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Background imageSocial History Collection: Agua Volcano and Arco de Santa Catalina (Santa Catalina Arch) in Antigua Guatemala

Agua Volcano and Arco de Santa Catalina (Santa Catalina Arch) in Antigua Guatemala
Santa Catalins Arch or Arco de Santa Catalina is probably the most iconic place in Antigua Guatemala, it was was built in 1693 - 1694 to allow nuns to cross the street without being seen

Background imageSocial History Collection: The Royal Liver Building

The Royal Liver Building is a Grade I listed building located in Liverpool, England. It is part of Liverpools UNESCO designated World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City

Background imageSocial History Collection: Black and white shot of Angkor Wat

Black and white shot of Angkor Wat
A black and white shot of Angkor Wat with its reflection on a lake. Angkor Wat is one of UNESCO world heritage sites, located in Siem Reap, Cambodia

Background imageSocial History Collection: William Hogarth Four Times of the Day - Morning

William Hogarth Four Times of the Day - Morning
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Four Times of the Day

Background imageSocial History Collection: Map of the Cinque Ports (Victorian engraving)

Map of the Cinque Ports (Victorian engraving)
An old map of the Cinque Ports, which are five historic ports on the south-eastern corner of Kent, England

Background imageSocial History Collection: Wringer, wet clothes dryer

Wringer, wet clothes dryer
Antique illustration of a wringer, wet clothes dryer

Background imageSocial History Collection: Cinque Terre coastline villages, La Spezia, Italy

Cinque Terre coastline villages, La Spezia, Italy
Facing the mediterranean sea, Cinque Terre (meaning Five lands ) coastline villages, La Spezia, Italy

Background imageSocial History Collection: Light up Shirakawa-go village with snow on Winter 2017

Light up Shirakawa-go village with snow on Winter 2017
Shirakawa-go, Japan

Background imageSocial History Collection: Deir al-Bahri, Hatshepsut

Deir al-Bahri, Hatshepsut
Dayr el-Bahari or Dayr el-Bahri is a complex of temples and tombs on the west bank of the Nile. The complex is part of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Background imageSocial History Collection: Victorian London boys begging and sweeping street, 1870

Victorian London boys begging and sweeping street, 1870
Vintage engraving of Victorian London boys begging and sweeping street. Mothers Last Words, Mrs Sewell, c.1870

Background imageSocial History Collection: Victorian London orphan boy begging on the street, 1870

Victorian London orphan boy begging on the street, 1870
Vintage engraving of Victorian London orphan boy begging on the street, 1870. Mothers Last Words, Mrs Sewell

Background imageSocial History Collection: Cliff top town of Rocamadour in the Lot region of Southern France

Cliff top town of Rocamadour in the Lot region of Southern France
The historic and medieval town of Rocamadour in the Lot Region of South West France Europe

Background imageSocial History Collection: Prairie Ghost Town in Black and White

Prairie Ghost Town in Black and White
A ghost town on the plains. Dramatic landscape image in black and white. This image taken in the great plains in an abandoned town. Saskatchewan, Canada. Western faAzade on the old store

Background imageSocial History Collection: Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria

Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, husband and Prince Consort of Queen Victoria (26 August 1819 - 14 December 1861)

Background imageSocial History Collection: Bleak House

Bleak House
Vintage engraving from the works of Charles Dickens. From Bleak House. I m Fly, says Jo. But Fen larksm you know. Stow hooking it!

Background imageSocial History Collection: Chew Jetty with beautiful sunrise, Penang, Malaysia

Chew Jetty with beautiful sunrise, Penang, Malaysia
Chew Jetty is the most popular clan jetty in the George Town UNESCO Heritage Zone

Background imageSocial History Collection: William Hogarth The Rakes Progress - In Bedlam

William Hogarth The Rakes Progress - In Bedlam
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths The Rakes Progress

Background imageSocial History Collection: Botallack Copper Mine, Cornwall - 1833 woodcut

Botallack Copper Mine, Cornwall - 1833 woodcut
Woodcut illustration from The Saturday Magazine, Volume 87, November 9th, 1833

Background imageSocial History Collection: Julian the Apostate (331-363), Roman Emperor

Julian the Apostate (331-363), Roman Emperor
Illustration of a Julian the Apostate (331-363), Roman Emperor

Background imageSocial History Collection: Hadrians Wall

Hadrians Wall also called the Roman Wall, Picts Wall, or Vallum Hadriani in Latin, was a defensive fortification in the Roman province of Britannia

