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Ballooning extract

1844-1884

Newspaper cutting re ballooning

1844-1884

Harry Sanders Archive

Unknown

Newspaper clipping of William Friese-Greene's funeral

14 May 1921

Article on: Directions for using Antidiphtheria Serum.

Biddenden Maids cake and newspaper cutting, England, 1801-1900

1801-1900

Folder of newspaper cuttings on Soledon Dyes, 1925. Part of the Morton Collection.

Newspaper cutting. Part of the News Chronicle

Ballooning extract

1844-1884

Biddenden Maids newspaper cutting, Kent, England, 1801-1900

1801-1900
Newspaper cutting, Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, timetable.

Newcastle and Carlisle Railway timetable newspaper cutting

Newspaper clipping, The Echo, "Wear & Derwent Junction Railway in 1846", Saturday 24th November 1934.

Wear & Derwent Junction Railway

1934
Newspaper cutting, The Advertiser, "Midland Railway Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society at Worcester'", issued by James Allport, July 21st 1863.

Midland Railway Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society at Worcester

1863
Two newspaper cuttings stuck on paper. One from the Daily Mail entitled 'Village's great day - first passenger train for 20 years' and a cutting from an unknown newspaper entitled 'after twenty six years village station to be used again for one day only' regard the Stutton-with-Hazlewood Station.

villages great day and after twenty six years

1931
Newspaper cutting (unknown source) relating to the 'Retirement of the Station Master - Mr B Theaker' on the Harrogate to Patteley Bridge Line.

retirement of the station master

September 1882
Reprint of a news paper cutting from the British-Russian Journal & Trade Review, April 1935, used as an advert by T. A. B. Engineering Co. Ltd. The sub-heading is TAB Piston Valve.

TAB Piston Valve

1935
Newspaper cutting, from the Birkenhead Advertiser, "Launch at Messrs Laird's Another English Channel Steamer", about the steamer Mabel Grace, tuck onto Laird Bros Birkenhead Iron Works paper, from the 1st March 1899 edition.

Launch at Messrs Laird's Another English Channel Steamer

1899-03-01
Newspaper cutting, Opening of the Leamington & Warwick Railway, Three illustrations; Kenilworth station, Melbourne Grange Viaduct & Leamington Terminus, The drawings are supported by a description of the opening train and supporting ceremony, 14 December 1844, (Other IDs 76/25/632).

Opening of the Leamington & Warwick Railway

1844
Newspaper cutting, "Midland and Great Eastern Railways", With T. Cook announcing that the co operation of the two parts will mean cheap excursions to and from Midland and Eastern Counties. On Monday July 27th 1863 there will be a special train running to the seaside towns of Yarmouth and Lowestoft, and historic cities of Norwich, Ely amnd Cambridge, with timetable, advert for Ramplings Waterloo Hotel on reverse, 1863

Midland and Great Eastern Railways

1863
Newspaper clipping - St Mary's Hospital Gazette Article on: Some Observations on the use of Antitoxin in Diphtheria.

St Mary's Hospital Gazette Article on: Some Observations on the use of Antitoxin in Diphtheria.

Text, recording the opening day of the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, extracted from the Kent Herald, May 3rd. 1830.

The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway... May 3rd, 1830

1830
Mounted newspaper cutting from the Penny Magazine, featuring a coloured print of contemporary transport in front of Covent Garden Theatre. Dates to around 1837.

Mounted newspaper cutting featuring a drawing of Covent Garden Theatre

1836-1838
Newspaper cutting from a 1953 edition of the Portsmouth Evening News, showing a photograph of Brading Station in 1874.

Newspaper cutting of Brading Station, in 1874

1953
Newspaper cutting from The London Illustrated News, dated June 27th, 1846. The title of the article is Captain Powell's Patent Sectional Transferable Railway Carriages to Remedy the Inconvenience of "Break of Gauge". Includes diagram.

Captain Powell's Patent Sectional Transferable Railway Carriages to Remedy the Inconvenience of "Break of Gauge"

1846
1 letter and two newspaper cuttings relating to William Hedley. The letter, which was written on behalf of John Bell by John Walton, is dated March 26th, 1883. It is addressed to Geo. Hedley Esq., Newcastle, and relates to the construction of locomotives. When John Bell had the letter written he was in his 85th year, and the letter relates to an event in 1822, when he drove a steam vessel, to win Barges William Hedley's experiment in 1812. The first newspaper cutting, by M. Archer, of Newcastle, claims that William Hedley was the inventor of the steam locomotive and was just as important as Stephenson. The third article is from The Yorkshire Evening Press, September 12, 1925, and is entitled Father of the Puffing Billy. The article claims that William Hedley was the inventor of the steam locomotive. All three items are encapsulated.

Letters and newspaper cuttings relating to William Hedley

1883-1925
Coloured drawing of the The Mansion House, London. Taken from The Penny Magazine, 1837. Features images contemporary transport.

