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James Polk / Scrap 1880JAMES POLK 11th President of the United States, 1845-49
Jacob Perkins / World InvJACOB PERKINS American inventor, especially associated with the printing of bank notes
J Grasset / Nos MaitresJ GRASSET French medical
Churchill / Randolph / FlyBritish MP Lord Randolph Spencer Churchill as a pesky insect which bites at night, but no-one feels its sting, and which is " all hum"
Chopin / Anon PostcardFREDERIC CHOPIN Polish composer
Cartoon / Republic DrownsThe Republic drowns herself in Bonapartism
A Von Tirpitz / RenatusALFRED VON TIRPITZ German naval commander, in 1915
A Von Tirpitz / PostcardALFRED VON TIRPITZ German naval commander
Bhmk Von Bulow / CardBERNHARD HEINRICH MARTIN KARL VON BULOW Prussian politician and diplomat
Franklin Richards / CdvFRANKLIN SNYDER RICHARDS Mormon leader, photographed in June 1866
Ist Baron DarlingCHARLES JOHN, first baron DARLING, Lawyer, jurist, author
Fife / Alexander 6th EarlALEXANDER WILLIAM GEORGE DUFF 6th EARL and 1st DUKE of FIFE Husband of Princess Louise Victoria, eldest daughter of Edward VII
Balfour of BurleighLORD BALFOUR OF BURLEIGH statesman, circa 1896
Louis-Philippe / Anon LithLOUIS-PHILIPPE Dover, October 1849, when he arrived in exile after fleeing France, in disguise
El Zalinski / World InventEDMUND LOUIS ZALINSKI American weapons designer, born in Poland
Zachary Taylor / Scrap 80ZACHARY TAYLOR known as Old Rough-and-Ready American soldier, 12th US President (1849-50)
J Strauss / Elder / PostcardJOHANN STRAUSS (ELDER) Austrian composer of waltzes, polkas, galops, quadrilles and marches
Wt Stead / Downey 1893WILLIAM THOMAS STEAD English journalist in 1893
Wt Stead / My Father 1885WILLIAM THOMAS STEAD English journalist in prison at Coldbath-in-the-Fields, 10 November 1885: a result of his human rights campaign on behalf of women and children
Mahomed Akbar KhanSARDAR MAHOMED AKBAR KHAN son of Dost Mohammad, led a successful rebellion against the pro-British Afghan ruler Shah Shuja in 1841
C19 SamplerA beautiful sampler by Susannah Hephzibah Haydon, depicting the alphabet in both lower and upper case, and bordered with flowers, hearts and animals
R Stephenson (Daguerr)ROBERT STEPHENSON Engineer, associated chiefly with bridges such as the Menai railway bridge : drawn in 1849
R Stephenson (Holl)ROBERT STEPHENSON Engineer, associated chiefly with bridges such as the Menai railway bridge : drawn in 1849
R Stephenson (Richmond)ROBERT STEPHENSON Engineer, associated chiefly with bridges such as the Menai railway bridge : drawn in 1849
Meyerbeer / Prophete / L5Act Five Scene 6 : when his followers address Jean as their Prophet, Berthe learns her lover and the prophet are one and the same and plunges a dagger into her heart
Meyerbeer / Prophete / L4Act Four Scene 4 : Jean of Leyden is about to be crowned when he is recognised by his mother, which is embarrassing since he claims to be of divine origin
Meyerbeer / Prophete / L2Act Two Scene 3 : Jean of Leyden, shocked by Count Oberthals abduction of the girl he loves, agrees to join the Anabaptists who promise to make him their king
Meyerbeer / Prophete / L1Act One Scene 5 : Count Oberthal forces Berthe, with whom he has fallen in love, into his castle
Meyerbeer / Prophete / LAct four : Jean of Leyden is about to be crowned when his mother recognises him : he tricks her into retracting her recognition
Meyerbeer / Prophete / 3The audience at the Paris Opera watch the dramatic scene in Act Four, where John of Leyden, claiming divine origin, is about to be crowned when he is recognised by his mother
Harrods Replica ShopAs part of Harrods centenary celebrations, Mayor Sir George Aylwen watches provisions being weighed out with a pair of scales, in this replica of the shop as it was in 1849
Sappho in Rough SeaBritish sailing warship, depicted encountering heavy seas off the coast of Honduras. However, she survives another ten years before sinking in 1859
Britannia CunarderPassenger liner of the Cunard Line which starts the first regular transatlantic mail service; in 1849 she is sold to Germany and ends her career sunk as a target ship
Dane Viaduct, StaffsA Grand Fete is held beneath the Dane Viaduct, Staffordshire to celebrate its completion. The banner on the left of the picture reads: To the Workmen of Great Britain
Toss up for Derby 1849A toss up for the Derby A satire on gambling
APEs SKULL / 1849Skull of an ape
Costume January 1849Two gowns with lace berthas, one with a caraco bodice; two outdoor garments possibly mantles, one trimmed in brown fur with a matching fur muff
Copperfield / Mr PeggottyMr Peggotty (pointing) in his search for lost little Emily
Copperfield / Uriah HeepUriah Heep rubbing his hands and generally being " ever so humble"
Copperfield / McawberMr Micawber and David
Mania / Hudson as a GuyRailway financier George Hudson, formerly known as the Railway King, is depicted as The Great Railway Guy after the collapse of his projects
Giant Water Lily / 1849Also known as Victoria Regia. An example is displayed at Chatsworth where a young lady stands on a leaf to demonstrate its strength
Pollution / Punch, 1849The Water that John Drinks a short satirical view on Thames water Date: 1849
Menai Tubular BridgeConstruction of the main tube on the staging of Stephensons Britannia tubular bridge across the Menai Strait
Red Angler Fish / 1849CHAUNAX PICTUS Red angler fish
SEA PERCH / 1849SERRANUS PASOR A pinky coloured sea perch
Mineral Water BottlingFilling bottles at Niederselters, near Wiesbaden
Falcon and PreyA falcon - almost certainly a kestrel, though the colours are incorrect - has captured a bird, apparently a canary