Males Collection (#59)

London Asylum
Disturbed patients in a London lunatic asylum or psychiatric hospital, 1838. From Sketches in London by James Grant. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Madrid Fountain
The Fuente de Alcachofa or Artichoke Fountain in Madrid, circa 1835. Initially located in the Puerta de Atocha, it was moved to Retiro Park in 1880. Engraving by Cousen from a drawing by D. Roberts

Antique illustration of large family indoor

Antique illustration of decorative image (cul-de-lampe) with faces
Antique illustration of decorative element: a cul-de-lampe (French book ornament with a peculiar roughly triangle shape, usually put at the bottom of a page)

William Blake
circa 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

Modern Greeks
circa 1800: Two Greek men and a woman, with the caption To ancient Greece, the whole of Europe is indebted for all their knowledge of poetry, sculpture, architecture

Busy Fleet Street
1894: 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

Street Urchins
circa 1895: A group of ragged boys, some barefoot, sit on the edge of a fountain; in the background is the pillared portico of the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. (Photo by J)

Japanese Medicine
circa 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)

Crimean War
Fighting in Sebastopol during the Crimean war, circa 1855. Detail of Franz Roubauds 1904 painting The Siege of Sevastopol (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Holy Child
Victoria illustration from the Story of the Holy Child, by Paul Mohn. 1890

St. Pauls Churchyard
circa 1905: Men and women sit in the churchyard of St. Pauls Chapel, Broadway Manhattan, New York City. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Cargo Ship on the Fulton Street Dock
circa 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)

Stuck Up A Tree; boys throwing sticks in an attempt to bring an object down
circa 1910: A group of young boys crowd around a tree throwing sticks in an attempt to bring an object down out of it. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Childrens Walk
circa 1910: Rear view of a group of children walking down a dirt road on their way towards an excursion through the woods. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Fence Sitters; Three women, a man and a girl sit on a fence while one of the women
circa 1895: Three women, a man and a girl sit on a fence while one of the women fixes the mans hat. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Coal Queuing During a Strike
Full-length image of people queuing up to buy coal during a coal strike, possibly New York City. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Getty Images)

circa 1918: Businessmen crowd the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, New York City, NY. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Smoking On The Job
A man smokes a pipe atop a building under construction on Broadway facing south toward Bowling Green, New York City, New York, early 1910s

Central Park Sleigh
1901: A man riding a small horsedrawn sleigh through Central Park, New York City. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A crowd on a sidewalk observes street peddlers selling toys
1901: 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)

Above The Traffic
circa 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

Headgear For Men
7th May 1959: Men wearing a service hat, a bowler hat and a bearskin hat watch Guard Mountings at the Horse Guards Parade in London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Over The Footbridge in Battersea Park, London
A man walking over one of the Bailey Bridges in Battersea Park, London, during the Festival of Britain. In the 1950s Battersea Park became " The Festival Gardens"

Announcing a Coronation Party
Children studing a poster in Stepney, London, detailing plans for a Coronation party for local blocks of flats. (Photo by Monty Fresco/Getty Images)

Young Gentlemen Dressed as a Future Diplomat
February 1958: Eleven year old Major Thompson, dressed as a future diplomat, explores Kensington Gardens in London with his nanny and two friends. (Photo by Russell Knight/BIPs/Getty Images)

Composer Conducts
8th December 1958: Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) follows the score during a recording session in London. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

Barred Bathers
10th May 1959: Children waiting to go bathing in Hyde Park, London. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

New Angle On Angling
21st April 1955: John Deeks (left) and Ronald Bailey intent on catching fish in Crane Park, Twickenham in Middlesex. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Shaw In The Strand
May 1927: Irish dramatist and social critic George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) walking along the Strand in London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Rush Hour
December 1956: A young couple watch the world go by in Londons Piccadilly Circus. (Photo by Werner Rings/BIPs/Getty Images)

Assisi Peasants take their geese to the market
22nd September 1951: Locals take their geese to the market in Assisi. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5409 - Assisi - pub. 1951 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Lonely Walk; Seven Days Leave from Prison
2nd May 1953: Nearing the end of a seven year sentence in Wakefield Gaol, Danny Hughes has been granted a weeks parole. Trusted to take responsibility for himself

Going Home; The Whites of Their Eyes
December 1951: A family going home after a fishing trip on Lake Edward in Uganda. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5665 - The Whites of Their Eyes - pub

Wise Thoughts
21st May 1955: Two children reflect on life whilst sitting on a kerb in a cobbled street. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7763 - Whatever He hears He Can Play - pub 1955

Druid Ceremony, part of the Midsummer Rites at Stonehenge
30th June 1956: A druid participating in a dawn ceremony as part of the Midsummer Rites at Stonehenge. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8536 - The Druids Under Fire - pub

Three children peer through the fence on a bridge over one of Londons many canals
August 1953: Three children peer through the fence on a bridge over one of Londons many canals. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6625 - London Canals - unpub

Scarborough Beach
9th August 1952: Families enjoy paddling at the seaside resort of Scarborough in North Yorkshire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5997 - A Trip To Scarborough - pub

Spotlit Bouquet; Why Marriage Can Fail, Picture Post 1954
30th October 1954: A man hiding a bouquet of flowers behind his back to illustrate the problem of putting ones wife on a pedestal, which can cause a marriage to fail

Grand Canal; lone gondolier silhouetted against the dawn as it breaks over the Grand
15th September 1951: A lone gondolier silhouetted against the dawn as it breaks over the Grand Canal in Venice. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5402 - Venice Party - pub

circa 1850: Engraving of St Nicholas carrying a tiny Christmas tree in a basket while riding a horse past houses in the snow, mid-to-late nineteenth century. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Circa 1955: The Basilica at Lourdes
circa 1955: The Basilica at Lourdes. (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/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)

Magic Mountain; A heavily-burdened Nepalese labourer plods along a mountain track
24th February 1951: A heavily-burdened Nepalese labourer plods along a mountain track. Shafts of sunlight pierce the heavy clouds in a threatening sky

Marching To Front
September 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

Tugboat At Work; hauling a liner into one of the dockyards on Clydeside
17th July 1954: A tugboat hauls a liner into one of the dockyards on Clydeside. The shipyards are the major employers in the area and, while the demand is high

Heading Home
3rd September 1955: Two little boys head back to their remote house along a grassy track on the island of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides

Aftermath of the Abbots Ripton Crash in Cambridgeshire, January 1876
The aftermath of a rail crash at Abbots Ripton in Cambridgeshire, where the Flying Scotsman collided with a coal train, and was then hit by the Leeds express, January 1876

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