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Iron Forge. Washing mineral. Plate 5, section" Iron Forge. Washing mineral. Plate 5, section 1 for the article " Forges au art de fer" of the Encyclopedia
Tools and Carpenters making a bucket and a bellows" Tools and Carpenters making a bucket and a bellows. Plate 2 for the article " Boisselier" of the Encyclopedia
Workshop of weaver of stockings. Plate 1 for" Workshop of weaver of stockings. Plate 1 for the article " M鴩 er ࠦ aire des Bas" of the Encyclopedia
Sheltering on underground stations 1940During the blitz of the Second World War, Londoners made uses of the underground tube stations as air raid shelters, because they felt secure. Date: 1940
Preparing a giant plum pudding at Marylebone Workhouse, LondMembers of The United Cooks Society preparing a monster plum pudding for during the festive season at Marylebone Workhouse for the Lancashire operatives
The Great Aerial Navigator, or Atmospheric Machine! An article with a detailed diagram showing an aerial machine claimed to be capable of transportation to India and China in the space of five days
Mr Green on horseback with his balloonArticle and illustration, Ascension of Mr Green with his Balloon, on Horseback, on Tuesday from the Eagle Tavern, City Road, with an Account of his Descent at Beckenham in Kent. 1828
Britains first veteran car museumAn article in The Illustrated London News, reporting on Britains first veteran car museum, owned by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu
Really serious newsThree women are upset by a article in the newspaper reading, " owing to the scarcity of leather ladies high boots will not be worn this year"
A false Paris outside Paris: A city created to be bombed, 1920A page from the Illustrated London News, 1920, illustrating a sham Paris, created to trick German pilots flying at night into thinking they were bombing Paris during World War One
A page from the Sketch, 1898The small talk section of The Sketch, dated 16th March 1898, featuring a picture of William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) with his new Borchardt gun, and a gigantic bed, which, the article tells us
Page from the Illustrated London News, 1854A page from the Illustarted London News 1854, featuring the obituary of Captain Lewis Edward Nolan of the 15th Hussars, as well as an engraving of the charge of the chasseurs d Afrique
Santorini earthquake reportage, 1956The aftermath of the Santorini earthquake, as reported in the Illustrated London News on July 21st 1956. Photographs of ruined buildings, refugees and rubble feature, as well as a short article
The Girl of the PeriodA comment on a media debate over the dress & manners of The Girl of the Period sparked by a censorious article in the Saturday Review. Date: April 1868
Cover page of pamphlet, A Night in a WorkhouseThe cover page of A Night in a Workhouse -- an undercover expose of conditions in the casual ward of the Lambeth workhouse in London
War in the PacificPages from The Sphere, 20th December 1941, with an article and accompanying photographs and illustrations about the loss of the British battleship Prince of Wales and the battlecruiser Repulse
The Green Man in Church ArchitectureOpening page of an article by Julia Hamilton Somerset, Lady Raglan, on The " Green Man" in Church Architecture where she coined the term green man to describe the foliate heads in medieval
The art of Bartitsu - weapon in a crowdTwo photographs illustrating How to use a walking-stick as a weapon in a crowd from Self-Defence with a Walking-Stick, an article by Edward William Barton-Wright (1860 - 1951)
The art of Bartitsu - taller manA sequence of two photographs illustrating A very serviceable way to disable a taller man than yourself when opposed to him under unequal conditions from Self-Defence with a Walking-Stick an article
Angus-Sanderson productionArticle in the Illustrated London News, 24th January 1920, on The Combination of Excellence and Economy in Car Production with reference to the Angus-Sanderson car manufactured at the factory at
Reading With Understanding; Or, A Leg-ible Article, by BevanA reproduction in colour photograuvre from the picture by Bevan Petman. The illustration shows a lady reading The Sketch whilst dangling her legs over the side of an armchair
Article on PantechniconA page from the Illustrated London News with an article on the burning of the Belgrave Pantechnicon, a fire that destroyed most of the building
Pantechnicon Fire ReportPage of The Graphic featuring an article on the burning of the Pantechnicon in Belgravia, a fire that destroyed most of the building complex
The Tower of London, 1848Engraved decorative title, published in the Illustrated London News, for an article on the Tower of London, 1848. This image shows the view of the Tower of the south bank of the River Thames
Mavers Picnic Furnace AdAdvertisement for Mavers Picnic Furnace. The handiest, safest & most useful article yet invented for Picnic Parties. Date: June 1931
The Harbour at Hamburg, 1892Aerial view of the harbour at Hamburg, with a large number of ships along the quayside, 1892. At that time cholera had broken out in Hamburg, meaning that shipping was unable to proceed normally
A Family of Jewish Immigrants, London, 1904Engraving showing a family of Jewish immigrants, a grandmother, mother and three children in the East End of London, 1904
Immigrants making cigarettes in their lodgings, London, 1904Engraving showing three young women immigrants, sitting around a table rolling cigarettes, London, 1904. This engraving was part of an article in the Illustrated London News entitled The Alien in
Lunch in a Jewish shelter, London, 1904Engraving showing a group of men, seated on benches around a table having soup for lunch, at the Jewish shelter in the East End of London, 1904
A Spreewald nurse in Germany in full costume taken from an article describing nurses from different countries
Immigrant arriving at the Jewish Shelter, London, 1904Engraving showing the Principal of the Jewish shelter, in the East End of London, talking to a newly arrived immigrant, 1904
Immigrant Bootmakers at Work, London, 1904Engraving showing young male immigrants hard at work making shoes; stitching, sewing and hammering at a work table, London, 1904
Sellers at the Petticoat Lane Market, London, 1904Engraving showing some of the sellers at the Petticoat Lane market; an old lady selling herbs and vegetables and a man and his son selling offcuts, London, 1904
An Immigrant arriving in London, 1904Engraving showing a Jewish immigrant with his pack on his back, being greeted by a loved one, while an officer from the Jewish shelter looks on, London, 1904
A Black Forest Nurse of Germany in full costume. From an article in the Sphere showing nurses from all countries
Aliens in England: The Immigrant Problem, 1904Illustrated title for an Illustrated London News article entitled Aliens in England: The Immigrant Problem, 1904. The image shows immigrants coming ashore off a boat in London
Immigrants arriving at the Jewish Shelter, London, 1904Engraving showing a group of immigrants, some families with small children, arriving at the Jewish night shelter in Leman Street, the East End of London, 1904
Childrens nurse in LondonA childrens nurse walking through a London park, taken from an article describing nurses from different countries
Immigrants in the East End of London, 1904Engraving showing a number of immigrants seen in the East End of London, 1904. A woman is shown wrapped in a shawl, with the men wearing peaked caps and other traditional hats
The Strawberry Trade - pottlingEngraving by Ebenezer Landells showing a rural scene with women pottling strawberries. Pottles were small, basket-like containers which would be carried in great quantities by women from Middlesex
The PhrenologistAn illustration of a phrenologist examining his patients skull; taken from an article disputing the validity of the science
The public in a divorce courtIllustration by Steven Spurrier showing young women in the public gallery of a divorce court. The image accompanied an article in the ILN suggesting that divorce courts should be private
French Girls RhetoricYoung French women studying rhetoric at school
Houdinis Grave Message" HOUDINIs MESSAGE FROM THE GRAVE" Title of an article which appeared in Fate Magazine
Nuclear / Threat / PromiseAn article in this popular magazine questions whether nuclear power is a threat or holds promise?
Sheffield Uni LibraryStudents in the Frank Wood Library at the University of Sheffield reading books and articles Date: 1950s
