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Temple of Ten Thousand Idols, Japan. Engraving 1880

Universal History Archive Collection: 0390000971

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Hollerith tabulator which used a punched card memory system. First used in the US census of 1890. Engraving, Paris, 1894

Universal History Archive Collection: Elevators (lifts) by Leon Edoux

Elevators (lifts) by Leon Edoux for carrying passengers to the second and third levels of the Eiffel Tower. Engraving, Paris, 1889

Universal History Archive Collection: Leon Edouxs hydraulic passenger lift (elevator)

Leon Edouxs hydraulic passenger lift (elevator). Engraving, Paris, 1887

Universal History Archive Collection: Clerk using a Pascal (1623-1664)

Clerk using a Pascal (1623-1664) type of adding machine. Woodcut London, 1835

Universal History Archive Collection: Maurice Garin (1871-1957)

Maurice Garin (1871-1957) winning the 1901 Paris-Brest cycle race organised by " Le Petit Journal" and " Auto-Velo"

Universal History Archive Collection: JJ (Joseph John) Thomson (1856-1940)

JJ (Joseph John) Thomson (1856-1940) British physicist: discoverer of Electron and pioneer of nuclear physics. Here at work in the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge

JJ (Joseph John) Thomson (1856-1940) British physicist: discoverer of Electron and pioneer of nuclear physics. From photograph taken pre-1916

Universal History Archive Collection: 0390000819

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Prester John, fabled Christian King in 12th-13th Century. He was believed to have ruled in Asia. By others he was later thought to be ruler of Abyssinia. Woodcut 1540

JJ (Joseph John) Thomson 1856-1940. British physicist: discoverer of Electron and pioneer of nuclear physics. From photograph taken c1922

Universal History Archive Collection: Niels Henrik David Bohr (1885-1962)

Niels Henrik David Bohr (1885-1962) Danish physicist. Quantum Theory. Nobel prize for physics 1922

Universal History Archive Collection: George Stephensons locomotive Rocket

George Stephensons locomotive Rocket. On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials for the engine to be used on the Liverpool to Manchester Railway, England. Wood engraving, 1892

Universal History Archive Collection: International Exhibition, Chicago, USA, 1893

International Exhibition, Chicago, USA, 1893. The giant Ferris wheel. Illustration 1893

Universal History Archive Collection: Ice Mountains, the artificial sledge runs

Ice Mountains, the artificial sledge runs which were constructed during the winter for public amusement in Russian cities such as St Petersburg and Moscow. Woodcut, 1833

George Stephensons locomotive Rocket winning the competition at Rainhill Bridge, near Manchester, England, for the engine to be used on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway: 14 October 1829

Universal History Archive Collection: Russians enjoying a ride on an Ice Mountain

Russians enjoying a ride on an Ice Mountain, the artificial sledge runs which were constructed during the winter for public amusement in cities such as St Petersburg and Moscow. Woodcut, 1836

Universal History Archive Collection: First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842

First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: Rescue of British prisoners from the Afghans after the defeat of Akbar Khan, April 1842. General Robert Sale united with his wife and daughter. Wood engraving c. 1885

Universal History Archive Collection: General view of a gas works

General view of a gas works, showing retorts being charged. From Charles Partington " The British Cyclopaedia", London, 1835. Copperplate engraving

Universal History Archive Collection: Gas works: l: Retort House

Gas works: l: Retort House. 2: Tar cistern. 3: Condenser. 5, 6: Gasholder. 7: Office. 8: Workshops. aa: Pipes connecting tar cistern to hydraulic main.b, Pipe connecting a, a, and condenser

Universal History Archive Collection: A priest, 4 laymen and 2 women burned at the stake

A priest, 4 laymen and 2 women burned at the stake at Smithfield, London, 27 January 1556, for refusing to deny their Protestant belief. Reign of Mary I (Bloody Mary). Wood engraving 1848

Universal History Archive Collection: Liverpool Gas Works

Liverpool Gas Works. Sectional view of gas works where, according to Muspratt, " the purest gas in the kingdom is produced". From Sheridan Muspratt " Chemistry", London, 1860

Universal History Archive Collection: Decapitation of Count Egmont and Hoorn (1568)

Decapitation of Count Egmont and Hoorn (1568) at Brussels during Spanish tyranny in Netherlands. Duke of Alva, mounted centre right

