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16th century card shark is taken for punishment
6266269 16th century card shark is taken for punishment; (add.info.: In 16th century England professional card sharks with marked packs and loaded dice took advantage of simple people)

Travelers waiting to board a stagecoach in the 19th century, from French Pictures by The Rev. Samuel G. Green, pub
5242654 Travelers waiting to board a stagecoach in the 19th century, from French Pictures by The Rev. Samuel G. Green, pub. 1878

Sign of the Bell Inn, Knightrider Street, London, 1668, from Short History of the English People by J.R. Green pub
3742781 Sign of the Bell Inn, Knightrider Street, London, 1668, from Short History of the English People by J.R. Green pub

Public meeting to give support to mining families, 1893
3477969 Public meeting to give support to mining families, 1893; (add.info.: Public meeting to give support to mining families, 1893)

Communal bath. Woodcut from JJ Hugel Von heilsamen Badern des Teutschelands... Mullhause, c1559
527304 Communal bath. Woodcut from JJ Hugel Von heilsamen Badern des Teutschelands... Mullhause, c1559. Mixed public baths were a feature of city life, particularly in many of the German city states

Russians enjoying a ride on an Ice Mountain, the artificial sledge runs which were constructed during the winter for
530597 Russians enjoying a ride on an Ice Mountain, the artificial sledge runs which were constructed during the winter for public amusement in cities such as St Petersburg and Moscow. Woodcut, 1836

The chalets, III. Westerland, Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, c.1890-c.1900
1129006 The chalets, III. Westerland, Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, c.1890-c.1900; Private Collection; (add.info.: Photochrom Collection, photomechanical print)

San Geremia Church, Venice, Italy, c.1890-c.1900
1128991 San Geremia Church, Venice, Italy, c.1890-c.1900; Private Collection; (add.info.: Photochrom Collection, photomechanical print)

Pigeons in St. Mark's Place, Venice, Italy, c.1890-c.1900
1128989 Pigeons in St. Mark's Place, Venice, Italy, c.1890-c.1900; Private Collection; (add.info.: Photochrom Collection, photomechanical print)

The common spa of the poor and infirm in Plombiere, France. After the woodcut by Thomas Guinta De Balneis in 1553
955334 The common spa of the poor and infirm in Plombiere, France. After the woodcut by Thomas Guinta De Balneis in 1553. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by

Punishment by the chain, 1813
3479372 Punishment by the chain, 1813; (add.info.: Punishment by the chain: the chain was placed round the condemned man's neck)

Form of pillory, 1900
3479371 Form of pillory, 1900; (add.info.: Jougs, juggs or joggs, the name given in Scotland to a form of pillory. It was nothing more than an iron ring or collar fastened by a chain of two or three)

Caius College and Senate House
2909932 Caius College and Senate House; (add.info.: Caius College and Senate House, Cambridge, England 1890); Universal History Archive/UIG

Mary Robinson nee Darby, 1757 to 1800. English poet, actress and novelist
2968380 Mary Robinson nee Darby, 1757 to 1800. English poet, actress and novelist, aka The English Sappho and for her role as Perdita

The Tuileries Garden
3078075 The Tuileries Garden; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Tuileries Garden, a public garden located between the Louvre Museum)

Photographic print of the Tuileries Garden
3077688 Photographic print of the Tuileries Garden; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Tuileries Garden, a public garden located between the Louvre Museum)

Ice Mountains, the artificial sledge runs which were constructed during the winter for public amusement in Russian
530596 Ice Mountains, the artificial sledge runs which were constructed during the winter for public amusement in Russian cities such as St Petersburg and Moscow

President McKinley delivering a speech, 1899
1576738 President McKinley delivering a speech, 1899; (add.info.: "Who will haul it down?" President William McKinley standing at the top of a road leading to the White House in)

President Cleveland adding boards to a fence, 1895
1576801 President Cleveland adding boards to a fence, 1895; (add.info.: For their own good President Cleveland adding boards labelled "Extension of Civil Service Reform under President)

Edward Baines (1800-1890) English journalist, economist and politician: editor Leeds Mercury
531927 Edward Baines (1800-1890) English journalist, economist and politician: editor Leeds Mercury: advocated public education independent of the state

Public Health Act, 1848: The Home Secretary, Lord Morpeth, casting pearls (the provisons of the Act)
527544 Public Health Act, 1848: The Home Secretary, Lord Morpeth, casting pearls (the provisons of the Act) before swine (the City of London Aldermen)

Dirty Father Thames': More an open sewer than a river, the disgusting state of the Thames in London in 1849
527534 Dirty Father Thames': More an open sewer than a river, the disgusting state of the Thames in London in 1849, the year of the Great Stink when Parliament was suspended because of the smell

