TAD1754657: Royal palace and its gardens in Paris in 1945, engraving by Benoist aftyer a drawing by Hoffbauer, 19th century / Bridgeman Images

TAD1754669: A small farmer in the 17th century, engraving / Bridgeman Images

TAD1754670: King of France Louis XIV (1638-1715, king from 1643 to 1715) in Compiegne camp in september 1698, engraving : l-r foreground : king of England William III, duke of Burgundy (Louis, grand son of Louis XIV), Louis XIV and the Dauphin Louis / Bridgeman Images

TAD1754675: German soldier with his kit during second world war / Bridgeman Images

TAD1754678: Graves of german soldiers on Europe roads in november 1942 / Bridgeman Images

TAD1754687: israeli Moshe Dayan (1915-1981, one-eyed man) is meeting arab commandant Abdallah el Tal to exchange prisoners of war in february 1949 / Bridgeman Images

TAD1754711: Countess Ida Ferenczy (1839-1928), live-in companion of empressSissi of Austria, here in 1880 / Bridgeman Images

TAD1754712: Ludmilla Stubel (1852¿1890) austrian dancer, she had an affir with Jean Orth (Jean Salvator of Habsburg) and followed him in Patagonia in 1889 / Bridgeman Images

TAD1754714: The Battle of Dakar (Operation Menace) september 1940 (Allies want to capture Dakar under Vichy control) : Allies : preparations for landing in Dakar / Bridgeman Images

TAD1754719: View of the Havre (Normandy) : Paris street from town hall garden, c. 1900, postcard / Bridgeman Images

TAD1754726: View of the Havre (Normandy, France) and mouth of the Seine from Sainte Adresse / Bridgeman Images

TAD1754744: French writer Emile Zola (1840-1902) / Bridgeman Images

TAD1754746: Chruch of the incurables home in Paris (now Laennec hospital) founded c. 1630 by cardinal de la Rochefoucauld and built after Gamard's plans / Bridgeman Images

TAD1754747: American industrialist Henry Ford (2nd from left), on the ship Oscar II (the peace ship) which left New York on december 4, 1915 to go in Christiania in Norway to establish peace in Europe, it failed and Ford came back in United States on december 22 / Bridgeman Images

TAD1754749: Nurse and american patient in an hospital, 1st world war / Bridgeman Images

TAD1754760: general Charles de Gaulle with vice admiral Philippe Auboyneau, here in England in april 21, 1943 on board of boat Aconit near Glasgow to give decorations / Bridgeman Images

TAD1755837: Villers Cotteret castle (France), engraving, 18th century / Bridgeman Images

TAD1755853: August 15, 1787 : exile of Paris parliament in Troyes, engraving / Bridgeman Images

TAD1755855: Alfonso of Albuquerque (1460-1515), portuguese conquistador, viceroy of Indies in 1590, engraving / Bridgeman Images

TAD1755856: Princess Therese of Saxe-Altenburg (1792-1854), wife of king Louis 1st of Bavaria, engraving / Bridgeman Images

TAD1755860: Contingent of the nursing staff of the Harvard unit who have been spending a few days in London, are now leaving for the front during first world war. Here they are outside their hotel, standin in front holding papers is Mrs Hagar, the matron in charge of the party / Bridgeman Images

TAD1755865: Photo taken by Helene Callias in september 1931 : on l : Liane de Pougy (1870-1950, famous French courtesan) / Bridgeman Images

TAD1755881: Russian writer Leon Tolstoi (1828-1910) and his wife Sophie / Bridgeman Images

TAD1755893: Edmond de Goncourt (1822-1896) French writer, photo by Nadar / Bridgeman Images

TAD1755894: outskirts of Cherbourg La Hague (France) : Ecalgrain bay, postcard, 1951 / Bridgeman Images

TAD1755902: American admiral John Winslow, commandant of the special services of the fleet of United States in Mexico waters, here on a horse in Vera Cruz, 10's / Bridgeman Images

TAD1755904: scene painter Christian Berard (1902-1949) in the wings of Marigny theatre in Paris c. 1949 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TAD1755910: Rene Besnard French Parliamentary Undersecretary of State to the aeronautics from september 1915 to february 1916 / Bridgeman Images

TAD1755926: In Glanum ( Saint Remi de Provence, south of France) : mausoleum of Julii family (Gallic family who worked for JulesCesar) at entrance of the town (1st century BC) / Bridgeman Images

TAD1755928: outskirts of Cherbourg la Hague (France) : the coastal road of St Germain des Vaux, postcard, 50's / Bridgeman Images

TAD1755931: French writer Jules Romains (1885-1972) here during his national service (2rd row from the bottom, 2rd from left) in 1914 / Bridgeman Images

TAD1755936: Jacques Boe, said Jasmin (1798-1864) French poet, one of the forerunner of revival of the the langue d'oc language (south of France), engraving by Emainville after Collette / Bridgeman Images

TAD1755939: Bedouin leader liberated by israeli in december 1948 / Bridgeman Images

TAD1755941: Rio of Janeiro bay in Brazil with Sugar loaf / Bridgeman Images

TAD1755942: Traders in Manaus harbour in Brazil / Bridgeman Images

TAD1755944: Teatro Amazonas Historic Theatre in Brazil / Bridgeman Images