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Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: O.—Harp-Lute
Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
“The instrument called a harp-lute, with twelve strings, was invented by Edward Light, of London, about seventy years ago, and was designed for accompanying vocal music, but never enjoyed much public [...]
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Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: R.—Spinet
Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
A Spinet is a sort of harpsichord—that is, a musical instrument with a keyboard but in which the keys are plucked rather than monked with a hammer as in a piano. The strings in a spinet go off at an [...]
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musical instruments, greyscale
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Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: S.—Castanets
Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
Castanets, a Spanish musical instrument.
“[...] with two pair of modern castanets, one ivory and the other ebony, which require no special notice.” (p. 368)
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Festival at the East London Hospital For Children on New Year’s Eve
Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
FESTIVAL AT THEEAST LONDON HOSPITALFOR CHILDREN.From among the entertainments given on a New-Year’s Eve at the different hospitls and charitable institutions in London, we have selected for illustrati [...]
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christmas, trees, new year, people, children, hospitals, health, interiors, dickens, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour
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Thomson’s Road-Steamer and Coal-Waggons
Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
The engraving shows a man driving a three-wheeled steam-powered traction engine named Enterprise; the traction engine has broad wheels with lots of rectangular metal plates aound them; the text, below [...]
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steam engines, transport, steampunk, people, trains, greyscale
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Hornbills
Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
The Hornbills are a family of birds which inhabit the tropics of Asia and Africa, dwelling in the deepest jungles and forests, and feeding principally upon ripe fruits. They are very remarkable for t [...]
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Pheasants
Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
The collection of living pheasants belonging to the Zoological Society of London has just been enriched by the arrival of fine examples of the males of two new species. At the meeting of the society, [...]
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The Easter Volunteer Review: The 1st Artillery on the March from London to Brighton
Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
Soldiers on the march pause for a moment outside the local pub, which has a sign showing a lion; crowds have gathered to watch the troops pass, most on foot but some on horse-back, and with carts on w [...]
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soldiers, weapons, guns, cannons, street scenes, bare feet, people, children, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale
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England
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Opening of a New Promenade and Drinking-Fountain at Blackpool, Lancashire
Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
The engraving shows soldiers, a marching band, flags and banners, triumphal arches and crowds, with the Clifton Arms Hotel in the background. The Clifton Arms Hotel was being rebuilt, and here I thin [...]
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processions, people, crowds, buildings, uniforms, soldiers, horses, parades, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour
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Blackpool; Lancashire; England
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Charles Dickens
Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
This full-page illustration accompanied an obituary of Charles Dickens in the edition of the “Illustrated London news” for the 18th June, 1870; Dickens’ death had been reported in the newspaper the pr [...]
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portraits, dickens, people, beards, writers, greyscale
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A closer crop of a portrait of Sir Charles Dickens
Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
The portrait is from anobituary of Sir Charles Dickenspublished the week after he died, in June 1870. This version is cropped so you just have his head, and is an aspect ratio suitable for a desktop o [...]
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portraits, dickens, writers, beards, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale
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Gadshill Place, Home of Charles Dickens.
Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
A photograph of Charles Dickens outside his country home, Gadshill Place (also Gads Hill or Gas’s Hill Place) in Higham, Kent, UK, taken shortly before his death in 1870.
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dickens, people, houses, buildings, exteriors, writrs, greyscale
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Higham; Kent; England
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Out of the World
Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
“[...] The scene is one which we understand the artist witnessed years ago at the Franciscan monastery at Tivoli. In a whiewashed cell of the monastery a young monk sits playing the harpsichord—one of [...]
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monks, religion, musical instruments, pianos, music, books, greyscale
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