Gold Collection (#84)

The Witwatersrand gold fields
Aerial view of the Witwatersrand, the richest gold fields in South Africa. Photographs were taken by Captain Spelterini from his air balloon

Australia Farm Country
Farming country in the gold district

California. San Francisco and Sacramento. San Francisco, gen
The City of San Francisco was in the grip of gold fever in the 1850s and was growing in population by the day, as many as 2, 000 immigrants were arriving by sea each day

America. Photographs of California. Gold washing on the Yuba
Water was indispensible in the gold mining process and the water from the River Yuba was dammed and piped to wash away the sand and quartz from the gold particles

Victoria, Vancouver Island, c. 1863
A street in Victoria, Vancouver Island. The scene of a gold rush in the 1860s and home to many native American Indians

Issuing licenses to dig for gold
Commissioner issuing licenses to dig for gold on the banks of the Turon river, Australia

Harold Macmillan in a Gold Mine, 1960
Photograph showing (Maurice) Harold Macmillan (1890-1986) (centre, in white helmet), then British Prime Minister, taking a tour of a South African gold mine, 28th January 1960. Date: 1960

The Second Mexican indemnity on its way to Vera Cruz, 1846
Engraving showing a party of men on mules, carrying the gold of the second indemnity from the Mexican Government to the United States Government, ont their way to Vera Cruz, 1846

Dry digging, Turon gold fields, Australia
Dry digging on the Turon, a sketch from the Turon gold fields, New South Wales. This proved to have the richest finds on the river yielding approximately 400 ounces

Amreica. Photographs from America. Sicard, on the Yuba
The town of Sicard was set up on the banks of the Yuba by an old provencal sailor called Sicard, one of the first successful gold miners in the region

Kanaha Bay, the Californian gold district. A sketch of the tributary of the Sacramento river where gold was first found in 1852

Winter in the Californian Mountains, 1853
Engraving showing two gold-miners returning to their hut with provisions, during the particularly harsh winter of 1852-3. Over 20 feet of snow fell on the mountains of California

Bonanza Hotel, on the south of the Klondike River, Alaska
The Bonanza Hotel, one of the most popular hotels for gold diggers on the trail to Dawson, Alaska. Dawson was a town that rose over night during the gold fever of 1896-1897

Gold diggers at rest
Gold diggers resting in the evening at Mount Alexander, Australia

Ladies visiting the Transvaal gold mines
A ladies visit to the Transvaal gold mines in South Africa showing a cage to transport workers down to the mines

The Racehorse Beeswing, 1842
Engraving of the racehorse, Beeswing, winner of 54 races and 24 Gold Cups between 1835 and 1842, owned William Ord MP

British Financial Crisis
France agrees to help with Britain financial crisis, but on her own terms. Britain was forced to abandon the Gold Standard in 1931

Isabela De Bourbon / Spain
ISABELA DE BOURBON Daughter of HENRI IV, wife of FELIPE IV, King of Spain

St Matthew / Evang / Butler
SAINT MATTHEW The Evangelist, writing his gospel with inspiration from an angel

Montholon / Bompled
CHARLES-TRISTAN COMTE DE MONTHOLON French soldier and Napoleons executor Date: 1783 - 1853

Midas and Silenus
For services rendered, he is offered a wish by Silenus : he foolishly asks that anything he may touch shall be turned to gold... in the end he begs Silenus to withdraw his gift

Marmont / Auguste / Bombled
Auguste-Frederic-Louis Viesse De Marmont French Soldier

Franz Ii / Hre / Austria Viv
FRANZ II Last Holy Roman Emperor; also Emperor of Austria as Franz I

Mcneill / John Carstairs
Sir John Carstairs McNeill Military

Eyre Hussey, Winner of the Champions Gold Medal, 1899
Photograph of Mr. Eyre Hussey, the winner of the Champions Gold Medal and the Spedding Memorial Challenge Cup at the Grand National Archery Meeting, Preston Park, 1899

HORSE FLYING DUTCHMAN
Thoroughbred racehorse Flying Dutchman who won the Derby, the St Leger and the Gold Cup at Ascot, amongst other races

RACEHORSE FISHERMAN
Thoroughbred racehorse Fisherman who won the Ascot Gold Cup in 1858 and 1859 amongst other races

HORSE BEESWING
The champion racehorse Beeswing (1833 - 1854) whose most notable victory was the Ascot Gold Cup in 1842

Gold at Monte Rosa 5
Extraction of gold from the ore at Monte Rosa, northern Italy

Gold at Monte Rosa 1
The gold mines of the valleys of Monte Rosa, northern Italy - miners and the processing plant

Gold at Monte Rosa 4
Miners bring the excavated ore to the refinery for crushing and extraction

Gold at Monte Rosa 2
Surveying the valleys

Gold at Monte Rosa 3
A geologist and miners at the rock face in the gold mines of Monte Rosa, northern Italy

Gold at Monte Rosa 6
The miners of Monte Rosa, Italy, process to their church on the festival of their patron, saint Barbaras Day, 14 December

Miser who Lost Fortune
THE MISER WHO LOST HIS FORTUNE: A miser finds that the gold he had buried in a hole in the ground has been taken

Mercury & the Woodcutter
MERCURY & THE WOODCUTTER A woodman who has lost his axe begs Jupiter to send it back; Mercury brings axes of gold & silver, but the honest woodman claims only his own

Fashions for September 1923
Illustration showing a stylish pleated dress, made from almond green crepe de Chine, embroidered with a dull gold

French Money Crisis
A scarcity of small change sets off a financial panic in France : would-be gold buyers on the steps of the Paris bourse

Women, Girl & Hoop 1877
Cuirasse bodice & tunic with underskirt in pink & grey; gold dress with square neckline & plastron composed of horizontal bands of lace. The girl wears heeled boots

Egypt Wreck - 7
Though some of the gold and silver sunk off Brest with this P&O liner has been recovered by divers, others continue to search believing there is more to be recovered

Advertisement for British Standard car
Advertisement for the British Standard car, entitled Integrity, with illustration of the car and a bullion scale. The advertisement states

Gold Dress 1830S
Late C19th century depiction of clothing from the 1830s. The dress has full sleeves tight from the elbow to the wrist & a full skirt & is worn with a belt & ruff

England / Shaftesbury
Looking down Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorsets highest town. On the right is the Abbey Wall and part of the Old Town Wall. King Canute died here on 12 November 1035

State Mace of Charles II
CROWN JEWELS OF ENGLAND The Royal State Mace of Charles II

Mozaffar Od-Din Shah Ira
MOZAFFAR OD-DIN SHAH Shah of Iran (1896-1907), an unpopular and incompetent ruler

George V / Robe & Stole
Wearing the Royal Robe of Cloth of Gold and stole

Walking Dress 1822
White dress with highly ornate & padded over-sleeves, cuffs, hem & bodice & with a natural waistline, also a lace collar, gold belt, parasol & gauze hat trimmed with camelias

Court Dress ?1825
Gala dress? Blue & white gown with a long train & trimmed with gold, pearls & rubies. The bodice is decorated with a row of gold clasps. The sleeves are slashed

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