French army recruits being vaccinated with Cowpox to protect them from the more virulent infection, Smallpox
527403 French army recruits being vaccinated with Cowpox to protect them from the more virulent infection, Smallpox. A Heffer is lying on the table

Building of the subway in Paris : here a metro train at the Bastille stop in 1900 (photo)
1704853 Building of the subway in Paris : here a metro train at the Bastille stop in 1900 (photo)

Italian public letter writer
2910344 Italian public letter writer; (add.info.: 1860 Giorgio Sommer, photograph of an Italian public letter writer, 1860.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Trophies, Place de la Concorde, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Trophies, Place de la Concorde, 1918 or 1919. Cannons and other weapons gathered in the Place de la Concorde, Paris, France after World War I

Sub-treasury, 4 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Sub-treasury, 4 Oct 1918 (date created or published later). A rally for the Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign which took place on the steps of Federal Hall, New York City in 1918 during World War I

7th Regt. Departs, 11 Sept 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
7th Regt. Departs, 11 Sept 1917. The 7th Regiment, New York National Guard (later the 107th Infantry Regiment), looking north on 5th toward E. 40th St

14th Infantry Camp, Prospect Park, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
14th Infantry Camp, Prospect Park, between c1915 and c1920. A camp of the 14th Infantry in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York

14th Infantry Camp, signing recruit in, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
14th Infantry Camp, signing recruit in, 1917 or 1918. Soldiers at a table signing up recruits at a camp of the 14th Infantry, probably in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York during World War I

Poor in North France fed from German field kitchen, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Poor in North France fed from German field kitchen, between c1914 and c1915. Crowd of mostly women and children outside a brick building in northern France during World War I

Nikolaevsk-on-Amur. Public meeting, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Nikolaevsk-on-Amur. Public meeting, 1900. Postcard from a collection of 103 postcards of the city of Nikolayevsk-on-Amur in the early 20th century

Degradation of Corp. Grualt, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Degradation of Corp. Grualt, 1914. The great courtyard of the Ecole Militaire in Paris, France, when Gruault, a French reservist was degraded

At Gare De L'Est, Restaurant wrecked by mob, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
At Gare De L'Est, Restaurant wrecked by mob, 1914. Restaurant in Paris, France that was attacked by a mob during the anti-German violence at the beginning of World War I

Shop wrecked by mob, Paris, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Shop wrecked by mob, Paris, 1914. A German business attacked by a mob, probably at the beginning of World War I

Where bomb fell in Rue Des Recollets, Aug 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Where bomb fell in Rue Des Recollets, Aug 1914. Bomb damage from German aircraft, in Paris, France at the begining of World War I

48th Highlanders, 12th Infantry, & 10th Royal leave Toronto for camp, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
48th Highlanders, 12th Infantry, & 10th Royal leave Toronto for camp, 1914. The 48th Highlanders of Canada, an infantry regiment based in Toronto with the Sherbrooke Hussars regiment

Berlin, cheering declaration of war, Aug 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Berlin, cheering declaration of war, Aug 1914. People in front of the Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) in Berlin, Germany, cheering the declaration of World War I

Run on Berlin Bank when war declared, Aug 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Run on Berlin Bank when war declared, Aug 1914. Crowd of people at door of a bank in Berlin, Germany at the beginning of World War I

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Rear of the Britannia Hotel, The Green, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1930
A view of the rear of the Britannia Hotel, later known as the Britannia Inn. The rear of the building faced The Green with the front located at the end of Quay Street. Photographer: Unknown

The City Hotel and St Marys Terrace, Kenwyn Road, Truro, Cornwall. Probably early 1900s
The City Hotel and St Marys Terrace looking up the hill, with passers-by and a horse and trap. A sign advertising R. Menhennet, Mason can be seen on the left. Photographer: Arthur Philp

France, Paris, Arc de Triomphe. Pedistrian footpath on the Champs Elysees looking towards the Arc de Triomphe at dusk

The Parade from West Street, Liskeard, Cornwall. 1969
Looking from West Street across The Parade to the Fountain Hotel, 2 The Parade, Barclays Bank, Pike Street, Webbs Hotel and the fountain. These are all Grade II listed buildings

Norway Inn, Perranarworthal, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A general view of the Norway Hotel. There are several people and a child standing outside. A post box can be seen on the right hand wall. Photographer: Unknown

Pony and trap near the Bolingey Inn, Penwartha Road, Bolingey, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Early 1900s
The Bolingey Inn, centre left, where Samuel John Ball was the landlord at the time. A dog and a pony and trap stand in the road

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