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Gold Digging in AustraliaMen dig for gold in the vicinity of Coolgardie, Western Australia, during the Australian gold rush. Date: circa 1895
Dolphin airship by Jean Samuel Pauly and Durs EggA fish-shaped airshipdesign Dolphin by Jean Samuel Pauly and Durs Egg, c.1835. Date: circa 1835
Godards balloon ascent from the Tivoli Gardens, CopenhagenMademoiselle Godards - balloon ascent from the Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark. Date: 1837
Princess Nahienaena of Hawaii (1815-1836). 1825
Grenadier Guards at a sham fight (training), moving up to support the fighting line. 1896
Gyde Orphanage, Painswick, GloucestershireThe Gyde Orphanage was founded by a legacy from Edwin Francis Gyde. It was later taken over by the National Childrens Home (NCH). Date: circa 1920
Aberdare Memorial Home, West Wickham, KentThe Aberdare Memorial Home, at Wood Lodge, West Wickham, Kent, was opened in the 1930s by the Childrens Aid Society. Date: 1930s
Sitka, Baranoff Island, Alaska, USAA view along Lincoln Street, Sitka, on Baranoff Island, Alaska. At the far end is the Russian Orthodox Church. The town, formerly belonging to Russia
National Childrens Home, Harpenden - BakeryBoys at work in the bakery at the National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden. Bread is coming out of the oven and a trolley is stacked with loaves. Date: Date unknown
HRH Princess Mary Viscountess LascellesA portrait of HRH Princess Mary Viscountess Lascelles in a nurses uniform bearing the Red Cross symbol. Date: Date unknown
St Martins Home for Boys, Surbiton, SurreyBoys and staff in the garden of the St Martins Home at, Surbiton. One of the boys is stroking a cat. The home was run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1903
St Nicholas Home for Crippled Children, West Byfleet, SurreA group of children in the garden at the St Nicholas Home for Crippled Children, West Byfleet. Several hold dolls, one carries a pair of crutches. The home was run by the Waifs and Strays Society
Queen Victoria as a young woman. circa 1837
Webb Orphanage, Crewe, CheshireA view of the Webb (or Webb's) Orphanage at Crewe. It was founded through a legacy of railway engineer Francis William Webb following his death in 1906. Date: circa 1912
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Band of the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queens Bays), cavalry regiment in British Army. 1896
Zuni (Pueblo) Indians, New Mexico, USAZuni Indians (part of a larger group known as Pueblo or Village Indians) in New Mexico. The Zunis lived in multi-storey houses using a ladder to move between floors
Winton House, Winchester, Hampshire - GymnasiumBoys boxing, fencing and doing gymnastics in the gymnasium at Winton House, Winchester. Winton House was originally a private school, the premises later used as an Approved School. Date: Date unknown
Holly Mount Orphanage, Tottington, Bury, LancashireGirls in the sewing room, some using machines, at the Holly Mount Orphanage / School for Roman Catholic girls at Tottington, near Bury. Date: Date unknown
Opium Den in San FranciscoTwo men in an opium den in the Chinatown district of San Francisco, one holds a pipe, the other lies alongside a tray of paraphernalia associated with the drug. Date: circa 1895
Gordon Memorial Schools, Kilburn, LondonThe Gordon Memorial Schools, Kilburn, run by the Church Extension Association. Date: Date unknown
Keble Memorial School, Harlesden, LondonA group of children including two sitting on a pram, outside the Keble Memorial School, Crownhill Road, Harlesden. The school was run by the Church Extension Association. Date: Date: 1910
Akbar Nautical Training School, Heswall, CheshireThe Akbar Nautical Training School for Boys, opened in 1909 at Heswall, on the Wirral, Cheshire. Date: circa 1910
Crinoline ParachuteA Crinoline Parachute. Date: 1802
Old man reading the newspaper. 1827
Priscilla Bibesco and Herbert Henry AsquithPriscilla Bibesco (1920-2004) with her grandfather, Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928), former British Prime Minister, on his 74th birthday, 12 September 1926. 1926
Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Mexico CityThe ornately decorated Church of the Most Holy Trinity, popularly referred to as La Santissima, in Mexico City. Date: circa 1895
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USAPacific Avenue in Tacoma, Washington State. The tall building on the left is the City Hall, with the citys chief hotel opposite. Date: circa 1895
Switchback on the Great Northern Railway, Washington StateA switchback section of the Great Northern Railway in the Cascade Mountains. It consists of a series of zigzags up the mountainside
Standon Boys Farm Home, Eccleshall, StaffordshireBoys churning butter Standon Boys Farm Home, Eccleshall, Staffordshire. Run by the Waifs and Strays Society, the home operated as an Industrial School and later as an Approved School. Date: circa 1900
Smyllum Orphanage, Smyllum Park near LanarkThe Smyllum Orphanage for Roman Catholic children was run by the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul. Date: circa 1907
St Francis Home for Catholic Boys, Shefford, BedfordshireBoys and teacher in the school room at St Francis Home for Roman Catholic Boys, Shefford. Designed by S.J. Nicholl, the home was later also an Industrial School. Date: circa 1905
Princess Alice National Childrens Home, Sutton ColdfieldChildren on the playing field at the National Childrens Home (NCH), Sutton Coldfield, also known as the Princess Alice Home. The homes main building stands behind. Date: circa 1906
Bethany Childrens Home, Kinver, StaffordshireResidents of the Bethany home for crippled children, on the Hyde at Kinver. Many of the boys are holding crutches Date: Date unknown
Princess Frederica School, Kensal Rise, LondonPrincess Frederica School, College Park, Kensal Rise. The school was run by the Church Extension Association. Date: early 1900s
Orphanage of Mercy and Home of the Sisters of the ChurchChildren lined up outside the west front of the Orphanage of Mercy and Home of the Sisters of the Church, Kilburn. The establishment was run by the Church Extension Association. Date: Date unknown
Ormerod Home, St Annes on Sea, LancashireChildren in the grounds of the Ormerod Home, St Annes on Sea. The home was run by the Church Extension Association. Date: 1913
St Ediths Orphanage (Hallam Hall), Clevedon, SomersetSt Ediths Orphanage, also known as Hallam Hall, at Clevedon. The home was run by the Church Extension Association. Date: Date unknown
Orphanage of Mercy, Randolph Gardens, Kilburn, LondonThe Orphanage of Mercy, Randolph Gardens, Kilburn, north London. The home was run by the Church Extension Association. Date: Date unknown
St Elizabeths Orphanage of Mercy, Eastcombe, GloucestershirSt Elizabeths Orphanage of Mercy, Eastcombe, near Stroud, Gloucestershire. The home was run by the Church Extension Association. Date: Date unknown
Royal Caledonian Orphan Asylum, Bushey, HertfordshireThe Royal Caledonian Orphan Asylum at Bushey, designed by William Emerson. The buildings is now occupied by the Purcell School for Young Musicians. Date: circa 1905
Chadwicks Orphanage, Bolton, LancashireA view of the grounds of Chadwicks Orphanage for girls at Bolton, with a number of the inmates at play. The institution was founded by a gift from Dr Samuel Taylor Chadwick. Date: Date unknown
Bisley School, SurreyThe School House building at Bisley School, Surrey, run by the Shaftesbury Homes. Date: Date unknown