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Government SessionNapoleon, noe Prince- President, opens the new legislative session of the Assemblee Nationale at the Tuileries Palace
Napoleon CheeredNapoleons empire is approved by a majority of Frenchpeople - peasants of the Bourbonnais cheer him as he travels through their region
The Witch of the Wave Clipper Ship, 1852Engraving showing the American Clipper ship, Witch of the Wave, Thames Estuary, 1852. This ship, commanded by Captain Millett, brought a large cargo of tea from Canton to London
The diggers at Forest Creek, Port Phillip, AustraliaThe Forest Creek gold dig, Mount Alexander, Port Phillip
Dining Room on board an Emigrant Ship, 1852Engraving purportedly showing the dining saloon of a British Government emigrant ship, 1852. It was reported that this room comfortably accomodates six hundred people
Emigration Depot at Birkenhead, Wirral, 1852Engraving showing an emigration depot at Birkenhead, for the reception of Government emigrants to Australia, with a vessel alongside the wharf preparing for the voyage, 1852
Benjamin Disraeli, 1852Portrait of Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, engraved when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer and leader of the Lower House in the Derby Administration
The 2nd Marquis of Salisbury (1791-1868)Engraving of James Brownlow William, 2nd Marquis of Salisbury, who served as Lord Privy Seal (1852) and Lord President of the Council (1858)
River bed gold sifting on the Turon, AustraliaRiver bed sifting on the Turon river, a sketch from the Turon gold fields, New South Wales. The pump is lowered 12 feet from the surface of the river
Roman pavement in Cannon StreetA Roman tesselated pavement discovered by workmen at a depth of 12 feet from the surface. The pavement, made up of tiles of red tesserae was without pattern
Guys Hospital, SouthwarkA sketch showing the new building at Guys Hospital in 1852. Guys Hospital founded in 1721 by Thomas Guy, on a site near London Bridge. He died four years later but left a large fund for the hospital
Herbert Henry Asquith MP, (1852-1928)Portrait of H.H. Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford & Asquith, pictured in 1915. Asquith served as QC, Liberal MP for East Fife and Paisley and Prime Minister
Departure of the Great Britain from Liverpool, 1852Engraving showing the busy scene at Princes Pier, Liverpool, as hundreds of onlookers cheer the steam ship Great Britain upon its departure for Australia, 1852
William O Brien (1852-1928)Photograph of William O Brien, the Irish journalist and nationalist, seen during his term of office representing Cork in the British Parliament
Launch of HMS Windsor Castle, September 1852Engraving of the re-launch of HMS Windsor Castle, 140 Gun First rate warship, on 14th September 1852 at Pembroke Dockyard
Dry digging, Turon gold fields, AustraliaDry digging on the Turon, a sketch from the Turon gold fields, New South Wales. This proved to have the richest finds on the river yielding approximately 400 ounces
Kanaha Bay, the Californian gold district. A sketch of the tributary of the Sacramento river where gold was first found in 1852
Winter in the Californian Mountains, 1853Engraving showing two gold-miners returning to their hut with provisions, during the particularly harsh winter of 1852-3. Over 20 feet of snow fell on the mountains of California
Gold diggers at restGold diggers resting in the evening at Mount Alexander, Australia
Departure of the Emigrant Ship Ballengeich, Southampton, 1Engraving showing the departure of the emigrant ship, Ballengeich, from Southampton bound for Australia, 1852. This ship was one of those that sailed with emigrants taking advantage of Caroline
Nikolai V Gogol / MullerNikolai Vasilievich Gogol Russian Writer
Louis Brennan / Cig CardLOUIS BRENNAN Irish inventor
Mackinnon / Wh / Vfair 1901Sir William Henry Mackinnon Military
Marmont / Auguste / BombledAuguste-Frederic-Louis Viesse De Marmont French Soldier
Barth / Africa / EncampmentEncampment in the forest: Dr Heinrich Barth crossed the Sahara from Tripoli, through the Chad basin to Timbuktu, where he did work on the languages and ethnography
Hayward PortraitABRAHAM HAYWARD English essayist and author of The Art of Dining (1852)
WOMEN & GIRL 1852Girl: pantalettes, dress trimmed with tartan. Brown dress: pagoda sleeves & black ribbon applied in a geometric style border. Blue dress: basquin body trimmed with lace
Amber-Hunters SuitDiving dress and equipment of an amber hunter
The Coorg Harvest Festival, Madras, 1852Engraving showing the Coorg Harvest Festival held in Madras, India, 1852. This festival was an annual event held just prior to the farmers gathering the harvest
M. Moissans diamond experimentsFerdinand Frederick Henro Moissan (1852-1907) pictured with his electric furnace. Born in Paris, Moissan was an artificial diamond maker
Paris Assemblee NationThe old buildings of the Assemblee Nationale are demolished to make room for something more prestigious
Queen Victoria visiting HMS Resolute, Cowes, 1856Engraving showing Queen Victoria of Great Britain boarding the Arctic exploration ship HMS Resolute in Cowes Harbour, 15th December 1856
William John Wills (1834-1861)Engraving of William John Wills, the Australian surveyor and explorer, pictured in 1860. Wills was born in England and emigrated to Australia in 1852, joining the staff of Melbournes observatory
Field-Marshal Lord French inspecting soldiers in Hyde ParkField-Marshal Lord French (1852-1925) inspecting some 10, 000 volunteers of numerous London regiments in Hyde Park in 1916
The British Prime Minister arrives in IrelandThe British Prime Mininster Herbert Asquith (1852-1928) arriving in Kingstown, Ireland accompanied by his private secretary
Isaac Tatem HopperISaC TATEM HOPPER American philanthropist with his autograph
Ritchie and Mcalls Preserved Meat Establishment, HoundsditcScene showing Ritchie & M Calls preserved meat establishment in Houndsditch, London. Various workers wearing caps and aprons are tending vats while meat cuts and carcasses fill the tables and worktops
Cricketer, HallLouis Hall Cricketer - Yorkshire
Empire AllegorisedAn allegory of Napoleons imperial take-over after the 1852 plebiscite - Marianne, the symbol of France, chooses to wear imperial robes
Edwin Austin AbbeyEDWIN AUSTIN ABBEY American artist
H. M.s AgamemnonLaunch of H.M.S Agamemnon, the first steam ship to attempt to lay the Trans-atlantic telegraph cable
Mozaffar Od-Din Shah IraMOZAFFAR OD-DIN SHAH Shah of Iran (1896-1907), an unpopular and incompetent ruler
The bursting of the Bilberry Reservoir, spreading destructioThe bursting of the Bilberry Reservoir. Much destruction was caused by the flooding, bridges lost and buildings demolished
Slip of earth on the Great Northern Railway lineSlip of earth at the Spittal-Gate cutting off the Great Northern Railway. The incident happened just south of Grantham, over a thousand tons of earth fell on the track alomost burying the engine
Kew GardensAn engraving of the interior of the Palm House at Kew Gardens in 1852. Built by the Irish engineer, Richard Turner and architect, Decimus Burton between 1844-1848
Kings Cross terminusThe busy Kings Cross terminus of the Great Northern Railway
Sutherland / 4th Duke / VfCromartie Sutherland Leveson Gower 4th Duke of Sutherland Politician
William Ramsay / Tatler 04SIR WILLIAM RAMSAY British chemist experimenting with radium at University College, London, in 1904