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A Water Partycirca 1885: A family set out in a small boat laden with branches. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Samsuncirca 1890: The city of Samsun in north Turkey, situated on the Black Sea. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
La Havrecirca 1890: Crowds gather in Le Havre, France to watch the departure of the La Savoire. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Weavers And SpinnersWeaving and spinning - an illustration from the book Orbis Pictus (the world in pictures) by Johannes Amos Comenius. Published in 1657, it is considered the first childrens book
The Age Of Steel1872: Metalworkers cast a cylinder for the new Albert Bridge at Chelsea, watched by interested members of the public. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub
Ensley WorkmenOctober 1890: A group of workers from the blast furnace at Ensley, six miles from Birmingham, Alabama. Iron ore is converted into about 200 tons of pig iron per day in each of the three functioning
Match Workerscirca 1888: Match-girls at Bryant and Mays shortly before their famous strike. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Cotton Mill1844: Workers operating spinning mules in a textiles factory. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Cabinet Makers1765: Skilled joiners making cabinets and chest of drawers. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Burning Charcoalcirca 1860: Charcoal burners in Epping Forest. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Boring Machinecirca 1860: A workman operates a boring machine, which drills holes in metal. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Flax Millcirca 1860: The interior of Marshalls flax mill in Leeds with women workers at the spinning machines. Penny Magazine - Vol 12 - Illustration of Interior of Marshalls Flax Mill - pub 1860
Bessemer Furnace1856: A Bessemer converter in operation at a steelworks. Crude iron is passed from the smelting furnace to the refining chamber. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Lancashire Factorycirca 1860: A cotton factory near Stockport, Lancashire. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Steel Workshop21st January 1866: Workmen in a steel workshop in Sheffield. (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images)
Mafeking MoneyA special ?1 note issued during the Siege of Mafeking by Baden-Powell, to be used until the resumption of civil law, March 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
NSW Colonizerscirca 1780: Natives of New South Wales meet armed and uniformed colonizers in the Australian bush. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Sweet Sweat1840: Black labourers cutting cane in a sugar plantation. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Anti-Slavery1841: The audience throw their hats in the air at an anti-slavery demonstration at Exeter Hall. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub
Celebrationscirca 1810: A group of black Americans from Philadelphia celebrating the abolition of slavery with a feast. Published by Tregear at his humourist print shop, Cheapside, London
A Man Of His Timescirca 1860: American politician, journalist and abolitionist Horace Greeley (1811 - 1872). Although an active Republican he signed a bail bond for Jefferson Davis
Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire AftermathCrowds of people stand in the street, waiting to identify bodies of immigrant workers following the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire in New York City, March 25, 1911
Two Pound Note11th June 1807: One of the rarest banknotes in the world, an uncancelled ?2 note issued by the Bank of England in 1807. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Punchestown1859: Racegoers stand on their horse drawn carriages to get a better view, at the Punchestown races, one of Irelands premier race meetings. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Harrods Entrance1925: A doorman stands at the entrance to Harrods, the famous London department store in Knightsbridge. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Learning To Swim1871: A Victorian swimming class at Brighton in East Sussex. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub. 1875 The Graphic (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Cadiz17th February 1847: A view of Cappricinos Place in Cadiz. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Anyone For Croquet ?circa 1865: A garden party at Government House in one of the African colonies, possibly Lagos. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Hand Of Libertycirca 1884: The left hand of the Statue of Liberty under construction. Sixty men have worked for almost ten years on the various parts of the statue
Tricky Balance1883: A young man in a bowler hat sits on a penny-farthing known as an Ariel, with his foot on a convenient bench. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Victorian Bathers1890: A Victorian bathing party at the seaside. Original Publication: From The Mirror of the World pub. 1890 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Dublin Baycirca 1850: Dublin Bay, an inlet of the Irish Sea, as seen from the Kingstown Quarries. Named in honour of King George IV in 1821
ArrivoA Peugeot reaches the finish-line of a twin race in Italy, circa 1895. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Oil Wells7th April 1866: The Gordon Oil wells in Western Canada. Original Publication: From The Illustrated London News. (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images)
Holwood House in Kent, home of British prime minister William Pitt the Younger (1759 - 1806), circa 1800. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Hungarian PeasantsA group of Hungarian peasants, circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Esztergom CathedralPeople relaxing on the bank of the Danube at Esztergom, Hungary, with Esztergom Cathedral on the opposite bank, October 1872. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Family Unioncirca 1890: A Victorian wedding party posing for a family portrait. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Victorian Dress1858: A young lady wearing a day dress, shaped to the waist with a wide based skirt falling full to the ground. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ellis Islandcirca 1895: Ellis Island, New York, the first port of call for millions of immigrants to the United States. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Woman On Skiscirca 1890: A woman on skis dressed in a long skirt, Switzerland (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Bride And Groomcirca 1858: Bride and groom. She wears a tiered crinoline dress decorated with lace. He is in military uniform. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
US ImmigrationImmigrants await medical examination at the Immigration Building on Ellis Island, New York, before being allowed into the United States, 1904. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Woodland PathTwo people sit beside a pathway leading through a wood, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
British Empirecirca 1900: British forces on parade in India during the Raj. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Bully Boycirca 1850: A young girl selling fruit from a tray round her neck is accosted by a policeman. She is surrounded by large advertisements in the street and the title reads, The Real Street Obstruction
Come And Fight1915: Two men read a recruiting poster in Fleet Street, London asking them to prove their courage and enlist. Two spy holes have the words, Can you look through
Roman Ruincirca 1880: The ruins of the palace of the Roman Emperor Diocletian at Izmit (former Nicomedia) in Turkey. (Photo by G. Berggren/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)