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THE WAR IN DENMARK: PRUSSIAN TROOPS LEAVING ALTONA FOR SCHLESWIG...AT THE RAILWAY STATION, 1864. CREATOR: FREDERICK JOHN SKILL.
The War in Denmark: Prussian troops leaving Altona for Schleswig - the officers taking a hasty meal at the railway station, from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. 'Under the impression that the allied army is now taking possession of Schleswig to deliver it up to the Prince of Augustenburg, a change in the public feeling in Holstein has, we learn, taken place since it was known that the troops had crossed the Eider. This change is nowhere more conspicuous than in Altona, where the Prussians and Austrians were at first received, not only with coolness and suspicion, but in many of the streets with hoots and hisses. But, now...the enthusiasm of the mob is as much in favour of the allies as it was previously against them...when the celebrated regiment of the Prussian Foot Guards called "Kaiser Franz,"...arrived at the Holstein frontier and entered Altona..., they were received by the assembled populace with loud cheering, and escorted by them...to the terminus, where they were treated with refreshments, at the expense of the town, previous to being forwarded by special trains to the front. In the course of the afternoon several other Prussian corps arrived, and were received in the same way with noisy demonstrations of joy'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The War in Denmark: Prussian troops leaving Altona for Schleswig...at the railway station, 1864. Creator: Frederick John Skill. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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THE COTTON FAMINE: OPERATIVES WAITING FOR THEIR BREAKFAST IN MR. CHAPMAN'S COURTYARD..., 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Cotton Famine: operatives waiting for their breakfast in Mr. Chapman's courtyard, Mottram, near Manchester, 1862. Unemployed mill workers. Engraving of a photograph by Mr. Gothard. 'The distress in the cotton-manufacturing districts is not all evil. Like everything else in the world, it has its light as well as its dark side. The silver lining to this cloud is, of course, the vast amount of self-sacrificing charity which it has been the means of bringing to light, and which makes one's heart leap with joy in the midst of its sorrow for the distressed operatives. Look, for example, at the scene...frequently presented in the courtyard of Mr. John Chapman, M.P. for Great Grimsby...Operatives from the cotton-mills of Broadbottom, Stockport, Hatfield, and other places are continually paying visits to and enjoying the beneficence of this gentleman. Twice a week - namely, on Tuesdays and Fridays - some hundreds of them gather here to receive their breakfast, which is given without limitation; and, in addition, hundreds of females obtain, every Friday, relief for their families, which is given to them in the shape of flour, bread, clothing, &c. It is estimated that from 700 to 1000 are the recipients weekly of Mr. and Mrs. Chapman's beneficence'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The Cotton Famine: operatives waiting for their breakfast in Mr. Chapman's courtyard..., 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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