Streets Collection (#38)

Jablochkoffs electric light apparatus
Diagrams showing Jablochkoffs candle lamp. Paul Jablochkoff (1847-1894) was a Russian telegraph engineer who would rise to the post of director of telegraphs between Moscow and Kursk

Uprising in Naples - 1
Barricades block the streets of Naples as street fighting erupts

Cats Eyes on Road
A Cats Eye road marking. Cats eyes were invented in 1933 by Percy Shaw of Yorkshire, England

Towaway Zone
Towaway zone in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Magazine Bins Boston
Bins offering give-away magazines on a street in central Boston

Louis-Philippe Acclaimed
Louis-Philippe, duc d Orleans, is acclaimed by the people of Paris as he rides through the streets on the way to the Hotel de Ville

Empty Motorway 1960S
King of the Road: This lucky vehicle driver has the motorway to itself in the early days of motorways in Britain

Capt. Ledoux Murdered
In southwest France there is considerable resistance to the Bourbon Restauration : many soldiers are attacked - in the streets of Lyon, capitaine Ledoux is murdered

Timbered Houses
Timbered and plastered houses which line the streets of Saffron Walden, Essex, England

England / Saffron Walden
Timbered and plastered houses which line the streets of Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Old Toll House
The Old Toll House at Sidmouth, Devon

Llanfair Gate Toll House
The six-sided Toll House at Llanfair Gate, Isle of Anglesey, Wales

Gas Retort House
The retort house at the Westminster Gas Works, London - at this time much of Londons streets, as well as private homes, are lit by gas

Savonarola Supported
To begin with, Savonarolas attempts to impose reform on his fellow-citizens is widely supported : a procession of children passes through the streets to set an example

England / Guildford
Guildford, Surrey, has one of the finest High Streets in the South of England. Half-way down, is the well-known 16th century clock, outside a very quaint Guild Hall building

Goddess of Reason
Chaumette proposes to the Convention a Goddess of Reason and a reasonable-looking lady is carried in procession through the streets of Paris. Date: 10 November 1793

England / Helston
The main street in Helston, Cornwall, a town famous for its Floral Dance, danced annually through the streets

3 Elderly Women / 1930S
Three working class ladies of advancing years walk down a London street, well wrapped-up against the cold

Girls Cross Road
Two fashionably dressed girls cross the street looking rather unfavourably at a girl who is perhaps not so fashionable

New York Traffic congestion
Illustration of congestion in New York city, showing carnage on the streets especially at rush hours. It is a state that it was felt London was rapidly approaching

Alsace Liberated
President Poincare and marechal Foch ride in triumph through the streets of Strasbourg, freshly freed from the German occupation which has lasted 44 years

Ludham / Norfolk / Street
A woman pushes a pram through the pretty village of Ludham in Norfolk

Warehouses Street Scene
Warehouses and grain silos on a London street

Northern Road Newcastle
A plan of the road heading north from Durham through Newcastle and further northwards through other towns in Northumberland

Republican Guards
Guards of the federal republic in the streets of Madrid, as civil war breaks out again between the republican government and Carlist legitimists

Isabela in Madrid
Queen Isabela drives through the streets of Madrid : she passes La Buena Vista in La Alcala

Battle of Alcolea - 3
The Republican victors of the battle return to Madrid and parade triumphantly through the streets

Unrest in Madrid
Men with guns are a familiar sight in the streets and markets of Madrid while the country awaits the outcome of the political upheaval

Doffing the Hat (C19)
A Frenchman raises his hat in salute, meeting a female acquaintance, while their two dogs also get acquainted and a man waters the streets with an ingenious appliance

Carol-Sellers
A family walk through the streets singing carols and selling music sheets

Unrest at Fribourg 3
The Sonderbund conflict provokes unrest throughout Switzerland : Federal troops march through the streets of Fribourg

Japan Hakodate
A funeral procession of a not very popular person passes through the streets

Gas-Making in London
Drawing the Retorts at the Great Gas Light Establishment, Brick Lane, London : at this time the streets of London are lit by gas, so the demand is huge

Pro-French Demo / Rome
A pro-French demonstration through the streets of Rome

Social / Paris Winter 1902
Street people and workers gather round a brazier in the streets of Paris : a policeman on his rounds would like to join them

Lopping Trees in Paris
Lopping branches off trees in the streets of Paris

Paris Traffic Hell
Cars and buses fight for space in traffic chaos at Place de l Opera, Paris

Troops in Moscow
Red Army forces pass through the streets of Moscow, watched by the populace

Militia Parade at Kiev
Ukrainians back the revolution - soviet workers military drive enthusiastically through the streets of Kiev

Soldiers Demo Moscow
Soldiers march through the streets of Moscow with a banner bearing a single word : COMMUNISM

17th Century Police Dog
A constable goes his nightly round, patrolling the streets accompanied by what must surely be one of the first police dogs !

Red Guards Petrograd
The Red Guard spend much of the time driving round the streets of Petrograd waving their guns for the benefit of photographers

Alexander II Driving
Newly crowned tsar ALEXANDER II drives through the streets of St Petersburg in an open carriage, but despite his temerity he will not be assassinated for 25 years

Checking Papers
Members of the Red Guard check peoples identification papers in the streets of Petrograd : revolutions come and go, but bureaucracy is for ever

Alexander II Survives
After surviving Solovievs attempt on his life, Alexander II rides through the streets of St Petersburg : but he won t always be so lucky

Attempt on Alexander
Police dig out a mine planted in the streets of St Petersburg, hoping to blow up the tsars carriage when it passes : a later attempt will be more successful

Moujik Arrested
A moujik (peasant) is arrested when he seeks to present a petition to the tsar in the streets of St Petersburg - on suspicion of being a terrorist

Breton Pardon
A Breton pardon - the men walk in procession, the woman line the streets of Douarnenez, seeking forgiveness and holding candles

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