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George Parr, English cricketer, circa 1845Illustration of George Parr (1826-1891), the cricketer who represented Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Sussex, Kent and the MCC between 1844 and 1870
Friedrich NietzscheFRIEDRICH WILHELM NIETZSCHE German philosopher
Skerryvore Lighthouse, west coast of ScotlandView of Skerryvore Lighthouse, off the west coast of Scotland, completed in 1844. Seen here with a typically rough sea
The Original Co-op, Rochdale, LancashireOn December 21st, 1844, the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society commenced trading in this building thereby launching the worldwide Co-operative movement
Bob Cratchit & Tiny TimHappy at the prospect of a hearty Christmas dinner, due to the generosity of the reformed Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit carries his son Tiny Tim on his shoulder!
Reception of ApprenticeAn blindfolded apprentice is received into a French Masonic Lodge : he bares his right leg as part of the ceremony
Bernadette / Anon PhotoBERNADETTE SOUBIROUS French visionary and saint as a nun at Nevers
Gerard Manley Hopkins English Poet
J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851). British painter. Rain, Steam anJ.M. W. Turner (1775-1851). British Romantic landscape painter. His work is regarded as a Romantic preface to Impressionism. Rain, Steam and Speed The Great Western Railway (1844)
A Masonic BanquetA MASONIC BANQUET
Great Auk ExtinctThe great auk or awk (PINGUINUS IMPENNIS) who lost its final battle for survival on a small island off Iceland in 1844, primarily due to over-hunting
Menelik Ii / EthiopiaMENELIK II Emperor of Ethiopia (1889-1913)
Pentonville Prison 1844A view of Pentonville Prison, opened in 1842, from a report to Joshua Jebb in 1844
Nell Gwynn and the houses in which she livedEngraved portrait of Nell Gwynn (1650-1687), the English actress and mistress of King Charles II, and two of the houses in which she lived
Queen Alexandra & DogsALEXANDRA QUEEN TO EDWARD VII Shown here in a garden, possibly at Sandringham with her two Japanese Chin dogs, Haru and Togo
Friedrich NietzscheFRIEDRICH WILHELM NIETZSCHE German philosopher and poet
Horace Wells / AnaestheticHorace Wells attempts his first anaesthetised operation in front of a public gallery, but does not administer enough gas & the patient cries out; the crowd jeers him
Three Musketeers / C19ThAt the bastion of Saint- Gervais
James Horlick / Vfair 1909JAMES HORLICK Malted milk manufacturer Date: 1844 - 1921
Camillo Golgi / Nobel 1906CAMILLO GOLGI Italian physician
Jh Newman / Richmond 1844JOHN HENRY NEWMAN Catholic convert, at age 43
Beckford / Fonthill AbbeyWILLIAM BECKFORD Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire, built at enormous expense by the English writer, art collector and eccentric
William Crockford / RsWilliam Crockford Club Owner
R D oyly Carte / Van FairRICHARD D OYLY CARTE English impresario, producer of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas
Victoria / Louisp / GosportQueen Victoria entertains Louis Philippe at Osborne: scene at Gosport station
Musketeers & RichelieuThe Three Musketeers & D Artagnan are surprised by Richelieu
Three MusketeersThe Musketeers with Monsieur de Treville
Sir Frederick BridgeSir John Frederick Bridge Musician
Sinai, by Max Schmidt (1818-1901). Date: 1844
Hercules, locomotive luggage engine, side elevation Date: 1844
Princess Alexandra on her wedding dayPrincess Alexandra of Denmark, later Princess of Wales and Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) on her wedding day to Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII in March 1863. Date: 1863
Princess Alexandra with her sister ThyraAlexandra, Princess of Wales, later Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) with her youngest sister, Princess Thyra of Denmark, later Duchess of Cumberland
The Commercial Room of Lloyds of London, 1844Engraving showing a large body of the British public in the Commercial Room of Lloyds of London, the insurance company, 1844
Queen Alexandra / DowneyALEXANDRA QUEEN TO EDWARD VII Photographed in 1891
Francis BailyFRANCIS BAILY - Eminent astronomer whose remarkable career opened with travels in wildest America, then a highly successful business career, before taking up astronomy. Date: 1774 - 1844
Peter I King of Serbia / StampPETER I, KING OF SERBIA (1903 - 1921) and subsequently proclaimed King of the Serbs, Croats & Slovenes (1918 - 1921)
Menelik Ii / Ethiopia / RireMENELIK II Emperor of Ethiopia (1889-1913) - a satirical view
Pitmen encamped - evicted coal miner and his dwellingA miner on strike sits despondently outside his makeshift home, his crutch and dog at his side. Due to lengthy strike action resulting from a wage dispute
Beann Marga Church, Ballycastle (1844). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1844
Royal Arch, Dundee, Scotland. This extraordinary structure was erected between 1849 and 1853 to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert (in 1844)
Bromley Workhouse, Kent
The Arrival of the Indian Mail at Folkestone, 1844Engraving showing the Mail ship entering Folkestone Harbour, with the Express Train standing by to receive the mail and take it to London
