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1877 Collection (#11)

Background image1877 Collection: Turks Build Boat Bridge

Turks Build Boat Bridge
In the course of their war with Russia, the Turks build a bridge of boats to enable them to cross the Danube from Tschaiten to Widdin. Logs are laid from one boat to another. Date: 1877

Background image1877 Collection: Durbar / Queen Victoria

Durbar / Queen Victoria
The Imperial Durbar at Delhi for the proclamation of Queen Victoria as Empress of India Date: 1 January 1877

Background image1877 Collection: Swan Upping - 3

Swan Upping - 3
Swan-herds take up swans on the Thames to mark them, a custom called swan-upping Date: 1877

Background image1877 Collection: FEU FOLLET

FEU FOLLET
Two women praying in a French country churchyard are disturbed by the sudden appearance of a feu follet Date: 1877

Background image1877 Collection: Boer Family Trekking

Boer Family Trekking
A Dutch Boer family trekking Date: 1877

Background image1877 Collection: GLAZIER

GLAZIER
The glazier on his way to install a window-pane Date: 1877

Background image1877 Collection: German Rifle Outing

German Rifle Outing
Country outing of a German rifle club - music blares, the marksmen drink beer by the tankard, the onlookers wave and cheer, the girls admire, the dogs fight... Date: 1877

Background image1877 Collection: German Living Room

German Living Room
The arbeitszimmer (workroom) of Friedrich Hacklander, editor of Ueber Land und Meer, with furniture and furnishings characteristic of a middle- class German household. Date: 1877

Background image1877 Collection: A Ministering Angel

A Ministering Angel
Ein Engel auf Erden. (an angel on Earth) - A Red Cross nurse measures a dose of medicine for her patient. Date: 1877

Background image1877 Collection: Budapest Poultry Market

Budapest Poultry Market
The Poultry Market at Pest (as in Budapest). Date: 1877

Background image1877 Collection: Joseph Autran

Joseph Autran
JOSEPH AUTRAN French writer Date: 1813 - 1877

Background image1877 Collection: Theodorus Bailey

Theodorus Bailey
THEODORUS BAILEY American naval commander Date: 1805 - 1877

Background image1877 Collection: Walter Bagehot / Graphic

Walter Bagehot / Graphic
WALTER BAGEHOT the English political economist and journalist, editor of The Economist and author of The British Constitution (1867) Date: 1826 - 1877

Background image1877 Collection: Ammunition / Woolwich / 1877

Ammunition / Woolwich / 1877
Putting the finishing touches to Palliser shells at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, London Date: 1877

Background image1877 Collection: Black Beauty Cover

Black Beauty Cover
Cover of Black Beauty. First published: 1877

Background image1877 Collection: Swan Lake ballet, Swan Princess and Siegfried

Swan Lake ballet, Swan Princess and Siegfried
The Swan Princess begs Siegfried not to shoot, and reveals that she and her followers are enchanted by the wicked Rotbart

Background image1877 Collection: Swan Lake ballet, the unfortunate girls become swans again

Swan Lake ballet, the unfortunate girls become swans again
Siegfried and Odette are about to embrace when the evil Rotbart disguised as a large owl appears, and the unfortunate girls become swans again

Background image1877 Collection: Swan Lake ballet, Siegfried promises delivery from Rotbart

Swan Lake ballet, Siegfried promises delivery from Rotbart
Siegfried promises to deliver the swans from the evil spell of Rotbart and they all dance for joy. He invites Odette to the ball his parents are giving

Background image1877 Collection: St Georges Union Infirmary, Fulham Road, London

St Georges Union Infirmary, Fulham Road, London
Design for the new St Georges Union infirmary on Fulham Road, south west London. The architect was Henry Saxon Snell

Background image1877 Collection: Double page spread in a diary for 13-18 July

Double page spread in a diary for 13-18 July
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 13-18 July. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Background image1877 Collection: Training Ship, Mount Edgcumbe Band, Saltash, Cornwall

Training Ship, Mount Edgcumbe Band, Saltash, Cornwall
The Mount Edgcumbe Industrial Training Ship for Homeless and Destitute Boys was established at Saltash in Cornwall in 1877

Background image1877 Collection: Cape Egmont lighthouse, North Island, New Zealand

Cape Egmont lighthouse, North Island, New Zealand
Cape Egmont lighthouse, with Mount Egmont (Mount Taranaki) in the background, on the west coast of North Island, New Zealand

Background image1877 Collection: Training Ship Mount Edgcumbe, Saltash, Cornwall

Training Ship Mount Edgcumbe, Saltash, Cornwall
The Mount Edgcumbe Industrial Training Ship for Homeless and Destitute Boys was established at Saltash in Cornwall in 1877

Background image1877 Collection: Training Ship Clio, Bangor, Menai Straits, North Wales

Training Ship Clio, Bangor, Menai Straits, North Wales
The Training Ship Clio, moored off Bangor in the Menai Straits, North Wales, was established in 1877 by the City of Chester and Border Counties Training Ship Society

