#Illustrated London News

[bobdowling]

The Illustrated London News

No. 62.—Vol. III. For the week ending Saturday, July 8, 1843.

Page 21

Opium packages.

An opium smoker.

Opium smuggling

[thepastisalreadywritten]

A collage of The Record Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria — 63 years, 216 days.

The collage shows the Heir Apparent (Edward VII) - Heir Presumptive (George V) - David (Edward VIII).

Also, her other living children when attaining this historical reign. There are 8 miniatures of Queen Victoria.

Credit: Illustrated London News (special edition)

[jamesfitzjamesdotcom]

24 May 1845: The Illustrated London News

... reported on the departure of the Franklin Expedition a few days ago on Monday 19 May. The article includes images of the Erebus & Terror, Sir John, his cabin, and Fitzjames' cabin. Pictures of my copy of The ILN volume January-June 1845:

Oh no, Crosier and Des Voux. And two people who didn't end up going: Clerk G.F. Pinhorn (read more here) and Gunner J.G. Robinson (more here).

[george-the-good]

The Illustrated London News - March 23, 1940

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WHEN THE KING ACTED AS A TEMPORARY TICKET-COLLECTOR: AN ASTONISHED N.C.O. ON LEAVE FROM FRANCE HAS HIS PASS TORN OUT AT THE RAILWAY BARRIER BY HIS SOVEREIGN

An incident, entertaining, but all the same typical of the sincere interest taken by the King in the conditions and the life of the troops, occurred during His Majesty’s visit to the coast on March 14 to inspect the work of the Dover Patrol. After presenting medals for gallantry to a number of seamen and warrant officers, the King stood for some time beside the ticket-collector at a South Coast port, watching officers and men of the British Expeditionary Force arriving on leave. Most men, however, were so excited at being on British soil that they failed to recognise His Majesty, who was wearing the undress uniform of Admiral of the Fleet. When, however, he took the place of the permanent official for a few moments and tore out the necessary pass from a homecoming corporal’s leave voucher-book, the glance of blank amazement which he received from the warrior greatly entertained His Majesty.

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[whats-in-a-sentence]

The Illustrated London News' depiction of Richard and Barnabas Brough's Frankenstein, or The Model Man, a burlesque version of the story which played at London's Adelphi Theatre from December 1849 into 1850.

"Frankenstein's Footsteps: Science, Genetics and Popular Culture" - Jon Turney

[grandmaster-anne]

16 March 1963 The Illustrated London News

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There really was a Chinese ship called Qiying, and it really did sail into London's East Insta Docks in April 1848 (Figure 1.1).

"Why the West Rules – For Now: The patterns of history and what they reveal about the future" - Ian Morris

[bobdowling]

The Illustrated London News

No. 1711.—vol. LX. Saturday, June 22, 1872. Page 600

Sun-fish captured at Catalan Bay, Gibraltar.

Page 606

Sun-fish caught near Gibraltar. [text]

[thepastisalreadywritten]

ON THIS DAY:

150 years ago (23 August 1873), the Albert Bridge, which connects Chelsea to Battersea, was opened for the first time.

Here it is depicted by the Illustrated London News, 30 August 1873.

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Albert Bridge is a road bridge over the River Thames connecting Chelsea in Central London on the north bank to Battersea on the south.

Designed and built by Rowland Mason Ordish in 1873 as an Ordish–Lefeuvre system modified cable-stayed bridge, it proved to be structurally unsound.

Between 1884 and 1887, Sir Joseph Bazalgette incorporated some of the design elements of a suspension bridge.

In 1973, the Greater London Council added two concrete piers, which transformed the central span into a simple beam bridge.

As a result, the bridge is an unusual hybrid of three different design styles. It is an English Heritage Grade II* listed building.

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[ming85]

Impulse buys at the Sunday flower market (Started as a plein air photo study and became a little story)

[vintagewildlife]

Two version of the first ever photograph of a live okapi: A one-month-old calf who was captured on the North Eastern border of the Congo forest By: Signor Ribotti at Bambili OR Monsieur Lamboray at Angu From: The Illustrated London News / Monograph of the Okapi 1907

[obsidian-sphere]

The illustrated London News, June, 1890.

[shihlun]

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"Chinese Caricature of an English Sailor (in war of 1839)"

The Illustrated London News, April 25, 1857.