1850s Collection (page 15)

Stonemason 1856
Stonemason about cut into a stone block with his mallet and chisel. Date: 1856

Leadenhall Market on Christmas-eve 1854
Very busy in Leadenhall Market, London, Victorians picking their birds for Christmas day. Date: 1854

Christmas market at Toulon, France 1854
Christmas market scene in Toulon, southern France. Date: 1854

Shoemaker 1855
Old shoemaker sitting on a low stool making shoes. Date: 1855

Village carpenter 1855
Interior of a workshop with a village carpenter using a wooden smoothing plane. Date: 1855

Beach at Brighton 1859
Busy beach scene at Brighton. Date: 1859

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Uncarting the cattle at the Baker-Street Bazaar. Date: 1856

Mother begging in streets of London 1851
Mother selling flowers from a basket for a bit of money in the Strand, London, while her baby sleeps in her arms. Date: 1851

The Great Palm House, Kew Gardens 1859
Great Palm House and lake at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey. In the foreground a large number of Victorian visitors may be seen enjoying the gardens in the summer. Date: 1859

Reading Room of the British Museum, London 1857
Interior of the Reading Room at the British Museum, London. The rotunda, walls of books and reading desks are clearly visible. Date: 1857

America. American Drink Glasses 1850
Prototype for the cocktail shaker, 2 glasses, that fit together, used to shake ice, flavourings and alcohol. The drink depicted is a mint julep with lemon peel, ice

High tide of the Thames in Lambeth 1850
Hide tide, overflow of the River Thames, Vine Street, Lambeth. Date: 1850

Dean Mills 1851
Female workers in the doubling room at Dean Mills, a patterned textile factory in Barrow owned by Robert Gardner who turned it into a model industrial estate with housing

Lodgings for travellers 1856
London travellers could afford to rent lodgings in the poor districts in the out-of-the-way suburbs of London, neglected purlieus in dirty and diseased neighbourhoods. Date: 1856

Gathering Mistletoe 1851
Group of children gathering mistletoe for Christmas. Date: 1851

Hastings in October 1857
Victorians having an enjoyable day at Hastings. Date: 1857

Shoe-Black Brigade 1851
The Shoe-Black Brigade were an offshoot of the Ragged School system. Date: 1851

Kensington Gardens, Round Pond
Victorian men, women and children enjoying a afternoon in Kensington Gardens. Date: circa 1850s

Baby Show at the Surrey Zoological Gardens 1855
The great Baby Show at the Surrey Zoological Gardens, London. The whole neighbourhood of Kennington seemed to come with their babies for two days in October

Twelfth Night in France 1852
Twelfth Night tradition, a bean and pea are hidden inside the Twelfth-night cake, the man who finds the bean in his slice of cake becomes King for the night

Easter Sunday at Toulon, France 1858
Easter Sunday at Toulon in France, washing the feet of the poor. Date: 1858

Palm Sunday at Toulon, France 1858
Easter week been celebrated in France, children, accompanied by their parents, to carry with them to high mass the presents they have received from their friends in memory of the time

Twelfth Night - Childs Dream 1854
Child dreaming of characters from the Twelfth Night, dancing at the bottom, including the King and Queen. Date: 1854

Allsopps pale-ale brewery 1862
Allsopp and sons pale-ale brewery at Burton-on-Trent in Staffordshire. Date: 1862

William Burtons general ironmongery 1851
Exterior of William Burtons general furnishing ironmongery warehouse in Oxford Street, London. Date: 1851

Method of making the Tower Bell for Westminster 1856
Showing the method for making the Great Clock, Big Ben, using a mould. Date: 1856

Advert for Priests furniture shops, London 1851
Largest establishment household and office furniture of British, located in four stores in London, Priests furniture shops. Date: 1851

Threshing chestnuts trees in Greenwich Park 1857
Yearly tradition, for three weeks young youths poured into Greenwich Park, London to collect conkers. Climbing up chestnut trees, even using ladders to reach their prize

Present state of Clock Tower, Westminster 1856
Construction of the Clock Tower at the Tower of Westminster. Date: 1856

Refreshment-room in Kensington Gardens 1855
Refreshment-room in Kensington Gardens. Date: 1855

New public pillar post box 1857
New freestanding public post box of 1857, set up in the streets of Metropolis, designed by A. Copper, C.E. of Great George Street and Mr. W. J Wills superintended the ornamentation. Date: 1857

Chinese fishing boats 1857
River life among the Chinese, fishermen raising a large baskets. Date: 1857

Leviathan later named SS Great Eastern under construction
Front cover for The Illustrated Times, dated 7 November 1857. Christened Leviathan in the early stages, thereafter always known as SS Great Eastern, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Weighing machine at the general Post Office 1856
The object of the machine is to enable the Post Office authorities at St. Martins-le-Grand to weigh en masse, letters and newspapers sent daily from office to the provinces. Date: 1856

Sea side 1856
Victorian men, women and children enjoying a summers day at the beach. Date: 1856

London ice carts 1857
Long trains of ice-carts may be seen wending their way to the shops of purchasers to dispose of their freights. Ice-carts with good effect; labour

Oranger seller in London 1851
Woman sitting smoking a tobacco pipe, selling oranges. Date: 1851

Cocoa mill in Grenada 1855
Interior of a cocoa mill in Grenada. Date: 1855

Cartoon, narrow theatre seats
Cartoon -- a rather large lady and gentleman are dismayed to find that the theatre seating appears on the narrow side. Date: circa 1855

Street Conjurer performing 1850s
Conjurers performing in front of passersby in the streets of London. Date: circa 1850s

MALE TYPE / HORSEMAN 1850S
Man in riding gear poses in the photographers studio. Date: 1850s

COSTUME / MACLISE 1850S
Gentleman wears a fly-fronted long coat with broad lapels faced in a contrasting fabric, large necktie tied in a bow & with fringed square cut ends. Date: 1850s

PHOTO OF FRANK 1850S?
Studio photograph of Frank, 4 yrs ago. Date: 1850s?

TWO GIRLS / SIMS C1850S
Two sisters pose for their photograph. Date: circa 1850s

HAYMARKET SUPPER ROOMS
Midnight at supper rooms in the Haymarket, London, where oysters, coffee and lemonade are on sale to gentlemen who may require them. Date: 1858

Closed on Sundays 1855
Barber giving a wet shave, with a sign on the wall saying This shop now closed on Sunday. Date: 1855

August Bank Holiday, Hampton Court 1855
August Bank Holiday at Hampton Court, London. Date: 1855

Fashions for December 1856
If the children are male then they wear pantaloons or if female the garments that are visible below their skirts are pantalettes. Date: 1856

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