1872

26 photos and 6 illustrations tagged 1872, from 15 members of Flickr Commons.

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1872

2014

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Unidentified building, Stanthorpe, 1872 from State Library of Queensland uploaded January 2025
Reverend William H. Cook from Cloyne and District Historical Society uploaded August 2023
Robert Sommerfeld and Isabella Dodd in their wedding attire 1872 from State Library of Queensland uploaded March 2023
Epizootics from National Library of Medicine uploaded October 2022
Workmen assembled in front of P. N. Russell Engineering works, Sydney, c. 1872 from State Library of New South Wales uploaded May 2022
Interior of Weir & Embleton's cordial factory, Hill End, 1872 from State Library of New South Wales uploaded April 2020
British Library digitised image from page 641 of "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon 'the Century War Series.' Edited by R. U. J. and C. C. B, etc [Illustrated.]" from British Library uploaded December 2017
Tankers built for the Normandy Landings from North East Museums uploaded June 2016
Abbey Street corner, Hibernian Bank shelled from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded February 2016
Valley of the Yosemite, from Mariposa Trail from California Historical Society uploaded April 2015
British Library digitised image from page 359 of "Histoire de la ville de Tours" from British Library uploaded March 2014
British Library digitised image from page 651 of "The Races of Europe: a sociological study. Lowell Institute Lectures ... Accompanied by a supplementary bibliography of the anthropology and ethnology of Europe, published by the Public Library of the City from British Library uploaded December 2013
British Library digitised image from page 262 of "Hundert Jahre in Wort und Bild. Eine Kulturgeschichte des XIX. Jahrhunderts herausgegeben von Dr. S. Stefan. Mit 800 Text-Illustrationen, etc" from British Library uploaded December 2013
British Library digitised image from page 383 of "Illustrated Official Handbook of the Cape and South Africa. A résumé of the history, conditions, populations, productions, and resources of the several colonies, states, and territories. Edited by John Nob from British Library uploaded December 2013
Petition from citizens of Chicago, 02/17/1872 (page 5 of 5) from U.S. National Archives uploaded December 2011

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John Scott

from North East Museums

Pat Whamberly said:
There seem to be a lot of grey-eyed people in this collection. I didn't even know it was a real eye color, I've never seen a driver's license describe someone as grey eyed, and I've carded people at big events. A European thing? Were they persecuted by the law?
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums said:
Grey eyes are now more commonly viewed as light blue/green colours, but they are perhaps more common in Europe then anywhere else. These criminals were convicted of a crime specified in section 20 of the Prevention of Crimes Act, 1871 and reported to the Secretary of State [Home Secretary] as being imprisoned in Newcastle Gaol between December 1871 - December 1873.
bensonklemme said:
I think the eye color description is mistaken... It's more of a sepia color
laughinggirltwenty6 said:
My mother (Scots-Irish heritage - born here in 1929) had grey eyes. No blue or green - just grey.
gwendolyn028 said:
I put gray on my driver's license :)

Prisoner 4100

from The National Archives UK

22 older comments, and then…
Thoughtless Knife said:
wow.. poor kid.
SandyEm said:
:-( hungryyyyy
Dimitri Ponirakis said:
Like something from Dickens.
Sam said:
Extremely sad to read the circumstances of this image. Terrible!
turgidson said:
Hanging's too good for 'em ;-)

Lumber piles, Ottawa, ON, 1872

from Musée McCord Stewart Museum

-Tayasuune- said:
The older residents would have still remembered it being called Bytown.
Mike Gifford said:
That would have been just under the falls, right? Victoria Island perhaps? I'm an admin for a group called Chaudière Falls - Ottawa/Gatineau, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
R. D. Barry said:
The photo was probably taken on Lebreton Flats, the centre of the lumbering industry in Ottawa and the major employer, even after the federal capital was established in Ottawa. It was called Bytown after Lt-Col John By who was in charge of the construction of the Rideau Canal from Ottawa to Kingston.