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HOGARTH: BEGGARs OPERA. Engraving after William Hogarth

The Orrery by Joseph Wright (1734-1797). This artwork was painted in 1766. Its full title is A Philospher giving a Lecture on the Orrery in which a Lamp is put in place of the Sun

The Airpump by Joseph Wright
The Air Pump by Joseph Wright (1734-1797). This artwork was painted in 1768. Its full title is An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump

Map of the Rivelin Valley Estate, 1934
Taken from a Report of Special Conference regarding the Development of the Rivelin Valley, Sheffield City Council, Sep 1934.Rivelin Mill, Rivelin Valley Road, Rivelin Hotel, St Michaels RC Cemetery

New Routemaster Red London double-decker bus aka the Boris Bus

England, Cleveland, Saltburn-by-the-Sea. View from the top of the funicular railway, one of the worlds oldest water-powered cliff lifts, towards the Victorian Pier and North Sea Beach

Lovers in Hyde Park May 1947 love couple romance romantic for valentines day be my valentine

Fore Street looking east towards The Square, Probus, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A mixed group of mainly children pose for the photographer, including two people in the upstairs rooms of the Hawkins Arms

City Circle tram in Flinders Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Make way for ducklings sculpture by Nancy Schon, Boston Public Garden, Boston
USA, Massachusetts, Boston, Make way for ducklings sculpture by Nancy Schon, Boston Public Garden

Park Guell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

1988 Papal Visit
FERRARI FACTORY, MARANELLO, ITALY - JUNE 04: Pope John Paul II visits the Ferrari factory at Maranello during the Papal Visit at Ferrari Factory, Maranello on June 04, 1988 in Ferrari Factory

Engraving of the Ascent to Mount Carmel, by Saint Jean of the Cross, Madrid, 1694 edition

A West Country Mail Coach leaving Piccadilly, 1829 (pencil on paper) (b / w photo)
XJF354261 A West Country Mail Coach leaving Piccadilly, 1829 (pencil on paper) (b/w photo) by Scharf, George the Elder (1788-1860); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Plan of The Crown and Glove Public house and other land and property at Stannington, for sale
Lot 1 the old established Public House known by the sign of the Crown and Glove at Stannington, with barn, cohouse, vacant ground, outbuildings and appurtenances

Audience Of One
circa 1926: A solitary member of the public seated in front of a band stand, listening to the brass band. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Picture No. 12479323
Statue of Greyfriars Bobby the famous Skye Terrier Date:

City tram passing Flinders Street Station, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Saltaire, model textile factory and town near Bradford, Yorkshire, England. Founded by Titus Salt (1803-1776) in 1851. Shops, library, etc

WA, Seattle, Public Market Center sign, at the Pike Place Market

The overhead railway aka Dockers Umbrella, Liverpool, England. The railway operated along the Liverpool Docks with lightweight electric multiple units from 1893 to 1956

Neon coffee mug reflected in coffee shop window with the Pike Place Market behind, Seattle, Washington State, United States of America, North America

A couple of tango dancers perform a live-show in a restaurant of La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Cloisters of Eton College, from History of Eton College
STC121727 Cloisters of Eton College, from History of Eton College, part of History of the Colleges, engraved by J. Bluck (fl.1791-1831) pub. by R

Eton College Chapel (engraving)
2800435 Eton College Chapel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eton College Chapel. Illustration for The Quiver, 1867.); © Look and Learn

Hotel Central, Quay Street, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1930
Photographer: Unknown

The Bolingey Inn, Penwartha Road, Bolingey, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Early 1900s
The Bolingey Inn where Samuel John Ball was the landlord at the time. The glass plate negative is titled Bolengey Nr. Perranporth

Firth Brown 5 ton steam hammer, junction of Savile Street and Sutherland Street, Attercliffe
This was built in 1947 by the Brightside Engineering Company and was restored and moved to its present day location in 1994.The hammer was used in forging steel rings for railway tyres

Sheffield Flood, Blue Ball Inn and destroyed houses, Bradfield Road, Hillsborough, , 1864
Taken from Sheffield Inundation, 1864, Ref. 942.74 SQ

Sheffield Flood, Ruins at Malin Bridge, Hillsborough, Cleakum Inn / Malin Bridge Inn, in background, , 1864
Taken from Sheffield Inundation, 1864, Ref. 942.74 SQ

Falmouth Arms, Ladock, Cornwall. Early 1900s
The Falmouth Arms, Ladock with several people outside and a bicycle propped up against the wall. Photographer: Arthur Philp

