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Sigmund Freud SmokingAustrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud (1856 - 1939) smoking a cigar, c. 1920. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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
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)
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
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)
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)
Welsh Dragoncirca 1900: The national emblem of Wales. (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
St Mary Abchurchcirca 1800: The Church of St Mary Abchurch, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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)
Whitley Baycirca 1925: The coastal resort at Whitley Bay, Northumberland. (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
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)
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)
HMS Good Hopecirca 1912: The battleship, HMS Good Hope, at sea. (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)
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
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)
Pancho Villa On HorseMexican revolutionary Pancho Villa (1878 - 1923) smiles while sitting on horseback, c. 1911. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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
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
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)
Cenotaph CeremonyNovember 1920: King George V presses button unveiling the cenotaph in Whitehall a gun carriage holds body of The Unknown Soldier to be buried in Westminster Abbey
Piccadilly CircusFebruary 1911: View of the statue of Eros at Piccadilly Circus, in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Paris Sewercirca 1860: Interior of a sewer under Paris. (Photo by Nadar/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Cliffords Tower in York, which is the stone keep of a larger castle complex built by Henry III in the thirteenth century. The moat can be seen in the foreground. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Mikado Maidscirca 1885: Three little maids from school are we, as in the Mikado by Gilbert and Sullivan. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Haoshang Bridge near Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan province, ChinaThe elegant Haoshang bridge links the Giant Buddha of Leshan to temples on a nearby island
Wolfgang Mozartcirca 1789: Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Small Birdscirca 1800: The Tern, top, a fork-tailed aquatic bird related to the gull family, and a Yellow Wagtail, bottom. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Dufaux IV19th July 1910: A Dufaux IV biplane built by Armand and Henri Dufaux at Geneva with a Swiss cross on the rear fuselage. Aeroplane Album - Vol 3 Page 27 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Claude MonetFrench painter Claude Monet (1840 - 1926), one of the creators of Impressionism. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
ShakespeareEnglish playwright and poet William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), circa 1600. Original Publication: People Disc - HO0058 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Bournville BathsThe Girls Baths, a swimming pool complex on Bournville Lane, in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909
Bournville Swimming BathsThe mens swimming baths in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909
Mao Tse-tungA portrait of Chairman Mao Tse-tung taken during the 1969 North Chinese Communist party Congress. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
CowcatcherA Union Pacific Rail Road locomotive in Utah with a cowcatcher fixed to its front for removing cows that wander onto the railway line or to shunt fallen timber off the tracks