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Shopping Under SiegeUnder siege by the Prussian army, Parisians are reduced to buying cat, dog and rat meat at a butchers stall during the Franco-Prussian war
Lifeboat Launchcirca 1860: Flotsam floats ashore as the crew of a lifeboat struggle to launch their vessel and go to the aid of a stricken ship
Anne Brontecirca 1845: Anne (Annie) Bronte (1820-1849). Original Artwork: Drawing - Charlotte Bronte Womens Illustrated (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Lord Byroncirca 1879: A skectch of a statue of poet, George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788 - 1824). The bronze statue by Richard Belt, unveiled on 24th May 1880, is in Hyde Park, London
Going To Churchcirca 1812: A parson greets members of his congregation outside the church. Original Artwork: Engraving by Is Agar after a drawing by R Westall. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Sermon1812: A family sit gravely listening to a church sermon. Original Artwork: Engraving after a drawing by R Westall. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Peelers31st January 1837: Policemen assembling at Bow Street, London. Original Artwork: Engraving from the Penny Magazine (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Student Party1824: Oxford undergraduates on a latenight drinking escapade. The original caption reads Oxford Transports or Albanians doing Penance for Past Offences
Stand And Deliver1851: A Victorian highwayman takes two travellers on horseback by surprise, from The life of the late John Mylton (1608 - 1674) by Charles Apperley or Nimrod
Japanese Hostesscirca 1875: A Japanese woodblock print of a geisha girl serving a cup of tea. Original Artwork: Drawn by Gillot (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
William Wordsworthcirca 1819: William Wordsworth (1770 - 1850) English poet, made Poet Laureate in 1843. Original Artwork: Engraved from the painting by R Carruthers, published 1819
Bundle Of TruthsSeptember 1811: A street trader selling his wares in this cartoon entitled Bundle of Truths. Original Artist: By George Cruikshank (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Potato Faminecirca 1830: A cartoon satirising the failure of the potato crop, and the state of the vegetable market. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Under Siege1st December 1811: Cannon and bowman lay siege to the town walls. Original Artwork: Aquatint - pub. 1812 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Battle Charge18th June 1815: Curassiers charging the Highlanders at the Battle of Waterloo, Belgium, during the Napoleonic Wars. Original Artwork: Painting by Francois Fleming. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)
Lewis Carrollcirca 1875: English nonsense writer and versifier, author of Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll ( 1832 - 1998)
William Blakecirca 1800: English painter, illustrator and poet William Blake (1757 - 1827), known for the mystical themes of his art and writings. Original Artwork: Painting by T Phillips
Busy Fleet Street1894: A policeman directs traffic and pedestrians on Londons Fleet Street, on a rainy day. A paperboy crosses the road selling copies of the Globe. Original Artist: By Marcus, from Modern Art
Japanese Medicinecirca 1869: A Japanese doctor practises his art on a patient. He is entitled to wear two swords, and needs no diploma, only the desire to heal. (Photo by Felice Beato/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Cargo Ship on the Fulton Street Dockcirca 1918: Workers unload crates and barrels on the Fulton Street dock while men in straw boaters inspect a ship, New York City. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
A crowd on a sidewalk observes street peddlers selling toys1901: A crowd on a sidewalk observes street peddlers selling toys, near Grand Central Station in midtown Manhattan, New York City. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Brooklyncirca 1910: Congested traffic on a main thoroughfare in Brooklyn, New York City, looking west toward Manhattan Bridge over the East River. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Above The Trafficcirca 1958: Workmen from the Office of Works perch 70 feet above the ground to clean the horses heads of the quadriga statue on the Wellington Memorial at Londons Hyde Park Corner
City Commuters5th October 1954: City workers crossing London Bridge on their way to work on the third day of a bus strike. (Photo by Derek Berwin/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Members of the British army driving through Aden. Original Publication: Picture Post - 9105 - RAF And Cameron Highlanders In Aden - unpub. (Photo by Bert Hardy/Getty Images)
Marching To FrontSeptember 1950: British infantrymen marching to the front-line in Taegu during the Korean War. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5086 - Korean War Series - We Follow The Road to Hell - pub
Rear ViewFirmly clutching some chickens under their arms three land army girls turn their backs on the camera. (Photo by A J O Brien/Getty Images)
Airship Ascends24th September 1852: The ascent of French engineer and inventor Henri Giffauds first steam airship. Collection of the Musee de l Aeromautique (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
In ChopinianaRussian ballerina Anna Pavlova (1885 - 1931) perfroming in a production of Chopiniana in New Zealand. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Police Cordon21st May 1914: The police protect Buckingham Palace after the suffragettes attack. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
1940 Firemen signallers Clearing UP1940: Firemen signallers at work amongst the rubble after a daylight bombing raid in London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
ReconnaissanceSeptember 1941: A Nazi reconnaissance plane, a Focke Wulf 189 or Uhu, has been patrolling over enemy lines during the night
EruptionApril 1958: Naturalist photographer, Charles Lagus filming for the BBC from the crater lip of Bromo, Javas most spectacular volcano as a cloud of volcano ash and smoke fill the sky
Building Aquitania21st December 1911: The Cunard luxury liner Aquitania under construction at John Brown & Companys shipyard at Clydebank near Glasgow
Riveting Work during the construction of the Cunard luxury liner Aquitaniacirca 1911: Construction workers using hydraulic riveting machinery during the construction of the Cunard luxury liner Aquitania at the Clydebank shipyard owned by John Brown & Company
Rooseveltcirca 1940: American statesman Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945), the 32nd President of the United States of America. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Franklin Rooseveltcirca 1943: The American statesman and 32nd President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) addresses the nation. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
The Feelings Neutralcirca 1936: President Franklin D Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) takes part in a neutrality discussion. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Churchills Funeral30th January 1965: Sailors draw a gun carriage carrying the coffin of Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) down Fleet Street on its way to St Pauls Cathedral. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
ScaffoldingWorkers erecting scaffolding in preparation for Sir Winston Churchills funeral at Westminster Abbey, London. (Photo by Douglas Miller/Getty Images)
11 O Clockcirca 1924: The gun firing at 11 o clock on Armistice Day in Hyde Park. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Floral Tributescirca 1919: Soldiers decorating the Arc de Triomphe, in memory of their fallen comrades. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Brushing Llamascirca 1905: A group of llamas at the zoo wait in line to be groomed by their keeper. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
A Young Camel1st February 1907: A keeper with a young camel in a zoo enclosure. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Captive GerhawkFebruary 1907: A zookeeper holds a Gerhawk trained to falconry, which is unusual in this species of bird. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Syrian BearFebruary 1907: A young Syrian bear stands on its hind legs to greet a keeper who holds the chain from its collar. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Wolf CubsFebruary 1907: A zookeeper with a couple of wolf cubs which were raised by a collie dog bitch. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)