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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.
A 19th century illustration two native Greenland Eskimos in traditional dress entitled 'modern Eskimos'.
Ninomiya Sontoku a closeup portrait from old Japanese yen
Facial Features Pattern Design on Banknote
The portrait of Jan Amos Komensky from 20 Czechoslovakian Koruna banknote isolated on a white background
Vintage engraving features the United States Senate, the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which, along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—constitutes the legislature of the United States.
Benjamin Franklin cut on new 100 dollars banknote isolated on white background
Vintage photograph of an senior german couple from Lower Saxony, 1890s. fin niederserfachsisches elternpaar
Portrait of Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger (Paul Kruger), 3rd State President of the South African Republic (1825 - 1904). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
Shoqan Walikhanov (1835-1865) portrait from old Kazakhstan banknote
Image from 19th century.
Isaac Newton a portrait from English money - pound
China postage stamp: 2010,Johann Sebastian Bach.
Elegant man, medieval person, composer in suit playing table tennis over dark vintage background with abstract doodles. Contemporary art collage. Concept of sport, eras comparison, retro, creativity.
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
Postage stamp Romania 1955 printed in Romania shows Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), a writer, circa 1955
Richard Cobden (1804 - 1865), British manufacturer and leading figure of Manchester liberalism and the free trade movement. Wood engraving, published in 1865.
Double exposure of portrait of U.S. presidents Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton
Illustration from 19th century
Nicolaus Copernicus a portrait from money - Polish zloty
Engraving from 1872 featuring Roger Williams who was an English Protestant theologian, abolitionist, and proponent of the separation of Church and State.  He lived from 1603 until 1683.
Simon Bolivar (1783 - 1830) Portrait from Venezuelan Banknotes. Venezuelan military and political leader
Vintage photograph of Officer of the Highland Regiment, British Army, 19th Century
This 1851 vintage illustration depicts a large group of Freemasons gathering for a celebration.
Swiss 10 Rappen Strubel stamp held by tweezers.
Image from 19th century
Christian Magnus Falsen a portrait from Norwegian money - Ore
John Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Scanned from A Popular History of the United States by W. C. Bryant and S. H. Gay. Volume 1V. Copyright, 1880. Source:
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