Diry Collection (page 2)

Fox In The Arctic
The yacht Fox, under the command of Irish explorer Sir Francis Leopold McClintock (1819 - 1907), makes its way through arctic pack ice, circa 1858

Chemical Elements
Lecture diagrams prepared by English scientist John Dalton, showing a list of elements (left) and the composition of organic acids, circa 1810

Spring-Heeled Jack, a devil-like character of English urban legend escapes from an angry mob at Newport Arch in Lincoln, 1877

Douglas OC Model
A Douglas OC 600cc motorcycle on display at the Motorcycle Show at Olympia, London, 23rd September 1925. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Greys Monument
Grainger Street in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, with Nun Street on the left, circa 1910. In the background is the Greys Monument, a 134-foot column supporting a statue of Earl Grey

Old City Of London
A map of the City of London, showing Cheapside, Threadneedle Street and Fenchurch Street among others, circa 1600. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Teotihuacan
The Pyramid of the Sun at the ancient archaeological site of Teotihuacan in Mexico, circa 1970. The site dates back to around 200 BCE. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Hoxton Slums
Slum housing in Shaftesbury Street, Hoxton in the East End of London, 5th October 1946. Original publication: Picture Post - 4224 - All In A Hoxton Garden - pub

Weavers Windows
Silk-weavers windows in Spitalfields, London, circa 1850. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

WB Yeats
Irish poet William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939), circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bournville Baths
The Girls Baths, a swimming pool complex on Bournville Lane, in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909

Bournville Swimming Baths
The mens swimming baths in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909

Hastings Beach
The seafront at Hastings, Sussex, circa 1900. Drawn up on the beach are wheeled bathing huts and rowing boats. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Deathly Diners
Six skeletons smoking around the dinner table, circa 1865. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

HMS Revenge
The remains of the British galleon HMS Revenge are dashed against the cliffs of Terceira in the Azores, to be lost evermore in the main, 1591

Three Samurai
Three samurai warriors in armour, circa 1880. (Photo by Kusakabe Kimbei/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Clacton Pier
Holidaymakers on the beach at Clacton, Essex, circa 1925. (Photo by A. H. Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Magic Square Of Squares
A magic square of squares, designed by Benjamin Franklin, circa 1760. It is constructed so that the sum of all 16 numbers in any row or column add up to 2056

Corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street, with Capitol Records Building
The corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, circa 1958. On the right is the Capitol Records Building

Streamlined Hudson
A streamlined 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive of the New York Central Railroad. Designed by Henry Dreyfuss and built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO), the engines were introduced in 1938

New Golden Arrow Loco
The locomotive William Shakespeare at Victoria Station, London, before entering service on the Golden Arrow route from London to Dover for the channel crossing, 11th October 1951

Woodstock Palace
The remains of Henry IIs palace in Woodstock park, Oxfordshire, 1714. Henry IIs mistress Rosamund Pike lived here. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Capel Celyn
A view of the village of Capel Celyn in the Tryweryn Valley near Bala, Merionethshire, Wales, 27th February 1957. In 1957

Derbyshire Railway
A steam train passes along the Buxton branch of the Midland Railway in Derbyshire, circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Ramsgate Sands
The Sands at Ramsgate, a seaside resort in East Kent, 1878. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bridge Over The Avon
The Clifton suspension bridge, which spans the river Avon near Bristol, circa 1880. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it was completed in 1864. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Cheltenham High Street, Gloucestershire, circa 1890. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Storms Of Whitby
The Storm family of Robin Hoods Bay, Whitby, North Yorkshire, circa 1895. They are Thomas, Reuben, Mathew, Spy the dog and Issac, a farmer who is also cox of the lifeboat

Ruswarp
The River Esk runs through the village of Ruswarp, just outside Whitby in North Yorkshire, circa 1890. (Photo by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bridge Construction
The south side of of Sydney Harbour Bridge under construction, 7th August 1929. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Puppy Love
The best way to keep a puppy out of harms way, circa 1950. (Photo by Express Newspapers/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Epsom Derby
Spectators watch the races from the roof of their car during the Epsom Derby in Surrey, 27th May 1925. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

SS Maloja
The P&O liner SS Maloja at anchor off Aden in Yemen, July 1926. (Photo by Hawkins/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Vanderbilt Mansion
Cornelius Vanderbilt IIs mansion on 5th Avenue and West 47th Street in Manhattan, circa 1892. A charcoal drawing by J. Vincent

Dounreay
The bottom half of the worlds first electricity-producing fast breeder reactor at Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment in Scotland, 14th July 1956

Handley Page Victor
The Handley Page Victor, a four-jet crescent-wing bomber, makes an appearance at the Farnborough Air Show, 7th September 1953. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Russell Hotel
The Russell Hotel in Londons Russell Square, circa 1900. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Grange at North End in Fulham, circa 1900. It was here, in the mid-eighteenth century, that English novelist Samuel Richardson wrote his famous works, Pamela

Newgate Prison in London, 1900. Built in 1188 and rebuilt in 1782, it was finally demolished in 1902, and the Old Bailey built upon the site

Ivory Mask
An elaborate 16th century ivory mask from Benin City, Nigeria, circa 1930. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Dundees Royal Arch
The late victorian Royal Arch in Dundee, Scotland, circa 1895. The arch was built in 1848 to celebrate a visit by Queen Victoria four years previously, and demolished in 1964

Colossus Solis
The Colossus Of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, straddles the harbour on the Greek island of Rhodes, circa 250 BC

Ramsgate Seafront
The Royal Parade, Ramsgate, Kent, circa 1890. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Domestic Violence - Plate VI of George Cruikshanks The Bottle
Plate VI of George Cruikshanks The Bottle, a series of eight etchings published in 1847 and depicting the effects of alcoholism

Battle Of Bosworth Field
King Richard IIIs Yorkist troops fight Lancastrians in the Battle of Bosworth Field, during the Wars of the Roses, 22nd August 1485

Bricklayer
A bricklayer and a hod carrier at work on a building site, circa 1860. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Ataba Square
The tram station in Midan El-Ataba El-Khadra, or Ataba Square in Cairo, Egypt, March 1919. The building on the left surmounted by a globe is the Tiring department store

Temple At Highclere Castle
The temple in the grounds of Highclere Castle, the country seat of the Earls of Carnarvon, Hampshire, England, circa 1850. Engraving published 4th November 1854. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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