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1855 Collection

Background image1855 Collection: Rifleman of 95th (Rifles) Regiment of Foot

Rifleman of 95th (Rifles) Regiment of Foot at the time of the Crimean War

Background image1855 Collection: Beef Cuts Diagram 1855

Beef Cuts Diagram 1855
A diagram showing beef joints

Background image1855 Collection: Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, Cheadle Hulme

Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, Cheadle Hulme
The Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, on Claremont Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire

Background image1855 Collection: John Moses Browning

John Moses Browning
JOHN MOSES BROWNING American inventor of automatic pistols, rifles etc : shown with one of his machine guns

Background image1855 Collection: Hiawatha / Wedding / Bride

Hiawatha / Wedding / Bride
Hiawatha with his bride, Minnehaha, walking hand in hand

Background image1855 Collection: ESPERANCE

ESPERANCE
Elizabeth Hope, known as Elizabeth d Esperance medium Date: 1855 - 1919

Background image1855 Collection: Withington Hospital, Manchester

Withington Hospital, Manchester
Entrance to Withington Hospital, Nell Lane, Manchester, opened in 1855 as Chorlton Union workhouse. A horse and carriage stands outside the gates

Background image1855 Collection: Charlotte Bronte / Author

Charlotte Bronte / Author
CHARLOTTE BRONTE British author

Background image1855 Collection: Fable / Wind and Sun

Fable / Wind and Sun
THE WIND AND THE SUN Both disputed over who could cause the traveller to shed his cloak; the wind blew strongly, but in the suns gentle heat the man derobed

Background image1855 Collection: American Indians. Billy Bowlegs and his suite of Indian Chie

American Indians. Billy Bowlegs and his suite of Indian Chie
Billy Bowlegs (Holata Micco) was a leader of the Seminole people, he went on to serve as a Captain in the Union Army during the Civil War

Background image1855 Collection: Racial / Iroquois Fishing

Racial / Iroquois Fishing
Hiawatha goes fishing in his canoe; " Take my bait, O king of fishes! "

Background image1855 Collection: Hiawatha / Minnehaha Dies

Hiawatha / Minnehaha Dies
Hiawatha mourns the death of Minnehaha: " Seven long days & nights he sat there."

Background image1855 Collection: Malvern Water Cure (2)

Malvern Water Cure (2)
(2 of 12) Water Cure at Malvern The Packing " Now this is what I call being jolly!"

Background image1855 Collection: Royal Victoria Dock

Royal Victoria Dock
The Royal Victoria Dock, (1855 - 1981), at Plaistow Marshes, east London, was well known for its meat trade, especially with South America

Background image1855 Collection: Homeopathic Cocoa

Homeopathic Cocoa
The manufacturers of Crunchie bars venture into alternative medicine with HOMAEOPATHIC COCOA. If it is diluted like homeopathic remedies, it can t have much taste !

Background image1855 Collection: Hiawatha / Longfellow

Hiawatha / Longfellow
Hiawathas departure: Hiawatha sails Westward into the sunset

Background image1855 Collection: First Postbox, London

First Postbox, London
LETTER BOX The first Post Office letter box in London is installed at the corner of Fleet Street and Farringdon Street, at the foot of Ludgate Hill

Background image1855 Collection: Soren Kierkegaard

Soren Kierkegaard
SOREN aBYE KIERKEGaRD Danish philosopher

Background image1855 Collection: GAUSS, Karl Friedrich (1777-1855)

GAUSS, Karl Friedrich (1777-1855). German mathematician, physicist and astronomer. Portrait of Carl Friederich Gauss. Engraving

Background image1855 Collection: Industrial School, Buxton, near Norwich, Norfolk

Industrial School, Buxton, near Norwich, Norfolk
Boys and dog stand on the football pitch of the Buxton Industrial School near Norwich, Norfolk, established in 1855 to hold 100 boys. From 1933 it became Red House Farm Approved School

Background image1855 Collection: England / Malvern

England / Malvern
THE BEACON, WORCESTERSHIRE A windy day on the Beacon

Background image1855 Collection: Last of England (Colour)

