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Orig Collection (#48)

Unveiling the enigmatic 'orig': a captivating journey through history and culture

Background imageOrig Collection: Berlin Opera House

Berlin Opera House
The Berlin State Opera on Unter Den Linden in Berlin, Germany, circa 1850. An engraving by A. H. Payne after A. Carse. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Dock Strike

Dock Strike
A labour leader addresses dockers during the London dock strike of 1889. Painting by Dudley Hardy (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Dresden Square

Dresden Square
circa 1800: The Art Gallery and Frauenkirche in Dresden. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Busy Fleet Street

Busy Fleet Street
1894: A policeman directs traffic and pedestrians on Londons Fleet Street, on a rainy day. A paperboy crosses the road selling copies of the Globe. Original Artist: By Marcus, from Modern Art

Background imageOrig Collection: Exposition Universelle 1855

Exposition Universelle 1855
An elevation of the Palais de l Industrie, the main entrance to the Paris Worlds Fair, 1855. Atop the gate is a sculpture of France crowning Art and Industry by Elias Robert

Background imageOrig Collection: Conservatoire Des Arts Et Metiers

Conservatoire Des Arts Et Metiers
The Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers in Paris, 1863. It was founded in 1794, during the French Revolution, as an institute of higher education

Background imageOrig Collection: Bristol Exhibition

Bristol Exhibition
Bristol fixed bridge and the Bristol Industrial and Fine Art Exhibition, 1893. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Millbank Cell

Millbank Cell
A prisoner making shoes in a single cell at Millbank Prison, Pimlico, London, circa 1860. Prisoners were subjected to solitary confinement under the separate system operated at the prison

Background imageOrig Collection: Bob Sawyers Mode Of Travelling

Bob Sawyers Mode Of Travelling
Samuel Pickwick travels by coach with Bob Sawyer in a scene from Charles Dickenss first novel The Pickwick Papers, published as a serial from 1836 to 1837

Background imageOrig Collection: Pickwick And lawyers

Pickwick And lawyers
Samuel Pickwick (centre, right) with the unscupulous lawyers Dodson and Fogg, in a scene from Charles Dickenss first novel The Pickwick Papers, published as a serial from 1836 to 1837

Background imageOrig Collection: The Red-Nosed Man

The Red-Nosed Man
Sam Weller (right) listens to the red-nosed man in a scene from Charles Dickenss first novel The Pickwick Papers, published as a serial from 1836 to 1837

Background imageOrig Collection: Attorneys Office

Attorneys Office
Samuel Pickwick (seated, right) with Sam Weller at the attorneys office in a scene from Charles Dickenss first novel The Pickwick Papers, published as a serial from 1836 to 1837

Background imageOrig Collection: Pickwicks Portrait

Pickwicks Portrait
Samuel Pickwick sits for his portrait in a scene from Charles Dickenss first novel The Pickwick Papers, published as a serial from 1836 to 1837

Background imageOrig Collection: Pickwick Meets Bardell

Pickwick Meets Bardell
Sam Weller (right) and Samuel Pickwick (second from right) meet Pickwicks widowed landlady Mrs Bardell at Fleet Prison in a scene from Charles Dickenss first novel The Pickwick Papers

Background imageOrig Collection: Eatanswill Election

Eatanswill Election
Chaos at the Eatanswill election scene from Charles Dickenss first novel The Pickwick Papers, published as a serial from 1836 to 1837. Illustration by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne, 1815 - 1882)

Background imageOrig Collection: Chimney Smoke

Chimney Smoke
26th February 1951: A row of rooftops above a street of terraced houses in London. (Photo by Fred Morley/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Ava In Flight

Ava In Flight
1926: The new Ava bomber descending after its public maiden flight at the Royal Airforce display and pageant at Hendon Aerodrome, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Experimental Flight

Experimental Flight
2nd April 1925: The R33 airship making an experimental flight from Bedfordshire to Pulham, the first trip of its kind for four years. (Photo by MacGregor/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Arriving At Manchester

Arriving At Manchester
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway enters Manchester across Water Street, 1831. Engraving by H. Pyall after T. Bury (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Suffragette Art Kensington, March 1913

Suffragette Art Kensington, March 1913
7th March 1913: A suffragette adding to messages written by others on a pavement in Kensington. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Suffragettes