Background image1877 Collection: The vocation of a cadet family

The vocation of a cadet family
A group of extravagantly dressed gentlemen watch as their comrade is fitted for his equally exuberant costume

Background image1877 Collection: The New Associates of the Royal Academy

The New Associates of the Royal Academy
Three new associates of the Royal Academy of Arts: Mr Marcus Stone, A.R.A. Mr W. W. Ouless, A.R.A, and Mr Peter Graham, A.R.A

Background image1877 Collection: Rotherhithe Ferry

Rotherhithe Ferry
Opening of the Rotherhithe Ferry by the late Lord Mayor of London

Background image1877 Collection: Serjeants Inn London

Serjeants Inn London
viewed from Chancery Lane

Background image1877 Collection: Temple Bar Removed

Temple Bar Removed
The removal of Temple Bar, which, however picturesque, was a terrible obstacle to traffic : it was re-erected in Theobalds Park, near Waltham Cross where it was sadly neglected

Background image1877 Collection: Convalescing Woman 19C

Convalescing Woman 19C
A convalescent woman relaxes in her garden

Background image1877 Collection: Eastbourne Pavilion

Eastbourne Pavilion
The Pavilion and Floral Hall, Eastbourne, East Sussex

Background image1877 Collection: DUNSTABLE

DUNSTABLE
Dunstable, Bedfordshire, viewed from the Chiltern Hills

Background image1877 Collection: Cirencester

Cirencester
A solitary cart trots down the main street of Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Background image1877 Collection: Cattle in London, 1877

Cattle in London, 1877
Engraving showing a herd of cattle passing through the streets of the city of London, 1877. These animals were probably being driven towards the citys meat and livestock market, Smithfield

Background image1877 Collection: The Grosvenor Gallery, London, 1877

The Grosvenor Gallery, London, 1877
Engraving showing the entrance of the Grosvenor Gallery, in New Bond Street, London in 1877

Background image1877 Collection: A poor seamstress on Christmas morning

A poor seamstress on Christmas morning
This illustration entitled The poor seamstress on Christmas morning shows a lonely but prayerful young woman and a respectful sympathy for the poor

Background image1877 Collection: Laying Pavements in London, 1877

Laying Pavements in London, 1877
Engraving showing a group of workmen laying pavement in a London street, c.1877. The men appear to be preparing an asphalt or glue substance, with which to lay the wooden paving blocks

Background image1877 Collection: Gelada Monkeys at the Alexandra Palace, London, 1877

Gelada Monkeys at the Alexandra Palace, London, 1877
Engraving showing several of the Gelada monkeys, which were on display in the Alexandra Palace, London, 1877

Background image1877 Collection: Hunting and Fishing in Manitoba, Canada, 1877

Hunting and Fishing in Manitoba, Canada, 1877
Engraving showing four views of European men hunting and fishing in Manitoba, Canada, 1877. The views show (clockwise from top)

Background image1877 Collection: Animals of London Zoo, 1877

Animals of London Zoo, 1877
Engraving showing a series of portraits of animals at the Zoological Societys Gardens (London Zoo), Regents Park, 1877

Background image1877 Collection: Female fashions at Cape Coast Castle - The 2nd Ashanti War

Female fashions at Cape Coast Castle - The 2nd Ashanti War
Native female fashions at Cape Coast Castle, garrison and headquarters of the British colonialists till 1877. This sketch was made during the second Ashanti War

Background image1877 Collection: Dead Sequoia Tree in California, 1877

Dead Sequoia Tree in California, 1877
Engraving showing three men on horseback next to a fallen giant sequoia tree, California, 1877. This particular tree, it seems, was hollow enough for a man to ride through on horseback

Background image1877 Collection: 19 York Street, Westminster, 1848

19 York Street, Westminster, 1848
Engraving showing the rear of Number 19, York Street, Westminster, London, in 1848. This pretty garden house in Petty France was the home of John Milton

Background image1877 Collection: Sinking of the Redoubtable after the Battle of Trafalgar

Sinking of the Redoubtable after the Battle of Trafalgar
This is the sinking of the Redoubtable after the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, from the picture by C. Bolanachi

Background image1877 Collection: Grosvenor Gallery of Fine Art, London, 1877

Grosvenor Gallery of Fine Art, London, 1877
Engraving showing the interior of the Grosvenor Gallery of Fine Art, New Bond Street, London, 1877

Background image1877 Collection: Viscount Nuffield, 1936

Viscount Nuffield, 1936
Photographic portrait of William Richard Morris, Viscount Nuffield (1877-1963), the founder of the Morris Motor Company and philanthropist

Background image1877 Collection: Gennvilliers Sewageworks

Gennvilliers Sewageworks
View of irrigated market gardens at the Plaine de Gennevilliers near Paris

Background image1877 Collection: Captain Frederick Burnaby on the Road to Khiva, 1875

Captain Frederick Burnaby on the Road to Khiva, 1875
Engraving showing Captain Frederick Burnaby (1842-1885), the English soldier and explorer, travelling, with a companion, across the Russian Steppes in the winter of 1875



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