Background imageSocial History Collection: Victorian London - Barnes Bridge

Victorian London - Barnes Bridge
Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. A large crowd of people gather to watch the boat race on the Thames some on the beams under Barnes Bridge

Background imageSocial History Collection: The enraged musician (XXXL)

The enraged musician (XXXL)
The enraged musician engraved by E.Stalker around 1840.AbobeRGB

Background imageSocial History Collection: Three little Victorian girls going visiting

Three little Victorian girls going visiting
Three little Victorian girls who have been dressed in their Sunday Best and are out visiting

Background imageSocial History Collection: Little Victorian girl with her pet bird and cat

Little Victorian girl with her pet bird and cat
A little Victorian girl feeding her pet bird which is in a cage hanging outside the house door. Her cat is relaxing below, a rather anxious expression on its face

Background imageSocial History Collection: Little girl praying on her bed

Little girl praying on her bed
A little Victorian girl kneeling on her bed, praying. From "At Home", illustrated by J.G. Sowerby and decorated by Thomas Crane. Printed and published by Marcus Ward & Co. in 1881

Background imageSocial History Collection: Nineteenth century girl whispering to a little boy

Nineteenth century girl whispering to a little boy
A young Victorian girl in a bonnet whispering into the ear of a small boy who is - probably embarrassingly for him - clothed in a red velvet suit

Background imageSocial History Collection: Giant eating people (Victorian cartoon)

Giant eating people (Victorian cartoon)
A fierce-looking giant enjoying a meal of people, most of whom are trying to get away by various means. His dog looks on, hoping for the occasional limb or head

Background imageSocial History Collection: Tomb of the Howard family at Arundel Church, Sussex

Tomb of the Howard family at Arundel Church, Sussex
The tomb of the Howard family of Arundel, Sesssex, in the parish church of St Nicholas

Background imageSocial History Collection: Good Shepherd

Good Shepherd
Jesus Christ - The Good Shepherd - tending his metaphorical flock. From " The Childrens Friend - A Monthly Magazine for Boys & Girls" - bound volume XXXIX, Jan-Dec 1899; published by S.W

Background imageSocial History Collection: The Capitol Washington

The Capitol Washington

Background imageSocial History Collection: People on a horse drawn omnibus (1843 engraving)

People on a horse drawn omnibus (1843 engraving)
The conductor, the driver and a press of passengers aboard a horse drawn omnibus. Woodcut engraving in sepia on aged paper

Background imageSocial History Collection: Old lady telling stories to children

Old lady telling stories to children
An old lady telling stories to a group of wide-eyed children

Background imageSocial History Collection: Map of Australasia (1898 engraving)

Map of Australasia (1898 engraving)
Old map of Australasia from 1898

Background imageSocial History Collection: Sports disciplines of the Ancient Olympic Games

Sports disciplines of the Ancient Olympic Games: Chariot race, Wrestling, Endurance Running, Boxing, Jumping, Discus throw. Wood engraving, published in 1864

Background imageSocial History Collection: Old prison hulk in the River Thames, London

Old prison hulk in the River Thames, London
An old prison hulk moored in the River Thames, London, with paddle steamers and other sailing ships

Background imageSocial History Collection: Arco de Santa Catalina Street (Santa Catalina Arch) Antigua Guatemala

Arco de Santa Catalina Street (Santa Catalina Arch) Antigua Guatemala
Santa Catalina's Arch or Arco de Santa Catalina is probably the most iconic place in Antigua Guatemala, it was was built in 1693 - 1694 to allow nuns to cross the street without being seen

Background imageSocial History Collection: Lord Palmerston - Victorian engraving

Lord Palmerston - Victorian engraving
Head and shoulders portrait of Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865), who was British Prime Minister from 1855-1858 and 1859-1865

Background imageSocial History Collection: They all ran after the farmer's wife

They all ran after the farmer's wife
"Three blind mice, Three blind mice, See how they run, See how they run

Background imageSocial History Collection: Three blind mice painting, sepia

Three blind mice painting, sepia
"Three blind mice, Three blind mice, See how they run, See how they run, They all ran after the farmer's wife, She cut off their tails with a carving knife

Background imageSocial History Collection: See how they run

See how they run
"Three blind mice, Three blind mice, See how they run

Background imageSocial History Collection: Mother cat and kittens going home

Mother cat and kittens going home
A Victorian family watching a mother cat taking her kittens home. And is that a rodent's tail hanging out of the window...? Fur will fly! From "R

Background imageSocial History Collection: Three blind mice with a carving knife

Three blind mice with a carving knife
Three blind mice sitting on a carving knife

Background imageSocial History Collection: Coronation Chair with the Stone of Scone

