1850s Collection (page 8)

Russian Canon used at Sebastopol, during the Crimean War, 1854
3508052 Russian Canon used at Sebastopol, during the Crimean War, 1854; (add.info.: captured, Russian Canon used at Sebastopol, during the Crimean War 1854.); Universal History Archive

Example of a message received on Bakewell's facsimile printing telegraph, 1850
3479979 Example of a message received on Bakewell's facsimile printing telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Example of a message received on Bakewell's facsimile printing telegraph)

Transmitting table and keyboard of the Hughes printing telegraph, 1859
3479962 Transmitting table and keyboard of the Hughes printing telegraph, 1859; (add.info.: Transmitting table and keyboard of the Hughes printing telegraph.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Captain cook, 1851
3479423 Captain cook, 1851; (add.info.: Captain cook witnessing a human sacrifice: Tahiti. Captain Cook's original voyages round the world. Woodbridge, n.d)

Marking the new site for the capital at Hyogo
2909936 Marking the new site for the capital at Hyogo; (add.info.: Marking the new site for the capital at Hyogo. Print shows a man presenting a city plan to the emperor at court with many ministers)

A silversmith and his assistant
2911128 A silversmith and his assistant; (add.info.: 1850 Watercolour illustration of a silversmith and his assistant. Panta, Eastern India. Dated 1850.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ebisu and catfish
2909935 Ebisu and catfish; (add.info.: Ebisu and catfish. Print shows Ebisu, one of the seven lucky gods of Japan, cutting up a catfish, a woman fans a hibachi next to him)

Miho Bay in Suruga
2909848 Miho Bay in Suruga; (add.info.: Miho Bay in Suruga. Print shows groves of trees along the coast and the sails of ships on Miho or Suruga Bay, Japan. 1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

The tale of a tail
2909845 The tale of a tail; (add.info.: The tale of a tail. Illustration shows Viscount Wolseley attempting to glue the tail labeled "Prestige" onto a weeping British Lion with the aid of)

The tabernacle in the wilderness, and plan of the encampment
2909833 The tabernacle in the wilderness, and plan of the encampment; (add.info.: The tabernacle in the wilderness, and plan of the encampment)

Ludlow, Vermont, 1859 from South Hill
2903020 Ludlow, Vermont, 1859 from South Hill; (add.info.: Ludlow, Vermont, 1859 from South Hill.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

Laura Bridgman
2911770 Laura Bridgman; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Laura Bridgman (1829-1889) First deaf-blind American child to gain a significant education in the English language

Mechanical Exhibition or Exposition, 1859
2902317 Mechanical Exhibition or Exposition, 1859; (add.info.: Mechanical Exhibition or Exposition, 1859.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

Chinese immigrant prospectors camp in the California Gold Rush, 1850s
NWI4712517 Chinese immigrant prospectors camp in the California Gold Rush, 1850s.; (add.info.: Chinese immigrant prospectors camp in the California Gold Rush, 1850s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

The laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1858
3478895 The laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1858; (add.info.: Cartoon from Punch, 1858, at the time of the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable)

Facade of the Winter Palace from the Admiralty, St Petersburg; Russia, 1856
3507652 Facade of the Winter Palace from the Admiralty, St Petersburg; Russia, 1856; (add.info.: Facade of the Winter Palace from the Admiralty, on the west)

Lawolo a masculine protective statue
2624187 Lawolo a masculine protective statue; (add.info.: Lawolo a masculine protective statue, used to scare an enemy from Nias, Indonesia)

Liberian senate, 1856
1575002 Liberian senate, 1856; (add.info.: Liberian senate by Robert Griffin.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Complaints, 1852
1574577 Complaints, 1852; (add.info.: Woman complaining to the grocer that he has sold her coffee adulterated with cheaper chicory)

Six of Queen Victoria of Great Britain's children, 1854
1576127 Six of Queen Victoria of Great Britain's children, 1854; (add.info.: Six of Queen Victoria of Great Britain's children.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Josef Hyrtl, 1856
1577001 Josef Hyrtl, 1856; (add.info.: Josef Hyrtl (7 December 1810 - 17 July 1894) was an Austrian anatomist.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Joseph-Francois Malgaigne, 1850
1576994 Joseph-Francois Malgaigne, 1850; (add.info.: Joseph-Francois Malgaigne (February 14, 1806 - October 17, 1865) was a French surgeon and medical historian

Bernhard von Langenbeck, 1850
1576961 Bernhard von Langenbeck, 1850; (add.info.: Bernhard von Langenbeck (9 November 1810 - 29 September 1887) was a German surgeon known as the developer of Langenbeck's amputation

