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Social Life Collection (#5)

"Stepping back in time to the vibrant social scenes of yesteryears, where gas lamps illuminated elegant dinner parties in the 1800s

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Covent Garden Theatre Theater Art Arts Performance

Covent Garden Theatre Theater Art Arts Performance
Covent Garden Theatre. Circa 1808. After a work by August Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson in the Microcosm of London, published in three volumes between 1808 and 1810 by Rudolph Ackermann

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Corn Exchange Mark Lane Trade Trading Commerce

Corn Exchange Mark Lane Trade Trading Commerce
Corn Exchange, Mark Lane. Circa 1808. After a work by August Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson in the Microcosm of London, published in three volumes between 1808 and 1810 by Rudolph Ackermann

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Coal Exchange Trade Trading Thomas Rowlandson

Coal Exchange Trade Trading Thomas Rowlandson
Coal Exchange. Circa 1808. After a work by August Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson in the Microcosm of London, published in three volumes between 1808 and 1810 by Rudolph Ackermann

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Court Of Common Pleas Westminster Hall Law Order

Court Of Common Pleas Westminster Hall Law Order
Court of Common Pleas, Westminster Hall. Circa 1808. After a work by August Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson in the Microcosm of London

Background imageSocial Life Collection: British Institution Pall Mall Thomas Rowlandson

British Institution Pall Mall Thomas Rowlandson
British Institution. Pall Mall. Circa 1808. The full name of the Institution was British Institution for Promoting the Fine Arts in the United Kingdom

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Custom House River Thames Thomas Rowlandson Augustus Pugin

Custom House River Thames Thomas Rowlandson Augustus Pugin
Custom House from the River Thames. Circa 1808. After a work by August Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson in the Microcosm of London, published in three volumes between 1808 and 1810 by Rudolph Ackermann

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Pillory Charing Cross Punishment Law Order Public

Pillory Charing Cross Punishment Law Order Public
Pillory, Charing Cross. Circa 1808. After a work by August Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson in the Microcosm of London, published in three volumes between 1808 and 1810 by Rudolph Ackermann

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Board Room Admiralty Royal Navy Defence Defense

Board Room Admiralty Royal Navy Defence Defense
Board room of the Admiralty. Circa 1808. After a work by August Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson in the Microcosm of London, published in three volumes between 1808 and 1810 by Rudolph Ackermann

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Freemasons Hall Great Queen Street Masons Freemasons

Freemasons Hall Great Queen Street Masons Freemasons
Freemasons Hall, Great Queen Street. Circa 1808. After a work by August Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson in the Microcosm of London, published in three volumes between 1808 and 1810 by Rudolph Ackermann

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Opera House Haymarket Entertainment Spectacle

Opera House Haymarket Entertainment Spectacle
Opera House. Circa 1808. After a work by August Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson in the Microcosm of London, published in three volumes between 1808 and 1810 by Rudolph Ackermann

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Court Of Chancery Lincoln's Inn Hall Law Order

Court Of Chancery Lincoln's Inn Hall Law Order
Court of Chancery, Lincoln's Inn Hall. Circa 1808. After a work by August Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson in the Microcosm of London

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Bartholomew Fair Annual Thomas Rowlandson Augustus Pugin

Bartholomew Fair Annual Thomas Rowlandson Augustus Pugin
Bartholomew Fair. Circa 1808. The fair was an annual event from 1133 to 1855. After a work by August Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson in the Microcosm of London

Background imageSocial Life Collection: House Of Lords Interior Westminster Governance

House Of Lords Interior Westminster Governance
House of Lords. Circa 1808. After a work by August Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson in the Microcosm of London, published in three volumes between 1808 and 1810 by Rudolph Ackermann

Background imageSocial Life Collection: The Mint Interior Tower Of London Making Producing

The Mint Interior Tower Of London Making Producing
The Mint. Interior of the Mint in the Tower of London. Circa 1808. After a work by August Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson in the Microcosm of London

Background imageSocial Life Collection: The Great Hall Bank Of England Finance Financial

The Great Hall Bank Of England Finance Financial
The Great Hall, Bank of England. Circa 1808. After a work by August Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson in the Microcosm of London, published in three volumes between 1808 and 1810 by Rudolph Ackermann

Background imageSocial Life Collection: The Long Room Custom House Thomas Rowlandson

The Long Room Custom House Thomas Rowlandson
The Long Room, Custom House. Circa 1808. After a work by August Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson in the Microcosm of London, published in three volumes between 1808 and 1810 by Rudolph Ackermann

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Fire In London Albion Flour Mill March 2 1791

Fire In London Albion Flour Mill March 2 1791
Fire in London. The destruction of the Albion flour mill beside the Blackfriars Bridge, March 2, 1791. After a work by August Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson in the Microcosm of London

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Water Engine Coldbath Fields Prison Clerkenwell

Water Engine Coldbath Fields Prison Clerkenwell
Water Engine, Coldbath Fields Prison. Circa 1808. After a work by August Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson in the Microcosm of London, published in three volumes between 1808 and 1810 by Rudolph Ackermann

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Magdalen Chapel Magdalen House Religious Life

Magdalen Chapel Magdalen House Religious Life
Magdalen Chapel. Circa 1808. After a work by August Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson in the Microcosm of London, published in three volumes between 1808 and 1810 by Rudolph Ackermann

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Foundling Hospital. The Chapel. Circa 1808. After a work by August Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson in the Microcosm of London, published in three volumes between 1808 and 1810 by Rudolph Ackermann