Coloured picture of the The Mansion House

1837
Double sided newspaper cutting from the Illustrated London News. Pages 505 has a picture of the new Grand Central Railway Station at Birmingham, whilst 506 has an article relating to the station, dated 3/06/1854. The station was opened on June 1st 1854., by L&NWR.

Article and diagram relating to the New Grand Central Railway Station at Birmingham

1854
Framed cutting from The Hampshire Independent, dated 9th October, 1886. Relates to the anniversary of the laying of the first stone of Southampton Docks, in 1838.

Extract from the Hampshire Independent: Southampton Docks

1886
Newspaper cutting affixed to a North Eastern Railway Extract from Newpaper Form No T.761. Entitled Programme, 15th May to 21st May 1909 No.2 The Children Act, 1908 Sweetmeat Automatic Delivery Company's Machines.

no.2 the children act, 1908 sweetmeat automatic delivery company's machines

1908
Cutting from The Strand entitled 'Charles Dickens' railway accident as described by himself and illustrated by actual photographs by B.K. Field. With black and white images.

Charles Dickens railway accident

1906-07
Newspaper cutting, Vanity Fair, "Men of the Day - No. DCCLXXV Mr. James Staats Forbes" about his life working with the railway, , London, 1900.

men of the day - No. DCCLXXV Mr. James Staats Forbes

1900-02-22
Newspaper cutting containing an image of the Hawaiian God of War, Ku Kailimoku. The head is composed of basketry and feathers, and has `mother of pearl' eyes, human hair and dog teeth. It is thought that Ashton kept the image as inspiration for his special effects make-up in 'The Mummy' (1959).

Newspaper Cutting

1959
Press cutting reporting the death of Henry J O'Neill, Chairman of the LSWR/Southern Railway Orphanage at Woking.

Death of Henry J. O'Neill

circa 1943
Newspaper cutting, 'Brandling Junction Railway Times of Trains', 1839.

'Brandling Junction Railway Times of Trains

1839
Newspaper cutting 'And For One Train Only - Halt That People Did Not Seem To Want. Passenger Bets.' From the Daily Express, 1931.

And For One Train Only

1931
Collection of images, equipment and ephemera relating to George Parr (1894-1975), grandfather of Martin Parr, 1924-1974: 7 newspaper cuttings relating to George Parr. Undated.

7 newspaper cuttings relating to George Parr

Undated
An engraving published in 'Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper' on 13 February, 1858, depicting a photographic portrait of a man as it would appear before the photographer had retouched the negative to improve the appearance of the sitter. This engraving was contrasted with a 'retouched' version to show the dramatic changes which could be effected by a skilled artist.

Untouched, Retouched', Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

1858
Newspaper clipping showing a photograph of a woman with text below which reads 'FILM STARS WED.- Virginia Valli, who, it was revealed yesterday, was married to Charles Farrell, at Yonkers, New York, on Friday. They are leav-…' From a photograph album stamped 'Kodak', photographer(s) anonymous, 1900-20.

Newspaper clipping

Cutting from the Illustrated London News, 1847, showing Bridges Adams improved omnibus.

Newspaper cutting showing Bridges Adams omnibus

1847
An undated newspaper cutting from the Kent Herald relating to the opening of the Canterbury & Whitstable Railway on the 3rd May, 1830. Mounted on cardboard and fraying at the edges.

Newspaper cutting regarding the opening of the Canterbury & Whitstable Railway

Newspaper cutting from the Illustrated London News, 15 November 1875. Thetford and Watton Railway, opening of the Watton and Swaffham, and Thetfrod and Watton Extension Railway Provides timetable for the new route between Lynn and Thetford, via Swaffham.

Thetford and Watton Railway

1875
Newspaper cutting entitled A Looking Glass For London - No. XXX, taken from the Penny Magazine, c.1837. The cutting features a drawing of contemporary transport in a scene entitled Hyde Park - Entrance from Piccadilly.

Newspaper cutting entitled A Looking Glass For London - No. XXX

1836-1838
Coloured print showing Regent Street, looking North, from the Quadrant. A newspaper cutting from The Penny Magazine, in an article entitled A Looking Glass For London - No. XIX: trade - Regent Street and the shops of the West End.

Newspaper cutting featuring a drawing of Regent Street

1836-1838
A colour drawing from The Penny Magazine, entitled Bow Street, and the Assembling of the police. Dated 31st January 1837.

Newspaper cutting featuring a drawing of Bow Street

1837
Newspaper cutting from the Newcastle Journal dated 19 June 1948. Image of the station sign at Newcastle Central Station of a horse and jockey directing people to Gosforth. Cutting stuck onto a British Railways handbill advertising day excusions to Appleby.

race week is ready for the off

1948
Newspaper cutting entitled 'The Dining Car System Great Eastern Railway'.

The Dining Car System Great Eastern Railway

Newspaper cutting, Illustrated London News, Eastern Counties Railway, Christmas cattle arriving at Tottenham station, December 22 1855 (Other IDs 83/25/271).

Illustrated London News

1855