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)

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

Maori Elder
1906: An old Maori woman sitting outside her hut smoking a pipe making a basket. (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. The Kanem-Bornu Empire was founded in the 9th century by peoples living near Lake Chad

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)

Victorian Ladies
circa 1860: Two young women share a publication. (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

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