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Union Workhouse, Ashton-under-Lyne, LancashireThe Union workhouse erected in 1849-50 at Chamber Hills, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, on what is now Fountain Street. The site is now Tameside Hospital
North Surrey District School, Anerley, Upper Norwood, SurreyThe North Surrey District School at Anerley, Upper Norwood, with the Crystal Palace visible behind. The school was opened in 1850 to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Jewish High PriestA Jewish High Priest in his ceremonial garb
Wordsworth / Old RectoryWILLIAM WORDSWORTH English poets home from 1811 to 1813, The Old Rectory, which was demolished in the 1890s Date: 1770 - 1850
Bylaugh HallThe ruins of Bylaugh (pronouced beela ) Hall, Norfolk, England. This was the new Bylaugh Hall, built in 1850 by Charles Barry. Here in ruins in the early 1960s. Date: 19th century
Goddess MinervaThe Roman Goddess of crafts, poetry and wisdom and the daughter of Jupiter
Captain Smith / TitanicCaptain Edward John Smith, captain of the ill-fated passenger liner RMS Titanic which sank on her maiden voyage on 15 April 1912 after hitting an iceberg
William Keogh, MpWILLIAM NICHOLAS KEOGH MP for Athlone and Attorney-General
The Re-cut Koh-i-noor Diamond, 1852Engraving of the re-cut Koh-i-noor ( mountain of light ) diamond, 1852. Previously owned by the Mogul emperors, the Persian Shahs and Ranjit Singh, the Lion of the Punjab
William Kirby (Howard)WILLIAM KIRBY entomologist, rector of Barham, Suffolk Date: 1759 - 1850
County Lunatic Asylum, Aylesbury, BuckinghamshireAerial view of the Buckinghamshire County Lunatic Asylum at Stone, near Aylesbury. The asylum, designed by Thomas Henry Wyatt and David Brandon, was opened in 1853
Jeremiah or George Wombwell (1777 - 1850), English zoo owner, who achieved fame and fortune with Wombwell's Travelling Menagerie, pictured shortly before his death. Date: 1850
Carlisle Cathedral / ChoirCarlisle Cathedral: a view of the Choir Date: circa 1850
Brazilian RainforestThe Brazilian rainforest 150 years ago. Date: 1850
Queen Victoria and family entrain for ScotlandQueen Victoria, Prince Albert and the Royal children entrain for Scotland at the temporary station in Maiden Lane before the opening of Kings Cross in 1852
Bristol CliftonThe Avon at Clifton during the construction of the Clifton Suspension Bridge, viewed from the ferry
Between Decks on an Emigrant Ship, 1850Engraving showing distressed needlewomen below decks on an emigrant ship, with their belongings, making themselves confortable before the voyage begins
Cider Apple PickingCider making : collecting the grass-fruit
The Great Central Railway Station at NewcastleThe Great Railway Station at Newcastle-Upon Tyne, forming part of the northern route connecting railway travel from Scotland to London
Lord Kitchener (Photo)HORATIO, LORD KITCHENER 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum Soldier
Native American Sioux village near Fort Laramie, USAA Native American Sioux village near Fort Laramie, Wyoming, USA -- men, women and children go about their daily chores
Jenny Lind / Punch 1850JENNY LIND Swedish singer she bowls over the audiences of America
St Pauls Circa 1850The front of the cathedral is largely hidden by the shops of Ludgate Hill, preventing Wrens magnificent design from achieving its full effect
Stevenson / Family / VailimaROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Scottish writer with his mother, family and household at Vailima
Lady Elizabeth ButlerLADY ELIZABETH BUTLER nee THOMPSON English painter of military and battle scenes
Jean Pierre Boyer / 1843JEAN PIERRE BOYER President of Haiti, 1818-1843
Lightning Strikes ShipSailing ship in stormy seas struck by lightning
Map / North Africa 19CTunisia and Tripoli (now largely Libya)
Lifeboat to Sail ShipLifeboat going to the aid of a sailing ship in trouble
Clock MechanismsA variety of clocks: an electric clock, a water clock, a sun dial, clock movements and pendulums
Nigerian Jujuh HouseA Jujuh house, or house of worship, in Biafra (present-day Nigeria). To European visitors this was magic rather than religion - and black magic at that !
Punch / Free Trade / Uk LionFREE TRADE The British lion in 1850 or The Effects of Free Trade
THE TWO MENAI BRIDGESThe two Menai bridges - the suspension road bridge built by Telford, opened January 1826; and the tubular railway bridge by Stephenson and Fairbairn, opened 1850. Date: 1850
McNabs tree transplanter, as used in EdinburghMcNabs tree transplanter, as used by him in the Royal Scottish Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, Scotland. Date: circa 1850
Road at Barnhill, Comber (1850). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1850
Blisworth Hotel, Blisworth, NorthamptonshireBuilt in 1850 as a result of railway traffic, the Blisworth Hotel is seen here in 1906. While the station it served closed in 1960, the Hotel continues to thrive
Strasbourg Astron. ClockThe Astronomical Clock in the Cathedral at Strasbourg built in 1842 by J B Schwilgue in the form of earlier medieval astronomical clocks. The phases of the moon are shown
Village Politicians C19The village politicians sit drinking around a table at a rural inn, discussing the affairs of the day
New orchestra, Exeter HallA concert at Exeter Hall, London, show casing the new orchestra. Date: C.1850
French Fireman 1850French firemen - (sapeurs-pomiers) Date: 1850
Edgar Allan Poe / EleonoraELEONORA Eleonora & her cousin in the Valley of the Many Coloured Grass. Date: First published: 1850
London Rat CatcherA rat-catcher at work in the London sewers
Sarah Margaret FullerSARAH MARGARET FULLER American critic and social reformer, associated with many leading writers and cultural figures of her day
Baking a PieThe baker places a pie in his oven, using a long-handled appliance which doubtless has its own name, but I don t know it
Honduras GraciasChurch of the Merced
Micawber & CopperfieldYoung David Copperfield with swaggering Mr. Micawber, twirling his walking stick!
Carraways Grocery store, London - especially popular at Christmas time
Native of KamchatkaA native of Kamchatka, in north-eastern Russia : he holds a fish, of which his dogs are very well aware