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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.
The portrait of Jan Amos Komensky from 20 Czechoslovakian Koruna banknote isolated on a white background
a vintage Russian Grand Duke Nicholas photo postcard of 1910s,  ready for any usage of  historic events background usage.
Ninomiya Sontoku a closeup portrait from old Japanese yen
Image from 19th century.
Jose Felix Ribas (1775 - 1815). Portrait from Venezuela Banknotes
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
Portrait of Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832 - 1914). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
Benjamin Franklin cut on new 100 dollars banknote isolated on white background
Imperial Russian lieutenant general Paul von Rennenkampf portrait postcard in 1900s, ready for any usage of  historic events.
Matthew Boulton a closeup portrait from English money - pound
Postage stamp, a painting by Eug
Double exposure of portrait of U.S. presidents Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton
Vintage photograph of Officer of the Highland Regiment, British Army, 19th Century
A 19th century illustration two native Greenland Eskimos in traditional dress entitled 'modern Eskimos'.
Portrait of General Sir Charles Warren (1840 - 1927). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century. Warren is most famous for being the police commissioner that investigated the Jack the Ripper murders from 1886 to 1888.
Shoqan Walikhanov (1835-1865) portrait from old Kazakhstan banknote
Christian IX, king of Denmark postcard, sent from Montevideo, Uruguay in 1904,  ready for any usage of  historic events background usage.
Napoleon Bonaparte a portrait from French money
Illustration from a 19th century publication, a portrait of vice president Aaron Burr. From a portrait by Vanderlyn. He was involved in a duel with Alexander Hamilton.
The sea sinks the army of the pharaoh in the old book The Bible in Pictures, by G. Doreh, 1897
Vintage photograph of Ernst Schweninger, a German physician and naturopath who developed the Schweninger method, a reduction of obesity by the restriction of fluids in the diet. 19th Century
The dogs of Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475-1519) attacking the Indians on engraving from 1770.
Portrait of Major-General Sir Edward Thomas Henry Hutton, 6th Commander of the Canadian Army (1848 - 1923). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
Simon Bolivar (1783 - 1830) Portrait from Venezuelan Banknotes. Venezuelan military and political leader
Image from 19th century
Portrait of U.S. president Alexander Hamilton.
Daniel Boone (1734-1820)
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Jan_Asselijn_-_De_bedreigde_zwaan;_later_opgevat_als_allegorie_op_Johan_de_Witt_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
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Jean_Baptiste_Arban_Disderi_BNF_Gallica.jpg
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Jan_van_Eyck_-_Léal_Souvenir_-_National_Gallery,_London.jpg
Juan_Tizol_1943.jpg
Duke_Ellington_-_Hurricane_Ballroom_-_Juan_Tizol.jpg
Jan_Vermeer_van_Delft_-_Lady_Standing_at_a_Virginal_-_National_Gallery,_London.jpg
Salengro,_Roger,_bibliothèque_numérique_Roubaix_via_BNF_Gallica.jpg
