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Spain SegoviaGeneral view, with the amphitheatre in the foreground
Italy AqueductArcheologists discover a species of aqueduct beneath the church of saint Priscilla, Rome
Dr. Joseph Herman Hertz (1872-1946)Photograph of Dr. Joseph Herman Hertz, the British Zionist leader and writer, taken in 1913, when he had just become the new Chief Rabbi of the British Empire
Princess FeodoraPRINCESS FEODORA OF HOHENLOHE LANGENBURG (1807-1872), daughter of the Duchess of Kent and Karl, Duke of Leiningen. Half-sister to Queen Victoria
Sir Henry Morton Stanley and Dr. David Livingstone Reading NEngraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (on left, seated) and David Livingstone (1813-1873) (on right, seated) reading newspapers at Ujiji, Tanganyika, 1871
James Gordon Bennett (1841-1918)Engraving of James Gordon Bennett, the American journalist, who was the son and successor of James Gordon Bennett (1795-1872)
The Meeting of Stanley and Livingstone in Tanganyika, 1871Engraving showing the meeting between Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (on left, raising hat) and David Livingstone (1813-1873) (on right, raising hat) at Ujiji, Tanganyika, 10th November 1871
Emile Henry, AnarchistEMILE HENRY - French anarchist son of a communard exiled in Spain, responsible for two terrorist bombs in Paris : after the Cafe Terminus affair captured and guillotined
Greeley (Kruell)HORACE GREELEY American journalist, noted for urging young men to go West : he also befriended the table- rapping Fox sisters. with his autograph Date: 1811 - 1872
Cottage Life in Warwickshire: Baking DayIllustration from 1872 showing a scene in a Warwickshire village with women baking bread. Small rural communities would often have only one bread oven which would be fired up on specific days to bake
Fashions for April, 1872A selection of ladies fashions from the Paris designers, April 1872. From left to right: Toilette de Diner, trimmed with a deep flounce
A Snapper-up of Unconsidered Trifles by William Heath RobinsDetailed colour illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1910) for the Midsummer number of the Graphic showing an elf, or possibly goblin in a fantastical country setting
Cricketer, MitchellFrank Mitchell Cricketer - Yorkshire
Cricketer, G. O. SmithG. O. Smith Cricketer - Oxford University
Cricketer, RanjitsinhjiKumar Shri Ranjitsinhji Cricketer - Sussex
Cricketer, FryC.B. Fry Cricketer - Sussex
Cricketer, A. O. JonesA.O. Jones Cricketer - Nottinghamshire
Thiers the MagicianAdolphe the Alchemist, a Tale of Wonder and Enchantment - Punch mocks Adolphe Thiers efforts to get France back on her feet after the defeat by Prussia and the Commune
The Hydraulic Lift Graving Dock, Bombay, 1872Engraving of the Hydraulic Lift Graving Dock on Hog Island, Bombay, opened on the 16th November 1872. This graving dock could take ships up to 400 foot long
Parisians at Sceaux: Dining in a Tree, 1872Engraving showing wealthy Parisians enjoying dinner at Sceaux, with some dining in tree-houses; their food arriving in baskets hoisted up to them
The New City Museum, Guildhall, London, 1872Engraving showing the ground floor of the City Museum, Guildhall, which was opened in November 1872
Scene from False Shame, Globe Theatre, London, 1872Engraving of a scene from the play, False Shame, at the Globe Theatre, London, 1872
Queen Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603), attired for the Royal Thanksgiving on the defeat of the Spanish Armada of 1588
The Poop Deck of a P. &O. Liner, Red Sea, 1872Engraving of the scene on the Poop deck of a P.&O. Steamer, as it crosses the Red Sea, on the voyage to China. Deck games
Waterspouts in the Mediterranean, 1872Engraving of three waterspouts which appeared in the Mediterranean, near Mentone, France, on the 12th November 1872. The waterspouts appeared at 7.45am on a cold, dry day
New French TaxesConsternation and apprehension o the streets of Paris when the government announces new taxes. Date: 1872
Chichen Itza / JaguarAuguste Le Plongeon squats alongside a statue of a jaguar with a human head found in the tomb of Chaacmol at Chichen Itza
Long Skirts in BallroomPerils of trained skirts in crowded ballrooms when your partner has two left feet! A man steps on the long skirts of two women simultaneously & lands on the floor
Cullercoats LifeboatLaunching the lifeboat at Cullercoats, Tyne and Wear : the boat is dragged into the water on its carriage
Alice SalomonALICE SALOMON German-Jewish social reformer and champion of womens rights, 1937 expelled, emigrated first to England then to USA
Karin MichaelisKARIN MICHAELIS Danish writer, prominent supporter of womens rights and author of books exploring womans role in society and female psychology
Sir John Bowring - 2SIR JOHN BOWRING Statesman, diplomat, writer : at one time Governor of Hong Kong
Sir John Bowring - 4SIR JOHN BOWRING Statesman, diplomat, writer : while Governor of Hong Kong
Humanitarian DeismA speaker in Hyde Park, at Speakers Corner orates to a listening crowd in 1912. Since 1872, people have been allowed to speak at Speakers Corner on any subject they want
Rome / Catacombs / 1872Exploring the cubiculum of Saint Cornelius, in the catacombs of St Calixtus
The Love Letter by Charles BuchelIllustration by Charles Buchel (1872-1950) young woman sits under a tree in a woodland glade to read a love letter while a faun plays pan pipes close by
The Castaway by Charles BuchelIllustration by Charles Buchel (1872-1950) showing an actress, probably Pauline Chase, in the principal role of Peter Pan. Tinkerbell hovers close by
William Heath RobinsonWILLIAM HEATH ROBINSON The well-known illustrator and cartoonist pictured wearing a trilby and working on his sketch book. Best known as the " gadget king"
Heath Robinson & DoubleWILLIAM HEATH ROBINSON A photograph of William Heath Robinson (right) pictured with Mr Rene Koval, who played him in a revue at the Alhambra theatre in 1912
Alexandra / Ils 1901ALEKSANDRA FYODOROVNA Empress of Russia, wife of Tsar Nicolas II, with her youngest daughter, Anastasia
Prince Arthur turning the first turf at the Hythe and SandgaPrince Arthur turning the first turf of the Hythe and Sandgate Railway. The railway was built to accommodate holiday makers keen to travel to the seaside
Mary Somerville / LeisureMARY SOMERVILLE nee FAIRFAX Scottish writer on mathematics and physical science, with one of her daughters in Florence
Society Islands / TahitiTahiti: Aroai Peak and the Faataua Falls
Grigori Rasputin / LustigeGRIGORI RASPUTIN Russian mystic and court favourite caricatured with Tsar Nicholas II
Duc De PersignyJean Gilbert Victor Fialan, duc de PERSIGNY French diplomat, statesman, nobleman, depicted here as a court monkey in Napoleon IIIs entourage
Emigrant Ship MealtimeChaos ensues between decks on an emigrant ship during feeding time as the passengers jostle and push as the food is dished onto plates
Solar ProtuberancesSolar protuberances observed at Palermo, Sicily, by P. Taschini : 1 - 22 December 1871 2 - 3 September 1871 3 - 7 July 1872
Scriabin / Hull 1911ALEKSANDR SCRIABIN (SKRYABIN) Russian composer Date: 1872 - 1915