James Buchanan, 1850
1576689 James Buchanan, 1850; (add.info.: James Buchanan (1791-1868) was the 15th President of the United States, serving immediately prior to the American Civil War

Satire on patronage and corruption in New York State politics, 1852
1576413 Satire on patronage and corruption in New York State politics, 1852; (add.info.: The seven stages of the office seeker A satire on patronage and corruption in New York State politics)

Skating of the Serpentine by Torchlight, 1859 (engraving)
1579460 Skating of the Serpentine by Torchlight, 1859 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving titled Skating of the Serpentine by Torchlight depicting crowds of wealthy people skating of the frozen)

Joseph Marie Eugene Sue, 1850
1577207 Joseph Marie Eugene Sue, 1850; (add.info.: Joseph Marie Eugene Sue (1804 - 3 August 1857) French novelist.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Major-General Estcourt, 1850
1577418 Major-General Estcourt, 1850; (add.info.: Portrait of Major-General James B. Estcourt. Dated 1850.); Universal History Archive/UIG

William Wordsworth, 1850
1577405 William Wordsworth, 1850; (add.info.: Portrait of William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was a major English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Charles James Lever, 1854
1577092 Charles James Lever, 1854; (add.info.: Portrait of Charles James Lever (1806-1872) Irish novelist. Dated 1854.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Henry W. Longfellow, 1850
1577048 Henry W. Longfellow, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of Henry W. Longfellow (1807-1882) American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha

The action in Fatshan Creek, 1857 (litho)
1579760 The action in Fatshan Creek, 1857 (litho); (add.info.: Lithograph of the action in Fatshan Creek. The boats going in to the attack and the Raleigh's Gig sinking. Lithograph by E. Walker)

Field Marshal Colin Campbell, 1854
1581438 Field Marshal Colin Campbell, 1854; (add.info.: Field Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde 1792 - 1863, British Army officer.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Battle of the Great Redan, 1855
1581435 Battle of the Great Redan, 1855; (add.info.: The Battle of the Great Redan during the Crimean War fought between British forces against Russia on 18 June)

Russian ships at Balaklava, 1853
1581427 Russian ships at Balaklava, 1853; (add.info.: Russian ships at Balaklava in the Crimea during the Crimean War, 1853.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Trois-Fontaines Abbey, France. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879), French traveller and author, 1857 (drawing)
5669392 Trois-Fontaines Abbey, France. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879), French traveller and author, 1857 (drawing); (add.info)

Temple of Edfu, Pillars of Hathor, in Egypt, 1852
3480240 Temple of Edfu, Pillars of Hathor, in Egypt, 1852; (add.info.: Temple of Edfu, Pillars of Hathor, in Egypt, 1852. Photograph by Maxime Du Camp (1822 -1894) a French writer and photographer

Wool carding engine, 1851
3479133 Wool carding engine, 1851; (add.info.: Detailed view of the Cotton Carding. Used to create a single - long strand of material, rather than clumps. machine)

19th Century marbled endpaper
2910795 19th Century marbled endpaper; (add.info.: 1852 19th Century marbled endpaper, a leaf of paper at the beginning or end of a book)

The Eight Great Tengu subduing Benkei
2911075 The Eight Great Tengu subduing Benkei; (add.info.: 1850 Colour woodblock triptych titled The Eight Great Tengu subduing Benkei by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

Amerigo Vespucci and others greeting natives upon landing in the Americas
2623778 Amerigo Vespucci and others greeting natives upon landing in the Americas; (add.info.: Lithograph print of Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) an Italian explorer, financier

First attempt to lay a transatlantic undersea telegraph link, 1857
3478752 First attempt to lay a transatlantic undersea telegraph link, 1857; (add.info.: Taking the cable on board HMS Agamemnon in July 1857)

General Tom Thumb, 1855
1576007 General Tom Thumb, 1855; (add.info.: General Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton (January 4, 1838 - July 15)

Såsser Kerstin Andersdotter, Dalecarlia, 1858. Creator: Johan Fredrik Hockert
Sasser Kerstin Andersdotter, Dalecarlia, 1858

Portrait of J C de Brunett, Consul-General of Russia to Amsterdam, c.1850. Creator: Anon
Portrait of J C de Brunett, Consul-General of Russia to Amsterdam, c.1850

On the Test, 1859. Creator: Francis Seymour Haden
On the Test, 1859

A Water Meadow, 1859. Creator: Francis Seymour Haden
A Water Meadow, 1859

A Lady Reading, 1858. Creator: Francis Seymour Haden
A Lady Reading, 1858

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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.