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Picture Collection (#15)

Background imagePicture Collection: Mozarts death place

Mozarts death place
Exterior view of the Rauhensteingasse apartment building in which Mozart died, Austria, Vienna, Austria, 1791. (Engraving by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Opera Puffs Cigarettes advertisement

Opera Puffs Cigarettes advertisement
Female model lying down in advertisement for Opera Puffs Cigarettes, Will Not Stick To The Lips (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Cleanup at Clark And Madison Streets After Chicago Fire, IL, 1871

Cleanup at Clark And Madison Streets After Chicago Fire, IL, 1871
Two boys sit on top of a partial stone wall in the wreckage of a burned-out building at Madison and Clark Streets, with the Court House in the background following the great Chicago fire of October 8

Background imagePicture Collection: Washington Street After Great Chicago Fire, 1870s

Washington Street After Great Chicago Fire, 1870s
View of rubble and wreckage in Washington Street, East of LaSalle Street, following the great Chicago fire of 1871, Chicago, Illinois, 1871. (Photo by Hulton|Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Grant residence & tannery

Grant residence & tannery
Exterior view of the Jesse Grant residence and tannery, childhood home Civil War general and U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant, Point Pleasant, Ohio, late 19th century

Background imagePicture Collection: Astronomers using sighting devices, late 15th century

Astronomers using sighting devices, late 15th century
Woodcut of astronomers using sighting devices, said to be Caliph al-Mamun of Baghdad, late 15th century. (Woodcut by Hulton|Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Man observing space through telescope, c. 1644

Man observing space through telescope, c. 1644
Drawing of a man observing space through a telescope, c. 1644. (Drawing by Hulton|Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Drawing of astronomers observing & measuring the moon, c. 1454

Drawing of astronomers observing & measuring the moon, c. 1454
Drawing of astronomers observing and measuring the moon, c. 1454. Originally from a playing card. (Drawing by Hulton|Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: A police officer on the street, San Francisco, early 20th century

A police officer on the street, San Francisco, early 20th century (photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Tarring & Feathering During U. S. Revolution

Tarring & Feathering During U. S. Revolution
A man is tarred and feathered before being hanged during conflict between the Tories and the Loyalists in Boston, Massachusetts, at the time of the American Revolution, c. 1780

Background imagePicture Collection: Immigrants On Benches At Castle Garden

Immigrants On Benches At Castle Garden
Immigrants sit on benches with their luggage at Castle Garden, the island used for processing immigrants between 1855 and 1890 prior to the development of Ellis Island, New York City, 1880s

Background imagePicture Collection: Holladay Overland Mail & Express Co

Holladay Overland Mail & Express Co
View of a carriage parked outside the Holladay Overland Mail & Express Co. Denver, Colorado, c. 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Tyranosaurus skeleton

Tyranosaurus skeleton
Side view of a tyranosaurus skeleton, undated. (Photo by Welgos/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Halls Fire and Burglar Proof Safe

Halls Fire and Burglar Proof Safe
View of a Halls Fire and Burglar Proof Safe, c. 1870. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Hannibal Crossing Rhone On Elephants

Hannibal Crossing Rhone On Elephants
One of the great military leaders of history, the Carthagenian general Hannibal began the Punic Wars with the Roman Empire in 218 BC after conquering most of Europe en route from Spain to Italy with

Background imagePicture Collection: Haunted House

Haunted House
The ghost of Jim Stubbs, the previous occupant of the house, appears to a couple eating their dinner, circa 1865. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Cerne Abbas Giant

Cerne Abbas Giant
The Cerne Abbas giant, a chalk carving of a naked man armed with a club on a hillside in Dorset, circa 1930. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: St Peters Cathedral

St Peters Cathedral
circa 1920: A painting of The Ascension of Christ above the reredos in All Souls Chapel, part of St Peters Anglican Cathedral in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Background imagePicture Collection: Venetian Fete

Venetian Fete
The Venetian Fete takes place on the Seine during the Paris Exhibition of 1889. The newly-built Eiffel Tower is illuminated for the occasion. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Vengeful God Makes Good On Promise

Vengeful God Makes Good On Promise
The wicked struggle to save themselves from the flood unleashed by Yahweh on the people of the Earth in an engraving by Fisher, Son, & Co

Background imagePicture Collection: Nadars Balloon

Nadars Balloon
Nadars giant air balloon over Paris, 1863. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Paris Underworld

Paris Underworld
An inhabitant of the Parisian underworld inspects a photograph of three camels. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Lithograph of a saloon w / men drinking and eating, NYC, c. 1853

