London Collection (page 10)

Destruction in the Rue Royale; Paris Commune 1871
Burning of the Rue Royale during the fighting that accompanied the end of the Paris Commune, 1871. As the Communards retreated they set fire to many parts of Paris to keep the Versailles Army at bay

Communards defending the Elysee Palace; Paris Commune 1871
Communards defending barricades near the Elysee Palace, during fighting with the Versailles Governments troops, Paris, 1871. Date: 1871

Pulling down the Red Flag, Grand Opera House; Paris Commune
Red Flag being taken down from the Grand Opera House in Paris, indicating the fall of the Paris Commune of 1871. As the Commune fell 8 days of bloody revenge began

Arrest of Henri Rochefort 1870
Henri Rochefort (1831 - 1913), arrested for publishing sentiments critical of the regime. Date: February 1870

Gustave Flourens released from prison by revolutionaries
The release of Gustave Florens (1838-1871), the French Revolutionary leader, by some of his followers, Mazas, France, 1871

Palais de Justice at Versailles during the French elections of 8th February 1871, which were held directly after the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Date: March 1871

Communards cleaning out the coffers of the Church 1871
Communards cleaning out the coffers of a convent of the Little Sisters of the Poor, during the Paris Commune of 1871. The Communards were anti-religious

French Military Personnel 1871
Portraits of military personnel including: a veteran, a mastermind, a doctor, a stretcher bearer, an officer of state, a home guard, a drummer, a captain in the home guard, a foot soldier

Interior of the Gun-Boat La Commune; Paris Commune 1871
The interior of the Communard gun-boat La Commune, shown equipped with cannon, during the Paris Commune of 1871. The second siege of Paris in 1871 was caused by civil war

The Women of Versailles; Paris Commune 1871
French prisoners guarded, with women looking for loved ones, during the Paris Commune. Date: 1871

Freemasons planting banners outside the Porte Maillot; Paris
A group of Freemasons planting their banners in front of the Porte Maillot, during the Paris Commune, April 1871. The Freemasons were one of many groups who tried to encourage Thiers

Masonic Banners on the Paris Ramparts; Paris Commune 1871
Masonic banners flying on the Paris ramparts, near the Octroi Gate and Porte Maillot, 1871. The Freemasons were one of many groups who tried to encourage Thiers

Cutting through the Vendome Column; Paris Commune 1871
A group of Communards cutting through the base of the column in the Place Vendome, Paris, 1871. The Communards decided to remove the column, a symbol of imperial splendour

Women Communards; Paris Commune 1871
A group of female Communards, Paris. An unusually sympathetic portrait, full of fervour and feeling for their plight, each woman is drawn as an individual. Date: 1871

W. E. Gladstone watching a steam-driven saw, Tulse Hill, 1878
Engraving showing William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), the English Liberal statesman, watching a trial of a new patent steam tree feller, near Tulse Hill, South London. Date: 1878

The Sinking of the the Scharnhorst at the Battle of North
Illustration showing the German Battlecruiser Scharnhorst listing to starboard as she sank at the end of the Battle of North Cape, approximately 7.30pm on 26th December 1943

British soldiers trying on captured German headgear 1916
British soldiers of the Northumberland Fusiliers trying on German helmets and gas-masks following the battle of St. Eloi. Date: 1916

British soldiers celebrating after Battle of St. Eloi
Cheering British soldiers and officers of the Northumberland Fusiliers after the battle of St. Eloi. Some are wearing captured German helmets

Zeppelin raid on a Grammar School 1916
A bomb damaged a Grammer School in England, after the mass raid by Zeppelin airships of the German Navy Date: 1916

This Austrian cart is being hauled by bullocks
Two bullocks pulling a cart alongside the Save. The soldier, from Austria, cracks his whip to keep the animals moving. Date: 1916

A mobile, military washing machine being guarded by troops
Horse-drawn machine was designed to rid a soldiers bedding from lice and infectious diseases. Steam is used to clean the bedding and uniforms. Straw-filled mattresses can be seen in the foreground

An early bomb disposal method to detect unexploded bombs
French soldier holding an electrical induction balance, capable of detecting buried explosive shells. These shells had been causing large numbers of casualties to civilian agricultural workers

