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1850s Collection (page 10)

Background image1850s Collection: HMS Wellington, Royal Navy ship, 131 guns

HMS Wellington, Royal Navy ship, 131 guns
HMS Wellington, Royal Navy ship with 131 guns. 1854

Background image1850s Collection: HMS Albert, Royal Navy ship, 131 guns

HMS Albert, Royal Navy ship, 131 guns
HMS Albert, Royal Navy ship with 131 guns. 1854

Background image1850s Collection: David Roberts RA, Scottish artist

David Roberts RA, Scottish artist, especially known for his lithograph prints of Egypt and the Near East. circa 1850s

Background image1850s Collection: Scrap, 12th Lancers, Cavalry Regiment

Scrap, 12th Lancers, Cavalry Regiment
Victorian scrap, 12th Lancers, Cavalry Regiment stationed in India. 1858

Background image1850s Collection: Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch

Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch, near Friern Barnet, Middlesex (North London), seen from the railway bridge. The foundation stone was laid in 1849 by Prince Albert

Background image1850s Collection: Conversazione of educational exhibition, St. Martins Hall

Conversazione of educational exhibition, St. Martins Hall
Prince Albert stopping by the Norway stand at the Educational Exhibition, held at St. Martins Hall in July 1854. 1854

Background image1850s Collection: Electric telegraph used in Crimean War, 1854

Electric telegraph used in Crimean War, 1854
Electric telegraph used in the Crimean War, 1854. The plough for laying the wire. The wire is deposited by a subsoil plough in the ground

Background image1850s Collection: Advert, wrought-iron fireproof safes and deed boxes

Advert, wrought-iron fireproof safes and deed boxes
Advert, wrought-iron fireproof safes, deed boxes and cash boxes. 1854

Background image1850s Collection: Cover design, W M Thackeray, The Newcomes

Cover design, W M Thackeray, The Newcomes
Part-work cover design, William Makepeace Thackerays serialised novel, The Newcomes, Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family, designed by Richard Doyle. 1858

Background image1850s Collection: Advert, Waterlows Patent Autographic Press

Advert, Waterlows Patent Autographic Press
Advert, Waterlows Patent Improved Autographic Press or Portable Printing Machine for the counting house, office or library, by means of which every person may become his own printer. 1854

Background image1850s Collection: Advert, Waterlow & Sons, Patent Letter Copying Presses

Advert, Waterlow & Sons, Patent Letter Copying Presses, mahogany stands, stationery cases, etc. 1854

Background image1850s Collection: Advert, W & J Sangster, Parasols

Advert, W & J Sangster, Parasols, with various shops in London. 1854

Background image1850s Collection: Advert, Gorget patent self-adjusting shirt and elliptic coll

Advert, Gorget patent self-adjusting shirt and elliptic coll
Advert, the Gorget patent self-adjusting shirt and elliptic collar, from Cooper and Fryer, next door to the Haymarket Theatre, London. 1854

Background image1850s Collection: The Respirator for colds, cough, sore throat, etc

The Respirator for colds, cough, sore throat, etc
The Respirator for all affections attended with irritation in the air passages, as colds, cough, sore throat, asthma, consumption, etc. 1858

Background image1850s Collection: Patent letter-copying presses

Patent letter-copying presses. 1854

Background image1850s Collection: Oral Respirators for Ladies and Gentlemen

Oral Respirators for Ladies and Gentlemen. 1858

Background image1850s Collection: Cover design, Harry Coverdales Courtship

Cover design, Harry Coverdales Courtship
Part-work cover design, Harry Coverdales Courtship and all that came of it, by Frank E Smedley, illustrated by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne), Part 1, Price one shilling. 1854

Background image1850s Collection: Grand Pianoforte, manufactured for Queen Victoria 1856

Grand Pianoforte, manufactured for Queen Victoria 1856
Grand Pianoforte, mouldings and rim of piano of bronze, chased and gilt, manufactured for Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, by Messerss & P Erard, for the concert room at Buckingham Palace. 1856

Background image1850s Collection: Railway construction, delivery of monster bar, Port Talbot

Railway construction, delivery of monster bar, Port Talbot
Railway construction, delivery of a monster bar, 62 feet 5 inches long, at Port Talbot, Glamorganshire, with a large crowd of celebrating spectators. Date: 1851

Background image1850s Collection: Railway station at Tithebarn Street, Liverpool

Railway station at Tithebarn Street, Liverpool, at the time of its opening. It later became known as Liverpool Exchange railway station

Background image1850s Collection: Railway station at Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Railway station at Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, showing the opening celebrations. Date: 1850

Background image1850s Collection: Railway station at Evesham, Worcestershire 1852

Railway station at Evesham, Worcestershire 1852
Railway station at Evesham, Worcestershire, on the occasion of its opening. Date: 1852

Background image1850s Collection: Railway station at Kettering, Northamptonshire

Railway station at Kettering, Northamptonshire, on the Leicester and Hitchin Railway route, with people waiting with their luggage on opposite platforms. Date: 1857

Background image1850s Collection: Music cover, Old King Cole, His Life & Death

Music cover, Old King Cole, His Life & Death, A New Song by N Hounneman, arranged by As Rich, drawn by Alfred Crowquill. circa 1850

