Society Collection

Law Society Building in Chancery Lane, London
19th July 1950: Law Society Building in Chancery Lane, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Scene From Last Of The Mohicans
Illustration of a scene from James Fenimore Coopers 1826 novel Last of the Mohicans: a Narrative of 1757 shows two men on horseback in European clothes

Harvesting Tobacco In Early Virginia
Painting of three farm workers harvesting tobacco leaves on a Virginia plantation with farm buildings visible as a sailing ship lies anchored on the river behind them, circa 1612

Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France
Feast at the Tuileries to Celebrate the Marriage of Leopold I (1790-1865) to Princess Louise of Orleans (1812-50) 1832 (oil on canvas) (Photo by Art Images via Getty Images)

Chess pieces, King and Queen

The Battle Of Bunker Hill
British military forces reach the top of Breeds Hill where they clash with colonial militia during the Battle of Bunker Hill in an illustration after a painting by John Trumbull, Charlestown

Whiskey Rebellion
Pennsylvania tax rebels tar and feather a federal tax collector during the Whiskey Rebellion, Pennsylvania, 1794. The Whiskey Rebellion was a reaction to the excise tax of 1791 introduced by Treasury

Illustration, Aboriginal tribesman wearing red headband, profile

Jamestown Fort
Three ships lie at anchor on the river as early settlers carry lumber and raise the walls of the stockade fort at Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in America, circa 1610

Map Of Colonial Philadelphia
A plan of the city of Philadelphia, situated at the junction of the Schuylkill (left) Delaware Rivers, Pennsylvania, circa 1750

Photographers Studio
A debutante visits a photographers studio having been presented at court, 1895. She wears the obligatory short sleeved evening dress with a long train and ostrich feather headdress

Great Dane
6th April 1933: A Great Dane at the Kensington Canine Societys Dog Show at Crystal Palace, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Colonists Burn Stamps
American colonists burn tax stamps as a protest against the British Stamp Act, New York, November 1, 1765. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Race Riots In Richmond, Virginia
Illustration depicting American soldiers dispersing crowds of Black people rioting in Richmond, Virginia during the American Reconstruction period, May 11, 1867

Vista Of Colonial Savannah, Georgia
A view of the city of Savannah, Georgia, from across the Savannah River shows boats in the harbor below the town, 1778. (Image from Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Colourful hieroglyphics, front view

Illustration, female native inhabitant of the Pacific Islands, smiling, her hair decorated with a flower

Illustration, Papua New Guinean tribesman wearing headdress, his face decorated with tusks

Illustration, head of young woman wearing a Nonla, traditional Vietnamese conical hat

Garden Party
circa 1909: Ladies and gentlemen in Edwardian dress mingle at a society event. (Photo by W. G. Phillips/Phillips/Getty Images)

Hunt With Pride
July 1909: Members of British high society enjoy the hunt through the English countryside. (Photo by W. G. Phillips/Phillips/Getty Images)

A Big Hunt
July 1909: A high society fox hunt appears to have lost the scent through the English countryside. (Photo by W. G. Phillips/Phillips/Getty Images)

Reserved Seating
1909: Society ladies and gentlemen at a polo match at Hurlingham. (Photo by W. G. Phillips/Phillips/Getty Images)

Open-Top Carriage
circa 1909: Edwardian ladies and gentlemen arrive at a society event in a horse-drawn carriage. (Photo by W. G. Phillips/Phillips/Getty Images)

Workers in a rice field, Mai Chau, a village where ethnic minorities live, Vietnam, Southeast Asia

Mai Chau, a village where ethnic minorities live, Vietnam, Southeast Asia

Three male figures and one female figure standing on different coloured columns of various heights

Stylish Poodle
9th April 1926: A Champion corded Poodle at the Kensington Canine Societys Open Championship at Crystal Palace. (Photo by L. Blandford/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Oban Regatta
12th September 1912: Society spectators walking on the pier at the Oban Regatta. Oban now hosts the annual Tennents West Highland Week

Balloon Race
7th July 1906: Society visitors gather to watch a balloon race at Ranelagh in Barnes, West London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Racegoers
circa 1909: Society racegoers on Derby Day. (Photo by W. G. Phillips/Phillips/Getty Images)

High Society
July 1909: Members of British high society gather for the horse races at Newbury, England. (Photo by W. G. Phillips/Phillips/Getty Images)

Old Style Printing Press
A hand operated printing press of the kind used in colonial era North America, early 20th Century. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Washington Tavern In Philadelphia
Exterior view of the Washington tavern when it was known as the Falstaff Inn, Philadelphia, 1830. The public house at 6th and Jayne opened in 1790

View Of Colonial Lower Manhattan
Partially colored engraving from 1853 shows the southern end of Manhattan Island from across the East River as a thriving port city and commercial hub of the colony of New York

Colonial New York
View of the settlement and harbor of New York shows docks and ships along the bustling waterfront three years after it was acquired by the English from the Dutch, 1667

View Of Colonial New York
Engraving shows sailing ships and activity along the waterfront of the early settlement of New York shortly after it was seized by the English from the Dutch and the name changed from New Amsterdam

Early View Of Colonial New York
Engraving shows the earliest view of what will someday be Lower Manhattan in New York City and includes several groups of Indians paddling canoes, Dutch sailing ships and rowboats, a fort

Raising The Liberty Pole In New York
Artists depiction of several incidents of the American Revolutionary period in New York City, late 18th Century. In the center foreground the Sons of Liberty anti-tax guerillas raise a Liberty Pole

Protesting The Stamp Act
Colonists protest the Stamp Act imposed by England on the American colonies and hold aloft a banner, Englands Folly, Americas Ruin, in New York, November 1, 1765

High Society At Wimbledon
Spectators at a meeting of the (UK) National Rifle Association on Wimbledon Common, London, 1871. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

First Thanksgiving Dinner Illustration 1621
Illustration depicting the Pilgrims serving food to American Indians at the first Thanksgiving dinner in 1621. (Photo by American Stock/Getty Images)

Gent On A Jaunt
A well-dressed gentleman takes a group of smiling ladies for a drive in the country, circa 1900. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Horses And Hounds
July 1909: Hounds and riders gather for this high society fox hunt. (Photo by W. G. Phillips/Phillips/Getty Images)

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