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1840s Collection (page 15)

Background image1840s Collection: Wahabee and Persian Noble

Wahabee and Persian Noble
Wahabee (Wahabi, Wahhabi) and Persian Noble, Iran. 1840

Background image1840s Collection: Turkish Sultana and Howling Dervish

Turkish Sultana and Howling Dervish. 1840

Background image1840s Collection: Die Cut Green Decorative Frame

Die Cut Green Decorative Frame. circa 1840s

Background image1840s Collection: Chief office of the parcel mail 1849

Chief office of the parcel mail 1849
Mail coaches busy outside the main office in Catherine Street, in the Strand, London. Date: 1846

Background image1840s Collection: Horse-drawn parcel mail 1849 Horse-drawn parcel mail service 1849

Horse-drawn parcel mail 1849 Horse-drawn parcel mail service 1849
A horse-drawn parcel mail service of 1846. Date: 1846

Background image1840s Collection: Henley Regatta 1844

Henley Regatta 1844
Henley Regatta, at Hammersmith Bridge. Date: June 1844

Background image1840s Collection: Parcel mail porter 1846

Parcel mail porter 1846
Parcel mail porter in London. Date: 1846

Background image1840s Collection: Preparing for Christmas 1846

Preparing for Christmas 1846
2400 geese from Boston, Lincolnshire were taken to a dealer of poultry at Spalding, where they were fattened up for the Christmas festive and sold in London markets. Date: 1846

Background image1840s Collection: Christmas at Windsor Castle 1846

Christmas at Windsor Castle 1846
Interesting engraving of Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle in the drawing- room, presenting gifts to her guests in 1846. The room was surrounded by several German Christmas trees nearly eight feet in

Background image1840s Collection: Christmas verse 1846

Christmas verse 1846
Page of Victorian men and women getting into the Christmas spirit! Indulging themselves in food, drink and song, and in the centre Old Father Christmas type with holly wreath upon his head, drinking

Background image1840s Collection: Gentlemens fashions for November 1844

Gentlemens fashions for November 1844
Latest fashion for French men. Date: 1844

Background image1840s Collection: Gentlemens fashions for December 1849

Gentlemens fashions for December 1849
Latest fashion for French men. Date: 1849

Background image1840s Collection: Chritmas pudding 1849

Chritmas pudding 1849
Well to do victorian family with lots of children waiting to be served their Christmas pudding. 1849

Background image1840s Collection: Merry Christmas! 1847

Merry Christmas! 1847
" Heaven Bless you Merry Gentlefolks let Nothing You Dismay, " Page of Victorian men and women getting into the Christmas spirit! Indulging themselves in food, drink and dance. 1847

Background image1840s Collection: Old Father Christmas with the Yule Log

Old Father Christmas with the Yule Log
Christmas with the Yule Log. " What, Father Christmas! Here again? With yule log on your back, and mighty store of racy things well stuffed within your pack

Background image1840s Collection: Old Father Christmas 1843

Old Father Christmas 1843
Old Father Christmas with his cup of wine, and a holly wreath upon his head. 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Visit by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to the Royal Academys galleries in London

Visit by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to the Royal Academys galleries in London. Date: 1849

Background image1840s Collection: Chatsworth House - Conservatory 1846

Chatsworth House - Conservatory 1846
Scene in the aquatic walk. Date: 1846

Background image1840s Collection: Womens fashionable bonnets 1844

Womens fashionable bonnets 1844
Selection of womens bonnets with ribbons, floral arrangements and large feathers. Date: 1844

Background image1840s Collection: April fashion 1844

April fashion 1844
Two women wearing the latest fashion for spring. 1844

Background image1840s Collection: Dry fruit trade of the port of London was full of activity about a month before Christmas

Dry fruit trade of the port of London was full of activity about a month before Christmas. Packed in boxes comprises of figs, raisins, currants, prunes and fine variety of plums from France

Background image1840s Collection: Interior of the Great Palm-House at Royal Gardens. Date: 1848

Interior of the Great Palm-House at Royal Gardens. Date: 1848

Background image1840s Collection: Exterior of the Great Palm-House at Royal Gardens. Date: 1848

Exterior of the Great Palm-House at Royal Gardens. Date: 1848

Background image1840s Collection: The shaft of the Great Palm-Stove in Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Date: 1848

The shaft of the Great Palm-Stove in Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Date: 1848

Background image1840s Collection: Interior of Court of Exchequer Chamber, showing the ancient ceremony of chopping sticks

Interior of Court of Exchequer Chamber, showing the ancient ceremony of chopping sticks and counting horse-shoes and hob-nails, this tradition was abolition in 1882. Date: 1844

Background image1840s Collection: Dalkey Atmospheric Railway, opened in August 1843 till April 1854

