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The new High-Level Station at the Crystal Palace, 1865. Creator: T Sulman
The new High-Level Station at the Crystal Palace, 1865. 'The South London and Crystal Palace Railway...has now been open several weeks...the superior convenience of the new station is already

Subway of the new High-Level Station at the Crystal Palace, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Subway of the new High-Level Station at the Crystal Palace, [Sydenham], 1865. 'The South London and Crystal Palace Railway...has now been open several weeks...the superior convenience of the new

The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the Great Eastern off Brighton on her return home, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the Great Eastern off Brighton on her return home - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865

The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: preparing for the final attempt to grapple the lost cable, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: preparing for the final attempt to grapple the lost cable - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865

The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the paying-out machinery of the Great Eastern, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the paying-out machinery of the Great Eastern - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865

The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the second buoy...where the cable was grappled, Aug. 8, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the second buoy, marking the exact place where the cable was grappled, Aug. 8, 1865. 'Our Special Artist has furnished sketches of the two buoys

The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the first buoy...where the cable was grappled, Aug. 3, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the first buoy, marking the supposed place where the cable was grappled, Aug. 3, 1865. 'Our Special Artist has furnished sketches of the two buoys

The Saloon Steam-Packet Company's vessel Alexandra, for passenger traffic on the Thames, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Saloon Steam-Packet Company's vessel Alexandra, for passenger traffic on the Thames, 1865. 'She is estimated at 140-horse power, nominal

The Indo-European Telegraph: Landing The Cable in the mud at Fao, Persian Gulf, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Indo-European Telegraph: Landing The Cable in the mud at Fao, Persian Gulf, 1865. 'When some four miles of cable had been paid out

The Langham Hotel, Portland-Place, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Langham Hotel, Portland-Place, [London], 1865. The hotel '...contains eight floors and upwards of 600 rooms and apartments...There are, besides the passenger lift, also luggage lifts

Examining the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, after raising it, on board the Great Eastern, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Examining the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, after raising it, on board the Great Eastern, 1865. Engraving from a sketch by Robert Dudley '...of the anxious group of men...handling

The Indo-European Telegraph: Mussendom Station, Elphinstone Inlet, Persian Gulf, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Indo-European Telegraph: Mussendom Station, Elphinstone Inlet, Persian Gulf, 1865. From a sketch by Lieut. Hewett, of the gun-boat Clyde

The Great Eastern Railway Terminus and Hotel at Harwich, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Great Eastern Railway Terminus and Hotel at Harwich, 1865. 'The town and port of Harwich...is now becoming one of the most important stations of our commerce with Holland, Germany

The breaking of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable on board the Great Eastern, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The breaking of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable on board the Great Eastern, 1865. Engraving from a sketch by Robert Dudley. '...the galvanometer detected a flaw of electricity which indicated a

Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: Sir Robert Peel addressing bystanders...at Valencia, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: Sir Robert Peel addressing the bystanders after the taking of the shore end of the cable to the Telegraph House at Valencia, 1865

Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: watching the Caroline going out to sea..., 1865. Creator: Unknown
Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: watching the Caroline going out to sea with the shore end of the cable, 1865. Engraving from a sketch by Robert Dudley

Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: landing the shore end of the cable...Valencia, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: landing the shore end of the cable from the Caroline at Foilhommerum, Valencia, 1865

Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: receiving messages from the Great Eastern...Valencia, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: receiving messages from the Great Eastern in the instrument-room of the Telegraph House at Foilhommerum, Valencia, 1865

Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable:...workmen on the road between Killarney and Valencia, 1865 Creator: Unknown
Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: encampment of workmen on the road between Killarney and Valencia, 1865. Engraving from a sketch by Robert Dudley

The Indo-European Telegraph: Elphinstone Inlet, Persian Gulf, with a view of the Fort, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Indo-European Telegraph: Elphinstone Inlet, Persian Gulf, with a view of the Fort, 1865. From a sketch by Lieut. Hewett, commanding the gun-boat Clyde

Underground works at the junction of Hampstead-Road, Euston-Road, and Tottenham-Court-Road, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Underground works at the junction of Hampstead-Road, Euston-Road, and Tottenham-Court-Road, 1864. View showing '...what extensive subterranean works are being constructed in different parts of

Shakspeare salver and jug, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Shakspeare salver and jug, 1864. Commemoration of the Tercentenary of Shakespeare's birth. 'The ale jug and salver, manufactured by Messrs

The Charing-Cross Railway Station and Hotel, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Charing-Cross Railway Station and Hotel, 1864. 'This building...is set back from the public roadway of the Strand...A forecourt is thus left for the accommodation of the carriage

Ruins of Colonel Colt's patent firearms factory at Hartford, Connecticut,...destroyed by fire, 1864
Ruins of Colonel Colt's patent firearms factory at Hartford, Connecticut, [USA], recently destroyed by fire, 1864. 'The extensive factory at Hartford, Connecticut

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London Cigarette Card Company card 1924 depicting: Edward Ned Kelly (December 1854 - 11 November 1880)
5307913 London Cigarette Card Company card 1924 depicting: Edward Ned Kelly (December 1854 - 11 November 1880) was an Australian bushranger of Irish descent; (add.info)

An advertisement for the Goldsmiths & Silversmith Company, 19th century
5311530 An advertisement for the Goldsmiths & Silversmith Company, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1895); Universal History Archive/UIG

Great business asset, 1880
3479306 Great business asset, 1880; (add.info.: The telephone is a great business asset - if you know how to use it. Dated 27th March 1880.); Universal History Archive/UIG

