1860s Collection (page 5)

Inverness Mental Hospital, Scotland
Distant view of the Inverness Mental Hospital, Scotland, originally opened in 1864 as the Inverness District Asylum. It then became the Northern Counties District Lunatic Asylum

Hastings at High Tide
Rough waves pound the sea wall during high tide at Hastings. A small sailing boat is tossed by the swell

Te Tarata hot springs, Rotomahana, New Zealand
View of the Te Tarata hot springs by Lake Rotomahana, North Island, New Zealand -- thermal springs with encrusted terraces

Old Curiosity Shop Bury St Edmunds John Dixon
Old Curiosity Shop - Bury St. Edmunds; John Dixon Piper (Scottish, active 1850s - 1860s); Bury St. Edmunds, England; about 1860; Albumen silver print

Parasol in point of lace 1868
This beautiful intricate section of a parasol in pointed lace, appointed by The Princess of Wales. 1868

Notre Dame de la Garde, Marseille, France
Notre-Dame de la Garde (Our Lady of the Guard) - a Neo-Byzantine Catholic basilica in Marseille, France built by the architect Henri-Jacques Esperandieu in the 1860s. Date: circa 1910s

Wedding party on bicycles
A French wedding party on bicycles, all dressed in their best clothes. It was later made into a jigsaw puzzle -- see 10116545. Date: circa 1860s

THADDEUS STEVENS (1792-1868). American lawyer and politician. Steel engraving, 1869

Peabody and John Bull
GEORGE PEABODY the American philanthropist shames John Bull into digging into his own pocket to help Londons homeless. Date: 1860S

Platypus. Date: circa 1860s

Training Ship Indefatigable, New Ferry, Cheshire
The Training Ship Indefatigable, moored on the River Mersey, off New Ferry, Cheshire, was established in 1865 to receive the sons and orphans of sailors, and other poor and destitute boys

Training Ship Mars, Woodhaven, Fife, Scotland
The Training Ship Mars, moored off Woodhaven on the River Tay at Fife, Scotland, was founded in 1869 as an Industrial Training establishment

Islay Combination Poorhouse, Bowmore, Argyllshire
The Islay Combination Poorhouse was established in around 1865 near Bowmore, Islay. It later became known as Gortanvogie House

Male Type / Bowness C1850S
Man wearing a tweed lounge suit consisting of a lounging jacket, waistcaot & trousers all of the same fabric. He holds a straw boater across his knee

Saint Eustache No 54 Edouard Baldus French born Germany
Saint Eustache (No. 54); Edouard Baldus (French, born Germany, 1813 - 1889); Paris, France; 1860s; Albumen silver print

The role of Lord Salisbury in the 1864 Reform Bill
5308308 The role of Lord Salisbury in the 1864 Reform Bill.; (add.info.: Cartoon concerning the role of Lord Salisbury in the 1864 Reform Bill)

Milk vendors at Spring Gardens
5311970 Milk vendors at Spring Gardens; (add.info.: Engraving depicting milk vendors at Spring Gardens, St James' Park, London)

Illustration for 'Don Quichotte' written by Miguel de Cervantes. By French artist, Gustave Dore (1832-1883)
5669600 Illustration for 'Don Quichotte' written by Miguel de Cervantes. By French artist, Gustave Dore (1832-1883), 1863 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Illustration for 'Don Quichotte' written by Miguel de Cervantes. By French artist, Gustave Dore (1832-1883)
5669594 Illustration for 'Don Quichotte' written by Miguel de Cervantes. By French artist, Gustave Dore (1832-1883), 1863 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Puss in Boots, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669580 Puss in Boots, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

The story of the Wolf and the goat, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669551 The story of the Wolf and the goat, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

The story of the little Poucet, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669549 The story of the little Poucet, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

The story of William Tell, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669536 The story of William Tell, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

The Spiritual Prince, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669530 The Spiritual Prince, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

Don Quixote, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669514 Don Quixote, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

Abyssinian (Ethiopian) soldier with spear and shield. 1860 (engraving)
5669513 Abyssinian (Ethiopian) soldier with spear and shield. 1860 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Mouchillonnette: story without rhymes or reason, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669512 Mouchillonnette: story without rhymes or reason, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

The Vaillant Little Tailor, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669225 The Vaillant Little Tailor, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

Dedication to Wilhelm Wolff from 'Das Kapital. Kritik der politischen Oekonomie' (Book 1)
5668996 Dedication to Wilhelm Wolff from 'Das Kapital. Kritik der politischen Oekonomie' (Book 1) by Karl Marx published in 1867; (add.info)

SERRA Y PAUSAS, Joan (S.XIX). D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers. 1860s. DUMAS, Alexandre (1802-1870)
CUL4876858 SERRA Y PAUSAS, Joan (S.XIX). D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers. 1860s. DUMAS, Alexandre (1802-1870). English writer. Illustration of chapter XXVIII

Stand Watie (or Degataga or Isaac S. Watie) (1806-1871) General of Confederate Arms
NWI4932413 Stand Watie (or Degataga or Isaac S. Watie) (1806-1871) General of Confederate Arms and Chief Cherokee - Confederate General Stand Watie, Cherokee leader