Lithograph of a saloon w / men drinking and eating, NYC, c. 1853
Lithograph of a saloon with men drinking and eating, NYC, c. 1853 (photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: A New York Dive, w / men and women dancing and drinking, 1800s

A New York Dive, w / men and women dancing and drinking, 1800s
Engraving of a New York Dive, with men and women dancing and drinking, 1800s (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Election In Front Of State House, PA, 1815

Election In Front Of State House, PA, 1815
Illustration depicting an election in front of the State House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1815. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Illustration of Republican National Convention, Chicago, IL, 1884

Illustration of Republican National Convention, Chicago, IL, 1884
Illustration of delegates celebrating the nomination of James G. Blaine as presidential candidate during the Republican National Convention, Chicago, Illinois, June 1884

Background imagePicture Collection: US Flag Above Independence Hall, PA, 1861

US Flag Above Independence Hall, PA, 1861
Illustration depicting the raising of the American flag above Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from the cover of Harpers Weekly, March 9, 1861. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Cotton Factory

Cotton Factory
Textile workers in a British cotton factory, where processes include carding, drawing and roving. Engraving by J Cart after an original work by T Allom, circa 1840

Background imagePicture Collection: American Pioneers By Lake

American Pioneers By Lake
Illustration of a log cabin built in the woods beside a lake, with two pioneers standing by the shore, circa 1800s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Pioneers Crossing The Plains

Pioneers Crossing The Plains
An illustration depicting emigrants in horse-drawn wagons crossing the American Plains. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Settlement Camp At Night

Settlement Camp At Night
Illustration of an American settlers at a prairie camp at night, late 19th century. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: American Settlers Crossing The Plains

American Settlers Crossing The Plains
Illustration of American settlers at a camp while crossing the plains during the Westward Expansion, circa 1850. (Photo by Lawrence Thornton/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: American Settlers Camp

American Settlers Camp
Illustration of American settlers cooking at camp site. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Christie s

Christie s
1st February 1808: An auction of paintings at Christies auction rooms, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Great Exhibition

Great Exhibition
1851: Interior of the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London

Background imagePicture Collection: Drawing Room

Drawing Room
circa 1860: A Victorian drawing room with pictures in heavy frames and ornately covered furniture. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: View Of Calcutta From The Esplanade

View Of Calcutta From The Esplanade
Drawing entitled View of Calcutta from the Esplanade, Calcutta, India, 1850s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Scen From Rip Van Winkle

Scen From Rip Van Winkle
Engraved illustration of a scene from Washington Irvings 1819 Rip van Winkle shows a large group of people in the street outside of the George Washington tavern as they crowd around, point at

Background imagePicture Collection: Court Presentation

Court Presentation
A large group of dignitaries and their wives wait outside the Ambassadors Entrance to the Queens drawing room at Buckingham Palace, London, August 1868

Background imagePicture Collection: Malakand Pass

Malakand Pass
After the Chitral campaign, British and Indian military engineers build a road over the Malakand Pass connecting Peshawar with the Swat Valley in the North-West Province of India. Drawn by J

Background imagePicture Collection: Will These Hands Ne er Be Clean?

Will These Hands Ne er Be Clean?
Engraving from Act V Scene I of William Shakespeares Macbeth of Lady Macbeth as she holds a lantern and sleepwalks with her eyes open through a darkened room, mid to late 1800s

Background imagePicture Collection: The Art Of Blasphemy

The Art Of Blasphemy
July 1958: Visitors evaluate 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: Express Lobby

Express Lobby
1955: The lobby of the Daily Express building in Fleet Street, with metallic panels by Eric Aumonier, completed in 1932. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: French Poster; Two Girls Make Bon

French Poster; Two Girls Make Bon
Two ex-Hulton Press secretaries are seen here studying a French poster during their apprenticeship at the Hotel Chambord, Ostend. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6651 - Two Girls Make Bon - pub

Background imagePicture Collection: Suffragette Art Kensington, March 1913

Suffragette Art Kensington, March 1913
7th March 1913: A suffragette adding to messages written by others on a pavement in Kensington. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Man running by mural

Man running by mural

Background imagePicture Collection: The Feelings Neutral

The Feelings Neutral
circa 1936: President Franklin D Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) takes part in a neutrality discussion. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Hogarths Tomb

Hogarths Tomb
The tomb of English painter and engraver William Hogarth (1697 - 1764) in Chiswick west London, circa 1795. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)



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