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1884 Collection

Background image1884 Collection: Colonel Norton, at 28, 000 ft, on Everest, 1924

Colonel Norton, at 28, 000 ft, on Everest, 1924
Photograph showing Colonel Edward Felix Norton (1884-1954) climbing Everest, at a height of about 28, 000 feet, 1924. This photograph was taken by Theodore Howard Somervell (1890-1975)

Background image1884 Collection: At the Start of the Cresta Run, St. Moritz, 1912

At the Start of the Cresta Run, St. Moritz, 1912
Photograph showing a member of the St. Moritz Tobogganing Club leaping onto his machine at the top of the Cresta Run, 1912. This famous course was first laid out in 1884

Background image1884 Collection: Gregor Mendel

Gregor Mendel
GREGOR JOHANN MENDEL Austrian botanist

Background image1884 Collection: Orient Express train in a rural setting

Orient Express train in a rural setting
The Orient Express - countryfolk stop to watch the express go by

Background image1884 Collection: Suffragette Hunger Strike Medal W. S. P. U

Suffragette Hunger Strike Medal W. S. P. U
The W.S.P.U Hunger Strike medal presented to Grace Chappelow (1884-1971). This has two bars, indicating two imprisonments during which time, Grace was on hunger strike

Background image1884 Collection: Wee Willie Winkie

Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town, upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown, rapping at the window, crying through the lock, Are the children in their beds...?

Background image1884 Collection: Old Curiosity Shop

Old Curiosity Shop
THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP A view of the original shop on Portsmouth Street, London, immortalised by Charles Dickens in his novel of the same name

Background image1884 Collection: Cartoon, Rev Stewart Headlam

Cartoon, Rev Stewart Headlam, The Church and Stage Guild. The Guild was formed in May 1879 with a view to breaking down prejudice against the theatre and its performers

Background image1884 Collection: The Salvation Army Riots at Worthing, Sussex

The Salvation Army Riots at Worthing, Sussex
These images show the Skeleton Army, opponents of the Salvation Army organised by those interested in Sunday drinking, rioting against one of the Salvation Armys religious Sunday processions

Background image1884 Collection: The Cresta Run, St. Moritz, 1912

The Cresta Run, St. Moritz, 1912
Photograph showing the Cresta Run, with its Crows Nest and grandstand (top) on a St. Moritz race day in 1912. This famous course is the home venue for the St

Background image1884 Collection: The Terra Nova, 1910

The Terra Nova, 1910
Sectional illustration of the Terra Nova, the Polar research ship used by Captain R.F. Scott in his Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1912. The Terra Nova was built as a Dundee whaler in 1884

Background image1884 Collection: Sir William C. Brooks, Vanity Fair, Spy

Sir William C. Brooks, Vanity Fair, Spy
SIR WILLIAM CUNLIFFE BROOKS, 1st Baronet (1819 - 1900) Lawyer, banker and Conservative Member of Parliament for East Cheshire. Caption: The Golden Pippen Date: 1819 - 1900

Background image1884 Collection: The Marriage of General Mite and Millie Edwards, Mancheste

The Marriage of General Mite and Millie Edwards, Mancheste
Engraving showing a series of scenes from the marriage of General Mite, real name Francis Joseph Flynn, and Miss Millie Edwards held at St. James Hall, Manchester, 1884

Background image1884 Collection: Lawn Mower Advt, 1884

Lawn Mower Advt, 1884
British advertisement for a lawn mower and garden roller

Background image1884 Collection: The Last of the Spanish Armada

The Last of the Spanish Armada (c. 1884). Stannus, Anthony Carey 1830-1919. Date: 1884 (circa)

Background image1884 Collection: Robidas rotating house

Robidas rotating house
Maison tournante arienee or aerial rotating house, one of Albert Robidas futuristic visions of life in the 20th century

Background image1884 Collection: Some English lawn tennis players

Some English lawn tennis players
A group of English tennis players. From left at top: E. d S. H. Browne, Rev. J. T. Hartley (Wimbledon Champion 1879, 1880), C. W. Grinstead, Miss Maud Watson (Lady Champion, 1884), H. F

Background image1884 Collection: Clement Davies

Clement Davies (1884-1962) English politician and leader of the Liberal Party from 1945-1956, seen here at the Liberal Election press conference on the 3rd October 1951

Background image1884 Collection: The Greely Arctic Expedition at its farthest point North, 18

The Greely Arctic Expedition at its farthest point North, 18
Engraving showing members of the American Meteorological Expedition of 1881-4 taking their position, with a sextant, at the farthest point North they reached. Led by Lt

Background image1884 Collection: Berlin Conference

Berlin Conference
BERLIN CONFERENCE Bismarck presides over a diplomatic conference to discuss events in Africa

Background image1884 Collection: Huckelberry Finn / Rabbit

Huckelberry Finn / Rabbit
Huckleberry holding up a rabbit he has just shot

Background image1884 Collection: MALINOWSKI (1884-1942)

MALINOWSKI (1884-1942)
BRONISLAW MALINOWSKI Polish-born British anthropologist, in the Trobriand Islands 1914-18

Background image1884 Collection: Dunnottar Castle, Kincardine, Scotland

Dunnottar Castle, Kincardine, Scotland
Engraving of Dunnottar Castle, Kincardine, Scotland, August 1884

