Portrait Black Collection

Flea Circus
circa 1900: Publicity for Professors Kontilis Wonderful Romanian Flea Circus, which involves fleas performing ballet, fighting a duel, walking the tightrope and drawing carriages

Great Expectations
circa 1870: Pip waiting on Miss Havisham, from Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations. Original Artist: By Marcus Stone. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Crystal Palace
circa 1854: The military trophy created at the visit of Les Guides to Crystal Palace after its reconstruction at Sydenham Hill, South London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bowler Hat
circa 1875: A young man in a Victorian bowler hat. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Sigmund Freud
circa 1935: Sigmund Freud (1856 - 1939) the neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. (Photo by Hans Casparius/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lola Montez
circa 1848: Irish-born American dancer Lola Montez (1818 - 1861). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Maori Elder
1906: An old Maori woman sitting outside her hut smoking a pipe making a basket. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Life At The Turf
circa 1860: Victorians crowd near the barrier to watch a horse race. (Photo by Otto Herschan/Getty Images)

Victorian Ladies
circa 1860: Two young women share a publication. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Maidservant
circa 1870: A Victorian maid carrying a tray with a drink on it. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Ulyssess Grant
circa 1870: US general Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822 - 1885), the 18th president of the United States. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Young Dandy
circa 1890: A young black man wearing a formal suit and top hat. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Edwardian Ladies
1905: Two Edwardian ladies wearing summer day dresses. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Eagle Hut
circa 1905: A worker for the YMCA at the American Eagle Hut. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Cement Mixer
circa 1925: Workmen repairing a road, with the aid of a cement mixer. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Skating Rink
2nd March 1910: Plenty of room for skating at the Princess skating rink. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Ludgate Hill
1922: Road mending on Ludgate Hill. St Pauls Cathedral can be seen in the background. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Bornou Bodyguard
1829: A mounted bodyguard from the entourage of the Sheikh of Bornou

Chinese Garden
circa 1910: Wanchan Shan garden, the Empress Dowagers sculptured walk. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Family Group
September 1860: A Victorian family group posing on the doorstep. (Photo by Colonel H. W. Verschoyle/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

John Philip Sousa
circa 1900: John Philip Sousa (1854 - 1932) the composer and bandmaster. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Miss Symonds
9th July 1907: A study of Miss Symonds, an Edwardian woman. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Zoo Parrot
circa 1910: A parrot chained to a perch at London Zoo. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Women Of Chile
circa 1900: A montage of photographs of women from Chile. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Chicken Feed
circa 1840: Two young girls feeding the chickens. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Pretoria Scene
1901: Boer types awaiting examination for passes to go home in the Public Square, Pretoria, while many look on. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Troops At Pretoria
5th June 1900: Troops standing around the railway station at Pretoria on the day of the British entry, 5th June 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Embroidery
17th February 1904: Miss C Talbot wearing an elegant dress with an embroidered trimming. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A Risky Perch
circa 1930: A workman working on the end of a crane high over Fleet Street in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lace Blouse
27th May 1904: Mrs Scott Elliott wearing a high-necked lace blouse. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Tethered Hop
circa 1906: The Jacob Ellehammer Danemark II making an unmanned tethered hop. Aeroplane Album - Vol 1 Page 47 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Plane Building
circa 1909: The unfinished fuselage of a Kluytmans aircraft. Aeroplane Album - Vol 3 Page 16 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Imperial Mosque
circa 1910: The Imperial Mosque at Istanbul. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Matinee Hat
circa 1900: A scene from a production of The Matinee Hat. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lacey Hat
circa 1905: An Edwardian white lace hat with feather trimming. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Jack And Jill
1924: A fairground ride at Wembley in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Boer War Damage
1900: Royal Engineers walk along a railway damaged by the Boers at Kroonstad which they have to repair. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Andrews Memorial
circa 1850: Monument to the Mayor of Southampton Richard Andrews at East Park, Southampton, Hampshire. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Crystal Palace
1854: Oslers crystal fountain at Crystal Palace after its reconstruction in Sydenham Hill, South London. (Photo by Philip Henry Delamotte/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Crystal Palace
1854: The opening ceremony at Crystal Palace after its reconstruction at Sydenham Hill, South London. (Photo by Philip Henry Delamotte/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Athletes And Trophy
circa 1875: A group of unidentified athletes, one holding a trophy. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Preparing For Bed
circa 1905: Actresses from a production of the musical play The Little Michus. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Victoria Tower
circa 1870: Victoria Tower, part of the Houses of Parliament, and Millbank Street in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Edgeworthstown
circa 1890: A great tree in the grounds of Edgeworthstown House, County Longford, Ireland. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Halfpenny Ices
1876: Halfpenny ices for sale from a London street vendor. (Photo by John Thomson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Beer For Sale
1877: Victorian Mush-Fakers and ginger beer makers with their cart. Original Publication: From Street Life In London by John Thomson and Adolphe Smith - pub

