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[b]Adam Smith was an economist who wrote [i]The Wealth of Nations[/i]. [/b]Born June 16, 1723, in Scotland.\n\nPortrait of Adam Smith is from [i]The National and Domestic History of England: Volume the Third[/i] By William Hickman Smith Aubrey. Published in 1867 in London. The publication is now in the public domain as the copyright protection has expired. \n\nI've selected interesting, old 19th century graphic images for digital restoration and editing. The images were enhanced, adjusted, and brightened to make the images suitable for display and other purposes.
Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme portrait from Chilean money
Jose Felix Ribas (1775 - 1815). Portrait from Venezuela Banknotes
a vintage  Emperor Meji Mutsuhito photo postcard of 1900s,  ready for any usage of  historic events background usage.
Aurel Vlaicu cut from 50 Romanian lei banknote for design purpose
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.
100 Soviet ruble banknote, issued 1991
Image from 19th century.
Close up of postage stamp from the former Republic of Upper Volta, now Burkina Faso, showing Bertrand Russell, Nobel Prize winner of 1950
Vintage photograph W. G. Grace, an English amateur cricketer who was important in the development of the sport and is widely considered one of its greatest players. Victorian 19th Century
Napoleon Bonaparte a portrait from French money
a vintage Russian Grand Duke Nicholas photo postcard of 1910s,  ready for any usage of  historic events background usage.
Postage stamp Cyprus 2011 stamp printed in Cyprus shows Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), circa 2011
Portrait of Sir Frederick William Borden, Minister of Militia and Defence (1847 - 1917). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
Plaque in the main street of Dahme in the Mark Brandenburg with a portrait of Otto Unverdorben, who invented aniline there in 1826 - Germany.
USA Stamp: Benjamin West, American Artist
Li Dazhao was one of the founders of the Chinese Communist Party. - See lightbox for more
Antique photograph of Henri Laurent Rivière (1827 – 1883) was a French naval officer and a writer who is chiefly remembered today for advancing the French conquest of Tonkin (northern Vietnam) in the 1880s.
Ninomiya Sontoku a closeup portrait from old Japanese yen
Christian IX, king of Denmark postcard, sent from Montevideo, Uruguay in 1904,  ready for any usage of  historic events background usage.
Postage stamp printed in France shows Francois Auguste Rene Rodin Rodins (1840-1917), The surtax was used for relief of unemployed intellectuals, 1936
Portrait of Major-General Sir Edward Thomas Henry Hutton, 6th Commander of the Canadian Army (1848 - 1923). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
10 dollar bill with empty middle area
Stone slab with the face of a man
An old and cancelled postage stamp from the Philippines honoring its national hero, Jose Rizal.
Vintage photograph of Oscar de Négrier, French army General, 19th Century. French general of the Third Republic, winning fame in Algeria in the Sud-Oranais campaign (1881) and in Tonkin during the Sino-French War (August 1884 – April 1887).
Eleftherios Venizelos a portrait from Greek money - Drachma
China postage stamp: 2010,Johann Sebastian Bach.
Large fragment of the obverse side of 10 ten French cent francs banknote currency by Bank of France features portrait of Louis Hector Berlioz, old French money, ancient vintage retro, uncirculated
Portrait of Lieutenant Robert Billopp Willis of the Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry. Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
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