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Princess Marie LouisePRINCESS MARIE-LOUISE Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig Holstein, younger daughter of Princess Helena and Prince Christian, granddaughter of Victoria. Date: 1872 - 1956
Ashford Schools, SurreyLocated on Woodthorpe Road, at Ashford, near Staines, Surrey, and opened in 1872 as the West London District School, it provided accommodation away from the workhouse for pauper children from
Music cover for Godfreys Chilperic QuadrilleMusic cover for Charles Godfreys Chilperic Quadrille, based on airs from Herves popular opera buffa (or operetta) Chilperic
Music cover for La Fille de Madame Angot Valse, a waltz made popular by the comic opera by Charles Lecocq (1832-1918), La Fille de Madame Angot, first performed in 1872
South AfricaPanorama of the Diamond Fields, Vaal River, South Africa
Solar Protuberances - Solar FlaresSolar protuberances observed at Palermo, Sicily, by P. Taschini 8th July 1872
Hay Harvesting, National Childrens Home, Edgworth, LancsBoys harvesting hay at the National Childrens Home, Edgworth, near Bolton, Lancashire. They carry pitchforks and a horse-drawn wagon is fully loaded
Childrens Home on the Moor, Edgworth, LancashireThe Childrens Home on the Moor at Edgworth near Bolton, Lancashire, was founded in 1872 by the Methodist minister Thomas Bowman Stephenson
A secret is sharedA woman whispers something into the ear of a humbly dressed servant who carries a bible. The painting is entitled Peine Perdue, meaning a waste of time
A monkey in costumeA woman holds a mirror to a monkeys face, clearly pleased with how the make-over has gone. The creature, wearing a tricorne hat and military jacket, seems slightly less impressed by it all
A dogs educationThree young girls train a small white dog who sits obediently on the table in front of them. One of the girls takes the dogs paw and orders him to be quiet by holding her finger against her lips
Union Workhouse Infirmary, East Preston, SussexThe infirmary at the East Preston Union workhouse, Sussex. The workhouse was rebuilt in 1872-3 with the new infirmary and nurses home added in 1906
Shooting a bearThe Emperor of Russia encounters a rather large, fearsome-looking bear whilst out in the woods
Playing boules in ParisA group of men, many in top hats, gather round to watch those playing boules on the Boulevard d Enfer in Paris
Captain Murray Sueter / StampSIR MURRAY FRASER SUETER, CB, MP (1872 - 1960) Royal Naval officer and noted naval aviation pioneer
Guildhall LibraryThe City Corporation Library, newly opened in the Guildhall
Modern Athenians plate 33 - EdinburghMr Patrick Shaw (1796-1872) lawyer and monoped, passing Hercules Robertson (Lord Benholme) (1796-1874) lawyer and Sheriff of Renfrewshire, on the streets of Edinburgh
Princess Alix of Hesse-Darmstadt and the Grand Duke NicholasPrincess Alix of Hesse-Darmstadt, later Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918) with the Tsesarevich of Russia, later Tsar Nicholas II
Prince Leopold, 1872Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1855-1884) photographed in 1872. Leopold was the fourth son and eighth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Prince Leopolds engagementPrince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1855-1884) and his future wife, Princess Helen of Waldeck-Pyrmont in 1881. The fourth son and eight child of Queen Victoria
Good FridayFront cover engraving from The Illustrated London News showing a well-dressed young girl carrying a bag of Hot Cross buns gives one to two impoverished children
Trapping Whelks on the Shores of the Caspian Sea by W. HeathThe first illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) to appear in The Sketch on March 21st 1906. Part of a humorous series called, The Gentle Art of Catching Things
Cathedral FirePart of the cathedral is destroyed by fire
Sunday at the Foundling HospitalThis is a scene on sunday at the Foundling Hospital where orphans are sitting down to a meal on long tables and being served by young women in aprons and caps
The Opening of the Bethnal Green Museum, 1872Engraving showing a view of the official opening of the Bethnal Green Museum, London, as presided over by the Prince of Wales in 1872
A poor young London street ArabIllustration entitled A London Street Arab The Bete Noir of School Boards. This is a portrait of a poor boy in ragged clothes
The Prince of Wales arriving at the Bethnal Green Museum, 18Engraving showing the horse-drawn carriage carrying the Prince of Wales arriving at the Bethnal Green Museum, London, in 1872. The Prince of Wales was there to officially open the building
The East London Childrens HospitalThis is a crowded scene from the East London Hospital for Children and Dispensary for Women, situated at Ratcliff Cross near Stepney railway station
Visitors to the National Gallery, London, 1872Engraving showing a number of visitors viewing the paintings of the National Gallery, London, during the summer holidays of 1872
Spring in Covent Garden Market, LondonBuyers and sellers at one of the flower and plant markets in Covent Garden, London
The New Flower Market, Covent Garden, London, 1872Engraving showing the interior of the new flower market in Covent Garden, London, which was still being built in 1872
Brighton AquariumdThe entrance court of the Aquarium at Brighton, Sussex
Boating on the River Thames, 1872Engraving showing a group of Victorian holidaymakers passing through one of the locks on the River Thames, in a large rowing boat and a canoe, 1872
Horse Guard on Sentry Duty, London, 1872Engraving showing a soldier of the Horse Guards on sentry duty in Whitehall, London, 1872. A crowd of spectators, including a girl selling flowers and two children in a pram
A November Fog in London, 1872Engraving showing a street scene during a foggy day in London, November 1872. Several people are shown carrying burning torches to light their way
Yeomen of the Guard searching the Vaults of the Houses of PaEngraving showing Yeomen of the Guard, members of the Royal Bodyguard, searching the vaults of the Houses of Parliament prior to the opening of the Parliamentry session in January 1872
G Craig as ArviragusGORDON CRAIG Actor and stage designer in the roll of Arviragus in Shakespeares Cymbeline
Passion Music Service at Westminster Abbey, London, 1872Engraving showing the interior of Westminster Abbey during the Passion Music Service of Easter 1872
Holiday-makers on Hampstead Heath, London, 1872Engraving showing the large crowds on Hampstead Heath during May holidays, 1872. A number of attractions, including an ice cream stall and a coconut shy, are shown drawing large crowds
Sir John Bowring (1792-1872)Engraved portrait of Sir John Bowring (1792-1872), the English diplomat, linguist and politician
Drinking Fountain outside Bow Station, London, 1872Engraving showing the opening of a drinking fountain outside Bow Station by the Lord Mayor of London, 1872. This monumental fountain was dedicated to Messrs
Iceland DettifossThe fall of Dettifoss
France / AlbiThe cathedral at Albi (spelt Alby at this time)
Tercentenary - 1The Netherlands celebrate three hundred years of independence : the scene at the gate of Brielle
Tercentenary - 2Despite the rain, the citizens of Amsterdam are determined to celebrate three hundred years of independence : the scene at the Dam
Riders in Yellowstone Park, 1888Engraving showing a pair of cowboys on horseback, riding through a burnt forest, Yellowstone Park, USA, 1888. In March 1872 President Grant made Yellowstone a National Park
Folding Ballots in a New York Politicians House, 1872Engraving showing a drawing room in a New York politicians house with a group of young ladies helping to fold ballot papers for the 1872 Presidential election
The Carnival in Rome, 1872Engraving showing a number of revellers from Romes Carnival, in fancy dress, dancing around a priest, 1872. The priest appears somewhat alarmed to be surrounded by a donkey, a cockerel, a dog
