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Grantham in Lincolnshire, as seen from the railway station, with the spire of St Wulframs Church in the background, circa 1915. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
New DelhiAn aerial shot of New Delhi, situated in the Delhi metropolitan area of India, 3rd April 1933. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Hemel HempsteadA street in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, circa 1910. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Camp At BuschirThe English military camp at Buschir, Somalia, during World War I, early 1916. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
HMS InvincibleThe British Navy battlecruiser HMS Invincible, 1911. The first battlecruiser ever built, she was launched in 1907 and sunk at the Batlte of Jutland on 31st May 1916
Irish ChristmasChildren in Ireland welcome Santa Claus into their home at Christmas, circa 1955. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
SS City Of New YorkThe ocean liner SS City of New York berthed at Southampton, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Submarine EvolutionThe evolution of the submarine between 1863 and 1899. Shown are Bourgeois and Bruns Plongeur (1863), Halsteads Cunning Whale (1872), Hollands No
Dundee CakeA rich Dundee Cake topped with almonds, next to a Yuletide greetings card, circa 1955. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
TartarusThe three most famous inhabitants of Tartarus, the ancient Greek equivalent of Hell, circa 1500 BC. From left to right, Sisyphus endlessly shoulders his rock, Ixion is bound to a wheel for eternity
Vision Of HellAn engraving depicting Hell and its wretched inhabitants, circa 1650. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Victorian KitchenA Victorian maid places an item of food into an oven, 1895. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Merchant Of VeniceSalanio and Salarino encounter Shylock on a street in Venice, in Act III, Scene I of Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice, circa 1596. A watercolour by Sir John Gilbert, RA
Boys In Trafalgar SquareTwo boys playing by a fountain in Trafalgar Square, with the National Gallery in the background, circa 1900. (Photo by F. J. Mortimer/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Amman StreetA street in Amman, Jordan, circa 1925. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
LeprosyA leper, his face covered in sores, approaches a seated man with a gesture of supplication, circa 1200. From a manuscript by early medical writer Roger of Salerno
Hideous HarpiesVirgil leads the author through a wood filled with Harpies and miserable souls transformed into trees. An engraving by Gustave Dore, illustrating Canto XIII of Dantes Inferno, written circa 1310
Ascot RacecourseThe racecourse and Grand Stand at Ascot in Berkshire, 1846. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
En Route To AscotCoaches make their way down the Long Walk in Windsor Great Park, on their way to Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, 1846. Entitled The Road to the Races. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ancient VasesTwo ancient Greek black figure amphoras found at Ampurias in Spain, depicting athletes, circa 550 BC. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Cholula PyramidThe Great Pyramid of Cholula, a Mesoamerican site in the Mexican state of Puebla, circa 1530. It dates back to the 3rd century BCE and is the worlds largest pyramid. Drawn by H
Red FortThe Lal Quila or Red Fort on the banks of Jamuna, in Delhi, India, circa 1900. The fort was built by the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan between 1638 and 1648. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Battle Of OmdurmanBritish soldiers prepare to fire on a Sudanese warrior who bears the Black Flag of the Mahdists during the Battle of Omdurman in the Sudan, 2nd September 1898
Victorian MaidA Victorian maidservant carrying a tray with a decanter and two glasses on it, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Orient Express InteriorPassengers in the smoking lounge and library of the Orient Express, 1886. Original publication: The Graphic, pub 30th January 1886 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Petticoat Duellists, a print depicting two women fighting a duel with pistols, published in 1792. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Loss Of The RevengeThe remains of the British galleon HMS Revenge are surrendered to the Spanish after a savage battle off the Azores, September 1591. She sank shortly after, taking her Spanish captors with her
Ramsgate SandsThe Sands at Ramsgate, a seaside resort in East Kent, 1878. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
K-19The Russian Hotel class nuclear submarine K-19 pictured 700 miles west of Ireland on its journey back to Russia, 11th March 1972
Jack WildEnglish child actor Jack Wild (1952 - 2006) on a swing in his local park during a lunch break from the Speak Stage School, October 1968
Newgate Gap, Margate, Kent, circa 1900. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty mages)
GreenockMunicipal buildings in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Holmside, Sunderland, County Durham, circa 1900. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Rent DayA landlord is denied admittance to a cellar rented by poverty-stricken tenants, who share it with a donkey, rats and a duck, circa 1855
Hull HarbourThe Old Harbour, Hull, Yorkshire, August 1921. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Addis Ababa MarketThe crowded Addis Merkato marketplace in Addis Ababa, capital of Abyssinia, circa 1900. It is the largest open market in Africa, covering several square miles
Ancient CostumesFashions of the classical world, circa 50 BC. From left to right, an Egyptian couple, a Greek man in a chlamys or cloak, a Greek woman in a diploidion, a Greek woman in a chiton and himation
Greek EphebesA red-figure kylix cup depicting the equipment of a Greek ephebos or ephebe, a young man training as a soldier, circa 500 BC. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Masonic RitualA depiction of a ritual taking place in a masonic lodge, New York, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Crucifixion Of ChristA soldier pierces the torso of Jesus Christ with a spear as he hangs on the cross between two thieves, circa 30 AD. (Photo by Edward Gooch/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Killing The MinotaurTheseus, an Athenian hero of Greek mythology slays the Minotaur in the labyrinth on Crete, circa 1300 BC. From Theseus and the Minotaur by T. Erat. Harrison. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Golden FleeceJason, a hero from Greek mythology returns to his Argonaut companions with the Golden Fleece, retrieved from Colchis in modern Georgia, circa 1200 BC
Bird In FlightA series of 12 photographs showing stages in the flight of a cockatoo, circa 1887. (Photo by Eadweard Muybridge/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Americas Cup TrialsFrom left to right, the Volunteer, the Mayflower and the Thistle during the selection trials for the Americas Cup sailing race, 16th September 1887
Cutter Genesta fifth Americas Cup challengerThe Genesta, unsuccessful challenger in the fifth Americas Cup sailing race, 1885 against the American defender Puritan.(Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Puritan Yacht winner of the fifth Americas Cup sailing race, 1885The yacht Puritan, winner of the fifth Americas Cup sailing race, 1885. Designed by Edward Burgess, she was built at the George Lawley & Son yard in Boston, Massachusetts and launched May 26
Defender, victorious United States defender of the tenth Americas Cup in 1895The American sloop Defender wins the Americas Cup sailing race, September 1895 against challenger Valkyrie III. Defender was designed by Nathanael Greene Herreshoff
Schooner Yacht LivoniaThe Livonia was the second unsuccessful challenger in the second Americas Cup sailing race, 1871. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)