Coronation Chair with the Stone of Scone
The ancient Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey, London, containing the Stone of Scone. The Chair was made for King Edward I to hold the Stone of Scone which he brought from Scotland in 1296

Background imageSocial History Collection: St Paul's, Cheapside, Paternoster Row, London (1871 engraving)

St Paul's, Cheapside, Paternoster Row, London (1871 engraving)
St Paul's Cathedral, the west end of Cheapside, Paternoster Row, Newgate Street and Fleet Street, with an old stone inscription once to be found in Panyer Alley, EC4

Background imageSocial History Collection: Temple Church, London, from the south (Victorian woodcut)

Temple Church, London, from the south (Victorian woodcut)
The Temple Church, London, seen from the south

Background imageSocial History Collection: Old St Dunstan's Church, Fleet Street, London

Old St Dunstan's Church, Fleet Street, London
Outside the old Guild Church of St Dunstan-in-the-West in Fleet Street, London. From "Wycliffe to Wesley; Heroes and Martyrs of the Church in Britain" published in 1885 by T

Background imageSocial History Collection: Lobby of the House of Commons

Lobby of the House of Commons
The Lobby of the House of Commons, London, during the 1870s. The old Houses of Parliament were destroyed by fire in 1834 and the current buildings were designed by Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin

Background imageSocial History Collection: Interior of the House of Commons before 1834

Interior of the House of Commons before 1834
The interior of the House of Commons, London, before 1834 when the old Houses of Parliament were destroyed by fire. The current buildings were designed by Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin

Background imageSocial History Collection: Plan of the old Royal Palace of Whitehall

Plan of the old Royal Palace of Whitehall
A ground plan of the old Royal Palace of Whitehall beside the River Thames in London

Background imageSocial History Collection: Blanchards balloon and apparatus

Blanchards balloon and apparatus
The French balloonist Jean Pierre Blanchard in his balloon, which had flapping wings. From aAThe Leisure HouraA, a British aJournal of Instruction and RecreationaA

Background imageSocial History Collection: Victorian London - Victoria Embankment

Victorian London - Victoria Embankment
Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. Showing the Victoria Embankment at night

Background imageSocial History Collection: Victorian London - Westminster Stairs

Victorian London - Westminster Stairs
Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. Showing the Westminster stairs with steamers leaving

Background imageSocial History Collection: Victorian London - On the road

Victorian London - On the road
Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th century Victorian London showing a crowd of people on the road to the Derby

Background imageSocial History Collection: Victorian London - Found in the Street

Victorian London - Found in the Street
Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. A homeless orphan is cared for in a refuge after being found in the street circa 1870

Background imageSocial History Collection: Victorian London - Billingsgate Market

Victorian London - Billingsgate Market
" Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. Billingsgate Fish Market in the morning, Billingsgate was the largest fish market in the world in the Victorian era."

Background imageSocial History Collection: Victorian London - Lemonade Vendor

Victorian London - Lemonade Vendor
Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. A character sketch of a selling lemonade on the street

Background imageSocial History Collection: Victorian London - The New Zealander

Victorian London - The New Zealander
Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. Macaulays New Zealander visiting future London

Background imageSocial History Collection: Victorian London - Dudley Street, Seven Dials

Victorian London - Dudley Street, Seven Dials
" Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. Dudley Street, Seven Dials circa 1870. Street children play in the road."

Background imageSocial History Collection: Victorian London - Second hand clothes market

Victorian London - Second hand clothes market
" Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. Second hand clothes market Gloucester Street, New Cut circa 1870."

Background imageSocial History Collection: Customers in a Victorian hostelry

Customers in a Victorian hostelry
Customers taking tea in a Victorian hotel or pub. A waiter and waitress are serving and someone is reading a copy of " Punch"

Background imageSocial History Collection: Frenchmen at a 19th century cafe

Frenchmen at a 19th century cafe
Two men having drinks, smoking and chatting at a 19th century French cafe. From a bound volume of copies of " Punch Almanack" for 1865-79

Background imageSocial History Collection: Victorian restaurant waiter taking an order

Victorian restaurant waiter taking an order
A smiling waiter in a Victorian restaurant or gentlemens club, taking an order from a diner. From " Punch, or the London Charivari", Volume LXVIII (68), published in London in 1875

Background imageSocial History Collection: Queen Catherine Parr, widow of Henry VIII

Queen Catherine Parr, widow of Henry VIII
Queen Catherine Parr, the sixth and last wife - and ultimately widow - of King Henry VIII of England