Background image1850s Collection: Music cover, Grand Galop Militaire, Chatsworth Rifles

Music cover, Grand Galop Militaire, Chatsworth Rifles
Music cover, Grand Galop Militaire, composed by John Lee, dedicated to the Colonel and Officers of the Chatsworth Rifles. circa 1850

Background image1850s Collection: Music cover, The Cardigan Galop by Carl Hochst

Music cover, The Cardigan Galop by Carl Hochst, dedicated to Major General The Earl of Cardigan, seen here galloping over a Russian gun emplacement at Balaclava during the Crimean War. 1854

Background image1850s Collection: Music cover, La Mazurka Quadrille, by Musard

Music cover, La Mazurka Quadrille, by Musard
Music cover, La Mazurka Quadrille, arranged for the piano by Musard (dedicated to Miss Fanny Sutton, Dover). circa 1850

Background image1850s Collection: Paris & London Fashions, Autumn & Winter 1856

Paris & London Fashions, Autumn & Winter 1856
Advertisement, Paris and London Womens Fashions for Autumn and Winter 1856. 1856

Background image1850s Collection: Birmingham, Grand Central Railway Station 1854

Birmingham, Grand Central Railway Station 1854
The New Grand Central Railway station in Birmingham during the nineteenth century. Date: 1854

Background image1850s Collection: Braestones Station 1850

Braestones Station 1850
Overlook engraving view of Braestones station. 1850

Background image1850s Collection: Aberdeen Railway-Dee Bridge and Aberdeen terminus 1850

Aberdeen Railway-Dee Bridge and Aberdeen terminus 1850
Opening of the Aberdeen railway, Dee and Aberdeen terminus. Date: 1850

Background image1850s Collection: Great Cab Strike, London 1853

Great Cab Strike, London 1853
Arrival of a train, not a cab to be had. Date: 1853

Background image1850s Collection: London Bridge, Great Cab Strike 1853

London Bridge, Great Cab Strike 1853
The Great Cab Strike: The rush for omnibuses, at the South-Eastern Railway Terminus, London Bridge. Date: 1853

Background image1850s Collection: Euston Arch - entrance to the railway station - London

Euston Arch - entrance to the railway station - London
Entrance to the London & North Western station serving the London and Birmingham Railway, Euston Square, London. Date: circa 1850s

Background image1850s Collection: Biggs sheep-dipping apparatus 1851

Biggs sheep-dipping apparatus 1851
Thomas Bigg, Leicester House, Great Dover Street, Southwark, inventor and manufacturer of improved apparatus for sheep-dipping, using five men is capable of dipping 500 sheep per day. Date: 1851

Background image1850s Collection: Launch of the W. S. Lindsay, iron emigrant ship 1852

Launch of the W. S. Lindsay, iron emigrant ship 1852
Launch of the W.S. Lindsay, the new iron emigrant ship, at Willington near Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 30th September 1852. The ship was built entirely for the purpose of emigration. 1852

Background image1850s Collection: Meltham Mills 1851

Meltham Mills 1851
Meltham Mills, near Huddersfield. Brooks family, Royal improved, patent cotton spinning mill. 1851

Background image1850s Collection: Woman is displeased by her portrait photograph

Woman is displeased by her portrait photograph
A woman criticises a photographer after viewing the portrait he has captured of her. She believes he has manipulated her appearance, changing the shape of her nose and the size of her mouth

Background image1850s Collection: Love, pride and revenge in a photography studio

Love, pride and revenge in a photography studio
A dramatic scene unfolds within a photographic studio. As a noble woman sits to have her portrait captured she is met with a young man of lower class declaring his love towards her

Background image1850s Collection: A Photographic Positive 1853

A Photographic Positive 1853
A mother seeks assistance in regards to her daughter accidentally spilling photographic chemicals, in particular staining her face from nitrate of silver

Background image1850s Collection: The General Exchange and Music Hall, Coventry

The General Exchange and Music Hall, Coventry
The General Exchange and Music Hall, Hereford Street, Coventry, . The Architect was James Murray. 1858

Background image1850s Collection: Clara St Casse as Edgar in The Swan and Edgar, 1859

Clara St Casse as Edgar in The Swan and Edgar, 1859
Clara St Casse as Edgar in The Swan and Edgar (a burlesque) at St Jamess Theatre, London. The character and singing are both suited to the peculiar talents of this talented young actress

Background image1850s Collection: Music cover, The Captain with His Whiskers

Music cover, The Captain with His Whiskers, Ladies Comic Song. 1859

Background image1850s Collection: The Rat Tat or Postmans Galop

The Rat Tat or Postmans Galop
Promotional music sheet for The Rat Tat or Postmans Galop by A Postage Stamp Esquire. Date: circa 1850s

Background image1850s Collection: Washington Monument, New York City, USA

Washington Monument, New York City, USA. 1857

Background image1850s Collection: University, New York City, USA

University, New York City, USA. 1857

Background image1850s Collection: Union Square, New York City, USA

Union Square, New York City, USA. 1857

Background image1850s Collection: Trinity Church, New York City, USA

Trinity Church, New York City, USA. 1857



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