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Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Whitby Harbour

Whitby Harbour
Fishing boats moored in Whitby harbour, circa 1880. (Photo by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Telegraph Clock

Telegraph Clock
Workmen dismantle the clock which hangs outside the Daily Telegraph building at 135 to 141, Fleet Street, London, 1930. The building is due to be remodelled

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Publicity Still Of Annie Oakley

Publicity Still Of Annie Oakley
Publicity 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

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Blindmans Buff

Blindmans Buff
A group of children playing the popular game Blindmans Buff, as a child wearing a blindfold tries to find his playmates, circa 1840. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Family Fun

Family Fun
A family with eight young children playing in their living room, 21st December 1867. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Reef Workings

Reef Workings
The main reef workings on the Witwatersrand gold mining companys claim in the Gauteng province of South Africa, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Very Wet

Very Wet
circa 1820: A rainy day becomes even more disagreeable when a smartly-dressed lady steps into a muddy puddle. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Battle Of Marathon

Battle Of Marathon
The Greek soldiers pursue the routed Persians back to their ships, having won a decisive victory at the Battle of Marathon, September 490 BC. By Pinelli. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Ludwigs Birthplace

Ludwigs Birthplace
circa 1930: Ludwig van Beethovens birthplace at 515 Bonngasse, Bonn, Germany. (Photo by W. Gircke/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Conquerors Of Salamis

Conquerors Of Salamis
The Greeks celebrate their victory over the Persian navy in the Battle of Salamis, which took place in the Gulf of Aegina near Athens, September 480 BC. By F. Cormon

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Battle Of Salamis

Battle Of Salamis
The Battle of Salamis in the Gulf of Aegina near Athens, where the Greeks won a decisive naval victory over the Persians, September 480 BC. By Wilhelm von Kaulbach

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Union Soldiers Fill Downtime During Civil War

Union Soldiers Fill Downtime During Civil War
A group of Northern soldiers from the Army of the Potomac takes advantage of a respite from battle to write letters and mend clothing during the American Civil War, early 1860s

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Beachlands

Beachlands
Victorians pose outside Beachlands, a large country house with a crest and motto on the pediment, circa 1860. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Hartsholme Hall

Hartsholme Hall in Lincolnshire, the home of Lord Liverpool, 1909. Built in 1862 by Joseph Shuttleworth, the house was demolished in 1951. (Photo by W. G. Phillips/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Servants At Erdigg

Servants At Erdigg
The domestic staff at Erdigg Hall, the home of the Yorke family in Wrexham, North Wales, 1852. They are head gardener James Phillips, coachman Edward Humphries, laundry maid Elizabeth Alford

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Watch Works

Watch Works
1813: Watch mechanism showing cog wheels and spring. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Music Room

Music Room
circa 1850: The room in Beethovens house where he composed the Ninth Symphony. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Where Wagner Died

Where Wagner Died
circa 1885: The Palazzo Vendramin Calergi on the Grand Canal in Venice where composer Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) died. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Mourning Egyptian

Mourning Egyptian
circa 1890: A maid holds a mirror up for her mistress who is applying mourning make-up. Original Artist - John Weguelin - Lady Goes Into Mourning (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: To The Rescue

To The Rescue
circa 1900: Two lifeboats come to the aid of a stricken vessel, while the terrified travellers cling to the rigging. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: The Penang

The Penang
circa 1910: The Penang, a 997-ton steel schooner, built in 1905. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Birr Castle

Birr Castle
15th February 1851: A firework display at Birr Castle, Parsonstown, seat of the Earl of Rosse. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Firework Display

Firework Display
October 1865: A firework extravaganza at Kilkenny Castle to celebrate the coming-of-age of the Marquis of Ormonde. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Snake Charmers

Snake Charmers
circa 1850: Indian serpent charmers play hypnotic pipe music to some dancing cobras. Designed and engraved by Sly and Wilson (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: The Fram

The Fram
circa 1910: Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansens (1861 - 1930) ship, the Fram, which was later used by Roald Amundsen. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Purple Orchid

Purple Orchid
circa 1850: Laelia majalis (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Juarez Enters

Juarez Enters
1867: The entry of Mexican President Benito Juarez into Mexico City. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: First Consul

First Consul
circa 1810: Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821) as First Consul (1799 - 1821). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Retreating Tactics

Retreating Tactics
circa 1914: Blowing up a railway bridge during the retreat in France during WW I. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Napoleon 1st

Napoleon 1st
circa 1814: Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821), Emperor of France when in exile. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Guard Duty

Guard Duty
circa 1890: Prisoners breaking stones the grounds of Presidio Infirmary in Havana under the watchful eye of several armed men. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Household Staff

Household Staff
circa 1885: The owners of a large Victorian house and their servants. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Kite Flying

Kite Flying
circa 1840: Kite flying at Hai Kwan on the ninth day of the ninth moon. The kites are in the form of birds and dragons. Original Artist - Thomas Allom

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Childrens Home

Childrens Home
circa 1890: Nannies take care of the infants at an institution for unwanted babies in Stepney, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: London Workhouse

London Workhouse
4th August 1849: A new workhouse for the poor of the London parishes of Fulham and Hammersmith, complete with playground. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Bible Reading

Bible Reading
1872: A man reads from the scriptures to a roomful of sleepers at a night refuge for the homeless. An engraving by Dore. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Brandenburg Gate

Brandenburg Gate
circa 1930: The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Mr Muscles

Mr Muscles
1819: A nude man balancing on one knee and showing rippling muscles. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Pyramid Of Cheops

Pyramid Of Cheops
circa 1892: A string of camels pass the Great Pyramid of Cheops. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Torpedo Away

Torpedo Away
circa 1917: A French Levasseur bomber firing an aerial torpedo. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Piccadilly Club

Piccadilly Club
1805: The Albany house in Londons Piccadilly. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: My Lady

My Lady
circa 1890: Servants and a visiting policeman enjoy the sight of a maid mimicking the lady of the house. Original Artist - C D Gibson (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: The Princess Alice

The Princess Alice
3rd September 1878: The paddle steamer Princess Alice sinks after a disastrous collision with the coal ship Bywell Castle at Galleons Reach on the River Thames

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Big Buddha

Big Buddha
1900: The statue of Buddha at Yokohama. (Photo by Felice Beato/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Chinatown Market

Chinatown Market
circa 1900: A market in San Franciscos Chinatown. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Avalokitesvara

Avalokitesvara
17th September 1947: The figure of Avalokitesvara in copper at an Indian sculpture exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Colossi Of Memnon

Colossi Of Memnon
circa 1920: The Colossi of Memnon, two giant statues built in the 14th century BC in the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes (modern Luxor and El-Karnak). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeritage Images Collection: Internal Details

Internal Details
circa 1850: Anatomical diagrams showing human internal organs. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)



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