This image was published in Harper’s Weekly on the 24th of December, 1892. Showing US troops, it is an illustration by Frederic Remington titled: “Roasting the Christmas Beef in a Cavalry Camp”.
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On this day: the premiere of Haddon Hall
Haddon Hall, a light opera by Arthur Sullivan and Sydney Grundy, premiered at the Savoy Theatre in London on the 24th of September, 1892.
The production was based on a 16th century legend of the elopement of Dorothy Vernon, the heiress of Haddon Hall, and John Manners. However the setting of the story was changed to the 17th century.
In the first performance the roles of Vernon and Manners were played by Lucille Hill and Courtice Pounds.
Haddon Hall circa 1890
Haddon Hall is an English country house in Derbyshire, and is one of the seats of the Duke of Rutland. These days it is used in film adaptations of Jane Eyre.
Ireland in 1892
Women in Connemara in the west of Ireland wash clothes in this photograph taken by Major Ruttledge-Fair in 1892.
Schoolboys in Ireland
Major Ruttledge-Fair documented life in Connemara in western Ireland towards the end of the nineteenth century. This picture is of young boys standing outside their schoolhouse in 1892.
On this day: a train derailment in England
On the 9th of June, 1892 a passenger train overran signals at Esholt Junction, Yorkshire and collided with another. Five people were killed in the crash, and thirty were injured.
On this day: Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge, London’s most recognisable bridge (and frequently – incorrectly – identified as London Bridge by tourists), photographed here under construction on the 28th of September, 1892.