George_W_Bush,_Ehud_Olmert_and_Shimon_Peres.jpg
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Jan_van_Eyck_-_Kardinal_Niccolò_Albergati_(?)_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
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Street_in_Negro_section,_Charleston,_W._Va.,_Jan.-Feb.,_1939..._(3110575434).jpg
Artis._Oppasser_Jan_van_Keulen_maakt_bek_van_nijlpaard_schoon.jpg
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Johannes_Vermeer,_Allegory_of_the_Catholic_Faith,_The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art.jpg
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Van_Eyck_-_Arnolfini_Portrait.jpg
Carrier-Air-Traffic-Control-Center-USS-Theodore-Roosevelt.jpg
USS-John-C-Stennis.jpg
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US_Navy_100119-N-1092P-092_Sailors_watch_the_sunrise_over_Haiti_from_the_flight_deck_of_the_amphibious_assault_ship_USS_Bataan_(LHD_5).jpg
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US_Navy_070119-N-6645H-001_The_All-Navy_men's_soccer_team_starting_goalkeeper,_Mass_Communication_Specialist_3rd_Class_Ian_Elias,_goes_up_for_a_save_during_a_match_against_the_Marines_held_at_Patton_Park.jpg
US_Navy_070119-N-6645H-002_The_All-Navy_men's_soccer_team_starting_goalkeeper,_Mass_Communication_Specialist_3rd_Class_Ian_Elias,_goes_up_for_a_save_during_a_match_against_the_Marines_held_at_Patton_Park.jpg
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US_Navy_060126-N-3314H-010_The_amphibious_assault_ship_USS_Peleliu_(LHA_5)_enters_San_Diego_Harbor_at_sunrise,_accompanied_by_harbor_police.jpg
US_Navy_090120-N-6538W-215_The_aircraft_carrier_USS_John_C._Stennis_(CVN_74)_steams_through_the_Pacific_Ocean_during_a_sunrise_photographic_exercise.jpg
US_Navy_100123-N-0995C-046_Culinary_Specialist_2nd_Class_Timothy_Niitani_pulls_out_mangroves_at_the_Pouhala_Marsh_during_a_volunteer_restoration_project.jpg
US_Navy_100123-N-0995C-036_Master-at-Arms_2nd_Class_Vincent_Ingellis_treks_through_the_Pouhala_Marsh_during_a_restoration_project.jpg
Jan_Van_Dornicke_?_-_Triptyque_de_l'abbaye_de_Dielegem.jpg
(Portrait_of_Tex_Beneke,_New_York,_N.Y.(?),_ca._Jan._1947)_(LOC)_(4888661154).jpg
(Portrait_of_Tex_Beneke,_New_York,_N.Y.(?),_ca._Jan._1947)_(LOC)_(4888661500).jpg
(Portrait_of_Tiny_Grimes,_New_York,_N.Y.(?),_ca._Jan._1947)_(LOC)_(4976476321).jpg
(Portrait_of_George_Handy,_New_York,_N.Y.(?),_ca._Jan._1947)_(LOC)_(4976480221).jpg
(Portrait_of_Stan_Kenton,_New_York,_N.Y.(?),_ca._Jan._1947)_(LOC)_(5020407798).jpg
(Portrait_of_Jess_Stacy,_New_York,_N.Y.(?),_ca._Jan._1947)_(LOC)_(5148793294).jpg
(Portrait_of_Stan_Kenton_and_Pete_Rugolo,_New_York,_N.Y.(?),_ca._Jan._1947)_(LOC)_(5354172513).jpg
(Portrait_of_Les_Paul,_New_York,_N.Y.(?),_ca._Jan._1947)_(LOC)_(5104555585).jpg
(Portrait_of_Les_Paul,_New_York,_N.Y.(?),_ca._Jan._1947)_(LOC)_(5105151726).jpg
(Portrait_of_Cab_Calloway,_New_York,_N.Y.(?),_ca._Jan._1947)_(LOC)_(4843122063).jpg
(Portrait_of_Kai_Winding,_New_York,_N.Y.(?),_ca._Jan._1947)_(LOC)_(4843764644).jpg
(Portrait_of_Tiny_Grimes,_New_York,_N.Y.(?),_ca._Jan._1947)_(LOC)_(5306977478).jpg
(Portrait_of_Shelly_Manne,_New_York,_N.Y.(?),_ca._Jan._1947)_(LOC)_(5061905333).jpg
(Portrait_of_Tex_Beneke,_New_York,_N.Y.(?),_ca._Jan._1947)_(LOC)_(4888662214).jpg
