Abandoned Collection (page 7)

Lost Child / Policeman
A little lost girl sits in the police station. She looks very small sitting on the bench which is used to holding criminal types

Lost Property Office 2 / 2
An employee of the New Scotland Yard Lost Property Office examines a childs toy wooden horse amid the myriad abandoned and forgotten items, from suitcases to a pair of antlers

Child Left at Convent
An inconvenient child is left at a convent door

Doll in the Snow
Three birds don t know what to make of this doll which is lying in the snow, abandoned or mislaid by its owner

Prince of Wales visiting the Great Eastern steam-ship
Engraving showing the Edward, Prince of Wales, visiting Isambard Kingdom Brunels Great Eastern steam-ship in 1865, prior to its voyage to lay the transatlantic cable

Game of chess by telegraph
A game of chess played between London and Portsmouth, through the electric telegraph of the South Western Railway on April 10th, 1845. Suggested by Mr

Testing the recovered Atlantic telegraph cable
Group of engineers testing the recovered 1865 Atlantic cable. The first attempt at laying a transatlantic cable had been in 1858

Genevieve Saved by Deer
Genevieve de Brabant, heroine of a popular French legend, is saved by a deer when she is abandoned in the forest

Abandoning Child, Paris
A working-class couple, unable to support their child, leave it at the Hospice des Enfants- Trouves (Hospice of found infants), Paris

Italians Enter Verona
The Italians enter Verona, now abandoned by the Austrians : the populace welcome their liberators with enthusiasm

Peschiera Abandoned
The Austrian forces abandon Peschiera to the Piedmontese. Date: circa August 1860

Adoption Society Babies
Two National Adoption Society babies being held by a nurse. Another woman, possibly a prospective adoptive mother, holds one of the babys hands

Perseus & Danae
The baby Perseus and his mother Danae are abandoned at sea by her father, Acrisus because of a prediction that Acrisus would be murdered by his own grandchild

Anglo-Dutch War 1666
The four-day battle: the Royal Prince abandoned

Child abandoned in the woods
A child abandoned in the woods -- it looks like a baby, rather than Hansel and Gretel

Moses Found
The child Moses is found floating, abandoned by his mother, on the waters of the Nile, by Pharaohs daughter

Silchester / Roman Town
An interesting picture, placing a reconstruction of 6 Roman soldiers before the surviving walls of Silchester, (Calleva Atrebatum) completely abandoned in the 5th century

Ballroom Dance / Forgotten
Though he has reserved this waltz on her dance card, he has not come to claim her - has he forgotten her ? is he drunk ? is he playing poker ? or has he found another ?

Poor Girl Finds Doll
A poor girl finds an old doll abandoned in the street

Anne D autriche
ANNE D AUTRICHE, queen of Louis XIII - she is depicted presenting her diadem to raise money for abandoned children

Lions Stop Rail Work
LIONS AND LINES : During the construction of the Uganda Railway, lions attack the camps to such an extent that at one time work has to be abandoned

WELLMANs AMERICA - 2
Newspaperman Walter Wellman designs America to cross the Atlantic, but the project has to be abandoned after 100 miles due to bad weather, the crew are rescued by a steamer

WELLMANs AMERICA - 1
Newspaperman Walter Wellman designs America to cross the Atlantic, but the project has to be abandoned after 100 miles due to bad weather, the crew are rescued by a steamer

Selkirk Abandoned
ALEXANDER SELKIRK is marooned on Juan Fernandez by the Cinque Ports galley, and remains there for 4 years and 4 months till rescued 12 February 1709 by the Duke

Shocking Frock 1928
An example of the sort of clothing and type of dancing that seemed so shocking to the older generation

Panama Canal Plan 1881
A birds eye view of the canal as planned by the French, whose project will have to be abandoned, and completed by the Americans

French Missionaries
French missionaries in China take care of neglected and abandoned children

Babes in Wood (Caldecott
The two abandoned youngsters wander in the wood

Cobham Hall, Kent 1843
Cobham Hall near Chatham in Kent. A goup of daytrippers recline or walk within the grounds. A watercolour artist has abandoned his stool & paint box

London Floods 1947
A No 10 London bus, which had been on its way to Woodbridge before it was abandoned in a suburban street during the 1947 floods

Blackbird Eggs in Nest
Blackbirds eggs in a nest. Care should be taken not to disturb the nest or touch the eggs, or they may be abandoned

Tea Party / Greenaway
Thin faced little girls in mob caps partake of cake & tea seated on rush chairs. A racquet & shuttlecock have momentarily been abandoned for the sake of refreshment

Baby Abandoned / 1860
A mother abandoning her child at a convent baby wheel

Dishing up Pudding
A girl, seated in an armchair and with her feet on a footstool, dishes up some pudding to her little sister. Their doll has been abandoned in favour of sweet things

Shells Abandoned / Cambrai
A British soldier inspects a large haul of shells abandoned by the Germans near Cambrai during the offensive of 1917. Roofless houses provide a poignant backdrop

BABY ABANDONED IN TOUR
The " tour" in which parents could place infants they wished to abandon. When the bell was pulled the sisters would revolve the tour 180 degrees and collect the baby

Maximilian Abandoned
Maximilian, who became Emperor of Mexico when the French had partially subdued the country, is abandoned by Napoleon III who orders his troops back to France

Mary Celeste /
The cabin of the abandoned vessel as it was allegedly found by the boarding party from the Dei Gratia

Stagecoach Inn
An inn at midnight - the company tired and retired

SHIPS / MARY CELESTE
Brigantine built in Nova Scotia in 1861; found abandoned by the Dei Gratia in December 1872

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