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Lord Palmerston addressing the House of Commons, 1864Engraving showing Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865), delivering the ministerial statement on Dano-German relations to the House of Commons, June 1864
Skating in Central Park, New York, 1865Engraving showing a night scene on the lake in Central Park, New York, during the winter of 1864-5. New Yorkers were able to skate in the darkness with the help of artificial lighting
Lansdowne College, Bath, 1864Engraving of Lansdowne College, Bath, which had been purchased in 1864 for about 3000 pounds to provide a School for Daughters of Officers in the British Army"
Charing Cross Railway Bridge, March 1860Engraving of the Charing Cross railway bridge over the Thames, with Westminster in the distance, from the Illustrated London News, 31st March 1860
Interior of the house of Cornelius Rufus, PompeiiInterior view of the house of Cornelius Rufus, one of the discoveries in the buried city of Pompeii. The interior shows a typically rich Roman domestic interior with a bust of himself inscribed with
An Omnibus Sleigh, New York, 1865Engraving showing an omnibus sleigh used in New York during the winter of 1864-5
Vietnam SaigonConstruction of a bridge in the Chinese Quarter
Andersonville PrisonersFederal prisoners undergo awful hardships at Andersonville, where they have to endure the cold and the rain with scarcely enough clothing or shelter
Meyerbeer / PhrenologieGIACOMO MEYERBEER German composer of Italian operas as a young man
Fort Fisher, Cape Fear; American Civil War, 1864Engraving showing the British steamer Hansa running the blockade, under the guns of Fort Fisher at the entrance to the Cape Fear River
The blockade runner Lizzie; American Civil War, 1864Engraving of the steamship Lizzie built on the Clyde, Scotland, and first used as a blockade runner during the American Civil War, 1864
General Stuarts Headquarters; American Civil War, 1864Illustration showing General Stuarts headquarters on the Rapidan River; a thickly wooded scene, with soldiers cutting down trees and chopping logs
Confederate Army Winter Quarters, Rapidan; American Civil WaThe winter quarters of the left wing of the Confederate army, on the Rapidan. The Confederate army cut down most of the surrounding trees for use as fuel and heating during the winter
Battle on the James River; American Civil War, 1864Engraving showing the Texans of Longstreets Corps retaking the outer line of entrenchments, on the south side of the James River, from the Unionist army
American Civil War: Howletts BatteryHowleltts Battery on the James River, engaging Federal monitors
Confederate Troops moving through a burning forest; AmericanA dramatic night scene, showing columns of Confederate troops marching through a forest, part of which is ablaze
Confederate Troops leaving Brownsville; American Civil WarEngraving showing the Confederates quitting Brownsville, Texas, on hearing of the approach of Federal transports. Wagons were piled high with goods as the Confederates flee
Confederate Army Divisions marching through Virginia; AmericIllustration showing the march of Kershaws and Fitz Lees Confederate divisions up the valley of Virginia, to gather for the battle of Shanandoah Valley
Troops crossing the Shanandoah River; American Civil WarIllustration showing the passage of the Shanandoah River, at Front Royal, by the divisions sent to reinforce General Early
Unloading Cotton at Nassa, New Providence, 1864Illustration showing the unloading of cotton from blockade-running ships at Nassa, New Providence, 1864. As the American Civil War progressed the Confederate states became more
Union Recruitment in New York; American Civil War, 1864Engraving showing the recruitment of German and Irish emigrants into the Unionist Army, on the Battery at New York, during the American Civil War
General James Longstreet (1821-1904)Portrait of General James Longstreet, of the Confederate Army, pictured c.1864
Italy Rome BorgheseThe gardens of the Villa Borghese
John Leech, ArtistJOHN LEECH artist, particularly associated with social and political drawings in Punch. with his autograph
John Hanning Speke and James Augustus Grant speaking at theEngraving showing Captain John Hanning Speke (1827-1864) (standing, left) and Captain James Augustus Grant (1827-1892) (standing, right) being welcomed at the Royal Geographical Society, London
John Hanning Speke (1827-1864)Engraving showing Captain John Hanning Speke, the English explorer, pictured in 1863. Between 1860 and 1863 Speke and James Augustus Grant led an expedition to find the source of the Nile; finally
Paris fashions for February, 1864Sketches of designs featured on the monthly ladies fashion page. (From left) The walking dress, made from dark brown silk, trimmed with black velvet
Corsica AjaccioGeneral view of the principal city and seaport of Corsica, seen from the sea : Napoleon I was born here
France HyeresLa place des Palmiers in this resort on the Cote d Azur
Cricketer, WhiteheadLees Whitehead Cricketer - Yorkshire
Cricketer, BeanGeorge Bean Cricketer - Nottinghamshire and Sussex
George Earl of CarlisleGEORGE WILLIAM FREDERICK HOWARD, seventh earl of CARLISLE Statesman, lord-lieutenant and viceroy of Ireland. In 1855
Cricketer, QuaifeWalter Quaife Cricketer - Warwickshire
The Roman Rocks Lighthouse, Simons Bay, Cape of Good HopeEngraving of the Roman Rocks lighthouse at Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope, March 1869. This iron lighthouse was built in 1860, but showed signs of structural failure shortly thereafter
Cricketer, PaulArthur Paul Cricketer - Lancashire
Cricketer, MarchantFrancis (Frank) Marchant Cricketer - Kent
Cricketer, HearneWalter Hearne Cricketer - Kent
Cricketer, HarrisLord Harris Cricketer - Kent
Cricketer, De TraffordC. Edmund De Trafford Cricketer - Leicestershire
Cricketer, BruceWilliam Bruce Australian Cricketer
Cricketer, HillyardGeorge Hillyard Cricketer - Leicestershire
Ricarda HuchRICARDA HUCH German-Jewish writer and historian, author of books on social subjects. Survived the war living in Jena
Empire Fashions 1864Striped cloak: fringing & lace border. White ball dress with rows of puffings adorned with roses. Pink & white dress: under-skirt with 6 flounces & lace-edged tunic
Costume / Women&girl 1864Child: white dress, red plaid sash with floating ends. Grey: jet tablier trim, jacket with jet epaulettes. Purple & white: rotonde with tassels, black cord trim
Fashions in Garden ?1864Pink: flounces & ruched trim, sash with floating ends at rear, white under-bodice with threaded black ribbon at neck & cuffs. Mantle: blue lining, emroidery & flounce border
Israel Zangwill Writer
Danish-Prussian War GunsPrussians bring up guns for the battle of the Sonderburg windmills, during their taking of the Insel Alsen Date: 29 June 1864
Libya SceneryWadi Muchgun, three kilometres west of Cyrene