JOSHUA BATES SAIL SHIPAmerican sailing packet
Scottish RiteInduction to the 33rd Degree of the Scottish rite; the Candidate is led forward where the Book awaits him - watched over by the Skeleton, symbol
Paul Verlaine, French poet associated with the Symbolist movement. Seen here in a full-length photograph, wearing top hat, overcoat and scarf, and leaning on a walking stick
Railway station at Kenilworth, Warwickshire 1844Railway station at Kenilworth, Warwickshire, on the Leamington and Warwick Railway route. Date: 1844
Ballynahinch Spa (1844). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1844
The iron steam vessels Meteor and Prince of Wales, built by Miller, Ravenhill & Co, leaving Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall. Coloured lithograph by R K Thomas after a drawing bys D Skillett
Charles-Marie WidorCHARLES-MARIE WIDOR French organist and composer
Paranormal / Religious VisBernadette Soubirous, visionary of Lourdes
Hill of Howth, Clontarf in the Distance (1844). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1844
Fredrick PonsonbyFREDRICK PONSONBY 3RD EARL OF BESSBOROUGH Also Viscount Duncannon Date: 1758 - 1844
Eversley RectoryIllustration of Eversley Rectory, the home of Charles Kingsley between 1844 & 1875. Artist: Sydney Carter Date: 1904
Campbells Home, SydenhamTHOMAS CAMPBELLs HOME at Sydenham, South London. Date: 1777 - 1844
Thomas Campbell - 2THOMAS CAMPBELL Scottish poet Date: 1777 - 1844
Wellington posterPoster advertising Wellington, New Zealand contrasting the comparatively rural looking town of 1844 with a contemporary photograph of a sprawling Wellington of the twentieth century
Royal Exchange, LondonA policeman directs traffic outside the Royal Exchange, which was opened by Queen Victoria in 1844; this is the third built on the site: the first burnt down in 1666
Alexandra / Vfair 1911QUEEN ALEXANDRA Widow of Edward VII
Chinese military trophies at Windsor CastleA collection of Chinese weapons taken during the Opium War by the crew of the British steamer Nemesis, and presented to Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle: matchlocks and blunderbuss, polearms
Sarasate / PostcardPABLO SARASATE Spanish violinist
Rimsky-Korsakov / PostcardNIKOLAY ANDREYEVICH RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Russian composer in later life
Alexandra / Sepia PhotoQUEEN ALEXANDRA Wife of Edward VII
Es Talbot / Vfair 1904EDWARD STUART TALBOT Bishop of (in turn) Rochester, Southwark and Winchester
Geo. Washington De LongGEORGE WASHINGTON DE LONG American naval officer and Arctic explorer, his ship Jeannette crushed in ice, died with all companions while on foot towards Sibera
Sarasate / Anon PhotoPABLO SARASATE Musician Spanish violinist
Old Bridge and Entrance Gate to Glenarm Castle (1844). Moore, James MD 1819 - 1883. Date: 1844
Queen Victoria at Weedon railway station, NorthamptonshireQueen Victoria and Prince Albert arriving at Weedon railway station, Northamptonshire, in November 1844, on their way to a three-day visit to Burghley House. The station opened in 1838. Date: 1844
Charles Dickens first reading in 1844
The Trial of Daniel O'Connell, Irish MP, February 1844 - he was sentenced to conspiracy, which was overturned on appeal to the House of Lords. Date: 1844
Music cover, Royal Irish Quadrilles, duets and solos, containing popular Irish melodies, arranged for the piano by Stephen Glover
Wood beam plough made by Ransomes of Ipswich Date: 1844
Jenny Marx Longuet, first daughter of Karl MarxJenny Marx Longuet (1844-1883), nicknamed Jennychen, first daughter of Karl Marx, seen here in a studio photograph, holding a book. She married Charles Longuet, a French journalist, in 1872
Charlotte Despard, political activist and writerCharlotte Despard, nee French (1844-1939), suffragette, novelist and Sinn Fein activist. She was an active member of the Labour Party, and joined, in turn
In the centre of the High Street, Bull Ring, market, Birmingham. Date: 1844
Victorian taking a walk in St James's Park, London, in the summer months. Date: August 1844
Horses racing, with thousands of spectators. Date: 1844
Constructed by the South Western Railway Company for the conveyance of Queen Victoria and her family to their residence in the Isle of Wight. Date: 1844
Sophia Matilda Funeral 1844The funeral procession of Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester, niece of George III, leaves the Ranger's House, Blackheath, making its way through Greenwich Park. December 1844
Princess Sophia Funeral 1844PRINCESS SOPHIA MATILDA The lying-in-state at the Ranger's House, Blackheath, of Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester, niece of George III. December 1844
SANDWICH ISLANDS (Polynesia) mourning the dead Date: 1844
MOURNING DRESS/1844Two ladies in French mourning dress sit on a verandah Date: 5 July 1844
High life in the Bois de Boulogne, l allee des cavaliers, 1842. Fop in top hat, cravat, waistcoat and coat with tails flirting with a woman in top hat
The booths on the Pont Neuf, Paris, 1844. Woman in fur-trim cape and fur muff over a green dress with boy in cap, shirt and trousers. Equestrian statue of King Henry IV
