Visiting Collection (page 22)

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

Three Children
Two boys and a girl arrive for a Christmas party

Young Lady & Callers
Two young men call to see a demure-looking young lady, bringing a bouquet of flowers

Christmas scene at the Evelina Childrens Hospital
Christmas comes but once a year -- a scene at the Evelina Childrens Hospital, founded in Southwark, London, in 1869. A sick little girl is visited by her mother and younger sister

Crystal Palace / Opera
In consequence of the great pressure for lodgings, the Proprietor of Her Majestys Theatre allows parties visiting the opera to live in their boxes until the next day

Edward P. O. W. / Calcutta
Edward Prince of Wales visiting Calcutta

Tzar Lays Bridge Stone
The visiting Tzar, Nicholas II, lays the stone of the Alexandre III bridge in Paris

GUYs ACCIDENT WARD / 1887
Visiting day in the accident ward of Guys Hospital

Visiting Paris Catacombs
A guide takes a party of sightseers on a tour of the subterranean catacombs of Paris

Hs Wall-Cockmount Hill
A view of Hadrians Wall on Cockmount Hill. Archaeological evidence suggests that the wall rarely saw large scale military conflicts, and acted more as a control barrier

Nightingale in Last Year
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE visiting St Thomass Hospital, London, during the last year of her life

GUYs HOSPITAL / 1887
Visiting day on the accident ward

French Afternoon Tea
A French couple out for afternoon tea: he doesn t seem to be enjoying it very much

A Charity Visit 1854
Two fashionably dressed ladies call on a sick woman in an attic, who is already being cared for by a sister of charity

Visiting British Museum
A countryman, a soldier, a sailor, a Scot, with their wives and offspring, throng the Museum which at this time includes the Natural History Museum

Tourism / Herculaneum
Visiting the remains of the Theatre at Herculaneum : the guide uses a burning torch to illuminate the building for the sightseers

Excursion Bill
Handbill announcing a two-day trip from Bradford to London, for the purpose of visiting the International Exhibition. A third class return ticket costs ten shilling

Female Types / Not Dressed
- Still undressed at this time of day? - Oh, I ve had nothing but visitors all morning!

Social / Danish Women 1914
Two elegant Danish women, one in a feathered hat, chatting on a sofa

Tourist and Touts
Visiting Paris during the short-lived Peace of Amiens, an English traveller is beleaguered by people offering every kind of merchandise or service

Visiting an Aquarium
Visiting an aquarium at a Spanish seaside resort (though it could be anywhere !)

Visiting the Chateau Ad
An advertisement offering a visit to a chateau for the price of six francs

Docking Station on Mars for Visiting Rockets

Visiting a Grave
Visiting the grave of a deceased relative

Christmas Visiting
Couple delivering presents, to friends and family at christmas

Andersen in England 1857
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN the famous fairy tale writer is surrounded by excited children when visiting England

Annamese Village Scene
A village in Annam : cooking is done away from the houses which are very flammable, as the U.S. army will discover when they come visiting

Royal Academy Visitors
A crowded scene of smartly- dressed men, women and children visiting the Royal Academy in London to look at and discuss the paintings

Grand Tour Visit Card
The visiting card of W Landon, doing Rome while making the Grand Tour and lodging in the Piazza di Spagna : he would present these cards to people he wished to call on

Visiting Dress Drecoll
A deceptively simple visiting dress by Drecoll

Woman in Robe De Visite
Her robe de visite is by Martial et Armand, and is made of mousseline de soie (= silk muslin)

Servant Shows in Visitor
A maid shows a lady visitor into the drawing room of a well-to-do household

Galileo / Milton Visits
John Milton visiting Galileo

Bayeux Boats - 1
Vessel in which Harold returned to England after visiting William in Normandy

Visiting a Bivouac
He visits his men in their bivouacs, the night before a battle

Paris Sewer Visit
Visiting the sewers of Paris - the ladies are conducted by a special boat

Victoria Mesmerises
Queen Victoria, visiting Louis-Philippe of France, is suspected by the French of using mesmerism on him to obtain better terms for their commercial treaty

Edward VII in Darmstadt
EDWARD VII, BRITISH ROYALTY photographed with two of the daughters of his late sister, Princess Alice, when visiting Darmstadt (circa 1884)

Ghost of Fiancee
An Athenian makes love to his fiancee, unaware that she has died and that it is her spirit which is visiting him from beyond the grave

Crusades / Treaty
THIRD CRUSADE After some victories, the Crusaders make a treaty with Saladin, giving them Jaffa, Acre, and visiting rights in Jerusalem

Mr Punch goes First Footing in the New Year -- he and his dog Toby are just about to run up some snow-covered steps into a house where a family are waiting to welcome them

Futuristic visit by air cab
Paying a futuristic visit by air cab -- a lady is received by the concierge on the roof of an apartment building while the cab hovers alongside

Baptism of Humabon in the Philippines
Humabon, King of Cebu in the Philippines, is baptised when Magelhaes (Magellan) visits his island

Mungo Park visiting King Alis tent at Benown
The Scottish explorer Mungo Park visiting King Alis tent at Benown, or Benowm, West Africa

Entertaining a visitor to afternoon tea
A lady entertains a visitor to afternoon tea in a lush interior. The maid stands ready to pour more tea or offer a plate of food

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