Engraving of Colt's double action revolver with 5 inch barrel, 1844. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) beweging horizontale pistool Double Action Revolver
Color illustration of women wearing Evening dress and Opera dress, including hats, embroideries and accessories, 1827. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) opera 1Getty Marketing Term heeft Women Wearing Evening and Opera Dress
Illustration, in color, advertising Parisian women's bridal fashion from 'Le Moniteur de la Mode' published in April1851. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) 1850-1859 Ile-de-France 1Getty Marketing Term Parisian Bridal Fashion
Engraved color illustration of a South down sheep, in a meadow, from a flock belonging to the late John Ellman, 1832-1900. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) horizontale kleurenafbeelding + illustratie South Down Sheep
Color illustration of the 'red raspberry', or Rubus idaeus, the leaf of which is traditionally used as a natural remedy. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) medische benodigdheden blad kleurenafbeelding Red Raspberry
Engraved color illustration of a Stag, or Red deer, in a forest clearing. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) verticale rood herten familie Stag And Doe
Color illustration of Parisian women's fashion, published inPetersons Ladies Magazine in February 1862. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) 1860-1869 Ile-de-France 1Getty Marketing Term Parisian Women's Fashion
A Marabou Stork (left) and Secretarybird (right), circa 1850. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) gras maraboe 1850-1859 Marabou And Secretarybird
A diagram of the human skeleton, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) witte achtergrond anatomie menselijke vertegenwoordiging Human Skeleton
British diplomat and orientalist Sir Robert Hart (1835 - 1911) caricatured in the magazine Vanity Fair, December 1894. For 48 years, Hart served as Inspector General of China's Imperial Maritime Custom Service. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) chinese cultuur volwassen volwassene mensen Sir Robert Hart
Engraving depicting a group of Inuit whalers being attacked by bears and fighting them off with spears, engraved by A. H. Payne, 1850. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) gravure 1850-1859 nomadische mensen Whalers Attacked By Bears
A polar bear, or Ursus Maritimus, circa 1800. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) dierlijke thema 's één dier beige achtergrond Polar Bear
Illustration, including enlarged inner workings, of the J. Warner & Sons patented chiming machine, which rings a series of bells in a assigned order, creating a tune, circa 1880. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) muziek vervormd 1Getty Marketing Term Chiming Machine Using Bells
Various thrushes, circa 1850. Clockwise from top, the Little Tawny Thrush (merula minor), Richardson's Thrush (Richardsonii), the Tawny Thrush (Turdus Wilsonii), the Water Thrush (aquatica), Audubon's Thrush (Ludoviciana) and the Golden-Crowned Thrush (auricapilla). Engraved by John Miller after A. Wilson and Captain Brown. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) witte achtergrond 1850-1859 dierlijke thema 's Thrushes
Color lithographed fruit box label shows a male genie figure as he holds a tray with three large oranges, in the background orange groves recede to the mountains, 1928. Underneath the legend 'Miracle Brand' is a magic lamp. The label was made for Bradford Bros. Inc.' of Placentia, Orange County, California. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) marketing Orange - Fruit zuid-californië Miracle Brand Orange Label
Color illustration of 'Pernettys dolphin' catching flying fish in the ocean, 1837. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) vangen kleurenafbeelding horizontale Pernettys Dolphin
Color illustration of the flag of the 1st French Foreign Legion Regiment. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) kleurenafbeelding verticale frankrijk French Foreign Legion Flag
Illustration entitled 'Amaryllis Victoria Superba', depicting a large red flower and stem, circa 1850. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) 1850-1859 petal kwetsbaarheid Amaryllis
Color engraving depicting the Queen of the West Steamboat and the Morning Star steamboat, side by side on the Mississippi River, circa 1860. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) horizontale verenigde staten rivier Mississippi Steamboats
Illustration from the cover of the sheet music to 'Mourir Pour La Patrie' ('To Die for the Mother Country'), a patriotic song by Felix Gantier, showing the figure of a woman with her right arm raised in defiance, and the French flag held in her left arm, France, circa 1870. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) menselijke arm mensen witte achtergrond Mourir Pour La Patrie