Background image1884 Collection: Pig Eats Picnic Food

Pig Eats Picnic Food
An uninvited guest makes rather a pig of himself at a picnic

Background image1884 Collection: Saltaire / Exterior View

Saltaire / Exterior View
SALTAIRE WORKS - exterior view

Background image1884 Collection: South Africa (XIX). Zulu Kingdom (1883). Restoration

South Africa (XIX). Zulu Kingdom (1883). Restoration Cettewayo, king of the Zulus. Cetewayo attends the ceremony indaba conference to meet the Induna (Zulu and Xhosa leaders)

Background image1884 Collection: Leicester Union Cottage Homes, Countesthorpe, Leics

Leicester Union Cottage Homes, Countesthorpe, Leics
Three small inmates stand in front of a water tower at the Leicester Union cottage homes at Countesthorpe, Leicestershire

Background image1884 Collection: Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg with family

Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg with family
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg (1884-1966), fourth and youngest daughter of Prince Alfred of Edinburgh and his wife, Maria Alexandrovna (later Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg)

Background image1884 Collection: Queen Alexandra and children

Queen Alexandra and children
Photograph from 1884 showing Queen Victoria with four of her children: from left, Princess Louise, Princess Maud (seated), Prince George (later George V), Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria

Background image1884 Collection: Washington Dc / Penn. Ave

Washington Dc / Penn. Ave
Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC

Background image1884 Collection: Violet Gordon Charlesworth: her home

Violet Gordon Charlesworth: her home
The home of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) at St Asaph, Wales. She became notorious for faking her own death in 1909 by allegedly being thrown from her motor car into the sea from the cliffs

Background image1884 Collection: Cartoon, Signor Foli, Irish bass opera singer

Cartoon, Signor Foli, Irish bass opera singer
Cartoon, Signor Foli (Allan James Foley, 1837-1899), Irish bass opera singer -- He has studied Bradshaw (probably a reference to his travels and tours). 1884

Background image1884 Collection: Sir Arthur Helps, Vanity Fair, Ape

Sir Arthur Helps, Vanity Fair, Ape
Sir Charles Mark Palmer, 1st Baronet (1822 1907), English shipbuilder born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear (county Durham), England. He founded Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company in 1852

Background image1884 Collection: Cartoon, Henry Irving and F B Chatterton

Cartoon, Henry Irving and F B Chatterton
Cartoon, Henry Irving (1838-1905), legendary actor-manager, and Frederick Balsir Chatterton (1834-1886), theatre manager, with a bust of Shakespeare in the background -- Shakespearian Experimenters

Background image1884 Collection: Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Engraving. Colored

Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Engraving. Colored
Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conqueror of Mexico. Engraving by A. Carretero in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1884. Colored

Background image1884 Collection: FOXHUNTING

FOXHUNTING
Thomas Firr, huntsman of the Quorn. Date: 1884

Background image1884 Collection: Babies Castle, Barnardos Home, Hawkhurst, Kent

Babies Castle, Barnardos Home, Hawkhurst, Kent
Children and nurses at Dr Barnardos Babies Castle at Hawkhurst, Kent. The home was opened in 1884 for the reception of babies. Date: Date unknown

Background image1884 Collection: Elizabeth of Hesse and Duke Sergei Alexandrovich

Elizabeth of Hesse and Duke Sergei Alexandrovich
Engagement portraits of Princess Elizabeth of Hesse and the Rhine (later Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia - Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova - canonized as St)

Background image1884 Collection: Frys Chocolates

Frys Chocolates
Advertisement for Frys Chocolate and Cocoa Manufactory in Bristol showing illustrations of the roasting room, boiling sugar, grinding chocolate, the pan room

Background image1884 Collection: Harvest workers, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Harvest workers, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Harvest workers in a field above the town of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Background image1884 Collection: Sports Day at Countesthorpe Homes, Leicestershire

Sports Day at Countesthorpe Homes, Leicestershire
A group of boys, including some uniformed band members, at the Countesthorpe cottage homes in Leicestershire on their sports day in 1919

Background image1884 Collection: S. S. Terra Nova, June 1910

S. S. Terra Nova, June 1910
Cut-away illustration of the Terra Nova, the ship that Captain Scott used in his second expedition to the Antarctic, 1910-1913

Background image1884 Collection: Cetewayo / Zulu / Stereo Cdv

Cetewayo / Zulu / Stereo Cdv
CETEWAYO or CETSHWAYO Zulu king (1873-79) photographed during his visit to Britain

Background image1884 Collection: The Great Game of Poker

The Great Game of Poker
Four men sit around a table playing poker while a fifth stands watching the game and smoking

Background image1884 Collection: Girl Sewing / Cat Sleeping

Girl Sewing / Cat Sleeping
A little girl sits sewing while her cat sleeps at her feet

Background image1884 Collection: Baa Baa Black Sheep / 1884

Baa Baa Black Sheep / 1884
Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool? Yes Sir, Yes Sir - three bags full. One for the master and one for the dame, and one for the little boy who lives down the lane

Background image1884 Collection: Children / Rainy Day 1884

Children / Rainy Day 1884
Two little girls walk home under a large umbrella on a rainy day

Background image1884 Collection: Nikolai Zelinsky

Nikolai Zelinsky
NIKOLAI ZELINSKY Russian scientist, invented the first carbon-filter gas mask, winner of many Soviet awards



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