Crew of a British C Class submarine 1916
British sailors struggle to haul some German sailors onboard a submarine, after the German ship was torpedoed. At this stage of the war

French female munitions worker making powder primers 1916
A photograph of a female munitions worker, as she makes the primers and other associated percussion cap parts for shells, in a French munitions factory

Interior of a mobile French dental laboratory 1916
The modern interior of a French army dental surgery. The drill can be seen along with the other surgical equipment used in oral hygiene. Date: 1916

Sailors relax on the deck of a British destroyer 1916
Stokers, Sailors and Gunners, have a cigarette break - and shelter from the sun - lying on the wooden decks of a British destroyer

Sailors swab the decks after refuelling their ship
Sailors, many in bare feet, clean the decks after coal has been put into the hold. Coal was known by the sailors as black diamonds

No Hanky-Panky! The Handkerchief as a weapon
A series of photographs from The Sketch showing, the gentle mouchoir as a formidable weapon...for wiping the floor with an opponent. Date: 1911

A portrait of Captain Lord Chelmsford after his appointment
Lord Chelmsford, the new viceroy of India. He was previously HM representative in Australia; Queensland and New South Wales. Date: 1916

Peace celebrations
Tea party held in a street in Londons East End to celebrate the end of World War I in 1918. Children are sat at a long table, while parents (mainly women) serve food

Dinner in the Iguanodon model, Crystal Palace, Sydenham
Diners seated in a model of an Iguanodon at Crystal Palace, London. The Iguanodon was a creation of Mr. B. Waterhouse Hawkins who was constructing models of various dinosaurs in his studio at Crystal

High tide of the Thames in Lambeth 1850
Hide tide, overflow of the River Thames, Vine Street, Lambeth. Date: 1850

Bird show, Crystal Palace 1865
Exhibitions of canaries, parakeets, cockatoos and some game birds, being shown at Crystal Palace, London. Date: 1865

Thames subway at Tower-Hill, London 1870
Entrance to the tunnel. Date: 1870

Suffragette car
A car adorned with suffragette slogans and flags during the Chelmsford constituency election of 1908. Date: 1908

Life on the Paris Boulevards 1877
Open-air guests before a cafe. Date: 1877

Advert for L. C. C. womens corsets 1904
Women wearing a corset made from whalebone, shaping the hips and bust. Date: 1904

London Zoo
A crowd of holidaymakers at the Zoological Gardens in Regents Park, with a pair of elephants. London Zoo was the worlds first scientific zoo

Dean Mills 1851
Female workers in the doubling room at Dean Mills, a patterned textile factory in Barrow owned by Robert Gardner who turned it into a model industrial estate with housing

Illustrated London News, Harrild & Sons roller printer 1885 Illustrated London
A Souvenir from The Illustrated London News, patent printing machine at the International Exhibition of Inventions. Date: 1885

H. R. H the Duke of Windsor and Mrs Wallis Warfield
H.R.H the Duke of Windsor (former King Edward VIII) following his abdication in December 1936, to Mrs Wallis Warfield, photograph of the couple the day before their wedding in music-room of Chateau

Cotton Spinning Machine 1862
Cotton Manufacture in the International Exhibition. Platts Self-Acting Mule, or the Cotton Spinning Machine. Date: 1862

Serge Costume 1897
Woman wearing a serge Costume. Date: 1897

Lodgings for travellers 1856
London travellers could afford to rent lodgings in the poor districts in the out-of-the-way suburbs of London, neglected purlieus in dirty and diseased neighbourhoods. Date: 1856

Gathering Mistletoe 1851
Group of children gathering mistletoe for Christmas. Date: 1851

Death of Edward VII - Lying-in-state 1910
Edward VII lying-in-state in the Throne room, Buckingham Palace. Keeping watch over the coffin were four Grenadiers, coffin covered with the pall used at the funeral of Queen Victoria

A Fight for a chateau
Frederic Villiers showing a struggle between French and German troops during the Great Battle of Marne, September 1914. Date: 1914

Advert for Harness Electropathic Corset Belts 1895
Every man & woman in search of heath & strength, all sufferers from disorders of the nerves, stomach, liver or kidneys should procure and wear. Date: 1895

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