Visiting Collection (page 21)

Tourist in London
A countryman in London is enticed into visiting a wild beast show

Visiting Boulogne
Napoleon and his recently acquired bride Eugenie visit Boulogne : both are assiduous tourists

The French Emperor visiting the French Army at Chalons; Fran
Engraving showing Napoleon III arriving at Chalons, to confer with his generals about the fate of his empire, on 16th August. By September 2nd 1870 the French army capitulated to the Prussians

Visitors from the country & a sandwich man
Engraving showing two ladies visiting London from the country inspect a sandwich-mans theatre advertisement

Seamans Mission Chaplain on a merchant ship, 1906
Photograph showing a Mission to Seamen Chaplain sitting on a merchant ship, sharing his tobacco with the crew, 1906. Mission boats were at work in many of the worlds largest ports, at this time

Mission to Seamen Chaplain distributing Papers, 1906
Photograph showing a Mission to Seamen Chaplain distributing papers and magazines to a merchant ship crew, on their vessel, 1906

The Stone-Cutting Establishment at Oreston, with part of the
Engraving of the Prince of Wales visiting the Oreston granite quarry, viewing part of the masonry for the new Eddystone Lighthouse, August 1879

Madame Curie visiting a war hospital
Photograph showing Marie Curie, discoverer of radium, visiting the British field-hospital at Furnes where she took X-rays of all cases

The British Museum, 1890
Engraving showing one of the galleries of the British Museum, 1890. Electric lighting had just been installed in the museum

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

Mission to Seamen Service on board a Barge, 1906
Photograph showing a Mission to Seamen Service being held on the deck of a barge, 1906. Mission boats were at work in many of the worlds largest ports, at this time

Cyrano De B / Visits Moon
SAVINIEN DE CYRANO DE BERGERAC French writer visiting the moon, in a story combining science fantasy with political satire

Clemenceau Visits Alsace
GEORGES CLEMENCEAU visiting Strasbourg and Alsace in November 1919

Girl Punted at Oxford
The American Girl visiting England is punted on the Isis (Thames) at Oxford

Life on the Stars
On Vega, giant star of the Lyra (harp) constellation, life could take the form of insect- like creatures, here depicted carrying a visiting traveler from Earth

The Mayor of Vancouver visiting the grave of George Vancouve
Photograph showing the Mayor of Vancouver, Mr. G. McGreer, laying a wreath on the grave of Captain George Vancouver in the graveyard of the Parish Church of Petersham, London, 11th October 1936

Astrid and the Sick
Astrid visiting the sick

Queen Victoria visiting HMS Resolute, Cowes, 1856
Engraving showing Queen Victoria of Great Britain boarding the Arctic exploration ship HMS Resolute in Cowes Harbour, 15th December 1856

Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948) with supporters in England, he signs his photograph

The Shop on board R. M. S. P. Avon, 1921
Illustration of the shop on board the liner Avon, during its passage to South America, 1921. Sketches of local salesmen visiting the ship at its ports of call can be seen at top left and bottom left

Florence Nightingale visiting the Hut Hospitals, at Balaclav
Born in Italy in 1820, she moved to England with her wealthy family and was educated at home by her father. Although it was not deemed suitable for ladies of Florences social standing to become

Wellington and George IV
Waterloo : George IV is given a guided tour of the Waterloo battlefield by Wellington himself

Napoleon in the Alps
Napoleon and his wife, visiting the Alps, set out on an excursion to the Mer de Glace

Crinoline in High Wind
The fate that befalls fashion conscious women when visiting places susceptible to high winds. A womans skirts are blown over her head revealing her cage crinoline

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

The Glory of Spring
A woman in aesthetic dress picking iris in a classical garden setting

Woman at the Wheel
Ilustration of an example of a female motorist in 1925, with the gentlemen taking a back seat. Before the World War I, few women could drive a car

Visiting Time 1893
Visiting time on the childrens ward; a father sits by his daughters bed

Moscow State Circus
A female acrobat skillfully balances on one arm on a male acrobats head. Photographed when the circus was visiting Cornwall, England

Wealthy Canine Family
Two smartly dressed ladies receive the new year wishes of a well dressed bulldog and his children

Solomon / Sheba (Dore)
King Solomon welcomes the visiting Queen of Sheba to his palace

John Howard (Brighty)
JOHN HOWARD Prison reformer, depicted visiting a prison (note the chains)

Charity Visit Girl / Dog
A benevolent girl and her dog visit a needy family

Napoleon and Lepers
Napoleon in Egypt, visiting a leper hospital, touches the lepers, and when his staff reproach him, he replies It is my duty, I am the general in command

Alex II Assass. Attempt
An attempt is made on the life of ALEXANDER II when he drives through the Bois de Boulogne while visiting Paris : but he will not be successfully assaulted till 1881

Nun Visiting Sick Woman
A sick woman, wrapped in a blanket, is visited by a nun, who stirs her cup of tea

Melton Frontispiece
Title-page of Astrologaster, or the Figure-Caster showing a client visiting an astrologer in order to learn his prospects, including Deaths and Nativities

Visiting Chunnel Works 3
A tram carries visitors to the English workings to the limits of current activity

Florida Athletics
Athletic and gymnastic feats of the natives of Florida, as recorded by the visiting Europeans

Visiting a Colleague
An actor visits an old colleague, fallen on hard times, in the workhouse

Franklin in France 1778
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Visiting France, he is received at the Palais Royal by the duc (the future Louis- Philippe) and duchesse d Orleans

Staffa / Fingals Cave
visiting the interior of the cave

Christmas Visiting 1857
Watched by a robin, a lady calls at a house with her Christmas gifts

Russian Barrage Balloons
Raising barrage balloons, to protect Moscow from visiting Germans

Reading Cards in Bed
A girl in bed and her visiting friend study what the cards have to tell them

Visitor in Trouble
A visitor to a country cottage finds himself in snow up to the waist within sight of his destination

Children Visiting
Four children arrive for a Christmas party

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