nineteenthcentury

41 photos and 1 illustration tagged nineteenthcentury, from 9 members of Flickr Commons.

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The clown Harry Payne, c. 1865, from original carte-de-visite

  • patrick said:
    How neat...looks like European clowns...
  • State Library of New South Wales said:
    Yes - you are correct - he was English and did most of his performances in the UK.

HMS Victoria on the River Tyne

  • Wayne Dixon said:
    Great shot of a tragic, short lived warship

Man cages manufactured by Vickers Armstrong

  • Tender & endangered Cow/Horse said:
    what does 'man cages' mean?
  • Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums said:
    Hi, Man cages such as these were used to transport miners underground and raise them back up again. It's essentially serving as a lift.
  • optimal chicken said:
    Yes. They made them in columns to move men more quickly in bigger groups - some mines employed over a thousand men below ground in any one working shift. The same would be done for transporting lots tubs full of coal to the surface.