'McRae's Hotel, Interior' mb-width 1386 Derby and Disraeli show John

Derby and Disraeli show John Bull their entry ticket showing the number of members returned as 302 to allow them to pass through the Government gate

Drapery behind and to the right as viewed

in the foreground a group of figures appear to be feeding a large black bird

This refers to JF Professor Jenkins crossing of the Niagara Gorge on 5th August 1869 on a tightrope located at the Whirlpool Rapids just north of the Railway Suspension Bridge

the industrious apprentice is drawn along Cheapside in his coach watched by Frederick

'McRae's Hotel, Interior' mb-width 1386 Derby and Disraeli show JohnForeground view of the hotel destroyed by volcanic eruption, with its timber structure, corrugated roofing and furniture scattered and under a heavy covering of ash and mud. A group of seven men stand to the right of the image, most facing to camera. A second building is visible beyond the hotel, in a deserted landscape of ash covered ground and defoliated trees. The print is embossed 'Charles Spencer, photographer'. Original: albumen print. 1886