Images Dated 14th June 2010

Victorian London - Christy Minstrels

Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. The Christy Minstrels playing on stage. They opened in London, England as "Raynor & Pierce's Christy Minstrels" at the St. James's Theatre on 3 August 1857. They then performed at the Surrey Theatre and later the "Polygraphic Hall" on King William Street, where they appeared for ten months. "Nellie Grey" by Michael Balfe, as sung by Raynor, became popular. In 1859, the troupe moved to the St. James's Hall (Liverpool), performing for another four months and then touring the British provinces. It then returned to Polygraphic Hall, disbanding in August 1860. The success of this troupe led to the phrase "Christy Minstrels" coming to mean any blackface minstrel show

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building exterior, castle, cliff, color image, county antrim, day, dunluce castle

Northern Ireland, County Antrim, Dunluce Castle near Bushmills and Portrush, off the A2 coastal road, cows in pasture forground, Northern Ireland, County Atrim, built in the 1200's by Richard Og de Burgh, Earl of Ulster; later MacQuillin family in the 1500's; then became the home of the Chief of the Clan MacDonnel of Antrim, and Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg, from Scotland

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Cross section illustration of green plastic compost bin on bricks showing layers of stones, straw, soil, food waste and newspaper

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106351411, Brick, Color Image, Compost, Compost Bin, Cross Section, Cut Out, Decay, Food, Full Length, Garbage, Garbage Bin, Green, Green Color, Illustration, Inside Of, Layer, Newspaper, No People, Plastic, Protection, Responsibility, Rotting, Single Object, Stone, Tiered, Vertical, Waste, White Background