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Diry Collection (#45)

Background imageDiry Collection: At A Cafe-Restaurant

At A Cafe-Restaurant
Diners at a cafe-restaurant in Paris, 1874. By Mossoo. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: Les Halles

Les Halles
A view of Les Halles, the wholesale marketplace in the 1er arrondissement of Paris, 1859. The market was demolished in 1971

Background imageDiry Collection: Les Halles

Les Halles
An early-morning view of Les Halles, the wholesale marketplace in the 1er arrondissement of Paris, circa 1860. The market was demolished in 1971

Background imageDiry Collection: Le Creusot

Le Creusot
A model of the Creusot steam hammer at the Paris Worlds Fair, 1878. It was built by Schneider and Co. in the French town of Le Creusot. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: Exposition Universelle 1878

Exposition Universelle 1878
The Spanish Pavilion at the Paris Worlds Fair, 1878. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: Exposition Universelle 1878

Exposition Universelle 1878
The International Avenue at the Paris Worlds Fair, 1878. Original Publication : The Graphic - pub. 18th May 1878 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: 1855 Paris World Fair

1855 Paris World Fair
The facade of the Palais de l Industrie at the Paris Worlds Fair, 1855. Drawn and engraved by Fichot. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: The Waggon

The Waggon
Ladies and gentlemen take a tour of the Parisian sewers, 1870. On the right, a tunnel leads up to Rue Laffitte in the north of the city. Illustration by Jules Pelcos

Background imageDiry Collection: Boulevards Of Paris

Boulevards Of Paris
Crowds on the Boulevard des Italiens in Paris, 1837. Drawn by J. M. W. Turner, RA and engraved by T. Higham. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: Paris Demolitions

Paris Demolitions
The Rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Genevieve in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, circa 1800. Illustration entitled Paris Demolitions. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: Tuileries Palace

Tuileries Palace
The Tuileries Palace and living rooms of King Louis Philippe I in Paris, circa 1839. An early photograph by Louis Daguerre. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: Latest Paris Fashions

Latest Paris Fashions
Two ladies wearing the latest Paris fashions, 1867. From a supplement to The Queen magazine, pub. 2nd November 1867. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: French Evacuees

French Evacuees
French children evacuated from Paris arrive in Gueret, in central France, during World War II, 1940. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: Nadars Balloon

Nadars Balloon
Nadars giant air balloon over Paris, 1863. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: Streets Of Paris

Streets Of Paris
A group of men talking on the corner of a street in Paris, 1930s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: Montmartre

Montmartre
The Rue du Mont-Cenis on Montmartre, with the Sacre Coeur in the background, 5th August 1938. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: The Great Blue Boar

The Great Blue Boar
A cartoon from The Weekly Show-up or Political, Satirical & General Humourist, 21st July 1832. A man marches through London with an effigy

Background imageDiry Collection: Cotton Factory

Cotton Factory
Textile workers in a British cotton factory, where processes include carding, drawing and roving. Engraving by J Cart after an original work by T Allom, circa 1840

Background imageDiry Collection: Cape Town Street

Cape Town Street
Adderley Street in Cape Town, South Africa, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: Court Presentation

Court Presentation
A large group of dignitaries and their wives wait outside the Ambassadors Entrance to the Queens drawing room at Buckingham Palace, London, August 1868

Background imageDiry Collection: Eton V Harrow

Eton V Harrow
Sketches from the annual Eton versus Harrow cricket match, 1880. Drawn by Harry Furness and engraved by Swain. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: Malakand Pass

Malakand Pass
After the Chitral campaign, British and Indian military engineers build a road over the Malakand Pass connecting Peshawar with the Swat Valley in the North-West Province of India. Drawn by J

Background imageDiry Collection: At Ease In Mandalay

At Ease In Mandalay
A man reclines in a chair and reads in the Kings Golden Pagoda, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), circa 1887. Original publication: The Graphic - pub 19th November 1887 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: London Asylum

London Asylum
Disturbed patients in a London lunatic asylum or psychiatric hospital, 1838. From Sketches in London by James Grant. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: Aeschines

Aeschines
circa 1850: A bust of ancient Athenian orator and statesman Aeschines (389 - 314 BC). The inscription reads Aeschines Atrometou Athenaios, Aeschines of Athens, son of Atrometos

Background imageDiry Collection: Jury Nobbling

Jury Nobbling
A humorous cartoon showing a courtroom scene, in which a defendant threatens the members of a jury, circa 1800. The caption reads: Gentlemen of the jury

Background imageDiry Collection: Holloway Prison

Holloway Prison
The inner gate of Holloway Prison in London, circa 1850. Published in The Criminal Prisons of London, a compilation of articles entitled The Great World of London by Henry Mayhew, pub. 1862

