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The Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection (page 10)

A unique, visual archive of 19th century Victorian Britain historical illustrations

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Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: La Gloire

La Gloire
9th March 1861: The French ironclad frigate La Gloire. Illustrated London News, March 9th 1861 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Under Construction

Under Construction
30th June 1849: Robert Stevensons Britannia tubular bridge under construction. Illustrated London News, 30/6/1849, p.440 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Baby Food Book

Baby Food Book
18th July 1903: An advertisement for a pamphlet promoting Allenburys Foods for babies. (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Birmingham New Street

Birmingham New Street railway station at the time of its official opening, June 1854. The station had the worlds largest iron and glass roof. Original publication: Illustrated London News, pub

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: High Diving

High Diving
18th July 1903: The International Display of High-diving at Highgate, north London. The display is patronised by royalty and divers compete for the Kings Cup

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Orthodiagraph

Orthodiagraph
12th February 1903: Progress made in X-ray technology: fig. 1 depicts the ordinary Roentgen apparatus and figs. 3, 5, 6, 7 the much more efficient and advanced Orthodiagraph instrument

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Tunnel All Clear

Tunnel All Clear
7th December 1844: A railwayman signals that the tunnel ahead is All Right. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub. 7th December 1844. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: London Riots

London Riots
13th November 1887: Mounted Life Guards helping the police to keep order in Trafalgar Square, London. Original Publication: The Illustrated London News - 607 - The Riots In London On Sunday Nov 13

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Emigrant Ship

Emigrant Ship
17th August 1850: The emigration of distressed needlewomen. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub. 1850 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Lyceum Theatre

Lyceum Theatre
23rd October 1847: The interior of the Lyceum Theatre after it had been redecorated. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Ladies Cricket

Ladies Cricket
14th September 1889: A lady cricketer catching the ball during a game. Original Artist: By Lucien Davis Illustrated London News (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Baseball Game

Baseball Game
15th May 1874: A group of Americans playing baseball at Princes Ground. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub. 1874 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Poor Family At Home

Poor Family At Home
August 1875: A working-class family at home in Leather Lane in Londons East End on a Sunday morning. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub. 1875 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Pneumatic Railway

Pneumatic Railway
10th September 1864: T W Ramwells pneumatic railway at Crystal Palace. Original Publication: Illustrated London News (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Victoria Station

Victoria Station
circa 1865: Workmen arriving at Victoria Station after travelling on the London Chatham - Dover Railway with an experimental weekly workmens ticket costing 1 penny

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Railway Works

Railway Works
16th March 1867: Midland Railway works in progress at Old St Pancras near Kings Cross, London. Original Publication: Illustrated London News (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Railway Disaster

Railway Disaster
January 1880: Diver John Cox finds the front of the train which plunged into the Firth of Tay when a section of the bridge collapsed during a storm in December 1879, killing all the passengers

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Cambridge Station

Cambridge Station
2nd August 1845: A steam train leaving Cambridge station on the Cambridge to Ely line. (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Junction Signal

Junction Signal
28th December 1844: A man operating a junction signal post on the Great Western Railway. Original Publication: Illustrated London News (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Freemasons Abroad

Freemasons Abroad
26th November 1898: English Freemasons, in their ceremonial attire, at the Quarries of Soloman during a visit to Jerusalem. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: General Slocum

General Slocum
June 1904: The stricken steamship General Slocum, which caught fire during a pleasure cruise on New York Citys East River, resulting in the loss of over 1, 100 lives

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: General Slocum

General Slocum
circa 1904: The steamship General Slocum, which caught fire during a pleasure cruise on New York Citys East River, resulting in the loss of over 1, 100 lives

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Thirsk Accident

Thirsk Accident
12th November 1892: The aftermath of a rail accident near Thirsk, Yorkshire. (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: First Motorcycle

First Motorcycle
1906: The first motor cycle invented by Edward Butler in 1887, called the Petrol-Cycle. Original Publication: Illustrated London News (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Mount Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius
April 1885: The volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius. (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Balaclava Wounded

Balaclava Wounded
Soldiers carry their wounded comrades in Balaclava, during the Crimean War, circa 1855. Original Publication : Illustrated London News - pub. 17th March 1855 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Black and White, diry 18586, J1687493, H / MIS / RELF / INSTITUTIONS / 1850-1919

Black and White, diry 18586, J1687493, H / MIS / RELF / INSTITUTIONS / 1850-1919, charitable foundation
The Strangers Home for Asiatics, Africans, and South Sea Islanders in West India Dock Road, Limehouse, east London, 1857. The home was built by missionary societies to provide temporary accommodation