Last of England (Colour)
THE LAST OF ENGLAND -the definitive emigration image, showing a couple in pensive mood as their ship leaves the white cliffs of England. She is clutching their baby

Background image1855 Collection: Leech Cartoon Dinosaurs

Leech Cartoon Dinosaurs
The figures of prehistoric animals in the Palace grounds, created by Waterhouse Hawkins, are sufficiently realistic to frighten children

Background image1855 Collection: Silk Weaver 1855

Silk Weaver 1855
A Spitalfields weaver at work

Background image1855 Collection: Blackheath Fireworks

Blackheath Fireworks
The fall of Sebastopol is celebrated with dramatic fireworks and a large bonfire on Blackheath

Background image1855 Collection: Military / Dress / 19th Cent

Military / Dress / 19th Cent
RUSSIA - Two Circassian soldiers

Background image1855 Collection: Brighton / Aquarium Int

Brighton / Aquarium Int
Brighton, Sussex: an interior view of The Aquarium

Background image1855 Collection: Brighton / Adelaide Cres

Brighton / Adelaide Cres
Brighton, Sussex: on the beach near Adelaide Crescent and Brunswick Terrace

Background image1855 Collection: CUBITT (1788-1855)

CUBITT (1788-1855)
Thomas Cubitt, London builder

Background image1855 Collection: Smithfield Market

Smithfield Market
The last occasion of old Smithfield Market

Background image1855 Collection: Eleanor Marx, youngest daughter of Karl Marx

Eleanor Marx, youngest daughter of Karl Marx
Eleanor "Tussy" Marx (1855-1898), also known as Eleanor Marx Aveling, the English-born youngest daughter of Karl Marx. She was a social activist and literary translator. Date: circa 1880s

Background image1855 Collection: Gold enamelled brooch, presented to Florence Nightingale

Gold enamelled brooch, presented to Florence Nightingale by Queen Victoria, 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Commemorative portrait of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

Commemorative portrait of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
This is a commemorative portrait of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a young couple

Background image1855 Collection: Colonel James Skinner holding a Regimental Durbar

Colonel James Skinner holding a Regimental Durbar, 1827.Watercolour with gouache on European paper by Ghulam Ali Khan (fl 1817-1855), 1827.Inscribed in Nastaliq script lower left

Background image1855 Collection: The Hyde Ingatestone Essex

The Hyde Ingatestone Essex
The Hyde, Ingatestone, Essex. Date: 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Rome / Colosseum 1855

Rome / Colosseum 1855
Plan of the various levels of the building : the lowest level is on the lower right, and the three higher levels are shown anti-clockwise

Background image1855 Collection: LITTLE DORRIT

LITTLE DORRIT
Floras tour of inspection

Background image1855 Collection: Hiawatha / Portrait

Hiawatha / Portrait
A portrait of Hiawatha

Background image1855 Collection: Sydenham Cedar of Lebanon

Sydenham Cedar of Lebanon
Sydenham (Cedar of Lebanon) (1855). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Pen and ink sketch by B. Waterhouse Hawkins

Pen and ink sketch by B. Waterhouse Hawkins
Sketch on the reverse of a letter dated 24 October 1855, written to Professor Richard Owen from Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins Date: 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Earlswood Asylum, Redhill, Surrey

Earlswood Asylum, Redhill, Surrey
The charitably financed Earlswood Asylum for Idiots and Imbeciles was opened in 1855 at Redhill in Surrey. It later became known as the Royal Earlswood Hospital. Date: 1907

Background image1855 Collection: SCHLESINGER, Jacob (1792-1855)

SCHLESINGER, Jacob (1792-1855). Portrait of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Oil on canvas

Background image1855 Collection: Tholos Tomb / Mycenae

Tholos Tomb / Mycenae
Schliemann dubbed this majestic building the Treasury of Atreus but the capstone-topped ashlar corbelled masonry is actually that of a Tholos tomb

Background image1855 Collection: Paris Slum Scene

Paris Slum Scene
A Paris slum : general aspect of the rue Delambre, with home industries, laundry and other occupations in progress

