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Nichiren Calming the Storm, 19th century. Artist: Utagawa KuniyoshiNichiren Calming the Storm, 19th century
Labor Ipse Voluptas, 1869. Artist: Charles Samuel KeeneLabor Ipse Voluptas, 1869. The perils of smoking are highlighted in this cartoon. Tobacco affects how a man looks, and his energy levels. From Punch, or the London Charivari, May 22, 1869
A Gaming Table at Devonshire House, 1791. Creator: Thomas RowlandsonA Gaming Table at Devonshire House, 1791
Devastated. - Over sixty yards of snow-shedding destroyed by an avalanche in 1921, 1935. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 1". [The Amalgamated Press Limited, London, 1935]
Grievances of London, 1812. Artist: George CruikshankGrievances of London, 1812. Scene on a busy street corner showing nuisances to passers-by. A woman watering plants from a window on the left knocks a pot on to figures below
Passing a Mud Cart, 1821. Artist: Richard DightonPassing a Mud Cart, 1821. A dandy on the pavement is splashed in the face and dress by liquid mud (or worse) from a cart. Plate I of A London Nuisance
972 cc Singer Le Mans driving through a ford during a motoring trial, 1936. Artist: Bill BrunellSinger Le Mans 972 cc. Event Entry No: 24. Place: Unidentified Trial. Date: 1936
Austin Ulster driving through a ford during a motoring trial, 1936. Artist: Bill BrunellAustin Ulster 747 cc. Event Entry No: 16. Place: Unidentified Trial. Date: 1936
MG Magnette driving through a ford during a motoring trial, 1936. Artist: Bill BrunellMG Magnette 1287 cc. Place: Unidentified Trial. Date: 1936
MG PA driving through a ford during a motoring trial, 1936. Artist: Bill BrunellMG PA 847 cc. Event Entry No: 18. Place: Unidentified Trial. Date: 1936
972 cc Singer Le Mans driving through water during a motoring trial, 1936. Artist: Bill BrunellSinger Le Mans 972 cc. Event Entry No: 7. Place: Unidentified Trial. Date: 1936
Hillman Aero Minx open 2-seater driving through a ford during a motoring trial, 1936Hilman Aero Minx Open 2 seater 1185 cc. Event Entry No: 6. Place: Unidentified Trial. Date: 1936
1935 Frazer-Nash TT replica being pulled out of a ford during a motoring trial, 1936Frazer-Nash TT Replica 1935 1496 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. BUV1 Later re-registered CKK238. Event Entry No: 1 Chassis No. 2145.. Place: Unidentified Trial. Date: 1936
Toussaint Louverture, Haitian Revolutionary leader, (1873). Francois Dominique Toussaint Louverture led the Haitian independence movement during the French Revolution
Palace of Sans Souci, Milot, Haiti, 1873. Artist: MillotPalace of Sans Souci, Milot, Haiti, 1873. Built by freed slaves between 1810 and 1813, the Palace of Sans Souci was the residence of King Henri I (Henri Christophe) of Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873
Sugar production, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873
Jean Pierre Boyer, Haitian soldier and President of Haiti, 1873. Boyer (1776-1850) became President of the Republic of Haiti in 1818
Tobacco preparation, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873
The mausoleum of Columbus, Santo Domingo, 1873. Hispaniola was the island where Columbus first made landfall on his voyage to America in 1492
A Dominican school, Santo Domingo, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873
Preparing indigo, Santo Domingo, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873
Primitive sugar mill, Santo Domingo, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873
Native habitation, Santo Domingo, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873
A buccaneer, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873
Manuel Seybano, Santo Domingo, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873
Washing clothes, Santo Domingo, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873
Crossing the Isabella, Santo Domingo, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873
Old Santo Domingo city, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873
Town and bay of Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo, 1873. Puerto Plata is a town on the northern coast of the island of Hispaniola, in what is today the Dominican Republic
The Commandante, Santo Domingo, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873
Punishment of Negroes, Santo Domingo, 1873Punishment of Negroes, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873
Ostriches attacking a car, California, USA, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 10th January 1904
The Revolt on the Island of Sercq, 1892. Artist: Henri MeyerThe Revolt on the Island of Sercq, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 25th May 1892
Passage of the Argonauts through the Symplegades, Hellespont, 1733. Artist: Bernard PicartPassage of the Argonauts through the Symplegades, Hellespont, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere
Peace and Security for Each Nation. Artist: Honore DaumierPeace and Security for Each Nation. French postcard showing Peace flying past a series of hazardous cobwebs
Needle-making equipment, 1819. The large machine at bottom right is George Priors dry grinder with a box partly enclosing the grindstone to minimise dust (1813)
Grinding needle points, Redditch, England, c1830. A grindstone driven by water or steam. Needle grinding was well-paid work but the lives of grinders were short owing to the inhalation of dust
Eruption of Vesuvius, 1770s. Artist: Pierre-Jacques VolaireEruption of Vesuvius, 1770s. Vesuvius, the volcano most famous for its eruption of 79 AD which destroyed Pompeii, erupted several times in the 1770s
Measurable Distance, 1881. Artist: Joseph SwainMeasurable Distance, 1881. Mr John Bull, the representative of the British people is the owner of the ship which the pilot, Prime Minister Gladstone, is attempting to steer into safe harbour
Sancta Nicotina Consolatrix. The Poor Mans Friend, 1869. Artist: George du MaurierSancta Nicotina Consolatrix. The Poor Mans Friend, 1869. Tobacco was by this time recognised as a health hazard, but its properties provided some comfort for the very poor