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1850s Collection

Background image1850s Collection: Three Coldstream Guards -- Crimean Braves

Three Coldstream Guards -- Crimean Braves
Three Coldstream Guards posing in uniform, with their weapons, in a photograph entitled Crimean Braves. The men are Joseph Numa, John Potter and James Deal

Background image1850s Collection: Coal mine in England, 1850s

Coal mine in England, 1850s
Removing coal in the Bradley mine, Staffordshire, England, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background image1850s Collection: Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, Cheadle Hulme

Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, Cheadle Hulme
The Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, on Claremont Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire

Background image1850s Collection: British Empire world map, 19th century

British Empire world map, 19th century
British Empire world map. This world map shows the 19th-century British Empire (pink) and its indigenous peoples

Background image1850s Collection: Inside the Great Exhibition of 1851

Inside the Great Exhibition of 1851
The Great Exhibition of All Nations - general view of the interior of the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London

Background image1850s Collection: Balmoral castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

Balmoral castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

Background image1850s Collection: Charles Darwin in his evolutionary tree

Charles Darwin in his evolutionary tree. Caricature of the British naturalist Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) sitting in his evolutionary tree

Background image1850s Collection: 19th-century alga cyanotype

19th-century alga cyanotype. Cyanotype of the algae Chylocladia kaliformis, as produced by British botanist Anna Atkins (1799-1871). Chylocladia is a seaweed found in European seas and oceans

Background image1850s Collection: Cutaway view of an American warship

Cutaway view of an American warship
Hull of an American man-of-war cut open amidships, showing deck plans and quarters, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background image1850s Collection: Wardian case with plants

Wardian case with plants
A Wardian case, containing several plants

Background image1850s Collection: Station In London - Euston

Station In London - Euston
Euston- Station, London serving the London and North-Western Railway. The Euston Arch, built in 1837, was the original entrance to the station, facing onto Drummond Street. It was demolished in 1961

Background image1850s Collection: Us Navy squadron commanded by Matthew Perry sailing for Japan

Us Navy squadron commanded by Matthew Perry sailing for Japan, 1852: USS Susquehannah, Saratoga, St Mary s, a supply ship, Plymouth, Perry in rowboat, Mississippi, and Princeton (left to right)

Background image1850s Collection: 11th Hussars at Balaclava, Charge of the Light Brigade

11th Hussars at Balaclava, Charge of the Light Brigade, Crimean War. Date: 1854

Background image1850s Collection: Scene in Main Street, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Scene in Main Street, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Scene in Main Street, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, USA -- people on the way to a sheep shearing festival. Date: circa 1840s

Background image1850s Collection: Two bridges over the River Tamar, Devon and Cornwall

Two bridges over the River Tamar, Devon and Cornwall
Two bridges over the River Tamar, connecting Plymouth, Devon and Saltash, Cornwall. On the left is the Royal Albert Bridge, a railway bridge designed by Brunel and completed in 1859

Background image1850s Collection: Asylum Lodge, Devizes, Wiltshire

Asylum Lodge, Devizes, Wiltshire
The entrance lodge to the County Lunatic Asylum at Devizes, Wiltshire opened in 1851. In 1924 it was renamed Wiltshire County Mental Hospital, then in 1948 renamed Roundway Hospital

Background image1850s Collection: Stone Asylum, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Stone Asylum, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Entrance to the Buckinghamshire County Lunatic Asylum at Stone, near Aylesbury. A porter stands at the right of the gateway

Background image1850s Collection: Charlotte Bronte, English novelist, 1850. Artist: George Richmond

Charlotte Bronte, English novelist, 1850. Artist: George Richmond
Charlotte Bronte, English novelist, 1850. Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855) was the author of Jane Eyre (1847), Shirley (1849), and Vilette (1852). From the National Portrait Gallery, London

Background image1850s Collection: Buddon Wood, Mountsorrel, Swithland, Leicestershire