(Portrait_of_George_Handy,_New_York,_N.Y.(?),_ca._Jan._1947)_(LOC)_(4977092098).jpg
(Portrait_of_Tex_Beneke,_New_York,_N.Y.(?),_ca._Jan._1947)_(LOC)_(4888661776).jpg
US-Navy-Seahawk-Helicopters.jpg
US-Navy-Seahawk-Helicopters.jpg
US_Navy_060101-N-9866B-337_The_amphibious_assault_ship_USS_Peleliu_(LHA_5)_home_ported_at_Naval_Station_San_Diego_displays_her_holiday_lights_in_celebration_during_the_first_morning_sunrise_of_the_New_Year.jpg
US_Navy_090114-N-9698C-132_The_guided-missile_destroyer_USS_Chung-Hoon_(DDG_93)_heads_into_the_sunrise_to_participate_in_the_MIDPAC_Surface_Combatant_Group_sail.jpg
US_Navy_090120-N-6538W-106_The_guided-missile_destroyers_USS_Kidd_(DDG_100),_front,_and_USS_Preble_(DDG_88)_steam_ahead_of_the_guided-missile_cruiser_USS_Antietam_(CG_54)_during_a_sunrise_photographic_exercise.jpg
US_Navy_090120-N-6538W-116_Seaman_Sean_Flaherty,_from_Philadelphia,_stands_aft_port_lookout_watch_aboard_the_aircraft_carrier_USS_John_C._Stennis_(CVN_74).jpg
US_Navy_090120-N-6538W-183_The_guided-missile_destroyers_USS_Kidd_(DDG_100),_front,_and_USS_Preble_(DDG_88)_steam_ahead_of_the_guided-missile_cruiser_USS_Antietam_(CG_54)_during_a_sunrise_photographic_exercise.jpg
Gerard_David_-_Virgin_and_Child_with_Four_Angels_-_WGA6036.jpg
US_Navy_120206-N-GZ228-045_Sailors_assigned_to_Beach_Master_Unit_(BMU)_2_watch_the_sunrise_before_the_start_of_the_amphibious_assault_phase_of_Bold.jpg
(Portrait_of_Stan_Kenton,_New_York,_N.Y.(?),_ca._Jan._1947)_(LOC)_(5019798027).jpg
(Portrait_of_Stan_Kenton,_Pete_Rugolo,_Eddie_Safranski,_Shelly_Manne,_Bob_Cooper,_Bob_Gioga,_and_Eddie_Bert(?),_New_York,_N.Y.(?),_ca._Jan._1947)_(LOC)_(5020407694).jpg
(Portrait_of_Stan_Kenton,_Kai_Winding,_Eddie_Safranski,_Pete_Rugolo,_and_Shelly_Manne,_New_York,_N.Y.(?),_ca._Jan._1947)_(LOC)_(5020407572).jpg
(Portrait_of_Les_Paul,_New_York,_N.Y.(?),_ca._Jan._1947)_(LOC)_(5105151854).jpg
Sumatra_meulaboh_mosque.jpg
Bartholomeus_van_der_Helst,_Banquet_of_the_Amsterdam_Civic_Guard_in_Celebration_of_the_Peace_of_Münster.jpg
US_Navy_050105-N-5376G-013_Secretary_of_State_Colin_Powell_greets_Commander,_Carrier_Strike_Group_Nine_(CSG-9),_Rear_Adm._Doug_Crowder,_after_landing_at_the_Sultan_Iskandar_Muda_Airport_in_Aceh,_Sumatra,_Indonesia.jpg
US_Navy_080113-N-8933S-043_Information_Systems_Technician_2nd_Class_Mark_Heier,_assigned_to_the_amphibious_dock_landing_ship_USS_Fort_McHenry_(LSD_43)_as_part_of_Africa_Partnership_Station_(APS),_plays_soccer_with_local_Gabones.jpg
Ansel_Adams_-_Farm_workers_and_Mt._Williamson.jpg
Lady_Seated_at_a_Virginal,_Vermeer,_The_National_Gallery,_London.jpg
15-07-05-Schloß-Caputh-RalfR-N3S_1492.jpg
Gottlieb-Jews_Praying_in_the_Synagogue_on_Yom_Kippur.jpg
Dutch Ships in a Calm by Willem van de Velde (II) Rijksmuseum Amsterdam SK-C-1707 (before restoration).jpg
Willem_van_de_Velde_II_-_Dutch_men-o'-war_and_other_shipping_in_a_calm.jpg
Jacques-Louis David, The Coronation of Napoleon edit.jpg
Gerrit_Jan_Schouten_-_Na_poli.jpg
Kinderen_leren_een_poes_dansen,_bekend_als_‘De_dansles’_Rijksmuseum_SK-A-718.jpeg
De Amsterdamse doopsgezinde familie Brak Rijksmuseum SK-A-2136.jpeg
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Allegorie_op_de_bloei_van_de_Nederlandse_visserij_na_de_Tweede_Engelse_Zeeoorlog_(1665-67)_Rijksmuseum_SK-A-3829.jpeg
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