FRM563837: July 1959. Polish-Russian relations. KPZR I secretary Nikita Chruszczow in Ploland to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland in Slask. Motorcade through Warsaw streets. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564749: Warsaw, Poland, 1970. Accountant counting on a wooden abacus. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564752: Walbrzych, Poland, 02.1972; Miners working hard in a coal mine at 'Mieszko' pit shaft. Aleksander Jalosinski / Bridgeman Images

FRM564754: Warsaw, 03.1972. Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski born 6 July 1923. Poland's last dictator and commander of the communist Polish People's Army (LWP). Jaruzelski was Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985 and President from 1985 to 1990. Jaruzelski gave up power after the Polish Round Table Agreement in 1989 paved the way to democratic elections in Poland. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564770: Sandomierz, Poland, 1979. People waiting at the bus stop. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564771: Warsaw bids farewell to the Pope John Paul II. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564787: Kielce, Poland, 1977. Cooperative 'Gromada' . Woman sorting wooden blocks in toys factory; / Bridgeman Images

FRM564790: Ursus, Warsaw, Poland, 1978. Board with inscription 'People's Poland' laying on top of a pile of rubbish. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564802: Warsaw, Poland, 1976. Crowds of Warsaw inhabitants at 'Warszawianka' swimming pools during summer. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564806: Warsaw, Poland, 31.12.1975. New Year's Eve party. People standing in a queue to make phone calls to their loved ones. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564810: Warsaw, Poland, 31.12.1976. New Year's Eve party. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564813: Slovakia, Bratislava, 14.09.2003. Pope John Paul II's visit to Slovakia, Holy mass in Petrzalka district. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564820: Pawel Jasienica / Lech Beynar in the 1st foot infantry in Vilnius, after occupation in 1932. Ewa Beynar-Czeczott archive / Bridgeman Images

FRM564823: Pawel Jasienica / Lech Beynar by a Willys jeep near the Vistual river. Phot was taken as material for the book ' Wisla farewell'. Publisher: PAX. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564847: Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, 03.1975. The building of the Lublin Coal Basin ( Lubelskie Zaglebie Weglowe). Men in canteen. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564848: Warsaw, Poland, 1978. Steelworks 'Huta Warsaw'. Delivery of drinking water to the workers of the steel plant in summer. / Bridgeman Images

LZT405677: "Mr. Stiggins, getting on his legs as well as he could, proceeded to deliver an edifying discourse for the benefit of the company", illustration from 'The Pickwick Papers' by Charles Dickens, engraved by Dalziel Brothers (fl.1839-90), c.1838 (engraving), Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92) (after) / Bridgeman Images

SZT406448: Fritz Wendel (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

SZT406465: Otto von Weddingen, 1914-15 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

SZT406466: Susan Sontag, 2001 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

TRK406604: Visiting a sick woman, from 'The Artistic Illustration', 1892 (engraving) (later colouration) / Bridgeman Images

TRK406613: Count Gylua Andrassy (engraving) (later colouration) / Bridgeman Images

TRK406614: King Amadeo I receiving the congratulations of the Moroccan embassy headed by Mohammed IV on 20th March 1872 (engraving) (later colouration) / Bridgeman Images

TRK406615: Arrival of Italian immigrants to New York, 1863 (engraving) (later colouration) / Bridgeman Images

TRK406618: History of England: Meeting at the Royal Society of London, 1890 (engraving) (later colouration) / Bridgeman Images

TRK406620: American League cycles on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, mid May 1884 (engraving) (later colouration) / Bridgeman Images

TRK406637: Enrique de Aguilera y Gamboa, Marquis de Cerralbo (engraving) (later colouration) / Bridgeman Images

TRK406639: Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (engraving) (later colouration) / Bridgeman Images

TRK406654: Alexander of Battenberg (engraving) (later colouration) / Bridgeman Images

TRK406656: Alexander II of Russia (engraving) (later colouration) / Bridgeman Images

TRK406661: Charles XIV John of Sweden (engraving) (later colouration) / Bridgeman Images

TRK406662: Fernan Caballero (engraving) (later colouration) / Bridgeman Images

TRK406672: Peter Simon Pallas (engraving) (later colouration) / Bridgeman Images

TRK406673: The Pacific War: Battle of Iquique (engraving) (later colouration) / Bridgeman Images

TRK406675: David Friedrich Strauss (engraving) (later colouration) / Bridgeman Images

TRK406698: Meeting of unemployed workers at Trafalgar Square, London, from 'The Spanish and American Illustration', engraved by Rico, 1886 (engraving) / Bridgeman Images