Buddon Wood, Mountsorrel, Swithland, Leicestershire
Sketch of the granite (or syenite) district viewed from Swithland Old Slate Quarry, including Buddon Wood, Mountsorrel, Kinchley Hill and Brazil Wood, Leicestershire

Background image1850s Collection: 19th-century alga cyanotype

19th-century alga cyanotype. Cyanotype of the algae Cystoseira fibrosa, as produced by British botanist Anna Atkins (1799-1871)

Background image1850s Collection: Rome, Georgia, in the mid-1800s

Rome, Georgia, in the mid-1800s
Town of Rome, Georgia, viewed from the Coosa River, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1850s Collection: Landore Viaduct construction, near Swansea, South Wales

Landore Viaduct construction, near Swansea, South Wales
View of construction work on the Landore Viaduct, over the Swansea valley and the River Tawe, on the Great Western Railway, Glamorgan, South Wales

Background image1850s Collection: Derby County Mental Hospital, Mickleover, Derbyshire

Derby County Mental Hospital, Mickleover, Derbyshire
An aerial view of the Derby County Mental Hospital at Mickleover near Derby. It began life in 1851 as the Derbyshire County Lunatic Asylum, designed by Henry Duesbury

Background image1850s Collection: Orphan Asylum, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Orphan Asylum, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
A view of the Wolverhampton Orphan Asylum in the West Midlands. Designed by Joseph Manning, the orphanage opened in 1854 on Penn Road at Goldthorn Hill. The building is now known as the Royal School

Background image1850s Collection: Withington Hospital, Manchester

Withington Hospital, Manchester
Entrance to Withington Hospital, Nell Lane, Manchester, opened in 1855 as Chorlton Union workhouse. A horse and carriage stands outside the gates

Background image1850s Collection: Union Workhouse Infirmary, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire

Union Workhouse Infirmary, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
The Dewsbury Union workhouse infirmary on Healds Road at Staincliffe, West Yorkshire. The workhouse opened in around 1856, with a large infirmary erected in 1895

Background image1850s Collection: View of the Great Exhibition from across the Serpentine

View of the Great Exhibition from across the Serpentine
The Great Exhibition of All Nations in Hyde Park, London - general view of the Crystal Palace from across the Serpentine

Background image1850s Collection: The SS Great Britain in Table Bay, 1852

The SS Great Britain in Table Bay, 1852
Marine painting, seascape, SS Great Britain entering harbour at Cape Town, South Africa, accompanied by pilot boat. By artist John Wilson, 1854

Background image1850s Collection: Balloon event, Charles Green

Balloon event, Charles Green

Background image1850s Collection: Great Eastern laying transatlantic telegraph cable

Great Eastern laying transatlantic telegraph cable
Steamship " Great Eastern" attempting to lay telegraph cable across the Atlantic, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1850s Collection: Australian Gold Rush prospectors, 1850s

Australian Gold Rush prospectors, 1850s
Australian prospectors panning for gold, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1850s Collection: Republican Party birthplace, Ripon, Wisconsin

Republican Party birthplace, Ripon, Wisconsin
Little White Schoolhouse, the birthplace of the Republican Party, Ripon, Wisconsin. Photograph

Background image1850s Collection: Aerial view of Forest Gate Hospital, East London

Aerial view of Forest Gate Hospital, East London
An aerial view of the Forest Gate Hospital, London E7

Background image1850s Collection: Incorporation Workhouse, Birmingham, West Midlands

Incorporation Workhouse, Birmingham, West Midlands
Aerial view of the Birmingham Incorporation (later Union) Workhouse, opened in 1852 on Western Road, Birmingham. The workhouse, designed by J.J

Background image1850s Collection: Smallpox and Vaccination Hospital, Highgate, London

Smallpox and Vaccination Hospital, Highgate, London
The Highgate Smallpox and Vaccination Hospital, designed by Samuel Daukes, opened in 1850

