GCL3361805: HANS von GRIMMELSHAUSEN (1622?-1676). Hans Jacob Christoph von Grimmelshausen. German writer. Excerpt from church ledger from his wedding, 1649. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3361810: GEORGE GROSSMITH (1847-1912). English comedian. Photographed in 1881 in the role of Bunthorne in Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Patience.' / Bridgeman Images

GCL3361818: JOSEPH de MAISTRE (1753-1821) French writer, philosopher, and diplomat. Line and stipple engraving, French, 19th century. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3361822: FRANCOIS GUIZOT (1787-1874) François Pierre Guillaume Guizot. French historian and statesman. Steel engraving, 19th century. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3361834: FILM: THE WHITE MOTH, 1924 Silent film still. Starring Barbara La Marr. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3361837: SILENT STILL: BEDROOM. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3361838: SILENT STILL: BEDROOM Marguerite Clark in 'Rich Man, Poor Man' (Paramount, 1928). / Bridgeman Images

GCL3361851: WILLIAM III OF ENGLAND (1650-1702). Stadholder of Holland (1672-1702) and King of England (1689-1702). William entering London in November 1688: line engraving, 19th century. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3361855: SILENT STILL: BEDROOM. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3361866: TEXAS BANKNOTE, 1840 Note for five dollars issued by the Treasury Department of the Republic of Texas, 1840. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3361873: FILM STILL: BEACH. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3361880: SILENT STILL: BEACH. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3361888: DE SOTO: ALABAMA, 1540 Hernando de Soto and members of his expedition in conflict with Native American warriors under Chief Tuscaloosa at the Battle of Mauvila (or Mabila) in present-day Alabama, October 1540. Illustration by Alfred Russell, 1904. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3361896: LORETTA YOUNG (1913-2000) Née Gretchen Young. American actress. Photographed in 1933. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3361897: LORETTA YOUNG (1913-2000) Née Gretchen Young. American actress. Photographed in 1948. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3361899: CAMBODIA: ANGKOR WAT A partial view of the ruins at Angkor Wat. Photographed in 1960. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3363220: SILENT FILM: AUTOMOBILES A group of women posing on a tractor in rural America. Photograph, c.1925. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3363227: IN SEARCH OF A SINNER, 1920 Constance Talmadge in a scene from the film. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3363234: HOME TALENT, 1921 Phyllis Haver in a scene from the film. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3363236: DEJEUNER DE SOLEIL, 1937 Bryant Washburn in a scene from the film. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3363237: SILENT FILM: AUTOMOBILES. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3363249: SILENT FILM: AUTOMOBILES. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3363252: THUNDERING TAXI, 1933. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3363253: SILENT FILM: AUTOMOBILES. Mildred June and Floy Gwinn. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3363254: EARTHBOUND, 1940 A scene from the film. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3363267: SILENT FILM STILL: SHIPS. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3363268: SILENT FILM STILL: SHIPS Blanche Sweet. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3363277: FREDERICK NORTH (1732-1792) 2nd Earl of Guilford; known as Lord North. Copper engraving, English, 1779. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3363283: FILM STILL: BEN HUR, 1925. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3363285: DEBORAH READ FRANKLIN (1708-1774). Mrs. Benjamin Franklin. coloured engraving, 19th century. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3363291: FILM STILL: EATING & DRINKING. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3363293: FILM STILL: EATING & DRINKING. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3363299: THE GARDEN OF EDEN, 1928 Corinne Griffith and Hank Mann. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3363305: FILM: TRANSPORTATION: MISC. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3363308: FILM: GOING UP, 1923. Marjorie Daw and Douglas MacLean. / Bridgeman Images

GCL3363315: FILM: TRANSPORTATION: MISC. / Bridgeman Images