Man & women talking in a bow pew, 1869
3479567 Man & women talking in a bow pew, 1869; (add.info.: Box pew is a type of church pew that is encased in panelling and was prevalent in England)

Instrument room at the Electric Telegraph Office, 1860
3480042 Instrument room at the Electric Telegraph Office, 1860; (add.info.: Instrument room at the Electric Telegraph Office; Lothbury; London. 1860.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Australian Overland Telegraph, 1866
3480006 The Australian Overland Telegraph, 1866; (add.info.: The Australian Overland Telegraph: begun in 1870 and distance of 1700 miles (2745km)

Unknown heraldic crest from a bookplate, 1860
3478419 Unknown heraldic crest from a bookplate, 1860; (add.info.: Unknown heraldic crest from a bookplate, dated 1860.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A woman riding a horse by moonlight, 1860
3478825 A woman riding a horse by moonlight, 1860; (add.info.: 19th century engraving depicting a woman riding a horse by moonlight, 1860.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Advertisement for a sewing machine for a Christmas present, 1869
3478759 Advertisement for a sewing machine for a Christmas present, 1869; (add.info.: Advertisement for a sewing machine for a Christmas present)

The 'Great eastern' steamship used to lift the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1866
3478949 The 'Great eastern' steamship used to lift the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1866; (add.info.: The 'Great eastern' steamship used to lift the Atlantic telegraph cable)

Testing the 1865 Atlantic telegraph cable on board the Great Eastern, 1866
3478944 Testing the 1865 Atlantic telegraph cable on board the Great Eastern, 1866; (add.info.: Testing the 1865 Atlantic telegraph cable on board the Great Eastern 17 August 1866)

Laying the Trans-Atlantic cable at Foilhommerum Bay, 1865
3478899 Laying the Trans-Atlantic cable at Foilhommerum Bay, 1865; (add.info.: Laying the Trans-Atlantic cable at Foilhommerum Bay, near Valentia, Ireland, 1865.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Laying an electric telegraph cable, 1868
3479154 Laying an electric telegraph cable, 1868; (add.info.: Laying an electric telegraph cable across the bed of an American river. Dated 1868.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A good practical joke, 1869
3479116 A good practical joke, 1869; (add.info.: Illustration titled 'A good practical joke'. It shows a female viewing a foot powered sewing machine in box)

Teething trouble in the development of the sewing machine, 1869
3479115 Teething trouble in the development of the sewing machine, 1869; (add.info.: Teething trouble in the development of the sewing machine. Embarrassment caused by machine stitching come undone)

Robert Edward Lee
2625136 Robert Edward Lee; (add.info.: Julian Vannerson's photograph of Lee in 1863. Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 - October 12)

The Amphitheatre at Pompeii
2628578 The Amphitheatre at Pompeii.; (add.info.: 19th century drawing of the Amphitheatre at Pompeii, Italy. The Amphitheatre of Pompeii is the oldest surviving Roman amphitheatre)

Union Soldiers, 1862 (photo) (colour photograph)
1580826 Union Soldiers, 1862 (photo) (colour photograph); (add.info.: Colour photograph of Union Soldiers of the 2nd Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry pose with their muskets, carbunes)

Farina, with a man on his back, 1860
1577589 Farina, with a man on his back, 1860; (add.info.: Farina, with a man on his back, crossing the Niagara on a tightrope. From a sketch taken by the late H)

Launch of the screw line-of-battle ship "Anson" at Woolwich, 1860
1577578 Launch of the screw line-of-battle ship "Anson" at Woolwich, 1860; (add.info.: Launch of the screw line-of-battle ship "Anson" at Woolwich.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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Journey back to the 1860s: A decade of historic events and remarkable individuals. Witness General Lee and General Jackson strategizing before the fateful battle of Chancellorsville, a pivotal moment in the US Civil War. Explore the hallowed halls of Oxford's Merton College, where knowledge blossomed amidst turbulent times. Discover maps from Australia in the 1860s, unveiling a land full of untamed beauty and exploration opportunities. Meet Abraham Lincoln, an iconic figure who led America through one of its darkest periods with unwavering resolve. Encounter Nathan Bedford Forrest, a controversial Confederate general whose tactics left an indelible mark on history. Delve into EVCW2A-00019, a coded message that holds secrets from another era waiting to be deciphered. Follow George A. Custer as he embarks on daring adventures across uncharted territories during this time period. Uncover a map depicting Afghanistan in the 1860s – witness how borders shifted and empires clashed against breathtaking landscapes. Reflect upon PCWR3P-00006, capturing poignant moments at Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools in Cheadle Hulme – showcasing resilience amid adversity. Observe men playing bowls on a serene lawn – leisurely pursuits offering solace amidst chaos. Marvel at Victorian gardeners tending to nature's wonders with their trusty watering cans in hand; their dedication shaping landscapes for generations to come. They were an era defined by turmoil and triumph alike – join us as we unravel its mysteries and celebrate its enduring legacy.