1870 Collection (page 14)

Mrs Wardroper and group of nurses. Modern print of older photograph of Mrs Wardroper and nine nurses, posed formally outdoors. Date: circa 1870

Odalisque, by Renoir
Odalisque by Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) - painting on canvas. Date: 1870

Fashions for New Year 1870
New Year fashion for women. Date: January 1870

St Johns Institution for Deaf and Dumb Children, Boston Spa
st, johns, institution, institute, deaf, dumb, roman, catholic, children, founded, sheffield, 1870, belgian, priest, desire, de, haerne, 1875, establishment, moved, boston, spa, west, yorkshire

General von Moltke (the Elder), Prussian Army officer
Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke (1800-1891), German Field Marshal and Chief of Staff of the Prussian Army during the Franco-Prussian War. Date: 1870

Lion mauling woman 1870
Performance in the Bowery Theatre in New York, were young woman Minnie Wells the Lion Queen, was doing her usual act, but on this fateful night, two lionesses sprang upon her

Ireland pig fair at Trim, County Meath 1870
Ireland pig fair at Trim, County Meath. Date: 1870

Casualties 1870
German soldiers are ministered to by nurses during the Franco-Prussian War. Date: 1870

Summer Afternoon in Kew Gardens 1870
Large number of Victorian visitors in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. In the background of this image one can see the pagoda (centre) and the Great Palm House (right). Date: 1870

Early Morning at the Smithfield Meat Market, London 1870
A typical scene outside Smithfield Meat Market at two in the morning. A large number of horse-drawn carriages are shown, bringing meat to the market for sale. Date: 1870

The Columbia Fish Market, London, 1870
Opening of the Columbia Fish Market, Bethnal Green, London. Date: 1870

At the Royal Academy 1870
Scene during the Royal Academy Exhibition at Burlington House, London. A large group of Victorian women, men and children are shown clustered around one of the paintings. Date: 1870

Half penny dinners for poor children, East London 1870
Dinners for children cost half a penny in this soup kitchen in East London. Date: 1870

London University Buildings, Burlington Gardens 1870
Exterior of the newly-built London University buildings in Burlington Gardens. Date: 1870

National Guard camping in the Luxembourg Gardens
Units of the National Guard camping in the Luxembourg Gardens, during manoevres in preparation for forthcoming action against the Prussians or the Republicans. Date: 9-10 May 1870

Arrest of Henri Rochefort 1870
Henri Rochefort (1831 - 1913), arrested for publishing sentiments critical of the regime. Date: February 1870

French Military Personnel 1871
Portraits of military personnel including: a veteran, a mastermind, a doctor, a stretcher bearer, an officer of state, a home guard, a drummer, a captain in the home guard, a foot soldier

Thames subway at Tower-Hill, London 1870
Entrance to the tunnel. Date: 1870

The Albert Memorial at Manchester 1870
Memorial of Prince Albert consort who died in 1861, approved by Queen Victoria, Alberts statue is placed within a large Medieval-style ciborium which was designed by the architect Thomas Worthington

Thomas Henry Huxley (1825 - 1895), English biologist and anthropologist specialising in comparative anatomy. Date: 1870

Labeth Pottery 1870
A scene of a Labeth Pottery in London. Date: 1870

New Charterhouse school, Godalming, Surrey 1870
Exterior of the new Charterhouse boarding school in Godalming, Surrey. Date: 1870

News of Franco-Prussian War 1870
London street scene of the news of Franco-Prussian War. Date: July 1870

Royal Agricultural Societys show at Oxford 1870
The annual gathering at the Royal Agricultural Society of England was opened at Oxford on July 11th 1870, starting in 1838. Date: 11 July 1870

Exploration in Vigo Bay, diving for treasure sunk 1870
Exploration in Vigo Bay, diving for treasure at the bottom of the sea. Stories told that in 1702 a plate ship, galleons and vessels bringing barbaric gold and pearls, was in combat

Opening of the Victorian Embankment 1870
Opening of the Victorian Embankment, London, by the Prince of Wales and Princess Louise, with crowds watching. Date: 13 July 1870

Croquet tournament at Wimbledon, London 1870
Grand croquet tournament at the new All England Club, Wimbledon, London Date: 1870

Burial place of Dickens in Westminster Abbey 1870
A small stone with a simple inscription marks the grave of Charles Dickens in Westminster Abbey, London. Date: 1870

Poultry show at the Crystal Palace 1870
Poultry show at the Crystal Palace, at the same time as the cattle show was being held at Islington. There was above 1100 pens of fowls, besides turkeys, ducks, geese and pheasants

H. M.s Sultan, largest ironclad afloat 1870
Since the launch of H.M.S Sultan, seven months ago, she was fitted out and is quite ready for sea, carrying twelve heavy guns and her engines were of 1200-horse power. Date: 1870

Floating H. M.s Sultan out of dock 1870
Launch of H.M.S Sultan of Her Majestys ship Sultan, at Chatham Dockyard with crowds watching, most powerful ironclad afloat (at the time). Date: 1870

New Baptist Mission House, Castle-Street, Horborn 1870
New Mission House, Castle-Street, Horborn, London. Date: May 1870

St. Pancras new infirmary, Highgate 1870
St. Pancras Workhouse North Infirmary at Highgate, North London, was erected in 1868 - 1871. Designed by Messrs John Giles & Biven, Date: 1870

Thames Embankment Railway, construction 1870
Works on the Thames Embankment Railway, from Blackfriars Bridge. Date: 1870

New stations on the North London railway 1870
Page showing the newly erected stations on the North London railway. Date: 1870

Emigrants ship Ganges, departing for Canada 1870
Ganges, at Victoria Docks, London, about to depart for Canada. Date: 1870

Dreadnought Hospital ship at Greenwich 1870
In 1870 the patients were transferred ashore to the infirmary. which was renamed the Dreadnought Seamens Hospital. HMS Dreadnought herself remained in use as an isolation hospital until she was

New Workhouse, Upper Holloway, London 1870
Exterior of the intended building for erection of a workhouse, at Upper Holloway, for the parish of St. Mary, Islington, containing about seven acres and tree quarters of land. Date: 1870

Hauling home, wedding party in Ireland 1870
Hauling Home, generally refers to the old ceremony of escorting the bride and groom to the couples home after a wedding.. Date: 1870

Kennington-Lane to Stockwell and Clapham tramway 1870
Metropolitan tramways were more complete on the south side of the Thames, this horse-drawn tram was from Kennington-Lane with a junction to Stockwell and Clapham at Kennington Church

An Irish Fair 1870
Scene at an Irish fair, selling calves. Date: 1870

CRICKETER, PALAIRET
LIONEL PALAIRET CRICKETER - SOMERSET Date: 1870-1933

SUMMERLEA IRONWORKS
Coal wagons at night outside the blast furnaces at Summerlea Ironworks in Glasgow Date: circa 1870

OUT OF WORK SPORT DOGS 1870
Because of the war with Prussia, Paris filled with out-of-work sporting dogs. Date: 1870

THOMSONS ROAD STEAMER
Thomsons road steamer (traction engine) Enterprise hauling a train of coal wagons. Date: 1870

LONDON GASWORKERS 1870
Gasworks in Lambeth. Date: 1870

Bitten by rabid dog 1870
A hotel guest in Saratoga (California) is bitten by a rabid dog while dressing for dinner, but with great fortitude she cauterises the wound herself with a hot iron. Date: 1870

LAKE IN THE TATRAS
CZECHOSLOVAKIA / POLAND : Lake Czaristan, high among the peaks of the Tatra Mountains. Date: circa 1870

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