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Shackletons Trans-Antarctic ExpeditionANTARCTICA - 1916: Members of an expedition team led by Irish explorer Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton pull one of their lifeboats across the snow in the Antarctic, following the loss of the Endurance
Shoshone Indiancirca 1900: Shoshone Indian holding a rifle on horseback. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Praying Hands by Albrecht DurerPraying hands by the German artist Albrecht Durer (1471 - 1528), circa 1500. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Praying hands, also known as Study of the Hands of an Apostle
Transit Circlecirca 1885: Observing the sun with the transit circle at Greenwich Observatory. Original Publication: The Graphic 1885 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Zeppelin L53A german Zeppelin L53, taken out of its shed, of the kind used by the German airforce for reconnaissance and bombing missions. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Dylan Thomas Drinking & SmokingWelsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953) drinking a glass of beer and smoking while seated at a desk with stacks of his books of poetry, New York City, c. 1950. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Beach Pyjamas1934: A group of women wearing beach pyjamas. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
TeasmaidMarch 1950: A teasmaid machine. (Photo by Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
TS EliotAnglo-American poet, critic and writer, TS Eliot (1888 - 1965), 1950. (Photo by John Gay/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Forth BridgeConstruction of the Forth Bridge, on the Firth of Forth at Queensferry in Lothian, 23rd June 1888. The steel cantilever construction was designed by John Fowler
Jane AustenEnglish novelist Jane Austen from an original family portrait. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Liver Buildingscirca 1925: The Liver Buildings in Liverpool, Merseyside, near the citys dockside. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Mary ShelleyMary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797 - 1851), British writer best known for Frankenstein, and second wife of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Nietzschecirca 1885: German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Thomas Hardycirca 1890: English writer Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928), the author of Tess of the D Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
St Mary Abchurchcirca 1800: The Church of St Mary Abchurch, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Book Of KellsCirca 800 AD, A manuscript from the illuminated gospel known as the Book of Kells, thought to have been created by Irish monks from the scriptorium of the monastery on the Scottish island of Iona
Bust Of Augustus10 BC, The first Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 BC - 14 AD), the adopted son of Julius Caesar. He received the name Augustus ( sacred)
Scott Joplin American pianist and composerAmerican pianist and composer Scott Joplin ((1868 - 1917). Exponent of ragtime. Received a posthumous Pulitzer Prize in 1976. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Portrait of Franz KafkaPortrait of Austrian-born writer Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924) in a suit with his hair parted down the middle, circa 1915. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886), Hungarian composer at the piano. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
TS EliotAnglo-American poet TS Eliot (1888 - 1965). Naturalized British in 1927, Awarded a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
England ExpectsAdmiral Horatio Nelsons flagship HMS Victory being towed into Gibraltar and also shown moored at Portsmouth. Also shown are the semaphore flags with which Nelson signalled his fleet before the battle
Tam O Shanter fleeing on horseback from the hellish legion, an episode from a verse-narrative by Robert Burns. Original Artwork: Artist - Abraham Cooper RA (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Rorkes DriftThe Defence of Rorkes Drift during the Zulu War, 22nd January 1879. A painting by Lady Elizabeth Butler, specially commissioned by Queen Victoria to commemorate the bravery of the soldiers who fought
British Battleship HMS Royal Oakcirca 1910: British battleship HMS Royal Oak. HMS Royal Oak was one of five Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War
Portrait Of Sioux Chief Sitting BullPortrait shows the chief of the Sioux tribe Sitting Bull (1831 - 1890), known as Tatanka Iyotake to his people, as he sits in Bismarck, North Dakota, 1881
GWR Iron Duke Class Steam LocomotiveVintage engraving of a GWR Iron Duke Class Steam Locomotive. The Great Western Railway Iron Duke Class 4-2-2 was a class of broad gauge steam locomotives for express passenger train work
Newcastle Upon Tynecirca 1800: The city of Newcastle upon Tyne, formerly the county town of Northumberland, situated on the River Tyne. Original Artwork: Engraving by Pelton. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Scots Guardcirca 1880: Uniforms of the Scots Guards. Rischgitz Collection (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Beatrix Potter1889: English writer (Helen) Beatrix Potter (1866 - 1943). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Pancho Villa Sits On HorsebackMexican revolutionary Pancho Villa (1878 - 1923) sits on horseback, wearing a straw hat and ammunition strapped across his shoulders, 1910s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Mao Tse-tungA portrait of Chairman Mao Tse-tung taken during the 1969 North Chinese Communist party Congress. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Mary Wollstonecraftcirca 1797: English feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (1759 - 1797), author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and mother of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
A Punt Full Of Swans1st June 1900: Swans being removed from Henley Reach by punt, in peparation for the practices of Henley Regatta, June 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Whitley Baycirca 1925: The coastal resort at Whitley Bay, Northumberland. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Imperial Institutecirca 1890: The outside of the Imperial Institute in South Kensington, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
US Steel WorksThe blast furnaces and rolling mills of the Homestead Steel Works, Pittsburgh. From a stereograph. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Royal Albert BridgeThe Royal Albert Bridge, designed by British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, over the River Tamar at Saltash, under construction. (Photo by Picture Post/Getty Images)
T E LawrenceBritish soldier, adventurer and author Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888 - 1935) the Uncrowned King Of The Arabs on the Governors Balcony in Jerusalem
Forth BridgeThe Forth Bridge which spans the Firth of Forth at Queensferry in Lothian and is over a mile long. The steel cantilever construction was designed by John Fowler