South Metropolitan Gas Company's works, East Greenwich, London: The condensers
530385 South Metropolitan Gas Company's works, East Greenwich, London: The condensers. Wood engraving published Paris, 1891; Universal History Archive/UIG

South Metropolitan Gas Company's works, East Greenwich, London: Quenching coke
530384 South Metropolitan Gas Company's works, East Greenwich, London: Quenching coke. Wood engraving published Paris, 1891; Universal History Archive/UIG

Dick Swiveller (colour litho)
3101914 Dick Swiveller (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dick Swiveller. Illustration for The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens (Hodder & Stoughton)

Metropolitan telephone, 1890
3479273 Metropolitan telephone, 1890; (add.info.: Metropolitan telephone company's central station, Cartlant Street, New York: the switchboard)

Cartoon commenting on the water companies fears of a shortage during the hot summer, 19th century
5308748 Cartoon commenting on the water companies fears of a shortage during the hot summer, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the water companies fears of a shortage during the hot)

Company drinking around a table. Walk and Oraison. (illustration, circa 1930)
5975716 Company drinking around a table. Walk and Oraison. (illustration, circa 1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litterature. Company drinking around a table)

Clarence Charles Hatry, 1888-1965. Company promoter, financier, bankrupt, bookseller and publisher
2638493 Clarence Charles Hatry, 1888-1965. Company promoter, financier, bankrupt, bookseller and publisher. From The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures published 1935 by Unknown photographer

Escalator at the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's Cortland Street Station, New York
530617 Escalator at the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's Cortland Street Station, New York. Reno-Cail system: electrically powered: length 13m: elevation 6m

Case and fitting department, Chappell & Company's piano works, Belmont Street, Chalk Farm Road, London
530240 Case and fitting department, Chappell & Company's piano works, Belmont Street, Chalk Farm Road, London. Wood engraving 1870; Universal History Archive/UIG

Ballad and prayer (Illustration, circa 1930)
5975715 Ballad and prayer (Illustration, circa 1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litterature. Company drinking around a table)

Francois Joseph Talma, 1763 - 1826
3083231 Francois Joseph Talma, 1763 - 1826.; Private Collection; (add.info.: French actor and theatrical company manager. Hand writing sample and signature.)

The Great Western, right, and the RMS Campania, left, in the 19th century
3083204 The Great Western, right, and the RMS Campania, left, in the 19th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England, published c. 1900)

The S.S. Great Britain leaving Liverpool, England in 1853, from The Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts
5242665 The S.S. Great Britain leaving Liverpool, England in 1853, from The Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures by Charles Tomlinson (print) by English School

Puerto Rico, 1886
2902875 Puerto Rico, 1886; (add.info.: Colton, Company.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

The trading post established by the British East India Company at Surat, India, c.1680
2956650 The trading post established by the British East India Company at Surat, India, c.1680, from British Merchant Adventurers, publ

The Honourable Artillery Company at gun practice in Richmond Park. From the magazine Twenty Years After The
2915222 The Honourable Artillery Company at gun practice in Richmond Park. From the magazine Twenty Years After The Battlefields of 1914-1918 Then

Riot by railway workers at Martinsbury on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
530419 Riot by railway workers at Martinsbury on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Workers went on strike when the Company cut their wages

Two sons of Tipoo Sultan (1749-99) Sultan of Mysore, given as hostages to English under General Charles Cornwallis
536864 Two sons of Tipoo Sultan (1749-99) Sultan of Mysore, given as hostages to English under General Charles Cornwallis; (add.info.: Two sons of Tipoo Sultan (1749-99) Sultan of Mysore

USA History: John Bull: I really do not see what agony Uncle Sam finds in this company
5313621 USA History: John Bull: I really do not see what agony Uncle Sam finds in this company.; SeM Studio/UIG

Wouter van Twiller, 1606- c.1654. Employee of the Dutch West India Company and Director-General of New Netherland
2907825 Wouter van Twiller, 1606- c.1654. Employee of the Dutch West India Company and Director-General of New Netherland, (now New York), America from 1633 until 1638

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Step into the captivating world of history and innovation with this diverse collection of images. From the picturesque Vale of Aylesbury to the bustling streets of London, each snapshot tells a unique story about different aspects life throughout time. Transport yourself back to 1933 as you admire Rex Whistler's masterpiece, "The Vale of Aylesbury. " This enchanting artwork takes you on a journey through lush landscapes, reminding us that even in simpler times, companies were deeply connected to their surroundings. Fast forward to 1771 and discover William Fairbank's meticulous plan of Sheffield. This intricate map showcases how companies played an integral role in shaping urban development and fostering economic growth during the Industrial Revolution. Travel further into the past with a glimpse at an ad from the 1890s for Singer sewing machines. Witness how innovative products revolutionized industries and empowered individuals with newfound skills, forever changing the landscape for both businesses and households alike. Take flight with The Westland Lysander aircraft from 1941. Though its creator remains unknown, this image symbolizes how companies have always been at the forefront of technological advancements, pushing boundaries and propelling progress forward. Dive into artistic expression with Federico Garcia Lorca's University theater company La Barraca poster. Experience how companies supported cultural endeavors by providing platforms for creativity and intellectual stimulation within communities. Immerse yourself in Albert Joseph Moore's "Reading Aloud" painting from 1884 (1936). As books transport us to new worlds, so do companies transport goods across nations - connecting people through trade networks that span continents. Witness resilience as Henry Simonis & Co fire appliance stands tall amidst destruction in Nuremberg, Germany. Companies like these exemplify strength in adversity while safeguarding communities against unforeseen challenges. Marvel at LLOYDs OF LONDON's Great Room captured beautifully in an English line engraving from 1890.