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Onlookers Watching Cook in WindowPedestrians on Broadway look through a restaurant window to watch a cook prepare a pot of spaghetti. New York City, 1937.
Family Watching TelevisionA family gathers around the television in 1956
BOAC CometThe BOAC Comet taxiing onto the runaway at London Airport. The Comet, which will fly to Johannesburg, will be the worlds first jet passenger service. (Photo by Reg Speller/Getty Images)
View over the Berlin Wall in 1985, towards the TV Tower at Alexanderplatz in East Berlin, at night, Berlin, Germany, Europe
T T Photographer9th June 1951: Don Price taking photos, with a Speed Graphic camera, of the TT race by standing on a Matchless 500 Twin motorcycle. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Couple Puffin on cliff in summer
Fly Past31st May 1956: Shackletons of RAF Coastal Command at a Fly Past over Buckingham Palace at the ceremony of Trooping the Colour. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Audience Of Onecirca 1926: A solitary member of the public seated in front of a band stand, listening to the brass band. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Illustration of two knights competing in a medieval jousting tournament
Binocular TestingA line of girls tests each pair of binoculars made for the Services before it leaves the factory. Their employers, Ross Ltd of Clapham, the largest optical instrument manufacturer in the country
Bloodhounds23rd October 1978: Four bloodhounds participating in Windsor Forest Hunt. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
Lords Match1906: Spectators watching a match at Lords cricket ground, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Jockeys riding in horse race, spectators in background, side view
Early hot air balloon flight
Mt. Huangshan in Anhui, China morning
The kill at a Victorian fox huntThe horrible aftermath of the kill at a Victorian fox hunt, with the hounds tearing pieces from the corpse and a jubilant huntsman dancing a jig with the unfortunate foxas brush
Illustration of Isaac Newton watching apple falling from tree
The Hall Of InfamyDiners watching a punch-up in their midst at the Oyster Saloon in Bridges Street, New Covent Garden, London. Original Artwork: The Hall of Infamy, alias the Oyster Saloon in Bridges Street
Three LinersThe USS Leviathan alongside White Stars Majestic and Cunards Berengaria in Southampton Dock. The Leviathan and Berengaria are both captured Hamburg America vessels
Watching CockfightA crowd of men watching a cockfighting contest in the Cock-Pit Royal, circa 1735. Original Artwork: By William Hogarth. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)
Baby boy (12-18 months) with raised hands, sitting on bedspread, (B&W), close-up
Princess Flying Boat19th August 1952: Holidaymakers at Cowe, Isle of Wight, watching the launching of a 140 ton Saunders-Roe Princess flying boat prior to flight trials
SS MauretaniaThe Cunard liner Mauretania draws into the bay at Fishguard, Pembroke. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Vantage Point27th August 1938: A row of spectators watching the match between Arsenal and Portsmouth from a convenient vantage point overlooking the Arsenal ground
A Days Outingcirca 1928: A line of seventy-five buses taking five-thousand poor children for a day out at Theydon Bois, Essex. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Good FridayApril 1912: A religious procession passes through Southwark on Good Friday. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Panto Rehearsals12th November 1936: Dancers waiting in the wings during rehearsals for the pantomime Cinderella, to be performed at The Coliseum, St Martins Lane, London. (Photo by A)
LaconiaThree ladies watch the second Cunard liner to be named Laconia leaving Liverpool on a transatlantic voyage to New York. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Flight DeckPlane taking off from the American aircraft carrier Constellation in the Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam. (Photo by Terry Fincher/Getty Images)
Crystal Palace Cup1st April 1914: Crowds on their way to watch the F A Cup Final of 1914 held at Crystal Palace, London, between Liverpool and Burnley. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Captured Plane9th November 1918: On display at the Lord Mayors Show - a German Pfalz plane, shot down near Arras on 17th October 1918. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Seaside SirensAn engraving entitled Cartoon of the Season: No.7. The Seaside Sirens, depicting two men watching a group of women on a rocky beach, circa 1855
Hiker at Dettifoss Waterfall, Joekulsargljufur, Iceland, Europe
Food Convoy9th May 1926: Guarded by armoured cars and troops, a food convoy passes through Poplar after leaving Londons East India dock on its way to Hyde Park Depot during the General Strike
Airship R33March 1919: The British airship R33 in its hangar as it prepares for its first ever flight at an aerodrome in Barlow, Yorkshire. (Photo by R. Humphrey/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Shoshoni Dancers at Fort WashakieA group Shoshoni dance at the Fort Washakie reservation in Wyoming. Standing at far left, with his arm outstretched, is Chief Washakie.
