Format Portrait Collection

The bow of Sir Ernest Shackletons exploratory vessel SS Endurance
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 1914: The bow of Sir Ernest Shackletons exploratory vessel SS Endurance being prepared for her Antarctic voyage in Millwall Docks, London, England

Royal Hussar
circa 1847: An officer of the 10th Prince of Wales Own Royal regiment of Hussars in an ornate uniform, the horse also dressed. Rischgitz Collection (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Royal Engineers
circa 1850: An officer of the Royal Engineers gives orders to two privates. Rischgitz Collection (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Mr Punch
circa 1890: Punch. Character derived from the 14th century Commedia dell Arte Pulcinella, quarrelsome, hook nosed, humpbacked buffoon, based upon Maccus, the comic servant of Ancient Roman farces

Tin Pan Alley
circa 1905: View of buildings along Tin Pan Alley, the center of the music publishing industry at the turn of the century, 28th Street between 5th & 6th Avenues, New York City

Pickwick Papers
The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickins, Vol 1, title page drawn by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne). (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Fleet Street
circa 1926: A busy day in Fleet Street, the home of many national newspapers. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Guinness Time
1932: Lit up advertisements in Piccadilly Circus, London (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Stock Exchange
circa 1800: The London stock exchange. (Photo by Edward Gooch/Edward Gooch/Getty Images)

Jack Dempsey
circa 1935: American heavyweight boxer Jack Dempsey (1895 - 1983). (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison (1847 - 1931), American inventor of the carbon telephone transmitter (1877), phonograph (1878), and incandescent lamp with carbon filament (1879)

King Kong
1933: The giant ape, star of the Radio Picture King Kong, shown in comparison to eight normal sized apes, to emphasize its colossal size. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Brighton Clock Tower
1894: The clock tower in Brighton. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Twin Steam-Ship
August 1875: The twin steamship Castalia a catamaran type passenger ship carrying passengers from Dover to Calais, seen from the bows. Original Publication: The Graphic - The Channel Passage - pub

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

X-Ray Tulips On White
circa 1910: An X-ray photograph of tulip flowers. (Photo by Edward Charles Le Grice/Le Grice/Getty Images)

Peter Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893), the Russian composer. (Photo by Henry Guttmann Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Velvet Evenings
circa 1926: A velvet cocktail dress tied over one shoulder with a bow and featuring a layered skirt. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Ludwig Van Beethoven
German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827). (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Musical Mozarts
German composer Leopold Mozart (1719 - 1787) playing the violin accompanied by his seven year old son Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) on the harpsichord

Bastille Under Siege
1789: The Bastille under siege by troops during the French Revolution. Below: The ground plan. Original Artwork: Engraving by J Chapman (pub. 15th September 1798 by J Wilkes)

Chicago Buildings
circa 1930: The Railway Exchange on the right and thes W Strauss building on Michigan Avenue looking past one of the lions in front of the Chicago Art Institute

Holmess Creator
circa 1930: Scottish novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

A Young Mans Fancy
19th March 1937: A child holds his girl friend as they walk away in disgust from a prying cameraman. (Photo by Walter Bellamy/London Express/Getty Images)

Dressing Up
circa 1929: Mrs Woolley-Hart dressed as Cleopatra in an extravagant fancy dress outfit for the Joy Of Life ball. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Hyde Park Sheep
16th March 1938: Hyde Parks own shepherd taking his sheep along the Serpentine pathway to new grazing ground elsewhere in the park. His dog has taken to the water to stop the sheep from swimming off

Confessor Chapel
The chapel of Edward the Confessor, King of England from 1042 - 1066, in Westminster Abbey. The chapel houses the Coronation Chair. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Reading Room
circa 1925: The Reading Room at the British Museum where Karl Marx was a frequent visitor. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Pete The Pup
circa 1930: Pete the Pup known all over the world through his film work in Hollywood comedies, especially the Our Gang series. At the height of his career Pete was insured for ?10, 000

Chicago Fire
9th October 1871: Firemen at the scene of a blaze during the Chicago Fire of 1871, which resulted in 250 deaths and losses of $196 million. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Fictional Shop
circa 1870: Victorians window shopping at the Old Curiosity Shop, 14 Portsmouth Street, Lincolns Inn. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Crazy Victorians
1898: A group of people enjoying themselves with an odd form of leapfrog. (Photo by Otto Herschan Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Victorian Family
1888: A family in Victorian times. (Photo by Otto Herschan Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Giant And Dwarf
circa 1926: An immensely tall man standing next to a woman of average height and a midget. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Erotic Sculpture
circa 1955: A decorative carving of figures making love, part of the architecture of the Black Pagoda or Surya Deula in Konarak on the Bay of Bengal, India

Silky And Sexy
circa 1928: Modelling of a silk and lace slip. (Photo by Sasha/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1920s Hat
1929: A 1920s cloche hat. (Photo by Sasha/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lady Godiva
1929: The winner of the Lady Godiva look-alike competition at Addlestone, Surrey. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Derelict House
May 1929: A house falling down on Liverpool Road in Islington, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Double Bass Player
circa 1908: Edwardian gentleman with his double bass. (Photo by W. & D. Downey/Getty Images)

British soldier, adventurer and author Thomas Edward Lawrence known as Lawrence Of Arabia
circa 1914: British soldier, adventurer and author Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888 - 1935) known as Lawrence Of Arabia. He joined the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I

Playing Footsie
26th March 1928: Two pairs of feet, one male, one female, meet underneath the table. (Photo by Sasha/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Circus Clown
circa 1930: Lulu the clown wearing a traditional costume and make up. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Cotton Pickers
circa 1930: Two cotton pickers standing by a heap of cotton at the G A Starr Plantation in Greensboro, South Carolina. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Victorian Children
1885: From l to r; Emily, John and Alice Elwes show off childrens fashions. John Elwes has knee length trousers and a bowler hat with a curled brim. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Fur Coat
circa 1929: A fashion model wearing a fur coat. (Photo by Sasha/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Santa Proud Fashions. (Photo by Sasha/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1920s Fashion
A woman wearing 1920s fashion underwear. (Photo by Sasha/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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