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1872 Collection (page 15)

Background image1872 Collection: Sir John Bowring (1792-1872)

Sir John Bowring (1792-1872)
Engraved portrait of Sir John Bowring (1792-1872), the English diplomat, linguist and politician

Background image1872 Collection: Drinking Fountain outside Bow Station, London, 1872

Drinking Fountain outside Bow Station, London, 1872
Engraving showing the opening of a drinking fountain outside Bow Station by the Lord Mayor of London, 1872. This monumental fountain was dedicated to Messrs

Background image1872 Collection: Iceland Dettifoss

Iceland Dettifoss
The fall of Dettifoss

Background image1872 Collection: France / Albi

France / Albi
The cathedral at Albi (spelt Alby at this time)

Background image1872 Collection: Tercentenary - 1

Tercentenary - 1
The Netherlands celebrate three hundred years of independence : the scene at the gate of Brielle

Background image1872 Collection: Tercentenary - 2

Tercentenary - 2
Despite the rain, the citizens of Amsterdam are determined to celebrate three hundred years of independence : the scene at the Dam

Background image1872 Collection: Riders in Yellowstone Park, 1888

Riders in Yellowstone Park, 1888
Engraving 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

Background image1872 Collection: Folding Ballots in a New York Politicians House, 1872

Folding Ballots in a New York Politicians House, 1872
Engraving 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

Background image1872 Collection: The Carnival in Rome, 1872

The Carnival in Rome, 1872
Engraving 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

Background image1872 Collection: Golden Gate Road and Imperial Rock, Yellowstone Park, 1888

Golden Gate Road and Imperial Rock, Yellowstone Park, 1888
Engraving showing the mountainous landscape of Golden Gate Road and Imperial Rock, Yellowstone Park, USA, 1888. In March 1872 President Grant made Yellowstone a National Park

Background image1872 Collection: The Cape of Pillars, Crown Prince Rudolf Land, 1875

The Cape of Pillars, Crown Prince Rudolf Land, 1875
Engraving showing the Cape of Pillars, on the coast of Crown Prince Rudolf Land, as seen by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition of 1872-1874

Background image1872 Collection: Christmas post

Christmas post
Front cover engraving from the Graphic showing a postman arriving at a house in the country

Background image1872 Collection: American Indians. Salmon eaters of British Columbia

American Indians. Salmon eaters of British Columbia
American Indians cooking or drying salmon on a wooden frame over a camp fire

Background image1872 Collection: Mammoth Hot Springs, Gardiner River, Yellowstone, 1874

Mammoth Hot Springs, Gardiner River, Yellowstone, 1874
Engraving of the spectacular landscape of volcanic rocks and springs at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, with some tiny tourists in the foreground to emphasize the scale, 1874

Background image1872 Collection: Mammoth Hot Springs, Gardiners River, Yellowstone, 1874

Mammoth Hot Springs, Gardiners River, Yellowstone, 1874
Engraving, made from a photograph taken by Mr Serjeant Sleigh, of the Mammoth Hot Springs, Gardiners River, Yellowstone, 1874

Background image1872 Collection: Female Passengers on the deck of the emigrant ship, Indus

Female Passengers on the deck of the emigrant ship, Indus
Engraving showing the well-dressed female passengers, in bustles and shawls, of the emigrant ship Indus, 1872. This image shows the women taking exercise on deck of the ship during the long passage

Background image1872 Collection: Belgian soldiers working a Hotchkiss machine-gun

Belgian soldiers working a Hotchkiss machine-gun
Photograph showing two Belgian soldiers working a Hotchkiss machine-gun. The revolving barrel Hotchkiss machine-gun was invented by the American

Background image1872 Collection: City Hall and Law Courts, San Francisco, California, 1872

City Hall and Law Courts, San Francisco, California, 1872
Engraving showing an aerial view of the then-new City Hall and Law Courts of San Francisco, 1872

Background image1872 Collection: John Bonham-Carter MP, 1872

John Bonham-Carter MP, 1872
Portrait of John Bonham-Carter MP, then Chairman of Committees of the House of Commons, pictured in 1872

Background image1872 Collection: Deck of a Mail Steamer in the Red Sea, 1872

Deck of a Mail Steamer in the Red Sea, 1872
Engraving showing the forecastle of a mail steamer at night, in the Red Sea, 1872. The oppressive heat of the area has driven some of the crew and passengers to sleep on the front deck of the ship

Background image1872 Collection: American Indians. Native Canoe on the coast of British Colum

American Indians. Native Canoe on the coast of British Colum
Fierce looking Indians, men, women and children, paddling canoe with a schooner in the background

Background image1872 Collection: Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, Yellowstone Park, 1888

Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, Yellowstone Park, 1888
Engraving showing a group of characters standing in the hall of the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, Yellowstone Park, USA, 1888. The visage of the visitors hints a number of different nationalities

Background image1872 Collection: New Zealand Wanganui

New Zealand Wanganui
General view on the Wanganui River, about 3 km from the sea

Background image1872 Collection: Fire-Hole Basin, Yellowstone Park, 1888

Fire-Hole Basin, Yellowstone Park, 1888
Engraving showing the log cabins of Henderson and Klamers Hotel, Fire-Hole Basin, Yellowstone Park, USA, 1888. In March 1872 President Grant made Yellowstone a National Park

