EditorialThe beggar's carnival. Being an exact representation of their manner of amusing themselves. Contains the portraits of 12 well-known characters of London. A Dictionary of the Slang and Cant Languages: ancient and modern, as used by ... every class of o...
EditorialThe Midland Railway. The Midland Railway. London. View of the Engine House, Swindon. Image taken from 'The Midland Railway: its rise and progress. A narrative of modern enterprise'. Published by Strahan & Co, London in 1876. . Source: HS. 74/1119 69....
EditorialThe beggar's carnival. Being an exact representation of their manner of amusing themselves. Contains the portraits of 12 well-known characters of London. A Dictionary of the Slang and Cant Languages: ancient and modern, as used by ... every class of o...
Editorial... I was standing next to my friends, Joseph Croc?-Spinellis and Th?odore Sivels death as a result of lack of oxygen during the ride with the balloon Zenith on April 15, 1875, Gaston Tissandier after landing at Ciron, Signed: Smeeton Tilly, Fig. 46, p...
EditorialAppearance of the sky above the clouds of snow during the ascent of November 29, 1875. 1 h. Altitude 1770 meters, Cloud formation during balloon flight on November 29, 1875, Signed: Smeeton Tilly; A. Tissandier s, Fig. 54, p. 216, Smeeton, Burn (del.);...
EditorialThe Jean-Bart crossing the Seine near Pauses Eure during the siege of Paris, Hot air balloon Jean Bart during the siege of Paris (1870-1871) near Poses (Eure), Signed: D. Lancelot; Smeeton, Fig. 23, after p. 96, Lancelot, Dieudonn? Auguste (del.); Smee...
EditorialWilliam Warr. Boxiana; or Sketches of ancient and modern pugilis. G. Smeeton: London, 1812. Bill Warr. Pugilist/Boxer. Portrait. A good trainer whose services were in demand by athletes in many sports. Image taken from Boxiana; or Sketches of ancient ...
EditorialDaniel Mendoza. Boxiana; or Sketches of ancient and modern pugilis. G. Smeeton: London, 1812. Daniel Mendoza (1764-1836). Pugilist/Boxer. Portrait. Known as the 'father of scientific boxing'. Billed himself as 'Mendoza the Jew'. Became the heavyweight ...
EditorialThe beggar's carnival. Being an exact representation of their manner of amusing themselves. Contains the portraits of 12 well-known characters of London. A Dictionary of the Slang and Cant Languages: ancient and modern, as used by ... every class of o...
EditorialThe Midland Railway. The Midland Railway. London. View of the Engine House, Swindon. Image taken from 'The Midland Railway: its rise and progress. A narrative of modern enterprise'. Published by Strahan & Co, London in 1876. . Source: HS. 74/1119 69....
EditorialThe Midland Railway. The Midland Railway. London. View of the Midland Grand Hotel, St Pancras. Image taken from 'The Midland Railway: its rise and progress. A narrative of modern enterprise'. Published by Strahan & Co, London in 1876. . Source: 08235...