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Format Collection (#41)

Background imageFormat Collection: Paris Exhibition Hall

Paris Exhibition Hall
An aerial view, from the official design, of the Paris Exhibition Hall on the bank of the Seine in Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Retail First

Retail First
The Maison Du Bon Marche in Paris, the worlds first department store, founded by Aristide Boucicaut. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Parisian Windmills

Parisian Windmills
Windmills in the Montmartre district of Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Folies Facade

Folies Facade
The Folies Bergere music hall and cabaret venue in the Montmartre district of Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Montmartre Street

Montmartre Street
A cul-de-sac in Montmartre, Paris, seen from the Rue Norvins. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Bon Marche

Bon Marche
The Maison Du Bon Marche in Paris, the worlds first department store, founded by Aristide Boucicaut. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge
Crowds arriving at the Moulin Rouge music hall and cabaret venue in a converted windmill in the Montmartre district of Paris. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Tranquil Montmartre

Tranquil Montmartre
Old houses with wooden verandahs in the Montmartre district of Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Paris Opera

Paris Opera
Horse-drawn buses amongst traffic outside the opera house in Paris. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Eiffel Balloons

Eiffel Balloons
Favourite sport in the early days of the Eiffel Tower was releasing toy balloons from its heights and watching them float over Paris. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Brand New Tower

Brand New Tower
A view of the newly-built Eiffel Tower, seen from the grounds of the Exposition Universelle or World Fair on the Champ de Mars in Paris. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: L Opera In Paris

L Opera In Paris
circa 1890: The Paris Opera or Academie Nationale de Musique, built in 1861-75 by architect Charles Garnier. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Avenue De L Opera

Avenue De L Opera
1885: Traffic on the Avenue de l Opera in Paris, leading up to the Paris Opera House. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Theatre Italien

Theatre Italien
1830: The Theatre Italien (Opera) in Paris, associated with composers Meyerbeer, Rossini, Donizetti and Bellini. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Opera Comique

Opera Comique
circa 1890: The Opera Comique in Paris. (Photo by Branger/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Rue De Rivoli

Rue De Rivoli
circa 1890: Traffic on the Rue de Rivoli, a famous thoroughfare in Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Venetian Fete

Venetian Fete
The Venetian Fete takes place on the Seine during the Paris Exhibition of 1889. The newly-built Eiffel Tower is illuminated for the occasion. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Boulevard Des Italiens

Boulevard Des Italiens
Traffic on the Boulevard des Italiens in Paris, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Palais Du Luxembourg

Palais Du Luxembourg
The Luxembourg Palace in Paris, built in 1615 for Marie de Medici, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Palais Du Luxembourg

Palais Du Luxembourg
The Luxembourg Palace in Paris, built in 1615 for Marie de Medici, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Ile De La Cite

Ile De La Cite
The Ile de la Cite on the River Seine in Paris, location of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, circa 1870. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: La Bourse

La Bourse
The Palais de Bourse, the Paris stock exchange, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Aerial Paris

Aerial Paris
The city of Paris from the Eiffel Tower, with the Arc de Triomphe visible. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Nadars Balloon

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

Background imageFormat Collection: Paris Underworld

Paris Underworld
An inhabitant of the Parisian underworld inspects a photograph of three camels. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Multi-Storey Car Park

Multi-Storey Car Park
Le Marbeuf garage in Paris, made largely of glass and designed by architects Albert Laprade and L E Bazin for Citroen cars. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Le Marbeuf Interior

Le Marbeuf Interior
Citroen cars in Le Marbeuf garage in Paris, (built 1929), made largely of glass, designed by architects Albert Laprade and L E Bazin. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat 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 imageFormat 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 imageFormat Collection: Lord Byron

Lord Byron
George Byron (1786 - 1824), 6th Baron Byron, British poet. Original Artwork: Engraving by E Finden after Sanders. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Chemical Lecture

Chemical Lecture
A scientific demonstration in front of an audience. Original Artwork: Cartoon by Thomas Rowlandson (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Familiar Face

Familiar Face
A woman wearing a headdress and an elaborate dress gazes at her reflection in a mirror. Original Artwork: Albumen print (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson
American statesman Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), the 3rd President of the United States of America. Jefferson was also responsible of the writing of the Declaration of Independence

Background imageFormat Collection: Irish Emigration

Irish Emigration
A cartoon satirising the policies which caused large numbers of people to emigrate from Ireland. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: William Morris

William Morris
English poet, artist and craftsman William Morris (1834 - 1896). Original Artwork: Woodbury Type (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Coal Whimsey

Coal Whimsey
An engine drawing coal, or a coal whimsey, at the Staffordshire Collieries. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Beach Belles

Beach Belles
Two fashionable ladies and a young girl playing croquet on a beach. Original Artwork: A engraving from the Journal des Demoiselles. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Paddle Your Own Canoe

Paddle Your Own Canoe
The Lady of the Lake, from the book by Sir Walter Scott, steadies her boat by resting an oar on the bank. Original Artwork: Engraving by Thomas Brown after Robert Herdman RSA

Background imageFormat Collection: County Cricket

County Cricket
A cricket match between Kent and Sussex at Brighton with the town and church in the background. Original Artwork: Artist - W H Mason (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Cartoon showing residents complaining about the effects of gas lighting

Cartoon showing residents complaining about the effects of gas lighting
A cartoon showing residents complaining about the effects of gas lighting in the street. Entitled, The good Effects of Carbonic Gas (sic). (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: Anti-Corn Law

Anti-Corn Law
A cartoon showing the floor of Covent garden being scrubbed clean of the words Anti-Corn Law whilst a top-hatted man and his assistants purify the air

Background imageFormat Collection: Sea Bathing

Sea Bathing
A huddle of bathing machines trundle into the sea at Scarborough, allowing demure tourists to swim in total privacy. Original Artwork

Background imageFormat Collection: Stuffed Giraffes

Stuffed Giraffes
The staircase of the old British Museum in Montague House. Stuffed giraffes at the head of the staircase are being admired by visitors. Original Artwork: Painting - George Scharf the elder

Background imageFormat Collection: Locomotive Leg

Locomotive Leg
A cartoon depicting John Bulls locomotive leg. Original Artwork: From Punch (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFormat Collection: India Display

India Display
The India stand at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London

Background imageFormat Collection: Palace Transept

Palace Transept
The Transept at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London

Background imageFormat Collection: Canadian Display

Canadian Display
A display from Canada at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London

Background imageFormat Collection: Textile Works

Textile Works
Sir Titus Salts textile works at Saltaire, Yorkshire from the north side. Around the factory was built the model village of Saltaire



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