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Charles Frohman and David Belasco present a new play entitled, The first born by Francis Powers. Date c1897. c.1897
Stamp out syphilis Every baby is entitled to be born healthy : Blood test & examination should be made before marriage by your doctor or Bureau of Social Hygiene Clinic, 51 Stuyvesant Place
Young boys quench their thirst at a water tapThis illustration entitled Thirsty little souls shows one of the places at which London water carts were filled. Here three young boys from very poor backgrounds quench their thirst drop by drop
Charge of the Light Brigade, Battle of Balaklava, 1854Dramatic process-litho of the charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaklava, Crimean War focusing on the horses, made 20 years after the event
Measuring a childs height. Artist: Helen Jackson. Genre image entitled As High as Ones Heart Date: circa 1910
The Charleys in GriefEngraving of an 1829 cartoon entitled The Charleys in Grief, or the Funeral of the City Watch Boxes. Londons traditional watchmen (or Charleys)
LIFE IN THE ARMY SIMKINThe cover of Simkins book on all aspects of the army, its troops, actions and tactics entitled Life in the Army. Date: circa 1880
Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, A Bird of PreyA Bird of Prey. A villainous looking man with hands in pockets, walking the streets of London casts the shadow of a vulture upon the wall behind him
The Spirit of Flight - 2This watercolour image from H. Seabright is entitled The Joys of Air and Water. It shows a motor-launch picking up an air-pilot from a seaplane
The Spirit of Flight - 1This watercolour image from H. Seabright is entitled The Private Owners Joy - away into the air
Electric Shock Machine, on Derby Day, 1860Engraving, originally entitled Two Shocks a Penny, showing an electric shock machine which was part of the entertainments at Epsom Racecourse, on Derby Day 1860
Cattle in London, 1877Engraving showing a herd of cattle passing through the streets of the city of London, 1877. These animals were probably being driven towards the citys meat and livestock market, Smithfield
Cause and Effect, London, 1908Sketched cartoon, entitled Cause and Effect, showing a street scene in London, 1908. After dropping the end of his cigar, a dapper gentleman receives a blow to his head from a sandwich man bending
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
Sunday Afternoon in a Picture Gallery, 1879Engraving showing a group of Victorian Britons admiring the paintings in an art gallery, 1879. This image was originally entitled Sunday Afternoon in a Picture Gallery and was drawn from life
A casual worker shovelling stones from his cellThis intriguing image entitled, The sieve in the wall: in the casual ward, shows a casual, or a man who receives temporary relief in a workhouse that is not his own parish shovelling stones he has
Viewing Paintings at the Royal Academy, London, 1887Engraving showing two Victorian ladies showing their paintings to a Royal Academician at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1887. This image was originally entitled Seeking the opinion of an expert
Poor children on Westminster BridgeThis illustration entitled Left Behind shows poor children on Westminster Bridge watching a steamboat taking their companions for a days outing. It was drawn from life by Paul Renouard
A poor seamstress on Christmas morningThis illustration entitled The poor seamstress on Christmas morning shows a lonely but prayerful young woman and a respectful sympathy for the poor
Sailor tying a ladies shoe, Thames Embankment, 1893Engraving showing a British sailor bending to tie a Victorian ladys shoelace, on the Thames Embankment, London, 1893. This image, by Davidson Knowles, was originally entitled A Sailors Knot
Traffic on the London to Epsom Road, 1889Engraving showing the scene on the London to Epsom road as Joe Muggins donkey carriage halts the progress of the four horse carriage behind, 1889. This image was originally entitled On the Road
Sling Back Fairy WedgeIn a feature entitled Best Foot Forward we are introduced to the Fairy Wedge, open toe, sling back shoe, just the thing for summer days
Receiving the CheckEntitled " We Have Met With A Slight Check in one Quarter" a man displays shock on receiving the bill after dinner with a rather glamorous companion
We are Making ProgressEntitled, " We Are Making Decided Progress-", a young man flirts with his dinner companion as he lights her cigarette. He might be in there. 1 of 2 images
Crowd in the City of London, 1871Engraving showing a crowd of men and boys in one of the walkways of the City of London, 1871. This image was originally entitled Any Change in the Bank Rate
The Railway Girl by Fred TaylorA woman working as a railway porter during World War I, part of a series painted by Taylor for The Bystander entitled, " Carrying On" showing women adopting a variety of traditionally male
Little Girl Playing with her Dolls, 1888Illustration showing a little girl nursing her collection of dolls. This image was originally entitled Dear, dear; what it is to be a mother of a family
Little Girl playing with her doll, 1888Illustration showing a little Victorian girl playing with her baby doll. This image was originally entitled Just the image of his dear pa
Old Sailor making a Model Boat, 1883Engraving showing an old Victorian sailor or fisherman making a model sailing yacht. This image was originally entitled For the boy
Captain of an Emigrant Ship relaxing in his cabin, 1884Engraving showing the Captain of an emigrant ship in his cabin, relaxing with a book, 1884. This image was originally entitled Off Duty
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
Getting Ready for a Formal Evening, 1928Illustration showing a fashionable young woman getting ready, with the help of her maid, for a formal evening event as her more mature escort waits patiently on a sofa
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
Koko hair adAdvertisement for Koko hair tonic entitled, Dont go bald - use Koko for the Hair showing an illustration (taken from a life photograph) of a womans lustrous and abundant head of hair
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 Fruit-Woman of CairoEngraving made from a painting by F. Goodall, entitled A Fruit-Woman of Cairo, exhibited at the New British Institution, 1875. Date: 1875
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
Sir Wilfred Laurier looking at emigrants on the Empress ofIllustration showing the Canadian Prime Minister, Sir Wilfred Laurier, and his wife looking at the new immigrants on board RMS Empress of Britain, as they cross the Atlantic to Canada, 1907
Emigrants enjoying fine weather on the deck of their ship, 1Engraving showing emigrant passengers on deck amusing themselves; smoking, reading and looking at the ocean as they travel to Australia, 1887
Fisherman and Family looking out to seaEngraving, originally entitled An anxious moment, showing a small family and a fisherman standing on a quay looking out to sea
On the Ponte della Paglia: Going to the CouncilEngraving from a painting by H.Wallis, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1876, entitled On the Ponte della Paglia: Going to the Council
Passengers on a Trans-Atlantic Steamship, 1888Portrait caricatures of three passengers on the trans-Atlantic steamship, Moselle, originally entitled Our Foreign Contingent
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