Background image1850s Collection: Prestwich Asylum, Lancashire

Prestwich Asylum, Lancashire
View of the Superintendents House at the Lancashire County Lunatic Asylum, at Bury New Road, Prestwich, near Manchester, designed by Isaac Holden and opened in 1851

Background image1850s Collection: Essex County Asylum, Brentwood, Essex

Essex County Asylum, Brentwood, Essex
The Essex County Lunatic Asylum was established in 1853 at Warley Hill, Brentwood, Essex. It later became Brentwood Mental Hospital and then Warley Hospital

Background image1850s Collection: Maps / Australia 1850S

Maps / Australia 1850S
Map showing the location of the GOLDFIELDS, so presumably made fairly soon after the start of the Australian Gold Rush in 1851

Background image1850s Collection: Orford Ness Lighthouse, Suffolk

Orford Ness Lighthouse, Suffolk
View of Orfordness (Orford Ness) Lighthouse, and the station of the submarine electric telegraph linking England and Holland

Background image1850s Collection: Grand Entrance to the Great Exhibition of 1851

Grand Entrance to the Great Exhibition of 1851
The Great Exhibition of All Nations in Hyde Park, London - view of the Grand Entrance to the Crystal Palace, with people milling around

Background image1850s Collection: Poster advertising a Cooks Tours railway excursion

Poster advertising a Cooks Tours railway excursion
A poster advertising a Cooks Tours railway excursion, described as a charming excursion to the West of England, calling at Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol, Exeter and Plymouth

Background image1850s Collection: Four hummingbirds with chicks in a nest

Four hummingbirds with chicks in a nest
Four adult hummingbirds with chicks in a nest -- ornysmia trochilus moschita, ornysmia Vieilloti, ornysmia Sasin trochili cristati (in nest) ornysmia mellivorus

Background image1850s Collection: View of the University of Virginia

View of the University of Virginia
M8R5N4 View of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville & Monticello. Taken from Lewis Mountain, 1856

Background image1850s Collection: Buddon Wood, Kinchley Hill, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire

Buddon Wood, Kinchley Hill, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire
Sketch of the Swithland area of Leicestershire, looking north-east towards Buddon Wood, Kinchley Hill and Mountsorrel, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Background image1850s Collection: Balloon event, Charles Green

Balloon event, Charles Green
Charles Green ballooning poster, Vauxhall Gardens, Grand Night Ascent amidst the most magnificent fireworks. 16 August 1850

Background image1850s Collection: Swithland Hall, Church and Rectory, Leicestershire

Swithland Hall, Church and Rectory, Leicestershire
Sketch of Swithland Hall, St Leonards Church and Rectory, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Background image1850s Collection: CLIPPER SHIP ADELAIDE. Hove to for a pilot. lithograph, 1856, by Nathaniel Currier

CLIPPER SHIP ADELAIDE. Hove to for a pilot. lithograph, 1856, by Nathaniel Currier
CLIPPER SHIP ADELAIDE. " Hove to" for a pilot. lithograph, 1856, by Nathaniel Currier

Background image1850s Collection: Horticultural Society conservatory, Chiswick, London

Horticultural Society conservatory, Chiswick, London
People inside the large conservatory (or greenhouse) of the Horticultural Society at Chiswick, west London

Background image1850s Collection: Portraits of Royal Dogs

Portraits of Royal Dogs
Portraits of Queen Victorias Stag Hounds. Left to Right: Troilus, Truant, Dragsman, Truman, Rummemede & Traveller

Background image1850s Collection: Smugglers landing their cargo

Smugglers landing their cargo
The sun dispelling a mist, with smugglers landing their cargo

Background image1850s Collection: Four members of the Corvidae family

Four members of the Corvidae family -- a raven (corvus corax) and three crows (corvus corone, corvus cornix and corvus frugilegus)

Background image1850s Collection: Sunday School teacher and pupils

Sunday School teacher and pupils
A Sunday School teacher and his pupils

Background image1850s Collection: Bonchurch the Church

Bonchurch the Church
The old church

Background image1850s Collection: The Maiden, From Lady Murasaki's Tale Of Genji Card Game

