River Thames
London, England
Steamboats]]>
View of the Tower of London from the River Thames, featuring various boats.]]> Closely connected with England's history ever since it was built in 1078 by William the Conquerer. The Tower to-day is noted the wide world over for its famous Armouries, Crown Jewels, fearful Prison Chambers, and quaintly dressed Warders, all serving to connect the glories of the past with stern realities of the present. ]]> lp_tower_verso.jpg]]> ]]> Lady Jane Grey
Paul de la Roche
Tower Green
London, England]]>
Lady Jane Grey awaiting her execution in the Tower of London. ]]> Lady Jane Grey entered the Tower of London as Queen on July 9th, 1553. Nine days later she was made a prisoner, and on February 12th, 1554, her fair head feel from the block on Tower Green.]]> ]]> Westminster Abbey
London, England]]>
Interior view of Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London England]]>
Inscription on verso:
Dear Fräulein du Cliesne
Here we are in London and on Saturday we sail for America. We all miss Dresden, and I still always remember the after that I spent with you shortly before be left. With love.
Catherine Kinnear


]]> lp_henry_verso.jpg]]> ]]> Victorian Period,
Horse-drawn Omnibus,
Public transportation in Victorian Period,
Lithograph postcard]]>
A bus driver directing an Omnibus, London, England]]>
One account notes that:
"Here we are ... in all six and twenty sweating citizens, jammed, crammed and squeezed into each other like so many peas in a pod..."
(New Monthly Magazine, 1833)]]>
and: http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/XD141009/The-Soldier?img=1&search=Robert+Sauber+%28after%29&bool=phrase

For information on the quote and history of omnibuses see: http://web.archive.org/web/20070609023652/http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/learning/online_resources/ecobus_omnibus/pg/1829.htm]]> ff12_bus_verso.jpg]]> ]]> Robert Sauber
Victorian Period,
London, England city life 1890-1889,
English Soldier clothing and dress,
Hyde Park,
Women--clothing and dress, Victorian Period
Lithograph postcard]]>
A lady and Soldier walking around Hyde Park, London, England. ]]>
This view of Hyde Park promotes the historical significance of Hyde Park, operating as a site for middle and upper classes to see and be seen. It also promotes the soldier's chivalry, and the woman's kind nature. Additionally an afternoon stroll like such shows the growing prevalence of leisure time activities in daily life. ]]>
and: http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/XD141009/The-Soldier?img=1&search=Robert+Sauber+%28after%29&bool=phrase

For information on Hyde Park see:
https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/hyde-park]]> ff11_soldier_verso.jpg]]> ]]> ]]> London, England,
Victorian Period city life,
Newspaper boy cap,
Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain
Eros,
Flower Girls,
Child Labor,
Lithograph postcard]]>
News Paper Boy at the Corner of Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, London, England.]]>
Additionally featured is the statue of Eros, completed by Albert Gilbert in 1893, this was a relatively new sight for Londoners in 1898. The statue also received a lot of controversy due its nude nature, and was the first sculpture to be cast in aluminum. Now a known symbol of London, this statue also references the emblem of Evening Standard newspaper.]]>
The statue of Eros located at the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain is still standing. ]]>
and: http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/XD141009/The-Soldier?img=1&search=Robert+Sauber+%28after%29&bool=phrase

For information on the statue of Eros, see: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vols31-2/pt2/pp101-110]]> ff10_news_verso.jpg]]> ]]> London, England city life 1890-1889
Women--clothing and dress, Victorian Period
Food Vendor,
London, England,
Animal-Drawn Cart,
Lithograph postcard]]> A Coster on top of an animal-drawn vendor, London, England]]>
Costermongers belonged to the lowest classes of society, but still had their own hierarchy of sorts. Costers with animal drawn carriage like in this view were considered more well off than those that sold their goods from baskets. Additionally, costers were known for their bright and colorful clothing, heavy use of slang, and negative sentiments towards police officers. The view then of Figure 11 appears to reference negative, class based attitudes towards costermongers. ]]>
and: http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/XD141009/The-Soldier?img=1&search=Robert+Sauber+%28after%29&bool=phrase

For more information on costers see: http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-cos2.htm]]> ff9_coster_verso.jpg]]> ]]> Street Musicians
Women Clothing and Dress in Victorian Period
Street Grinders
Street Dance
London, England
Victorian City Life
Picture postcards 1900-1909
Lithograph Postcard]]>
Ladies dancing in the street to a Barrel Organ, London, England]]>
Street performers were considered during this period disgraceful, and a representation of lower classes. The ladies dancing too, were considered to be of ill repute. Their dresses, and suggestiveness of showing their ankles visually demonstrates this. ]]>
]]>
and: http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/XD141009/The-Soldier?img=1&search=Robert+Sauber+%28after%29&bool=phrase

For more information on street grinders, and street culture see Victorian Soundscapes by John M. Picker published in 2003 by Oxford University Press.
]]> ff8_street_verso.jpg]]> ]]> Victorian Period city life 1880-1889
Horse-drawn carriage
Charing Cross Roundabout,
London, England
Picture Postcards 1900-1909
Public Transportation Victorian Period
Lithograph postcard]]> Hansom Cab driver directing his carriage near Charing Cross Roundabout, London, England]]>
The driver, seated behind, can control the closely situated doors, and prevent passengers from leaving without paying. It was the most popular form of public transportation available during the era. ]]>
and: http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/XD141009/The-Soldier?img=1&search=Robert+Sauber+%28after%29&bool=phrase

For more information on the Hansom Cab see: http://www.caaonline.com/caa_content.asp?PageType=Dept&Key=15&MCat=7

and
http://vichist.blogspot.com/2008/06/case-of-growler-and-handsome-hansom.html]]> ff7_hansom_verso.jpg]]> Victorian Period city life
London, England
Women clothing and dress in Victorian Period,
Trafalgar Square,
Nelson’s Column,
Picture Postcards 1900-1909
Lithograph postcard
Child Labor during the Victorian Period
Women clothing and dress in Victorian Period]]> Street Sweeper acknowledging a Lady near Trafalgar Square, London, England]]>
One account describes street sweeping as "one of those occupations resorted to as an excuse for begging" and it was punished with imprisonment (Mayhew 465).

Trafalgar Square, located in the center of the city, features Nelson's Column in the center. Four lions surround Nelson's Column. Early construction of the square began in 1840, and Nelson's Column was completed in 1867. ]]>
and: http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/XD141009/The-Soldier?img=1&search=Robert+Sauber+%28after%29&bool=phrase

For information on street sweepers see:
Henry Mayhew's account in his book "London Labour and the London Poor: A Cyclopædia of the Condition and Earnings of Those That Will Work, Those That Cannot Work, and Those That Will Not". Volume 2 of London Labour and the London Poor published by Cosimo Inc.

and: http://web.archive.org/web/20080321105914/http://www.leeds.gov.uk/armleymills/gallery/gallery2.html
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