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Exterior view of the National Bank, Glasgow, Scotland, c1850

Telling room, National Bank of Scotland, Glasgow, c1860

Washington E Connor, partner and broker of the Jay Gould stochbroking firm, 1885. Jay Gould was thought to do the largest brokerage business in the New York Stock Exchange at the time

Floor of the New York Stock Exchange, 1885

A gusher in the Pennsylvanian oilfields, USA, 1886. Edwin L Drake drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania near Titusville in 1859

Wealth of the Indies, 17th century. Design for a Gobelin tapestry showing rich flora and fauna and products of the West Indies and Central and South America

The first cotton mill at Cromford, Derbyshire, and Richard Arkwrights house, 1836. Arkwright (1732-1792) was the inventor of textile manufacturing machinery which included the first practical means

Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-born American philanthropist and industrialist, 1903. Artist: Spy
Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-born American philanthropist and industrialist, 1903. Carnegie (1835-1918) amassed a vast fortune in the steel industry

Californian gold miners, c1880. Miners in the Californian gold fields inspecting the result of their digging by the light of a camp fire

The Royal Exchange, London, late 17th century. This is the second building which replaced the original built by Sir Thomas Gresham, which was destroyed in the Fire of London in 1666

The Royal Exchange, London, 1686. This is the second building which replaced the original built by Sir Thomas Gresham, which was destroyed in the Fire of London in 1666

Royal Exchange, London, late 18th century. This was the second Royal Exchange built after Greshams original building destroyed in Fire of London in 1666

View of Leeds, Yorkshire, early 19th century. The economy of Leeds was based on the wool industry. The citys prosperity was greatly increased in the Industrial Revolution by the construction of

Facade of The Bank of England, Threadneedle Street, London, 1796. The Bank of England was established in 1694 to act as banker and debt manager for the government

Queen Isabella of Bourbon, 1629-1635. Artist: Diego Velasquez
Queen Isabella of Bourbon, 1629-1635. From the Museo del Prado, Madrid

The Convalescence of Bayard, c1796-1842. Artist: Pierre Henri Revoil
The Convalescence of Bayard, c1796-1842. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

The Suicide of Lucretia, early 16th century. Artist: Jorg Breu the Elder
The Suicide of Lucretia, early 16th century. Perspective: the artist shows the lines going back to the vanishing point. From the Museum of Fine Arts (Szepmueveszeti Muzeum), Budapest, Hungary

Washing for gold, California, c1850. Wood engraving

Please (!) Horse, and Tax on Wheels, 1888. A stout, well-dressed gentleman is sitting comfortably as his poor, thin, horse drags the trap over the stony ground

Causation, 1882. A long-awaited boiled egg arrives, the servant having a different idea of time from her finely-clad mistress. From Punch, or the London Charivari, October 21, 1882

An Open Secret, 1888. The blind man is not an honest beggar, but is instead intent, along with his little dog, on fleecing a philanthropic public. From Punch, or the London Charivari, December 8, 1888

The Merry Swiss Boy The Return of the Tourist, 1865. Artist: John Tenniel
The Merry Swiss Boy The Return of the Tourist, 1865. On the one side, a jolly Swiss landlord sings as he counts his money

The Durham Cheese, 1861. The Bishop of Durham, finely clad with the most enormous sleeves, pours the last of the bottle into the cheese, leaving nothing for the shabby clergyman standing before him

Car Automobile Mercedes-Benz Advertisement
Cruise Ship and Automobile at Night, Mercedes-Benz Advertisement, circa 1929. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG)

Car Automobile Transportation Advertisement
Woman Standing Next to Car and Airplane, Hillman Wizard Automobile Advertisement, 1931. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG)

The Duchess of Manchester (Helena Zimmerman)
Helena Zimmerman (1878-1971), who married William Montagu, 9th Duke of Manchester in 1900. She was the daughter of Eugene Zimmerman of Cincinnati, Ohio

Doris Duke at Baileys Beach, Newport
Doris Duke, American tobacco heiress, photographed at Baileys Beach, Newport, the most exclusive bathing beach in the USA. Date: 1934

How to kiss your Rich Aunt ! A rather foolish and foppish young man (with an eye on the prize!) greets his Elderly (and very rich) Auntie with extreme enthusiasm. Date: 1908

Mrs Frank Jay Gould (Florence de Caze)
Mrs Frank Jay Gould, nee Florence de Caze (1893-1985), wife of wealthy philanthropist and businessman Frank Jay Gould. Together with him

fashionably and expensively dressed 1920s teenage girl
A very fashionably and expensively dressed teenage girl with wristwatch gloves and handbag. Note the fantastic art deco table she is resting against - possibly taken inside a hotel or boutique

Mrs O. H. P. Belmont (Alva Vanderbilt)
Alva Belmont (January 17, 1853 January 26, 1933), n饠 Alva Erskine Smith, and known as Alva Vanderbilt from 1875 to 1896

The Hon. Mrs Ronald Greville
Dame Margaret Helen Greville, Hon Mrs Greville, DBE (18631942), British society host and philanthropist, born Margaret Helen Anderson

Cecil Beatons tea party in a tram
Cecil Beaton hosted a tea party in a tram which stood in his garden at Ashcombe, his Wiltshire home. Round the table are Princesse Jean de Faucigny-Lucinge, Mr Cecil Beaton, Mr Charles James

The Aga Khan with Margaret Whigham & Mr Waddington
Miss Margaret Whigham (1912-1993), later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, pictured in 1931 at the autumn race meeting at Newbury with H.H

The Aga Khan and Prince Aly Khan at Epsom
Aga Khan III and his son, Prince Aly or Ali Khan, photographed at Epsom on Oaks Day in June 1932. Date: 1932

IMMIGRATION CARTOON, 1893. Looking Backward : American cartoon, 1893, on European immigrants rapid assimilation & dislike of new poor arrivals

BEDROOM, c1750. A Rococo bedroom in a French home. Lithograph, c1875

We Demand a New Deal! American cartoon, c1932, by John Miller Baer, defining the term New Deal first used by Franklin
CARTOON: NEW DEAL, 1932. We Demand a New Deal! American cartoon, c1932, by John Miller Baer, defining the term New Deal first used by Franklin D

John Hancocks home in Boston, 1700s
Horse-drawn carriage in front of John Hancocks mansion on Beacon Hill, Boston, 1700s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial Virginians at a plantation ball
Guests dancing the Virginia reel at a Westover Plantation ball, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

A ball in Tuxedo, New York, circa 1900
Formal dance in the ballroom at Tuxedo, New York, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Philadelphia ball, 1800s
Ball in the Assembly Building, Philadelphia, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Nursery in a well-to-do home, early 1900s
Bathtime in the nursery, an illustration from an Ivory Soap ad, 1903. Printed color lithograph of Alice Stephens painting

Colonial ballroom, 1700s
Social event in a ballroom in the 18th century. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Dutch family in colonial New York, 1700s
Well-to-do New York Dutch family at home, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Japanese emperor Mutsuhito, 1890s
Emperor Mutsuhito of Japan in his state carriage, Tokyo, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Japanese emperor Komei in his palace at Kyoto, 1850s
Palace of Komei, emperor of Japan, at Kyoto, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sri Lanka upper class people, 1800s
Well-to-do people of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1800s. Antique hand colored print

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