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George Parker Bidder Collection

Background imageGeorge Parker Bidder Collection: Launch of Three Iron Screw Steam-Vessels, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Launch of Three Iron Screw Steam-Vessels, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Launch of Three Iron Screw Steam-Vessels, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1856. Ships launched...from the building-yard of Messrs. C. Mitchell and Co...The first vessel launched was a screw steam-yacht for Mr

Background imageGeorge Parker Bidder Collection: Southend and Pier, 1856. Creator: Harvey Orrin Smith

Southend and Pier, 1856. Creator: Harvey Orrin Smith
Southend and Pier, 1856....the concluding part [of the London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway], to the terminus at Southend, was opened on Saturday last, March 1st

Background imageGeorge Parker Bidder Collection: The London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway - the Purfleet Station, 1856. Creator: Harvey Orrin Smith

The London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway - the Purfleet Station, 1856. Creator: Harvey Orrin Smith
The London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway - the Purfleet Station, 1856. The length of the railway is forty-two miles...The construction has been carried on under the joint superintendence of

Background imageGeorge Parker Bidder Collection: Victoria Docks - general view, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Victoria Docks - general view, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Victoria Docks - general view, 1856. The whole of the south side of the Dock, comprising nearly a mile of water frontage, will be devoted to the accommodation of timber

Background imageGeorge Parker Bidder Collection: Railway Station, Flensburg, 1854. Creator: T. H. W

Railway Station, Flensburg, 1854. Creator: T. H. W
Railway Station, Flensburg, 1854. Opening of the British-built Royal Danish Railway by Frederick VII, King of Denmark. Present at the opening were Samuel Morton Peto, a partner of the firm of Peto

Background imageGeorge Parker Bidder Collection: The King of Denmark visiting Mr. Peto on board the 'Cygnus', 1854. Creator: Unknown

The King of Denmark visiting Mr. Peto on board the "Cygnus", 1854. Creator: Unknown
The King of Denmark visiting Mr. Peto on board the "Cygnus", 1854. Opening of the British-built Royal Danish Railway by Frederick VII, King of Denmark

Background imageGeorge Parker Bidder Collection: Collation, at the Opening of the Norwegian Trunk Railway, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Collation, at the Opening of the Norwegian Trunk Railway, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Collation, at the Opening of the Norwegian Trunk Railway, 1854. Celebration at Eidsvoll of a new railway line designed by British civil engineer Robert Stephenson

Background imageGeorge Parker Bidder Collection: The King of Denmark dining on board the 'Cygnus', 1854. Creator: T. H. Wilson

The King of Denmark dining on board the "Cygnus", 1854. Creator: T. H. Wilson
The King of Denmark dining on board the "Cygnus", 1854. Opening of the British-built Royal Danish Railway by Frederick VII, King of Denmark

Background imageGeorge Parker Bidder Collection: Mr. George P. Bidder, C.E. - from a daguerreotype by Mayall, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Mr. George P. Bidder, C.E. - from a daguerreotype by Mayall, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Mr. George P. Bidder, C.E. - from a daguerreotype by Mayall, 1856. Civil engineer. Mr. Bidder is convinced that Mental Calculation can be taught to children

Background imageGeorge Parker Bidder Collection: George Parker Bidder, English engineer and childhood calculating prodigy, as aboy (engraving)

George Parker Bidder, English engineer and childhood calculating prodigy, as aboy (engraving)
3638369 George Parker Bidder, English engineer and childhood calculating prodigy, as aboy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)



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