Quarter Deck of H.M.S. 'Furious'. Photographer: Osborne, Sherard
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Genre: Historical Events Group of naval officers posed on the quarter deck of H.M.S. 'Furious.' Also inscribed in pencil on reverse: 'The Furious. Her quarterdeck.'
The Embassy [group of Lord Elgin and staff, China]. Photographer: Osborne, Sherard
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Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of Lord Elgin with members of his official staff. James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, is seated in the centre, with other figures standing in a line behind, identified as follows (left to right): Horatio Nelson Lay (interpreter), Laurence Oliphant, Honble....
The 'Furious' off Shanghai from the Consulate window. Photographer: Osborne, Sherard
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Genre: Historical Events View looking across the consulate garden towards H.M.S. 'Furious' at her moorings. Pencilled note on the reverse of the print remarks, 'An imperfect photograph.'
[Cnidus. Sheerlegs employed to move the lion sculpture.] Photographer: McCartney, J.
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Genre: Archaeological Photography Showing the crate containing the colossal lion sculpture being shifted with sheerlegs. A note accompanying photograph reads: 'No. 1. Shows the perilous fix into which the case got.' After being dug up from site and crated, the lion was lowered over the cliff fa...
[Cnidus. Sheerlegs employed to move the lion sculpture.] Photographer: McCartney, J.
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Genre: Archaeological Photography Similar to preceding. Note accompanying photograph reads: 'No. 2. Shows how we extracted it from those Fauces Candinse.'