Old Furniture
1877: A second hand furniture shop in London. Original Publication: From Street Life In London by John Thomson and Adolphe Smith - pub. 1877 (Photo by John Thomson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Street Advertising
1877: Victorian bill stickers paste placards advertising Madame Tussauds waxworks museum in London. Original Publication: From Street Life In London by John Thomson and Adolphe Smith - pub

London Nomades
circa 1877: A Gypsy caravan at an encampment near Latimer Road, Notting Hill, London. Original Publication: From Street Life in London by John Thomson and Adolphe Smith - pub

Victorian Locksmith
1877: A street locksmith mending locks at his stall on the spot. Original Publication: From Street Life In London by John Thomson and Adolphe Smith - pub

Flower Women
1877: Victorian flower women selling bouquets at Covent Garden market. Original Publication: From Street Life In London by John Thomson and Adolphe Smith - pub

Market Porters
1st February 1877: Porters with boxes of plants at Covent Garden market in London. Original Publication: From Street Life In London by John Thomson and Adolphe Smith - pub

Second Hand Clothes
1877: An old clothes shop in Seven Dials, London. Original Publication: From Street Life In London by John Thomson and Adolphe Smith - pub. 1877 (Photo by John Thomson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Silent Highway
1877: Transport workers travel up the River Thames in London. Original Publication: From Street Life In London by John Thomson and Adolphe Smith - pub

English Warship
1867: An iron-clad warship of the British navy. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Amiens Cathedral
circa 1910: The ornate main entrance and front facade of Amiens Cathedral. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Victorian Travel
circa 1890: Various modes of transport including buses, coaches and trains. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Genoa Cemetery
circa 1900: A funerary statue of an angel in the campo santo or monumental cemetery in Genoa. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Merchant
circa 1825: A wine merchant supervising the unloading of barrels of wine on a dockside while one of his workers keeps account in a book

Macao Cathedral
circa 1880: The Baroque facade of Macao Cathedral in the old quarter of the Portuguese settlement of Macao, west of Hong Kong. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Livingstones Heart
circa 1900: The site at Chitambo, Lake Bangweulu, Zambia, where Scottish explorer Dr David Livingstones heart lies buried

Christmas Card
1909: An Edwardian Christmas card. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Igor Stravinsky
circa 1920: Russian composer Igor Fedorovich Stravinsky (1882 - 1971). (Photo by G. L. Manuel Freres/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lord Byron
circa 1810: George Gordon Byron (1788 - 1824) the 6th Baron Byron of Rochdale and romantic poet. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Beethoven
circa 1810: Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) the German composer. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Ernest Rutherford
circa 1920: Lord Ernest Rutherford (1871 - 1937) the British atomic physicist awarded the Nobel prize for chemistry in 1908. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Theodore Roosevelt
1901: Vice-president Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919). He became President upon the assassination of William McKinley in 1901 and ran again for President as the Progressive Party candidate in 1912

Edwardian Collar
1905: An Edwardian gentleman with a collar and tie of the period. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Roberts Campaign
March 1901: The 9th Division resting as they march to Bloemfontein taking part in Lord Roberts campaign. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Brothers Grimm
circa 1850: Jacob Ludwig Carl (1785 - 1863) and Wilhelm Carl Grimm (1786 - 1859) fairy tale writers, folklorists and philologists

Oscar Wilde
28th May 1889: Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, poet and wit Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900). (Photo by W. & D. Downey/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Large Beret
18th June 1903: Miss Murray wearing a very large beret style hat. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Troops Advancing
1900: Troops and bullock-drawn carts taking the heavy naval guns across the Valsch River as Lord Roberts troops advance on Pretoria, 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Maryland
circa 1862: The main street of Baltimore around the time of the Civil War. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Water Pump
circa 1910: A wind-propelled water pump. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Railway Destroyed
1901: A railway Bridge across the Valsch River blown up by the Boers in retreat. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A Victorian House
1858: External view of a Victorian house in Highmore. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Boer War Scene
circa 1901: An old man on a height with views across the countryside. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

British Army Camp
1901: Camp in Bloemfontein from which recruits were equipped and sent to the front to fight the Boers. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Boer War Scene
1901: North South Wales Lancers bringing Boer prisoners into Pretoria, 1901. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Fur Collar
circa 1905: An elderly woman wearing a fur collar. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Gateway To Music
circa 1860: Under the Gate of trifling pleasures. An archway in the Conservatoire de Musique in Paris? (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

St Roche
1829: The vaulted roof of the Church of St Roche in Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Opera Comique
circa 1890: The Opera Comique in Paris. (Photo by Branger/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

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