Background image1855 Collection: The Last Day of the Old Smithfield Market, London 1855

The Last Day of the Old Smithfield Market, London 1855
Last days trading at the Old Smithfield Market, London. Large number of cows, sheep and pigs in pens awaiting sale and slaughter. In the background, the dome of St. Pauls Cathedral is silhouetted

Background image1855 Collection: St Marys Home, Rottingdean, Sussex

St Marys Home, Rottingdean, Sussex
St Marys Home, Rottingdean, a magdalen home founded in 1855 for fallen young women. Date: Date unknown

Background image1855 Collection: Nerval Photo

Nerval Photo
GERARD DE NERVAL French poet, eccentric if not actually mad, whose difficult life ended in suicide; photographed in the last year of his life. Date: 1808 - 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Admiral Raby wins the Victoria Cross

Admiral Raby wins the Victoria Cross
Commander Raby R.N

Background image1855 Collection: Industrial School for Girls, Maryhill, Glasgow

Industrial School for Girls, Maryhill, Glasgow
The Glasgow Industrial School for Girls at Maryhill was established in 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Italy Genova

Italy Genova
The harbour, seen from the piazza del Aqua Verde, on the occasion of the embarcation of the king of Sardinia

Background image1855 Collection: The Lighthouse; Rudyerds Eddystone Lighthouse

The Lighthouse; Rudyerds Eddystone Lighthouse
An engraving of The Lighthouse, a painting by Clarkson Stanfield, R.A. for some private theatrical events at Campden-House

Background image1855 Collection: Little Dorrit 1857

Little Dorrit 1857
Little Dorrit appears through a doorway

Background image1855 Collection: Wh Russell / Illus Times

Wh Russell / Illus Times
SIR WILLIAM HOWARD RUSSELL British war correspondent for The Times, reporting from the Crimea in 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Henry De LA Beche

Henry De LA Beche
Sir Henry Thomas DE LA BECHE Distinguished geologist, responsible for the Geological Ordnance Survey, and for the institution which would grow into the Geological Museum

Background image1855 Collection: Ascent Mont Blanc - 3

Ascent Mont Blanc - 3
THE ASCENT OF MONT BLANC One of the most difficult parts of the climb - the snow turns to ice and the climbers must cut foot-holes in order to retain a footing

Background image1855 Collection: Miners / Lift Shaft / 1855

Miners / Lift Shaft / 1855
Landing at the bottom of the shaft in a mine in Northumberland, England

Background image1855 Collection: Exterior view of the Hafod Copper and Silver Works and Copper Mill in Swansea, Wales

Exterior view of the Hafod Copper and Silver Works and Copper Mill in Swansea, Wales. Date: 1855

Background image1855 Collection: CRICKETER, WICKHAM

CRICKETER, WICKHAM
REV. A.P. WICKHAM CRICKETER - SOMERSET Date: 1855-1935

Background image1855 Collection: Exterior of British Museum - reading room 1855

Exterior of British Museum - reading room 1855
Construction of the great Reading Room of the British Museum, the forerunner of the British Library Date: 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Marie Corelli

Marie Corelli
MARIE CORELLI English novelist, pictured c.1924

Background image1855 Collection: Crowning of Nicolas I

Crowning of Nicolas I
NICOLAS I/TSAR SCENES & EVENTS Crowning of the Tzar in Moscow on 19 August 1826. Date: 1796 - 1855

Background image1855 Collection: General Sir Henry C. Sclater / Stamp

General Sir Henry C. Sclater / Stamp
General SIR HENRY CRICHTON SCLATER (1855 - 1923) British Army General during World War I

Background image1855 Collection: 1855 / Belgravia Riot

1855 / Belgravia Riot
Windows are broken in Belgravia during one of a series of riots in the Hyde Park area during the summer of 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Sebastopol, Crimean War

Sebastopol, Crimean War
Interior of the Malakoff Tower, the most important of the Russian defences, taken by the French on 8 September

