1840s Collection (page 17)

CHASSEUR BELLANGE
Chasseur of the 8th regiment of the line shown with his horse. Date: circa 1840

Boats on the River Ganges, India
Indian Hindoo riverboats sail slowly along the Ganges. Date: 1842

LION OF THE PARTY
The Lion of the party! The lion is indeed a lion in evening dress, out- doing two other lions for the attentions and admiration of his fellow guests Date: 1840s

HORRIBLE BORE
A horrible Bore in the company. The social bore is depicted as a boar. Fellow guests shun his companionship. Date: 1840s

DREAM OF LONDON SEASON
A girls vision of the London Season. Included in the montage: balls; presentation at court; riding in rotten row, clothes; a wedding, gentlemen callers........ Date: 1840s

SOCIAL ORNITHOLOGY
Social Ornithology, Annual Emigration of Birds - English tourists of various social classes are shown flying, birdlike, across the channel while their Continental counterparts do likewise. Date: 1840s

PESCHIERA CAPTURED, 1848
The Sardinians capture Peschiera, in Veneto, Italy, on a moonlit night. Date: May 1848

Corn Law Debate 1846
A scene from the great Corn Law debate in the House of Commons. Date: 1846

Westminster election 1846
The Westminster election, where Free Trade is the main issue Date: 1846

BILLIARD PLAYER. 1842
A billiard player leans on the table with his cue Date: 1842

Cartoon, How to Treat the Female Chartists -- cockroaches, rats and mice should see off the most ferocious crowd of females. Date: 1848

Cartoon, A Physical Force Chartist Arming for the Fight. Satirical comment on Chartism. Date: 1848

The Christmas Waits 1848
Town waits, playing their musical instruments while people are standing around listening. From medieval times up to the early 19th century

LE VERRIER & L PHILIPPE LE VERRIER & L PHILIPPE
Urbain-Jean-Joseph Le Verrier explains the discovery of Neptune to the French King Loius Philippe at the Tuileries Date: circa late 1840s

Unhairing a goatskin at a leather factory, south London 1842
Workman unhairing a goatskin (removing the hairs with the edge of a knife) at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. Date: 1842

Staking tawed leather at a leather factory, south London
Workman staking tawed leather (stretching, smoothing and softening) at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. Date: 1842

Drawing goatskins at a leather factory, south London
Two men drawing goatskins at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. The process involves repeatedly soaking the skins in a solution of lime and water over a number of weeks

Leather splitting machine at a leather factory, south London
Man operating a leather splitting machine (used for splitting one skin into two thinner skins) at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. Date: 1842

Hat factory workers, Southwark, London 1841
Hat factory workers making beaver (or bever) hats at the Christy hat factory in Southwark, London. Men employed in wetting, rolling, pressing ruffling and blocking the hat bodies. Date: 1841

RAT POISON SELLER
French seller of rat poison Date: 1845

COMPETING WITH PEACOCK
A peacock (Pavo cristatus) is admired by a mother and daughter who try to compete by dressing in the height of fashion. Date: 1840s

Bracelet - Costume 1847
White dress: single scallop edged lace flounce & worn with a pelerine with lappets. Blue dress: long sleeves, white cuffs & trimmed en tablier; worn with a mantelet. Date: 1847

British Association, Oxford
British Association meets in the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford Date: June 1847

Alum Mine at Hurlet near Glasgow 1843
Interior of an underground alum mine at Hurlet near Glasgow. The miners, with candles attached to their helmets, dig into the rocks and cart away the mineral in wheelbarrows

Greenwich Fair 1846
Greenwich Fair - jolly holidaymakers making the most of it at the Upper Park Gate Date: 1846

Orphans canvassing 1840s
Orphans wearing their best attire, being shown to potential parents. Date: 1840s

Austrians besiege Venice, 1849
Austrian troops besiege Venice during the Risorgimento Date: July 1849

CHOKED BY SMOKERS
A lady is choked by smokers as she walks along the pavement Date: 1843

Scene in a Flint Glass Factory, glass cutter at work 1841
Scene in a Flint Glass Factory, Holland Street, Blackfriars, London, glass cutter at work. Date: 1841

SINGER - LITTLE GIRL
LE PETIT PRODIGE A young girl is the wonder of her doting family Date: circa 1848

COCOA SELLER / B&W COCOA SELLER / B&W
A French vendor of cocoa or hot chocolate. Date: 1840s

Lady at Her Easel
A lady sits at her easel, mixing paint on her palette, while her friend watches, hlding an album Date: 1848

Tremletts Fender and Life Preserver 1846
Early lifebuoy by Tremlett. Date: 1846

Fairground scene - Christophers First Appearance in public by John Leech from The Struggles and Adventures of Christopher Tadpole by Albert Smith. Date: circa 1848

MISTRESS AND SERVANTS
The mistress of the house is dismayed by the aggravations, tribulations, vexations and irritations caused by her servants... Date: 1849

NOT IRISH
Are you not Irish ? Och, no, Maam, Im Cornwall sure ! Date: 1849

THE CAT DID IT
The cat did it ! The cats are to blame for every breakage... Date: 1849

Young Lady Sewing 1840s
The Industrious Young Lady and indeed she is, with signs of her accomplishments on all sides! Date: 1840s

HAUNTED BY SHADOW
The man who was haunted by his own shadow Date: circa 1840s

Cartoon, Opening the Gate; or, Coming events cast their shadows before. A comment on monopoly versus free trade. Date: 1845

Cartoon, The Premiers Fix - Free Trade and Agriculture. Date: 1845

Cartoon, The Deaf Postilion, A Political Parody, after George Cruikshank, satirising Free Trade. Date: 1846

The Tax Upon Property 1843
Property owner taxed by the financial commitments forced upon him by his position in society... Date: 1843

Reform Club, Library 1846
Interior of the Library Date: 1846

FORT GEORGE SITE
HUDSONS BAY COMPANY Establishment at Fort George (also known as Astoria) on the Columbia River, Canada Date: 1849

Fur company factory, Lake Superior, Canada
Canadian fur trade -- The American Fur Companys factory, on Lake Superior, Canada. Date: 1842

Cultivation in the West Indies 1849
Interior of a sugar boiling house, Jamaica, West Indies. Date: 1849

Corn Exchange building in Mark Lane 1845
The Corn Exchange building in Mark Lane, London. Date: 1845

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