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Monkey Puzzle Tree, Araucaria Imbricata Pavon. 1868
Cartoon, The Federal Phoenix (Abraham Lincoln)Cartoon, The Federal Phoenix -- Abraham Lincoln portrayed as a phoenix rising from the flames as he is re-elected President. Date: 1864
Beaufort War Hospital, Fishponds, BristolBeaufort War Hospital at Blackberry Hill, Stapleton, Bristol - an area also known as Fishponds. The building was opened in 1861 as the Bristol Lunatic Asylum
George Morris, the celebrated bell ringer, on 8 bells, 1863George Morris, the celebrated bell ringer, playing on eight bells at once, in the steeple of St James Clerkenwell, London
Oxford / Merton CollegeOxford: Merton College
Victoria Falls at Sunrise, by Thomas BainesVictoria Falls at Sunrise with The Smoke or Spraycloud, by Thomas Baines (1820-1875). Date: 1863
Map / Afghanistan C1860SMap of Afghanistan and Beluchistan (note camel routes are measured in days, not miles)
Maps / Australia 1860SMap probably made soon after 1861
Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, Cheadle HulmeThe Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, on Claremont Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire. The school was founded in 1855 by a group of Manchester businessmen to care for and educate orphans
Men playing bowls on a lawnA group of men playing bowls on a lawn
Victorian gardener with watering can, ChelmsfordStudio portrait of a Victorian gardener with watering can, Chelmsford. circa 1860s
Rules to be Observed by a Victorian Family -- a typical summary of Victorian values, with advice including: Waste Not, Want Not; Do everything at its proper time; Be punctual, be regular
Railway station at Malvern, Worcestershire (on the Worcester and Hereford Railway route). Now known as Great Malvern railway station, it opened in 1860. Date: circa 1860s
Kensington Underground Station, West LondonView inside Kensington (now High Street Kensington) Station on the London Underground. Date: 1868
Mola mola, or Sunfish. Date: 1865
Trades union membership certificateA trades union membership certificate for the United Operative Plumbers Association of Great Britain and Ireland, with Defence and Defiance as their motto
Houseless and Hungry by Luke FildesA study entitled Houseless and Hungry by Luke Fildes depicting homeless paupers queuing outside the casual ward of a London workhouse. A policeman stands at the left of the scene
Walton Hospital, LiverpoolWalton Hospital, Rice Lane, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool. The central clock tower concealed a large water storage tank. The building was designed by William Culshaw
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939) shown in the late 1860s with a pet dog. Louise was the fourth daughter and sixth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Victorian woman (Polhill-Turner family)An upper class Victorian woman, probably a member of the Polhill-Turner family of Howbury Hall, Renhold, Bedfordshire. Seen here in a studio photograph, leaning on the back of a chair
Carmarthen County Lunatic Asylum, South WalesAn aerial view of the Carmarthen Lunatic Asylum erected near Carmarthen, South Wales, in 1865 and designed by David Brandon. It was jointly used by the counties of Carmarthen, Cardigan and Pembroke
Crossley and Porter Orphanage, Halifax, West YorkshireHalifaxs Crossley Orphanage was founded in 1864 by Joseph, John and Francis Crossley. The building was designed by John Hogg
Princess Alice of Great Britain & Grand Duke Louis of HessePrincess Alice (1843-1878), third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert pictured here around the time of her marriage with her husband Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse-Darmstadt
Union Workhouse, Brighton, SussexBrighton Union workhouse on Race Hill, at Elm Grove in Brighton, Sussex, which opened in 1867. From 1915 to 1920 it was the Kitchener Indian Hospital and later became Brighton General Hospital
Union Workhouse, Morpeth, NorthumberlandPeople walk over stepping stones across the River Wansbeck at Morpeth, Northumberland, with the Morpeth Union workhouse towering above them (centre of picture)
Alice and the Cheshire Cat -- We re all mad here, said the Cat. I m mad. You re mad
Cymbeline - title page - Iachimo emerges from the trunk as Imogen sleeps. 1862
Charles Baudelaire, French poet, essayist, translatorCharles Baudelaire (1821-1867), French poet, essayist, art critic, and translator of Edgar Allan Poe
Gioachino Antonio Rossini, Italian composerGioachino Antonio Rossini (1792-1868), Italian composer, best known for his operas
Victorian mother and three children (Polhill-Turner family)A Victorian mother and three children. They are Mrs Polhill-Turner (nee Emily Frances Barron, d 1913)), wife of Frederick Charles Polhill-Turner (1826-1881), with Alice (Alice Kate Frances)
West London Union Workhouse, Upper Holloway, LondonThe West London Union workhouse on Cornwallis Road in Upper Holloway, North London, was erected in 1864. The architects were Searle, Son and Yelf
Boys Band, Training Ship IndefatigableThe Boys Band of the Training Ship Indefatigable pose for their photograph in a field, near a tent -- probably at a local fete where they were performing
City of London Asylum, Stone, Dartford, KentThe City of London Asylum for pauper lunatics was established in 1862 on Cotton Lane at Stone near Dartford, Kent. The buildings, designed by James Bunstone Bunning
Alice and the Dodo -- the Dodo solemnly presented the thimble saying, " We beg your acceptance of this elegant thimble"
Alice and the Cheshire Cat -- the grinning cat, with whom Alice has just had a conversation, fades away as it sits on a tree branch
Street Girl & Cat 1860SA street girl has bought some bread from a shop - a white cat shows interest... (1 of 2)
The Victoria Falls, by Thomas BainesThe Victoria Falls from the Narrow Neck near the Eastern Headland of the Outlet, by Thomas Baines(1820-1875). Date: circa 1860s
Industrial School for Girls, Dundee, ScotlandThe Industrial School for Girls, at Balgay Park, Dundee, Scotland, was established in 1861. Industrial Schools, often privately run
Ground plan, Carmarthen County Lunatic Asylum, WalesArchitects ground-floor plan of the Carmarthen Lunatic Asylum erected near Carmarthen, South Wales, in 1865 and designed by David Brandon
Lady Anne Blunt, traveller in Arabia and the Middle EastLady Anne Blunt, 15th Baroness Wentworth (1837-1917), English traveller in Arabia and the Middle East, buyer and breeder of Arab horses. circa 1860s
The Painting Room, Haymarket Theatre, London. 1865
Silurus glanis, or Wels Catfish, also known as Sheatfish and Sly Silurus, a freshwater and brackish water fish. Date: 1865
Barbus barbus, or Common Barbel, also known as Barbus. Date: 1865
Victorian family group - Rodbourne House, WiltshireA Victorian family group and servants pose in the garden of Rodbourne House, St Paul Malmesbury Without, Wiltshire. This fine house was the home of the Hungerford Pollens who had an active interest
The Cedars of Lebanon, by Edward Lear (1812-1888). The first version was painted in 1861; this is a later version, commissioned by Charles Roundell MP
Convict in prison cell turning hand-crank
Ascent of Coxwells balloon, Crystal Palace, LondonThe scientific ascent of Mr H Coxwells Mammoth Balloon from the Crystal Palace, London. Listing below the names of various passengers of Mr Coxwell. 1862