Sepia Collection

Ebbw Vale Colliery
A stereoscopic image of a freight train at Ebbw Vale Colliery in South Wales, 1856. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bridge On the River Tamar
The Royal Albert Bridge, over the River Tamar at Saltash, Cornwall, 1869. Designed by British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it was completed in 1859. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bridge Over The Avon
The Clifton suspension bridge, which spans the river Avon near Bristol, circa 1880. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it was completed in 1864. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Newly Built Bridge
Crowds on the banks of the River Tamar at Saltash, Cornwall celebrate the opening of the Royal Albert Bridge, designed by British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1859

Rothenburg
The Plonlein, Kobolzeller Steige and Spitalgassein in the medieval old town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria, Germany, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

St Gilgen
The village of St Gilgen, by the Wolfgangsee in Austria, 1860. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Old and New Juxtaposition
A juxtaposition of old and new, as old manmade iron levers used to raise and lower ramps are pictured agains the Renaissance Centre in Detroit Michigan

Dervish Band
A dervish musical band circa 1900. (Photo by P. L. Sperr/Getty Images)

Ju Jitsu Cops
A police officer of the New York Police Department teaches new recruits how to use the Japanese martial art of jujutsu in dealing with criminals, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Electoral Reform Demo
A demonstration for electoral reform, 1st July 1884, the year of Gladstone's Representation of the People Act, which expanded the size of the British electorate

Badminton Players
A group of people playing badminton, possibly in India, circa 1885. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Penny Farthing Team
A group of cyclists posing with their penny farthings, circa 1885. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

St Kildan Women
Three generations of women on the archipelago of St Kilda in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, circa 1880. The islands are now uninhabited. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Burnham Beeches, an area of woodland in Buckinghamshire, circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Oyster Sorting
A group of men sorting oysters by size, Long Island, New York, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Japanese Boys
Three smiling Japanese boys, circa 1930. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

St Giles Market
London costermonger Joseph Carney sells fresh herring from his barrow in the street market between Seven Dials and Five Dials in London, 1877

Unidentified flying objects, illustration
Unidentified flying objects (UFOs), illustration

Cloud over Adobe
Image taken at the New Mexico Muesum of Art

Killarney Cottages
A stereoscopic view of thatched cottages in Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland, circa 1885. (Photo by William H. Rau/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Brooklyn Bridge across the East River 1898
Brooklyn Bridge across the East River in New York City, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, 1898. The Heim Leather Belting Company is on the left

Marwaris
Marwari cloth merchants in India, circa 1870. (Photo by Shepherd & Robertson/Henry Guttmann/Getty Images)

Delhi Bankers
A group of bankers in Delhi, circa 1870. (Photo by Shepherd & Robertson/Henry Guttmann/Getty Images)

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Fort Butkhak
An old brick bridge on the Kabul River between Sherpur and Bala Hissar in Afghanistan, circa 1875. (Photo by James Burke/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Tower Of London
Carriages await the custom of tourists outside the Tower of London, 1858. (Photo by Otto Herschan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Illustration of two men in old fashioned racecar wearing helmet and goggles, with spectators in background

Illustration of Common Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), invertebrate molluscs with cephalopod eyes, swimming and camouflaged against seabed

Scotch Gate
The Scotch Gate in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, 1880s. (Photo by James Valentine/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Street lantern

Tiepolos Oriental
Portrait of an Oriental by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, circa 1760. The man wears a turban, a belt with a gold buckle and a fur-trimmed robe. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Village Doctor
A village doctor treats a patients foot complaint, circa 1630. A painting by Flemish artist Adriaen Brouwer. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Japanese Lady
A Japanese lady in a kimono and obi reads a book at a low desk with a single tulip on it, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Deauville Beach
The crowded beach at Deauville during the holiday season, circa 1925. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Windsor Hotel Fire
The remains of the Windsor Hotel on Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, after it was destroyed by fire on St Patricks Day, 17th March 1899. Around 90 people lost their lives

Great Boston Fire
Firemen stand amidst the rubble after the Great Boston Fire of November 1872. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Game Of Chance
Four Chinese ladies amuse themselves with a game, circa 1900. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Procession Of Judges
A procession of judges to the House of Lords for the reopening of the Michaelmas Term at the Law Courts, London, circa 1930

Bietschtal Viaduct
The Bietschtal Viaduct carries the LAotschberg railway line across the Bietsch Valley in Switzerland, circa 1920. (Photo by Paul Thompson/FPG/Getty Images)

Taj Mahal at sunset

Stratford-Upon-Avon
A man drives his cart past the post office in the quiet town of Stratford-Upon-Avon, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Ruins At Hampi
A British soldier among the ruins of the city of Hampi, the last capital of the Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar, in the Bellary district of India, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Kashmiri Shawl Workers
Shawl workers in Kashmir, circa 1870. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lone Fisherman
Perched on a rock in a river, a fisherman prepares his line, circa 1857. William Grundys English Views (Photo by William Grundy/London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Young Fisherman
A young fisherman and his companion rest on rocks by a river, circa 1857. William Grundys English Views (Photo by William Grundy/London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

New Street
Children sitting on the pavement in New Street, Vauxhall, circa 1860. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Vaucluse
Hotel Savil in Bollene, in the French department of Vaucluse, 1875. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Soap Warehouse
The soap warehouse in Fore Street, Lambeth, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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