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How Many Boys ?circa 1845: A page from a mid nineteenth-century childrens textbook with hand-tinted illustrations of a set of chairs, five doves, and a group of children
Dressed For Promenade1878: A victorian fashion plate from Myras Mid-Monthly Journal And Childrens Dress, showing a woman wearing a long pink day dress and matching hat
How Many Turnips ?circa 1845: A page from a mid nineteenth-century childrens textbook with hand-tinted illustrations of vegetables, fungi, and a row of bottles
How Many Fore Feet? Mid nineteenth-century childrens textbook hand-tinted illustrations of butterflies and horsescirca 1845: A page from a mid nineteenth-century childrens textbook with hand-tinted illustrations of butterflies and horses
How Do Dogs Cry ?circa 1845: A page from a mid nineteenth-century childrens textbook with hand-tinted illustrations of woodcutters and dogs
Christian Armedcirca 1875: Piety, Prudence and Charity help Christian don armour from the House of the Lord in a scene from John Bunyans Pilgrims Progress. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Agatha Christiecirca 1965: British mystery author Agatha Christie (1890-1976) autographing French editions of her books. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Dock Railwaycirca 1915: A busy harbour scene on the Hobsons Bay Railway Pier at Sandridge, Melbourne. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Railway Crashcirca 1890: A pile of rubble in India after a train careered off a railway bridge. Two trucks balance above. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Royal Albert Bridge1869: Isambard Kingdom Brunels 930 foot long Royal Albert Bridge which crosses the River Tamar in Saltash, Cornwall. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ridge Railcirca 1880: A railway reversing station on the Bhore Ghat Incline, near the town of Poona or Pune in Maharashtra on the edge of the Western Ghats
Rocky Journey1878: A train and its passengers stop at Mount Stephen in the Rocky Mountains for a photograph. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Hyderabad Stationcirca 1890: Passengers waiting on the platform at Hyderabad Station in India. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
New CPRcirca 1890: A soldier watching the construction of the extension to the Canadian Pacific Railway south of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Train Tunnel1889: Workers travelling on trucks during construction near the Laings Nek Tunnel in South Africa. (Photo by N. P. Edwards/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Rocky Railwaycirca 1890: A goods train on the track which has been cut into the rocky plain between Murphys Creek and Highfield. (Photo by P. C. Poulsen/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Summit Tunnelcirca 1905: Workmen at the Tunnel of the Summit on the Argentine Railway at Mendoza. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Learning To RideA young woman bicyclist is helped by a friend as she tries to maintain her balance, 1885. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Petrarchs TombThe tomb of 14th Century Italian scholar Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca) in Arqua, circa 1900. The Latin inscription reads Frigida Francisci lapis hic tegit ossa Petrarce
Flower StandMarch 1852: A decorated flower stand made by Minton of Stoke-On-Trent and displayed at the Great Exhibition of 1851. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Bloomerism Scandalcirca 1855: A woman asking her boyfriend to marry her in a cartoon depicting how masculine women have become by wearing bloomers
Brighton Beachcirca 1830: Holiday makers at Brighton Beach use the mobile changing rooms to cross Brighton Beach and reach the sea. Original Artwork: Engraved by George Cruikshank
Military Mouthfulcirca 1800: Two military officers, one of whom looks no older than a child, stuff themselves with sweets and puddings at Kelsy s. Heroes Recruiting at Kelsys by James Gillray
Rorkes DriftThe Defence of Rorkes Drift during the Zulu War, 22nd January 1879. Original Publication : The Graphic - pub. 1879. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Taranaki BattleBritish soldiers of the 57th Regiment taking a Maroi redoubt on the Katikara River, Taranaki, during the Maori Wars, 1863. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Tauranga SurrenderAfter their surrender, the Maoris of Tauranga are held captive by the British at the Te Papa Mission Station in New Zealand, 1864. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Fighting At LucknowMutineers attack British troops of the Redan Battery at Lucknow, India, during the Indian Mutiny, 30th July 1857. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Berwick Linkscirca 1900: Golfers putting out on the links at North Berwick, East Lothian. (Photo by James Valentine/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Mournful Dogcirca 1940: A long haired greyhound or lurcher tethered in a corner with straw on the floor. (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Coming Homecirca 1919: High angle view of a transport ship full of troops arriving in New York City after World War I. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Viking Reliccirca 1910: An elaborately carved dragons head post found in the Oseberg ship, a Viking vessel used as the burial chamber of an important woman in 834 AD. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Sheffield Steel1866: Children employed at a Sheffield fork factory. Original Artwork: Engraving by J Palmer. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub. 1866 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Oseberg Shipcirca 1904: The excavation of the Oseberg ship, a Viking vessel used as the burial chamber of an important woman in 834 AD. It was discovered on a farm in Vestfold, Norway in 1904
Festive Facade1869: Queens Road, Hong Kong, prepared for illumination during a visit by the Duke of Edinburgh. (Photo by John Thomson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Hong Kong Harbour1860: Hong Kong harbour. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Hong Kong Harbour1869: The sea front at Hong Kong Harbour, during a visit by the Duke of Edinburgh. (Photo by John Thomson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Hong Kong City Hall1869: Men wearing coolie hats stand outside the City Hall in Hong Kong, during a visit by the Duke of Edinburgh. (Photo by John Thomson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Macao Cathedralcirca 1880: The Baroque facade of Macao Cathedral in the old quarter of the Portuguese settlement of Macao, west of Hong Kong. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Liu-Kuo-Tzu Bridge1869: The Liu-Kuo-Tzu bridge in Wan-Shou-Shan, near Peking (Beijing). (Photo by John Dudgeon/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Antechamber Of King Tutankhamens TombA group of objects found in the antechamber of King Tutankhamens burial tomb, including a couch devoted to Hathor, goddess of the West, from the 18th Egyptian Dynasty
Wooden Statue Of King TutankhamenProfile of a wooden statue of King Tutankhamen (14th century B.C.), excavated from his burial tomb on Howard Carters expedition, 1922. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Lapis Lazuli Scarab From King Tuts TombThe reverse of a gold mount of a lapis lazuli scarab from The tomb of Egyptian King Tutankhamen, c. 1352 B.C. depicting the king standing between two gods. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Gold Vulture Amulet From King Tuts TombView of a gold vulture amulet from King Tutankhamens tomb, circa 1352 B.C. representing the sky goddess Nut. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Grainger Street1904: Traffic on Grainger Street in Newcastle upon Tyne. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Child Labourcirca 1850: Children working in a coal mine in a plate from the Westminster Review. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Napoleons Exilecirca 1820: The farmhouse of Longwood near Jamestown on the island of St Helena. This was the residence of the exiled former French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte from 1815 till his death in 1821
The Buryatscirca 1910: The national dress of the Buryat people from eastern Siberia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Leaning tower1824: The leaning tower of Pisa in Northern Italy. Original Artwork: Engraved by E I Roberts for the Encyclopaedia Londinensis (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)