Background image1872 Collection: Hells Half Acre, Yellowstone Park, 1888

Hells Half Acre, Yellowstone Park, 1888
Engraving showing Hells Half Acre viewed from the North, Yellowstone Park, USA, 1888. A large amount of steam can be seen issuing from the hot springs that characterise this part of Yellowstone Park

Background image1872 Collection: Crew members of the emigrant ship, Indus, 1872

Crew members of the emigrant ship, Indus, 1872
Engraved portraits of some of the ships crew: a black cook and other weathered faces

Background image1872 Collection: A Member of H. M. Stanleys expedition threatening a baggage

A Member of H. M. Stanleys expedition threatening a baggage
Engraving showing a member of Sir Henry Morton Stanleys expedition to find Dr. David Livingstone threatening a baggage porter, Central Africa, 1871

Background image1872 Collection: The Bachelors accomodation on the emigrant ship, Indus, 1

The Bachelors accomodation on the emigrant ship, Indus, 1
Engraving showing the quarters occupied by single men on the emigrant ship Indus, 1872. The men are shown playing music to pass the time on the long voyage from Britain to Australia

Background image1872 Collection: Upper Fire-Hole, Yellowstone National Park, 1874

Upper Fire-Hole, Yellowstone National Park, 1874
Engraving showing the Upper Fire-Hole, viewed from the direction of the Old Faithful geyser, Yellowstone National Park, 1874

Background image1872 Collection: H. M. Stanleys Expedition crossing the Makata Swamp, Central

H. M. Stanleys Expedition crossing the Makata Swamp, Central
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanleys expedition crossing the Makata swamp in Central Africa, 1871. In October 1869

Background image1872 Collection: Live Provisions on the deck of the emigrant ship, Indus

Live Provisions on the deck of the emigrant ship, Indus
Engraving showing some of the crew of the emigrant ship Indus, forcing sheep and pigs to take up residence in their pens, 1872

Background image1872 Collection: Gibbon Canyon, Yellowstone Park, 1888

Gibbon Canyon, Yellowstone Park, 1888
Engraving showing a wagon fording the river in Gibbon Canyon, Yellowstone Park, USA, 1888. In March 1872 President Grant made Yellowstone a National Park

Background image1872 Collection: Between decks on an Emigrant Ship, Atlantic Ocean, 1872

Between decks on an Emigrant Ship, Atlantic Ocean, 1872
Engraving showing the chaotic and crowded scene below decks, as steerage passengers on an emigrant ship are given soup from steaming cauldrons, Atlantic Ocean, 1872

Background image1872 Collection: Spectators at the Eton vs. Harrow Cricket Match, 1872

Spectators at the Eton vs. Harrow Cricket Match, 1872
Engraving showing the scene as an Harrow cricketer retrieves the ball from the spectators area, at the Eton vs. Harrow cricket match of 1872

Background image1872 Collection: England vs. Scotland Rugby Football Match, London, 1872

England vs. Scotland Rugby Football Match, London, 1872
Engraving of the Rugby Football match between England and Scotland, held at the Kennington Oval, London, 5th February 1872

Background image1872 Collection: C. B. Fry, 1902

C. B. Fry, 1902
Photograph of Charles Burgess Fry (1872-1956), the English all-round sportsman, pictured in his Southampton Football Club kit in 1902

Background image1872 Collection: K. S. Ranjitsinhji (1872-1933)

K. S. Ranjitsinhji (1872-1933)
Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji, the famous Indian-born cricketer, who played for England, Sussex and the MCC between 1893 and 1920

Background image1872 Collection: USA Potomac River

USA Potomac River
The Potomac, from Maryland Heights - the river flows through West Virginia and Maryland

Background image1872 Collection: USA Mt Washington

USA Mt Washington
Mount Washington, New Hampshire, seen from the Conway road

Background image1872 Collection: USA Sierra Madre

USA Sierra Madre
This is Sierra Madre in the Rockies, not the location of John Hustons film which was set in Mexico

Background image1872 Collection: USA Newport Ri

USA Newport Ri

Background image1872 Collection: USA Catskills

USA Catskills
Sightseers standing beneath a waterfall in the Catskill Mountains, part of the Appalachians, in New York state, then as now a popular tourist destination

Background image1872 Collection: USA Providence Ri

USA Providence Ri
The harbour, viewed from the southern suburbs

Background image1872 Collection: Spain El Escorial

Spain El Escorial
Bird s-eye view of the palace of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, built by Felipe II from 1563 to 1584

Background image1872 Collection: Spain Segovia

Spain Segovia
General view, with the amphitheatre in the foreground

Background image1872 Collection: Italy Aqueduct

Italy Aqueduct
Archeologists discover a species of aqueduct beneath the church of saint Priscilla, Rome

Background image1872 Collection: Dr. Joseph Herman Hertz (1872-1946)

Dr. Joseph Herman Hertz (1872-1946)
Photograph of Dr. Joseph Herman Hertz, the British Zionist leader and writer, taken in 1913, when he had just become the new Chief Rabbi of the British Empire

Background image1872 Collection: Princess Feodora

Princess Feodora
PRINCESS FEODORA OF HOHENLOHE LANGENBURG (1807-1872), daughter of the Duchess of Kent and Karl, Duke of Leiningen. Half-sister to Queen Victoria



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