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Black and White, diry 18586, J1687493, H / MIS / RELF / INSTITUTIONS / 1850-1919

Black and White, diry 18586, J1687493, H / MIS / RELF / INSTITUTIONS / 1850-1919, charitable foundation
Prince Albert (1819 - 1861, centre, right) lays the foundation stone of the Strangers Home for Asiatics, Africans, and South Sea Islanders in West India Dock Road, Limehouse, east London

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Black and White, diry 18586, J1687493, H / MIS / RELF / INSTITUTIONS / 1850-1919

Black and White, diry 18586, J1687493, H / MIS / RELF / INSTITUTIONS / 1850-1919, charitable foundation
Residents at the Strangers Home for Asiatics, Africans, and South Sea Islanders in West India Dock Road, Limehouse, east London, 1870

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: J1697267, diry 18880, outdoors, day, print, medium group of people, only men, soldier

J1697267, diry 18880, outdoors, day, print, medium group of people, only men, soldier
The French ambulance service during the Crimean War, circa 1855. Published in the Illustrated London News. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Balloon Post

Balloon Post
A balloon leaves Paris by night, carrying mail out of the city during the siege by Prussian forces, December 1870. Original publication: Illustrated London News

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Holiday Sketches

Holiday Sketches
A lively cafe on the boulevards of Paris, 1879. Original Publication : Illustrated London News - pub. 6th September 1979. By Barnard. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Ball At The Barrier

Ball At The Barrier
A ball at The Barrier in Montparnasse, Paris, 1855. Original Publication : Illustrated London News - pub. 11th August 1855. By Henri Valentin. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Barricade

Barricade
18th March 1848: A barricade erected in the Rue St Martin, Paris, during fighting beteen moderate and radical Republicans during the first few months of the Second Republic

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: The Boat

The Boat
Ladies and gentlemen take a tour of the Parisian sewers, 1870. Illustration by Jules Pelcos. Original Publication : Illustrated London News - pub

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: French Exhibits In Transit

French Exhibits In Transit
Crates containing items destined for the French pavillion leaving Paris for the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace, London, March 1851

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: The Waggon

The Waggon
Ladies and gentlemen take a tour of the Parisian sewers, 1870. On the right, a tunnel leads up to Rue Laffitte in the north of the city. Illustration by Jules Pelcos

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Foxhounds invading a Victorian house

Foxhounds invading a Victorian house
A member of the local fox hunt has followed the foxhounds into a smart house - thankfully, without his horse - where the behaviour of the hounds is causing considerable uproar

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Covent Garden Theatre

Covent Garden Theatre
The auditorium and stage of the New Covent Garden Theatre in London, better known as the Royal Opera House or Covent Garden Opera House

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: The Hall Of Infamy

The Hall Of Infamy
Diners watching a punch-up in their midst at the Oyster Saloon in Bridges Street, New Covent Garden, London. Original Artwork: The Hall of Infamy, alias the Oyster Saloon in Bridges Street

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Village Choir

Village Choir
19th December 1863: A village choir rehearsing the Christmas Anthem from a drawing by A Hunt. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - Christmas - pub

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: New Eros

New Eros
1893: Crowds in Piccadilly Circus viewing the newly erected statue of Eros. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Statue Of Liberty

Statue Of Liberty
20th November 1886: The inauguration of Bartholdis Statue of Liberty in New York, USA. Original Publication: Illustrated London News (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Immigrants At Xmas

Immigrants At Xmas
December 1870: A group of immigrants in Australia at Christmas time, when many thought of home. Original Artwork: Engraving Home Sweet Home

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Britannia Bridge

Britannia Bridge
23rd March 1850: The entrance to the Britannia Tubular Bridge, designed by Robert Stephenson. Original Publication: Illustrated London News (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Burke And Wills Statue

Burke And Wills Statue
The inauguration of a statue of Robert O Hara Burke and William John Wills on Collins Street, Melbourne, 1865. The work of Charles Summers, the statue commemorates the deaths of the two explorers

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Court Presentation

Court Presentation
A large group of dignitaries and their wives wait outside the Ambassadors Entrance to the Queens drawing room at Buckingham Palace, London, August 1868

Background imageThe Illustrated London News (ILN) Collection: Aftermath of the Abbots Ripton Crash in Cambridgeshire, January 1876

Aftermath of the Abbots Ripton Crash in Cambridgeshire, January 1876
The aftermath of a rail crash at Abbots Ripton in Cambridgeshire, where the Flying Scotsman collided with a coal train, and was then hit by the Leeds express, January 1876



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