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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
A slave market in Martinique, early 19th century
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
Vaslav Nijinsky, Russian ballet dancer, in Petrushka, Paris, 1912, (1930). From La Revue Musicale, 1st December 1930
Vaslav Nijinsky, Russian ballet dancer, in L Apres-midi d un Faune, 1912. Nijinsky (1889-1950) also choreographed the ballet
Lake, Scotland, 1801-1802. Artist: JMW TurnerLake, Scotland, 1801-1802. From the Tate collection
San Giorgio Maggiore from the Dogana, 1819. Artist: JMW TurnerSan Giorgio Maggiore from the Dogana, 1819. From the Tate collection
Venice, the Piazzetta with the Ceremony of the Doge Marrying the Sea, c1835. Artist: JMW TurnerVenice, the Piazzetta with the Ceremony of the Doge Marrying the Sea, c1835. From the Tate collection
Portrait of Mlle L L, (Young Lady in a Red Jacket), 1864. Artist: James TissotPortrait of Mlle L L, (Young Lady in a Red Jacket), 1864. From the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France
The Ball, c1878. Artist: James TissotThe Ball, c1878. From the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France
Reaping and socking-up corn to dry, Lake Drie, Canada, 1880. A print from The Graphic, 29th May 1880
Model T Ford with Stephenson agricultural conversion, Sussex, 1917. D Gordon, Chodds Farmhouse, Handcross, West Sussex
Dr Heinrich Schliemann, German explorer and archaeologist, 19th century. Schliemann (1822-1890) pioneered prehistoric Greek archaeology
Grand saloon of the steamship Atlantic, 1850
Head of Achilles. From the picture of Achilles delivering Briseis to the Heralds
Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale, on the US mail boat Atlantic, Liverpool, August 1850. Opera singer Jenny lind, being given an enthusiastic send-off on her journey to America
The Grand Saloon on board the Great Eastern, 1859. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel with John Scott Russell, the Great Eastern was lauched in 1858
A Misnomer, Surely!, 1880. Artist: George du MaurierA Misnomer, Surely!, 1880. A large party of Cooks Tourists queueing outside a restaurant. Cartoon from Punch, 25th September 1880
Isambard Kingdom Brunels Great Western, 1882. The Great Western was launched in 1837 for the Great Western Steamship Co as the first of three steamships designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel
White Star Lines steamer Oceanic, 1871. Built in 1870 by Harland and Wolff at Belfast, the Oceanic was the first liner built for the White Star Line
Dinner time in the first class dining saloon of an Atlantic steamer on a stormy day, c1890. From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril & Heroism by F Whymper
Descending the Mont Cenis pass in winter by horse-drawn sledge, 19th century
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Johann Vogelin, Vienna, 1529. From the title page of the De Sphaericus of Theodosius of Tripoli, 2nd century
Air filters, Maginot Line, France, 1939. Conceived by Andre Maginot (1877-1932) as an impegnable wall on Frances eastern frontier, the Maginot Line was a vast linked set of fortifications
Electric light plant, Maginot Line, France, 1939. Conceived by Andre Maginot (1877-1932) as an impegnable wall on Frances eastern frontier, the Maginot Line was a vast linked set of fortifications
Cooks Tourists, 1889. An illustration from Punch, March 1889. Thomas Cook founded the travel company that bore his name in 1841. By the late 1880s the company had offices around the world
Cunard Lines first transatlantic liner Britannia leaving Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1847. Artist: SmythCunard Lines first transatlantic liner Britannia leaving Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1847. The Britannia made her first transatlantic voyage in 1840, travelling from Halifax, Nova Scotia
The United States mail steam ship Atlantic entering the Mersey, 1850. Artist: SmythThe United States mail steam ship Atlantic entering the Mersey, 1850. A print from The Illustrated London News, 25th May 1850
Lord Byron, English poet. George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824) was a leading figure in the Romantic movement
Husking, 1861. Artist: Currier and IvesHusking, 1861. Farm workers in a barn removing the husks from corn
Maize, c1900. Trade card for Liebig meat extract, one of a series relating to useful exotic plants
Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Emperor of Haiti, 1806. Artist: ReaJean-Jacques Dessalines, Emperor of Haiti, 1806. Dessalines joined the 1791 slave uprising that began the Haitian Revolution, going on to become one of its leaders
Vaslav Nijinsky, Russian ballet dancer, in Le Spectre de la Rose, Paris, 1911, (1930). From La Revue Musicale, 1st December 1930
Vaslav Nijinsky, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer. Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950) as the Golden Slave in Scheherazade
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German poet, dramatist and scientist, in 1791. Goethe (1749-1832) was a novelist, dramatist, poet, humanist, scientist, philosopher
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German poet, dramatist and scientist, c1830. Goethe (1749-1832) was a novelist, dramatist, poet, humanist, scientist, philosopher