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[b]Adam Smith was an economist who wrote [i]The Wealth of Nations[/i]. [/b]Born June 16, 1723, in Scotland.\n\nPortrait of Adam Smith is from [i]The National and Domestic History of England: Volume the Third[/i] By William Hickman Smith Aubrey. Published in 1867 in London. The publication is now in the public domain as the copyright protection has expired. \n\nI've selected interesting, old 19th century graphic images for digital restoration and editing. The images were enhanced, adjusted, and brightened to make the images suitable for display and other purposes.
Shoqan Walikhanov (1835-1865) portrait from old Kazakhstan banknote
Old portrait photo of a man with a Kaiser Wilhelm beard. The face have been made unrecognizable. The memory of the person and her life story are destroyed.
Ninomiya Sontoku a closeup portrait from old Japanese yen
Major Sir Samuel Benfield Steele of the North-West Mounted Police sent for the 2nd (Special Service) Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry for the Second Boer War in South Africa. Vintage etching circa 19th century.
Goddess Gig. In ancient Greek mythology goddess gives people health. The goddess is the daughter of the god of medicine Asclepius and his wife Epion.
Image from 19th century.
A 19th century illustration two native Greenland Eskimos in traditional dress entitled 'modern Eskimos'.
Teenage boy holding snake
Jose Felix Ribas (1775 - 1815). Portrait from Venezuela Banknotes
a vintage Russian Grand Duke Nicholas photo postcard of 1910s,  ready for any usage of  historic events background usage.
Baroque man holding exotic white bird.
Viintage photo of a old man
Matthew Boulton a closeup portrait from English money - pound
Portrait of Commandant General Petrus Jacobus Joubert (1831 - 1900). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
Country doctor riding his horse to work 1890
Aurel Vlaicu cut from 50 Romanian lei banknote for design purpose
a vintage Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy painting postcard of 1900s,  ready for any usage of  historic events background usage.
Ancient Spanish copper coin of the King Carlos IV. 1794. Coined in Segovia. 4 Maravedis.
Postage stamp, a painting by Eug
Vintage elements of old paper banknotes.Fragment  banknote for design purpose.Russian Empire 100 rubles 1910.Bonistics
Vintage photograph W. G. Grace, an English amateur cricketer who was important in the development of the sport and is widely considered one of its greatest players. Victorian 19th Century
Peter Rosegger was an Austrian writer and poet. Illustration from 19th century.
Vintage photo of an older man at work. Photo from 1972. USSR, Chasov Yar.
Christian IX, king of Denmark postcard, sent from Montevideo, Uruguay in 1904,  ready for any usage of  historic events background usage.
Timisoara, Romania – November 13, 2022: A grayscale of a person dressed in an old uniform during a historical parade in Timisoara, Romania.
Portrait of a man in military formals
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