Background image1855 Collection: Cricketer, Webbe

Cricketer, Webbe
A.J. Webbe Cricketer - Middlesex

Background image1855 Collection: Nikisch Photo

Nikisch Photo
ARTHUR NIKISCH Hungarian conductor and composer

Background image1855 Collection: Ascent Mont Blanc - 1

Ascent Mont Blanc - 1
THE ASCENT OF MONT BLANC On the glacier de Sacconay, Tissay, the chief guide, is hauled to safety after a break in the ice nearly sends him plunging into a crevasse

Background image1855 Collection: Ascent Mont Blanc - 2

Ascent Mont Blanc - 2
THE ASCENT OF MONT BLANC Leaving the Grands Mulets, the climbers separate, only the more experienced going on to the summit

Background image1855 Collection: Frobels Infant Garden

Frobels Infant Garden
The concept of KINDERGARTENS originated with Frobels system, which spread from Germany to Britain and throughout the world

Background image1855 Collection: Carlton Club 1855

Carlton Club 1855
The Carlton Club, Pall Mall

Background image1855 Collection: Brighton / Brunswick Sq

Brighton / Brunswick Sq
Brighton, Sussex: boats off Brunswick Square

Background image1855 Collection: Cornering a Bear

Cornering a Bear
Cornering a bear, Sweden

Background image1855 Collection: Bear Attacks Hunter

Bear Attacks Hunter
A bear attacks a Swedish hunter, disregarding his barking dog

Background image1855 Collection: Charlotte Bronte / Brock

Charlotte Bronte / Brock
Charlotte Bronte Writer

Background image1855 Collection: Emile Verhaeren

Emile Verhaeren
EMILE VERHAEREN Belgian writer

Background image1855 Collection: Railway Navigator

Railway Navigator
Affectionately satirical view of a navigator, or navvy

Background image1855 Collection: Embossed Victorian mourning card, James Woodhead

Embossed Victorian mourning card, James Woodhead
Embossed Victorian mourning card, with a woman and a girl grieving at a tomb in a cemetery

Background image1855 Collection: In the face of the Allied attacks

In the face of the Allied attacks, the Russians evacuate the south side of the town Date: 8 September 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Alexander II of Russia (1818-1881). Czar of

Alexander II of Russia (1818-1881). Czar of the Russian Empire (1855-1881). Portrait. Engraving. Detail. La Guerra de Oriente (The Russo-Turkish War). Volume I. 1877

Background image1855 Collection: Alexander II of Russia (1818-1881). Czar of

Alexander II of Russia (1818-1881). Czar of the Russian Empire (1855-1881). Portrait. Engraving. La Guerra de Oriente (The Russo-Turkish War). Volume I. 1877

Background image1855 Collection: Charlotte of Prussia (1798-1860). Empress consort

Charlotte of Prussia (1798-1860). Empress consort of Russia (1825-1855) as Alexandra Fyodorovna, by marriage to Tsar Nicholas I (1796-1855). Portrait. Drawing by C. Legrand. Lithography by J. Donon

Background image1855 Collection: Adelaide of Austria (1822-1855). Queen consort

Adelaide of Austria (1822-1855). Queen consort
Adelaide of Austria (1822-1855). Austrian Archduchess. Queen consort of Sardinia (1849-1855) by her marriage to King Victor Emmanuel II (1820-1878). Portrait. Drawing by C. Legrand. Lithography by J

Background image1855 Collection: Adelaide of Austria (1822-1855). Queen consort

Adelaide of Austria (1822-1855). Queen consort
Adelaide of Austria (1822-1855). Austrian Archduchess. Queen consort of Sardinia (1849-1855) by her marriage to King Victor Emmanuel II (1820-1878). Portrait. Drawing by C. Legrand. Lithography by J

Background image1855 Collection: Charlotte of Prussia (1798-1860). Empress consort

Charlotte of Prussia (1798-1860). Empress consort of Russia (1825-1855) as Alexandra Fyodorovna, by marriage to Tsar Nicholas I (1796-1855). Portrait. Drawing by C. Legrand. Lithography by J. Donon



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