The Maiden, From Lady Murasaki's Tale Of Genji Card Game, 1857

Background image1850s Collection: An Elegant Genji in Snow, 1853. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada

An Elegant Genji in Snow, 1853. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
An Elegant Genji in Snow, 1853. Murasaki Viewing the Snow

Background image1850s Collection: New York harbor, 1850s

New York harbor, 1850s
New York City, viewed from Brooklyn, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1850s Collection: Union Workhouse, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire

Union Workhouse, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire
The Union workhouse erected in 1849-50 at Chamber Hills, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, on what is now Fountain Street. The site is now Tameside Hospital

Background image1850s Collection: Barking Creek

Barking Creek
A small sailing boat makes its way down Barking Creek, which eventually joins the River Thames; in the 1850s, the creek was home to Englands largest fishing fleet

Background image1850s Collection: Russian Ice Mountain on the Admiralty Square in St. Petersburg, 1850s

Russian Ice Mountain on the Admiralty Square in St. Petersburg, 1850s. Private Collection

Background image1850s Collection: Louis Braille - inventor of system of raised-point writing

Louis Braille - inventor of system of raised-point writing
Louis Braille (1809-1852) - French inventor of system of raised-point writing for the blind. Date: circa 1850

Background image1850s Collection: Interior of Golden Temple at Amritsar, 1858

Interior of Golden Temple at Amritsar, 1858
Interior of the Golden Temple at Amritsar, India (spelt here as Umritzir), 1858. Gurus reading the Grunt h (or Granth)

Background image1850s Collection: Carringtons flare

Carringtons flare. Diagram of the solar flare and associated sunspot group observed by Richard Carrington on 1st September 1859

Background image1850s Collection: Map of India

Map of India
A map of India in 1857 (the year of the Indian Mutiny) showing the kingdoms, states and provinces; the principal rivers; the bays and gulfs; and the principal cities, towns and forts

Background image1850s Collection: COROT: CATHEDRAL, c1855-60. Distant View of Mantes Cathedral

COROT: CATHEDRAL, c1855-60. Distant View of Mantes Cathedral. Oil on canvas by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, c1855-60

Background image1850s Collection: West Point artillery drill, 1850s

West Point artillery drill, 1850s
Artillery practice at the US Military Academy, West Point, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1850s Collection: Erie Canal boats at their New York City dock

Erie Canal boats at their New York City dock
Erie Canal boats anchored on the Hudson River, New York City, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1850s Collection: U. S. Treasury Building, Washington DC, 1850s

U. S. Treasury Building, Washington DC, 1850s
Department of the Treasury in Washington DC, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background image1850s Collection: Pair of horses pulling a plow - calendar illustration for the month of March

Pair of horses pulling a plow - calendar illustration for the month of March. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1850s Collection: Crystal Palace, London, 1851

Crystal Palace, London, 1851
Visitors to the Crystal Palace industrial exposition, London, 1851. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1850s Collection: Prospectors panning for gold in the California Gold Rush

Prospectors panning for gold in the California Gold Rush. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background image1850s Collection: Aerial view of Redhill Hospital, Hendon, Middlesex

Aerial view of Redhill Hospital, Hendon, Middlesex
An aerial view of Redhill Hospital, Hendon, Middlesex originally opened in 1927 as the Hendon Union infirmary. The older building (below centre) was originally the Hendon Union school, erected in 1859

Background image1850s Collection: Two dead birds hanging upside down -- A Brace of Birds

Two dead birds hanging upside down -- A Brace of Birds
Two dead birds hanging upside down, entitled A Brace of Birds

Background image1850s Collection: Three Counties Asylum, Arlesey, Bedfordshire

Three Counties Asylum, Arlesey, Bedfordshire
The Three Counties asylum at Arlesey (misspelt on picture), near Stotfold, Bedfordshire, opened in 1859, serving Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Huntingdonshire

