1860s Collection (page 16)

Man dressed as Charles Dickens character Mr Micawber
Studio photo, man dressed as Charles Dickens character Mr Micawber (from David Copperfield). circa 1860

Cartoons, The Guide to the Metropolitan Railway, London
Cartoons in Fun, 1866. The Guide to the Metropolitan Railway. A humorous commentary on the popularity of the new London underground railway, showing people travelling for business and pleasure

Gower Street Station, Metropolitan underground, London
Platform scene at Gower Street Station, one of the first stations on the Metropolitan underground, London. It was later renamed Euston Square Station. Date: circa 1860s

Double tunnel near Farringdon Street Station, London
Double tunnel near Farringdon Street Station, Metropolitan underground railway, London. Date: 1860s

Dignitaries on Metropolitan underground railway, London
Dignitaries taking a ride on the first train of the Metropolitan underground railway, London. Date: 1863

Banquet at Metropolitan underground opening, London 1863
Banquet in Farringdon Street Station at the opening of the Metropolitan underground, London, on 9 January 1863. Date: 1863

Portland Road Underground Station, London
Portland Road (now Great Portland Street) Underground Station, London, with street view above and underground section below. It opened in 1863. Holy Trinity Church is directly behind it. Date: 1865

Underground railway construction, London 1861
Underground railway construction in progress for the Metropolitan line, London, at Thames Embankment. 1861

Underground railway construction, Euston Road, London
Underground railway construction, earth-hoisting machine, drawn by horses, operating in Euston Road, London. 1861

Underground railway construction, Kings Cross, London
Underground railway construction for the Metropolitan line, Kings Cross, London. Date: 1860

Railway construction, Baker Street, London 1868
Railway construction at Baker Street, London, at the junction of the St Johns Wood and Metropolitan railways. Date: 1868

Platform scene at Hastings railway station, Sussex 1860
Busy platform scene at Hastings railway station, Sussex. Date: 1860

Railway station at Margate, Kent 1864
Railway station at Margate, Kent, on the East Kent (London, Chatham and Dover) Railway route. Date: 1864

Women working at the Victoria Press 1861
Women and girls working as compositors under the supervision of a man at the Victoria Press printing office in Great Coram Street, London

The Parthenon, Athens, Greece. circa 1860

The Months Welcoming the Young Year. 1860

Street scene in Swindon, Wiltshire. circa 1860

St Pancras Church, Chichester, West Sussex, prior to its 1869 rebuild. circa early 1860s

Music cover, The Life Guards Polka by C C Amos. circa 1860

Music cover, The Wind-Up Galop by Charles Godfrey. 1867

Music cover, The Umbrella, humorous song
Music cover, The Umbrella, a humorous song by Constant Mertens, drawn by Alfred Concanen. circa 1865

Music cover, The Sewing Machine, sung at London and provincial concerts by Fred Buckingham and Fred Callingham and the author, Frank Bell circa 1860

Music cover, The Salvation Sisters, sung by Carrie Roberts and Alice Golding. circa 1865

Music cover, The Douglas Bay Polka by Carl Hirsch
Music cover, The Douglas Bay Polka composed by Carl Hirsch, drawn by Alfred Concanen. circa 1860

Music cover, The Dark Girl Dress d in Blue, sung by Kate Harley, and written and sung by Harry Clifton at the London Music Halls. With the International Exhibition of 1862 in the background. 1862

Chichester Cathedral, Chichester, Sussex
Chichester Cathedral, interior view, Chichester, Sussex. circa 1865

Bedford County High School, England. circa 1860

Ludgate station
Cartoons in Fun, 1866, showing an illustration of a packed platform at Ludgate where people are waiting for a 8:37 train. This article was written by Sylvanus Suburban Date: 1866

Crystal Palace Railway Station, London 1862
Crowds at Crystal Palace Railway Station, London. Date: 1862

New Railway Bridge, Pimlico, London 1860
The new Railway Bridge across the Thames at Pimlico. Date: 1860

Signal Station - Hungerford Bridge - Charing Cross 1864
The Signal Station on the North end of Hungerford Bridge over the River Thames, leading into Charing Cross Station, London. Date: 1864

Terrific Apparition - Londons First Traffic Light 1869
Terrific Apparition - Seen during the recent fog at Westminster. A satire on Londons First Traffic Light. Invented by J P Knight, a railway signalling engineer

Metropolitan Underground Railway 1862
Series of illustrations depicting the Metropolitan Underground Railway. 1862

J L Toole, English actor, manager and producer
John Lawrence Toole (1830-1906), English comic actor, manager and producer, with signature. 1864

Copy Camera
A man stands over a camera which creates copies - original version of a photocopier. Date: 1864

Laboratory / photography prints
A laboratory/workshop for making photographic prints. The engraving shows the range of equipment required to turn negatives into positive photos. Date: 1864

Preparing a glass plate
A young man prepares a glass plate for photographic exposure within a workshop. Date: 1863

Retouching photographic negatives
A man uses a magnifying glass to look at the details on photographic negatives in preparation of retouching them in a specially designed workroom. Date: 1863

Mother and child photographed in a London saloon
An amateur photographic studio has been established in a saloon in the east end of London. A mother and child are seated in front of a white background amongst barrels

Louis Daguerres Diorama theatre
Louis Daguerre (1787 1851) used the principle of the Diorama theatre to present two large scale tableaux s. Changing the direction of light placed on these interior and exterior paintings

Photographer tries to get sitter to appear pleasant
A photographer is shown to be attempting to persuade his sitter to look happier while having his portrait captured. This is highlighted as one of the difficulties of being a photographer; making sure

The Evolution of the Cycle -- tricycle and two bicycles
The Evolution of the Cycle -- the first crank-driven tricycle, Dalzells Machine (circa 1840), Landiss Machine (1861). (4 of 8) Date: 1892

Bookplate, William Ridley Richardson
The armorial bookplate of William Ridley Richardson (1856-?) of Ravensfell and Bromley House, Bromley, Kent. Date: late 19th century

John Bull or You Dont Bamboozle - music hall song of 1862 by W. F. & Willem Vandervell. The character was a very popular symbol of the traditional Englishman

Don t Stop, Let Progress Be The Word, J English & W Corri
Promotional music sheet for Dont Stop, Let Progress Be The Word song by John English and William Corri and was sung by Mr Green

The Postman of Mayfair, by G H WItt and Hs May
Promotional music sheet for The Postman of Mayfair music hall song by G. H. Witt and Hs May and sung with unbounded applause by W Randall

The Postman, by Arthur Lloyd
Promotional music sheet for The Postman music hall song of about 1867, written, composed and sung with immense success by Arthur Lloyd. The postman has to knock at the door as there is no letter box

The Handsome Postman, by H J Wymark and R Hughes
Promotional music sheet for The Handsome Postman music hall song of about 1867 by H. J. Wymark and R. Hughes. Sung by George Leybourne

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