York Collection (page 3)

Fishergate Postern (litho)
8632905 Fishergate Postern (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishergate Postern. Illustration for Picturesque York by George Benson and J England Jefferson)

Friargate in 1882 (litho)
8632903 Friargate in 1882 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Friargate in 1882. Illustration for Picturesque York by George Benson and J England Jefferson)

Old Ouse Bridge, taken down 1809 (litho)
8632900 Old Ouse Bridge, taken down 1809 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Ouse Bridge, taken down 1809)

All Saints', Lantern Tower, Pavement, from the "White Swan" Yard (litho)
8632899 All Saints', Lantern Tower, Pavement, from the "White Swan" Yard (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: All Saints', Lantern Tower)

St Mary's Abbey, West Front (litho)
8632894 St Mary's Abbey, West Front (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Mary's Abbey, West Front)

Old Houses, Lendal, demolished, 1883 (litho)
8632893 Old Houses, Lendal, demolished, 1883 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Houses, Lendal, demolished, 1883)

Lendal Tower (litho)
8632872 Lendal Tower (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lendal Tower. Illustration for Picturesque York by George Benson and J England Jefferson)

Town crier and children (litho)
8632861 Town crier and children (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Town crier and children)

The Drawing-Room, Bishopthorpe (b/w photo)
8638893 The Drawing-Room, Bishopthorpe (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Drawing-Room, Bishopthorpe)

The Private Chapel, Bishopthorpe (b/w photo)
8638891 The Private Chapel, Bishopthorpe (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Private Chapel, Bishopthorpe)

Real Photographs, c.1939: High Petergate, York (coloured photo)
8671467 Real Photographs, c.1939: High Petergate, York (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: High Petergate, York)

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Alabama Claims, dispute between USA and Britain over damage caused by Confederate vessel 'Alabama' during
528138 Alabama Claims, dispute between USA and Britain over damage caused by Confederate vessel 'Alabama' during American Civil War. Columbia clipping the claws of the British lion

Belisarius (505-565) Byzantine general under Justinian I. Belasarius refusing the crown of Italy offered to him by
532035 Belisarius (505-565) Byzantine general under Justinian I. Belasarius refusing the crown of Italy offered to him by the Goths in 540

Floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Engraving, 1885
536636 Floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Engraving, 1885; (add.info.: Floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Engraving, 1885); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Gatling rapid fire gun (1861-1862): various models, 1862 (engraving)
536620 Gatling rapid fire gun (1861-1862): various models, 1862 (engraving); (add.info.: From The Science Record New York, 1862. Engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Woman using typewriter by American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes (1819-1890)
535491 Woman using typewriter by American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes (1819-1890). 1872 (wood engraving from Scientific American, New York); (add.info.: Forerunner of 20th century machine)

Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, New York, Engraving 1883
538279 Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, New York, Engraving 1883.; (add.info.: Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, New York, designed and built by John Augustus Roebling (1806-1869)

A Wells Fargo messenger from their Express Delivery service via the Isthmus of Panama
534013 A Wells Fargo messenger from their Express Delivery service via the Isthmus of Panama. From Harper's New Monthly Magazine New York 1875

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor, lecturing on his telephone at Salem (top)
532045 Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor, lecturing on his telephone at Salem (top) while friends in his study at Boston listen to his lecture - 12 February 1877

Torchlight parade in New York using Edison incandescent lamps. Generating truck drawn by horses is in centre of parade
530665 Torchlight parade in New York using Edison incandescent lamps. Generating truck drawn by horses is in centre of parade of men. Inset picture shows how current passed to each man

Isaac Merritt Singer (1811-1875) American inventor and manufacturer. Cover of booklet on the Singer sewing machine
530595 Isaac Merritt Singer (1811-1875) American inventor and manufacturer. Cover of booklet on the Singer sewing machine published New York c.1880

George and Edward Scheutz's calculating machine. Based on Babbage's 'difference engine'
530832 George and Edward Scheutz's calculating machine. Based on Babbage's 'difference engine', it was developed between 1837 and 1843

Listening to The Old Curiosity Shop in the West. Illustration for Bret Hart's poem 'Little Nell'
527973 Listening to The Old Curiosity Shop in the West. Illustration for Bret Hart's poem 'Little Nell', based on a popular anecdote

Edison telephone in a wall-mounted box. Wood engraving, New York, 1890
530470 Edison telephone in a wall-mounted box. Wood engraving, New York, 1890; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Telephone apparatus available to New York subscribers. This used an Edison transmitter
530468 Telephone apparatus available to New York subscribers. This used an Edison transmitter and a 'pony crown' receiver (lower right of picture)

Typical Cape Cod fisherman. Wood engraving from 'Harper's Monthly', New York 1875
530450 Typical Cape Cod fisherman. Wood engraving from 'Harper's Monthly', New York 1875.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Wrought Iron: Carrying balls of iron from furnace to the squeezer, Phoenix Iron and Bridge Works, Phoenixville, Pa
530439 Wrought Iron: Carrying balls of iron from furnace to the squeezer, Phoenix Iron and Bridge Works, Phoenixville, Pa. From 'The Science Record', New York, 1873

