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Picture Collection (#14)

Background imagePicture Collection: Sound Sleeping

Sound Sleeping
circa 1860: An unflattering picture of a man who has fallen asleep with his mouth wide open London Stereoscopic Company Comic Series (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Valentines Day

Valentines Day
circa 1860: Two victorian women admiring Valentine cards, in a domestic setting. London Stereoscopic Company Comic Series - 75 (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Sunrise, Tower Bridge, River Thames, London

Sunrise, Tower Bridge, River Thames, London

Background imagePicture Collection: Hunting A Wild Boar

Hunting A Wild Boar
Illustration shows a young man, with a spear held high, prepares to stab a wild boar. Depending on which version of the story is consulted, the young man, flanked by fellow hunters and dogs

Background imagePicture Collection: New York Stock Exchange In 1853

New York Stock Exchange In 1853
Traders gather at the New York Stock Exchange, New York, New York, 1853. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Wall Street in 1860s

Wall Street in 1860s
Engraving of a scene outside the New York Stock Exchange at the corner of Wall Street and Broad Street in downtown Manhattan, New York, New York, 1860s. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Cake Walk sterio picture

Cake Walk sterio picture
CIRCA LATE 1800 s: A sterio picture of African Americans doing a cake walk in the late 1800 s. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Defeated Chinese

Defeated Chinese
12th June 1922: This trainload of defeated Chang Tso-lins Fengtien troops was photographed passing through a station in China during that countrys Civil War

Background imagePicture Collection: Quiet Shops

Quiet Shops
22nd August 1911: Two shops in an empty street in Wales which were subsequently wrecked in anti-semitic riots. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Reading Soldiers

Reading Soldiers
July 1907: The Reading Room at St Georges Barracks, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: New Recruits

New Recruits
July 1907: New recruits at St Georges Barracks, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Opera Bar

Opera Bar
27th July 1948: Crush bar at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden with chandelier and double staircase. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Brighton Pavilion

Brighton Pavilion
15th July 1948: The Music Room at the Royal Pavilion, Brighton bespeaks opulence with many articles in the exhibition having been lent by the King and Queen, Princess Elizabeth

Background imagePicture Collection: Famous Shop

Famous Shop
26th August 1948: A view of The Old Curiosity Shop, as immortalised by Charles Dickens, in Portsmouth Street, London, with pictures displayed behind the windows

Background imagePicture Collection: Bristol Brabazon

Bristol Brabazon
circa 1949: The first air to air picture of the giant Bristol Brabazon in flight. Once the largest air liner in the world, the Brabazon had a fuel capacity of 13, 000 gallons

Background imagePicture Collection: What The Butler Saw

What The Butler Saw
27th June 1935: Holidaymakers view What The Butler Saw picture peep shows (mutoscopes) on the pier at Llandudno, North Wales. (Photo by E. Dean/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: At Home

At Home
September 1908: A family concert party, on piano and violin. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: The Boat Train

The Boat Train
4th September 1909: The dining car of the Lusitanias boat train, at Fishguard. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: The 19th Hole

The 19th Hole
circa 1900: Ranelagh Golf Club, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Beach Photographer

Beach Photographer
1907: A photographer prepares to take a picture of the judges of the best group of donkeys on Scarborough Sands, North Yorkshire. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Surface of the Aletsch Glacier, Bernese Alps, Valais canton, Switzerland, Europe

Surface of the Aletsch Glacier, Bernese Alps, Valais canton, Switzerland, Europe

Background imagePicture Collection: Surface of the Aletsch Glacier, Bernese Alps, Valais canton, Switzerland, Europe

Surface of the Aletsch Glacier, Bernese Alps, Valais canton, Switzerland, Europe

Background imagePicture Collection: Religious Canvas

Religious Canvas
July 1958: Visitors examine a painting at an exhibition of modern art, organised by the Contemporary Art Society on the theme of religion, in Londons Tate Gallery

Background imagePicture Collection: Artists At Work

Artists At Work
Two artists painting on the beach. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Royal Academy

Royal Academy
Two men looking at paintings on show at the Royal Academy, London. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Palace of Justice - Jasi, Romania

Palace of Justice - Jasi, Romania
Exterior of the Palace of Justice in Jasi, Romania, 1910s. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Calle Zulueta And Capitol, Havana, Cuba, 1935

Calle Zulueta And Capitol, Havana, Cuba, 1935
View of cars parked on Calle Zulueta with the Capitol building in the background, Havana, Cuba, 1935. (Photo by Lionel Green/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: 6th Concord Bridge

