Civil Collection (page 6)

President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1875
1576319 President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1875; (add.info.: President Rutherford B. Hayes. Hayes was the 19th President of the United States)

Large group of people in opposition to President Cleveland's civil service reform agenda, 1885
1576734 Large group of people in opposition to President Cleveland's civil service reform agenda, 1885; (add.info.: The resistless march of reform the "hostiles" must go)

Panama Canal: Scene during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the canal, showing West Indian labourers purchasing
529968 Panama Canal: Scene during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the canal, showing West Indian labourers purchasing refreshment. Wood engraving 1888.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

American Civil War 1861-1865. First Battle of Lexington also called Battle of the Hemp Bales, 13-10 September 1861
528603 American Civil War 1861-1865. First Battle of Lexington also called Battle of the Hemp Bales, 13-10 September 1861, Missouri

American Civil War 1861-1865: Second Battle of Fort Fisher, 13-15 January 1865
528735 American Civil War 1861-1865: Second Battle of Fort Fisher, 13-15 January 1865. Capture of Fort Fisher by Union (Northern) forces

Alabama Claims, dispute between USA and Britain over damage caused by Confederate vessel 'Alabama' during
528128 Alabama Claims, dispute between USA and Britain over damage caused by Confederate vessel 'Alabama' during American Civil War. Uncle Sam addressing international arbitration court

Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) English statesman. Lord Protector (1653-1658). Cromwell refusing the crown, 1657
527987 Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) English statesman. Lord Protector (1653-1658). Cromwell refusing the crown, 1657. Engraving c1885.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

American Civil War 1861-1865: Destruction of the Confederate (Southern) flotilla by Unionist armoured gunboats at
533338 American Civil War 1861-1865: Destruction of the Confederate (Southern) flotilla by Unionist armoured gunboats at Memphis, Tennessee, July 1862

Bridgewater Canal, England, crossing the River Irwell by a viaduct. Hand-coloured engraving
530361 Bridgewater Canal, England, crossing the River Irwell by a viaduct. Hand-coloured engraving.; (add.info.: In foreground 'Hobblers' are pulling boat on river)

The Paris Revolution of 1848, the mob in the throne room of the Tuileries
878626 The Paris Revolution of 1848, the mob in the throne room of the Tuileries. From Edward VII His Life and Times, published 1910.; Private Collection.

Male and female Mandarins (magistrates) in summer dress, imperial court of China
FLO4590223 Male and female Mandarins (magistrates) in summer dress, imperial court of China. Embroidered square on their tunic reveals their rank and type: bird for civil, animal for military

Ramon Echague y Mendez de Vigo
3252997 Ramon Echague y Mendez de Vigo; (add.info.: Ramon Echague y Mendez de Vigo, 1852-1917. Spanish military officer, politician and director general of the Guardia Civil)

Portrait of John Hampden (1594 - 1643)
2603833 Portrait of John Hampden (1594 - 1643); (add.info.: John Hampden (1594 - 1643) English Parliamentary leader. Died at the Battle of Chalgrove, 18 June 1643

Colour medicine label
2626801 Colour medicine label; (add.info.: American Civil War 1862; Patent medicine label showing one man treating another man's wound.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre
3252996 Jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre; (add.info.: Jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre, 1832-1916. Spanish civil engineer, mathematician, statesman and dramatist. Winner of the 1904 Nobel Prize for Literature)

President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1877
1576379 President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1877; (add.info.: President Rutherford B. Hayes. Hayes was the 19th President of the United States)

President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1871
1576330 President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1871; (add.info.: President Rutherford B. Hayes. Hayes was the 19th President of the United States)

President Rutherford B. Hayes and two sons, 1870
1576315 President Rutherford B. Hayes and two sons, 1870; (add.info.: President Rutherford B. Hayes and his two sons. Hayes was the 19th President of the United States)

High level bridge over Tyne at Newcastle, 19th century (engraving)
540189 High level bridge over Tyne at Newcastle, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Builder: Robert Stephenson 1803-1859. Bowstring Girder: North British Railway)

