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Sleeping In A HansomExhausted by their visit and unable to find accommodation during the Great Exhibition, London, 1851, Mr and Mrs John Brown spend the night in a taxi cab
Caught Up In The CrowdJohn Brown is carried along by the crowd at the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, 1851. One of a series of etchings depicting the experiences of a typical English couple at
Holloway PrisonThe inner gate of Holloway Prison in London, circa 1850. Published in The Criminal Prisons of London, a compilation of articles entitled The Great World of London by Henry Mayhew, pub. 1862
Wellingtons FuneralThe state funeral procession of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769 - 1852) passes Wellington Arch (originally called Green Park Arch), at the entrance to Constitution Hill, London
Berlin Opera HouseThe Berlin State Opera on Unter Den Linden in Berlin, Germany, circa 1850. An engraving by A. H. Payne after A. Carse. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Buried AliveA cholera victim awakens to find themselves already in their coffin, 1854. L Inhumation Precipitee or The Premature Burial by Belgian artist Antoine Wiertz. From the Wiertz Museum in Brussels
Exposition Universelle 1855An elevation of the Palais de l Industrie, the main entrance to the Paris Worlds Fair, 1855. Atop the gate is a sculpture of France crowning Art and Industry by Elias Robert
Crimean WarFighting in Sebastopol during the Crimean war, circa 1855. Detail of Franz Roubauds 1904 painting The Siege of Sevastopol (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Chiselled Steel KeysIllustration depicting nine elaborately chiselled steel keys dating from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, circa 1858. Published in The Treasury of Ornamental Art, printed by Day & Son
Bullfight In SevilleThe climax of a bullfight in the Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza, Seville, with the citys famous cathedral in the background, circa 1850. An engraving from J. G
Battle Of MalakoffFrench zouave troops at the taking of the Malakoff redoubt, held by Russian forces during the Siege of Sebastopol (Sevastopol), Ukraine, 7th September 1855. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Mother And ChildA mother breastfeeding her child, while she smokes a pipe, St Giles, London, circa 1850. Drawing by Paul Gavarni (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Persian TextileA Persian textile design with a floral pattern, circa 1850. From the pattern book of a Persian designer, published in The Treasury of Ornamental Art
circa 1850: Engraving of St Nicholas carrying a tiny Christmas tree in a basket while riding a horse past houses in the snow, mid-to-late nineteenth century. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Airship Ascends24th September 1852: The ascent of French engineer and inventor Henri Giffauds first steam airship. Collection of the Musee de l Aeromautique (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Brixton Prison Wash-houseThe wash-house at Brixton Prison in London, circa 1850. Published in The Criminal Prisons of London, a compilation of articles entitled The Great World of London by Henry Mayhew, pub. 1862
Brixton Prison IroningFemale prisoners at work in the ironing-room of Brixton Prison in London, circa 1850. Published in The Criminal Prisons of London
Exercise Yardcirca 1850: Prisoners at a house of correction in Brixton in south London are forced to walk on a treadmill. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Convict NurseryThe convict nursery at Brixton Prison in London, circa 1850. Published in The Criminal Prisons of London, a compilation of articles entitled The Great World of London by Henry Mayhew, pub. 1862
No Fun For Somecirca 1850: In a postcard entitled Thanksgiving Day, a young boy with a hatchet chases a turkey across a field. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