Young Female Graduates Posing to Enter the World(Original Caption) Two 19th century female graduates pose for a portrait wearing their gowns and pretending to listen and look around the world. Undated photograph.
Color Print of Wharf Workers Measuring Whale Oil Content in Barrels(Original Caption) Whale Fishing in New England. Scene shows wharf workers measuring the quantity of whale oil contained in each barrel.
19th-Century Print of Rioters Attacking BrownstonesThe event took place during the New York Draft Riots which happened in July of 1863.
Men Gambling at Tables(Original Caption) The Keno Table-Denison, Texas. Men look eagerly over the shoulders of the players. Engraving, 1873.
People In Melodeon; Entertainment(Original Caption) 1874-San Francisco, CA: Evening scene in a melodeon variety entertainment. Engraving
Engr.;Girl Lighting Furnace,Crowd Watche(Original Caption) Little girl lighting up furnace #1 in the iron mills at Boontown, New Jersey. Engraving, 1880.
Instruction In Surgery In Ampitheater(Original Caption) Boston, MA: Instruction in surgery. Scene in operating ampitheater of Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Admintering ether to a patient. 1888.
Observing Surgery at St. Luke's Hospital(Original Caption) Making ready for Surgery at St. Luke's Hospital. Nurses observe from the Amphitheatre photogra ca. 1890. BPA2# 3046
Doctors Watch Hypnotist Put Patient Under(Original Caption) Hypnosis: Group of French doctors watching a colleague putting patient into trance. Photograph 1890's. BPA2# 3925
Bell Opening New York-Chicago Telephone LineA group of businessmen watch inventor Alexander Graham Bell as he opens the New York-Chicago telephone line.
Child Watches Mother in Kitchen(Original Caption) 1895: Child watches mother doing kitchen chores. The mother is seated and peeling a potato over a small bowl in her lap.
An Early Operative Surgical ProcedurePhotograph of an early operative surgical procedure at Bellevue Medical Center intended as a teaching exercise.
Crowd Reads News Boards at Tribune Building(Original Caption) A crowd watches news announcements at the New York Tribune building on Newspaper Row, during the Spanish-American War. City Hall is visible in the background. Photograph, 1898.
Cecil B. De Mille and Elissa LandiDirector Cecil B. De Mille and actress Elissa Landi observe the filming on the set of The Sign of Cross. Landi played the role of Mercia, while De Mille was the director of the film.
Suffragist Parade in New YorkGrand Marshall Inez Milholland leads a procession of 30,000 marchers in New York during a suffragist parade.
Watching The 1865 Eclipse(Original Caption) 10/19/1865- Looking at the eclipse. Attired in the costumes of the time, a city crowd of men, women, and children check out the eclipse.
Suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt in a Parade(Original Caption) New York, NY: Carrie chapman Catt (1849-1947), Suffragette taking part in New York parade. Undated Photo.
Woman on horse jumping over branch
Ice skating race
Ice skating race(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
Print of Pasteur Performing Rabies Treatment on Patient(Original Caption) Louis Pasteur performing an inoculation for Hydrophobia.
Political Cartoon of Jefferson Davis Carrying a Lighthouse and Fort Sumpter
People Watch Man Weave Large Basket(Original Caption) Baghdad, Iraq: Men and children watch as a man weaves a very, large basket while standing inside of the wicker. Undated photograph.
Ivan Pavlov Operating on Dog(Original Caption) Physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849-1936) conducts an operation on a dog, at the clinic of the Pavlov Institute in Leningrad. Undated photograph.
