Trades and Professions
Type revolving printing machine
Victorian illustration to download showing a large type revolving machine printing a newspaper. A central cylinder is connected to rollers, attended by print workers, from which the printed sheets emerge.
Members of Parliament enter the House of Commons
Victorian illustration to download showing Members of Parliament filing through Westminster Hall to enter the House of Commons.
Gun battery: soldiers raise large gun into position
Victorian illustration to download showing soldiers raising a 25-ton gun into position on top of a gun battery using sheers (bipod lifting mechanism) and two capstans.
Military exercises: mock siege
Victorian illustration to download showing soldiers taking part in a military exercise. In a mock siege, they cross the ditch of a fort using ladders.
Stonemasons carving roof bosses for the House of Commons, 1848
Victorian illustration to download showing stonemasons at work during the re-building of the Houses of Parliament, 1848. They carve roof bosses for the Central Lobby of the House of Commons.
Boy makes shadow picture on a wall
Victorian illustration to download showing a young boy making a shadow picture on a wall to entertain a younger boy.
Victoria Railway Bridge under construction
Victorian illustration to download showing Victoria Railway Bridge, London, being built in 1860. Labourers work on the masonry piers and the iron superstructure, which is supported by timber scaffolding.
Lifeboat in rough seas
Victorian illustration to download showing the Filey lifeboat in rough seas and under a stormy sky going to the rescue of a ship in trouble.
Feeding time at the zoo
Victorian illustration to download showing a large crowd watching a zoo keeper feeding a lion – all that can be seen of the animal is its huge paws reaching out…