Diry Collection (page 7)

HMS Rodney
The battleship HMS Rodney is launched from the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, 17th December 1925. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Moulin De La Galette
The Moulin Galette, the last windmill of Monmartre, Paris, circa 1900. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Compulsory Bath
The compulsory bath on board the convict ship, HMS Success, circa 1910. Prisoners were pushed into the tank and the grating closed over them before a warder scrubbed them with a long broom

Kaiserbagh Tomb
The maqbara or tomb of Nawab Saadat Ali Khan in the Kaiserbagh Palace Complex, Lucknow, shortly after the Indian Mutiny, 1858. (Photo by Felice Beato/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Hindu Raos House
Hindu Raos house on Delhi ridge near Delhi, India, shortly after the Indian Rebellion (also known as the Indian Mutiny), 1858

Nevsky Prospekt, the main street in St Petersburg, with the Admiralty tower at the far end, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Imambara In Lucknow
The imambara (Shia congregation hall) and the tomb of Asaph-ud-Daula in Lucknow, India, 1858. The imambara was stormed during the second relief attempt by British forces under Sir Colin Campbell

Zulu Warrior
A Zulu warrior in full war dress, 1875. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

RMS Mauretania
The Cunard liner RMS Mauretania undergoes an overhaul in dry dock at Southampton, November 1928. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Wartime Locomotive Shipment
A batch of steam locomotives awaiting shipment to Europe, where they will be used to take transport supplies to the front, 13th March 1945. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Forth Railway Bridge
A train crossing the Forth Railway Bridge running across the Firth of Forth, circa 1900. The cantilever bridge was opened in 1890 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Calotype Portrait
A calotype portrait of a family sitting outdoors, 16th December 1841. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Rynds Needle
The first hypodermic needle and syringe, invented by Irish physician Dr. Francis Rynd, circa 1845. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lincoln Steep Hill
Steep Hill in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, leading up to the cathedral, 1866. From sepia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Chelmsford High Street in Essex, with the Queens Head Inn on the left and the Shire Hall at the end of the road, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Harquebusier
A harquebusier with his arquebus, an early form of the rifle, circa 1600. An engraving from Maniement d Armes by Jacob de Gheyn, published in 1608. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Monte Cassino
The Benedictine monastery of Monte Cassino in Italy, circa 1890. It was destroyed in 1944 by Allied bombing, and rebuilt by the State after the war. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Battle Of Flodden Field
A plan of the Battle of Flodden Field in Northumberland, 9th September 1513. King James IV of Scotland invaded England, but was defeated by the English army under Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey

Battle Of Quiberon Bay
20th November 1759: The Battle of Quiberon Bay takes place off the coast of France during the Seven Years War. The Royal Navy under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke won a decisive victory over the French

Singapore Street
Ox carts and rickshaws on a street in Singapore, circa 1900. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Dickens Signature
The signature of English novelist Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870), 1836. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Mortlake Station
Mortlake Railway Station in south-west London, 1867. (Photo by Otto Herschan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Midwifery Technique
A woman being helped to give birth, on a birth chair, by two midwives, each pulling on a cloth wrapped around the mothers belly, California, USA, circa 1840. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Polly Swallow
Whitby fisherwoman Polly Swallow examines a large sea shell, North Yorkshire, circa 1890. (Photo by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bees In Colour
An engraving of various bees, circa 1800. Pictured are honey bees (1. worker, 2. male, 3. queen), common humble bees (4 and 5), lapidary bees (6. male, 7)

Archway Bridge in north London, 1928. Built in 1897, it carries the Hornsey Lane across Archway Road. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Godolphin Arabian
The Godolphin Arabian, property of The Earl of Godolphin, one of three horses from whom all modern thoroughbred racehorses are descended, circa 1740

Baghdad Street
A street scene in Baghdad, Iraq, circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Place De La Concorde
The Place de la Concorde in Paris, looking up the Avenue des Champs Elysees toward the Arc de Triomphe, circa 1850. The River Seine is on the left of the square and the Hotel de Crillon on the right

Burke And Wills Statue
The inauguration of a statue of Robert O Hara Burke and William John Wills on Collins Street, Melbourne, 1865. The work of Charles Summers, the statue commemorates the deaths of the two explorers

Zulu Warriors
A muster of Zulu warriors preparing for an attack during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. Original Publication : The Graphic - 22nd February 1879 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Is It Not Cold?, a painting depicting three women and a child walking together on a winters day, by Italian artist Giuseppe De Nittis, circa 1875. (Photo by Edward Gooch/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Liverpool Streets; woman walking down a street in a slum area of Liverpool
A woman walking down a street in a slum area of Liverpool, 19th November 1956. Original publication: Picture Post - 8995 - Liverpool Slums - unpub

German U-Boat
A painting of German U-Boat U-26, flying the German Battle Flag, circa 1940. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Alexandra Palace
The transmission mast above the BBC wing of Alexandra Palace, north London, 20th August 1946. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Student Stunt
An Austin Seven van perched atop the Cambridge University Senate House, 11th June 1958. The van was hoisted onto the roof as an undergraduate prank a few days earlier

Brixton Prison
Female prisoners in the exercise yard of Brixton Prison in London, circa 1850. From a photograph by Herbert Watkins. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Harlots Progress
The young harlot Moll Hackabout is apprehended by a magistrate in Plate 3 of The Harlots Progress by William Hogarth, 1732

Whites Chocolate House
An english gaming house, Whites Chocolate House, London depicted in one of a series of cautionary engravings, entitled The Rakes Progress, by english satirical artist William Hogarth, 1733

Titanic In Dry Dock
The liner Titanic in dry dock at the Harland and Wolff shipyard, Belfast, February 1912. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Necking Flamingoes
A pair of Rosy flamingoes with their heads together in the shape of heart at Chessington zoo, 24th December 1958. (Photo by Derek Berwin/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Cape Town
A street in Cape Town, South Africa, with Table Mountain in the background, August 1928. Covering the mountain is a layer of cloud known as the Table Cloth. (Photo by J. B)

First Class Travel
A first class coach at Charing Cross Station, January 1924. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Charing Cross Station
The new roof of Charing Cross station in London, as seen from the platform, 1907. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Victoria Station
The exterior of Victoria Station in London, January 1924. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Moscow Cathedral
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, during a conference of the Council of Russian Priests, October 1925. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

X1 Submarine
The newly-commissioned British HM Submarine X1 leaves Chatham dockyard, 12th September 1925. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

HMS Sturgeon
The Royal Navy submarine HMS Sturgeon (73S) is launched from Chatham Dockyard in Kent, 8th January 1932. (Photo by Douglas Miller/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

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