Background image1850s Collection: Training Ship Cornwall, Purfleet, Essex

Training Ship Cornwall, Purfleet, Essex
The Training Ship Cornwall was established on the River Thames at Purfleet, Essex, in 1859 by the School Ship Society as a boys reformatory establishment

Background image1850s Collection: County Asylum, Mickleover, Derbyshire

County Asylum, Mickleover, Derbyshire
The Derbyshire County Lunatic Asylum was opened in 1851 at Mickleover near Derby

Background image1850s Collection: Brighton County Borough Asylum, Haywards Heath, Sussex

Brighton County Borough Asylum, Haywards Heath, Sussex
Brighton County Borough Asylum at Haywards Heath opened in 1857 as the Sussex County Lunatic Asylum

Background image1850s Collection: Belmont Hospital, Sutton, Surrey

Belmont Hospital, Sutton, Surrey
Belmont Hospital, Brighton Road, Sutton. It began life in 1853 as the South Metropolitan District School, housing pauper children away from the workhouse

Background image1850s Collection: Leeds Workhouse and Burmantofts Cemetery

Leeds Workhouse and Burmantofts Cemetery
A very early photograph of Leeds Workhouse from Burmantofts Cemetery, Beckett Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Background image1850s Collection: North Surrey District School, Anerley, Upper Norwood, Surrey

North Surrey District School, Anerley, Upper Norwood, Surrey
The North Surrey District School at Anerley, Upper Norwood, with the Crystal Palace visible behind. The school was opened in 1850 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Background image1850s Collection: Victorian family saying grace before dinner

Victorian family saying grace before dinner
A Victorian family saying grace at the dinner table

Background image1850s Collection: Abdul Mecid I, Ottoman Sultan

Abdul Mecid I, Ottoman Sultan
Abdul Mecid I (or Mejid, Medschid), Ottoman Sultan (ruled 1839-1861)

Background image1850s Collection: Launch of SS Great Eastern, 1857

Launch of SS Great Eastern, 1857
A photograph relating to the failed launch of the SS Great Eastern in 1857

Background image1850s Collection: Lady Letitia Louisa Kerr

Lady Letitia Louisa Kerr (1800-1885), amateur silhouettist. circa 1850s



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The 1850s: A Glimpse into the British Empire's Flourishing Era Step back in time to the 19th century, where a world map adorned with the vast territories of the British Empire unfolds before your eyes. The year is 1850, and as you explore this captivating era, various snapshots offer glimpses into its remarkable tapestry. In England, a coal mine stands tall as a testament to industrial progress. Its chimneys billow smoke that symbolizes both economic growth and societal change. Meanwhile, an alga cyanotype captures nature's intricate beauty through an innovative photographic process. Venturing further, we find ourselves inside the magnificent Great Exhibition of 1851. Amidst grandeur and opulence, inventors showcase their groundbreaking creations while visitors marvel at technological advancements that shape our modern world. Charles Darwin himself can be seen amidst his evolutionary tree—a revolutionary concept challenging traditional beliefs about life's origins. His profound ideas would forever alter our understanding of biology and ignite intellectual debates for generations to come. Across borders lies Crimea, where three Coldstream Guards—known as Crimean Braves—stand resolute in their duty during times of conflict. Their unwavering bravery echoes throughout history alongside other valiant soldiers like those from the Charge of the Light Brigade—an awe-inspiring display of courage etched forever in our collective memory. Closer to home in Cheadle Hulme rests Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools—a beacon of hope providing education and support for vulnerable children who have lost their parents due to industrial hardships. Traveling southward unveils Balaclava's battlefield—the very site where the gallant 11th Hussars charged fearlessly during one fateful day known as "the Charge of the Light Brigade. " Their heroic sacrifice immortalized within tales passed down through generations. Nature lovers will delight in Buddon Wood nestled among Mountsorrel and Swithland in Leicestershire.

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