Vertical Collection (#94)

Slag Heap
A vast slag heap at the Grove Colliery, in the Cannock Chase coalfield, 6th July 1946. Original Publication : Picture Post - 4111 - The Hungry Pit Of Norton Canes - pub

Signal Box
A signal box at a London station, 20th January 1939. Original Publication : Picture Post - 362 - The Life Of A London Station - pub

Footballs falling down from staircase

Dog with monocle and human body

Horse nose and mouth
Nose and mouth close up of grey horse

Glas of milk spilling on the wall

Coloured Smoke Rising
Colored smoke that rises up and mixes in beautiful abstractions

Smoke
Red colored smoke that rises up and mixes in beautiful abstractions

An Artists Model at the Dalys Theater

Fifth Exhibition of the Salon of 100

Punch Grassot Available in all the Best Cafes

Bruant au Mirliton

Theatre of the Opera

Great Performance of the National Opera, January 2

A la Place Clichy - Very chic Fashion Store

Eugenie Buffet at the Ambassadors

Jane Avril at the Jardin de Paris

Luminous Pantomimes, the Optical Theater of E. Rey

Statue Of Liberty In Paris
View of the Statue of Liberty enclosed by scaffolding, while under construction, seen from the Rue de Chazelles, Paris, France, circa 1884

Ready For The Ball
1866: A victorian fashion plate from La Mode Illustree, showing two ladies in extravagant hooped ballgowns. Published in Paris, 1866 Vict 0102 79 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Nadars Studio. 35, Boulevard des Capucines. The signature across the faAzade was first painted by Antoine Lumiere. Paris, France. Date unknown. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Quince Fruit Tree, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Quince Fruit Tree, Pirus Cydonia: Plate 49

Nineteenth century courtroom scene
A man, smiling evilly, is being question by a lawyer in a Victorian courtroom. From Handley Cross; or, Mr. Jorrocksas Hunt.a by Rs Surtees and illustrated by John Leech

Men fighting around a table
A convivial evening with friends goes all wrong when all the men start fighting each other, on and around the table. From Handley Cross; or, Mr

NapolA on Bonaparte (1769-1821), steel engraving, published in 1868
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821), French military and political leader and Emperor of France. Steel engraving after a painting by Paul Delaroche (French painter, 1797 - 1856), published in 1868

Illicium or Star Anise Plant, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Illicium or Star Anise Plant: Plate 53

Dianthus or Carnation Plant, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Dianthus or Carnation Plant: Plate 54

Vicenza
The two columns in Piazza dei Signori, in Vicenza, with the clock tower on the left, circa 1829. An engraving by T. Jeavons after a drawing by Samuel Prout. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Louis Pasteur
French scientist Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895), father of modern bacteriology. Original Artwork: By Paul Rochas & Bannel. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lord Byron
English romantic poet George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron of Rochdale (1788 - 1824). Original Artwork: Fred Bruckmann Studio (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Human speech organs, wood engraving, published in 1880
The Organs of Speech: A) mouth, B) uvula, C) tongue, D) tonsils, E) epiglottis, F) thyroid cartilage, G) arytenoid muscle, H+I) vestibular folds, K) vocal fold, L) larynx, M) hypopharynx, N) trachea

Mrs Ludd
A cartoon showing a luddite leader dressed as a woman. This is possibly a Tory caricature comparing the Luddites to the mobs in the French Revolution

Paenoia or Peony Plant, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Paenoia or Peony Plant: Plate 54, from The Book of Practical Botany in Word and Image

The Milkmaid
circa 1800: A young girl with a milking stool and bucket prepares to draw milk from the cows. Original Artwork: Painting by William Pearce, (British artist)

Peoples Beehive
1840: The British Beehive, a cartoon depicting the population as members of a behive with the Queen at the top and various other occupations in cells below her

Electrostatic generator by Wilhelm Holtz, wood engraving, published in 1880
Electrostatic generator by Wilhelm Holtz (German physicist and invator, 1836 - 1913). An electrostatic generator, or electrostatic machine, a mechanical device that produces static electricity

Gold leaf electroscope (1787) by Bennet, wood engraving, published 1880
Gold leaf electroscope, invanted by Abraham Bennet (English clergyman and physicist, 1749 - 1799) in 1787. This is an instrument for detecting and measuring static electricity or voltage

Oliver Twist
circa 1840: Oliver is teased by Fagin and his gang of pickpockets in a scene from Charles Dickens Oliver Twist. Original Artwork: Engraving by George Cruikshank. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Saucy Tartars
circa 1800: Three blushing Tartar women wearing ankle length robes and head scarves. Original Artwork: Engraved by Medland after Geisler. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Blenheim Ball
1893: Dancing at Blenheim Palace to celebrate the Duke of Marlboroughs coming of age. Original Artwork: Painting by Reginald Cleaver (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Emily Bronte
circa 1835: English poet and author of Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte (1818 - 1848). Original Artwork: Painting by Charlotte Bronte. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Birch Tree or Betula, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Maple Tree or Acer: Plate 43, from The Book of Practical Botany in Word and Image

Antique illustration of decorated capital letter B by FranAzois-Emile Ehrmann: The B is inserted in a scene with a man killing a dragon with a club

The Cockfight
Painting entitled The Cockfight, by Remy Cogghe (1854-1935), circa 1889. The painting depicts a crowd of men urging on two cockerels fighting in a ring. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

New Beginnings
A group of immigrants traveling aboard a ship celebrate as they catch their first glimpse of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in New York Harbor. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Getty Images)

Across The Tracks
circa 1900: The elevated El train tracks running along Third Avenue past tenement buildings, New York City. A Jewish store with signs in Hebrew is in the foreground

circa 1935: Exterior view of tenement buildings along Ridge Street on the Lower East Side, New York City, 1930s. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Grand Central
circa 1925: Light streams through arch-shaped windows as passengers pass through Grand Central Station, New York City, NY. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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