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Remarkable and historic photographs of people and events that particularly interested Augustus Rischgitz

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Free The Park
1866: Reform Leaguers fighting with the police at Marble Arch. Use of Hyde Park had been restricted and this was opposed by the Reform League. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Lexington
19th April 1773: Hand to hand fighting in the Battle of Lexington, the first battle in the American War of Independence. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Twin Steam-Ship
August 1875: The twin steamship Castalia a catamaran type passenger ship carrying passengers from Dover to Calais, seen from the bows. Original Publication: The Graphic - The Channel Passage - pub

Revolutionaries
1848: A meeting of Revolutionaries in a cellar in Berlin, the plotters are of all ages and classes. Sketch - Hoffman (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Manchester
1889: A birds eye view of Manchester in 1889 with various landmarks identified. Original Publication: The Graphic - pub. 1889 Illustration - H W Baker and W Brewer (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Hurdling
April 1871: Hurdle racing at Brompton. Athletics with sturdy looking hurdles like five-barred gates! Original Publication: The Graphic - Athletic Sports at Brompton-Hurdle Racing - pub

Victoria Tower
circa 1840: The royal entrance to the New Houses of Parliament, Victoria Tower. Original Artist: By Jones (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Gentle Pleasures
circa 1855: A decorous couple ballroom dancing. Original Artist - Auguste Francois Laby (1784 - 1860). (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Milkmaids
January 1805: One young milkmaid churns butter whilst another milks a cow in the background. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

New Lodgings
1850: Mr Micawber introduces David Copperfield to Mrs Micawber. From David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. Original Artist - Fred Barnard (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Sending A Message
circa 1845: A man sending a message on an early morse code machine. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Cricket Pose
1768: Portrait of a boy holding a cricket bat by Francis Cotes (1726-1770). (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Noble Game
circa 1780: Cricket being played at White Conduit House, Islington, the original home of the MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) which moved to Lords in 1788. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Union Meeting
March 1832: A great meeting of the political unions at New Hall Hill, Birmingham. Original Artwork: Engraving by Garner after Green. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

A Joyous Life
circa 1800: The song sheet cover for The Gipsys Life is a Joyous Life, with lyrics by Stuart Farquharson and music by Edwin Flood. A group of Romany travellers make merry around a camp fire

Frater Mendicans
circa 1800: A mendicant monk, of an order which forbids its followers to own property. Instead the monks have to beg for alms in order to survive

A Milk Girl
circa 1820: A little girl fills her cup with milk from the milk churns carried by the young milk maid. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

First Fire Engine
October 1902: The crew sit on board Londons first motor-driven fire engine. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Evening Wear
1902: A gentlemans evening dress, of tailcoat and white tie. Tailor & Cutter - pub. 1902 (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Hair Fashions
1883: The latest fashions in hair styles. Original Publication: The Queen - pub. 1883 (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Coal Heaver
circa 1820: A coalman delivers a sack of coal to a domestic residence through a coal hole in the street. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Football ?
1870: Football as played at Rugby school. The ball is round, but the goal posts are more reminiscent of rugby. Original Publication: The Graphic - pub

Christmas Train
circa 1865: The Christmas train on the Eastern Counties Railway being loaded up with Christmas parcels and luggage by passengers, helped by porters

Ferry Boat
circa 1860: The arrival of the Channel Steamer at Boulogne. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Rat-Catching
circa 1875: Spectators at the Turnspit in Quakers Alley watching a dog catching rats in a pit. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Euston Station
1837: A platform at Eustion Station, part of the London and Birmingham Railroad. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

So Pure A Thing
circa 1860: A scene from the poem The Eve of St Agnes by Keats. The beautiful Madeline stands by her bed, with a lute at her side and a stained glass window in the background

Field Battle
18th June 1815: The Scots Greys charge forward at the Battle of Waterloo, Belgium, during the Napoleonic Wars. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Hindu Gods
circa 1800: Hindu gods Rama and Sita enthroned, attended by Ramals three brothers while the faithful monkey god Hanuman receives his orders. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Mark Twain
1870: American writer Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain (1835 - 1910). (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Lewis Carroll
circa 1860: British mathematician, author and photographer Charles Lutwidge Dogson (1832 - 1898), who wrote several books under the pseudonym of Lewis Carroll. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Family Scene
circa 1850: A scene depicting family life. Young girls are sewing, reflecting the belief at the time that children should be taught the tasks of their sex at an early age

Cutty Sark
circa 1890: The nineteenth century tea clipper Cutty Sark. The ship, built at Scott and Lintons Dumbarton shipyards in 1869

Rischgitz Collection: Before The Wedding

Before The Wedding
circa 1855: Before The Wedding, by Js Jouravleu, exhibited at Crystal Palace, London. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Turnpike Gate
1802: A family passing through a turnpike gate in a horse and cart. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Dinner At Home
circa 1820: A young woman serving a meal to guests at home. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

William Morris
14th March 1877: English artist, designer, writer, leader of the Arts & Craft Movement and early socialist William Morris (1834 - 1896) who is best remembered for his wallpaper designs

A Game Of Whist
circa 1830: Tom and Jerry enjoy a card game among the swell broad coves. An engraving by I R & G Cruikshank. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Rischgitz Collection: Reformation Plunder

Reformation Plunder
Circa 1537, The Dissolution of the Monasteries. King Henry VIIIs men orchestrating the seizure of property from a monastery during the Reformation. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Coming Ashore
Circa 1750, Smugglers coming ashore. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Stag Party
Circa 1387, A medieval hunting party let loose the hounds on a fleeing stag. Original Publication: From the Book of the Hunt ( Livre de la Chasse )

Moses And Aaron
Circa 1475 BC, Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh at the time of the series of ten plagues. Original Artist: By Gustave Dore (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Rischgitz Collection: Grand Polish Ball, Guildhall in London, circa 1848

Grand Polish Ball, Guildhall in London, circa 1848
Ladies and gentlemen bearing small Polish pennants during a Grand Polish Ball at the Guildhall in London, circa 1848. Polish French composer

Fictional Shop
circa 1870: Victorians window shopping at the Old Curiosity Shop, 14 Portsmouth Street, Lincolns Inn. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

The Rocket
English railway engineer George Stephensons locomotive Rocket comes in first at the trials competition held at Rainhill Bridge, 1829. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Riding A La Mode
1st August 1812: A high waisted riding costume worn with a tall crowned and feathered hat. An illustration from 34th number, New Series of La Belle Assemblee. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Sacking Tavistock
Circa 800 AD, The sacking of Tavistock, Devon, by the Danes. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Building Tower
Circa 1450, Men at work building a circular tower with large stones. Original Artwork: Manuscript in the collection of the British Museum, London. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

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