1854 Collection (page 14)

Printing at Bank of Eng
The banknote printing room at the Bank of England, London

Kronstadt Birds Eye
The island, harbour and fortifications of this Important port on the Baltic, at the time of the Crimea War

Odessa Birds Eye
Birds eye view of the town, at the time of the Crimea war

Mexico Acapulco
View of the harbour

Mexico Cavern Wells
The cavern wells of Yucatan

French Sick Visitors
Two fashionably dressed ladies call on a sick woman in an attic, who is already being cared for by a sister of charity

Patriot Prisoners
Patriot prisoners baron Poerio and Pirouti are incarcerated under severe conditions in the infirmary of the bagno (prison) of Ischia by the Neapolitan authorities

Canada Hamilton Ontario
Distant view of the town, from near the suspension bridge and depot of the Great Western Railway

Picnic on Beach / Leech
A picnic on the beach - Paterfamilias makes himself independent of hotels

Duchy of Cornwall Office
Situated at number 10 Buckingham Gate, SW1. Built for the Duchy of Cornwall in 1854 by Sir James Pennethorne - not Pennethorpe as this card states!

Goods for Assiniboines 2
At Fort Union, Montana, the U.S. governments exploring party distributes goods to the Assiniboine peoples : the native tepees are pitched outside the forts walls

Colorado River
A government exploring party make contact with native Americans of the Mojave people near their villages on the Rio Colorado

Red River of the North
A government exploring party pitch their tent near a camp of native American hunters (probably Sioux) on the Red River of the North, Minnesota / North Dakota

Bois De Sioux River
Two covered wagons make their leisurely way along the banks of the Bois de Sioux river, Minnesota

Diamond Creek, Arizona
A majestic mountain landscape near the head of Diamond Creek in the Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Montana Native Americans
Meeting on the plains of Montana - near Fort Benton, governor Stevens confers with native Americans (probably Assiniboines but possibly Gros Ventres)

Colorado Desert
A government exploring party saddle up their mules before crossing the Colorado Desert towards Signal Mountain, a vivid depiction of the American desert landscape

Goods for Assiniboines 1
The U.S. governments exploring party distributes goods to the Assiniboine peoples of Montana

Goods for Gros Ventres
The U.S. governments exploring party distributes goods to the Gros Ventres people of Montana

Crossing Hellgate River
A U.S. government exploring party crossing the Hellgate river - mules follow a path made through the ice (except for one truant !)

Sacramento Circa 1840
Settled in 1839 by John Sutter during the California Gold Rush, Sacramento rapidly became an important trading centre, and was made State Capital in 1854

Mt Jefferson, Oregon
A government exploring party camps on the plain below Mount Jefferson and Black Butte, Oregon

Meeting Nez Perces
Meeting in the forests of Oregon - a member of the U.S. government survey speaks with men and women of the Nez Perce people

Exploring Colorado River
Exploring the American wilder- -ness - the Colorado River party of the U.S. geographical survey reach the mouth of Diamond Creek in the Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Milk River, Montana
Deer pose peacefully in the valley of the Milk River, which rises in Alberta (Canada) but flows into the Missouri river in northeast Montana

Palladino at Age 20
Eusapia at age 20

Palladino at Genova
Eusapia raises a table with Morselli and Porro at Genova, circa 1901 ?

Palladino 1908 Paris
Eusapia at age 54 produces a materialisation at a Paris seance

Elizabeth, Empress of Austria
ELIZABETH, EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA Married her cousin, Franz Josef I of Austria and reigned with him from 1854 - 1898. Riding with Meath Hounds, Ireland

Hertha Ayrton
HERTHA AYRTON Scientist, in her laboratory

Leo Taxil (Caricature)
LEO TAXIL (real name Gabriel Antoine Jogand-Pages) French controversialist, after Jesuit upbringing became vigorous anti-Catholic writer

Lord Raglan (On Horse)
LORD FITZROY JAMES HENRY SOMERSET, first baron RAGLAN British commander in the Crimea 1854-55

Cardigan a Hero
Lord Cardigan depicted as the hero of the Charge of the Light Brigade

Balaclava / Marshman
The Charge of the Light Brigade - the first line reaches the Russian guns

Balaclava / Simpson
The Charge of the Light Brigade - a birds eye view of the action

Battle of Inkerman, Zouaves advancing
The Zouaves advancing to the assistance of the British in the Battle of Inkerman, during the Crimean War

Crimean War / Balaclava
British Light Cavalry attacking the Russian guns

PARIS / L OPERA / 1854 / ILN
The interior of the Paris Opera House, with a full auditorium watching a performance in progress

FRANCIS PLACE 1771-1854
FRANCIS PLACE English self-made businessman and reformer; activist for the right to strike. Author of pamphlets and articles on social and economic questions

Count Von Aehrenthal
COUNT ALOIS LEXA VON AEHRENTHAL Austro-Hungarian statesman; foreign minister 1906-1912

Sir Alfred Gilbert
SIR ALFRED GILBERT English sculptor & goldsmith

Paul Sabatier / Nobel 1912
PAUL SABATIER French chemist

Walter home Long
WALTER HUME LONG first viscount Long statesman

Moszkowski / Postcard
MORITZ MOSZKOWSKI German pianist and composer

Metternich / Melanie / Minia
MELANIE Wife of Prince Metternich

Martin / John / Thomson / Derb
JOHN MARTIN English painter

Russian Gun Captured
Captain Bell single-handed captures a Russian gun and brings it back to camp in a horse-drawn wagon

Hand-To-Hand Fighting
Russians confront the British at close quarters with fixed bayonets

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