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Traffic on the London to Epsom Road, 1889Engraving showing the scene on the London to Epsom road as Joe Muggins donkey carriage halts the progress of the four horse carriage behind, 1889. This image was originally entitled On the Road
Menasseh Ben Israel (1604-1657)Engraved portrait of Menasseh Ben Israel (1604-1657), the Dutch Jewish scholar and diplomat
John Bright (1811-1889)Engraved portrait of John Bright (1811-1889), the English orator and radical politician
Robert Browning, 1887Engraved portrait of Robert Browning (1812-1889), the English poet and playwright, pictured in 1887
Thorshavn, Faeroesgeneral view of the harbour
John Bright CaricatureJOHN BRIGHT depicted as The man of peace but willing to take on Tories and Rebels
Browning / WaddyROBERT BROWNING writer, depicted as the Pied Piper of Hamelin
Browning LehmannROBERT BROWNING the English poet in Rome in 1859
The Portuguese Army attempts to seize a railway train, SouthEngraving showing the encounter between a British operated steam train and a detachment of the Portuguese army, Delagoa Bay, South East Africa, 1889
The Empress of Brazil, c. 1889Photograph of the Empress, Donna Theresa Christina Maria, of Brazil (born 1822); the wife of Pedro II of Brazil
American Indians. With the Blackfeet Indians, Pocklington sTwo lady photographers taking plates of war-like Blackfoot Indians in the West of Canada
The capture of Jefferson Davis; American Civil War, 1865Image showing the President of the Confederate States, Jefferson Davis, and his party retreating across the Pedee River, North Carolina, at the fall of the Southern Confederacy, 1865
H. M. Stanley and his officers leaving Mombasa aboard the steEngraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (on left, raising cap) and his officers returning from the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition aboard the steam-ship Katoria, 1889
John Bright MP, (1811-1889)Portrait of John Bright, the English orator and radical politician. As well as serving as MP for Durham and Manchester he was also appointed President of the Board of Trade
The Passport Office at Delagoa Bay, Africa, 1889Engraving showing the Passport office run by the Portuguese at Delagoa Bay, East Africa, 1889
Travelling by hammock; H. M. Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief ExpePhotograph showing one of the members of Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief Expedition being carried by hammock, Central Africa, 1888
The Prison at Delagoa Bay, South East Africa, 1889Engraving showing the interior of the Tronk or prison at Delagoa Bay, Portuguese South East Africa, 1889
President Jefferson Davis bidding farewell to his escort, 18Image showing the President of the Confederate States, Jefferson Davis, and bidding farewell to his escort at the end of the American Civil War, 1865
Inauguration of Jefferson Davis as President, 1861The scene out the courthouse of Richmond, Virginia, as Jefferson Davis was inaugurated as President of the Confederate States, 1861
The School Childrens Strike, 1889Engraving showing a school childrens strike of 1889, which started in the East End of London in imitation of the Dockers strike that year
Uganda Rwenzori(formerly Ruwenzori) View of the Rwenzori Mountains
The Cyclist Company of the 1st Oxford University VolunteersPhotograph of the Cyclist Company of the 1st Oxford University Volunteers, practising their drill for resisting an attack by cavalry, 1889
Boxing Match at a Mens Club, London, 1889Engraving showing an amateur boxing match held at the Holy Trinity Church Mens Club, Shoreditch, London, 1889
Jefferson Davis (1808-1889)Portrait of Jefferson Davis, the President of the Confederate States during the American Civil war of 1861-65
American Indians. Fifty Years on the TrailVarious illustrations from a book about life in the Western Territories of North America
Children on board a train off on a school tripA day in the country; a childrens school treat in 1889
American Indians. The Indian trouble. Chief of the CrowsIndian Chief on horseback, wearing flattened feather head dress
Tools / Knives Etc / 1889Various types of knife, adze, axe and other blades
Balfour Rescues ErinBalfour depicted as the modern Perseus rescuing the distressed Erin (as Andromeda) as she perishes on the rocks
Cocteau / In Bed / 1941JEAN COCTEAU French writer, artist and film maker, reading in bed in 1941
Metra / Olivier / Hommes D aOLIVIER METRA French composer
Circus Acrobat / GarnierIn a fine display of balance, a gentleman rides a penny farthing while his assistant performs a handstand on the handlebars
Chevreul / Andrielli / IlsMICHEL-EUGENE CHEVREUL French chemist in his laboratory
F. R. Foster (1889-1958)Photograph of Frank Foster, the Warwickshire and England cricketer, demonstrating his left-arm fast-medium bowling action, c.1910
Aspinalls EnamelAn advertisement for Aspinalls Enamel, used by the Prince of Wales and recommended by various duchesses
Germany Baden-BadenCarriages and riders in the Allee von Lichtenthal
Electric Telegraph in USThe electric telegraph in use during the American Civil War: General Ulyssess Grant and his operator
Tippoo Tibs Ivory Store at Stanley Falls, Lualaba River, cPhotograph of Tippoo Tibs Ivory Store at Stanley Falls on the Lualaba River, c.1887. Stanley Falls are now known as the Boyoma Falls and are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
France CalaisThe ferry terminal in the days when we crossed the Channel in paddle-steamers. Date: 1889
Pilgrims at SuezA caravan of Mecca pilgrims crosses a bridge at Suez
Boulanger in EnglandGeneral Boulanger, successful general and right- wing politician, no friend of the government, visits England where he is welcomed by supporters at Charing Cross
Exiles SquabbleEven in exile, French political activists nurse their grievances : a scuffle between Rochefort and Pilotell in Londons Regent St, takes them to Marlborough St police court
Chevreul, at WorkMICHEL EUGENE CHEVREUL French chemist in his laboratory
On the deck of a warship, Hands to Dance and Skylark, 1889Engraving showing the deck of a Victorian warship, with the crew off duty, entitled Hands to Dance and Skylark. Sailors smoking, dancing and playing musical instruments all across the gun deck
Girl Among Flowers 1889A little girl in a meadow near a stream admires some yellow irises
Girl & Dog / Windy DayThe wind has carried her bonnet away, causing her to drop her basketful of buns : will her faithful dog fetch her hat, or just stop and eat his windfall of buns ?
Girl Haymaking 1889A little girl in a white dress does a spot of haymaking, helped or hindered by her dog and two puppies
Girl with Lots of KitsA girl with more kittens than she can manage - the mother cat looks on in trepidation
