Diry Collection (#6)

Medieval Doctors
Medieval doctors gather round a patients sickbed, circa 1400. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Eighteenth Century Norwich
A south-east view of the city of Norwich, Norfolk, with the River Wensum in the foreground and the Norman cathedral, centre, left, 1780. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Fashionable Mamma
An extravagantly-dressed woman breastfeeding her child in a caricature by James Gilray entitled The Fashionable Mamma, or, The Convenience of Modern Dress, circa 1790

Princes Skating Rink
Skaters take to the ice at Princes Skating Rink, London, 1909. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Battle Of Shrewsbury
A Plan of the Battle of Shrewsbury and the Line of March of the Two Armies, 21st July 1403. King Henry IVs line crosses the River Severn and proceeds north, to meet Hotspur s

Old Calcutta
A view across the Hoogli (or Hooghly) River, Kolkata (Calcutta) from Fort William, circa 1800. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Dundee in Scotland, as seen from the Law (an extinct volcano rising above the city), circa 1920. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Grantham in Lincolnshire, as seen from the railway station, with the spire of St Wulframs Church in the background, circa 1915. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

New Delhi
An aerial shot of New Delhi, situated in the Delhi metropolitan area of India, 3rd April 1933. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Hemel Hempstead
A street in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, circa 1910. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Camp At Buschir
The English military camp at Buschir, Somalia, during World War I, early 1916. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

HMS Invincible
The British Navy battlecruiser HMS Invincible, 1911. The first battlecruiser ever built, she was launched in 1907 and sunk at the Batlte of Jutland on 31st May 1916

Irish Christmas
Children in Ireland welcome Santa Claus into their home at Christmas, circa 1955. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

SS City Of New York
The ocean liner SS City of New York berthed at Southampton, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Submarine Evolution
The evolution of the submarine between 1863 and 1899. Shown are Bourgeois and Bruns Plongeur (1863), Halsteads Cunning Whale (1872), Hollands No

Dundee Cake
A rich Dundee Cake topped with almonds, next to a Yuletide greetings card, circa 1955. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Tartarus
The three most famous inhabitants of Tartarus, the ancient Greek equivalent of Hell, circa 1500 BC. From left to right, Sisyphus endlessly shoulders his rock, Ixion is bound to a wheel for eternity

Vision Of Hell
An engraving depicting Hell and its wretched inhabitants, circa 1650. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Wicked Witchcraft
Witches prepare themselves for a journey by broomstick to the Black Mountain, circa 1650. From a 17th century Dutch copperplate by Adrianus Hubertus. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Victorian Kitchen
A Victorian maid places an item of food into an oven, 1895. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Merchant Of Venice
Salanio and Salarino encounter Shylock on a street in Venice, in Act III, Scene I of Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice, circa 1596. A watercolour by Sir John Gilbert, RA

Boys In Trafalgar Square
Two boys playing by a fountain in Trafalgar Square, with the National Gallery in the background, circa 1900. (Photo by F. J. Mortimer/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Amman Street
A street in Amman, Jordan, circa 1925. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Leprosy
A leper, his face covered in sores, approaches a seated man with a gesture of supplication, circa 1200. From a manuscript by early medical writer Roger of Salerno

Hideous Harpies
Virgil leads the author through a wood filled with Harpies and miserable souls transformed into trees. An engraving by Gustave Dore, illustrating Canto XIII of Dantes Inferno, written circa 1310

Ascot Racecourse
The racecourse and Grand Stand at Ascot in Berkshire, 1846. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

En Route To Ascot
Coaches make their way down the Long Walk in Windsor Great Park, on their way to Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, 1846. Entitled The Road to the Races. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Ancient Vases
Two ancient Greek black figure amphoras found at Ampurias in Spain, depicting athletes, circa 550 BC. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Cholula Pyramid
The Great Pyramid of Cholula, a Mesoamerican site in the Mexican state of Puebla, circa 1530. It dates back to the 3rd century BCE and is the worlds largest pyramid. Drawn by H

Red Fort
The Lal Quila or Red Fort on the banks of Jamuna, in Delhi, India, circa 1900. The fort was built by the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan between 1638 and 1648. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Battle Of Omdurman
British soldiers prepare to fire on a Sudanese warrior who bears the Black Flag of the Mahdists during the Battle of Omdurman in the Sudan, 2nd September 1898

Victorian Maid
A Victorian maidservant carrying a tray with a decanter and two glasses on it, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Orient Express Interior
Passengers in the smoking lounge and library of the Orient Express, 1886. Original publication: The Graphic, pub 30th January 1886 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Petticoat Duellists, a print depicting two women fighting a duel with pistols, published in 1792. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Loss Of The Revenge
The remains of the British galleon HMS Revenge are surrendered to the Spanish after a savage battle off the Azores, September 1591. She sank shortly after, taking her Spanish captors with her

Ramsgate Sands
The Sands at Ramsgate, a seaside resort in East Kent, 1878. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

K-19
The Russian Hotel class nuclear submarine K-19 pictured 700 miles west of Ireland on its journey back to Russia, 11th March 1972

Jack Wild
English child actor Jack Wild (1952 - 2006) on a swing in his local park during a lunch break from the Speak Stage School, October 1968

Newgate Gap, Margate, Kent, circa 1900. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty mages)

Greenock
Municipal buildings in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Holmside, Sunderland, County Durham, circa 1900. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Rent Day
A landlord is denied admittance to a cellar rented by poverty-stricken tenants, who share it with a donkey, rats and a duck, circa 1855

Hull Harbour
The Old Harbour, Hull, Yorkshire, August 1921. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Addis Ababa Market
The crowded Addis Merkato marketplace in Addis Ababa, capital of Abyssinia, circa 1900. It is the largest open market in Africa, covering several square miles

Ancient Costumes
Fashions of the classical world, circa 50 BC. From left to right, an Egyptian couple, a Greek man in a chlamys or cloak, a Greek woman in a diploidion, a Greek woman in a chiton and himation

Greek Ephebes
A red-figure kylix cup depicting the equipment of a Greek ephebos or ephebe, a young man training as a soldier, circa 500 BC. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Masonic Ritual
A depiction of a ritual taking place in a masonic lodge, New York, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Crucifixion Of Christ
A soldier pierces the torso of Jesus Christ with a spear as he hangs on the cross between two thieves, circa 30 AD. (Photo by Edward Gooch/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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