Browse Items (162 total)

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  The Bathing Place at Ramsgate

  A digital image of a painting, most likely of people vacationing at Ramsgate, a place Lyon visited frequently.
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  The Barbadoes Mulatto Girl

  This 18th-century illustration depicts a biracial "mulatto" woman conversing with two women in Barbados.
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  The Anniversary Meeting of the Charity Children in the Cathedral of St. Paul

  This 1826 painting illustrates the large annual meeting of the Charity Children in London, congregated within the vastness of the Cathedral of St. Paul.
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  The Agony in the Garden

  This painting by William Blake portrays a story from the Bible, as an angel comes down to assist Jesus during a moment of "agony."
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  The "Arcades." Horticurtural Gardens South Kensington

  This is a photograph of The "Arcades" in the Horticulture Gardens of South Kensington from the 19th Century.
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  Test Diary

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  Table of whist leads [recto]

  Whist is a classic English game played in the 18th and 19th centuries. The game has several variations, and is usually played by four players.
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  Stage Coach and Mail in Days of Yore: A Picturesque History of the Coaching Age

  This illustration is one of many in a book called, "Stage Coach and Mail in Days of Yore: A Picturesque History of the Coaching Age," by author Charles George Harper from 1903. This illustration depicts what Lyon may have traveled in, or how he traveled (sitting outside on top of the carriage).
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  South East View of St. Paul's Cathedral

  This 1818 painting illustrates the grand scale of St. Paul's Cathedral in London's East End.
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  Sketch of Falmouth Harbour

  Lyon took a Steamer to Foulmouth on September 16th, 1835. He stayed at the royal Hotel. [transcribed diary p 37]
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  Sir Walter Scott

  A photograph of a portrait of Sir Walter Scott by Henry Raeburn. Lyon sees Scott on the street during one of his visits to Edinburgh in the 1826-1839 diary.
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  Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

  A photograph of the Globe Theatre.
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  Royal Coburg Theatre 1822

  A print of the Royal Coburg Theatre, used as promotional material after its creation in 1818.
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  Researching and Transcribing

  Naomi and Diane look through A.S. Lyon's diary in order to transcribe it.
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  Quadrilles. Third set.

  Illustration of the quadrille style of dancing, popularized in nineteenth-century Europe.
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  Portion of A Press Room

  Nineteenth-century illustration of men making hats in a press room.
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  Poetical excursions in the Isle of Wight

  Cover page for Poetical Excursions in the Isle of Wight.
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  Podcast Interview with Naomi Cream, Great-Great-Great Granddaughter of Solomon Lyon

  This resource is a short interview, under 30 minutes, during which Naomi Cream and Heidi Kaufman discussed Lyon family history and other related matters.
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  Podcast Interview with Diane Lyon Wead, Great-Great-Great Granddaughter of Solomon Lyon

  This resource is a short interview, under 30 minutes, during which Diane Lyon Wead and Heidi Kaufman discussed Lyon family history and other related matters.
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  Podcast Interview with Annabel Foster-Davis about The Lyon Archive and Lyon family history.

  This item is a podcast interview between Annabel Foster-Davis and Heidi Kaufman
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  Plan of Richmond and Kew Gardens

  A digital reproduction of a watercolor map depicting a plan for Richmond and Kew Gardens for King George III, circa 1800. The image has a drawing and references. This map is part of the King George III Topographical Collection, now housed in the British Library. While Richmond Park had existed since 1637 as Charles I's hunting grounds, the Botanical Gardens at Kew were established in the 1750s by Princess Augusta (King George III's mother). Today they are among the largest gardens in the world.
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  Plan of Plymouth, Stonehouse and Devonport

  Lyon and James visit Plymouth on April 6, 1826 and meet their family friend Joseph. A. S. Lyon writes, "Out with James to the Fleet to see [A?] Joseph, a young man for whom we once had a great respect for, on account of the respectability of his family and a little service his father rendered [ ] brother James when down in Plymouth to bury poor David" (7).
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  Perry's Bankrupt and Insolvent Gazette

  Columns in Perry's Bankrupt and Insolvent Gazette announcing bankruptcies in London, England.
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  Pantheon Masquerade

  This illustration portrays men and women dancing during a masquerade ball at The Pantheon in London, England.
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  Panoramic View of Paris from the Pont Neuf

  In his many travels, Lyon often visited Paris, where he would conduct a large portion of his business buying merchandise and negotiating prices. He sometimes complained about going to Paris, as the journey could easily be strained by bad weather ravaging his open carriage. Lyon also failed to fully grasp Parisian culture and the French language. This image of Paris reflects the state of the city as Lyon would have seen it.