Under Ground Collection (page 8)

VICTORIA & ALBERT, 1846. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visiting an iron mine in Cornwall, England, September 1846. Wood engraving, 19th century

TELEPHONE CABLES, 1891. Underground cable run leading from subways into the vault at the Spring Street Exchange. The telephone in New York City. Line engraving from an American newspaper of 1891

DORÉ: LONDON, 1872. Trial-Trip on the Metropolitan (Underground) Railway. Wood engraving after Gustave Dor

NEW YORK: TELEPHONE, 1891. View of the underground room at the Cortlandt Street Exchange. The telephone in New York City. Line engraving from an American newspaper of 1891

DIDEROT: UNDERGROUND MINE. Miners loosening rocks with the help of bonfires: engraving from Denis Diderots Encyclopedie, 1751-1772

LONDON: RAILWAY, 1868. Junction of the Midland, Great Northern and Metropolitan Railways at Kings Cross Station, London, England. Wood engraving, English, 1868

UNDERGROUND VILLAGE, 1874. An underground village in the American West: colored engraving, 1874

DORÉ: LONDON, 1872. The Workmens Train. Wood engraving after Gustave Dor

COAL MINER, 19th CENTURY. A coal miner. Wood engraving, American, 19th century

Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) guard workers, guarding nest entrance, nesting in Thames Water hydrant chamber, extremely unusual behaviour as honey bees don t nest underground because of risk of

Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) workers, group at nest entrance, nesting in Thames Water hydrant chamber, extremely unusual behaviour as honey bees don t nest underground because of risk of

Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker, leaving nest to go foraging, nesting in Thames Water hydrant chamber, extremely unusual behaviour as honey bees don t nest underground because of risk of

Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) guard worker, guarding nest entrance, nesting in Thames Water hydrant chamber, extremely unusual behaviour as honey bees don t nest underground because of risk of

Gas pipeline marker in farmland, Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, march

Hyde Park pneumatic subway

Waterfall of River Lison emerging from underground, Source du Lison, Nans sous St. Anne, Jura, Franche Comte, France, Europe

Why bother about the Germans invading the country? Invade it yourself by Underground and motor- bus. Easter - 1915. Poster showing children at play in a spring landscape. Date 1915

Bombs reveal underground railway in Warsaw, 1939
Following the bombardment and subsequent invasion of Warsaw, photograph revealing the citys underground railway system only a few feet below the surface. Date: 1939

London tube made air raid proof, 1939
Page from The Sphere outlining how London Underground had carried out emergency work on the under-river tube tunnels to make them waterproof from flooding during World War II

Syracuse, Italy - Ear of Dionysius
Syracuse, Italy (Siracusa) - This card shows an artificial cave, 65 m long and 23 m high, which was given the name of The Ear of Dionysius by Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, when in 1586

London / Oxford Circus
The hustle and bustle of Oxford Circus, Oxford Street, central London. Date: mid 1960s

Underground Stream Grid
A blonde rambler wearing Argyll socks looks at a grate near Priddy, Mendips, Somerset, England. Down this cleft vanishes an underground stream to Wookey Hole caves! Date: 1930s

Moscow, Russia: Komsomolskaja Underground Station. Date: 2010

Taking cover in Piccadily underground
A photograph of Londoners using an underground station as bomb shelter during an air raid in 1940. Date: 1940

Dieppe, France - A Troglodyte, one of a group of people who built homes into the faces of cliffs, connected by underground passageways Date: circa 1910s

Southern Africa - Gold Prospecting
Working underground in a South African goldmine - using a machine drill Date: 1907

French Underground slate quarrying at Laval Date: circa 1910s

Tudor Summerhouse
This Tudor summerhouse, in Soho Square, London, disguises a ventilation shaft from the underground railway tube station! London, England. Date: 16th century

Tube Ticket Machines
London underground tube ticket machines, in the days when you could travel for only 30p = bargain! Date: 1978

