Images Dated 7th April 2016 (#15)

Ernest Rutherford
circa 1920: Lord Ernest Rutherford (1871 - 1937) the British atomic physicist awarded the Nobel prize for chemistry in 1908. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Rosses Telescope
circa 1900: A 58ft long reflecting telescope built by William Parson Rosse an Irish astronomer. It is in the park at his home, Birr Castle (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Napoleonic Wars
circa 1812: The retreat from Moscow. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Opium War
1841: An attack on the Chinese junks during the First Opium War. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Woodrow Wilson
circa 1918: Woodrow Wilson (1856 - 1924), the 28th President of the United States in top hat. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Scarpe Battle
29th April 1917: Scottish troops advancing in the attack near Arras, during the Battle of the Somme. British troops suffered record loss of life on the first day of the battle with 57

Gully Ravine
September 1915: Men of the 42nd East Lancashire Division encamped at Gully Reach in Gallipoli. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Troops in Palestine
circa 1916: An operation post on the Palestine front at Tel Nimrim. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Wedding Group
circa 1905: The bride and groom pose for a photograph surrounded by their bridesmaids and best man. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lords Rain
1st July 1907: A shower of rain at Lords cricket ground, London, during the match between Eton and Harrow. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Building A Lock
April 1912: A general view of the lock construction at New Boulters Lock. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Perrys Expedition
circa 1853: The naval expedition led by the US naval officer Matthew Galbraith Perry (1794 - 1858), at Yedo Bay, Uraga. The expedition forced Japan to enter into diplomatic negotiations with the USA

Ascot Races
1900: Fashionable crowds at the Ascot Races. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

IrishTrials
22nd May 1907: Two American Cadillacs arrive at the weigh in station prior to the start of the Irish AC Reliability Trials. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Rolls Royce
1st September 1905: A Rolls Royce car at the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Mauretania
circa 1910: The Mauretania lying in the Canadian Graving Dock in Liverpool. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Puddling Process
circa 1860: A puddling furnace and shinging hammer. The Puddling process introduced by Henry Cort, which made possible the production of refined bar-iron with coke

German Skull
June 1915: The grave of a German soldier, marked by a simple wooden cross and a skull. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Vessel In Evening
circa 1900: On board an Asian craft, in the gloaming. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Greek Temple
23rd June 1960: The Temple of Athena Nike (Niki Apteras) in Athens. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Royal Chinese Junk
circa 1800: Moored at Temple Bar in London, the first Chinese vessel to reach Europe. The royal junk is manned by a Chinese crew under the command of the Mandarin Hesing of Canton

Hong Kong
circa 1860: A sailing ship docked at a jetty in Hong Kong harbour, surrounded by other boats. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Indoor Hockey
1909: Girls playing hockey at an American College. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Christmas Charity
circa 1900: Joints of meat are distributed to the poor on Christmas Eve. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

In The Cloisters
1904: Carmelite nuns in the cloisters of their nunnery. (Photo by Boyer D Agen/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Pump Locks
1912: The three pumps at Boulters Lock which are continually kept going. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Condensing
circa 1848: James Watts double-acting condensing steam-engine, drawn and engraved by John Emslie. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Pin-Up
circa 1905: A very young Edwardian pin-up girl wearing a mermaid like dress. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Fashion Wear
circa 1772: A montage illustrating twelve different hats worn in 1772, and five popular hair styles worn in the same period. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Tower Of Babylon
circa 1850: The Tower of Babel in the city of Babylon. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Milking Cow
circa 1900: A boy milks a cow, watched by two girls. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Leaving Melbourne
1917: Crowds line the dockside in Melbourne, as a troop ship prepares to depart. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Valentines Day
circa 1875: The Little God Cupid delivering cards on St Valentines Day. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Photophone
circa 1891: A forerunner to the modern talkie-apparatus. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Tampa Tourists
circa 1925: Tourists crowd the Lafayette Street Bridge in Tampa, Florida at the height of the tourist season. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Half A Hippo
circa 1930: The head and foot of a hippopotamus. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Wrigley Building
circa 1930: The Wrigley Building in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

German Company
circa 1915: German troops on the march. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Barber
circa 1771: A picture entitled The Barber showing a busy scene of shaving and wig preparation. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Minoan Palace
circa 1900: The ruins of the palace of Minos at Cnossus or Knossos. English archaeologist Sir Arthur John Evans excavated the ancient city and discovered the remains of a civilisation there

Stock Exchange Interior 1930
circa 1930: Interior of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Telegraph Exchange
25th November 1871: Workers sending a telegraph. Original Publication: The Graphic - Instruments For Carrying Messages - pub. 1871 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Sydney Harbour
circa 1867: A view across Sydney Harbour, New South Wales in Australia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Melbourne City
circa 1850: A view of Melbourne, Victoria in Australia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Sydney Street Scene
circa 1885: A view of Sydney, New South Wales in Australia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Theodore Roosevelt
1901: Vice-president Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919). He became President upon the assassination of William McKinley in 1901 and ran again for President as the Progressive Party candidate in 1912

Franklin Pierce
circa 1852: Franklin Pierce (1804 - 1869), the 14th President of the United States of America (1852 - 1856). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

James Buchanan
circa 1850: American Democratic politician James Buchanan (1791 - 1868), the 15th President of the United States of America, from 1857 - 1861. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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