Background imageSocial History Collection: Ruins of the Chapter House, Much Wenlock Abbey, Shropshire, England

Ruins of the Chapter House, Much Wenlock Abbey, Shropshire, England
Originally founded as an Abbey around 680AD, Much Wenlock Priory is on the outskirts of Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England

Background imageSocial History Collection: West Front of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, Wales

West Front of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, Wales
Tintern Abbey, in Monmouthshire, Wales, was founded in 1131 beside the River Wye - the boundary between Wales and England

Background imageSocial History Collection: Victorian Christmas Pantomime

Victorian Christmas Pantomime
Vintage engraving from 1882 showing a group of people performing a traditional christmas pantomime show

Background imageSocial History Collection: landsknecht

landsknecht
" Landsknecht by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) Landsknecht with a flag of MaximilianLandsknechts (singular Landsknecht, German plural Landsknechte)

Background imageSocial History Collection: William WILBERFORCE (abolitionist )

William WILBERFORCE (abolitionist )
William WILBERFORCE.Portrait engraved by E. SCRIVEN (around 1860) from a painting by C. RICHMOND

Background imageSocial History Collection: Richard Howe (XXXL)

Richard Howe (XXXL)
Portrait of Richard first earl Howe (1726-1799) engraved by H.Robinson from the original of Gainsborough(1727-1788) in the Trinity house and published by J.Tallis&Co in 1880

Background imageSocial History Collection: The crossing sweeper

The crossing sweeper
" The crossing sweeper.From the original painting of William Powell FRITH in 1858, engraved and edited by Sydney Armytage in 1870.Adobe RGB(1998)"

Background imageSocial History Collection: Admiral Lord Hawke (XXXL)

Admiral Lord Hawke (XXXL)
" Portrait of Admiral Lord Edward Hawke (1705-1781) engraved by W.Holl (1807-1871), from the original by Cotes (1726-1770)

Background imageSocial History Collection: Young 18 th century couple flirting

Young 18 th century couple flirting
Young couple 18 th century.No signature and no copyright.engraved around 1780.Now in the public domain.AdobeRGB.Highest resolution available(xxxl)

Background imageSocial History Collection: Palestine antique in the time of Jesus Christ

Palestine antique in the time of Jesus Christ
Palestine in the time of Jesus Christ

Background imageSocial History Collection: Nancy in france (XXXL)

Nancy in france (XXXL)
Gravure de la porte st Jean de Nancy ( Vue par dehors ) en France around 1670 -1700

Background imageSocial History Collection: Cavalry crossing a ford, 1879

Cavalry crossing a ford, 1879
Afghanistan ( History): Cavalry crossing a Ford

Background imageSocial History Collection: Woman asking a mans opinion of silk stockings

Woman asking a mans opinion of silk stockings
A bemused-looking middle-aged man being asked his opinion of a pair of silk stockings being held out to him by a young woman

Background imageSocial History Collection: Holborn Valley Viaduct, London (1871 engraving)

Holborn Valley Viaduct, London (1871 engraving)
The Holborn Valley Viaduct in the City of London - an engraving from " Collins Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood", price one shilling; published by William Collins

Background imageSocial History Collection: Fleet Street with Temple Bar (Crystal Palace in distance) 1871

Fleet Street with Temple Bar (Crystal Palace in distance) 1871
Fleet Street in the City of London, from Mitre Court to Temple Bar, with The Temple and River Thames

Background imageSocial History Collection: Ira D. Sankey, composer and evangelist

Ira D. Sankey, composer and evangelist
An illustration from " The Family Friend" published by S.W. Partridge & Co. (London, 1875). Ira D. Sankey, the composer in the partnership of Moody and Sankey

Background imageSocial History Collection: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart (known as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart). From " The Great Composers or Stories of the Lives of Eminent Musicians" by C.E

Background imageSocial History Collection: Her Majesty, Queen Victoria

Her Majesty, Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and Empress of India. She was widowed in 1861 and wore mourning clothes thereafter

Background imageSocial History Collection: The Norman Staircase, Canterbury Cathedral

The Norman Staircase, Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent. Illustration from " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles" published by Cassell Petter & Galpin in 1875 (price 2/6d)

Background imageSocial History Collection: The Cathedral Precinct Gate, Canterbury

The Cathedral Precinct Gate, Canterbury, Kent. Illustration from " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles" published by Cassell Petter & Galpin in 1875 (price 2/6d)

Background imageSocial History Collection: The Baptistry, Canterbury Cathedral

The Baptistry, Canterbury Cathedral
The Baptistery (sic) at Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, the burial place of many of the early Archbishops of Canterbury



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