6th Concord Bridge
The 6th Concord Bridge, Concord, Massachusetts, mid-20th Century. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Stone Arch of Church After Chicago Fire, 1871

Stone Arch of Church After Chicago Fire, 1871
A formally dressed Black man stands in front of the stone arch of the Second Presbyterian Church, through which can be seen the remains of the Tribune Building

Background imagePicture Collection: Chicago Courthouse After Fire, IL, 1871

Chicago Courthouse After Fire, IL, 1871
A group of men stand with a wheeled wagon, surveying the damage in front of the Court House following the great fires of October 8 - 10, 1871, Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Lightfoot/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Abraham Offering Isaac

Abraham Offering Isaac
Handpainted engraving of Abraham offering Isaac, c. 1880. (Engraving by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Portrait of American abolitionist and womens rights activist Lucy Stone

Portrait of American abolitionist and womens rights activist Lucy Stone (1818 - 1893) (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Beachfront at Cannes

Beachfront at Cannes
Elevated view, including beachfront, Cannes, France, 1940s. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Biplane over Baghdad, Iraq

Biplane over Baghdad, Iraq
An airplane flies over Baghdad, Iraq, early 20th Century. (Photo by Authenticated News/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Fort Sumter Under Confederate Flag, NC, 1861

Fort Sumter Under Confederate Flag, NC, 1861
View of Fort Sumter with a Confederate flag waving, North Carolina, April 4, 1861. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Klansmen At Petite Bostonais Campsite, 1893

Klansmen At Petite Bostonais Campsite, 1893
A group of members of the Ku Klux Klan pose at their Petite Bostonais campsite, August 1893. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Second Colorado Expedition

Second Colorado Expedition
Start of the second Colorado Expedition led by American anthropologist, geologist and explorer Major John Wesley Powell (1834 - 1902) at Green River, Wyoming, 1871

Background imagePicture Collection: John Wesley Powells Boat in Grand Canyon

John Wesley Powells Boat in Grand Canyon
View of American anthropologist, geologist and explorer Major John Wesley Powells boat, Emma Dean, which was named after his wife, on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon during his second trip

Background imagePicture Collection: US Marines w / captured Korean flag

US Marines w / captured Korean flag
Three U.S. Marines pose beside a Korean flag captured during the First Korean War, 1871. (Photo by U.S.M.C./Authenticated News/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Western & Atlantic Railroad engine

Western & Atlantic Railroad engine
A locomotive engine of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, c. 1862. This engine had been captured and recaptured during the US Civil War. (Photo by Authenticated News/Getty Imges)

Background imagePicture Collection: Vasco da Gama Causing Destruction

Vasco da Gama Causing Destruction
An illustration depicts the destruction caused by Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (1469 - 1525) on Mohammedan pilgrims during his 1497 - 1499 journey around the Cape of Good Hope to Asia

Background imagePicture Collection: H G Wells

H G Wells
English novelist Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946), whose most famous works include The Time Machine and The Invisible Man, 4th May 1940. Picture Post - 282 - Unite Or Perish - pub.1940

Background imagePicture Collection: Greek Vase

Greek Vase
Olympic runners depicted on an ancient Greek vase given as a prize in the Panathenaea, circa 525 BC. Original Publication : Picture Post - 5953 - Where the Olympic Games Started - pub

Background imagePicture Collection: Puck Fair

Puck Fair
Even the animals join in the fun at Puck Fair in Killorglin, County Kerry, August 1952. Original Publication : Picture Post - 6076 - Puck Fair - unpub

Background imagePicture Collection: Long-Woolled Sheep

Long-Woolled Sheep
Long-woolled sheep in field near Kielder, one of the many villages situated on the Tynes Bank, 21st October 1950. Original Publication

Background imagePicture Collection: Bradford

Bradford
A marked contrast between Bradfords industrial centre and the beauty of the surrounding countryside, 1880. Original Publication : Picture Post - 5228 - Why Your Clothes Will Cost You More - pub

Background imagePicture Collection: Trapped Convoy

Trapped Convoy
A convoy trapped on the Suez Canal near Cantara during the Suez Crisis, 24th December 1956. Original Publication : Picture Post - 8760 - Suez: The Troops We Left Behind - Pub

Background imagePicture Collection: Dounreay

Dounreay
The bottom half of the worlds first electricity-producing fast breeder reactor at Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment in Scotland, 14th July 1956



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