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Remarkable and historic photographs of people and events that particularly interested Augustus Rischgitz

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Background imageRischgitz Collection: Debtors Yard

Debtors Yard
The debtors exercise ground at Newgate Prison, London, 1809. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Prayers At The Well

Prayers At The Well
Catholic pilgrims pray at the Sacred Well in Lourdes, southwestern France, circa 1880. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: The Bumps

The Bumps
A group of boys using a sheet to toss and catch one of their fellows, circa 1850. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Junior Escapologists

Junior Escapologists
One boy watches as two others race each-other to escape from their bonds, circa 1850. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Massacre Of The Druids

Massacre Of The Druids
The Roman massacre of the Celtic Druids on the Isle of Anglesey in 61 AD. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Moonlight Charge

Moonlight Charge
The Moonlight Charge of the Household Cavalry at the Battle of Kassassin, during the Anglo-Egyptian War, 28th August 1882. By George Seymour, from a sketch by Frederic Villiers

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Extracting Treasure

Extracting Treasure
Prize Agents Extracting Treasure after the capture of Delhi by the British, during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. A wealthy man is threatened with death until he reveals where he has hidden his

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Litoral Birds

Litoral Birds
Various seabirds on the shore, circa 1800. From left to right, a Richardsons skua, a black-toed gull, a Glaucous gull, a lesser tern and a black tern

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Birds Of Prey

Birds Of Prey
Five birds of prey, circa 1800. From left to right, a gyrfalcon, a peregrine falcon, a goshawk, a kite or glead, and a female kestrel. An engraving by J. Bishop after a drawing by J. Stewart

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Papal Vestments

Papal Vestments
Papal vestments, 1839. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Merchant Of Venice

Merchant Of Venice
Salanio and Salarino encounter Shylock on a street in Venice, in Act III, Scene I of Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice, circa 1596. A watercolour by Sir John Gilbert, RA

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Mens Fashions, 1845

Mens Fashions, 1845
Illustration depicting two men, each wearing a coat and carrying cane, 1845. One holds a hat in his hand while the other is wearing his, with his back turned to the viewer

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Yeoman Of The Guard

Yeoman Of The Guard
Illustration of a Yeoman of the Guard, in uniform holding a pike, circa 1850. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: HMS Sappho

HMS Sappho
The Royal Navy brig HMS Sappho runs aground on a reef in the Gulf of Honduras, 25th December 1849. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Moscow Shop

Moscow Shop
The staff of a Moscow grocers store enjoy a quiet cup of tea before closing up, 1874. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Dragging Coal

Dragging Coal
A shackled woman and child dragging a container of coal along a mineshaft, 1842. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Wagga Wagga

Wagga Wagga
A hut in Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia, 19th century. Butcher Arthur Orton, also known as Thomas Castrolate, subject of the famous Tichborne Claimant trial is said to have lived here

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Dawn To Sunset

Dawn To Sunset
From Dawn to Sunset, a grim view of the life of a poor man and his family in Victorian Scotland, circa 1861. A painting by Thomas Faed. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Ladies Of Leisure

Ladies Of Leisure
Ladies of good family content themselves at home with their embroidery and their music, 1813. Engraved for Rackhams Fashionable Repository. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Thames Frost Fair

Thames Frost Fair
Hannah Robinsons souvenir of a visit to a Frost Fair on the frozen River Thames in London, January 1749. The print shows a stretch of the river from Westminster Hall to the Temple

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Ancient Soldiers

Ancient Soldiers
circa 1900: Sculptures from the western pediment of the temple of Aphaia at Aegina (dating from c. 500 BC), depicting a scene from the Trojan War

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Puente De Espana

Puente De Espana
The Puente De Espana over the River Pasig in Manila, capital of the Philippines, circa 1910. Linking Binondo and Ermita, it was later replaced by the Jones Bridge

Background imageRischgitz Collection: The Regulator

The Regulator coach drives across Hartford Bridge Flat, circa 1750. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Adelphi Theatre

Adelphi Theatre
The Adelphi Theatre on the Strand in London, 1895. The play advertised is The Swordsmans Daughter, starring Harry Nicholls and Jessie Millward. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: St Martin-in-the-Fields

