Colour Format Collection (#8)

Temple Of Amon
circa 1850: A group of Egyptians sit at the entrance to the Temple of Amon in the ancient city of Thebes (modern Luxor and El-Karnak)

Mushroom Gatherer
circa 1800: A Russian peasant woman in a yellow head scarf gathers mushrooms in a pair of baskets strapped to her front and back. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Game Of Svaika
circa 1850: A group of Russian moujicks playing at svaika. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Japanese Housewives
circa 1800: A Japanese housewife hangs out some washing whilst another one feeds a small child. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bugaku Dancer
circa 1780: A Japanese performer wrapped in a patterned kimono and holding a samurais katana sword against a background of iris blossoms. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Japanese Textiles
circa 1780: Japanese woodcut of women selecting rolls of patterned fabric in a clothes shop. The tableau is designed to decorate a fan. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Taking The Waters
circa 1860: Notre bourgeois trouve que je l ai mene trop vite? Je crois bien, vous m avez tellement cahote que, voyez mon oeil! Voyez mon chapeau

Londons Burning
16th October 1834: Fire consumes the medieval Palace of Westminster in London, as seen from Henry VIIs Chapel. The modern Houses of Parliament were then built on the site

Logics Upper Story
circa 1830: Jerry Hawthorn and his friend Bob Logic return to London to find Bobs lodgings occupied. On the other side of the road are the three balls denoting a pawnbrokers establishment

Rotten Row Riders
circa 1860: The Row in the Season. Riders packed closely together on Rotten Row in Londons Hyde Park. Burtons Screen can be seen in the background. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Town And Country
circa 1820: Two groups of men sit around a table, smoking pipes and drinking. The group on the left are city dwellers in powdered wigs and smart jackets

The High Life
circa 1825: High-living young gentlemen Tom and Jerry sporting a toe amongst the Corinthians at Almacks in the West. Highest Life in London, drawn and engraved by Robert and George Cruikshank

Siege Of Gibraltar
circa 1782: The Castle in the Moon - a new adventure, not mentioned by Cervantes. Fictional Spanish knight Don Quixote and his companion Sancho Panza besiege the castle in the moon of Gibraltar

Pueblo Indian
circa 1850: A Pueblo Indian wearing traditional dress. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Brushing Against
1898: An Apache woman named Brushing Against, wearing traditional clothing and jewellery. (Photo by F. A. Rinehart/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Young Chinook
circa 1840: A young Chinook boy, Hee-doh-gee-ats. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Blue Wings
1900: Blue Wings, a member of the Winnebago tribe. (Photo by F. A. Rinehart/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Peruvian Priest
circa 1800: Three Peruvian women visiting a priest in Lima. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Village
circa 1850: A native American village. Original Publication: From a drawing by George Catlin (1796 - 1872). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Eagle Feather
1901: A Sioux Indian, Eagle Feather, carrying a young child in a papoose. (Photo by F. A. Rinehart/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Aleutian Couple
1876: An Aleutian couple wearing traditional dress. The man is carrying a canoe paddle. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Beware The Vaccine
circa 1800: Two men riding an ox and an ass chase after a group of terrified children with an enormous syringe. A grotesque green scaly monster languishes in the carriage behind them

Christian Aid
circa 1875: Help pulls Christian out of the Slough of Despond, into which he had sunk under the weight of his burden in a scene from John Bunyans Pilgrims Progress

How Many Hands ?
circa 1845: A page from a mid nineteenth-century childrens textbook with hand-tinted illustrations of a set of books, a group of boys and a series of clocks

Count The Onions
circa 1845: A page from a mid nineteenth-century childrens textbook with hand-tinted illustrations of a group of men, a set of candlesticks and some vegetables

How Many Boys ?
circa 1845: A page from a mid nineteenth-century childrens textbook with hand-tinted illustrations of a set of chairs, five doves, and a group of children

Dressed For Promenade
1878: A victorian fashion plate from Myras Mid-Monthly Journal And Childrens Dress, showing a woman wearing a long pink day dress and matching hat

How Many Turnips ?
circa 1845: A page from a mid nineteenth-century childrens textbook with hand-tinted illustrations of vegetables, fungi, and a row of bottles

How Many Fore Feet? Mid nineteenth-century childrens textbook hand-tinted illustrations of butterflies and horses
circa 1845: A page from a mid nineteenth-century childrens textbook with hand-tinted illustrations of butterflies and horses

How Do Dogs Cry ?
circa 1845: A page from a mid nineteenth-century childrens textbook with hand-tinted illustrations of woodcutters and dogs

Christian Armed
circa 1875: Piety, Prudence and Charity help Christian don armour from the House of the Lord in a scene from John Bunyans Pilgrims Progress. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Flower Stand
March 1852: A decorated flower stand made by Minton of Stoke-On-Trent and displayed at the Great Exhibition of 1851. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Grainger Street
1904: Traffic on Grainger Street in Newcastle upon Tyne. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Hansel And Gretel
circa 1870: A postcard showing Hansel and Gretel, lost in the woods, from the fairy tale by the brothers Grimm. Raphael Tuck & Sons - Grimms Fairy Tales - Series No

Pheasant Family
circa 1880: Members of the pheasant family, left to right, common peacock, ringed pheasant, horned pheasant and silver pheasant. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Muffin Man
circa 1800: The Muffin man selling his wares. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Benjamin Harrison
circa 1869: Benjamin Harrison, later the 23rd President of the United States. Elected in 1888, Harrison was the grandson of William Henry Harrison, the 9th President of the United States

Hong Kong Harbour
circa 1900: Vessels in Hong Kong and Kowloon Harbour, and the newly-completed dry dock. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Sherbet Seller
circa 1820: A man selling drinks of sherbet in the street. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Christmas Charity
circa 1900: Joints of meat are distributed to the poor on Christmas Eve. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Valentines Day
circa 1875: The Little God Cupid delivering cards on St Valentines Day. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Guy is carried through the streets on Bonfire Night
5th November 1805: A Guy is carried through the streets on bonfire night. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Christmas Kiss
1st December 1887: A man tries to kiss a shy young woman under a sprig of mistletoe. Original Publication: The Graphic Christmas Supplement - pub. 1887 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Opera Cloak
1900: A Parisian opera cloak. Queens Supplement - pub. 1900 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Japanese Musicians
circa 1900: A group of women playing traditional Japanese instruments; samisen, tsudzumi and taiko.(Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

At The Auction
circa 1790: Dr Syntax visits an auction. Original Artist: By Rowlandson (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Japanese Ladies
circa 1850: Japanese ladies wearing traditional kimonos, holding paper umbrellas to shade them from the sun. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Coal Wagon
circa 1820: A coalman prepares to leave the coal merchant with a cart loaded with sacks of coal for delivery. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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