Suffragettes
Fine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Art: Suffragettes

Background imageOrig Collection: World War II

World War II
Fine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Art: War: World War II

Background imageOrig Collection: Napier Racing Car

Napier Racing Car
5th November 1926: Napier racing car designed by Captain Malcolm Campbell. (Photo by E. Bacon/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Cricket Fans

Cricket Fans
August 1926: Crowds rush on to the pitch at the Oval cricket ground after England had regained the ashes. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Motor Car Outing

Motor Car Outing
circa 1900: An outing in an early motor car. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: High Heels

High Heels
circa 1920: A pair of black patent high heeled shoes, with white straps and heels. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Exercise Yard

Exercise Yard
Prisoners at a house of correction in Brixton in south London are forced to walk on a treadmill. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Brixton Prison Cell

Brixton Prison Cell
A single cell in one of the new wings of Brixton Prison, London, circa 1862. At this time the prison housed female convicts

Background imageOrig Collection: Brixton Prison Ironing

Brixton Prison Ironing
Female prisoners at work in the ironing-room of Brixton Prison in London, circa 1850. Published in The Criminal Prisons of London

Background imageOrig Collection: Brixton Treadmill

Brixton Treadmill
Prisoners on a treadmill at Brixton Prison, London, circa 1825. Brixton was one of the first prisons to introduce treadmills in 1821. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Convict Nursery

Convict Nursery
The convict nursery at Brixton Prison in London, circa 1850. Published in The Criminal Prisons of London, a compilation of articles entitled The Great World of London by Henry Mayhew, pub. 1862

Background imageOrig Collection: Sir Alexander Fleming

Sir Alexander Fleming
Fine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Art: Famous People: Sir Alexander Fleming

Background imageOrig Collection: Cup Final Fans

Cup Final Fans
A group of supporters leaving Kingsway in horse-drawn buses on their way to Crystal Palace for the FA Cup final between Everton and Newcastle United, which Everton won 1-0

Background imageOrig Collection: St. Pauls Fans

St. Pauls Fans
April 1904: F A Cup final fans gather on the steps of St Pauls Cathedral whilst waiting to go to the match at Crystal Palace to watch Manchester City play Bolton Wanderers. Manchester City won 1-0

Background imageOrig Collection: Dog Tired

Dog Tired
1935: A sleepy dog stands in the door of its kennel and yawns. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Steeplechase

Steeplechase
circa 1825: Steeplechasing by the English sporting artist Henry Thomas Alken ((1785 - 1851). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Unlucky Panda

Unlucky Panda
1940: A chained up panda lying on its back with a telephone receiver placed on its stomach. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Anniversary Trip

Anniversary Trip
circa 1888: Up-country people taking off for the exhibition marking the centenary of the settlement of Melbourne. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Towing Out

Towing Out
Relatives wave goodbye to passengers on board an emigrant ship, being towed out of harbour before its journey to Sydney. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Street At Night

Street At Night
1863: People out at night on Bourke Street, Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: On The Road

On The Road
1872: Australian drinkers watch a travelling party go by the Great Eastern Hotel. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Travelling Cars

Travelling Cars
4th February 1948: A record shipment of 500 British cars of various makes, at Victoria Dock, London, waiting to be loaded into the SS Port Jackson, bound for Sydney and Melbourne. (Photo by J. A)

Background imageOrig Collection: Australian Farmhouse

Australian Farmhouse
circa 1850: Interior of an Australian shepherds hut by Samuel Prout. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Bushwhackers

Bushwhackers
1878: A card party in the Australian bush. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Ships At Sandridge

Ships At Sandridge
Ships in dock at the Melbourne And Hobsons Bay Railway Companys pier at Sandridge, near Melbourne, Australia, 1862. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Australian Quayside

Australian Quayside
Ships in dock at a railway pier at Sandridge, near Williamstown, Melbourne, Australia, circa 1857. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Queensland Bush

Queensland Bush
Kangaroos in the bush, Queensland, Australia, circa 1850. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Queens Wharf

Queens Wharf
Cargo being unloaded at Queens Wharf, Melbourne, Australia, circa 1857. Engraving by J.Tingle from a drawing by S.T. Gill, pub 1857 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)




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