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Pass-room Pass Room Bridewell Prison Thomas Rowlandson

Pass-room Pass Room Bridewell Prison Thomas Rowlandson
Pass-room, Bridewell. Circa 1808. After a work by August Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson in the Microcosm of London, published in three volumes between 1808 and 1810 by Rudolph Ackermann

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Exhibition of Water Coloured Drawings, Old Bond Street. Exhibition of the Society of Painters in Watercolours. Circa 1808

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Court Of Exchequer Westminster Hall Law Order

Court Of Exchequer Westminster Hall Law Order
Court of Exchequer, Westminster Hall. Circa 1808. After a work by August Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson in the Microcosm of London, published in three volumes between 1808 and 1810 by Rudolph Ackermann

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Tourists overlooking the Atlantic Ocean from Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Tourists overlooking the Atlantic Ocean from Mt. Desert Island, Maine
Hikers atop Newport Mountain, Mt Desert Island, Maine, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Colonial churchgoers in Sleepy Hollow, New York

Colonial churchgoers in Sleepy Hollow, New York
Parishioners leaving church at Sleepy Hollow in colonial New York. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Colonials going to church in Alexandria, Virginia

Colonials going to church in Alexandria, Virginia
Colonial Virginians attending services at Christ Church in Alexandria, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSocial Life Collection: HOUS2A-00023

HOUS2A-00023
Bobbing for apples at a Halloween party in Ireland, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSocial Life Collection: HOUS2A-00044

HOUS2A-00044
Christmas party in a baronial hall in the olden time, England. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSocial Life Collection: HOUS2A-00032

HOUS2A-00032
Christmas merriment in an old English manor. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSocial Life Collection: HOUS2A-00104

HOUS2A-00104
Fourth of July celebration in Centre Square, Philadelphia, 1819. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSocial Life Collection: HOUS2A-00077

HOUS2A-00077
Two young women talking, about 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration by Alice Barber Stephens

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Fashionable couple outdoors, early 1900s

Fashionable couple outdoors, early 1900s
Well-to-do couple on a hillside, early 1900s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Courtship in a woodland setting, 1800s

Courtship in a woodland setting, 1800s
Young man and woman on a walk in the countryside, late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSocial Life Collection: West Point romance, 1800s

West Point romance, 1800s
West Point cadet courting a young woman, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Romantic moment discovered, 1800s

Romantic moment discovered, 1800s
Man leaning to kiss a young woman, surprising an older woman, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Passionate embrace in the 19th century

Passionate embrace in the 19th century
Man holding a young woman in his arms, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Couple asking permission to marry, 1800s

Couple asking permission to marry, 1800s
Young couple announcing their intentions to the mother, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Woman on a staircase, 1800s

Woman on a staircase, 1800s
Young woman ascending a staircase, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Christmas singing in a church, 1800s

Christmas singing in a church, 1800s
Churchgoers singing Christmas carols from a hymnbook, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a Caldecott illustration

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Rural Christmas gathering of neighbors, 1800s

Rural Christmas gathering of neighbors, 1800s
People going to a neighbors Christmas party in the country. Hand-colored woodcut of a Caldecott illustration

Background imageSocial Life Collection: HOUS2D-00064

HOUS2D-00064
African-American woman reenactor in a sewing circle at Yorktown, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Christening in Chile, 1800s

Christening in Chile, 1800s
Children participating in a mass christening at San Jose, Chile, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Neighbors sharing farm work on the Great Plains

Neighbors sharing farm work on the Great Plains
Prairie settlers helping a neighbor with his farm work, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Background imageSocial Life Collection: HOUS2A-00076

HOUS2A-00076
Outdoor tea party in colonial New England, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSocial Life Collection: HOUS2A-00083

HOUS2A-00083
Men enjoying an afterdinner drink in colonial times. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSocial Life Collection: HOUS2A-00064

HOUS2A-00064
Christmas feast in a baronial hall. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration by Caldecott

Background imageSocial Life Collection: HOUS2A-00047

HOUS2A-00047
Coffee-house orator in London, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19t9h-century illustration

Background imageSocial Life Collection: Neighborhood concert in a French-Canadian village, 1900

Neighborhood concert in a French-Canadian village, 1900
French-Canadian villagers enjoying impromtu music, circa 1900. Digitally colored halftone reproduction of an illustration




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"Stepping back in time to the vibrant social scenes of yesteryears, where gas lamps illuminated elegant dinner parties in the 1800s. " "Love blossoming amidst the graceful swings and gentle whispers on a tennis court romance during the late 19th or early 20th century. " "Exploring nature's wonders hand-in-hand, a young couple embarks on an adventurous hike through Mt Desert Island, Maine. " "Intrigue and passion intertwine as a Confederate soldier captivates a young woman's heart with his charm and courage in the midst of the 1800s. " "A picturesque Victorian era picnic unfolds, showcasing refined manners and delightful conversations amidst lush green landscapes. " "Savoring every sip of tea-time traditions in England during the enchanting decade of the 1880s - elegance meets indulgence. " "The streets transform into battlegrounds as chess enthusiasts engage in intense battles of strategy under open skies - mind games at their finest. " "Glimpses into history reveal iconic moments like Franklin, Hamilton, and other delegates passionately discussing and shaping our Constitution. " (For hints GGBR2A-00018), (GEUR2A-00088), (HOUS2A-00059), (HOUS2A-00137): "Diving deep into archival treasures that capture glimpses from various corners around the globe - uncovering hidden stories one frame at a time.