Visitors Collection (#15)

On board a Passenger Liner leaving Britain, 1886
Engraving of passengers on the deck of a ship, entitled Departure of Colonial Visitors: The last Glimpse of Old England. On the left, the family of travellers

ROMEs CATACOMBS / C. 1870
The entrance to the catacombs of Saint Pretextat, Rome

Mamertine Prison / Rome
The prison in which Saint Peter was confined

London Zoo Llama Cart
A llama cart at London Zoo, Regents Park, London. A young Overseer stands in front of the cart and visitors queue to get on the elephant rides in the background

Sahaha Desert / Camels
Camels and their owners await visitors to the pyramid site at Giza willing to take a ride on a ship of the desert

Internation Electric Exhibition
International Electric Exhibition at Crystal Palace in 1882, showing crowds of visitors viewing the great chandalier in the Alhambra Court

Colonial visitors at the Royal Albert Dock
Malays manning the yards of the P & O steam-ship Rome at the Royal Albert Dock in London. Date: June 12th 1886

Great Electric Induction Coil
Demonstration of the Great Electric Induction Coil at the Polytechnic Institution in London in 1869 by Professor Pepper. Viewed by a large number of visitors to the Polytechnic

Egyptian Court at Crys P
Visitors from the East are among the sightseers in the EGYPTIAN COURT - it would be nice to know what they think of it !

Crystal Palace Fountains
No palace is complete without fountains, and visitors to the Crystal Palace are delighted with a sight to rival Versailles

Crypt of S. Cornelio / Rome
Visitors are shown the tombs in the crypt of San Callisto Church near the Via Appia

Visting an Art Gallery
A Sunday afternoon in a Picture Gallery

Festival - the Parade
Visitors walk along The Parade, part of the Battersea Festival Pleasure Gardens, during the Festival of Britain celebrations

Festival Vista Arcades
Visitors at the Vista Arcades, part of Battersea Festival Pleasure Gardens during the Festival of Britain celebrations

Festival Acrobats 1951
Acrobats at the Lakeside Stage, entertaining visitors to Battersea Festival Pleasure Gardens during the Festival of Britain celebrations

Landing on Iona
Visitors landing on the Isle of Iona, Scotland

Festival Flower Girlss
Three flower girls and many visitors at Battersea Pleasure Gardens, part of the Festival of Britain. Girls costumes by Peggy Page, fabric by Balcora

Festival Gardens 1951
Visitors relax on deckchairs while a gardener tends to the flower beds at the Festival Gardens, Battersea. Note the Guinness Clock (behind) and Crescent Restaurant (left)

Tintern Abbey / Haghe
The South front of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire

Algeria Biskra
General view of the town, whose fortifications suggest that visitors are unwelcome

Paris Exhibition 1900
Visitors to an unspecified part of the exhibition walk in and out of the main gates, which have horse sculptures on them

Louvre Interior 1795
Visitors to the Louvre admire the large collection of oil paintings on display at the Salon du Louvre in 1785

City of Singing Flame
THE CITY OF SINGING FLAME (Clark Ashton Smith) The people of the other dimension - and their two visitors from Earth - are lured to leap into the flame

Nimes Amphitheatre Ruins
The remains of this elliptical Roman amphitheatre as seen in the late 18th century. The best-preserved arena in France, which is still in use today

Garibaldi at Caprera - 2
Garibaldi receives visitors while in temporary retirement in Caprera

Gobelin Tapestries
Visitors to the Hostel Royal des Goblins admire the tapestries produced by the royal manufactory. Date: circa 1700

Greenwich Park / Barrows
Curious visitors to Greenwich Park inspect barrows (ancient shallow graves)

Greenwich Fair / Sideshow
Visitors to Greenwich Fair enjoy the hustle and bustle of the sideshows, including the " Surprisingly Corpulent Female"

Glasgow Exhib 1888
The Dome of the Central Hall of the Glasgow Exhibition

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

Country Visitors
A group of country visitors

Neptune Wildlife
MONSTERS OF NEPTUNE (Henrik Dahl Juve) Visitors to Neptune encounter powerful creatures who trample on their spacecraft

Menagerie / Tower / 1820
Visitors are shown around the Menagerie

Manitoba Homestead
A homestead in Manitoba - greeting visitors at Christmas time

Charles Le Bon / Flanders
CHARLES LE BON COUNT OF FLANDERS also known as Charles the Dane, renowned for clemency, piety and humanity - seen here receiving visitors at court

Charity Visitors
Mother and son walk through the snow with a rather small hamper

Giants Causeway C1840
Looking towards the mainland : a local explains the formation of the Giants Causeway to a group of visitors

Louis XIV of France and visitors from Siam (Thailand)
King Louis XIV of France receives delegates from Siam (Thailand) who have come to study science in Europe

Exhibition of models at Madame Tussauds, London
An exhibition of models at Madame Tussauds Waxworks, London

Madame Tussauds Waxworks, London
An exhibition of waxwork models at Madame Tussauds in Baker Street, London

Garrick / Home / Cooke
DAVID GARRICK (1717-1779) showing visitors the view from his home at Hampton, with the Temple of Shakespeare in the garden, viewed from across the Thames

Birkenhead Park Opened
The official opening of Birkenhead docks and park, the first visitors looking very smart and well-dressed

Suez Canal Opens
The Canal is blessed, in the presence of the royal visitors

Brighton Aquarium
Elegant lady visitors at the Brighton Aquarium

Label Cetinje Hotel
The label of the GRAND HOTEL, CETINJE, shows a coach unloading visitors at the hotel : at this time Yugoslavia still exists and Montenegro is part of it

Singer Foldaway Model
This Singer model can be folded away so that your visitors will never suspect you make your own clothes (except by looking at the clothes)

Crystal Palace / Shilling
THE FIRST SHILLING DAY - GOING IN Visitors pushing and shoving and generally losing all sense of decorum (not to mention other apparel !) to get in

Crystal Palace Crowds
Utter chaos and gridlock in central London due to the sheer volume of visitors travelling to the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park

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