Single Collection (#31)

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

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

Langston Hughes
Portrait of American poet, author, and journalist Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967) laughing. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Louisa May Alcott
Headshot portrait of American writer Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Oliver Wendell Holmes
Portrait of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841-1935) American poet, essayist, novelist and physician, seated with his elbow on a table, circa 1881. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Nathaniel Hawthorne
An illustration of American author Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864), who wrote The Scarlet Letter, circa 1860. (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)

Coleridge
English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834), author of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan, circa 1815. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Telegraph Operator
A trainee wireless telegraph operator at Marconi House, London, 18th March 1913. The 5 kilowatt apparatus is similar to that used on ocean-going liners

Scutari Nurse
A nurse from the Barrack hospital at Scutari, run by Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War, December 1855. Engraved from a photograph by Mayall. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Fort Steadman
The interior of Fort Steadman, Virginia two months after the battle, in which Union forces successfully defended it against the Confederate army during the American Civil War, May 1865

Woman In White
A poster by Frederick Walker, RA, for Wilkie Collins stage adaptation of his own novel The Woman in White, 1871. A woman shrouded in a shawl puts her finger to her lips as she passes through an open

Toscanini Conducts
Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini (1867 - 1957) conducts the NBC Symphony Orchestra in a televised recording of Verdis Hymn of the Nations, 1944. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Siege Of Paris
A French soldier from the siege of Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Shoe Seller
1810: A Parisian shoe seller, with shoes and slippers in her apron and carrying a shoe horn. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Tranquil Montmartre
Old houses with wooden verandahs in the Montmartre district of Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Eiffels Second Level
July 1888: French civil engineer Gustave Eiffel stands at the base of the Eiffel Tower during its construction, Paris, France, August 21, 1888

Pasteurs Lab
circa 1880: French chemist Dr Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895), the father of modern bacteriology, pursues his studies in his laboratory at the Ecole Normale in Paris

Bluebell Backstage
November 1955: Jacquie Pring of Torquay tries on costumes backstage as she begins her career as a Bluebell Girl in the famous Paris Lido show in France. (Photo by John Sadovy/BIPs/Getty Images)

Backless Fashion
5th November 1949: Pariss latest fashion items place the accent on necklines, using roses, frills, and feathers to emphasize necks and bosoms

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

William Morris
English poet, artist and craftsman William Morris (1834 - 1896). Original Artwork: Woodbury Type (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Paddle Your Own Canoe
The Lady of the Lake, from the book by Sir Walter Scott, steadies her boat by resting an oar on the bank. Original Artwork: Engraving by Thomas Brown after Robert Herdman RSA

Locomotive Leg
A cartoon depicting John Bulls locomotive leg. Original Artwork: From Punch (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A Grimm Tale
Little Red Riding Hood meets the Wolf on her journey through the wood, in a scene from the Grimm fairy tale. Original Artwork: An engraving by A H Payne after E Speinbruck

Bow Street Runner
John Townsend, a Bow Street Runner. The Runners were forerunners of the modern police force and policed the streets in conjunction with nightwatchman but were more efficient

Charles Darwin
British naturalist Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882). Original Artwork: Woodbury type by Lock & Whitfield. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images)

Egyptian Inscription
26th May 1804: Hieroglyphics and images of ritualistic animals and objects adorn an Egyptian manuscript found amongst the swathing of a mummy. Original Artwork: Engraved by J Chapman after Denon

Munich Opera House
circa 1890: The Hof Theatre or Opera House in Munich. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Anne Bronte
circa 1845: Anne (Annie) Bronte (1820-1849). Original Artwork: Drawing - Charlotte Bronte Womens Illustrated (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lord Byron
circa 1879: A skectch of a statue of poet, George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788 - 1824). The bronze statue by Richard Belt, unveiled on 24th May 1880, is in Hyde Park, London

Captured At Last
circa 1838: Fagin sits alone in the condemned cell after his capture by the police in Charles Dickens Oliver Twist. Original Artwork: Engraving by George Cruikshank

The Burning Bush
circa 1850: The Burning Bush. The angel of the Lord appearing to Moses in a burning bush. Original Artwork: Engraving by John Henry Le Keux after a picture by John Martin

White Bear
circa 1800: Meach-o-Shin-Gaw or Little White Bear, a Konza warrior. Original Artwork: Engraving by J Harris after a painting by George Catlin. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Japanese Hostess
circa 1875: A Japanese woodblock print of a geisha girl serving a cup of tea. Original Artwork: Drawn by Gillot (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Beethoven
circa 1805: German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827). Original Artwork: Engraving after painting by Kloeber (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Joseph Pulitzer
30th March 1872: Hungarian born American newspaper proprietor Joseph Pulitzer (1847 - 1911) shown in cartoon as the Leader of Liberal Republicanism in the St Louis Puck. Puck - pub

Lewis Carroll
circa 1875: English nonsense writer and versifier, author of Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll ( 1832 - 1998)

Abu Simbel
circa 1860: The smaller of the two temples at Abu Simbel, on the River Nile in southern Egypt. Originally carved from a sandstone cliff face

Holland Plaza Building
A view of the Holland Plaza Building at Varick and Canal Streets near the entrance to the Holland Tunnel, New York City, circa 1935. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Getty Images)

Smoking On The Job
A man smokes a pipe atop a building under construction on Broadway facing south toward Bowling Green, New York City, New York, early 1910s

Central Park Sleigh
1901: A man riding a small horsedrawn sleigh through Central Park, New York City. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Composer Conducts
8th December 1958: Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) follows the score during a recording session in London. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

Shaw In The Strand
May 1927: Irish dramatist and social critic George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) walking along the Strand in London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Starting Point
13th October 1956: The house on the corner of Thistlewaite Road, Clapton, London where Harry Rael-Brook first started his crease-proof shirt business

Lonely Walk; Seven Days Leave from Prison
2nd May 1953: Nearing the end of a seven year sentence in Wakefield Gaol, Danny Hughes has been granted a weeks parole. Trusted to take responsibility for himself

Druid Ceremony, part of the Midsummer Rites at Stonehenge
30th June 1956: A druid participating in a dawn ceremony as part of the Midsummer Rites at Stonehenge. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8536 - The Druids Under Fire - pub

Spotlit Bouquet; Why Marriage Can Fail, Picture Post 1954
30th October 1954: A man hiding a bouquet of flowers behind his back to illustrate the problem of putting ones wife on a pedestal, which can cause a marriage to fail

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