Underground Collection (page 4)

Scenes in Mammoth Cave, 1874. Creator: W. J. Linton
Scenes in Mammoth Cave, 1874. Tourists visit limestone caverns in Kentucky, USA, the longest cave system known in the world

Chambers in Weyers Cave, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn
Chambers in Weyers Cave, 1872. The Brides Veil, The Oyster, The Tower of Babel, The Ghost Chamber, The Shell Room : rock formations in Weyers Cave

Crypt of the Madonna in the Catacombs of Marcellinus and Peter... Rome, Italy, (1928)
Crypt of the Madonna in the Catacombs of Marcellinus and Peter on the Via Labicana, Rome, Italy, (1928). 1st Half of 3rd Century A.D...On the ceiling the Good Shepherd

Crypt of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Crypt of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, late 19th century. The crypt, constructed in 1172-1173, is the largest cathedral crypt (63.4 metres long) in Britain or Ireland

The Crypt, Durham Cathedral, 1893. Creator: Unknown
The Crypt, Durham Cathedral, 1893. The Romanesque cathedral in Durham dates almost entirely from the 12th century. It was a medieval site of pilgrimage due to the presence of the remains of St

Tragedy at the bottom of a well, 1932. Creator: Unknown
Tragedy at the bottom of a well, 1932. Une Tragedie au Fond d un Puits. A well-digger was trapped in a landslide while drilling

Firedamp explosion, 1932. Creator: Unknown
Firedamp explosion, 1932. Coup de Grisou. On 9 December 1932, 7 miners were killed in an explosion at Cortonwood Colliery in South Yorkshire. An 8th man died later

Section of the Thames Embarkment, 1867, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Section of the Thames Embarkment, 1867, (c1876). 19th-century civil engineering project primarily designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette of a low level interceptor sewer

Section of the Holborn Viaduct, Showing the Subways, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Section of the Holborn Viaduct, Showing the Subways, c1876. Work on the worlds first underground railway began in 1860, by the Metropolitan Railway under chief engineer John Fowler

Interior of Subway, Holborn Viaduct, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Interior of Subway, Holborn Viaduct, c1876. Work on the worlds first underground railway began in 1860 by the Metropolitan Railway, under chief engineer John Fowler

Paddington approach, London, W2, England. Creator: Ethel Davies; Davies, Ethel
Paddington approach. Looking down onto the railway bridge and London Underground tube train coming into Paddington Station, London, W2, England

Refrigerator magnets as souvenirs depicting the various speciailties of London, Creator
Refrigerator magnets as souvenirs depicting the various speciailties of London, including telephone boxes, mailboxes, guards, Big Ben, the underground, etc, London, W2, England

The Banquet of Nitocris, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Banquet of Nitocris, 1890. Nitocris, 6th century BC Babylonian queen and last pharoah of the Sixth Dynasty, invited the murderers of her brother to a banquet

Catacombs in Alexandria, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Catacombs in Alexandria, 1890. Necropolis in the city of Alexandria, founded c332 BC by Alexander the Great. The burial chambers of Kom El-Shoqafa, were used from 2nd to the 4th century AD

Project for the Komsomolskaya Metro station, 1949. Found in the collection of State Scientific A. Shchusev Research Museum of Architecture, Moscow

Meeting of the Two Boring Parties at the Final Piercing of the Lotchberg Tunnel, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co

Rotary Cutter at Work in the Enlarged Tube of the City and South London Railway Line, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co

Tube Tunnel Excavation By Means of Greathead Boring Shield, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Tube Tunnel Excavation By Means of Greathead Boring Shield, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]

Constructing Escalators at the Bank Station, London, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Constructing Escalators at the Bank Station, London, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]

Le Forum Romain Seule Entree Dans L Hotel - Roman Forum Entrance from the Hotel, c1920s
Le Forum Romain Seule Entree Dans L Hotel - Roman Forum Only Entrance in the Hotel, c1920s. From " Arles". [F. Bessiere, Grand Hotel Du Nord-Pinus]. Illustrations by E. Laget

