The Lyon Archive

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  • The_original_Picture_of_London_(1826)_(14754857066).jpg

    As could be deduced by other items in this archive, Lyon lived in London for several years to do business and spend quality time with the Harts family. His brother married into that family, and they partially financed the Lyons' business. This is an illustration from one of the years that Lyon lived in London, offering an idea of what Lyon might have seen on a typical day.
  • William_Charles_Macready_by_John_Jackson_crop_b&w.jpg

    This is a black and white digital image representing a painting of British stage actor William Charles Macready, painted by John Jackson, who died in 1831. Macready is credited with helping revive Shakespeare on the London stage and abroad.
  • Father Thames.jpg

    A political cartoon highlighting the class imbalance in Victorian London and the general dirt and disease present in the city due to pollution, particularly in the River Thames.
  • Jamaica1671ogilby.jpg

    Digital reproduction of a map of Jamaica in 1671.
  • Goodman's_fields_on_Roque's_map_1746.png

    This map depicts Goodman's Fields in London, England.
  • Barbadoes_from_Thomson's_New_General_Atlas,_1817.jpg

    This map, published in Thomas's New General Atlas (1817), outlines the island of Barbados.
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    Cover page for Poetical Excursions in the Isle of Wight.
  • Joseph_Walter_-_The_West_Indiaman_-Britannia-.jpg

    A digital image of the painting, The West Indiaman Britannia by Joseph Walter. The painting is housed at the National Maritime Museum. A "West Indiaman Ship" was the name given to merchant ships traveling from England to the West Indies The name A. S. Lyon mentions is "The Britannia." He mentions the ship when he describes seeing his brother off on his journey from Barbados to London (Diary May 26, 1829).
  • KewPalaceLawn.jpg

    This 1763 engraving portrays Kew Palace and the gardens stretching beyond it.
  • 123457.jpg

    Cameron set up a private studio at her Isle of Wight home at the age of 48, after her daughter gave her a camera, and she became an expert at using the collodion wet-plate process. She employed friends, servants and neighbours as subjects, including scientists Charles Darwin and John Herschel, as well as poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. Much of her work reflects the Pre-Raphaelite painting style which was popular at the time.
  • Karl_Witkowski_-_Their_First_Smoke.jpg

    This painting depicts two young boys smoking cigarettes for the first time.
  • Karl_Witkowski_-_Knucks_Down.jpg

    This painting shows three boys as they play a game called "Knucks Down" with marbles.
  • Pied_Piper2.jpg

    This illustration depicts the Pied Piper from Robert Browning's The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Here, he plays his pipe while being followed by a mob of children.

  • Use of Voyant's "Keywords in Context" tool to identify and list the frequency of the word "game" in the ABRAHAM SEPTIMUS LYON DIARY 1826-1839.
  • Quadrille-Ete-Lebas-ca1820.jpg

    This 1818 print depicts four couples as they dance a quadrille.
  • Anxiety.JPG

    A graph depicting the frequency and placement of Lyon's mentions of anxiety and depression throughout the course of the diary (1826-1839).
  • Blue Devils and Business.JPG

    A graph depicting the correlation between mention of business and of anxiety and depression throughout Lyon's Diary (1826-39).
  • Tulloch_Castle_(geograph_3388815).jpg

    Photograph of Tulloch Castle and surrounding grounds.
  • London_Merchant_Seamen's_Home_and_Red_Ensign_Club,_1942_D8201.jpg

    Merchant seamen enjoy a game of billiards in the Billiard Room.
  • item3.jpg

    This painting perhaps demonstrates a Jewish wedding similar to what A.S. Lyon witnessed when his brother, James, married their longtime neighbor and friend, Miss Hart. This is a big family milestone and important to their Jewish family culture and history. Lyon states, "If they enjoyed all the happiness you wished upon them, they will be happy indeed!" (Transcription, 4)
  • Archive Edition A.S 1826-39.pdf

    A.S. Lyon's 1826-39 Diary transcribed by Naomi Cream
  • Tower_of_London,_south,_Buck_brothers.jpg

    Eighteenth-century engraving depicting the Tower of London overlooking boats sailing on the River Thames.
  • Doncaster_Racecourse00.jpg

    An engraving of a horse race at the Doncaster Racecourse.
  • The_Careenage,_Bridgetown,_Barbados.jpg

    This image depicts a river town in Barbados close to the sea. Lyon lived in Barbados and sailed into its port many times.
  • Screen Shot 2016-11-22 at 12.40.00 PM.png

    The gravestone of A.S. Lyon is the end of two journeys. The journey of life and the journey he took around the world. Death, as much as love, holds the most emotional power. For Lyon, his life was full of love and adventure. In death, the people who knew him, and the future generations who come to know him learn of his leisures and travels. We connect with A. S. Lyon because of his passions, his aptitude for travel, and the life he led, Kingston's significance in Lyon's life is best illuminated in his obituary from the London Jewish Chronicle which says, "a resident for forty years on the Island, in which he filled several public offices. His successful services as Deputy Marshal for Surry, especially at the time of the riot, and as chief warden of the Lunatic Asylum – a post which … he filled with unlimited satisfaction to the public – are noticed in terms of deserved eulogium. He was followed to the grave by representatives of all classes of the community."
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