Early X-RayOne of the first X-ray photographs, taken by the German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen (1845 - 1923) and showing his wifes hand, 23rd January 1896. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Jazz MusiciansA group of musicians playing jazz music which derived from plantation work song hollers and chants, into the blues and Dixieland. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Olde English Pubcirca 1870: Three patrons of an old English tavern sit nursing their drinks in a quiet nook. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
A Christmas Carolcirca 1900: The Ghost of Christmas Present appears to the miserly Scrooge with a lavish Christmas spread, in a scene from Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol. Scrooges Third Visitor, by J Leech
St-Leonards-on-SeaBathing machines shelter shy holidaymakers from prying eyes at St-Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, circa 1895. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Sea Of FacesThe sailor gazes down at the sea from the deck of his ship and sees the waves transformed into beautiful women. Original Artwork
Chicken And Cockerelcirca 1880: A pair of fowls. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Curlewcirca 1800: The Curlew, a wading bird named after its plaintive whistling cry. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
HMS Good Hopecirca 1912: The battleship, HMS Good Hope, at sea. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Vimy Ridge MemorialThe Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France, located on the site of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, 1936. The monument is inscribed with the names of the 11
Portrait DempseyDate unknown: American Heavyweight, Jack Dempsey. Became World Champion in 1919 by stopping Jess Willard in three rounds at Toledo, Ohio
Krakatoa Erupts27th May 1883: Clouds pouring from the volcano on Krakatoa (aka Krakatau or Rakata) in south western Indonesia during the early stages of the eruption which eventually destroyed most of the island
FaustusAn illustration of the 1616 cover to The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus by Ch Marklin (sic) - Christopher Marlowes first edition was printed in 1604
Evelyn WaughEvelyn Arthur St John Waugh (1903 - 1966), English writer. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Penny FarthingA cyclist riding a penny farthing over Hammersmith Bridge, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Movie Theater MarqueeA huge crowd gathers outside the Warner Brothers theater on Wiltshire Boulevard in Los Angeles for a film premiere, 1930s. The marquee reads in part Premiere of Premieres; Grand Opening Tonight
Battle Of The SommeBattle of the Somme, France. The 39th Siege Battery artillery in action in the Fricourt-Mametz Valley. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
American Homestead WinterIn a Currier & Ives print titled American Homestead Winter, a man with his dog carries firewood to his home as a couple in a horse-drawn slegh pass him on the road, 1868
Emily BronteAn oil painting of Emily Bronte (1818 - 1848), authoress of the novel Wuthering Heights, published in 1847. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
View Of West 42nd StreetView looking east along West 42nd Street from 6th Ave, New York, New York, circa 1930s. The New York Public Library is visible at right and the skyscraper with the spire (C) is the Chrysler Building
Publicity Still Of Annie OakleyPublicity still of American sharpshooter Annie Oakley (1860 - 1926) as she loads a shotgun near a table display of adorned with various marksmanship medals, late 1800s
Gordon Highlander1794: A Gordon Highlander in his regimental uniform and holding a gun and bayonet. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Penguins on Elephant Island aken during Sir Ernest Henry Shackletons Antarctic expedition on SS EnduranceELEPHANT ISLAND, ANTARCTICA - 1916: Penguins on the coastline of Elephant Island, Antarctica. Original Artwork: Photograph taken during Sir Ernest Henry Shackletons Antarctic expedition on SS
Aberdeencirca 1930: Union Terrace and King Edward Memorial in Aberdeen, Scotland. Aberdeen, situated on the North Sea, is known as the Granite City because granite is one of its main exports
Tower Of Londoncirca 1905: Soldiers parading outside the Tower of London, a fortress on the Thames, begun soon after 1066 and later extended. It has served as a palace, a main state prison and nowadays as a museum
Chichestercirca 1890: The Market Cross, Chichester. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Caledonian Canalcirca 1880: Sailing vessel Margaret Reid in the Caledonian Canal at Muirton. The canal was completed in 1887 and runs between the Irish Sea on the west and the North Sea on the east
Sigmund Freud SmokingAustrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud (1856 - 1939) smoking a cigar, c. 1920. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Bram StokerAbraham Stoker (1845 - 1912) the Irish writer who partnered Henry Irving in running the Lyceum Theatre in London from 1878 - 1905. He wrote the classic horror story Dracula in 1897
Polish Born British Novelist Joseph ConradJoseph Conrad (1857 - 1924) was born J├│zef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski on December 3, 1857, to Polish parents in Berdichev (now Berdychiv), Ukraine, and was raised and educated primarily in Poland
Elizabeth BrowningEnglish poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806 - 1861), wife of Robert Browning. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Huguenot Weddingcirca 1760: A Huguenot wedding taking place secretly in a forest. The minister raises his arms in blessing over a young couple. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Welsh Dragoncirca 1900: The national emblem of Wales. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ripon Market Placecirca 1800: The market place and town hall at Ripon in North Yorkshire. Original Artwork: Engraved by J Shury after a drawing by N Whittock. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Moroccan Jewcirca 1890: A middle-class Jew from Tangiers in traditional cloak and cummerbund. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Henry Thoreaucirca 1857: American writer, naturalist and recluse Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Busy Regent Street 1905circa 1905: Horse drawn buses and cabs pass Peter Robinson department store in Londons Regent Street. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Silver Link, the new LNER streamlined engine, at Kings Cross Station in London, September 1935. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Match GirlsMembers of the Matchmakers Union who went on strike at the Bryant and Mays factory in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Human Braincirca 1830: The brain and nerves from an early 19th century book of anatomy. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Gretna Weddingcirca 1850: An eloping couple are married in the blacksmiths shop at Gretna Green, the Scottish village, which is the first place over the border where English people can take advantage of Scotlands
Two-headed Januscirca 1890: Two-headed Janus. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Pancho Villa On HorseMexican revolutionary Pancho Villa (1878 - 1923) smiles while sitting on horseback, c. 1911. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
