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Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Australian Christmas

Australian Christmas
1st December 1881: Picnicking and fruit picking in the heat of an Australian Christmas. Original Publication: The Graphic - Christmas Number - pub

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Midday Trio

Midday Trio
circa 1885: Three little boys go fishing for tiddlers on this New Years greetings card. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: New Years Card

New Years Card
circa 1881: A New Years greetings card, with moths and stars. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Christmas At Sea

Christmas At Sea
circa 1880: A Christmas greetings card showing a ship on a stormy sea. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Christmas Toys

Christmas Toys
circa 1873: A Christmas greetings card showing a child playing with her toys. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Marathon 1908

Marathon 1908
24th July 1908: A large crowd on the streets of London watch as a competitor rounds a corner during the Marathon at the 1908 London Olympics, accompanied by two cyclists

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde
1885: Irish playwright, novelist and wit Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), wearing a checked three-piece suit and bowler hat. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Highland Fashion

Highland Fashion
circa 1905: A plate showing the Edwardian gentlemans fashion for kilts. Tailor & Cutter - pub. 1905 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Suits And Dresses

Suits And Dresses
June 1911: A selection of pre-war summer suits and dresses. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Highland Fashion

Highland Fashion
circa 1905: The Edwardian gentlemans fashion for highland dress. Tailor & Cutter - pub. 1905 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Verdun

Verdun
January 1918: French troops passing through ruins at Verdun. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Aberdeen

Aberdeen
circa 1911: A view of Aberdeen with Market Cross on right and Municipal Buildings behind

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: New Years Card

New Years Card
circa 1865: A New Years greetings card. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Cherry Blossom

Cherry Blossom
circa 1960: A riverside house and garden with cherry tree in full blossom. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Christmas Hunt

Christmas Hunt
1st January 1880: Two huntsmen chase the fox on a wooden horse in this Victorian Christmas greetings card. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood
circa 1872: A Christmas greetings card showing a girl in a red cape sheltering from the snow in a hollow tree. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Madam Curie

Madam Curie
circa 1926: Marie Curie (1867 - 1934) the Polish scientist and Nobel prizewinner. (Photo by Henri Manuel/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Harvest Time

Harvest Time
circa 1901: Wheat crops gathered in stooks near hoppers at a railway line (not visible) in Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Embankment March

Embankment March
circa 1902: A demonstration against the Education Bill of 1902 along Londons embankment. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Animal Magnetism

Animal Magnetism
circa 1860: A scientist, possibly James Clerk Maxwell, sits at a machine and investigates Magnetism, Light, and Molecular Spinning Tops. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Mine of Information

Mine of Information
circa 1860: Various images of coal mining: men working, cross section of pit, mine machinery, maps of mines and so on. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Ernest Rutherford

Ernest Rutherford
circa 1910: New Zealand born British physicist and chemist Ernest Rutherford (1871 - 1937), Nobel laureate in 1908. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Pot Making

Pot Making
circa 1880: A man works at making pottery. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Gaseous Engine

Gaseous Engine
circa 1860: Gas (steam) engine by Lenoir. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Mangle

Mangle
1874: An advertisement for Chevasse & Co.s washing, wringing and mangling machine. Original Publication: The Graphic - pub. August 1874 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Glass Furnace

Glass Furnace
circa 1850: Worker manufacture glass using a flint glass furnace. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Apres Le Deluge

Apres Le Deluge
circa 1894: An advertisement for an early Twyfords lavatory, The Deluge. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Stop That Train

Stop That Train
1869: Westinghouse air brake for nineteenth century trains. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Light Bulbs

Light Bulbs
1882: Various light bulbs from the early days of electric light. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Franklin Oilfields

Franklin Oilfields
1864: The oilfields at Franklin, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Giant Balloon

Giant Balloon
1863: Nadars hot air balloon Le Geant in flight. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Pullman Bed

Pullman Bed
circa 1880: A bed in the luxury Pullman sleeping car. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Lights

Lights
25th January 1879: A collection of electric lights. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Signalman Parade

Signalman Parade
circa 1836: An illustration of various Victorian railway signals. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Menai Strait Bridge

Menai Strait Bridge
circa 1878: The bridge over the Menai Strait, near Caernarvon. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Siemens Tram

Siemens Tram
circa 1865: Siemens system tram, invented by Sir Charles William Siemens (1823 - 1883) being ridden at the Exposition d Electricite. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Rothenburg

Rothenburg
The Plonlein, Kobolzeller Steige and Spitalgassein in the medieval old town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria, Germany, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Bacharach

Bacharach
The town of Bacharach in the Rhine Gorge in Germany, circa 1880. in the centre is St Peters Church, and the ruined Gothic Wernerkapelle is on the right. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Lubeck Warehouses

Lubeck Warehouses
The Salzspeicher salt warehouses on the Trave River in Lubeck, Germany, 1906. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Baden-Baden

Baden-Baden
The Kursaal or spa at Baden-Baden, Germany, 1867. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Nuremberg Castle

Nuremberg Castle
The castle in Nuremberg, Germany, with the Sinwell Turm on the left and the Luginsland tower on the right, circa 1875. The building the foreground centre is the Topplers Haus, on the Paniersplatz

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Regensburg Cathedral

Regensburg Cathedral
The Gothic cathedral in the city of Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany, circa 1870. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: St Nicholas Church

St Nicholas Church and the obelisk on the Alter Markt or Old Market Square in Potsdam, Germany, 1875. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: St Gilgen

St Gilgen
The village of St Gilgen, by the Wolfgangsee in Austria, 1860. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Nuremberg River

Nuremberg River
An island on the Pegnitz River in Nuremberg, Germany, with the old synagogue in the background right, circa 1880. The synagogue was burnt down in 1938. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Potsdam Gate