Dalkey Atmospheric Railway, opened in August 1843 till April 1854, . Extension of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway (D&KR) to Atmospheric Road in Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland. Date: 1844

Background image1840s Collection: Provident racegoers enjoy a picnic between races at the Ascot meeting Date: 1844

Provident racegoers enjoy a picnic between races at the Ascot meeting Date: 1844

Background image1840s Collection: Forty men and twelve horses would cut and stow away 400 tons a day

Forty men and twelve horses would cut and stow away 400 tons a day. In favorite weather 100 men were sometimes employed at once

Background image1840s Collection: A yellow evening dress with low cut corsage ornamented with bows

A yellow evening dress with low cut corsage ornamented with bows. Her hair is dressed in long, soft ringlets. A decorative comb is visible at the back of her head. Date: circa 1840

Background image1840s Collection: A view of the entrance to the Wapping-Rotherhithe tunnel under the Thames

A view of the entrance to the Wapping-Rotherhithe tunnel under the Thames, the worlds first underwater tunnel, completed by Marc Brunel in 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Exterior of the Central Electric Telegraph Station, founder s-court, Lothbury, London

Exterior of the Central Electric Telegraph Station, founder s-court, Lothbury, London, at the rear of the Bank of England. Date: 1848

Background image1840s Collection: Two fortune seekers, one man shovelling up washed up dirty water into a cradle

Two fortune seekers, one man shovelling up washed up dirty water into a cradle, another man pouring water while rocking it all the time

Background image1840s Collection: New railway carriage 1847

New railway carriage 1847
Sketch to show the improved railway carriage, construction by Adam of Fair Fields Works, for the North Woolwich Branch, with interiors for the first and second class compartments. Date: 1847

Background image1840s Collection: Twelfth Night 1841

Twelfth Night 1841
Twelfth Night celebrations - crowds of people on the pavement outside a shop. Date: January 1841

Background image1840s Collection: Country scene with trees and rocks

Country scene with trees and rocks
A country scene with trees and rocks, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. Date: circa 1840s

Background image1840s Collection: Riverside view of Twickenham, Middlesex

Riverside view of Twickenham, Middlesex, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. Date: circa 1840s

Background image1840s Collection: Christs Hospital 1843

Christs Hospital 1843
Christs Hospital dinning hall. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: New Royal Exchange, London

New Royal Exchange, London
South-East view of the New Royal Exchange, London. Date: 1844

Background image1840s Collection: Mile-index for cabs 1847

Mile-index for cabs 1847
Patent mile-index, simple ingenious contrivance for measuring and indicating the distance travelled by wheel carriage, was invented and patented by H

Background image1840s Collection: New clock tower at Epsom 1847

New clock tower at Epsom 1847
New clock tower at Epsom, Surrey, replacing the watchhouse which stood from the 17th century. Date: 1847

Background image1840s Collection: Norfolk Coach outside Leadenhall Market, London 1845

Norfolk Coach outside Leadenhall Market, London 1845
Stage coach bound for Norfolk, collecting meat and game from Leadenhall Market in London, Christmas Eve. At that time, Britains railways had very nearly made horse-drawn stage coaches a relic of

Background image1840s Collection: Scullers Match at the Thames Grand Regatta 1846

Scullers Match at the Thames Grand Regatta 1846
The Scullers Match at the Thames Grand Regatta, 1846. This event was held on the River Thames, off Putney in London. Date: 1846

Background image1840s Collection: The Illustrated London News - post office van 1845

The Illustrated London News - post office van 1845
Post Office collecting sacks of magazines from The Illustrated London News. been collected from the main office. Date: 1845

Background image1840s Collection: New portable gas lamps for railways 1845

New portable gas lamps for railways 1845
General railway use patented by Mr. Johnstone. The lamp consists of small flat shaped retort of about six inches long, an inch broad and about a quarter of an inch in depth

Background image1840s Collection: Royal Botanic Gardens, Conservatory 1846

Royal Botanic Gardens, Conservatory 1846
The first flower show at the Royal Botanic Society Gardens, in the inner circle of the Regents Park, London. Date: 1846

Background image1840s Collection: Convict Ship at Woolwich 1846

Convict Ship at Woolwich 1846
Convict Ship, docked at Woolwich in London and capable of holding 600 men. Date: 1846

Background image1840s Collection: Onboard the prison ship The Warrior

Onboard the prison ship The Warrior
Interior of the convict ship The Warrior in Woolwich, London. Date: 1846

Background image1840s Collection: Thames Regatta, Passing Hammersmith Bridge 1946

Thames Regatta, Passing Hammersmith Bridge 1946
Rowing boats passing Hammersmith bridge. Date: 1846



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