Two-tailed swallowtail butterfly, Papilio multicaudata. (New York swallowtail)
FLO4640839 Two-tailed swallowtail butterfly, Papilio multicaudata. (New York swallowtail) Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine," Harrison, London

American troops capture York, 1860
7125149 American troops capture York, 1860; (add.info.: American troops capture York, Upper Canada, during the Battle of York, April 27, 1813)

Prince Albert, seen here in 1920 when he was created Duke of York. Later George VI, 1895 - 1952
2638489 Prince Albert, seen here in 1920 when he was created Duke of York. Later George VI, 1895 - 1952. King of the United Kingdom

The Church and the Coronation of King George V. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York and other prominent prelates
2915349 The Church and the Coronation of King George V. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York and other prominent prelates. From The Illustrated London News, 1910.; Photo © Hilary Morgan.

Publication of the bulletins on the condition of President Garfield in front of the office of the New York Herald
UIG5414387 Publication of the bulletins on the condition of President Garfield in front of the office of the New York Herald, historical illustration, wood engraving, about 1888; UIG.

Battle of Harlem Heights Manhattan Island, New York, USA, 1776. From a 19th century print engraved by J C Armytage
3052884 Battle of Harlem Heights Manhattan Island, New York, USA, 1776. From a 19th century print engraved by J C Armytage after Chappel; Private Collection.

Home and family transformed into models of comfort and smartness by the housewife's industry with the help of
530590 Home and family transformed into models of comfort and smartness by the housewife's industry with the help of the Singer sewing machine (engraving); (add.info)

Edison carbon telephone: sending and receiving apparatus with battery box at base. Solid metal diaphragm
530472 Edison carbon telephone: sending and receiving apparatus with battery box at base. Solid metal diaphragm. Wood engraving, New York 1890; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Edison carbon telephone: Wall-mounted model with 'pony-crown' receiver (right). Wood engraving, New York, 1879
530471 Edison carbon telephone: Wall-mounted model with 'pony-crown' receiver (right). Wood engraving, New York, 1879; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Theodore Roosevelt (later US President) as Colonel of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry
528563 Theodore Roosevelt (later US President) as Colonel of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three volunteer regiments raised to fight in the Spanish-American War, 1898

Cape Cod fisherman washing fish. Wood engraving from 'Harper's Monthly', New York, 1875
530451 Cape Cod fisherman washing fish. Wood engraving from 'Harper's Monthly', New York, 1875.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Phoenix Iron and Bridge Works, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, 1873 engraving
530436 Phoenix Iron and Bridge Works, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, 1873 engraving; (add.info.: Putting ball of white-hot iron into a rotary squeezer to remove the slag and cinder)

View of New York with early skyscrapers, c1910
528153 View of New York with early skyscrapers, c1910.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Louisiana planter showing a voodoo charm to apprehensive plantation workers, 1886 (engraving)
535665 Louisiana planter showing a voodoo charm to apprehensive plantation workers, 1886 (engraving); (add.info.: Louisiana planter showing a voodoo charm to apprehensive plantation workers)

St Dennis' Church (litho)
8632912 St Dennis' Church (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Dennis' Church)

The Red Tower, Foss Islands (litho)
8632908 The Red Tower, Foss Islands (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Red Tower, Foss Islands)

Old House on the King's Staith (litho)
8632901 Old House on the King's Staith (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old House on the King's Staith)

Finkle Street (litho)
8632895 Finkle Street (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Finkle Street. Illustration for Picturesque York by George Benson and J England Jefferson)

Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate (litho)
8632890 Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate)

Corner of Stonegate and Petergate (litho)
8632889 Corner of Stonegate and Petergate (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corner of Stonegate and Petergate)

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Discover the enchanting city of York, nestled in Northern England's picturesque Yorkshire region. With its rich history and stunning architecture, this captivating destination offers a blend of old-world charm and festive delights. 🎄✨ Immerse yourself in the magical atmosphere of Colliergate and York Minster at Christmas, where twinkling lights adorn the streets and carols fill the air. Step back in time as you wander through The Shambles, a medieval street that has retained its original character throughout centuries. 🏰🌹 Transport yourself to 1981 with Class 55 DELTIC locomotives roaring through York's North Eastern Railway tracks, showcasing the city's strong railway heritage. Marvel at vintage LNER posters from the 1930s depicting The Shambles' timeless beauty or explore antique maps that reveal North and East Yorkshire's historical significance. While 'York' may evoke thoughts of New York City for some, it is here in Europe where this ancient city truly shines. Visit Low Memorial Library at Columbia University to witness how even across continents, 'York' holds importance as a symbol of knowledge and academic excellence. Delve into royal history as Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes Lyon marries Duke (King George VI), an event that forever shaped British monarchy. Experience August 1906 when bustling crowds filled York station on North Eastern Railway lines or admire Holgate Bridge's architectural marvel built by London and North Eastern Railway in 1937. From its iconic landmarks to its vibrant cultural scene, there is no doubt that 'York' stands out as a destination brimming with stories waiting to be discovered.