Potsdam Gate
The Brandenburg Gate on the Luisenplatz in Potsdam, Germany, circa 1905. It was built in 1770, on the orders of King Frederick the Great. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Jumbo At London Zoo

Jumbo At London Zoo
People riding on The African bush elephant, Jumbo (1861 - 1885) at Regents Park Zoo, London, circa 1880. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: The Original Jumbo

The Original Jumbo
Animal keeper Matthew Scott succeeds in persuading African Bush Elephant, Jumbo (1861 - 1885) to walk through his travelling crate outside the Elephant House at London Zoo, 20th February 1882

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: The Nun

The Nun
A portrait of a nun, circa 1850. Engraved by N Lecomte after a painting by J. G. Schoeffer. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Eiserner Steg

Eiserner Steg
The Eiserner Steg crosses the Main River in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, with the cathedral in the background, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Frankfurt Am Main

Frankfurt Am Main
Frankfurt am Main on the Main River in Germany, circa 1870. In the background, the cathedral is being rebuilt after the fire of 1867. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Homburg

Homburg
A synagogue in Homburg, Germany, circa 1870. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: German Harbour

German Harbour
Warehouses on the River Elbe in Hamburg, Germany, possibly Hamburg, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Unter Den Linden

Unter Den Linden
A high angle view of Unter Den Linden leading up to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, circa 1920. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Friedrichstrasse

Friedrichstrasse
The Friedrichstrasse in Berlin, Germany, 1880. (Photo by Otto Herschan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Berlin Arsenal

Berlin Arsenal
The old Arsenal or Zeughaus on the Unter Den Linden in Berlin, Germany, September 1868. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Dresden From On High

Dresden From On High
A view over Dresden in Germany, from Neustadthaus, 1866. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Berlin From On High

Berlin From On High
A view over Berlin, Germany, showing the Royal Palace or Stadtschloss and Unter Den Linden, 1870. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: The Brandenburg Gate

The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Brunswick Cloth Hall

Brunswick Cloth Hall
The Cloth Hall in Brunswick, Germany, . (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Rhine In Cologne

Rhine In Cologne
A pontoon bridge across the River Rhine in Cologne, Germany, circa 1880. The Dombrucke is visible to the far right, and the cathedral dominates the background. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Brunswick

Brunswick
An old half-timbered house in Brunswick, Germany, . (Photo by E. Meyer/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Rhine In Cologne

Rhine In Cologne
The River Rhine flows through Cologne in Germany, with a pontoon bridge and the Dombrucke in the background, and the cathedral in the background left, circa 1860

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Munich Karlstor

Munich Karlstor
The Karlstor, one of the four medieval city gates in Munich, Germany, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Cologne Bridge

Cologne Bridge
The Dombrucke, a bridge over the River Rhine in Cologne, Germany, 1867. It was replaced by the Hohenzollernbrucke in 1911. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Military Parade In Havana

Military Parade In Havana
Infantry officer cadets marching in a military parade during celebrations of the sixth anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, Havana, Cuba, 12th January 1965

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Leicester Square

Leicester Square in London, circa 1740. Engraved by Nathaniel Parr after John Maurer. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Leicester Place

Leicester Place, leading to Leicester Square in London, with Duncan Place on the right, circa 1820. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Caerphilly Castle

Caerphilly Castle
The new GWR 4073 locomotive Caerphilly Castle, August 1923. Behind it is the Lady Godiva. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Lady Cyclist

Lady Cyclist
Miss K. Seymour with her bicycle, 1898. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Lady Cyclist

Lady Cyclist
A young woman on a safety bicycle, 1898. Miss A Hughes is enacting A Professors Love Story. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Lady Cyclist

Lady Cyclist
A young woman with her bicycle, circa 1895. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Old Liverpool

Old Liverpool
A view across the Mersey towards Liverpool, Lancashire, 1650. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Crumlin Viaduct

Crumlin Viaduct
A stereoscopic image of the Crumlin Viaduct during its construction in South Wales, seen from the south, 1856. Underneath is the village of Crumlin, and a bridge over the Monmouthshire Canal

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Crumlin Viaduct

Crumlin Viaduct
A stereoscopic image of the Crumlin Viaduct during its construction over the village of Crumlin in South Wales, 1856

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Country Inn

Country Inn
A stereoscopic image of wagons outside a country hostelry in the UK, 1856. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Crumlin Viaduct

Crumlin Viaduct
A stereoscopic image of Scottish civil engineer Thomas W. Kennard standing atop his unfinished structure, during the construction of the Crumlin Viaduct in South Wales, 1856

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Crumlin Viaduct

Crumlin Viaduct
A stereoscopic image of the Crumlin Viaduct during its construction in South Wales, seen from the south-east bank, 1856

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Crumlin Viaduct Workers

Crumlin Viaduct Workers
A stereoscopic image of workers gathered around the cupola furnace in the viaduct works, during the construction of the Crumlin Viaduct in South Wales, 1856

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Welsh Workers

Welsh Workers
A stereoscopic image of a group of workmen in South Wales, 1856. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Welsh Quarry

Welsh Quarry
A stereoscopic image of a quarry near Newport in South Wales, 1856. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Ebbw Vale Colliery

Ebbw Vale Colliery
A stereoscopic image of a freight train at Ebbw Vale Colliery in South Wales, 1856. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Crumlin Viaduct

Crumlin Viaduct
A stereoscopic image of construction workers crowding the piers of the Crumlin Viaduct during its construction over the village of Crumlin in South Wales, 1856

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: London Stereoscopic Company

London Stereoscopic Company
A crowd outside the London Stereoscopic Company premises at 54 Cheapside, London, circa 1905. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)



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