Passage Collection (page 6)

Female Passengers on the deck of the emigrant ship, Indus
Engraving showing the well-dressed female passengers, in bustles and shawls, of the emigrant ship Indus, 1872. This image shows the women taking exercise on deck of the ship during the long passage

Salvation Army Emigrants at Euston Station, London, 1905
Illustration showing a farewell scene at Euston station as Salvation Army emigrants were waved off to their ship, the Vancouver, in Liverpool, 1905

The Pandora heading for the Carey Islands, 1875
Engraving showing the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, beating upwind to the Carey Islands, 1875. The Pandora was used by Sir Allen Young in two attempts between 1875

The Musick Hal at Disco Island, 1875
Engraving showing the building on Disco Island, Greenland, which the crew of the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, had converted to use as a Musick Hal for their entertainment, 1875

The Pandora in Peels Strait, 1875
Engraving showing the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, in Peels Strait, 29th August 1875. The Pandora was used by Sir Allen Young in two attempts between 1875 and 1876 to find the Northwest Passage

Woman reading on the deck of an Atlantic Steamship, 1888
Portrait of a very pretty young woman reading in her deck chair with hat and parasol, during a trans-Atlantic passage, 1888

Lady Jane Franklin (1792-1875)
Engraving of Lady Jane Franklin, nee Griffin, the wife of the English explorer, Sir John Franklin. Lady Jane travelled extensively with Sir John through Syria, Turkey, Egypt and Tasmania

Prince and Princess Louis of Battenburg feeding rescued emig
Illustration showing Prince and Princess Louis of Battemberg feeding rescued emigrants from the ship Cairnrona, which caught fire in the Channel, at Dover Docks, 1910

Walrus Hunting during the Pandora Arctic Expedition, 1876
Engraving showing the crew of the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, using the ships boats to shoot walruses in Arctic waters, 1876

Crossing the Beresina
The French retreat : the passage of the Beresina river, following which some 36 000 bodies were found in the river by the Russians

Death of De Hallebin
The death of Josse de Hallebin at the passage of Long-pont during the revolt of Flanders

Troops crossing the Shanandoah River; American Civil War
Illustration showing the passage of the Shanandoah River, at Front Royal, by the divisions sent to reinforce General Early

Chicago Stockyards 6
At the Chicago stockyards, cattle are driven through a narrow passage where each in turn is fatally stunned by a butcher, their first stage in their final journey

Chinese Ferryman
A Chinese ferryman aboard his vessel, with a large mounted gong and hammer to alert passengers to his imminent departure or perhaps to other boats to warn of his passage

The Passage of the Sun at the South Pole, 1912
Illustration showing how shadows move with the passage of the Sun, if one is at the South Pole

Robert McClure - 4
Sir ROBERT JOHN LE MESURIER MCCLURE (or M Clure) naval officer, explorer in the Arctic, discoverer of the Northwest Passage, wearing the clothes he wore in the Arctic

Queen Victoria visiting HMS Resolute, Cowes, 1856
Engraving showing Queen Victoria of Great Britain boarding the Arctic exploration ship HMS Resolute in Cowes Harbour, 15th December 1856

The Shop on board R. M. S. P. Avon, 1921
Illustration of the shop on board the liner Avon, during its passage to South America, 1921. Sketches of local salesmen visiting the ship at its ports of call can be seen at top left and bottom left

Sir John Hawkins (1532-1595)
Engraving of Sir John Hawkins (1532-1595); Elizabethan seafarer, shipbuilder, MP, Treasurer of the Navy. In 1588 he was Rear-Admiral of the English fleet

Passengers disembarking after a rough passage, 1883
Engraving of passengers on the quayside after a rough passage on a steamship. At centre a sailor can be seen helping a family ashore

AMUNDSENs GJOA C1906
In the herring boat Gjoa, Amundsen and his crew became the first to traverse the North-west Passage

The Asia, dismastered by a waterspout, on her passage to Bom
The Asia dismasted by a waterspout on her passage from Port Phillip to Bombay. The rain flooded the decks ankle deep, the fall of the foremast had crushed all that lay beneth. Date: 22nd April 1854

Photo, Edward German
EDWARD GERMAN English composer, violinist and theatre conductor, with musical passage from the incidental music of Irvings production of Henry VIII

Stage Coach / Flood Tide
A Flood Tide " Ship a hoy!!" A concerned gentleman is offered passage by jolly boat, but encouraged to stay in the stage which will make the final five mile in 20 minutes

Austrian Wedding Feast
An Austrian wedding feast - the bride crosses the table, symbolising the rite of passage from spinsterhood to the married state

Peru Occobamba
Passage of the Cordillera de Occobamba

Egypt / Pyramids
Inside the Great Pyramid; the main passage and the sepulchre chamber of Khufus

Clock / Clepsydra, C magne
The Clepsydra of Charlemagne (or water stealer ). A graduated vase was filled with liqued which stole through an aperture. The receding height marked the passage in hours

London / Whitechapel / Dore
Three dubious characters meet in a dark and mysterious Whitechapel passage

Crowded London Street
A congested street in the City of London - buses, wagons and cabs compete for passage

Erebus and Terror in search of the Northwest Passage
Scene from Sir John Franklins Canadian Arctic exploration, showing the Erebus and Terror in their attempt to navigate the Northwest Passage. Sadly, both ships and crew were lost

Joshua over Jordan
The Israelites are able to cross the river Jordan thanks to the Ark of the Covenant, which dries the river during the passage, then lets the waters return as before

Crusades / Meander
2ND CRUSADE Louis VII forces the passage of the Meander

Greek Hemicycle Dial
The GREEK HEMICYCLE DIAL is an early form of sundial, using the movement of a shadow to measure the passage of time

Samuel Hearne
SAMUEL HEARNE Royal Navy seaman, English trader and explorer for Hudsons Bay Company. Searched for the North West Passage

Crown Passage, Mayfair
Crown Passage, just off Pall Mall in Mayfair, once held a market and is a charming London street

Boys Heads to Bed
A young boy goes to bed with a candle

Passage of the Linth
The French cross the Linth river, in Switzerland, where they have no right to be

Tartinis Dream
TARTINIs DREAM In a visionary dream, the devil plays the music he needs for the final passage of a piece, known in consequence as the Devils Trill Sonata

Frobishers Expedition
Martin Frobisher sails down the Thames, passing Greenwich Palace, on his expedition in search of a north-west passage

Castle & White Cliffs
Dover Castle & environs with a key marking out various new roads, two churches, signal house & Guildford Battery which is linked to the castle by a passage through the rock

Ostend from the Air
Aerial view of the Vindictive memorial at Ostend, where on 23 April 1918 the ship was deliberately sunk, blocking the passage to German U-boats

Water Clock Egypt
Egyptian water clock : the passage of time was measured by water gradually emptying from the bowl through a hole

Passage of Sierra-Morena
PENINSULA CAMPAIGN Passage of the SIERRA MORENA Joseph Bonaparte invades Andalucia, forcing a passage through the mountains against fierce resistance

Opium Wars / Whampoa 1840
The British Fleet forces a passage to Whampoa

Emigration Office Cork
At the emigration agents office, Cork, would-be emigrants pay their passage money for the journey to America

Lions Share Disraeli
THE LIONs SHARE Disraeli buys Suez Canal shares to secure the safety of the passage to India

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