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Forth Bridge ConstructThe Forth Bridge during construction. Designed by Sir John Fowler (1817- 1898) and Sir Benjamin Baker (1840-1907) and constructed by Sir William Arrol (1839-1913)
Newport RiotAt Newport, Monmouthshire, Chartist rioters from nearby mines, led by John Frost, fire on the magistrates at the Westgate hotel but are dispersed by the military
Roade Cutting, Roade, Northamptonshire. Date: 1839
General Sir Redvers Buller, 1900Illustration showing General Sir Redvers Henry Buller VC (1839-1908), the British military commander, on horseback during the Boer War, 1900
Horse Racing / AscotGold cup day, 1839
Modern Athenians plate 1 - EdinburghAlexander Youngson on the left hand plate, approaching John Sheriff, alias Dr. Syntax, on the right hand plate. Youngson was apparently not happy about being depicted with Dr
Colonel Redvers Buller at Inhlobane, Zulu War, 1879Illustration showing Colonel (later General) Sir Redvers Henry Buller (1839-1908) (centre, on horse) rescuing Captain D Arcy during a skirmish with Zulu warriors on Inhlobane Mountain, 1879
Macmillan BicycleMacmillans lever-driven bicycle is the first to be fitted with a drive mechanism of any kind
Union Workhouse, Bedale, North YorkshireThe Bedale Union workhouse, erected in 1839 at South End, Bedale, North Yorkshire. Two ladies in large hats converse in the foreground
Turning Wood on a LatheA turner uses a lathe powered by a foot pedal to carve and shape a length of wood
Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase. 1839
Joseph Berchoux - 2JOSEPH BERCHOUX French poet who sang the praises of the culinary art in his poem La Gastronomie. Date: 1765 - 1839
Dick Turpin shoots fellow highwayman, Tom King Date: 1839
Williton Union WorkhouseThe Union workhouse at Williton, Somerset. Some of the workhouse staff and some local residents are visible. The building, designed by George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt
Apprenticeship IndentureAn Indenture of Apprenticeship for William Hamilton of Carlisle for 7 years as a cabinet maker & joiner
The treasury of Petra, Jordan 1839 Date: 1839
Oldchurch Hospital, Romford, EssexThe entrance to Oldchurch Hospital, Oldchurch Road, Romford, Essex. The hospital began life in 1839 as the Romford Union workhouse, designed by Francis Edwards
Modern Athenians plate 17 - EdinburghMr Robert Burt (d. 1839) a merry hearted physician, approaching Mr Roger Aytoun (d. 1843). Both men expecting rain and carrying each an umbrella
First published photograph, William Fox-Talbot facsimile of a photogenic drawing showing fern leaves. Date: 1839
Union Workhouse, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, WalesThe Haverfordwest Union workhouse, designed by William Owen, was opened in 1839. It was later known as Priory Mount and then as St Thomas Hospital
Modern Athenians plate 8 - EdinburghJohn Irvine (d. 1839) beautifully described as a " creeping figure, of too solid flesh, so sadly restricted in locomotion". Facing him is Captain Hugo Arnot (d)
Jordan / Petra 1839The Acropolis from the lower end of the valley. A group of people rest by the river
Poe / Fall of House UsherTHE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER Roderick & his twin sister, Madeline, inside the house
Abdul Mecid I, Ottoman SultanAbdul Mecid I (or Mejid, Medschid), Ottoman Sultan (ruled 1839-1861)
Frances Willard - 1FRANCES ELIZABETH CAROLINE WILLARD American temperance advocate Date: 1839 - 1898
Aurora at BossekopDramatic spectacle of the Aurora Borealis seen from Bossekop, Finmark (Norway) Date: 19 January 1839
Modern Athenians plate 6 - EdinburghJohn Jeffrey (1775-1848) the younger and only brother of Francis, Lord Jeffrey, facing Charles Kilpartick Sharpe (1781-1851) a long resident of Edinburgh, eccentric in ways and dress
Modern Athenians plate 9 - EdinburghRobert Thompson (d. 1843) an importer of Irish linen and a Whig, approaching Alexander Douglas (d. 1851) for many years a Commissioner of Police
George CadburyGEORGE CADBURY Industrialist and reformer
Victor Capoul / GillVictor Capoul (1839-1924) tenor of the Opera Comique and among the very earliest singers to be recorded
John D. RockefefferJOHN DAVISON ROCKEFELLER American Financier
Chivalry / Eglinton 1839Scene from the mock- medieval tournament held at Eglinton Castle on 29 August 1839
Sir Redvers Buller / SepiaSIR REDVERS HENRY BULLER British general
Cardinal Joseph FeschCARDINAL JOSEPH FESCH half-brother of Napoleons mother, active during Napoleonic period as negotiator between France and the Vatican
London & Croydon Rly ColThe London and Croydon Railway near New Cross : you can see the Greenwich Line in the distance, but our Library is out of sight to your right
Marie Louise De LA RameeMARIE LOUISE DE LA RAMEE Pseudonym OUIDA English novelist
Midnight Steeplechase 2THE MIDNIGHT STEEPLECHASE The large field near Biless Corner - Subden leads over the fence
Neath Abbey Works, 1839 to 1840, South Wales
The Aellopodes Velocipede Date: 1839
The Accelerator Velocipede Date: 1839
Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory U. S. S. R. - The observatory was opened in 1839, brainchild of astronomerPulkovo Astronomical Observatory U.S.S.R. - The observatory was opened in 1839, brainchild of astronomer, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve. Date: 1950s
The Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory, St. PetersburgPulkovo Astronomical Observatory U.S.S.R. - The observatory was opened in 1839, brainchild of astronomer, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve. Date: 1950s
Manuel Breton de los Herreros by Antonio Gomez CrosManuel Breton de los Herreros (1796-1873). Spanish dramatist. Member of the Royal Spanish Academy (1837). Portrait by Antonio Gomez Cros (1809-1863), 1839. Museum of Romanticism. Madrid. Spain
Farmer's Sydney AdvertisementAdvertisement for Farmer and Company, a Drapery business established in 1839 by Joseph and Caroline Farmer which became a retail empire and social institution
Early Victorian 1830s London Gothic Architectureearly, victorian, 1830s, london, gothic, architecture, building, buildings, spire, st, michael, michaels, churches, church, highgate, north, anglican, england, death, burial, monument, monuments
HILL'S STEAM CARRIAGEMr F Hill's steam carriage project is intended to replace the horse-drawn stagecoach between London and Birmingham. Date: 1839
POE/TALES/WILL WILSONWILLIAM WILSON "In my death, see by this image, which is thine own, how utterly thou hast murdered thyself."
Lee ChurchView of the medaeval church which has long since been demolished. This was replaced in 1814, then in the 1830s demolished to make way for the present St Margarets Church