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Cecil RhodesCECIL RHODES Statesman, financier, imperialist. Caricatured as a colossus bestriding Africa
Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890)Photograph of Sir Richard Francis Burton, the English explorer, linguist and diplomat. A master of up to 30 languages, Burton made a pilgrimage to Mecca disguised as a Pathan in 1853
Indian Smoothbore. 656 in musket, Pattern 1858Indian Smoothbore.656 in musket, Pattern 1858, lock dated 1856.Converted from a Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket in India 1858 (c), this exceptionally rare item was part of an original issue of 10
The Yellow House at ArlesGOGH, Vincent van (1853-1890). The Yellow House at Arles. Post-Impressionism. Oil on canvas
Stone Asylum, Aylesbury, BuckinghamshireEntrance to the Buckinghamshire County Lunatic Asylum at Stone, near Aylesbury. A porter stands at the right of the gateway
PIT PONIES / 1853Working with horses in the Bradley Mine, near Bilston, Staffordshire [England]
Dictyota dichotomaCyanotype photograph by Anna Atkins, one of the first natural history photographers. From British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions, 1853. Date: 1853
Essex County Asylum, Brentwood, EssexThe Essex County Lunatic Asylum was established in 1853 at Warley Hill, Brentwood, Essex. It later became Brentwood Mental Hospital and then Warley Hospital
The Emigrant Ship Hercules off Cambelton, Scotland, 1853Engraving showing the emigrant ship Hercules at anchor in Campbelton Harbour, Isle of Skye, 1853. The Hercules sailed from Skye that year with passengers emigrating for a new life in the British
Commander E. Smith, Captain of the TitanicCOMMANDER EDWARD. J SMITH Captain of the ill-fated Titanic. Commander Smith was a highly regarded and experienced captain who had worked on a number of White Star Liners before captaining
Cecil Rhodes / Davie / HeroCECIL RHODES Statesman, entrepreneur and imperialist in South Africa, making peace with the Matabele, 1896
JOSE MARTI Cuban poet and freedom- fighter, active in cause of Cuban independence, killed fighting the Spanish
Orford Ness Lighthouse, SuffolkView of Orfordness (Orford Ness) Lighthouse, and the station of the submarine electric telegraph linking England and Holland
Four hummingbirds with chicks in a nestFour adult hummingbirds with chicks in a nest -- ornysmia trochilus moschita, ornysmia Vieilloti, ornysmia Sasin trochili cristati (in nest) ornysmia mellivorus
The Right Hon. Cecil J. RhodesRhodes was a diamond and gold mining entrepreneur and worked for the De Beers Mining Company. He was born on the 5th July 1853 and died March 26th 1902
Hector MacdonaldSir HECTOR MACDONALD British military, notably in South Africa
Four members of the Corvidae family -- a raven (corvus corax) and three crows (corvus corone, corvus cornix and corvus frugilegus)
Petrie at DaphneThe Pharoahs Palace at Daphne being excavated by renowned archaeologist William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853 - 1942) who devoted his life to studying Egyptian culture
Clipper AntarcticAmerican clipper ship
Leander Starr JamesonSIR LEANDER STARR JAMESON known as Dr Jameson Scottish-born physician; adventurer and administrator in South Africa
Paranormal / CombustionALARMING CASE OF SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION Papa - emerging from a gin palace - is spontaneously combusted, to the surprise of his wife and child
Four oyster shells, seen from different angles
Seance, LeipzigSpiritualism comes to Germany - a table-lifting seance at Leipzig in the early days
Belmont Hospital, Sutton, SurreyBelmont Hospital, Brighton Road, Sutton. It began life in 1853 as the South Metropolitan District School, housing pauper children away from the workhouse
Iran / Tomb of CyrusThe tomb is situated south of Pasargad, placed on top of a six-stage platform, surrounded by staircases. The ceiling is covered with five huge limestone roof stones. Date: 1853
BESSIERES, Jean-Baptiste (1768-1813). Marshal of the French Empire. Duke of Istria. He fought with Napoleon in the campaigns of Egypt, Spain and Russia
Musical gathering of composers and musicians, 1853Musical gathering of composers and musicians in London. From left to right: A. Bazzini, H. Blagrove, Goffrie, Blumenthal, H. Vieuxtemps, Lazarus, S. Phatten, Jarrett, F
The Stevedores in ArlesGOGH, Vincent van (1853-1890). The Stevedores in Arles. Post-Impressionism. Oil on canvas
County Lunatic Asylum, Aylesbury, BuckinghamshireAerial view of the Buckinghamshire County Lunatic Asylum at Stone, near Aylesbury. The asylum, designed by Thomas Henry Wyatt and David Brandon, was opened in 1853
Burton on TrentDistant view of Burton-upon- Trent, Staffordshire, justly famed for its breweries
Bill of fare from Crystal Palace, 31 / 12 / 1853Menu for the dinner in the Iguanodon and original artwork by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, donated by his granddaughter Mary Hawkins
Melville MacnaghtenSir MELVILLE LESLIE MACNAGHTEN Police chief, at Scotland Yard, played a leading part in the investigation into the nefarious misdeeds of Jack the Ripper
Cecil Rhodes / Menpes 1900CECIL RHODES Statesman, entrepreneur and imperialist in South Africa, on horseback at his home at Grote Schuur, 1900
Guy Fawkes / Tar BarrelRolling a tar barrel on November 5th at Brighton
Allsopps pale-ale brewery 1853Interior of Samuel Allsopp & Sons, pale-ale brewery in Haydon Square, London. Date: 1853
Reform Club / New MinistryGentlemen members in the Reform club- house await intelligence of the formation of the new ministry Date: 1853
Mediumship / SatiricalTHE PLEASURES OF HAT-MOVING To perform this scientific experiment, the experimenters must touch hands for 20 minutes or so
Grand Princess Maria Alexandrovna, Duchess of EdinburghGrand Princess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, later Duchess of Edinburgh (1853-1920), only daughter of Tsar Alexander II of Russia
Landscape view of Dudleys iron works. Showing the pollutionNight-time view of Dudley in the West Midlands and its iron works
Smoke Makers / Punch / PollSmoke makers
Messager / Andre / H ManuelANDRE-CHARLES-PROSPER MESSAGER French composer and conductor
Traviata - Liebig - 5Act two, scene 19 : at Floras ball, Alfredos father rebukes his behaviour, and the Baron, Violettas former protector, challenges him to a duel
Borough Market 1853Christmas eve in the market
Two Ladies Walking 1853Brown dress: Greek key design border, blue waistcoat, tie & black hat with plumes; black dress: skirt en tablier, caraco body, scallop shaped cuffs & basques & a paisley shawl. Date: 1853
William JayWILLIAM JAY Nonconformist churchman and writer
Sir Frederick TrevesSIR FREDERICK TREVES Medical practitioner
Rhodes and BeitCECIL RHODES and Alfred Beit, photographed soon after they were described in Parliament as members of a common gang of thieves and swindlers