The Shaft Leading To The Entrance Of The Blackwall Tunnel, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Shaft Leading To The Entrance Of The Blackwall Tunnel Which Was Constructed By The London County Council At A Cost Of £ 869, 476, 1901. From " The Harmsworth Magazine, Volume VI

Crystal Cave, Yanchep, c1947. Creator: Unknown
Crystal Cave, Yanchep, c1947. From " Perth - City of Sunshine". [Australia House Bookshop, London, c1947]

The Caves at Moulmein, 1900. Creator: Unknown
The Caves at Moulmein, 1900. Underground temple of Kyat Khayon Cave Monastery. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

-And The Crypt Where Many of Englands Most Famous Sons Lie Buried, c1935. Creator: Unknown
And The Crypt Where Many of Englands Most Famous Sons Lie Buried, c1935. The crypt under St Pauls Cathedral in London contains over 200 memorials and numerous burials

At Work in a Victorian Gold-Mine, 1923. Creator: Unknown
At Work in a Victorian Gold-Mine, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]

An Escalator in Course of Construction, 1922. Creator: Unknown
An Escalator in Course of Construction, 1922. From The Romance of Modern Railways, by T. W. Corbin. [Seeley Service & Co. Limited, London, 1922]

A Moving Staircase, 1922. Creator: Unknown
A Moving Staircase, 1922. From The Romance of Modern Railways, by T. W. Corbin. [Seeley Service & Co. Limited, London, 1922]

The Crypt of Guildhall, 1897. Creator: Unknown
The Crypt of Guildhall, 1897. View of one of the medieval crypts in the Guildhall in the City of London, built 1411-1440. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury

In a Rand Mine - An end Tipler, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
In a Rand Mine - An end Tipler, early 20th century. A miner and equipment in a South African gold mine. [Sallo Epstein & Co. Johannesburg]

Diamond Drilling Machine designed by Georges Leschot, pub. 1883 (engraving), 1883
Diamond Drilling Machine designed by Georges Leschot and and Charles Se chechaye, pub. 1883 (engraving), 1883. It was the first operational drilling machine fitted with black diamonds

Driving the Tunnel for the Waterloo and City Railway, (c1897). Artist: E&S Woodbury
Driving the Tunnel for the Waterloo and City Railway, (c1897). Scene underground during excavations for Londons transport system. The illustration represents the shield which protects the excavators

Soldiers in wooden bunks, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

French soldier underground, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

The Wonder and Beauty of a Stalactite Cave, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

French soldiers in captured German officers kitchen, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

The Transformation Scene in Coxs Cave at Cheddar, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Funerary Chamber Where Egyptian Mummies Awaited Resurrection, c1935. Luxor, Egypt. Funerary chamber. From Our Wonderful World, Volume IV, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Mine of Wealth That Escaped Discovery for 3, 000 Years, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Deadly Rock in the Simplon Tunnel, c1935. Artist: Swiss Federal Railways
Deadly Rock in the Simplon Tunnel, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Clawing Out the Heart of a Mountain for a Colorado City Tunnel, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Dance, Song and Supper in Underground Halls of Pleasure, c1935. Artist: Sport & General
Dance, Song and Supper in Underground Halls of Pleasure, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Unselfconscious Heroes Who Toil in Dangers Face, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Beauty of Light and Colour Produced by the Operation of Natural Laws, c1935. Blue Grotto, Capri. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Scene near the Bank, 1781, (1920). Artist: Thomas Malton I
Scene near the Bank, 1781, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

Draft of a new underground railway in Vienna in 1887, engraving of the time

London Underground Railroad. Scene from the 1868 inauguration

Advertisement of the Avenida de la Luz in Barcelona, popular underground galleries of the 1950s

Cardus Maximus Street with underground conduction of water, in the Phoenician-Punic-Roman city of Tharros

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