Diry Collection (#41)

NSPCC Care
A nurse feeds children in the baby room at a home run by the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children), circa 1895

Help With Childbirth
A woman giving birth with the help of midwives, circa 1650. Print by Abraham Bosse (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Caesarean Section
Doctors perform a caesarean section, circa 1650. Woodcut from the works of 17th Century surgeon Johann Schultes. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Erdington Orphanage
Children in the dining hall of the orphanage, founded by philanthropist Josiah Mason, at Erdington, Birmingham, 1869. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Midwives At Childbirth
A woman being helped to give birth on a birth chair, by two midwives, circa 1513. Original publication: Der Rosengarten (The Rose Garden) by German physician Eucharius Rosslin, Pub 1513

The Foundlings
A version of The Foundlings, a depiction of staff and inmates at the Foundling Hospital, Bloomsbury, London, circa 1745. British artist William Hogarth was a governor of the orphanage

Libya Castle
A castle near Tripoli, Libya, on the River Kadesha, circa 1840. Engraving by W. F. Starling after W. H. Bartlett. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Whitby Fishermen
Fishermen mending their nets in Whitby, North Yorkshire, circa 1890. (Photo by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Country Companions
A horse and its owner stop for refreshment in Whitby, North Yorkshire, circa 1890. (Photo by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Whitby Harbour
The sailing ship Star of Hope at low tide near the lighthouse in Whitby harbour, North Yorkshire, circa 1890. (Photo by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Whitby Harbour
A sailing ship moored near the lighthouse in Whitby harbour, North Yorkshire, circa 1890. (Photo by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Whitby Field
A plough stands in a field in Whitby, North Yorkshire, circa 1890. (Photo by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Whitby Men
Three men in Whitby harbour, North Yorkshire, circa 1890. (Photo by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Palace Of Westminster
The Palace of Westminster in London, seen from the east during the reign of King Henry VIII, circa 1540. Westminster Abbey is in the background. A perspective drawing by H. J

Palace Of Westminster
The Palace of Westminster, on the River Thames in London, 1584. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Alexandria Seafront
A view over the waterfront in the Egyptian port of Alexandria, April 1923. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Street In Alexandria
A narrow street in Alexandria, Egypt, circa 1925. (Photo by Dudley Gordon/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Rural France
A river runs through a rural area of France, circa 1860. (Photo by Camille Silvy/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Millbank Prison
Convicts in the exercise yard at Millbank Prison in London, 1873. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Millbank Prison
The reception ward at Millbank Prison in London, circa 1850. Convicts await inspection by the medical officer. An engraving by H. Harral. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Millbank Prison
Prisoners grow cabbages in an allotment next to the burial-ground at Millbank Prison, London, circa 1850. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Street In Alexandria
A narrow street in Alexandria, Egypt, circa 1925. (Photo by Dudley Gordon/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Street In Alexandria
A narrow street in Alexandria, Egypt, circa 1925. (Photo by Dudley Gordon/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Alexandria Railway Station
A railway station (now demolished) in Alexandria, Egypt, circa 1920. The station was the first to be built in Egypt. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Quirinal Palace
The Quirinal Palace in Rome, official residence of the Italian President, circa 1920. The obelisk was moved here from the mausoleum of Augustus

Quirinal Palace
The Quirinal Palace in Rome, official residence of the Italian President, circa 1920. The obelisk was moved here from the mausoleum of Augustus

Lives Of The Pirates
The fifth edition of The History and Lives of All the Most Notorious Pirates and their Crews, 1735. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Piratical Tome
circa 1930: The frontispiece of The Tryals of Captain John Rackham and Other Pirates, published in 1721. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Kurfurstendamm
Shops on the Kurfurstendamm in west Berlin, circa 1930. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Kurfurstendamm
F. V. Grunfelds department store on the Kurfurstendamm in west Berlin, circa 1930. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Devonshire Class Cruiser
A Devonshire class cruiser of the Royal Navy, painted in dazzle camouflage, 1918. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Royal Navy Cruiser
A Royal Navy cruiser painted in dazzle camouflage in the Dardanelles, 1915. Original publication: The Illustrated War News - Pub 26th May 1915. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Plague Hospital
A plague hospital in Vienna during the Great Plague of Vienna, Austria, 1679. The disease, thought to be the bubonic plague, claimed around 76, 000 lives. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Medieval Hospital
The interior of a 13th century hospital. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Great Plague Of London
Victims of the Great Plague of London are buried in a mass grave at Holy Well Mount, Shoreditch, London, 1665. The workers are smoking pipes in an attempt to avoid infection

Medieval Dentist
A medieval dentist at work on a patient, circa 1500. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Medieval Dentist
A medieval dentist extracts a tooth, circa 1550. A 16th century engraving by J. Amman. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

St Margarets Westminster
A view of the Anglican church of St Margaret s, Westminster on Parliament Square, London, circa 1897. Big Ben is on the left. St Margarets is the parish church of the House of Commons

Car Park On Bomb Site
A bomb site being used as a car park on St Bride Street n the City of London, 13th August 1946. The spire of St Brides Church can be seen in the background (centre, left)

Turkish Men
Five Turkish men, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Hall Of Classics
The Hall of Classics in Peking, later Beijing, circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Peking Lion
A statue of a lion in Peking, later Beijing, circa 1908. Photograph probably taken during the lying-in-state of the Dowager Empress Cixi. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Peking Pagoda
The Pal-La Cheong Pagoda in Peking, later Beijing, circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Crush At Henley
Spectators in their boats rush to leave at the end of the Henley Royal Regatta, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, July 1893. Original publication: Illustrated London News - pub: 8th July 1893

Palm-Reader At Henley
A smartlly-dressed spectator has her palm read by a fortune teller (left) during Henley Royal Regatta, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, July 1888

Wimbledon Shooting Event
A band (left) plays as spectators arrive at a meeting of the (UK) National Rifle Association on Wimbledon Common, London, 1871. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Rifle Association Meeting
A series of illustrations depicting scenes at a meeting of the (UK) National Rifle Association on Wimbledon Common, London, circa 1875

Race At Bayswater
Spectators watch a competitor in a cross-country race in Bayswater, London, February 1851. Original publication: Illustrated London News - Pub. 8th February 1851

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