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Rue De La Paix
The Rue de la Paix in Paris, with the Place Vendome Column at the end, 1850. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Boat
Ladies and gentlemen take a tour of the Parisian sewers, 1870. Illustration by Jules Pelcos. Original Publication : Illustrated London News - pub

Womens Fashions
Illustration captioned The Last and Newest London and Paris fashions 1842 Morning Dresses, depicting six women (three full length and three half length), each wearing a bonnet, 1842

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

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

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

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

Notre Dame De Paris
The cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, looking towards the east, circa 1850. An engraving by Radcliffe after a drawing by Augustus Pugin Jr. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Eglise Saint-Eustache
The Eglise Saint-Eustache, the church of St Eustache, in Paris, circa 1870. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Palais-Royal Gardens
The gardens of the Palais-Royal in Paris, circa 1870. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Colonne Vendome
The column in the Place Vendome in Paris, circa 1880. Modelled after Trajans Column in Rome, it was erected to celebrate Napoleons victory at Austerlitz in 1805. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Place Des Victoires
La Place des Victoires in Paris, with an equestrian statue of King Louis XIV in the centre, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Paris Avenue
The Avenue du Bois de Boulogne, later the Avenue Foch, in Paris, circa 1890. It runs southwest from the Arc de Triomphe to the Bois de Boulogne. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Exposition Universelle 1878
The Spanish Pavilion at the Paris Worlds Fair, 1878. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1855 Paris World Fair
The facade of the Palais de l Industrie at the Paris Worlds Fair, 1855. Drawn and engraved by Fichot. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Waggon
Ladies and gentlemen take a tour of the Parisian sewers, 1870. On the right, a tunnel leads up to Rue Laffitte in the north of the city. Illustration by Jules Pelcos

Paris Demolitions
The Rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Genevieve in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, circa 1800. Illustration entitled Paris Demolitions. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Allies Entering Paris
Some of the Allies enter Paris via the Barriere de Pantin during the Napoleonic Wars, 1814. The Russian contingent and Cossacks with their plunder. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Seine Rising
circa 1960: Parisians watch the level of the River Seine rise to cover the knees of the statue of the Zouave at Alma Bridge during a period of heavy rain in Paris. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Postwar Paris
Paris shoppers queue for food at a small vegetable stand, 1947. Full rubbish bins line the street, unemptied during the Paris garbage collectors strike. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

French Evacuees
French children evacuated from Paris arrive in Gueret, in central France, during World War II, 1940. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Taking Flight
15th September 1935: Enthusiasts at a model aircraft meeting in Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lithograph of a saloon w / men drinking and eating, NYC, c. 1853
Lithograph of a saloon with men drinking and eating, NYC, c. 1853 (photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

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

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

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

Steam Hammer
James Naysmiths invention, the steam hammer, in operation at an iron foundry. Original Artwork: From a painting by Naysmith himself. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Late Comers
A teacher looking at his watch as a group of tired children arrive late for Sunday school. Original Artwork: From The Life & Adventures of Michael Armstrong the Factory Boy by Francis Trollope

Charlie Boy
A gentleman pushing over a watchmans hut to the delight of passers by. Entitled, Getting the Better of a Charlie. Original Artwork

Bored And Drunk
A drunken revelry with drinkers collapsing under the table, dancing on its top and being sick. Entitled, Miseries of the Country

Mermaids At Brighton
Women venturing into the water from bathing machines drawn up to the sea at Brighton. They are clad in voluminous bathing dresses

The City of Mainz
Mainz, one of the Rhenish towns that joined the League of the Rhine in 1254, a political and economic union which stretched from Lubeck to Zurich

Worms
The town of Worms in Germany. One of the Rhenish towns that joined the League of the Rhine in 1254, a political and economic union which stretched from Lubeck to Zurich

Westminster Lamps
A few pedestrians linger beneath the gas lamps on Westminster Bridge while a carriage crosses the bridge. Original Artwork: Engraving by Gustave Dore. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Keeping The Peace
Cartoon titled A Slap At The Charleys or A Tom And Jerry Lark published in response to Robert Peels reorganization of the London metropolitan police force

Kilsby Tunnel
Broken sleepers and pieces of stone on the track in the great ventilation shaft at Kilsby Tunnel, built by Robert Stephenson for the London and Birmingham line

Safer Streets
A line of policemen in beards striking terror into the hearts of the local children, entitled, The Police wear Beards and Moustaches - Panic Among The Street Boys

Welsh Quarry
A black marble quarry near Red Wharf Bay in Anglesea. Original Artwork: Aquatint by William Daniell (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Taking Snuff
A group of women taking snuff. Tis very good!(Indeed) Original Artwork: Engraving by Boilly (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Les Fumeurs
A group of men smoking a selection of pipes and cigarettes. Les Fumeurs Original Artwork: Engraving by Boilly (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A Little Nuisance
A young passer-by disturbs a courting couple. The caption reads The fat boy awoke on this occasion only. Original Artwork

Press Repression
Gendarmes arrive to seize printing presses in an attempt to limit freedom of expression during the July Revolution which deposed Charles X

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