Images Dated 7th February 2017

Canadian Pacific Railway and Suez Canal (Victorian illustration)

A montage showing the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Suez Canal in Egypt - both constructed during the reign of Queen Victoria and published in a book to celebrate her Golden Jubilee. During the time of the British Empire, they are described as "two short roads to our Eastern Possessions". From "The Realm of Victoria 1837-1887" by WJ Gordon. Published c1887 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. Publisher Perry & Co, London

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Queen Victoria ceremonially firing a rifle

Queen Victoria ceremonially firing the first shot with a rifle to inaugurate the Wimbledon Rifle Meetings at Wimbledon Common in 1860. She also awarded a prize of £250 to the best individual marksman. The Annual Meeting has continued each year with the exception of both World Wars but since 1889 the National Rifle Association has held the meetings at Bisley. From "The Realm of Victoria 1837-1887" by WJ Gordon. Published c1887 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. Publisher Perry & Co, London

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Cairo Citadel, Egypt EGP_22663_06

Cairo Citadel, Egypt. Also known as the Saladin Citadel after the Ayyubid ruler Salah-al-Din, who ordered its construction. Completed in 1183-4 CE it remained the seat of government for Egypt until the 1860s. Now part of the Historic Cairo World Heritage Site. Photographed from 3000 feet in December 1918, this image occupies half of a glass plate negative

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