Victoria and Albert Museum archiwalia

Frederick, Lord Leighton (1830-96), photo David Wilkie Wynfield (1837-87). Albumen print from wet collodion on glass negative. London, England, 1863.

William Michael Rossetti, photo Julia Margaret Cameron. England, mid-19th century

Charles Darwin (1809-82), photo Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-79). Albumen print. England, c.1860.

Girls paddling at Cromer, photo Paul Martin. England, 1892

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, photo John Jabez Edwin Mayall. London, England, 1861

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Prince Albert (1819-61), photo John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1810-1901). Photograph. London, England, 1861.

Ellen Terry. London, England, late 19th century

Three Women on Bikes, from a family photograph album. Platinum print. Britain, 1898.

Richard Ansdell R.A. (1818-85), photo Lock & Whitfield. Albumen print. England, 19th century.

Richard Ansdell R.A. (1818-85) as a young man, photo Horne & Thornethwaite. Albumen print. England, 19th century.

Queen Alexandra, photo Lafayette Studios. Dublin, Ireland, 19th century

Princess Alexandra, later Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), photo Stereoscopic Co. Photograph. London, England, 19th century.

Dr. Tanner, photo H. Walter Barnett (1862-1934). Black and white photography. England, 19th century.

Jacques-Emile Blanche (1861-1942) French painter, photo H. Walter Barnett (1862-1934). Photograph. England, 1904.

Prince George, later King George V (1865-1936), photo H. Walter Barnett (1862-1934). Photograph. England, 1903.

North Courts, from a set of photographs showing the progress of building work, South Kensington Museum. Black and white photography. London, England,...

Steam Crane, Western Annexe, from a set of photographs showing the progress of building work, South Kensington Museum. Black and white photography. Lo...

Mr. Crace's Paint Shop, from a set of photographs showing the progress of building work, South Kensington Museum. Black and white photography. London,...

View from Orchestra into Nave, from a set of photographs showing the progress of building work, South Kensington Museum. Black and white photography....

Art Gallery for Architecture and Design, from a set of photographs showing the progress of building work, South Kensington Museum. Black and white pho...

Old Vennel, off High Street, from Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow, photo Thomas Annan (1829-77). Photogravure. Glasgow, Scotland, 1868.

Broad Close, High Street, from Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow, photo Thomas Annan (1829-77). Photogravure. Glasgow, Scotland, 1868.

Close No. 193 High Street, from Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow, photo Thomas Annan (1829-77). Glasgow, Photogravure. Scotland, 1868.

Close No. 80 High Street, from Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow, photo Thomas Annan (1829-77). Photogravure. Glasgow, Scotland, 1868.

Close No. 37 High Street, from Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow, photo Thomas Annan (1829-77). Photogravure. Glasgow, Scotland, 1868.

Close No. 31 Saltmarket, from Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow, photo Thomas Annan (1829-77). Photogravure. Glasgow, Scotland, 1868.

Closes Nos. 97 and 103 Saltmarket, from Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow, photo Thomas Annan (1829-77). Photogravure. Glasgow, Scotland, 1868.

Close No. 11, photo Thomas Annan. Glasgow, Scotland, 1868

London Nomades, by John Thomson. London, England, late 19th century

Public Disinfectors, by John Thomson. London, England, late 19th century

Street Advertising, by John Thomson. London, England, late 19th century

An Old Clothes Shop, Seven Dials, photo John Thomson. England, 1877-78

Workers on the Silent Highway, by John Thomson. London, England, late 19th century

The Dramatic Shoe-black, from Victorian London Street Life, by John Thomson. London, England, late 19th century

Dominick Murray, photo Max Platz. Black and white photography. Chicago, US, c.1890.

Dominick Murray, from The Guy Little Collection. Black and white photography. Britain, c.1890

Augusta, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia (1811-90), photo F. Jamrath & Sons. Photograph. England, 19th century

Princess Augusta (1811-90) and her family, carte de visite. Albumen print. 1866.

George Cruikshank with Eliza Cruikshank. England, 19th century

Hotel De L'Abbret, photo Eugene Atget. Paris, France, 19th century

Maria Callas, photo Houston Rogers. England, 20th century

Maria Callas, photo Houston Rogers. England, 20th century

Three Wool Dressers at Work, Neckinger Mills, Bermondsey, photo Geoffrey Bevington. London, England, mid-19th century

Miss Helen Bagge, photo Camille Silvy. France, mid-19th century

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, photo Charles Lutwidge Dobson. England, 19th century

Morris family children, photo Frederick Hollyer. England, 19th century

George Frederick Watts, photo D.W. Wynfield. England, 19th century.

Queen Elizabeth II (b.1926), attending The World in The Bible Exhibition at the V&A Museum. Photograph. London, England, 1965.

John William Strutt Rayleigh, photo Frederick Hollyer. England, late 19th century

Sir John McNeill, photo David Octavius and Robert Adamson. England, mid-19th century