1853 Collection (page 13)

Traviata - Liebig - 1
Act one, scene three : Alfredo and Violetta meet

J M Hoene-Wronski
J M HOENE-WRONSKI Polish/French scientist and mystic who found a mathematical proof of the Absolute

Lewis / Stornoway
Lewism (Stornoway) showing the castle & harbour

Gambling Satire 1853
A pack of cards meet to debate the threatened closure of betting shops; a contemporary satire by Cruikshank

Female Enfranchisement
Cruikshanks satirical projection of the effects of female enfranchisement

Racial / Arrow Heads 1853
Native arrow heads made from flint

Sculpting Animals
Waterstone Hawkins and an assistant in his workshop, creating the prehistoric animal sculptures for the grounds of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham

Married Couple Vis-A-Vis
" Will you be our vis a vis?" A just-married couple in their finery

Edouard Brunnet / 1853
The prestidigitator Edouard Brunnet asks is this your card?

Sir George Cockburn
SIR GEORGE COCKBURN British naval officer. Commanded forces in War of 1812 during capture of Washington, D.C (1814)

Allsopps Brewery
ALLSOPPs BREWERY, Burton-upon-Trent

Ragged School 1853
Children being taught at the Brook-Street ragged and industrial school

Great Eastern Rly Loco
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway loco no 38

MENs COATS 1853
Three sobre looking French gentlemen in top hats, strapped trousers & double- breasted coats: one with a fur collar, one like a frock coat but without the waist seam

Sydney Charles Buxton / Vf
SYDNEY CHARLES BUXTON The Post-Master General enjoying a spot of fly fishing

Mary Devotional Card
Mary depicted as Notre-Dame des Victoires, madonna of the Archeconfrerie of the extremely holy and immaculate heart of Mary, crowned by Monseigneur Pacca. And Jesus

Pacifist Coat of Arms
The Royal Arms of Britain, as amended to suit the principles of the Peace Society - a king Charles spaniel and a rabbit replace the lion and the unicorn

Golden Square, Soho, 1853
Golden Square: site of the model lodging house, erected by the General Society for improving the dwellings of the working classes

Architectural Museum
The Architectural Museum of the Architectural Association will not open until 1869, so this is evidently some kind of predecessor. It is located in Canon Row, Westminster

Stoning the Great Devil
Pilgrims Stoning the great Devil

Imported Pineapples / 1853
A great display of newly imported pineapples in a London warehouse - they are still a rarity in Britain

Pilgrims Costume
Male and female pilgrims in the approved costume for making the pilgrimage to Mecca

Amelia Opie
AMELIA OPIE writer, 2nd wife of John Opie

Industry / Scene / Dudley
Dudley and its iron works, from the castle

Churches / Doncaster / 1852
St. Georges Church, Doncaster, before it was destroyed by fire in 1853

Alfred Beit
ALFRED BEIT German-born financier in South Africa, a friend of Rhodes : he bestowed much of his vast fortune in philanthropic gifts

Tail of Comet 1853
Passing Events or The Tail of the Comet of 1853. A summary of the years notable events include the bringing of Layards bulls to the British Museum

William Jay - 2
WILLIAM JAY Nonconformist churchman and writer

Percy Moreton Scott
Admiral sir PERCY MORETON SCOTT British naval commander

The Flooded Honddu
The flooded Honddu carrying away the buildings on its bank

Pigeon Show, London
Visitors at the Philo- Peristeron Societys annual pigeon show, London

Carl Larsson
CARL LARSSON Swedish artist

Heike Kammerlingh Onnes
HEIKE KAMERLINGH ONNES Dutch physicist

Victoria Hunting 1853
Royal Blood Sports: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert stag hunting with young Prince Bertie (later Edward VII) in Scotland

Fox Hunters (Leech)
The hunt in full flight - Lucy Glitters shows the way

Nautical / Navigation
Look-out man from the crow s- nest during Wordenskjolds Arctic expedition

Table Moving Seance
A table-moving seance en famille during the early days of spiritualism

Cecil Rhodes / Rire 1900
CECIL RHODES Statesman, entrepreneur and imperialist in South Africa, caricatured by Leandre

Sorciere Des Vosges
La sorciere des Vosges - the wise woman of a French village uses her powers to discover who has cast a spell on her client

Matthew Calbraith Perry
MATTHEW CALBRAITH PERRY U.S. naval commander, negotiator of landmark treaty with Japan, 14 July 1853

Bertillon / Sci Illustre
ALPHONSE BERTILLON French criminologist A portrait

Gold in California
A prospector, armed with pick and shovel, sieve and six- shooter

Bearsted / Marcus Samuel
MARCUS SAMUEL 1st VISCOUNT BEARSTED Industrialist, founder of Shell

Cowes Regatta 1853
COWES REGATTA, ISLE OF WIGHT " The Julia", Winner of the Royal Yacht Squadron Cup, with other competitors " The Arrow" and " The Sylvie"

Outside a Bakery
Housewives of Paris discuss the high cost of bread outside the boulangerie

Lodging House / Slum / 1853
A lodging house in the Borough, London - the proprietor shows inspectors the accommodation

Fenchurch St Terminus
A wagon and a wheelbarrow carry goods from the terminus of the Blackwall Railway

Chinese Emigration
CHINESE EMIGRATION Satire on the flow of Chinese to America and Australia during those countries gold rushes

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