St Martin-in-the-Fields
The church of St Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square, circa 1910. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Aftermath Of Skirmish

Aftermath Of Skirmish
American troops after a skirmish in Manila during the Spanish-American War, September 1898. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: The Bass Rock

The Bass Rock, an island off the east coast of Scotland, circa 1825. Drawn and engraved by George Cooke. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Nightingales House

Nightingales House
The town house of British nurse Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910) at 10 South Street (centre), Westminster, London, circa 1925. Nightingale died here in 1910, aged 90

Background imageRischgitz Collection: British Troops In Burma

British Troops In Burma
British troops of the Somersetshire Light Infantry crossing a river in Burma (Myanmar), during the Anglo-Burmese Wars, circa 1885. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Crimean War

Crimean War
A hot night in the batteries during the Crimean War, circa 1855. Lithograph by Day & Son after E. Walker and W. Simpson. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Embarkation Of The Sick

Embarkation Of The Sick
The embarkation of the sick at Balaklava, during the Crimean War, circa 1855. Lithograph by Day & Son after F. Jones and W. Simpson. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Christmas At Sevastopol

Christmas At Sevastopol
British officers hold a Christmas dinner on the heights before Sevastopol, during the Crimean War, circa 1855. Lithograph by Day & Son after F. Jones and William Simpson

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Hotel Beau Rivage

Hotel Beau Rivage
The Hotel Beau Rivage, Geneva, circa 1900. The Austrian Empress Elisabeth of Bavaria was staying at the Hotel when she was assassinated by an anarchist in 1898

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Army Provisions

Army Provisions
Ships bring provisions to the English army during King Richard IIs campaign in Ireland, 1399. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Sugar Mill

Sugar Mill
Workers at a sugar mill, circa 1820. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Light Infantry

Light Infantry
circa 1853: An officer of the 74th Highlanders (later the 2nd Battalion Highland Light Infantry). Officially formed in 1777 by former Jacobite Lord MacLeod

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Lady Cyclist

Lady Cyclist
Miss K. Seymour with her bicycle, 1898. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Lady Cyclist

Lady Cyclist
A young woman on a safety bicycle, 1898. Miss A Hughes is enacting A Professors Love Story. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Regency Dresses

Regency Dresses
Ladies morning and dinner dress fashions for July 1830. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Twas Brillig

Twas Brillig
Some of the imaginary animals from the nonsense poem Jabberwocky, which appears in the 1872 novel Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll

Background imageRischgitz Collection: York Water Gate

York Water Gate
The York Water Gate (also known as Buckingham Watergate) off the Strand, London, circa 1800. The Italianate structure was built around 1626 as the gateway to York House from the Thames

Background imageRischgitz Collection: London Opera House

London Opera House
An inside view of the opera house in London, circa 1792. Engraved by Page, after Arnold, for the Carlton-House Magazine. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: The Bridal Chamber

The Bridal Chamber
circa 1830: The scene in the bridal chamber as Colonel Ashton discovers the body of Bucklaw, from the novel The Bride of Lammermoor by Sir Walter Scott

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Comedie Francaise

Comedie Francaise
The Comedie Francaise in Paris, associated with composers Etienne-Nicolas Mehul, Daniel Auber, Donizetti, Hector Berlioz, Adolphe Adam and Ambroise Thomas amongst others

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Cotton Factory

Cotton Factory
Textile workers in a British cotton factory, where processes include carding, drawing and roving. Engraving by J Cart after an original work by T Allom, circa 1840

Background imageRischgitz Collection: William Morris

William Morris
English poet, artist and craftsman William Morris (1834 - 1896). Original Artwork: Woodbury Type (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: County Cricket

County Cricket
A cricket match between Kent and Sussex at Brighton with the town and church in the background. Original Artwork: Artist - W H Mason (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageRischgitz Collection: Cartoon showing residents complaining about the effects of gas lighting

Cartoon showing residents complaining about the effects of gas lighting
A cartoon showing residents complaining about the effects of gas lighting in the street. Entitled, The good Effects of Carbonic Gas (sic). (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)



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