1865 Collection (#14)

The Doveholes
The Dove Holes caves, Dovedale, Derbyshire, England. Between 1860 and 1865, Midland Railways built a tunnel here. It was an arduous task and the navvies lived in these caves. Date: 1950s

Sir George Brown - 1
SIR GEORGE BROWN British military commander in the Crimea. Date: 1790 - 1865

Contessa Castiglione Pho
VIRGINIA OLDONI, contessa CASTIGLIONE much photographed Italian beauty, mistress (?) of Napoleon III, known as la divina contessa, relative of Cavour, photo 1865. Date: 1837 - 1899

Sir George Brown - 3
SIR GEORGE BROWN British military commander in the Crimea. Depicted at the end of his life, festooned with medals. Date: 1790 - 1865

Dumas Pere Photo
ALEXANDRE DUMAS (PERE) French author of Les trois mousquetaires and Le comte de Monte-Cristo among others, photographed with his wife (?) in 1865. Date: 1802 - 1870

Sir George Brown - 2
SIR GEORGE BROWN British military commander in the Crimea. Date: 1790 - 1865

Albert Clock, Belfast
The Albert Clock, Belfast, Northern Ireland, designed by William J. Barre in memory of Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria. Date: built 1865 - 1870

Samuel Bland Arnold was implicated in the plot to kidnap President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. The group also included John Wilkes Booth, David Herold, Lewis Powell, Michael O Laughlen and John Surratt

Brie Shepherd Dogs at 1865 Paris dog show
Brie (Briard) Shepherd Dogs, including puppies, belonging to M Teyssier des Farges, winner of the prix d honneur at the 1865 Paris dog show. Date: 1865

Sergeant Boston Corbett, killer of President Lincolns killer, John Wilkes Booth. Date: 1865

Dudley / Georgina 1890
GEORGINA, COUNTESS OF DUDLEY Daughter of Thomas Moncreiffe, 7th Bt; married (as 2nd wife) 1st Earl of Dudley in 1865 (he died in 1885) Date: -

Alice: mad Tea Party
The Hatters mad tea party Date: First published: 1865

Alice: down Rabbit-Hole
The White Rabbit goes down the rabbit-hole Date: First published: 1865

Alice, Mock-Turtle, Grypho
Alice with the Mock Turtle and the Gryphon Date: First published: 1865

Alice & the White Rabbit
Alice and the White Rabbit Date: First published: 1865

Alice: trial, Knave / Hearts
The trial of the Knave of Hearts - the King & Queen preside Date: First published: 1865

Alice Holds the Baby Pig
Alice holds the baby which turns into a little pig Date: First published: 1865

Alice: rose-Garden, Cards
The Queen orders the Knave to turn over the cards (who have been painting the roses). Date: First published: 1865

Alice: cats Head in Cloud
The Cheshire Cats head appears in the sky Date: First published: 1865

George V in Naval Garb
GEORGE V The King in a navy uniform. Date: 1865 - 1936

Alice and Dinah
Alice and her cat Dinah. Date: First published: 1865

Leo Tolstoy
LEO TOLSTOY Russian novelist and moral philosopher; novels include " War and Peace" (1865-69) and " Anna Karenina" (1875-77). Date: 1828 - 1910

Alice Herself
A picture of Alice Date: First published: 1865

Alice: cards Fly Up
The pack of cards come flying down on Alice Date: First published: 1865

Alice Shrinks
Alice eats mushroom and shrinks Date: First published: 1865

Von Ludendorff / Berscheid
GENERAL EFW VON LUDENDORFF German general Date: 1865 - 1937

Thaw in London
Effects of a thaw in the streets of London Date: 1865

Penny train arriving, Victoria Station, Central London
The workmens penny train arrives at Victoria Station, Central London, just before 6am each workday. Date: 1865

Princess May of Teck
Photographic portrait of Princess May of Teck (1867-1953), pictured when a young woman, date unknown. She later married the Duke of York

The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: on board the Great Eastern, the crew prepares for the final attempt to grapple the lost telegraph cable which had snapped at the beginning of August

Flight of Jefferson Davis
The flight of President Jefferson Davis (after General Lees surrender in the US Civil War) and his ministers over the Georgia Ridge, five days before his capture on 10 May 1865

The funeral of Lord Palmerston
The arrival of the hearse at the west door of Westminster Abbey, London

Nottingham & Midland Counties industrial exhibition
Visitors at the Nottingham and Midland Counties Industrial Exhibition, in a building erected for the purpose in the Cattle Market at Nottingham

Oxford Incorporation Workhouse, Cowley Road, Oxford
The Oxford Incorporation Workhouse, opened in 1865 on Cowley Road, Oxford. The architect was William Fisher. During the First World War the site was used as a military hospital

Storming the fort at Dewangiri
British forces storm the fort at Dewangiri (at modern day Deothang) during the Bhutan War, also known as the Duar War. Bhutan was defeated within five months and the fort dismantled

Six Great Western Railway tickets
Six tickets issued by the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1864 and 1865. Stations mentioned include Swindon, Wolverhampton, Oxford and London

Joint Counties Asylum, Carmarthen, Wales
Aerial view of the Joint Counties Asylum, Carmarthen, Wales, erected in 1865 as the Carmarthen, Cardigan and Pembroke County Asylum

Rossini, Gioachino Antonio 1792 - 1868
Gioachino Antonio Rossini. Italian composer in Paris in 1865

3rd Southern Hospital, Cowley Road, Oxford
A view of the long driveway of the 3rd Southern General Hospital (Cowley Section), Oxford, a First World War military hospital. A soldier in uniform stands at the gate

Field Marshal Sir Robertson / Stamp
General SIR CHARLES FERGUSSON (1865 - 1951) British Army officer and the third Governor-General of New Zealand

General Sir Braithwaite / Stamp
General SIR WALTER PIPON BRAITHWAITE, GCB (1865 - 1945) British general during World War I

Major General The Earl of Cavan / Stamp
Field Marshal FREDERICK RUDOLF LAMBART, 10th Earl of Cavan (1865 - 1946) (Field Marshal LORD CAVAN) Successful British commander during the First World War

Earl of Derby / Stamp
EDWARD GEORGE VILLIERS STANLEY, 17th Earl of Derby KG, GCB, GCVO, TD, PC, KGStJ, JP (1865 - 1948) British soldier, Conservative politician, diplomat

General (Field Marshal) Birdwood / Stamp
Field Marshal WILLIAM RIDDELL BIRDWOOD, 1st Baron Birdwood (1865 - 1951) First World War British general. Commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC)

Sandringham Church, Norfolk
Victoria and Albert cause a flurry of raised hats when they join the fellow parishioners of Sandringham, Norfolk, in Sunday worship

Leicester Square Fire
Fire at Savile House, Leicester Square

Fulham View
Fulham viewed from the river Thames

Kennington Turnpike
A coach passes through Kennington Turnpike, in south London : but it is removed this year

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