 at Calshot Seaplane Station, just before Flight Lieutenant Samuel Marcus Kinkead (1897 - 1928) made his air speed record attempt, 12th March 1928

Bakery Bread
Workers in a bakery, possibly German, 1832. An engraving by Moeman. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Strodes Gas Broiler, on display at the Great Exhibition in London, 1851. The shelves are for cooking chops, steak, etc. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Times Of The Day
Huguenots leave the French Church in Hog Lane, in the St Giles area of London (later part of Soho), 1736. An engraving of Noon from the Four Times of the Day series of paintings by William Hogarth

Black Death
Clothes infected by the Black Death being burnt in medieval Europe, circa 1340. The Black Death was thought to have been an outbreak of the bubonic plague

The Black Death
Victims of the Black Death being buried at Tournai, then part of the Netherlands, 1349. The Black Death was thought to have been an outbreak of the bubonic plague

Oatlands Sweepstakes
The Oatlands Sweepstakes under way at the Royal Ascot race meeting at Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire, 1791. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Picnic At Ascot
Spectators enjoy a picnic at the Royal Ascot race meeting at Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire, 1844. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Emmigrants Depart
Irish emmigrants leaving for Liverpool on board the paddle steamers Nimrod and Athlone, during the Great Famine (aka the Irish potato Famine), Ireland, 1851

Emigrants Sail For USA
Irish emmigrants sailing to the US during the Great Famine (aka the Irish potato Famine), 1850. Original publication - Illustrated London News - pub 6th July 1850

Tianjin In Flames
A view of burning buildings in the city of Tianjin, north China, during the Xinhai Revolution, 1912. The revolution brought about the end of the Qing Dynasty

Eagle Tavern
The Eagle Tavern on City Road London, circa 1845. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Rural Holland
A dyke and windmill in a rural area near Arnhem, Netherlands, circa 1940. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Groote Kerk
A view of the Groote Kerk (Great Church) of St Eusebius, seen from the marketplace in Arnhem, Netherlands, circa 1930. The tower was mostly destroyed during World War II

Arnhem Architecture
A Renaissance style building with clock tower in Arnhem, Netherlands, circa 1930. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Dog-Fight Meeting
Customers and their dogs at the Ship Tavern in Hunt Street, London, for a Sunday evening of dog-fights and ratting contests, 1874. From The Wilds of London, by James Greenwood

Chartist Meeting
Members of the Chartist movement for social and political reform, at their first National Convention at the British Coffee House in Cockspur Street, London, 4th February 1839

Village Inn
Customers and staff at the village inn, Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, 1872. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Egyptian Museum
The entrance to the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, also known as the Egyptian Museum, in Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930. (Photo by Dudley Gordon/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Mississippi Bayou
A paddle steamer makes its way through a bayou on the Mississippi River in Louisiana, using torchlight to guide the way, circa 1860. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Mississippi Rivals
A race between two paddle steamers, on the Mississippi River in North America, circa 1860. The Queen of the West is on the left, and the Morning Star on the right

Mississippi River
Boats moored near the Eads Bridge, on the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri, circa 1875. On the right is the wooden hull packed Lady Lee. Engraved by W. Roberts

Mississippi River Levee
A levee on the Mississippi River in Louisiana, during the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. The levee or dyke is to be dynamited, in an attempt to save the nearby city of New Orleans from flooding

Palace Yard
Buildings on the east side of Palace Yard, Westminster, London, circa 1800. The third door on the right leads to the former court room, the Star Chamber, on the first floor of the building above

Star Chamber
A man reading in the former court room, the Star Chamber, at the Palace of Westminster, London, circa 1800. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Gatling Gun
A soldier with a Gatling gun, a hand-cranked rapid-fire weapon designed by American inventor Richard J Gatling, 1872. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Gatling Gun
A Gatling gun, a hand-cranked rapid-fire weapon designed by American inventor Richard J Gatling, circa 1867. Original publication: Illustrated London News

Mugger And Victim
A mugger robs a victim in the western USA, circa 1900. (Photo by Three Lions/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Beg, Borrow Or Steal
A mugger approaches two victims, holding out his hat, ostensibly to beg, but carrying a large club in his other hand, circa 1790

HMS Lion
The British Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Lion, circa 1915. In August 1914, the Lion was the flagship of the British force under Admiral Beatty at the Battle of Heligoland Bight

HMS Lion
The British Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Lion, July 1914. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Dutch Women
A pair of Dutch women carrying baskets cross a town square, circa 1900. (Photo by F. J. Mortimer/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

National Orphan Home
A series of scenes of daily life at the National Orphan Home at Ham Common, Surrey, circa 1874. Original Publication: The Graphic, pub 11th July 1874. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Drouets Infant Pauper House
A view of Drouets infant pauper house in Tooting, south London, 1849. In that year, the establishment saw an outbreak of cholera, which killed 118 children

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