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Yuri Gagarin, Soviet Russian cosmonaut, 1961. Czech postage stamp commemorating Gagarins (1934-1968) flight in Vostok, 12 April 1961, the first manned space flight
Merino sheep, c1860. Originating in Spain as long as 3000 years ago, the Merino was improved by the Moors in the Middle Ages
Black Faced Ram, mid 19th century. Artist: William Home LizarsBlack Faced Ram, mid 19th century. The Black-faced or Heath sheep was a hardy breed with good wool and well flavoured meat
Making silk hats, 1867. The hatter is covering a hat frame with black silk. To his left on the bench is an iron for smoothing out the fabric
Coal mining disaster, Oaks Colliery, Barnsley, Yorkshire, December 1866. 350 people were killed in the disaster including a number who perished in the second
Cobbler mending boots, 1867. A cobbler sitting on his bench with a tray of tools and materials at his side. On his lap is a boot he is mending. Illustration from a childrens book. (London, 1867)
Coal miner working a narrow seam, c1864. The miner is crouching on the floor and, with a pickaxe, is holing out or scuffling out the coal
Coal mining accident, Tynewydd Colliery, South Wales, April 1877 (c1885). Artist: William Heysham OverendCoal mining accident, Tynewydd Colliery, South Wales, April 1877 (c1885). Volunteers digging through an obstruction to rescue colleagues trapped in flooded workings in the Tynewydd Colliery in
Coal mining accident, Seaham Colliery, County Durham, 1880 (c1895). Men being lowered down the pit shaft in a coal tub to begin rescue operations after the disaster of September 1880
Early 19th century coal miner working a narrow seam, c1868. The miner, stripped to the waist, is lying on his side and, with a pickaxe, is holing out or scuffling coal
Ironer, 1822. An Indian using an iron filled with hot charcoal to press clothes. (London, 1822)
Gout and the Spider, c1835. Physician attending a clerical patient suffering from a case of gout. Illustration for Gout and the Spider from Fables by Jean de La Fontaine. (Paris, c1835)
The Five Senses, late 16th century. Artist: Adriaen CollaertThe Five Senses, late 16th century. Man entertained by the Five Senses: Sight, holding a mirror, accompanied by an eagle; Taste, with a basket of fruit; Smell
Tamar giving birth to Pharez and Sarah, 16th century. Tamar had twins by her father-in-law Judah Pharez (Peres) whose descendants include King David and Jesus of Nazareth and Sarah (Zera)
Knife grinder, 1808. Artist: William Henry PyneKnife grinder, 1808. An itinerant knife grinder using a treadle to turn his grindstone mounted on a barrow. His dog lies patiently at front right
Water carrier, 1808. Artist: William Henry PyneWater carrier, 1808. Registered water carrier number 198 carrying wooden buckets of water which have been filled at the water source behind him where hackney cab drivers are watering their horses
Rabbit seller, 1808. Artist: William Henry PyneRabbit seller, 1808. A woman in a town street hawking rabbits and ducks which she carries on a pole slung over her shoulder. From The Costume of Great Britain by William Henry Pyne. (London, 1808)
Rat Hunting, 1823. It was important to control rats in both town and country as they spread disease and contaminated and consumed grain and other food supplies
Matlock Spa, Derbyshire, late 18th century. In the late 18th century it became fashionable to take the waters and after the discovery of pure mineral springs
Lincolnshire Duck Decoy, c1845. Front and end views of the netted tunnel. Wild duck were decoyed into the mouth of the net covering a curving ditch or pipe
Tailor, c1845. In the centre the tailor is using a flat iron to press a jacket on an ironing board. At the bottom is a sheep, source of the wool from which the cloth for the jacket was woven
Advertisement for Shaker Family Pills, 1891. Trade card advertising an American patent medicine claiming effectiveness in curing sick headache, constipation, sluggish liver
The Swan, Goose and Duck, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Swan, Goose and Duck, c1850. The central image is of the three different birds. Surrounding vignettes show (clockwise from top left)
The Pig, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Pig, c1850. The central image shows a sow and piglets. Surrounding vignettes show (clockwise from top left): a swineherd with pigs in a forest to eat acorns