Illustration depicting the figures of three women wearing 'morning and promenade dresses', July 1830. Each of the women wears a large bonnet. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) mensen mooie vrouw jonge volwassene Morning And Promenade
Women checking the bank notes at the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing in June 1929. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images) 1929 horizontale archivering Checking Dollar Bills
Illustration of aspects of the night sky, including constellations, during October. Notable constellations include; Capricorn, Sagittarius and Pegasus. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) sterrenbeeld 1Getty Marketing Term hemel The Night Sky In October
Illustration of various examples of timepieces, including watches and clocks in a number of designs. Useful in the study of horology. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) 1Getty Marketing Term verticale archivering A Variety Of Timepieces
Color illustration of a variety of military uniforms including examples of Prussian, Austrian, English and French uniforms from 1834-1864. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) 1850-1859 1Getty Marketing Term hoofdsteden European Military Uniforms
A diagram showing back and side views of the human skeleton, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) witte achtergrond anatomie menselijke vertegenwoordiging Human Skeletons
A captain of the Pontifical Swiss Guard of Vatican City, 1839. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) schaduw mensen zwitserse garde Swiss Guard Captain
A man working on the engraving plates for new Federal Reserve dollar bills at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington D.C in 1962. (Photo by Henry Miller News Picture Service/FPG/Getty Images) horizontale zwart-wit + illustratie Printing Dollar Bills
Illustration of a human cranium, depicting the sections of the brain responsible for different functions of thought including; time,hope and imitation. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images) mensen inwendige organen menselijke schedel Human Thought Processes
A woman spinning yarn with a distaff and drop spindle in Vicovaro, Italy, circa 1800. By F. Ferrari. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) mensen buitenshuis Landscape - Scenery Donna Di Vicovaro
Color illustration of women's fashion, including Morning and Evening Dress with hats and accessories, March 1833. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) formalwear 1Getty Marketing Term heeft Women's Morning And Evening Dress
Color illustration of distinctive white Chillingham cattle, found and bred only in the enclosed park at Chillingham Castle, Northumberland, UK. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) individualiteit horizontale noord-europa Chillingham Cattle
Two Fallow Deer (Dama dama), circa 1850. Engraving by Lizars after Stewart. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) gras 1850-1859 natuurlijke patroon Fallow Deer
Illustration detailing the names of the several joints of beef, with an image of an ox, showing the mode of cutting up the various joints, from 'Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management' (page 381), published by SO Beeton Publishing, London, in 1861. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) gehoornde 1860-1869 verticale Household Management
Illustration of constellations Ursa Major and Leo Minor on a map of the night sky, including artistic impression of associated mythological forms. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) sterrenbeeld 1Getty Marketing Term hemel Constellations Ursa Major And Leo Minor
An anatomical diagram consisting of a vertical cross-section of the human head, and showing the relations of the nasal and buccal cavities and the pharynx and larynx, circa 1930. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) witte achtergrond 1930-1939 menselijke mond Vertical Section
Four ribbonfish or Gymnetrus, circa 1808. From top to bottom, a Russellian gymnetrus, a Cepedian gymnetrus, an Ascanian gymnetrus and a Blochian gymnetrus. Engraving by J. Pass. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) dierlijke thema 's beige achtergrond kleurenafbeelding Gymnetrus
Color illustration of a variety of domesticated silkworm and Silkmoth species, used for cultivation. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) insect dierlijke thema 's huisdieren Silkworm
Color illustration of the variations of wing color in the Purple Emperor butterfly, or Apatura Iris. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) kleurenafbeelding verticale archivering Purple Emperor
An American Halloween greetings card depicting a girl dressed as a witch and surrounded by black cats and bats, circa 1910. The text reads: 'My night out - Hallow'een'. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) kind mensen sprookje Halloween Night Out