Wales / Porth-Y-Ogof
Porth-y-Ogof, near Ystradfellte, Brecon, Wales. It is here that the River Mellte disappears underground, to emerge some few hundred yards downstream. Date: 1960s

Army Signal Service wireless station, Western Front, WW1
An Army Signal Service wireless station on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Projecting advertisements from a moving train
Illuminated advertisements, projected from a moving train for the benefit of the passengers. A very innovative concept indeed

Map of Central London with Woburn House Hotel marked, in Upper Woburn Place, WC1. Date: circa 1920s

Family flees from tornado, 1903
The method of protection against tornadoes in North America. A farmer and his family seek shelter in a storm cellar, a protective underground shelter to be found attached to many farm houses

Poster seeking women for the ATS and WaF
Poster seeking women to join the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service) and WaF (Womens Auxiliary Air Force) -- full information at the nearest recruiting centre or your employment exchange

Potsdamer Platz, Berlin - at night Date: circa 1920s

Underground Homes
Fairies in their underground homes

The Inner World
THE INNER WORLD (A Hyatt Verrill) A traveller to the Inner Earth encounters its alarming fauna Date: 1935

Police Shooting Range
Wearing protective ear pads to silence the blast of gunshots in the police underground range in North London, Inspector Robert Gould gives instruction. Date: 1960s

Carsic river emerging overground from cave in woodland, Italy, june

Caution, High Voltage Cable Below underground cable warning sign, Dorset, England, april

Supramontane Cave Salamander (Speleomantes supramontis) adult, on rock in cave, Sardinia, Italy, june

Strinatis Cave Salamander (Speleomantes strinatii) adult, standing on wet rock in cave, Italy, june

Flooded adit with ferns growing on rocks in abandoned slate mine, Cwm Pennant, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, North Wales, february

Fungus (Clavicipitaceae sp. ) fruiting bodies, emerging from dead parasitized troglophile moth
Fungus (Clavicipitaceae sp.) fruiting bodies, emerging from dead parasitized troglophile moth, Grotta delle Vene (Veins Cave), Ormea, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy, january

Eurasian Badger (Meles meles) feeding sign, wasp nest dug out of ground, Midlands, England, july

Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) adult pair, sitting at nest, Aripo Caves, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Italian Stream Frog (Rana italica) adult, sheltering in cave, Italy, june

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"Exploring the Depths: Unveiling the Underworld Beneath Our Feet" Journeying through time and continents, we begin our underground adventure in Washington D. C. , where the bustling Metro Station connects a vibrant city with its inhabitants. Transported back to 1850s England, we descend into the depths of a coal mine, witnessing the arduous labor that fueled an industrial revolution. Emerging from darkness into modernity, we board an Underground Tube Train in London, traversing a labyrinthine network that has become synonymous with British transportation. Venturing eastward to Moscow's Komsomolskaya Metro Station, adorned with opulent architecture reminiscent of a bygone era, we witness Europe's grandeur beneath ground level. Crossing borders yet again, we find ourselves amidst miners from Fernhill Colliery in South Wales; their resilience and camaraderie echoing through tunnels carved out for extracting precious resources. Back above ground but not far from subterranean secrets lies Sloane Square tube station in London - here runs The River Westbourne silently beneath us as it intertwines nature and urban life. Traveling further back in time to 1950s America brings us to Manhattan's Subway system; passengers eagerly await their yellow train while absorbing New York City's energy pulsating through every platform crack. A leap across the Atlantic takes us to Abbesses Metro station in Paris - its art nouveau design captivating visitors who descend into this underground masterpiece nestled within European charm. Returning once more to miners' reality, we glimpse their courage as they navigate lift shafts deep below Earth's surface – bound together by shared purpose and unwavering determination. Concluding our subterranean odyssey is New York City’s iconic Subway system - forever entwined with Manhattan’s heartbeat; it serves as both lifeline and symbol of unity for millions in North America. From the Metro Stations of Washington D. C.