Diry Collection (page 19)

Bridge Of Boats
A bridge of boats across the Jumna or Yamuna River, as viewed from Delhi, circa 1858. (Photo by Felice Beato/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Russian Rail
A busy railway station in Kyrgyzstan, circa 1895, while it was still a part of the Russian Empire. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Tuscan Masks
A set of five theatrical masks from Tuscany made circa 500BC. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Londonderry on the River Foyle in Northern Ireland, circa 1700. A watercolour painting. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

View In Londonderry
A street in Londonderry in Northern Ireland, 1800. Frontispiece to the European Magazine volume 37. An engraving by Rawle from an original drawing by J. Nixon. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Londonderry on the River Foyle in Northern Ireland, circa 1800. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Tower Of Silence
The Tower of Silence, a Parsi temple near Bombay, circa 1955. The bodies of the dead are left here to be disposed of by vultures. (Photo by Alice Schalek/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Rat Catcher
Bob, a favourite terrier of Mr W E Gorling, stands triumphant over a dead rat. Engraved by Thomas Landseer after a painting by his brother Edwin Landseer, circa 1825

Penny Gaff
An audience watching a performance at Bianchis Penny Gaff - a music hall, circa 1850 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Ruins At Hampi
A British soldier among the ruins of the city of Hampi, the last capital of the Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar, in the Bellary district of India, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Bumps
A group of boys using a sheet to toss and catch one of their fellows, circa 1850. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Junior Escapologists
One boy watches as two others race each-other to escape from their bonds, circa 1850. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Biarritz To Bayonne
A French locomotive, built in 1870, pulls a train of double-decker carriages between Biarritz and Bayonne in France, 1920. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Waggon Of Natal
A solidly-built wagon drawn by fourteen oxen ascends Uncommoss Hill, Natal, on its way to Morley Mission Station, circa 1860. Engraving by J B West, Jnr. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Breadfruit Tree
European traders buying breadfruit in the south Pacific, circa 1750. Engraved by Lester from a drawing by Hopkins for The Gallery of Nature and Art. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Mountjoy Prison
The exercise yard for Fenian prisoners at Mountjoy Prison in Dublin, 1967. An illustration by Ryckebusch from a sketch by M. Barrere, from Le Monde Illustre. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Berlin Barricade
Fighting at a barricade in a Berlin street during the revolution of 1848. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Making Hay
A Litelift hay elevator during rick-making, circa 1930. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Horse Omnibus
A horse omnibus on a London street, 1909. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Druidic Rite
A druid harvests mistletoe from an oak tree for a pagan ritual, circa 100 BCE. The druids were a class of ancient priests in western Europe, who were suppressed by the Romans in the first century CE

Newgate Prison, London circa 1810. The site is now occupied by the Central Criminal Court, also known as the Old Bailey. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Storming Seringapatam
At the end of a second siege, British troops storm the fortress on the island of Seringapatam, Mysore, India, held by Tipoo Sultan in 1799. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Victoria Street in London, at the junction with Vauxhall Bridge Road, circa 1930. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

First Slice Of Fruitcake
A fruitcake on a plate, circa 1955. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Basket Case
A cat in a basket, November 1956. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lost Kitten
A black kitten found abandoned in a box in Bedford Hill, Balham, London, November 1962. She is at the RSPCA headquarters in Jermyn Street, awaiting a new home

Noble Mercury
A pigeon named Mercury, which was awarded the P.D.S.As (Peoples Dispensary For Sick Animals) Dickin medal for gallantry in 1946. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Dresden Landmark
The Frauenkirche cathedral in Dresden, circa 1870. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Plaza Mayor
The Plaza Mayor in Madrid, circa 1930. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Street In Bournville
A street in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

School In Bournville
One of the schools in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909

Mock Tudor Buildings
Houses in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

School Playground
Girls playing at one of the schools in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909

Tushington Hall
The frontage of Tushington Hall, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Detached House
The back of a large detached house, circa 1930. Possibly Stamboul House. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

On The Threshold
A young woman poses in the doorway of a house, wearing a beribboned hat, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Anglo-Egyptian War
British soldiers drag a forty-pound cannon into position at Ramleh, during the Anglo-Egyptian War, 24th August 1882. An illustration by W. H. Overend

Anglo-Egyptian War
The departure of Turkish troops from Contantinople (Istanbul) during the Anglo-Egyptian War, 1882. Egypt was in the midst of an uprising, the so-called Urabi Revolt

Anglo-Egyptian War
The British Indian Cavalry on the road to Cairo, during the Anglo-Egyptian War, 1882. From a sketch by R. Caton Woodville. Original Publication : Illustrated London News - pub

Battle Of Tel-El-Kebir
The Grenadier Guards advance into battle at Tel-el-Kebir in Egypt, during the Anglo-Egyptian War, 13th September 1882. This is their first action since the Crimean War in the 1850s

Occupation Of Zagazig
The occupation of Zagazig by the British forces after the Battle of Tel-el-Kebir, during the Anglo-Egyptian War, September 1882. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Battle Of Tel-El-Kebir
The Highland Brigade storm the trenches at the Battle of Tel-el-Kebir, during the Anglo-Egyptian War, 13th September 1882. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Battle Of Tel-El-Kebir
A soldier of the Highland Brigade in the thick of the action at the Battle of Tel-el-Kebir, during the Anglo-Egyptian War, 13th September 1882. By W. H. Overend

Marines At Ismailia
British Marines landing at Ismailia, on the west bank of the Suez Canal in Egypt, during the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War. From a sketch by Frederic Villiers

An Ambush Of Arabs
An Ambush of Arabs during the Nile Expedition to relieve General Gordon from the Seige of Khartoum, in the Sudan, 1884. From a painting by Rudolf Svoboda (Rudolf Swoboda)

Royal Horse Artillery
The Royal Horse Artillery firing their two nine-pounder cannons during the Anglo-Egyptian War, 24th August 1882. In the foreground, an army doctor prepares to treat a wounded man

Fallujah Bridge
A bridge over the River Euphrates in Fallujah, Iraq, circa 1930. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Malakoff Tower
The Capture of Malakoff Tower in Sebastopol during the Crimean War, by Gustav Dore, 6th September 1855. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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