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Rifleman of 95th (Rifles) Regiment of Foot at the time of the Crimean War
Beef Cuts Diagram 1855A diagram showing beef joints
Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, Cheadle HulmeThe Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, on Claremont Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire
John Moses BrowningJOHN MOSES BROWNING American inventor of automatic pistols, rifles etc : shown with one of his machine guns
Hiawatha / Wedding / BrideHiawatha with his bride, Minnehaha, walking hand in hand
ESPERANCEElizabeth Hope, known as Elizabeth d Esperance medium Date: 1855 - 1919
Withington Hospital, ManchesterEntrance to Withington Hospital, Nell Lane, Manchester, opened in 1855 as Chorlton Union workhouse. A horse and carriage stands outside the gates
Charlotte Bronte / AuthorCHARLOTTE BRONTE British author
Fable / Wind and SunTHE 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
American Indians. Billy Bowlegs and his suite of Indian ChieBilly 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
Racial / Iroquois FishingHiawatha goes fishing in his canoe; " Take my bait, O king of fishes! "
Hiawatha / Minnehaha DiesHiawatha mourns the death of Minnehaha: " Seven long days & nights he sat there."
Malvern Water Cure (2)(2 of 12) Water Cure at Malvern The Packing " Now this is what I call being jolly!"
Royal Victoria DockThe Royal Victoria Dock, (1855 - 1981), at Plaistow Marshes, east London, was well known for its meat trade, especially with South America
Homeopathic CocoaThe manufacturers of Crunchie bars venture into alternative medicine with HOMAEOPATHIC COCOA. If it is diluted like homeopathic remedies, it can t have much taste !
Hiawatha / LongfellowHiawathas departure: Hiawatha sails Westward into the sunset
First Postbox, LondonLETTER 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
Soren KierkegaardSOREN aBYE KIERKEGaRD Danish philosopher
GAUSS, Karl Friedrich (1777-1855). German mathematician, physicist and astronomer. Portrait of Carl Friederich Gauss. Engraving
Industrial School, Buxton, near Norwich, NorfolkBoys 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
England / MalvernTHE BEACON, WORCESTERSHIRE A windy day on the Beacon
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
Leech Cartoon DinosaursThe figures of prehistoric animals in the Palace grounds, created by Waterhouse Hawkins, are sufficiently realistic to frighten children
Silk Weaver 1855A Spitalfields weaver at work
Blackheath FireworksThe fall of Sebastopol is celebrated with dramatic fireworks and a large bonfire on Blackheath
Military / Dress / 19th CentRUSSIA - Two Circassian soldiers
Brighton / Aquarium IntBrighton, Sussex: an interior view of The Aquarium
Brighton / Adelaide CresBrighton, Sussex: on the beach near Adelaide Crescent and Brunswick Terrace
CUBITT (1788-1855)Thomas Cubitt, London builder
Smithfield MarketThe last occasion of old Smithfield Market
Eleanor Marx, youngest daughter of Karl MarxEleanor "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
Gold enamelled brooch, presented to Florence Nightingale by Queen Victoria, 1855
Commemorative portrait of Queen Victoria and Prince AlbertThis is a commemorative portrait of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a young couple
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
The Hyde Ingatestone EssexThe Hyde, Ingatestone, Essex. Date: 1855
Rome / Colosseum 1855Plan of the various levels of the building : the lowest level is on the lower right, and the three higher levels are shown anti-clockwise
LITTLE DORRITFloras tour of inspection
Hiawatha / PortraitA portrait of Hiawatha
Sydenham Cedar of LebanonSydenham (Cedar of Lebanon) (1855). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1855
Pen and ink sketch by B. Waterhouse HawkinsSketch on the reverse of a letter dated 24 October 1855, written to Professor Richard Owen from Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins Date: 1855
Earlswood Asylum, Redhill, SurreyThe 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