Background imageDiry Collection: Kansas Volunteers

Kansas Volunteers
The ammunition train and reserves of the 20th Kansas Volunteers of the US Army advancing at night after a battle during the Philippine-American War, circa 1899. Painting by G.W

Background imageDiry Collection: Dock Strike

Dock Strike
A labour leader addresses dockers during the London dock strike of 1889. Painting by Dudley Hardy (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: Light Music Arrangement

Light Music Arrangement
The cover of a dance arrangement of Alfred Celliers Dorothy by Procida Bucalossi, published by Chappell & Co of London, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: Madison Square Park

Madison Square Park
Horsedrawn cabs on the 5th Avenue side of Madison Square Park in New York City, 1899. A painting by American artist Everett Shinn. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: Holy Communion

Holy Communion
The administration of the Holy Communion in church, circa 1860. Engraved by M. Jackson for The Art Journal. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: Buried Alive

Buried Alive
A cholera victim awakens to find themselves already in their coffin, 1854. L Inhumation Precipitee or The Premature Burial by Belgian artist Antoine Wiertz. From the Wiertz Museum in Brussels

Background imageDiry Collection: Exposition Universelle 1855

Exposition Universelle 1855
An elevation of the Palais de l Industrie, the main entrance to the Paris Worlds Fair, 1855. Atop the gate is a sculpture of France crowning Art and Industry by Elias Robert

Background imageDiry Collection: Conservatoire Des Arts Et Metiers

Conservatoire Des Arts Et Metiers
The Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers in Paris, 1863. It was founded in 1794, during the French Revolution, as an institute of higher education

Background imageDiry Collection: The Consultation

The Consultation
A doctor listens to the chest of a young female patient, watched by two nuns, circa 1870. The Consultation by Danton. The doctor is practising auscultation

Background imageDiry Collection: Crimean War

Crimean War
Fighting in Sebastopol during the Crimean war, circa 1855. Detail of Franz Roubauds 1904 painting The Siege of Sevastopol (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: Bullfight In Seville

Bullfight In Seville
The climax of a bullfight in the Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza, Seville, with the citys famous cathedral in the background, circa 1850. An engraving from J. G

Background imageDiry Collection: Battle Of Malakoff

Battle Of Malakoff
French zouave troops at the taking of the Malakoff redoubt, held by Russian forces during the Siege of Sebastopol (Sevastopol), Ukraine, 7th September 1855. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: Philadelphia Mint

Philadelphia Mint
The United States Mint on Seventh Street, Philadelphia, circa 1820. Known as Ye Olde Mint, this was the first building to house the Philadelphia Mint

Background imageDiry Collection: Mother And Child

Mother And Child
A mother breastfeeding her child, while she smokes a pipe, St Giles, London, circa 1850. Drawing by Paul Gavarni (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDiry Collection: Bob Sawyers Mode Of Travelling

Bob Sawyers Mode Of Travelling
Samuel Pickwick travels by coach with Bob Sawyer in a scene from Charles Dickenss first novel The Pickwick Papers, published as a serial from 1836 to 1837

Background imageDiry Collection: Pickwick And lawyers

Pickwick And lawyers
Samuel Pickwick (centre, right) with the unscupulous lawyers Dodson and Fogg, in a scene from Charles Dickenss first novel The Pickwick Papers, published as a serial from 1836 to 1837

Background imageDiry Collection: The Red-Nosed Man

The Red-Nosed Man
Sam Weller (right) listens to the red-nosed man in a scene from Charles Dickenss first novel The Pickwick Papers, published as a serial from 1836 to 1837

Background imageDiry Collection: Attorneys Office

Attorneys Office
Samuel Pickwick (seated, right) with Sam Weller at the attorneys office in a scene from Charles Dickenss first novel The Pickwick Papers, published as a serial from 1836 to 1837

Background imageDiry Collection: Pickwicks Portrait

Pickwicks Portrait
Samuel Pickwick sits for his portrait in a scene from Charles Dickenss first novel The Pickwick Papers, published as a serial from 1836 to 1837

Background imageDiry Collection: Pickwick Meets Bardell

Pickwick Meets Bardell
Sam Weller (right) and Samuel Pickwick (second from right) meet Pickwicks widowed landlady Mrs Bardell at Fleet Prison in a scene from Charles Dickenss first novel The Pickwick Papers

Background imageDiry Collection: Eatanswill Election

Eatanswill Election
Chaos at the Eatanswill election scene from Charles Dickenss first novel The Pickwick Papers, published as a serial from 1836 to 1837. Illustration by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne, 1815 - 1882)



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