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A 19th century illustration two native Greenland Eskimos in traditional dress entitled 'modern Eskimos'.
Shoqan Walikhanov (1835-1865) portrait from old Kazakhstan banknote
a vintage  Emperor Meji Mutsuhito photo postcard of 1900s,  ready for any usage of  historic events background usage.
The sea sinks the army of the pharaoh in the old book The Bible in Pictures, by G. Doreh, 1897
Vintage photograph of Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland, Victorian 19th Century
Bethlem Royal Hospital, aka St. Mary Bethlehem, Bethlehem Hospital and Bedlam, a psychiatric hospital in Bromley, London. \n\nIts famous history has inspired several horror books, films, and TV series, most notably Bedlam, a 1946 film with Boris Karloff.\n\nFounded in 1247, the hospital was originally near Bishopsgate just outside the walls of the City of London.  then to St George's Fields in Southwark in 1815, The word \
Portrait of Lawrence William Herchmer, 5th and last Commisioner of the North-West Mounted Police (1840 - 1915). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century. The NWMP would become the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
Edinburgh, UK - September 15, 2023: Grave of Adam Smith in Canongate Kirkyard
Richard Cobden (1804 - 1865), British manufacturer and leading figure of Manchester liberalism and the free trade movement. Wood engraving, published in 1865.
Simon Bolivar (1783 - 1830) Portrait from Venezuelan Banknotes. Venezuelan military and political leader
Christian IX, king of Denmark postcard, sent from Montevideo, Uruguay in 1904,  ready for any usage of  historic events background usage.
Noah Webster (1758-1843) on engraving from 1835. American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, spelling reformer, political writer, editor and prolific author. Engraved by G.Parker and published in''National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans Volume II'',USA,1835.
Vintage photograph of Officer of the Highland Regiment, British Army, 19th Century
Samson carries the gates of the city to the mountain in the old book The Bible in Pictures, by G. Doreh, 1897
Portrait of Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger (Paul Kruger), 3rd State President of the South African Republic (1825 - 1904). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
Giuseppe Verdi  (1813 –   1901) was an Italian Romantic composer. His operas such as  Rigoletto,  La traviata,  Nabucco and Aida are as popular today as when they were first written Etching is from a 1877 issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine.
Alexandra Palace an entertainment and sports venue in North London A Grade II listed building, built on Tottenham Wood Farm. opened in 1873  and often referred to as \
Portrait of William Pitt(1759-1806) engraved by P.Lightfoot from the original by Hoppner .Published by John Tallis & company in 1880.
Jose Felix Ribas (1775 - 1815). Portrait from Venezuela Banknotes
Vintage photograph of Sergeant of 93rd Sutherland Highlanders Regiment of Foot, Victorian British Army
Portrait of U.S. president Alexander Hamilton.
Portrait of Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832 - 1914). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
Jose Ballivian portrait from Bolivian money
Illustration from 19th century
Horse Guards - a historic building in the City of Westminster, London, on Whitehall\n\nBuilt in the mid-18th century as a barracks for the Household Cavalry. \n\nHorse Guards was the entrance to the Palace of Whitehall and St James's Palace;  still ceremonially defended by the King's Life Guard.
Portrait of Professor Faraday (1791-1867)
A statue of William Wallace situated outside his majesty’s theatre in Aberdeen, Scotland which was erected in 1888.
Vintage photograph of Henry Hugh Armstead an English sculptor and illustrator, influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites.
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