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Saint NicholasA mosaic depicting Saint Nicholas, 4th Century Bishop of Myra, in the Basilica San Marco, Venice, circa 1930. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
PompeiiThe eruption of Mount Vesuvius on 26th April 1872, seen from the ruins of ancient Pompeii. An engraving from a sketch by Sydney Hall, published in the Graphic. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
GallipoliA British naval gun hidden in the dunes at Gallipoli, during World War I, 1915. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Flemish Weaving FamilyA Flemish couple working on a loom while their child turns the wheel, 14th century. From the Book of Trades, Ypres. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Gathering LiliesTwo people gathering waterlilies from a small boat, 1887. A platinotype by Emerson from Life and Landscape on the Norfolk Broads by Emerson & Goodall
Harrow Cricket GroundThe Harrow sixth form cricket ground, 1877. (Photo by Hills & Saunders/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Picnic at Lord sSpectators picnicking during the annual cricket match between the Eton and Harrow public schools at Lords cricket ground, London, circa 1850. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Lunch At Lord sSpectators at Lords cricket ground, London, during the lunch interval at the annual cricket match between the Eton and Harrow public schools, 1895
Guy Fawkes Cellarcirca 1900: The cellar from which Roman Catholic conspirators attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in the Gunpowder Plot of 5th November 1605. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
New AlphabetTwo Turks learn the Roman alphabet from a sign outside the Town Hall, 1928. The government, under Kemal Ataturk, had decreed that the Arabic alphabet be replaced by the Latin one as Turkeys official
Hereford PicnicA group of people at a country picnic near Hereford, 1901. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Battle Of OmdurmanMahdist forces assemble under the Khalifa Abdullah al-Tshi before the Battle of Omdurman in the Sudan, 2nd September 1898
Inside Khartoum At Last, 1st October 1898. The British forces, under Lord Kitchener, take possession of the city of Khartoum
Battle Of OmdurmanThe 21st Lancers, a British light cavalry regiment, clear the way to Omdurman in the Sudan, through strong resistance from the Khalifas forces, 2nd September 1898
After The Battle1898: British troops march past the Mahdis tomb at Omdurman in the Sudan, after their victory in the Battle of Omdurman on 2nd September 1898
Mahdis Tomb1898: The Mahdis tomb at Omdurman in the Sudan, after being damaged by British gunboats in the Battle of Omdurman on 2nd September 1898. The tomb was later restored and redecorated
Tilbury Fort, on the north bank of the Thames at Tilbury, Essex, circa 1760. Built from 1672, the fort was equipped with artillery to prevent warships getting up the river to London
Chinese ArmySpeeding the Parting Stranger by C. E. Fripp, 1895. Published in the Graphic, 7th September 1895. The artists final impression of the Chinese Army upon leaving Peking (Beijing)
Gold Rush ProspectorsA group of prospectors poses with their equipment and a heavily laden horse as they prepare to go somewhere, Northwestern United States, 1867. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
ManchuriaStores for the Japanese troops being unloaded at Tieling in Manchuria, during the Russo-Japanese War, circa 1905. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Upbeat Refugee Shelter, 1906Half of a stereoscopic image of a group of female and male refugees from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and citywide fires who sit in front of their tent in a refugee camp, San Francisco
Refugee Camp BarberHalf of a stereoscopic image of a barber who gives a customer a shave at a refugee camp following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and citywide fires, San Francisco, California, 1906
Horse Drawn BusHalf of a stereoscopic image of a man driving a roofless horse-drawn bus underneath cablecar wires on the streets of San Francisco as passengers stand in the back in the aftermath of the San
Barroom Dispute In The Old DaysA man in a fringed leather jacket and cowboy hat holds a revolver at his waist as he argues with a seated fellow gambler in a staged photograph depicting a scene of drunken conflict during
Battle Of AgincourtThe Battle of Agincourt, fought on Saint Crispins Day in northern France during the Hundred Years War between England and France, 25th October 1415. Drawn and engraved by J. Smith
Battle Of SluysFrench ships at Sluys (Sluis) in the Netherlands, where King Edward III won a naval victory against the French during the Hundred Years War, 1340
Battle of LegnanoFighting at the Battle of Legnano, near Milan, 1176, in which the forces of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, were finally defeated in their attempts to control the Italian city states of
Constantinople FallsThe capture and sacking of Constantinople by Turkish troops under Mohammed II, 29th May 1453. The Turkish victory marked the end of the Byzantine Empire and the rise of the Ottomans
Battle of BannockburnEnglish cavalry in action at the battle of Bannockburn, 23rd-24th June 1314. The battle proved a major victory for the Scots in their wars of independence against the English
Siege Of VeniceThe bombardment of Venice by the Austrians during the siege of 1848 - 1849. A painting by V. Giacomelli. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Raising Of The Daughter Of JairusEngraving shows Jesus as he returns the daughter of Jairus to life as her family watches with concern. The engraving is based on a painting by Guftav Richter. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Portrait Of Publisher Joseph PulitzerPortrait of Hungarian-born journalist Joseph Pulitzer (1847 - 1911), publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York World newspapers, painted by Joseph Singer Sargent, 1909
Castel San AngeloThe siege of the Castel San Angelo in Rome by the forces of Emperor Charles V of Spain, 1527. In the struggle between Charles and Francis I of France for control of Italy
Prospectus CantabrigiaeA view of Cambridge from the west, with labourers bringing in the harvest in the foreground, circa 1700. By Johannes Kip. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Walt WhitmanAmerican poet Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), circa 1880. Engraved by C.M. Jenkin after a drawing by J. Hennessey (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Flamboyant WhitmanAmerican poet Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), July 1854. This portrait appeared in several editions of his collection Leaves of Grass
English ArcherAn English archer with a longbow, circa 1500. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Camp In The CrimeaThe British 4th Light Dragoons encamped in the Crimea, circa 1855. (Photo by Roger Fenton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Telegraph ClockWorkmen dismantle the clock which hangs outside the Daily Telegraph building at 135 to 141, Fleet Street, London, 1930. The building is due to be remodelled
Blindmans BuffA group of children playing the popular game Blindmans Buff, as a child wearing a blindfold tries to find his playmates, circa 1840. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Family FunA family with eight young children playing in their living room, 21st December 1867. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Reef WorkingsThe main reef workings on the Witwatersrand gold mining companys claim in the Gauteng province of South Africa, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Battle Of MarathonThe Greek soldiers pursue the routed Persians back to their ships, having won a decisive victory at the Battle of Marathon, September 490 BC. By Pinelli. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Conquerors Of SalamisThe Greeks celebrate their victory over the Persian navy in the Battle of Salamis, which took place in the Gulf of Aegina near Athens, September 480 BC. By F. Cormon
Battle Of SalamisThe Battle of Salamis in the Gulf of Aegina near Athens, where the Greeks won a decisive naval victory over the Persians, September 480 BC. By Wilhelm von Kaulbach
BeachlandsVictorians pose outside Beachlands, a large country house with a crest and motto on the pediment, circa 1860. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Servants At ErdiggThe domestic staff at Erdigg Hall, the home of the Yorke family in Wrexham, North Wales, 1852. They are head gardener James Phillips, coachman Edward Humphries, laundry maid Elizabeth Alford
Dutch ChristmasA Dutch Christmas meeting on the ice, circa 1600. The Dutch celebrate Christmas or Sinterklsavond on the 5th December, when Saint Nicholas or Sinterkls distributes presents to deserving Dutch