1850s Collection (page 4)

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

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

Castle of Saint-Dizier, France. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879), French traveller and author, 1857 (drawing)
5669390 Castle of Saint-Dizier, France. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879), French traveller and author, 1857 (drawing); (add.info)

Front of the Great Temple in Abu Simbel, Giant sandstone statues of Ramses II
5669377 Front of the Great Temple in Abu Simbel, Giant sandstone statues of Ramses II. By Canon G Frederick Weston, 1850 (watercolour); Universal History Archive/UIG

Transmitting table and keyboard of the Hughes printing telegraph, 1859
3479595 Transmitting table and keyboard of the Hughes printing telegraph, 1859; (add.info.: Transmitting table and keyboard of the Hughes printing telegraph, 1859.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Instrument room at the Electric Telegraph Office, 1855
3480004 Instrument room at the Electric Telegraph Office, 1855; (add.info.: Instrument room at the Electric Telegraph Office; Lothbury; London. 1855.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Shipping the Mediterranean telegraph cable at Morden Wharf, 1854
3479549 Shipping the Mediterranean telegraph cable at Morden Wharf, 1854; (add.info.: Shipping the Mediterranean telegraph cable at Morden Wharf, Greenwich, London)

The old Monarch laying Cable from England to Holland, 1853
3479548 The old Monarch laying Cable from England to Holland, 1853; (add.info.: The Adder and the Monarch laying the submarine telegraph cable between Orfordness England and Scheveningen Holland)

The Crimean War: Laying down telegraphy wires for communications, 1854
3479547 The Crimean War: Laying down telegraphy wires for communications, 1854; (add.info.: The Crimean War: Laying down telegraphy wires for communications, 1854.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Wagon carrying equipment for laying telegraph wires, 1854
3479475 Wagon carrying equipment for laying telegraph wires, 1854; (add.info.: Wagon carrying equipment for laying telegraph wires; Crimean war, 1854.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Temple of Ramses II, 1856
3480238 Temple of Ramses II, 1856; (add.info.: Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel, Egypt, 1856. Photograph by Maxime Du Camp (1822 -1894) a French writer and photographer

Prospectors in camp during the California Gold Rush, 1850s
NWI4712525 Prospectors in camp during the California Gold Rush, 1850s.; (add.info.: Prospectors in camp during the California Gold Rush, 1850s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Indian Mughal miniature depicting a young woman arranging flowers, 1850
3480373 Indian Mughal miniature depicting a young woman arranging flowers, 1850; (add.info.: Indian Mughal miniature depicting a young woman arranging flowers, symbolising love re-united)

Temple in Egypt, 1852
3480239 Temple in Egypt, 1852; (add.info.: Temple in Egypt, 1852. Photograph by Maxime Du Camp (1822 -1894) a French writer and photographer.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Telegraph House, 1857
3478753 Telegraph House, 1857; (add.info.: Telegraph House, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, 1857.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Steam ship William Hutt, 1853
3479156 Steam ship William Hutt, 1853; (add.info.: Steam ship William Hutt laying out cable for the submarine telegraph between England and Belgium. Dated May 1853.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Isaac Merritt Singer's sewing machine, 1851
3479092 Isaac Merritt Singer's sewing machine, 1851; (add.info.: Isaac Merritt Singer's first sewing machine, patented 1851.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Eclectic telegraph cable, 1851
3479171 Eclectic telegraph cable, 1851; (add.info.: France and England connected by a submarine electric telegraph cable. London, dated 1851.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Phrenological Chart
2626135 Phrenological Chart; (add.info.: Phrenological chart of 1859. phrenology was founded in the early 19th century by Franz Josef Gall (1758-1828)

Patent medicine label for Mother's remedy for morning sickness
2623730 Patent medicine label for Mother's remedy for morning sickness; (add.info.: Patent medicine label for Mother's remedy for morning sickness by Thos S. Yard & Co)

Manuel Jose Quintana
2910916 Manuel Jose Quintana; (add.info.: 1857 Portrait of Manuel Jose Quintana (1772-1857) Spanish poet and man of letters. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Print specimen of botanical illustrations
2909849 Print specimen of botanical illustrations; (add.info.: Print specimen of botanical illustrations for Aethusa Cynapium, an herb, and Agaricus Muscarius, a mushroom)

A Soga play
2909829 A Soga play; (add.info.: Scene from a Soga play. Print shows actors portraying the two Soga brothers and other warriors in a Soga kabuki play. 1858); Universal History Archive/UIG

Cartoon depicting Queen Victoria of Great Britain comforting widows and orphans, 1854
1581160 Cartoon depicting Queen Victoria of Great Britain comforting widows and orphans, 1854; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting Queen Victoria of Great Britain comforting widows)

Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, 1855
1577089 Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, 1855; (add.info.: Portrait of Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804-1869) literary critic of French literature. Dated 1855.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Jacob Henle, 1850
1576988 Jacob Henle, 1850; (add.info.: Jacob Henle, (9 July 1809 - 13 May 1885) was a German physician, pathologist, and anatomist

Christmas Present, 1855 (engraving)
1579459 Christmas Present, 1855 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving titled Christmas Present depicting a busy train platform where families are gathered together)

Max Johann Sigismund Schultze, 1850
1576982 Max Johann Sigismund Schultze, 1850; (add.info.: Max Johann Sigismund Schultze (March 25, 1825 - January 16, 1874) was a German microscopic anatomist

Duke of Wellington, 1850
1576147 Duke of Wellington, 1850; (add.info.: Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1769 - 1852), British soldier and statesman in retirement at Walmer Castle

Adverts for the introduction of the telegraph on the Great Western Railway, 1850
1576004 Adverts for the introduction of the telegraph on the Great Western Railway, 1850; (add.info.: Adverts for the introduction of the telegraph on the Great Western Railway in England)

Sir Mark Walker, 1854
1581511 Sir Mark Walker, 1854; (add.info.: Engraving of General Sir Mark Walker (1827-1902) who was born in Ireland. He was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross

2nd Battalion, Middlesex regiment, British Army in Crimea, 1854
1581501 2nd Battalion, Middlesex regiment, British Army in Crimea, 1854; (add.info.: 2nd Battalion, Middlesex regiment, British Army, in Crimea during the Crimean war)

General Sir henry Jones, 1855
1581434 General Sir henry Jones, 1855; (add.info.: General Sir henry Jones watches the Battle of the Great Redan during the Crimean War)

Sir Henry William Barnard, 1854
1581429 Sir Henry William Barnard, 1854; (add.info.: Sir Henry William Barnard (1799 - 5 July 1857) was an officer of the British Army

The hero of Lucknow, 1858
1575300 The hero of Lucknow, 1858; (add.info.: The hero of Lucknow, presented to the "Albion" subscribers, New York, 1859, drawn and engraved by A.H. Ritchie 1822-1895 dated 1859)

American woodsmen hunting bears, 1850
1575190 American woodsmen hunting bears, 1850; (add.info.: American woodsmen hunting bears in the forests in mid 19th century)

Coffee House, 1851 (wood engraving)
1574620 Coffee House, 1851 (wood engraving); (add.info.: A coffee house, Istanbu, Turkey. Wood engraving c1851.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Michael Faraday, 1850
1574403 Michael Faraday, 1850; (add.info.: Photographic print of Michael Faraday (1791-1867) an English scientist who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry

Performance in the Lecture Room, Barnum's American Museum, New York City, 1850s
NWI4759691 Performance in the Lecture Room, Barnum's American Museum, New York City, 1850s.; (add.info.: Performance in the Lecture Room, Barnum's American Museum, New York City)

Huge tent of P.T. Barnum's American Museum and Menagerie, 1850s
NWI4759677 Huge tent of P.T. Barnum's American Museum and Menagerie, 1850s.; (add.info.: Huge tent of P.T. Barnum's American Museum and Menagerie, 1850s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Acrobat performance of the American Brothers and Levater Lee Family, 1850s
NWI4759646 Acrobat performance of the American Brothers and Levater Lee Family, 1850s.; (add.info.: Acrobat performance of the American Brothers and Levater Lee Family)

Caricature comparing Don Quixote to Saint-Simonianism a French political and social movement of the first half of
5669717 Caricature comparing Don Quixote to Saint-Simonianism a French political and social movement of the first half of the 19th century

Cathedral at Troyes, in France, 12th century. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879), French traveller and author
5669423 Cathedral at Troyes, in France, 12th century. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879), French traveller and author, 1857 (drawing); Universal History Archive/UIG

L'eglise de Conde-sur-Marne, in Champagne-Ardenne, France. 12th century
5669422 L'eglise de Conde-sur-Marne, in Champagne-Ardenne, France. 12th century. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879), French traveller and author, 1857 (drawing); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Church of Notre Dame at Epernay, in northern France. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879)
5669421 The Church of Notre Dame at Epernay, in northern France. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879), French traveller and author, 1857 (drawing); Universal History Archive/UIG

Menhir of Haute-Borne, France. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879), French traveller and author, 1857 (drawing)
5669417 Menhir of Haute-Borne, France. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879), French traveller and author, 1857 (drawing); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Church in Joinville, in North-eastern France. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879), French traveller and author
5669413 The Church in Joinville, in North-eastern France. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879), French traveller and author, 1857 (drawing); Universal History Archive/UIG

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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.