Underground Collection

Tram in the Kingsway Subway, London, 1931, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Tram in the Kingsway Subway, London, 1931, (1933). Kingsway Subway, the underground link connecting the tramway services in North and South London

Where Do You Want To Go?, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Where Do You Want To Go?, 1922. From The Romance of Modern Railways, by T. W. Corbin. [Seeley Service & Co. Limited, London, 1922]

View of the (proposed) western archway of the Thames Tunnel, London, c1831. The Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world

Those who went to shelters began a new kind of night-life, 11th November, 1940, 1942. London residents taking shelter in Elephant and Castle tube station during the World War II

Construction of the Kilsby Tunnel on the London & Birmingham Railway, 8 July 1839. Artist: John Cooke Bourne
Construction of the Kilsby Tunnel on the London & Birmingham Railway, 8 July 1837 (1839). Robert Stephenson (1803-1859) was appointed chief engineer of the London & Birmingham Railway (LBR)

A New Piccadilly Circus Below The Old As The Gateway to the Tubes, c1935. Artist: D Macpherson
A New Piccadilly Circus Below The Old As The Gateway to the Tubes, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Underground scene in a coal mine in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area of England, 1823. Miners hewing coal and carrying away in corves (baskets). From Scenes of British Wealth by the Rev Isaac Taylor

The Geyser, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn
The Geyser, 1872. Hot springs in Weyers Cave, (later known as the Grand Caverns) in the town of Grottoes, Virginia, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Trial Trip on the Underground Railway, 1863, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Trial Trip on the Underground Railway, 1863, (c1876). Work on the worlds first underground railway started in 1860, by the Metropolitan Railway under chief engineer John Fowler

Interior of a coal mine, 1862. Underground scene in a mine, showing a miner winning coal, while a wagon full of coal is being hauled along rails to the bottom of the pit shaft by a pony

Sewer cleaners in the Main Sewer, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest Flammarion
Sewer cleaners in the Main Sewer, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)

The Charing-Cross Railway: covered way leading to the platform, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Charing-Cross Railway: covered way leading to the platform, 1864. 'In no part of London has a greater improvement been made than upon the spot where Hungerford Market once stood

Queen Victoria Visiting the Tomb of Frederick the Great, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Queen Victoria Visiting the Tomb of Frederick the Great, 1858. Her Majesty and the Prince Consort, during their recent visit to Prussia, inspected the tomb of Frederick the Great

The Wellington Tomb in the Crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Wellington Tomb in the Crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral, [London], 1858....the resting-place of the remains of the great Duke of Wellington in our metropolitan cathedral have been completed

French Attack North of Hurtebise; Southern entrance to the Dragon cave, ... 1917. Creator: Unknown
French Attack North of Hurtebise; Southern entrance to the Dragon Cave, a real place d'armes (300 masters out of 100)

The Blue Grotto, Capri, 1857-1860. Creator: Albert Bierstadt
The Blue Grotto, Capri, 1857-1860

"The Oreseeker; a Tale of the Hartz", 1860. Creator: Pearson. "The Oreseeker; a Tale of the Hartz"
"The Oreseeker; a Tale of the Hartz", 1860. Illustration from a "gift-book" by A. S. M. [Macmillan and Co.] The pictorial illustrations...are executed by L.C.H...in

In the "Twopenny Tube" - The Central London Railway, c1900. Creator: A.E. Huitt
In the "Twopenny Tube" - The Central London Railway, c1900. Public transport. The CLR was a deep-level, underground tube railway which opened in London in 1900

Interior in Constantinople, 1814. Creator: Michel Francois Preaulx
Interior in Constantinople, 1814

Mesembryanthemum Testiculare, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Mesembryanthemum Testiculare, 1777-1786. An open flower, a bud, with root system

Les specialistes dans la bataille: Pionniers et Sapeurs; La vie souterraine: construction... 1916
Les specialistes dans la bataille: Pionniers et Sapeurs; La vie souterraine: construction d'une galerie, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

The Lund Hill Colliery Explosion: Mouth of the Downcast Shaft, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Lund Hill Colliery Explosion: Mouth of the Downcast Shaft, 1857. Preparations to recover bodies after mining disaster in Barnsley