Motorcycle scramble, St Agnes, Cornwall. 1920s
A motorcycle scramble with a motorbike and side-car. Probably taking place at Blue Hills, St Agnes. Photographer: Unknown

Hammersmith Broadway
Circa 1910: Hammersmith broadway with the underground station on the right and elaborate railings at the entrance to public conveniences in the centre. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Three wheeled Tuk Tuk taxi in Luang Prabang, Laos

PURITANS: PUNISHMENT, 1651. The whipping of Baptist minister Obadiah Holmes at Boston in 1651 for holding an unauthorized religious meeting at Lynn, Massachusetts

Back Quay showing the Market Inn, the rear of City Hall and N. Gill & Son, Truro, Cornwall. After October 1937
A view of the Market Inn, the rear of City Hall and N. Gill & Son after the filling-in works were completed in October 1937. A small group of men are standing outside the Market Inn

Yosemite chapel in winter, Yosemite National Park, California USA

Tranvia de Soller heritage tramway, Soller, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Steelworkers bronze statue, Meadowhall Shopping Centre
This statue (created by Robin Bell) was originally inside the shopping centre when it opened in 1990. In 2012 it was moved outside

Ordnance Survey map: Totley, 1876
Scale: 25 inches to 1 mile.Original at Sheffield Local Studies Library: Derbyshire sheet XI.15.Includes: Old Hay Brook, Grove House, Crown Inn, Hillfoot, Totley Bents, Cricket Inn, recreation ground

Massage treatment at Glossop Road Baths
For more information see No. 5, Local Pamplets, Vol. 216, Cat No 042S

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Sheffield Flood 1864, w00435

Ferry Boat Inn, Helford Passage, Constantine, Cornwall. Before 1906
The Ferry Boat Inn. Above the door is written G. Banfil licensed to sell Beer, Porter and Spirits. Mr G. Banfil died in 1906. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Whitfield, Dundee, 1989
Whitfield, Dundee, ANGUS, SCOTLAND facing South. NCAP: RCAHMS Aerial Survey - 00/01/1900

Japanese cherry trees in full spring blossom - Cheltenham UK
MAB-1240 Japanese cherry trees in full spring blossom Cheltenham UK Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Le Jardin du Vert-Galant, c. 1928 (oil on canvas)
1195958 Le Jardin du Vert-Galant, c. 1928 (oil on canvas) by Signac, Paul (1863-1935); 46.4x116.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Beecham Clock Tower, St Helens, Merseyside, 16th October 1958

Sefton Place, St Helens, Merseyside, 25th November 1958, with Greenalls Sefton Arms Hotel (left) and Helena House (right)

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Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Banqueting room in Reunification Hall

The gig Thomas outside the Commercial Hotel, Central Square, Newquay, Cornwall. Around 1860-1866
A view of the gig Thomas and crew of 7 in front of the Commercial Hotel, later known as the Central Inn, Newquay. The landlord of the hotel between 1860 and 1866 was a man named Thomas

Outline and flag of Luxembourg, 3D

Aerial view of Wroclaw Market Square, Wroclaw, Poland, Europe

Sunset View of Elder Park, the Riverside Precinct and the Torrens Lake, Adelaide, South Australia
Elder Park, located on the southern bank of the River Torrens in Adelaide, South Australia, has border with the Adelaide Festival Centre and North Terrace

Hamburg-Amerika Linie Companys Offices (b / w photo)
3650466 Hamburg-Amerika Linie Companys Offices (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hamburg-Amerika Linie Companys Offices)

Beneath the Quadriga, May 12 1937. From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]

Victoria Park Hotel, junction of Clarkehouse Road and Southbourne Road, 1862
The Victoria Park Hotel and Bowling Green, opposite the Botanical Gardens, seems to have gone out of memory. It was opened about 1858 or 1859, and the only landlord the place had was Mr

Mosley Street, and City Art Gallery, Manchester, c. 1910 (b / w photo)
XJF323007 Mosley Street, and City Art Gallery, Manchester, c.1910 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Princess Louise
24th April 1979: Exterior of the Princess Louise public house, London. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Taplow Court, Taken on visit of American officers near Berkshire 1919

Public protest, Kazakhstan, 1990 C017 / 9394
Public protest. People, assembled at a rally to protect the drying Aral Sea. Photographed in Kazakhstan, in 1990

Washington, Seattle. Pikes Place Market

Street scene (top) / Public bath (bottom). Sketch from Katsushika Hokusais Manga, c1836
HOKUSAI: SKETCH, 1836. Street scene (top)/Public bath (bottom). Sketch from Katsushika Hokusais Manga, c1836

