London Collection (page 34)

CHINA HONG KONG 1856
Hong Kong harbour, from the land Date: 1856

Workhouse London 1809
The workhouse of St Jamess Parish, London Date: 1809

Applicants for relief from the poor box 1887
Mothers with their children handing in applications for relief, to the Magistrates Court. Date: 1887

St Marys hospital paddington Date: 1847

OXFORD V CAMBRIDGE 1846
The Race. Date: 1846

OXFORD V CAMBRIDGE 1870
The Cambridge boat crew returning from practice. Date: 1870

Cartoon, Dilettanti Theatricals
Contemporary society. Cartoon, Dilettanti Theatricals, or, a Peep at the Green Room, Vide Pic-Nic Orgies, by James Gillray

COTTON FLEET, INDIA
Cotton fleet on the Ganges, casting off from Mirzapore in the early morning Date: 1862

Khangaon cotton market, India 1870
Khangaon cotton market, West Berar, India. Date: 1870

Royal Military Academy in Woolwich fire 1873
Early morning fire on Saturday 1st February 1873, destroying the principal part of the middle building at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich

W H Smith bookstall, Charing Cross Station, London
W H Smiths bookstall at Charing Cross Station, London, near the entrance to the Continental Departure Platform. Date: circa 1890

Metropolitan poultry market 1884
Saturday night in the Metropolitan poultry market. Date: 1884

London children on a coach trip to the country 1876
Coachloads of London children off for a day in the country in horse-drawn carriages. Date: 1876

Book sale at Sothebys auction house, London
A book sale taking place at Sothebys auction house, London. Mr Bernard Quaritch (1819-1899), the German-born British bookseller and collector, is seated just in front of the auctioneers desk

Party of people picnicking at Henley Regatta
A party of people picnicking at the Henley Royal Regatta, an annual rowing event held on the River Thames near the town of Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire. Date: July 1888

Traffic at Oxford (Regent) Circus, Central London
Traffic at Oxford (then Regent) Circus, at the junction of Oxford Street and Regent Street, Central London, during the season. Date: 1875

Charles Stewart Parnell re-elected
Charles Stewart Parnell is re-elected as leader of the Irish Party, in Committee Room 15 at the House of Commons, Central London. Date: 25 November 1890

Fashionable people in the Row, Hyde Park, London
Fashionable riders and strollers in the Row, Hyde Park, Central London. Date: 1885

Wet day in Piccadilly, Central London
A wet day in Piccadilly, Central London, with pedestrians and a hansom cab. Date: 1886

Hogarth, Four Times of the Day, Evening
Hogarth, Four Times of the Day, 3. Evening. The original Sadlers Wells Theatre building can be seen on the left. A cow is being milked, suggesting that it is around five oclock

Hogarth, Beer Street. A political print supporting a ministerial measure against the unlimited sale of gin. A scene of London life in which happy and healthy tradesmen

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

Free swimming baths for men and boys, Derby
Free swimming baths in Derby, presented to the town by Michael Thomas Bass, MP and brewer. One pool is for men, the other for boys ! Date: 1873

Floating swimming pool, Vienna, Austria
View inside a floating swimming pool on the River Danube, near the Reichsbrucke in Vienna, Austria. Date: 1877

Swimming competition at the Lambeth Baths, London
View inside the Lambeth Baths, London, with a six-day swimming competition taking place. Date: 1879

Royal Swimming Bath for Ladies, Brighton, Sussex 1861
View inside the Royal Swimming Bath for Ladies at Brighton, Sussex. The water, though fresh from the ocean, was kept by steam at the summer temperature of the sea. Date: 1861

Real ice skating-rink, Niagara Hall, Westminster 1895
Adults enjoying skating on a skating-rink, Niagara Hall, Westminster, London Date: 1895

Houses of Parliament destroyed by fire
The Houses of Parliament destroyed by fire, as seen from across the River Thames. Date: 16 October 1834

Bandstand in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris France 1856
A bandstand in the Pre Catelan, in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, with people gathered round to hear a concert. Date: 1856

Maskelyne & Cooks automata performing in London Maskelyne & Cooks automata
Maskelyne & Cooks automata perform at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London. Date: 1878

Kempelins Automaton Chess Player
Wolfgang von Kempelins Automaton Chess Player. It was created in Germany, was widely exhibited, and eventually reappeared in New York in 1845. Date: 1769

Carnival in a Spanish town
People celebrating with a carnival in the streets of a Spanish town. Date: 1870

Roman carnival at night
A Roman carnival taking place in the streets at night. Date: 1849

Construction of sewer at Peckham, south east London
Construction of the high-level southern sewer at Peckham, south east London. Date: 1861

A sale of art works at Christies, London
A sale of art works at Christies in London. Date: 1888

Self sufficient village plan 1850
A self-supporting village designed by Mr J Minter Morgan, housing 300 families of the working class. Date: 1850

Chinese military uniforms 1864
Costumes of Taeping officers and soldiers. Date: 1864

Indian Mango Tree Trick Date: 1888

Advert for Hudsons Soap 1890
Advertisement for Hudsons Soap, showing a laundry woman holding her basket. Date: 1890

Shellfish stall at fair, London
East-End selling shellfish on a stall. Date: Early 20th century

Water tournament
In former times a sport used upon the River Thames, London, which is now discontinued, two wherries to row and run one against the other with staves in their hands, flat at the fore-end

Trafalgar Day 1900
Crowds gather round Nelsons column in Trafalgar Square on Trafalgar Day to celebrate the victory of French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805. Date: 21 October 1900

Model dwelling of working class 1900
Interior of a working class home, at the beginning of the 20th century. Date: 1900

Cheaside, London 1900
Cheaside from Mansion House. Date: 1900

Jules Janin (1804 - 1874), French writer, critic, novelist and journalist

Summer - The Strawberry Girl 1849
Women selling foliage of pomp flowers. Date: 1849

Cartoon, The London Mission -- Loading the Gun at Exeter Hall. Punch mocks evangelical calls for British military intervention in Tahiti

Hong Kong Club illuminations
Hong Kong : Illumination of the Hong-Kong Club on the occasion of the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh. Date: 1870

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