Five wise virgins, unknown date. Creator: Anon
Five wise virgins, unknown date

Waterfall in Tivoli, 1830. Creator: Jacobus Everhardus Josephus van den Berg
Waterfall in Tivoli, 1830

Interior of cave, El Abra, Mexico, between 1880 and 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson
Interior of cave, El Abra, Mexico, between 1880 and 1897

Gallery in Falun Copper Mine, c18th century. Creator: Per Hillestrom
Gallery in Falun Copper Mine, c18th century

Falun Copper Mine, c18th century. Creator: Per Hillestrom
Falun Copper Mine, c18th century

Copper Foundry at the Falun Mine, c18th century. Creator: Per Hillestrom
Copper Foundry at the Falun Mine, c18th century

"Falcon Steps" at the Falun Copper Mine, c18th century. Creator: Per Hillestrom
"Falcon Steps" at the Falun Copper Mine, c18th century

14th St. subway station, New York, c1904. Creator: Unknown
14th St. subway station, New York, c1904

Interior, Choy Cave, Mexico, between 1880 and 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson
Interior, Choy Cave, Mexico, between 1880 and 1897

Choy Cave, inside, between 1880 and 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson
Choy Cave, inside, between 1880 and 1897

Interior of cave, El Abra, Mexico, between 1880 and 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson
Interior of cave, El Abra, Mexico, between 1880 and 1897

Travel views of the American Southwest, between 1899 and 1928. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of the American Southwest, between 1899 and 1928

'The Catacombs at Rome; reproduced from Magnesium Light Instantaneous Photographs, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The Catacombs at Rome; reproduced from Magnesium Light Instantaneous Photographs, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

La bataille de la Somme; Ancienne chambre d'officiers allemands dans les souterrains de... 1916. Creator: Unknown
La bataille de la Somme; Ancienne chambre d'officiers allemands dans les souterrains de Combles. 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

'Un sapeur-mineur a son obscur et perilleux travail dans une galerie, 1915. Creator: Unknown
'Un sapeur-mineur a son obscur et perilleux travail dans une galerie, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

Works on metro line 1; trench under the Place de l'Etoile, between 1899 and 1902. Creator: Gaston Brun
Works on metro line 1; trench under the Place de l'Etoile, between 1899 and 1902

Posillipo Cave, between 1760 and 1761. Creators: Hubert Robert, Francois-Marius Granet
Posillipo Cave, between 1760 and 1761

The Grotto, in Hawkstone Park, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Grotto, in Hawkstone Park, 1854. Tourist attraction in Shropshire. Out of a hanging wood of venerable beech-trees, crowned by a thicket of black firs, rises the celebrated "Grotto Rock

Subterranean Chamber beneath the House, No.1, Old Fish-Street, St. Paul's, 1854. Creator: Smyth
Subterranean Chamber beneath the House, No.1, Old Fish-Street, St. Paul's, 1854. Ancient building in the City of London

La Violation des caveaux des rois dans la basilique de Saint-Denis, en octobre 1793, c1793. Creator: Hubert Robert
La Violation des caveaux des rois dans la basilique de Saint-Denis, en octobre 1793, c1793

Crystallised Cavern, in the Blue John Mine, 1854. Creator:s Read
Crystallised Cavern, in the Blue John Mine, 1854. Geological tourist attraction in Derbyshire. Fluor spar was called by the miners "Blue John"...The Blue John Mine is chiefly celebrated for

The vault of Quai de Gesvres, 1815. Creator: Auguste Jacques Regnier
The vault of Quai de Gesvres, 1815

A Fantastic Underground Temple (Aladdin's Cave?). Creator: Robert Caney
A Fantastic Underground Temple (Aladdin's Cave?)

For Christmas: Underground, 1924. Creator: Taylor, Horace (1881-1934)
For Christmas: Underground, 1924. Private Collection

Brightest London and home by Underground, 1924. Creator: Taylor, Horace (1881-1934)
Brightest London and home by Underground, 1924. Private Collection

Monorail Subway, Capitol To Senate Monorail System, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Monorail Subway, Capitol To Senate Monorail System, 1912. [Washington, DC]

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