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The State House now Independence Hall, Philadelphia, USA - The Gentlemans Magazine September 1752
An impressive elevated view of Tower Bridge and the River Thames, London, looking east, with part of the Tower of London visible on the left of the photograph. Date: 1969
William Burges (1827 - 1881), the Associate of the Royal Academy, pictured shortly before his death in 1881
William Edward Forster (1819 - 1886), Liberal MP for Bradford and Chief Secretary for Ireland
Private View at the Royal Academy 1843A Private View of the Royal Academy annual exhibition. Date: 1843
Crosfield's soap works, Warrington 1886Various scenes of the packing and distribution of Crosfield's Soap, Bank, Quarry, Warrington, Cheshire. Date: 1886
SECOND EARL ZETLANDTHOMAS DUNDAS, second earl of ZETLAND (1795 - 1873), prominent Freemason, at the time of his death
The Old Manor House, Hackney, formerly the residence of the Tyssen family. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his J.T
Monument of Thomas Bancroft, Lord Mayors Officer, in the church of St. Helen, Bishopsgate Street. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of
View of Clarendon House, 17th centuryView of Clarendon House from St. James Street, , from a rare print in the collection of Thmoas Allen. Classical mansion built by Roger Platt for Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, in 1664
Remains of Winchester Palace in 1800South remains of Winchester House, Southwark. The Winchester Palace was built in the 12th century and burnt down in 1814. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members
British King Lud and his sons Angrogeus and Theomantius (Temantius), repairer of the walls of Trinovantum, later Caer Lud or Luds Town, 66AD
Edmund Plowdens monument in the Temple ChurchEdmund Plowdens monument on the north wall in the Temple Church. Plowden was a Tudor lawyer and legal scholar, 1518-1585. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members
Ancient monument in the chancel of St. Mary le Savoy (now the Savoy Chapel). Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his J.T
Monument of Sir Edward Wynter, died 1685, on the south wall of St Marys Church Battersea. With bust, cherubs, drapes and depictions of him fighting a tiger and Moors
South view of the Bloody Tower within the Tower of London. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his J.T
Tomb of royal engraver William Woollett, died 1735, in the churchyard of St. Pancras, Middlesex. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of
Bust of King James I of EnglandKing James I of England taken from a bronze bust over the entrance of the Banquetting Room at Whitehall. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society
The ruins of the South Gates of Dukes Place, built by Sir Thomas Audley (1488-1544) near Aldgate. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of
Statue of King James II of England in costume as a Roman emperor, Jacobus Seundus, designed by Grinlin Gibbons, in the Privy Gardens
Entrance to Mr. Holdens Family Vault in St. Bride sEntrance to Mr. Holdens Family Vault in St. Brides churchyard, one of the few relics after the Fire of London 1666. Built in 1657 with coat of arms above the door
Grave monument to Coya Shawsware or Khwaja ShahsuwarMuslim altar-style grave monument to Coya Shawsware, or Khwaja Shahsuwar (1582-1626), a merchant and secretary to Nogdi beg the Persian embassador, formerly in St Botolphs, Bishopsgate
Monument of Lady Frances Kniveton, Duchess of Dudley, wife of Sir Gilbert Kniveton, in the church of St. Giles in the Fields. Depicted in a shroud
Watch Tower or Barbican in the City Wall, LondonFront view of the Watch Tower or Barbican in the City Wall discovered near Ludgate Hill, May 1 1792. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of
Sir Paul Pindars monument in St. Botolph s, BishopsgateSir Paul Pindars monument near the communion table in St. Botolph s, Bishopsgate. Sir Paul Pindar (1565-1650) was a London merchant and ambassador
Sir Paul Pinders Lodge in Half Moon Alley. The facade decorated with plasterwork designs. Was the keepers lodge to the park beloning to merchant Sir Paul Pindar (1565-1650)
Morris carsAn advertisement for Morris motor cars Date: 1931
Cartoon, Gulliver and the Brobdingnag Farmers -- a satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis attempt to compensate Agricultural interests by proposing to transfer two million pounds of local taxation
Royal group taken at Palais Edinburgh, CoburgRoyal group taken at the Palais Edinburgh, Coburg in 1894. From left: Arthur, Duke of Connaught, Duke Alfred of Coburg, Queen Victoria, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany, Victoria
Joseph Joachim (1831 - 1907), Hungarian musician. Date: 1894
Harold Macmillan elected M. P. for StocktonHarold Macmillan (1894-1986), publisher, Conservative politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, appearing in The Illustrated London News in November 1924 after his election as M.P
Illustration, Timon of Athens, by William ShakespeareIllustration by Kenny Meadows to Timon of Athens, by William Shakespeare. Introductory illustration, profile portrait of Timon. Date: 1840
Maundy Thursday Service, Whitehall Chapel, London 1843Distribution of Maundy Money in Whitehall Chapel, London. In this image a group of the Yeomen of the Guard may be seen at centre, keeping an eye on proceedings. Date: 1843
Lancashire coal-mine disaster 1932Bickershaw Colliery in Lancashire where coal-mine disaster happened on the 10 October 1932. A mine-shaft elevator carrying 20 people fell at the mine, killing all but one person
Belfast march 1932Outdoor Relief workers and supporters march through Belfast on 4th October 1932. A Demonstration of relief workers on strike
Florence Stoney (1870 - 1932), Irish physician who was the first female radiologist. A pioneer in X-ray and ultra-violet light treatment; also gaining permission for medical womens work in WWI
Crosfields soap works, Warrington 1886Various scenes in order of the interior and exterior of Joseph Crosfield & Sons, Soap Works at Bank Quarry, Warrington, Cheshire. Date: 1886
NATURE VERSUS SCIENCESCIENCE DEFEATED BY NATURE A train is halted by snow. - Ah, but its because its the wrong kind of snow, the railwaymen explain... Date: circa 1850
Advert for Imperial Airways to Paris 1932Imperial Airways to Paris while you lunch. Date: 1932
Fashions for May 1843Two women wearing the fashions of 1843. Date: May 1843
Cartoon, Cabinet-Making -- Gladstone shows his new cabinet - displaying the faces of its members - to Queen Victoria. Date: 1880
Hat factory workers, Southwark, London 1841Hat factory workers making beaver (or bever) hats at the Christy hat factory in Southwark, London. Men employed in wetting, rolling, pressing ruffling and blocking the hat bodies. Date: 1841
Cartoon, Pic-nicHow very fortunate we are with the weather; it would have been so provoking to have brought our umbrellas and then to have had a fine day! Date: 1851
Cartoon, Looking Glass Department - Great ExhibitionThe looking glass department. Date: 1851
Cartoon portrait, Quite Too-Too Puffickly Precious!! -- OSCAR WILDE (1856 - 1900), satirical portrait. Date: 1892
Sabbatarians stop delivery of post on SundaySabbatarians achieve a short lived victory, having stopped the delivery of post on Sundays. Though pleasing to Post Office workers, it infuriated the public. Date: 1850
Cartoon, A Wilde Idea (Oscar Wilde)Cartoon, A Wilde Idea -- Oscar Wilde, Irish-born playwright, depicted as a French soldier (a reference to the fact that he first wrote his controversial play, Salome, in French). Date: 1892
AJ CroninA(rchibald) J(oseph) Cronin (1896-1981). Scottish physician and novelist. His best-known novel, The Citadel (1937), tells of a Scottish doctor in a Welsh mining village