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the industrious apprentice is drawn along Cheapside in his coach watched by Frederick

by Agnes Giberne (London

This refers to JF Professor Jenkins crossing of the Niagara Gorge on 5th August 1869 on a tightrope located at the Whirlpool Rapids just north of the Railway Suspension Bridge

'McRae's Hotel, Interior' mb-width 1386 Palmerston repliesForeground view of the hotel destroyed by volcanic eruption, with its timber structure, corrugated roofing and furniture scattered and under a heavy covering of ash and mud. A group of seven men stand to the right of the image, most facing to camera. A second building is visible beyond the hotel, in a deserted landscape of ash covered ground and defoliated trees. The print is embossed 'Charles Spencer, photographer'. Original: albumen print. 1886