SCHLESINGER, Jacob (1792-1855). Portrait of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Oil on canvas
Tholos Tomb / MycenaeSchliemann dubbed this majestic building the Treasury of Atreus but the capstone-topped ashlar corbelled masonry is actually that of a Tholos tomb
Paris Slum SceneA Paris slum : general aspect of the rue Delambre, with home industries, laundry and other occupations in progress
The Last Day of the Old Smithfield Market, London 1855Last 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
St Marys Home, Rottingdean, SussexSt Marys Home, Rottingdean, a magdalen home founded in 1855 for fallen young women. Date: Date unknown
Nerval PhotoGERARD 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
Admiral Raby wins the Victoria CrossCommander Raby R.N
Industrial School for Girls, Maryhill, GlasgowThe Glasgow Industrial School for Girls at Maryhill was established in 1855
Italy GenovaThe harbour, seen from the piazza del Aqua Verde, on the occasion of the embarcation of the king of Sardinia
The Lighthouse; Rudyerds Eddystone LighthouseAn engraving of The Lighthouse, a painting by Clarkson Stanfield, R.A. for some private theatrical events at Campden-House
Little Dorrit 1857Little Dorrit appears through a doorway
Wh Russell / Illus TimesSIR WILLIAM HOWARD RUSSELL British war correspondent for The Times, reporting from the Crimea in 1855
Henry De LA BecheSir Henry Thomas DE LA BECHE Distinguished geologist, responsible for the Geological Ordnance Survey, and for the institution which would grow into the Geological Museum
Ascent Mont Blanc - 3THE 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
Miners / Lift Shaft / 1855Landing at the bottom of the shaft in a mine in Northumberland, England
Exterior view of the Hafod Copper and Silver Works and Copper Mill in Swansea, Wales. Date: 1855
CRICKETER, WICKHAMREV. A.P. WICKHAM CRICKETER - SOMERSET Date: 1855-1935
Exterior of British Museum - reading room 1855Construction of the great Reading Room of the British Museum, the forerunner of the British Library Date: 1855
Marie CorelliMARIE CORELLI English novelist, pictured c.1924
Crowning of Nicolas INICOLAS I/TSAR SCENES & EVENTS Crowning of the Tzar in Moscow on 19 August 1826. Date: 1796 - 1855
General Sir Henry C. Sclater / StampGeneral SIR HENRY CRICHTON SCLATER (1855 - 1923) British Army General during World War I
1855 / Belgravia RiotWindows are broken in Belgravia during one of a series of riots in the Hyde Park area during the summer of 1855
Sebastopol, Crimean WarInterior of the Malakoff Tower, the most important of the Russian defences, taken by the French on 8 September
Cricketer, WebbeA.J. Webbe Cricketer - Middlesex
Nikisch PhotoARTHUR NIKISCH Hungarian conductor and composer
Ascent Mont Blanc - 1THE 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
Ascent Mont Blanc - 2THE ASCENT OF MONT BLANC Leaving the Grands Mulets, the climbers separate, only the more experienced going on to the summit
Frobels Infant GardenThe concept of KINDERGARTENS originated with Frobels system, which spread from Germany to Britain and throughout the world
Carlton Club 1855The Carlton Club, Pall Mall
Brighton / Brunswick SqBrighton, Sussex: boats off Brunswick Square
Cornering a BearCornering a bear, Sweden
Bear Attacks HunterA bear attacks a Swedish hunter, disregarding his barking dog
Charlotte Bronte / BrockCharlotte Bronte Writer
Emile VerhaerenEMILE VERHAEREN Belgian writer
Railway NavigatorAffectionately satirical view of a navigator, or navvy
Embossed Victorian mourning card, James WoodheadEmbossed Victorian mourning card, with a woman and a girl grieving at a tomb in a cemetery
In the face of the Allied attacks, the Russians evacuate the south side of the town Date: 8 September 1855
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
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
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
Adelaide of Austria (1822-1855). Queen consortAdelaide 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