The Elephant, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Elephant, c1850. The central image shows the Indian elephant in front and African elephant behind. Surrounding vignettes show (clockwise from top left)
Crustacea and Reptiles, c1850. Artist: Robert Kent ThomasCrustacea and Reptiles, c1850. The central image shows a lobster, crab, turtle, scallops, whelks and prawns, cowrie shells, lobster and crab pots and shrimping nets
Domestic Fowl, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsDomestic Fowl, c1850. The central image shows a cockerel, hens and chicks. Surrounding vignettes show (clockwise from top left)
The Bee, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Bee, c1851. The central image shows bee skeps and plants on which bees forage, and Indian, American and South European bees
The Goat, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Goat, c1850. The central image is of a goat and kid. Surrounding vignettes show (clockwise from top left): milking goats for milk and cheese; an Eastern goatherd
The Ass, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Ass, c1850. The central image shows the ass or donkey (Equus asinus). Surrounding vignettes show animals (clockwise from top left)
The Rein Deer, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Rein Deer, c1850. The Lapps (Samek or Samer), nomadic herdsmen of the Arctic from the Kola peninsula to northwest Sweden whose traditional way of life depended on their herds of semi-domesticated
The Camel, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Camel, c1850. The central image shows the Arabian Camel or Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) with a single hump, and the Asian or Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus) with two humps
The Hare and the Rabbit, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Hare and the Rabbit, c1850. The central image shows wild and domesticted rabbits. Surrounding vignettes show (clockwise from top left)
The Sheep, c1850. Artist: Day & HagheThe Sheep, c1850. The central image is of sheep of the Black Faced breed. Surrounding vignettes show (clockwise from top left)
Shorthorn Bull Ironclad, 1875. Bred by Lord Polworth, Ironclad was champion male shorthorn at the Royal Agricultural Show at Windsor
Fire in London, 1808. Artist: Thomas RowlandsonFire in London, 1808. Albion Mills, on the south side of Blackfriars Bridge, London, burning, on 3 March 1791, after the mills were set alight by arsonists
Making beaver hats, 1841. Although called beaver hats, a certain amount beaver fur was only used in the most expensive examples. In most others, rabbit fur was used
The Postmans Knock c1855. A postman in General Post Office uniform knocking on a front door. From the cover of a song with music by Stephen Glover
Paying for letter delivery, c1870 Artist: Oskar PletschPaying for letter delivery, c1870. A postman waits while a young man delves in his pocket for money to pay for his letter
There is the Postmans knock!, 1867. A postman in Royal Mail uniform knocking at a front door. Illustration from a childrens book. (London, 1867)
Shoemaker, c1845. A shoemaker sits by his bench working on a boot or shoe, his tools on a tray beside him. On the bench stand the leather and the sole for a boot
Making beaver hats, 1835. Although called beaver hats, a certain amount of beaver fur was only used in the most expensive examples. In most others, rabbit fur was used
Wilhelm Konrad von Rontgen, German physicist, 1902. In 1895, while professor of physics at Wurzburg, (Rontgen (1845-1913) discovered X-rays, originally called Rontgen rays
Finnish or Russian bath, 19th century. Men and women in a steam bath or sauna. On the left men are throwing water into a furnace to create steam while on the right a woman is having cold water poured
Silk weaver, Bethnal Green, East London, 1893. A weaver at work on a hand loom in his cottage at Bethnal Green. His loom is set up by a wide window typical of weavers cottages in many English towns
British Short Horn, 1839. The shorthorn, an English breed of cattle with a recorded history back to the 18th century. Originally a dual purpose, dairy and beef, animal
Old English breed of pig, 1842. Illustration of a sow from a French edition of The Breeds of the Domestic Animals of the British Islands by David Low, (Paris, 1842)
Somerset cows, 1842. Polled (with horns removed) variety belonging to John Weir of West Camel and a horned cow from the herd at Montacute House near Yeovil