Universal History Archive Collection: Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948)

Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), known as Mahatma (Great Soul). Indian Nationalist leader. Here he is working at his spinning wheel, a symbolic task he performed almost daily

Universal History Archive Collection: World War I: New Zealand troops

World War I: New Zealand troops taking Holy Communion administered by an Army chaplain in the open air

Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), known as Mahatma (Great Soul), as a young man. Indian Nationalist leader and organiser of the non-cooperative movement against British rule in India

Universal History Archive Collection: Allegorical frontispiece of Denis Diderot

Allegorical frontispiece of Denis Diderot " Encyclopedie", Paris, 1751-1780. Engraving

Universal History Archive Collection: Unification of Italy: Giuseppe Garibaldi

Unification of Italy: Giuseppe Garibaldi (180718-82) trying to persuade Pope Pius IX that the Cap of Liberty would be far more comfortable than the Papal crown

Universal History Archive Collection: Unification of Italy: Garibaldi asking Victor Emmanuel II

Unification of Italy: Garibaldi asking Victor Emmanuel II if he will carry on the game for Italy, while on left Pope Pius IX realises he has a weak hand and on the right Leopold II

Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), known as Mahatma (Great Soul). Indian Nationalist leader

Universal History Archive Collection: 0390000567

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Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), known as Mahatma (Great Soul). Indian Nationalist leader

Universal History Archive Collection: Bartholemew Diaz (Dias c1455-1500)

Bartholemew Diaz (Dias c1455-1500). Portugese navigator. 19th century wood engraving

Universal History Archive Collection: Unification of Italy: Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882)

Unification of Italy: Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) helping Victor Emmanuel II (1820-78) put on the boot of Italy. John Tenniel cartoon from " Punch", London, 17 November 1860

Universal History Archive Collection: Pius X (Guiseppe Sarto 1835-1914)

Pius X (Guiseppe Sarto 1835-1914) Pope from 1903. From " Le Petit Journal", 16 August 1903

Universal History Archive Collection: Baptism of the Grand Duchess Tatiana

Baptism of the Grand Duchess Tatiana, daughter of Nicholas II of Russia. From " Le Petit Journal", Paris, 11 October 1897

Universal History Archive Collection: Russian Orthodox priests

Russian Orthodox priests performing ceremony of naming Strela, the yacht of Grand Duke Alexis. From " Le Petit Journal", 11 October 1891

Universal History Archive Collection: Sergey Yulyevich Witte (1849-1915)

Sergey Yulyevich Witte (1849-1915). First constitutional prime minister of Tsarist Russia (1905-1906). Peace plenipotentiary after Russo-Japanese War (1905). Russian modernisation

Universal History Archive Collection: Schoolmaster and pupils

Schoolmaster and pupils. A boy is showing his geometry exercise to the master. Frontispiece of George Fisher The Instructor: or, Young Mans Best Companion London, c1820. Woodcut

Schoolmaster and his pupils. 18th century woodcut

Universal History Archive Collection: Main Entrance to Warwick Castle 2013 A. D

Main Entrance to Warwick Castle 2013 A. D
Main Entrance to Warwick Castle 2013. The Medieval castle was developed from an original built by William the Conqueror in 1068Warwickshire

Universal History Archive Collection: Costume Paintings by Jean Baptiste Vanmour 1701 A. D

Costume Paintings by Jean Baptiste Vanmour 1701 A. D
Costume Paintings 1701 Jean Baptiste VanmourNederlandsch Museum

Universal History Archive Collection: Costume Paintings by Jean Baptiste Vanmour 1723 A. D

Costume Paintings by Jean Baptiste Vanmour 1723 A. D
Costume Paintings 1723 Jean Baptiste VanmourNederlandsch Museum

Main Entrance to Warwick Castle 2013 A. D
Main Entrance to Warwick Castle 2013. The Medieval castle was developed from an original built by William the Conqueror in 1068Warwickshire

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Universal History Archive Collection: Japan after an atomic bomb attack in 1945 A. D

Japan after an atomic bomb attack in 1945 A. D
Japan after bombing by atomic bomb on 9 August 1945

Main Entrance to Warwick Castle 2013 A. D
Main Entrance to Warwick Castle 2013. The Medieval castle was developed from an original built by William the Conqueror in 1068Warwickshire

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