Couples dancing the waltz. Aquatint.

A man drinking in a tavern in the company of figures representing poverty and death induced by alcohol. Colour lithograph by J.-J. Waltz (Hansi), 1905.

A skeleton gentleman at a ball asks a skeleton lady to dance; representing the effect of arsenical dyes and pigments in clothing and accessories. Wood engraving, 1862.

Children are rushing out of school to play on the see-saw, their books and caps are on the ground. Coloured lithograph by Stannard & Son.

Two wrestlers facing off. Photographic postcard by Walery, 190-.

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