circa 1930: The neon illuminations of a wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.

A couple throw themselves into an energetic jive at a studio in London.

Esau the ape at the piano. (Photo by Reinhold Thiele/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). Circa 1900

A worker pauses for a sandwich, resting on a girder during the construction of a skycraper. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1930

The attendants of the Sumptha Raja, Agra Durbar. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1873

A small series by illustration Alex Solis remembering those things that used to rule the world.

Justin Beiber unveils his waxwork at Madame Tussauds on March 15, 2011 in London, England.

A new type of tandem at Alexandra Palace, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). June 1936