Testing for viruses. A technician using a pipette to fill small sample vials. These are being used to test animal tissue samples for viruses such as avian influenza (bird flu) and swine fever

Italy, Veneto, Venice, Row of Gondolas and San Giorgio Maggiore

Larnach Castle, Dunedin, New Zealand

Rugby game, a jump into touch (colour litho)
5998298 Rugby game, a jump into touch (colour litho) by Prater, Ernest (1864-1950) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rugby game, a jump into touch)

Sedbergh: The School House, Head Masters (b / w photo)
5991691 Sedbergh: The School House, Head Masters (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The School House, Head Master s)

Kew Gardens - Path to the Great Glasshouse, 1892 (oil on canvas)
3742629 Kew Gardens - Path to the Great Glasshouse, 1892 (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 54x64.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Fettes College, Edinburgh (litho)
3642754 Fettes College, Edinburgh (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fettes College, Edinburgh. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The St Pancras Ironwork Company (b / w photo)
3650465 The St Pancras Ironwork Company (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The St Pancras Ironwork Company)

Down the Old Bull and Bush (photo)
609719 Down the Old Bull and Bush (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Down the Old Bull and Bush)

Why not go the limit? For the benefit of those ladies who ask the right to smoke in
1078685 Why not go the limit? For the benefit of those ladies who ask the right to smoke in public, 1908 (colour litho) by Dart

W Shrivell (b / w photo)
3650454 W Shrivell (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: W Shrivell. Illustration for The Modern Building Record Volume One Public Buildings)

Central Criminal Courts (b / w photo)
3650473 Central Criminal Courts (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Central Criminal Courts)

St. Josephs Cathedral, Day, Vertical, Hanoi, Vietnam
St. Josephs Cathedral (Vietnamese: Nha th? L?n Ha N?i, Nha th? Chinh toa Thanh Giuse; French: Cathedrale Saint-Joseph) is a church on Nha Tho (Church) Street in the Hoan Ki

Victoria Station, 1920s (b / w photo)
XJF294007 Victoria Station, 1920s (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Europe, England, London. British Museum, The Great Court, Londons largest covered square. THIS IMAGE RESTRICTED - Not available to U.S. land tour travel operators

1838 Frontis Mantell Wonders of Geology 1838 Frontis Mantell Wonders of Geology
Frontis for Gideon Mantells popular book " Wonders of Geology" (1838) which did much to popularise geology during victorian times

A postbox in snow UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

A child Protestor at the I Count climate change rally in London
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Sunrise at Park Guell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Greenland, Nuuk, Kassassuk Statue, in front of Nuuk Center, tallest building in Greenland

Hogs & Heifers Saloon, 859 Washington Street, Meat Packing District closed in 2015, New York City, USA

Hogs & Heifers Saloon, 859 Washington Street, Meat Packing District closed in 2015, New York City, USA

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"Exploring the Public Realm: A Journey Through Time and Space" Step into history with Joseph Wright's captivating masterpiece, "The Orrery, " as it unveils the wonders of the public universe. Travel back to 1934 and navigate through the Map of the Rivelin Valley Estate, a testament to how public spaces shape communities and connect people. Witness Thich Quang Duc's powerful act of self-immolation in Saigon, an indelible moment that ignited global awareness about human rights and sparked change. Marvel at London's iconic red double-decker bus, symbolizing public transportation's vital role in uniting diverse cultures within a bustling metropolis. Joseph Wright strikes again with "The Airpump, " capturing the essence of scientific discovery as it unfolds in front of a mesmerized public audience. Ascend to new heights atop Cleveland's Saltburn-by-the-Sea funicular railway, where breathtaking views await those who venture into this beloved public attraction. Embark on Melbourne's City Circle tram for an enchanting ride along Flinders Street, immersing yourself in Australia's vibrant urban life and rich cultural heritage. Delve into Saint Jean of the Cross' engraving depicting an ascent to Mount Carmel—a spiritual journey shared by countless souls seeking enlightenment in a sacred space accessible to all. Discover Park Guell’s whimsical charm nestled amidst Barcelona’s vibrant streets—an artistic oasis inviting locals and visitors alike to revel in its beauty while embracing their shared humanity. Celebrate Nancy Schon’s endearing sculpture "Make Way for Ducklings" adorning Boston Public Garden—a heartwarming reminder that even small creatures can find solace within our communal spaces. Capture moments frozen in time like Picture No. 12479323—an image that encapsulates how photography immortalizes fleeting instants from our collective memory. Experience Melbourne anew as trams gracefully pass by Flinders Street Station—where city life pulsates, and the public's rhythm harmonizes with the heartbeat of a metropolis.