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Sunbathing on the beach, circa 1905.

Photo: akg-images (Waldemar Abegg)

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A woman at the end of the 1950s watching television through special glasses.

Photo: akg-images (Kurt Hartmann)

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A merry-go-round at a funfair in France in the 1950s.

Photo: akg-images / Daniel Frasnay

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"A Wedding Feast" by a follower of Martin van Cleve, circa 1570, sold by Sotheby's in London on 3 July 1997.

Photo: Sotheby's / akg-images

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A French manuscript illumination from the 15th Century showing Mucius Scaevola and a partner playing pelota whilst P.Cornelius Aemilianus plays chess with his friend Gaius Laelius.

Photo: akg-images / British Library