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ConsultationTwo people consulting with an oracle in ancient Greece, circa 600 BC. The priestess (right) is predicting the future while in a state of trance. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Prediction By ChickenA cage containing two chickens, circa 600 BC. In ancient Greece, the birds were thought to predict the future according to the manner of their feeding
Alnwick Castle, seat of the Duke of Northumberland, circa 1783. Engraving by W Watts after Lord Duncannon. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Mozarts death placeExterior view of the Rauhensteingasse apartment building in which Mozart died, Austria, Vienna, Austria, 1791. (Engraving by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Marshal BerthierFrench cartographer and military leader Louis-Alexander Berthier (1753 - 1815), Napoleon Bonapartes Chief-of-staff, circa 1798. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The TerrierA terrier sneaks through a yard with a dead rat in its mouth. Engraved by Howitt, circa 1798. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Varieties Of RosemaryA botanical plate distinguishing the wild rosemary (right) from garden rosemary. Original publication: The Third Book of the History of Plants by John Gerarde, published 1633
Party DressA woman in a long party dress decorated with fake flowers, with elbow-length gloves, circa 1818. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Dress And BonnetA woman in a full-length coat with matching bonnet. Original publication: La Belle Assemblee, 1818. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Gentlemans CloakTwo men in winter cloaks and top hats, circa 1825. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Promenading OutfitA woman in a full-length promenade dress with bonnet and parasol accessories, circa 1815. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ball Gown By PierpointA woman in a full-length ball gown, designed by Miss Pierpoint of Covent Garden, circa 1825. Original publication: The Ladys Magazine, 1825. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
French FashionA woman in a French-designed full-length dress and bonnet, circa 1815. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Voila Les AnglaisAn elegant English couple in Paris after the Napoleonic wars are mocked by grotesquely portrayed Parisians, circa 1815. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Man About ParisGentlemens fashions from Paris, circa 1825. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
French FopAn elegantly dressed French man, 1792. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Exterior Of The Hotel Imperatore RomanoPrints shows an exterior view of the Hotel Imperatore Romano and its ground floor restaurant, Vienna, Austria, 1800s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Lighthouse In Atlantic City, NJPostcard shows a view of a lighthouse in Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1910. The caption at the top reads The Lighthouse, Atlantic City, N.J. (Photo by Huklton Archive/Getty Images)
National Skating PalaceThe opening night at the National Skating Palace, London, 1884. The ice rink was in Regents Street on the site now occupied by the London Palladium. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Masquerade On IceA costume ball taking place at an ice-rink in Montreal, circa 1900. (Photo by Illustrated London News/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
A Brush for the LeadIn a Currier & Ives print titled A Brush for the Lead; New York Flyers on the Snow, six sleighs race through snow covered streets, with one man (at lower right) almost falling out, New York, 1867
Students In Class At Chinese CollegeA teacher sits at a desk on raised platform and points to a student who recites a lesson at Chinese College, Hartford, Connecticut, late 1870s
Pressmen On CamelsA group of five war correspondents and their guides travelling across the desert from Berber by camel while covering the British Sudan campaign of 1898. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Washington Tavern In PhiladelphiaExterior view of the Washington tavern when it was known as the Falstaff Inn, Philadelphia, 1830. The public house at 6th and Jayne opened in 1790
Hospices de BeauneA porch at the Hotel Dieu or Hospices de Beaune, circa 1450. A medieval hospital for the care of the poor, the institution was founded by Nicolas Rolin and his wife
Bleacher At WorkA bleacher at work outside a textile factory, circa 1825. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Bleaching GroundsTextile workers laying out strips of cloth on the bleaching grounds of Monteiths dye works, Glasgow, 1844. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Monumental GateThe Monumental Gate, the main entrance to the Paris Exhibition of 1889. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Emigration AddressAn emigration agent addresses passengers on board ship, 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Les NocesA wedding portrait of a bride and groom, engraved by Heinrich Aldegrever and entitled, Les Noces, 1531. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Golden State Fruit Box LabelColor lithograph fruit box label for Golden State lemons shows a map of California with a circle around Lemon Cove in Tulare County, the map is surrounded by lemons
Tarring & Feathering During U. S. RevolutionA man is tarred and feathered before being hanged during conflict between the Tories and the Loyalists in Boston, Massachusetts, at the time of the American Revolution, c. 1780
Engraving of Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley, CAAn engraving of two men hunting a deer in Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley, California. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Elevated Train On Sixth AvenueTrain rides over elevated tracks past the Jefferson Market courthouse on Sixth Avenue, Greenwich Village, New York City, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Halls Fire and Burglar Proof SafeView of a Halls Fire and Burglar Proof Safe, c. 1870. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Tuscan MasksA set of five theatrical masks from Tuscany made circa 500BC. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Hannibal Crossing Rhone On ElephantsOne of the great military leaders of history, the Carthagenian general Hannibal began the Punic Wars with the Roman Empire in 218 BC after conquering most of Europe en route from Spain to Italy with
Rat CatcherBob, a favourite terrier of Mr W E Gorling, stands triumphant over a dead rat. Engraved by Thomas Landseer after a painting by his brother Edwin Landseer, circa 1825
Penny GaffAn audience watching a performance at Bianchis Penny Gaff - a music hall, circa 1850 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The BumpsA group of boys using a sheet to toss and catch one of their fellows, circa 1850. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Junior EscapologistsOne boy watches as two others race each-other to escape from their bonds, circa 1850. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Breadfruit TreeEuropean traders buying breadfruit in the south Pacific, circa 1750. Engraved by Lester from a drawing by Hopkins for The Gallery of Nature and Art. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Berlin BarricadeFighting at a barricade in a Berlin street during the revolution of 1848. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Newgate Prison, London circa 1810. The site is now occupied by the Central Criminal Court, also known as the Old Bailey. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Storming SeringapatamAt the end of a second siege, British troops storm the fortress on the island of Seringapatam, Mysore, India, held by Tipoo Sultan in 1799. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Jewish ArrivalsCustoms officials examine the baggage of Jewish immigrants at St. Katherines Dock, London, circa 1904. Original publication
South African KraalA Kraal, or encampment, in South Africa, circa 1850. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Masai WarriorsA group of Masai warriors and women in front of village huts, circa 1895. (Photo by A. Bayley-Worthington/Todd/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)