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Walton Locks Under ConstructionWalton Locks, near Warrington, under construction during the building of the Manchester Ship Canal, circa 1890. Completed in 1894, the canal links Manchester with the river Mersey and the Irish sea
Board School DinnerChildren at a British board school eat their school dinners, circa 1900. Board schools were established in the late victorian period in response to the Elementary Education acts of 1870 and 1876
Queuing For DinnerChildren at a British board school queue for free school dinners, circa 1900. Board schools were established in the late victorian period in response to the Elementary Education acts of 1870
Dublin RiotRioting outside the Liberty Hall headquarters of the Transport Workers Union in Dublin, 31st August 1913. Trouble flared after a meeting by striking tramway workers when crowds gathered
Eastbourne Sea FrontHolidaymakers on the sea front at Eastbourne, East Sussex, with Eastbourne pier in the background, circa 1895. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Fleet StreetA view down Fleet Street towards Ludgate Hill Circus and St Pauls Cathedral, London, circa 1885. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Mansion HouseTraffic outside the Mansion House (the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London) and down Cheapside in the City of London, circa 1890
Omnibus On Fleet StreetA bus makes its way down Fleet Street towards Ludgate Hill Circus and St Pauls Cathedral, London, circa 1888. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
St Mary Le StrandA view down the Strand, London, towards the church of St Mary le Strand, circa 1891. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Omnibuses On The StrandA view down the Strand, London, from Charing Cross, circa 1890. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
TrepanationA medieval surgeon performs a trepanning operation on a patients skull, circa 1350. An illustration from Social England Vol II, p.119. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Sauchiehall StreetTrams on Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The EmbankmentPeople strolling along Londons Embankment on the River Thames, with St Pauls Cathedral in the background, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Barcelona Street SceneThe Catalan Gothic church of Santa Maria del Mar in Barcelona, circa 1915. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Covent GardenFruit and vegetables on sale at Covent Garden market in London, circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Weavers And SpinnersWeaving and spinning - an illustration from the book Orbis Pictus (the world in pictures) by Johannes Amos Comenius. Published in 1657, it is considered the first childrens book
Mafeking MoneyA special ?1 note issued during the Siege of Mafeking by Baden-Powell, to be used until the resumption of civil law, March 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Hungarian PeasantsA group of Hungarian peasants, circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Esztergom CathedralPeople relaxing on the bank of the Danube at Esztergom, Hungary, with Esztergom Cathedral on the opposite bank, October 1872. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Sitka SpruceSitka spruce trees (picea sitchensis) growing in British Columbia, Canada, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Chariot RaceA chariot race at the Circus Maximus, Rome, circa 50 BC. Print after a painting by Professor Alex Wagner. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Guns Guns GunsSix engravings of guns, including (top to bottom) a matchlock, a wheel-lock arquebus, a snaphaunce revolver, a snaphaunce fowling-piece, a flint fowling-piece and a percussion fowling-piece
Artillery ParkThe Parc d Artillerie or Artillery Park near Verdun, during World War I, circa 1916. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Corsham QuarryThe stacking ground at Spring Quarry, a Bath stone quarry in Corsham, Wiltshire, 24th October 1928. (Photo by Edward G. Malindine/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ottawa RiverLog rafts floating on the Ottawa River, Canada, 1859. (Photo by William England/London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
West PiccadillyHorse-drawn traffic on west Piccadilly in central London, circa 1890. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Rorkes DriftThe Defence of Rorkes Drift during the Zulu War, 22nd January 1879. Original Publication : The Graphic - pub. 1879. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Taranaki BattleBritish soldiers of the 57th Regiment taking a Maroi redoubt on the Katikara River, Taranaki, during the Maori Wars, 1863. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Tauranga SurrenderAfter their surrender, the Maoris of Tauranga are held captive by the British at the Te Papa Mission Station in New Zealand, 1864. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Drapers HallThe Livery Hall of Drapers Hall in Throgmorton Street, in the City of London, 27th February 1970. The room is surrounded by royal portraits
Christmas ShoppingA Christmas shopper visiting a poulterer s, December 1856. Drawing by E. Hall, published 20th December 1856. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Imperial PossessionsA map entitled British Possesions In The Indian Seas, with a main panel showing Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and inserts showing Malacca, Singapore, Penang and Labouan, circa 1872
GenevaA view of Geneva from the Palace of the League of Nations, showing the famous Jet d Eau fountain, circa 1910. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Phantom JetsMcDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter-bombers of the new Number 6 Squadron, RAF Support Command, on the tarmac at Coningsby, Lincolnshire, 14th January 1969
Faversham OystersTrawlers fishing for oysters at Faversham, September 1909. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Cheapside in London, with the church of St Mary-le-Bow on the right, 1750. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
River ThamesThe River Thames in London, with St Pauls Cathedral in the background, circa 1750. An engraving by Hooker. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Blackfriars Bridge and Southwark, as seen from Chatham Place, Blackfriars, circa 1805. Engraved by Richard Roffe from a drawing by Robert Blemmel Schnebbelie for David Hughsons London; being an
London TownA view over London, looking north across the River Thames, with London Bridge on the right, 1710. By F. de Wit of Amsterdam. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Tower Of LondonThe Tower of London as seen from the River Thames, 1647. From an engraving by Hollar. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Swallow StreetThe demolition of part of Swallow Street in London, to make way for the construction of Regent Street, 1821. Based on a drawing by Augustus Wall Calcott. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
London DocksEast India import dock and West India Dock in London, circa 1850. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Surgical TrocarsA selection of surgical trocars, 1798. Engraving from Savignys Instruments. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Surgical InstrumentsA selection of surgical instruments, circa 1900. Bottom, left and right, Sir Henry Thompsons 1853 tracheotomy instruments. Top left: An 18th century Andrees trocar
Victorian WeddingA Victorian wedding, 1865. (Photo by Otto Herschan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Victorian TheatreA Victorian theatrical performance, 1863. (Photo by Otto Herschan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Northern Outfall SewerConcrete mills at the Northern Outfall Sewer in London, 1860. The sewer was designed by Joseph Bazalgette in the 1850s. (Photo by Otto Herschan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Brighton West PierThe West Pier in Brighton, circa 1872. (Photo by Otto Herschan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)