'Hayle. St Ives in the distance', c1860. West Cornwall Railway, later part of the Great Western Railway (GWR)
541097 'Hayle. St Ives in the distance', c1860. West Cornwall Railway, later part of the Great Western Railway (GWR)

Boring the cylinder for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated sections of the Britannia Tubular
538557 Boring the cylinder for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated sections of the Britannia Tubular Bridge across the Menai Straits, Wales

Horse hauling a barge on the Regent's Canal at Park Village East, London
540666 Horse hauling a barge on the Regent's Canal at Park Village East, London. By Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (c1817-c1842)

Civil war in Chile, 16 January-18 September 1891 (print)
545239 Civil war in Chile, 16 January-18 September 1891 (print); (add.info.: Attack on Valparaiso by the Chilean Navy which supported Congress against President Jose Balmceda)

Abraham Darby III's iron bridge across the Severn at Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale, England
530303 Abraham Darby III's iron bridge across the Severn at Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale, England. First iron bridge in world, built between 1776 and 1779

Panama Canal: Paying West Indian labourers on their arrival at Tabemilla during the de Lesseps attempt to dig
529967 Panama Canal: Paying West Indian labourers on their arrival at Tabemilla during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the Panama Canal. Wood engraving 1888.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

American Civil War 1861-1865: 'Sheridan's Final Charge at Winchester'
528429 American Civil War 1861-1865: 'Sheridan's Final Charge at Winchester'. Battle of Opequon also called Third Battle of Winchester, 19 September 1864

General US Grant (left) negotiating terms with General John Clifford Pemberton (1814-1881) Confederate (southern)
533301 General US Grant (left) negotiating terms with General John Clifford Pemberton (1814-1881) Confederate (southern) commander for surrender of Vicksburg. American Civil War 1861-1865

George Joyce, Parliamentary New Model Army officer during English Civil War
3742801 George Joyce, Parliamentary New Model Army officer during English Civil War, from 'Memoirs of the Martyr King' by Allan Fea pub. 1905 (print) by English School, (20th century).

American Civil War-Sinking of the CSS Alabama 1864
5314071 American Civil War-Sinking of the CSS Alabama 1864; (add.info.: American Civil War-Sinking of the CSS Alabama 1864)

John Fulton Reynolds, published 1887 (print)
2603536 John Fulton Reynolds, published 1887 (print) by American School, (19th century); (add.info.: Career United States Army officer and a general in the American Civil War)

George Gordon Meade, publ. 1887 (print)
2603534 George Gordon Meade, publ. 1887 (print) by American School, (19th century); (add.info.: From The Century Magazine, published 1887 United States Army officer and civil engineer.).

Wedding party on bicycles led by Bride and Bridegroom, Nice, France, 1909 (print)
541533 Wedding party on bicycles led by Bride and Bridegroom, Nice, France, 1909 (print); (add.info.: Party rode to civil ceremony and, after it was performed)

Emergency in the padded interior of the space capsule, 1865 (engraving)
538608 Emergency in the padded interior of the space capsule, 1865 (engraving); (add.info.: Emergency in the padded interior of the space capsule)

Water breaking through during excavation of Thames Tunnel, 12 January 1828
530615 Water breaking through during excavation of Thames Tunnel, 12 January 1828. On this occasion 6 men killed, and Isambard Kingdom Brunel, site engineer

St Gothard Tunnel linking Italy and Switzerland by rail. Workmen from the two ends of the tunnel breaking through last
530608 St Gothard Tunnel linking Italy and Switzerland by rail. Workmen from the two ends of the tunnel breaking through last piece of rock and meeting, 29 February 1880

Germain Sommeiller's (1815-1871) compressed air rock drill used in the Mont Cenis and St Gothard railway tunnels
530610 Germain Sommeiller's (1815-1871) compressed air rock drill used in the Mont Cenis and St Gothard railway tunnels. Sommeiller engineer of Mont Cenis tunnel

Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Grover Cleveland as pilgrims on a journey through a rugged Middle East
1576185 Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Grover Cleveland as pilgrims on a journey through a rugged Middle East, 1885; (add.info.: The good Samaritan' Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A)

American Civil War 1861-1865: Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, 11-15 December 1862
528435 American Civil War 1861-1865: Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, 11-15 December 1862. Confederate General Robert E Lee with his staff officers viewing progress of the battle

Group portrait of General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) with his generals in the American Civil War (1861-1865)
528797 Group portrait of General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) with his generals in the American Civil War (1861-1865). Lee, a career officer in the United States Army

Chirk aqueduct on the Ellesmere Canal, London, 1829 (engraving)
540036 Chirk aqueduct on the Ellesmere Canal, London, 1829 (engraving); (add.info.: Built by Thomas Telford (1757-1834) between 1796 and 1801

Charles II (1630-85) King of Great Britain and Ireland
537491 Charles II (1630-85) King of Great Britain and Ireland; (add.info.: Charles II (1630-85) King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1660 after restoration of the monarchy

General Grant at the Battle of Fort Donelson in 1862 during the American Civil War
492373 General Grant at the Battle of Fort Donelson in 1862 during the American Civil War. From Famous Men and Great Events of the 19th century. ; Private Collection.

American Civil War-Pittsburg landing
5314065 American Civil War-Pittsburg landing; (add.info.: American Civil War-Pittsburg landing. The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing)

Sir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet of Ardwick, 1789 - 1874
3083199 Sir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet of Ardwick, 1789 - 1874.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Scottish civil engineer, structural engineer and shipbuilder)

Sir William Arrol, 1839 - 1913
3083198 Sir William Arrol, 1839 - 1913.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Scottish civil engineer, bridge builder, and Liberal Unionist Party politician)

John Clarke Hawkshaw, 1841 - 1921
3083197 John Clarke Hawkshaw, 1841 - 1921.; Private Collection; (add.info.: British civil engineer. From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England, published c. 1900).

St Louis', James Buchanan Eads' earliest ironclad gunboat employed by Unionist (northern)
533268 St Louis', James Buchanan Eads' earliest ironclad gunboat employed by Unionist (northern) side in American Civil War 1861-1865, 1865 (engraving); (add.info.: St Louis')

English Civil Wars: Battle of Naseby 14 June 1645. Charles I trying to rally his troops for a final charge against
531436 English Civil Wars: Battle of Naseby 14 June 1645. Charles I trying to rally his troops for a final charge against Cromwell's forces

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"Civil: A Journey Through Time and Conflict" Step into the world aviation, where innovation soars high with the BAe Concorde Cutaway Poster. Marvel at the engineering marvels like the Empire flying boat and Passenger Plane Imperial, which connected nations and brought people closer. But amidst progress, history reminds us of darker times. The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) echoes through a powerful poster - "No pasaran" (They shall not pass), published by the CNT. Witness the ironclad naval battle between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia, a testament to human resilience in times of strife. Intriguingly, even business ventures have their place in this narrative. An advertisement for Bernard Weatherill Ltd captures an era when commerce thrived amidst chaos. Meanwhile, Douglas DC-3 stands as a symbol of endurance during turbulent times. The Airship Guarantee Co. 's R-100 takes us on a whimsical journey above clouds while Hammersmith Bridge connects communities physically and metaphorically. Events unfold across Britain during its own Civil War, leaving lasting imprints on our collective memory. Traveling further brings us to unexpected places like Vladivostock where 9th Hampshire Regiment stood strong against adversity. And finally, we arrive at The Spiral Bridge in Hastings, Minnesota - an architectural masterpiece that defies convention. Civilization has witnessed both triumphs and tribulations throughout history; it is within these moments that humanity's true character emerges. From technological advancements to wartime struggles or bridges connecting societies – each chapter tells tales of resilience and unity in diverse forms. As we reflect upon these snapshots from different eras around the globe, let them serve as reminders that despite our differences or conflicts faced along the way – there is always hope for harmony amidst chaos if we choose to embrace our shared humanity.