Fannie Farmer Watches Student Cook(Original Caption) Fannie Merritt Farmer (1857-1915, left), whose birthday centennial is currently being marked by the culinary world
Children (6-12 years) Playing Baseball in Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York State, USA(Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
Saint Germain of Auxerre Blessing a Young Girl near Nanterre, Brittany by Pierre Puvis de ChavannesPUVIS DE CHAVANNES (1824-1898): MURAL DEPICTING THE CHRISTIANIZATION OF BRITON. LANDING NEAR LANTERRE, ST. GERMAIN D'AUXERRE BLESSES A OYUNG GIRL WHO WAS TO BECOME ST
Stolen Kiss Under the Mistletoe by Frederick Barnard(Original Caption) "Don't, Cousin Charlie", trying to steal a kiss under the mistletoe during Christmas time. Undated engraving by F.Barnard, circa 1880.
Wright Brothers Plane Above Power Lines(Original Caption) The Wright Brothers airplane in flight, reaching heights above the telephone lines, as a crowd of people watch in the foreground. Undated photograph, circa 1906.
Gene Kelly Dancing On TableGene Kelly, born 1912, American dancer of Irish background, Gene Kelly was one of MGM's big movie draws in Musicals fron 1945-55
19th-Century Engraving of a Mob Setting Fire to a HouseThe event took place during the New York Draft Riots which happened in July of 1863.
United States Swallowed By Monopoly(Original Caption) The United States swallowed by the Giant Monopoly while the Public Eye watches apprehensively. Drawing by P. Krafft ca. 1890.
Landing Of Roger Williams after Alonzo ChappelLanding of Roger Williams, depictig him coming off of his boat and greeting a Native American, who offers him a peace pipe. Undated Engraving.
Woodcut Depicting M. Jaubert Experimenting with Microphonograph(Original Caption) An experiment by M. Jaubert on deaf mute on Dussaud Microphonographe. Undated woodcut.
Le Chahut by Georges Seurat"Le Chahut" painting by Georges Seurat (1859-1891). Painting shows a chorus line kicking on stage with the orchastra visible in the pit. Undated BPA2# 1542
General Grant Entering the McLean House by B. West Clinedinst(Original Caption) General Grant entering the McLean house to receive the surrender of General Lee's army.
American Family at Home Watching Television(Original Caption) "What's on the tube?" Portrait of an American family seated around the television, 1956.
Girl Watching A Child'S Television Set(Original Caption) Chicago, IL- Leah Rae Kaufman, 4, watches antics of the character on screen as a record plays Raggedy Ann songs on the new Photo Electronic Co.'s
Whipping Quakers In Streets Of Boston(Original Caption) Whipping Quakers through the streets of Boston. Drawing by Sheppard.
The Boxing Match Between Richard Humphreys and Daniel Mendoza at Odiham, in Hampshire on January 9th 1788 Print1788-The boxing match between Humphreys and Mendoze at Odiham, 1788. Engraving by F. Grozar after S. Ernsle.
Pathologist Rudolf Virchow Observing Operation(Original Caption) Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902)--At center with beard and glasses--The famous German pathologist and anthropologist, observing a cerebral operation in the Sorbonne in Paris
Kids Watch Blacksmith Shoeing A Horse(Original Caption) 1901-Watching the blacksmith shoe a horse. Photograph, 1901.
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt Watching Horse RacesFranklin Delano Roosevelt, Governor of New York, watches the finish of the Travers Stake from his box at Saratoga Race Course.
Red-Headed Beauty ContestThe contestants of the red headed bathing beauty contest standing in a line at Luna Park, Coney Island.
Men in Hats Watching the SkyMen in hats look up at the night sky.
Refugees Watching Fire From A Hill(Original Caption) San Francisco earthquake: Refugees watching the fire from a hill surrounded by their few remaining posessions. Photograph, 1906.
Man Watching Woman Boarding New York Trolley Car(Original Caption) 1908-Old-time trolley cars of the Fifth Ave - Lexington Trolley Line in New York City. A glimpse of a woman's ankle as she pulls up her hobble skirt to enter the trolley
J.P. Morgan, Jr. at Yale-Harvard Boat Race(Original Caption) New London, CT: Photograph of J. P. Morgan, Jr. at Yale-Harvard boat race at New London. Undated. BPA2# 1043