Human Interest Collection (page 12)

Swan And Cygnets
12th May 1963: A swan and five cygnets on a pond at Church Farm in Basildon on Thames. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

On The Beach
14th February 1938: Racehorses being trained by David Dale are silhouetted against the skyline as they walk along the beach at Newhaven, Sussex

Medinet Habu
circa 1920: The Medinet Habu in Egypt. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Lincolns Statue
circa 1930: The statue of Abraham Lincoln, found in Parliament Square, London, which is a copy of a statue by American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, in Chicago

Neolithic Circle
circa 1925: Davids Circle near the town of Keswick in the Lake District, Cumbria. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Luxor Temple
circa 1935: A statue of the Pharaohs daughter at the foot of a statue of Ramses II in the ruins of a great temple built in the 14th century BC. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Temple Of Karnak
circa 1925: The ruins of the temple of Karnak, built on the Nile at Luxor. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Re-Opened Tombs
1922: The officially re-opened tombs of Egyptian rulers Rameses 9th (left) and Tutankhamen at Thebes. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Pony Express
circa 1895: Notification of a letter and telegram service by Pony Express through Wells Fargo. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Laika the satellite dog in her specially designed contraption in Sputnik II before take-off. Her last meal was poisoned to prevent her dying a slow death of starvation

Horse Landing
1915: British troops landing horses from a ship at Salonika to move to the Balkan battle front. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Bluebird Trial Run
11th May 1964: Donald Campbells Bluebird reaches 200 miles per hour during its first trial run at Lake Eyre, south Australia, where he hopes to break the land speed record

The Apes Of Gibraltar
June 1967: A rock ape from Gibraltar which is still under British sovereignty is examining a camera at the top of a steep flight of stone steps. Behind the animal can be seen the coast of Spain

Duke Ellington
circa 1974: American big band leader and legendary jazz pianist Duke (Edward Kennedy) Ellington (1899 - 1974), composer of between 2000 and 5000 tunes. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Little and Large
21st March 1980: An English Carthorse and an American Donkey share grazing. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Man Eater
November 1933: A Great Blue shark and two types of ray on display at the Natural History museum. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Dokey Rides
1900: Women riding side-saddle on donkeys in a paddock watched by schoolboys. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Allez Oop
1930: Circus horses walking on their hind legs during a circus act. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Pyramid Village
circa 1930: Mena village at the foot of a pyramid, Egypt. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Georges Mistress
circa 1825: An illustration by English artist George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878) entitled The Mistress of the House. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Hirth And Weller
1930: German aviators Wolf Hirth and Oscar Weller in their 40hp Klemm L25aI monoplane. The pair are attempting a transatlantic flight from Berlin to Chicago via the Orkneys, Iceland

Kutb Minar
circa 1930: Shah Jehans solid iron pillar, nearly 24 feet high and erected in 1052 in the grounds of Kutb (Qutb) Minar by the Rajput Chief Anang Pal who it is believed brought it to Delhi from Bihan

Burmese Cremation
circa 1930: A Burmese priests body is prepared for cremation in a large ornate chariot like a small temple. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Waiting For Transport
circa 1916: German soldiers lying dead and wounded, waiting for transport on the road to Armentiers. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Silkworm Farm
circa 1895: A silkworm farm in Germany. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Stonehenge
1920: A visitor stands on a toppled standing stone at the megalithic structure of Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Circus Animals
circa 1930: A troupe of horses rear up to form a line in a circus ring. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Calvin J Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge (1872 - 1933), the 30th President of the United States of America (1923 - 1929). When Governor of Massachusetts in 1919 he crushed the Boston police strike

Native American Girl
A young woman of a Native American tribe, with her hair in plaits. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Congo Warrior
An African warrior from the Congo. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Marriage Boom
A woman posts up advertisements on the wall of a Marriage Bureau in France, all from young men seeking marriage after World War I. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Benjamin Disraeli
British writer and statesman Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881). (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Electric Car
American inventor and physicist Thomas Edison (1847 - 1931) with his first electric car, the Edison Baker. He is holding one of the batteries used to power the vehicle

Performing Dog
Pete, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, jumping through a hoop. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Wood Nymphs
circa 1905: Two women pose nude under a tree. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Circus Elephants
circa 1930: Under the spotlight in a circus ring two elephants balance on their hind legs. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Give Me Your Lips
circa 1930: Fully dressed chimpanzees sit on chairs and kiss. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Immaculate
circa 1900: The Virgin Mary as she appeared to Marie-Bernarde Soubirous at Lourdes in 1858, wearing a rosary on her right arm and a yellow rose on each foot

Stalin
April 1932: Joseph Stalin (1879 - 1953) Soviet Communist leader. (Photo by James Abbe/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Jane Addams
circa 1925: Jane Addams (1860 - 1935), American social reformer, feminist and co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. She founded the social settlement Hull House in Chicago in 1899

Elephant Ride
1900: People enjoy an elephant ride in Regents Park, 1900. (Photo by Paul Martin/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Barrel Organ
circa 1905: A crowd of children gathers to listen to a barrel organ, with three monkeys sitting on it. (Photo by Paul Martin/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Vampire Bat
1945: The body of a blood sucking bat from Peru which measures 4 inches. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Carrying Crate
1922: People carrying a crate full of treasures from the tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen at Thebes (modern Luxor and El-Karnak) escorted by armed soldiers

Arthur Conan Doyle
circa 1925: Scottish writer of detective stories and historical romances Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930), creator of Sherlock Holmes. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Birdman Wingspan
1936: American bird man Clem Sohn showing a back view of his wingspan and harness. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

The Reaper
Circa 1500, An ancient Aztec figure of death. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Stalin
circa 1945: Joseph Stalin (1879 - 1953) Soviet Leader. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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