1850s Collection (page 3)

Queen Victoria and family entrain for Scotland
Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and the Royal children entrain for Scotland at the temporary station in Maiden Lane before the opening of Kings Cross in 1852

Native American Sioux village near Fort Laramie, USA
A Native American Sioux village near Fort Laramie, Wyoming, USA -- men, women and children go about their daily chores

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

Freshwater Arched Rock
The arched rock in Freshwater Bay

Rugby School - Photo 2
Scholars in front of one of the school buildings 2 of 4

The Wrestling Scene in As You Like It, 1854 (oil on canvas)
1199485 The Wrestling Scene in As You Like It, 1854 (oil on canvas) by Maclise, Daniel (Croquis, Alfred) (1806-70); 129x177.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Map: City of Glasgow, drawn and engraved by G H Swanston, Edinburgh (colour litho)
6004702 Map: City of Glasgow, drawn and engraved by G H Swanston, Edinburgh (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: City of Glasgow)

British Museum - new reading-room 1857
Interior of the new reading-room in the British Museum, London. Date: 1857

Smartly dressed man on a comic greetings card with verse and pull tab. Date: circa 1850s

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

Exterior view of the Hafod Copper and Silver Works and Copper Mill in Swansea, Wales. Date: 1855

Female Nude Seated by Fireside, c. 1850-1900 (mantochrome, paper-taped)
990443 Female Nude Seated by Fireside, c.1850-1900 (mantochrome, paper-taped) by Mante, Louis Amedee (1826-1913) & Goldschmidt

Cockle gathering at Penclawdd 1857
Eight miles from Swansea on the Loughor river, women gathering and preparing cockles for market. Date: 1857

Allsopps pale-ale brewery 1853
Interior of Samuel Allsopp & Sons, pale-ale brewery in Haydon Square, London. Date: 1853

Exterior of British Museum - reading room 1855
Construction of the great Reading Room of the British Museum, the forerunner of the British Library Date: 1855

McNabs tree transplanter, as used in Edinburgh
McNabs tree transplanter, as used by him in the Royal Scottish Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, Scotland. Date: circa 1850

Il Trovatore - Music Sheet Cover
Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), the version performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. No.1, The Tempest of the Heart (La Tempesta del Mio Cor)

Three pyramids, Egypt. Date: 1857

Hydraulic mining at Michigan City (later Michigan Bluff) in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California
CALIFORNIA: MINING, 1850s. Hydraulic mining at Michigan City (later Michigan Bluff) in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. From a daguerreotype, 1850s

Warington and Augustus Smyth Powell
Pencil drawing of Henry Warington Smyth Powell (1847-1921) and Augustus Smyth Powell (1849-1863), two of the children of the Reverend Baden Powell and his third wife Henrietta

Granite Quarries, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire
Sketch of Granite Quarries, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, viewed from the rocks near Buddon Wood, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Markfield, Swithland, Leicestershire
Sketch of Markfield, Swithland, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Monument in Swithland Park, Leicestershire
Sketch of a monument in Swithland Park, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. It is the old lantern cross (circa 1500) from the nearby village of Mountsorrel

Brazil Wood, Swithland, Leicestershire
Sketch of quarrying (probably granite) at Brazil Wood, Swithland, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Swithland, Leicestershire, with granite and slate quarries
Sketch of the Swithland area of Leicestershire, with granite at the top of Kinchley Hill, a small quarry to the right, Buddon Wood (granite) to the right, and Charnwood Forest (slate) to the left

Kinchley Hill and Brazil Wood, Swithland, Leicestershire
Sketch of granite rocks at Kinchley Hill and Brazil Wood, Swithland, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Little girl at a window -- No Walk Today
A little Victorian girl stands at a window, watching the rain -- a black and white reproduction of a painting by Sophie Anderson entitled No Walk Today

Womens fashions for May 1851
Womens Fashions for May 1851. 1851

Aigues-mortes, France - Medieval ramparts Date: circa 1850s

Interior at New College Lane, Oxford
Watercolour sketch of an interior at New College Lane, Oxford, showing Reverend Baden Powell and his wife (they married in 1846), with five children

New orchestra, Exeter Hall
A concert at Exeter Hall, London, show casing the new orchestra. Date: C.1850

Portrait group of two ladies and bird
A portrait photograph of two ladies with a dove on a stand, possibly stuffed. Date: 1850s

Street music: hurdy gurdy player, 1857
A hurdy gurdy player performing on the street, accompanied by two violins and a harp. Date: 1857

Street music: organ grinder rejected, 1858
Repelling foreign invasion: paterfamilias tries the cold water cure in a case of organ grinding. Date: 1858

Two women in the latest French fashions, sitting on a garden bench. On the left is a pink dress with lace trimming below the neck

Programme for Exeter Hall, London, 1852
Concert given by the new Philharmonic Society, including performances by Silas, Sivori and Piatti. Date: 24th March 1852

Scene in Petticoat Lane
Traders in Petticoat Lane selling an eclectic selection of tools-saws, chisels, plyers, locks and even a giant corkscrew are laid out on the street

Wall Street, New York City
Trinity Church on Wall Street, New York City, America

World Map / Overland India
The overland routes from England to India, compared with sea routes

Demonstration against the toll on Chelsea Bridge, London
A demonstration against the charging of a toll on the new Chelsea Bridge, London

Statement of Poor Relief in St Lukes Parish, 1854
A printed summary statement of the poor relief statistics for the London parish of St Luke for the week ending 5 August 1854

Whippingham Church, restored by the good graces of Victoria and Albert; unfortunately, their generosity was not matched by their good taste

Ventnor I. O. W
Distant view from the cliffs

RYDE I. O. W
The town seen from the pier

Interior, Birmingham Railway Station
Passengers await their train beneath Birmingham Stations soaring canopy, upheld by a lattice of girders providing a wide span over the tracks

Embossed Victorian mourning card, James Woodhead
Embossed Victorian mourning card, with a woman and a girl grieving at a tomb in a cemetery. In Memory of James Woodhead, who departed this life January 14th, 1855, aged 80 years

Astrakhan Province, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Astrakhan Province, 1856. This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards-one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856

Tomb of Claude de Lorraine ou Claude de Guise and Antoinette de bourbon, Joinville, in North-eastern France
5669415 Tomb of Claude de Lorraine ou Claude de Guise and Antoinette de bourbon, Joinville, in North-eastern France. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879), French traveller and author

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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.