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Don GiovanniA performance of Mozarts opera Don Giovanni at Her Majestys Theatre, 1846. Accompanied by his servant Leporello, Don Giovanni attempts to woo the chaste Donna Anna
Funeral During FamineA funeral cortege at Shepperton Lakes, West Cork, Ireland during the Great Famine (aka the Irish potato Famine), 1847. Sketch by James Mahony
Poverty In IrelandA woman and children with their livestock outside a peasant dwelling in Leinster, Ireland, 1843. Original publication - Illustrated London News A- pub 12th August 1843
Emigration From SkyeHMS Hercules in the harbour at Campbelton on the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland, 1853. The ship is due to take emigrants to Australia
Christening Sunday in South Harting, 1887. From an original painting by James. Charles. Original Publication - Illustrated London News - pub. 8th October 1887 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ireland IslandAn etching of Ireland Island, Bermuda, showing points of interest and hulks moored in the harbour, 1848. The labels read (from left to right): hulk Tenedos, Naval Hospital, Stone Quarry
Land Tortoise13th July 1850: A Galapagos Giant Tortoise is captured for presentation to Queen Victoria. (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images)
Bush Camp20th April 1850: Australians rest around their campfire in the Australian bush. (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images)
American Cotton24th September 1881: A row of paddle steamers at the levee in New Orleans, Louisiana, waiting to transport bales of cotton up the Mississippi
Staplehurst CrashJune 1865: The aftermath of a railway accident at Staplehurst in Kent, on the South-Eastern railway boat train service to Folkestone
Sail And SteamSeptember 1859: The Great Eastern designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel rounding the point opposite Blackwall on the Thames
CondemnedMarch 1873: A prisoner guarded by a warder in the condemned cell at Newgate Prison. (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images)
London Workhouse4th August 1849: A new workhouse for the poor of the London parishes of Fulham and Hammersmith, complete with playground. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub
Johnstown FloodThe wreckage of Johnstown, Pennsylvania after the South Fork Dam burst and the waters of Lake Conemaugh flooded the town, June 1889. Original Publication : Illustrated London News - pub
Chicago On Fire28th October 1871: The Chicago fire. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub. 1871 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Wilmington Harbour1864: Confederate sailors on board the Lillian run the Union blockade into Wilmington Harbour, North Carolina during the American Civil War
Blockade Runner6th August 1864: The Confederate ship Lizzie, built in the Clyde and transported to America. She made regular trips between Galveston, Texas and Havana, Cuba
Bethlehem HospitalPatients in the Gallery for Women at the Royal Hospital of Bethlehem, 24th March 1860. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Hong Kong Handover20th January 1841: A group of British marines watch British naval officers shaking hands with Chinese officials as Hong Kong is proclaimed a British territory
Mullins Hut20th February 1847: The interior of an Irish peasants cottage in Scull, Ireland. (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images)
Third Class12th March 1864: Two storied, third class carriage on the Bombay, Baroda and Central India railway. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub
Nebraska1856: Settlers entering the state of Nebraska at Pappea Creek. (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images)
Alexandra Palace10th April 1875: Alexandra Palace in London. (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images)
Mashonaland ExpeditionBritish South Africa police crossing a stream during the Mashonaland Expedition to Rhodesia, 1890. An engraving by P. Haumann after W. R. Wollen. Original Publication : Illustrated London News - pub
Andover Workhouse1846: The Andover Union workhouse, the centre of a scandal in 1845-6 when McDougal, the master of the workhouse was accused of excess cruelty toward the paupers
Process Server21st May 1881: A Process Server is chased by an angry mob which is close behind him as he makes his get away over the fields
Canal Excavation16th June 1888: An excavator at work on the Panama Ship canal at Tabemilla (Tavernilla). Original Publication: Illustrated London News Sketched by Melton Prior (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Opening Ceremony17th December 1864: The opening of Clifton Suspension Bridge which stretches across the Avon gorge and was designed and built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Dynamite AttackDecember 1884: An attempt to blow up London bridge with dynamite. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub. 1884 (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images)
Broadmoor PatientsAugust 1867: The day room reserved for male patients at Broadmoor, a hospital for the criminally insane in Berkshire. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub
St Leger Race1842: The horses pass the Doncaster Grand Stand on a stretch of the St Leger Race, the oldest of the classics - Britains five major flat races for three-year-olds
Paddington Station8th July 1854: Paddington railway station in London. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - The Great Western Railway Terminus - pub
Matchbox Makers6th March 1871: Matchbox makers at Bow, London. Original Publication: Illustrated London News (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Chicago Fire9th October 1871: Crowds rushing across the Randolph-Street Bridge in a panic during the Chicago fire. (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images)
Three Cyclescirca 1860: A D Rudge & Co advertisement for three different types of bicycle, the Central Gear Racer, the New Pattern Convertible, complete and the Central Gear Rotary
Engine RoomSeptember 1859: The Paddle Engine room of the Great Eastern. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub. 1859 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
An Omnibus8th March 1856: A London omnibus. Original Publication: From The Illustrated London News. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Epsom Grand StandMay 1846: The crowds at the Epsom Derby with the new entrance to the grandstand. Original Publication: Illustrated LondonNews - The Grand Stand-New Entrance - pub
Spithead ReviewJuly 1867: The fleet with their flags flying, lined up in two rows for the review. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub. 1867 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Forging Pikes1848: Forging pikes during the Irish rebellion. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub. 1848 (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images)
Road Construction4th February 1865: The construction of the Thames Embankment at the Temple Gardens, London. Original Publication: Illustrated London News Engraving by R L C Hulme
Whale Hunting20th November 1847: Whale hunters killing a large whale in the South Sea. Original Publication: Illustrated London News Drawn by Duncan (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Reporters GalleryMarch 1867: Illustrated London News - The Reporters Gallery, House of Commons - pub. 1867 (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images)
Departing Emigrants2nd April 1881: Irish emigrants waiting at a railway station, bound for the United States. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - Departure Of Irish Emigrants - pub
Railway Junction3rd May 1868: Holbeck railway junction at Leeds. Original Publication: Illustrated London News (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
On Fire15th March 1857: Firemen trying to put out the fire at Covent Garden Theatre, London. Original Publication: Illustrated London News (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Eighth Commandment11th April 1846: A young child gets a telling off from a master at the Lambeth Ragged School for Boys in London. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub
School Board CaptureHomeless boys are sought out and taken in hand by the London School Board, 1871. Original Publication : Illustrated London News. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
