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Alexandre Abel Hovelacque / GillAlexandre Abel Hovelacque (1843-1896) French linguist and anthropologist, President of the Anthropology Society and member of the French National Assembly
Challemel-Lacour / DemarePaul-Armand Challemel-Lacour (1827-1896) French statesman, Republican, unsuccessful French ambassador at Bern and London, minister of foreign affairs in the Jules Ferry cabinet
Charles Floqurt / GillCharles Floqurt, French lawyer, journalist, statesman, and virulent fiercely anticlerical republican, active in many controversial political disputes
Arsne Houssaye / GillArsne Houssaye (1815-1896) Journalist, art critic, dramatist novelist and director of the Comdie-Franaise (1849-1856)
The Royal Academy of ArtsThe facade of Burlington House, the home of the Royal Academy of Arts in London. The building was erected between 1695-1743 by Richard Boyle, Earl of Burlington, with the assistance of William Kent
Paul Auguste Arene / GillPaul Auguste Arene. Provencal poet and French writer
Administrators of the British South Africa CompanyForm left to right: Dr Jameson, Mr Cecil Rhodes, Mr J. T. Newton (Dr Jamesons successor
Gibert and Sullivan theatre posterPoster for the Gilbert and Sullivan production Ruddigore. W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan worked together to create fourteen operas between 1871 and 1896
Sons of Henry of PrussiaPrince Waldemar (1889-1945) and Prince Sigismund (1896-1978; on the right) of Prussia in full naval uniform. The boys were the two elder sons of Prince Heinrich (Henry)
Queen Victoria with Princess EnaQueen Victoria with her youngest granddaughter, Princess Ena of Battenberg (1887-1969), only daughter of Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg
Princess Elisaveta and Prince Carol of RomaniaThe two eldest children of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania in 1896, Prince Carol (1893-1953), later King Carol II of Romania and his younger sister Elisabetha (1894-1956)
J. M. BarrieA portrait of James Matthew Barrie 1860-1937, Scottish playwright and novelist. He studied at Edinburgh University in 1882 and later moved to London
Proposal for London County Council Hall at Charing Cross, 18Illustration showing a proposal put forth in 1896 for the new London County Council Hall at Charing Cross and the opening up of the Mall
Prince Charles of Denmark and Princess Maud of WalesPrince Charles of Denmark, later King Haakon VII, King of Norway and Princess Maud of Wales (1869-1938), youngest daughter of Edward VII. Front cover engraving from a photograph by W. and D
Queen Victoria 1896Study of Queen Victoria in 1896 at the age of 77
Lt. General Sir Miles Dempsey, 1945Painting showing Lieutenant-General Sir Miles Dempsey (1896-1969), the British Army Commander, pictured when leading the British Second Army, 1945
Edward White Benson (1829-1896)Photographic portrait of Edward White Benson (1829-1896), pictured when serving as Bishop of Truro between 1877 and 1883. Benson went on to serve as Archbishop of Canterbury
Advertisement for Mazawattee Tea, 1896Advertisement for Mazawattee Tea, showing John Bull, symbol of England, handing a cup of tea to Dr. Jim, better known as Leander Starr Jameson, leader of the Jameson Raid of 1895/6
Knock Out at a Boxing Match, c. 1896Engraving showing the end of a boxing match, c.1896. On the left, the beaten boxer lies on the ground, as the referee, in top hat, enters the ring to call the end of the match
The Crazy GangBud Flanagan (1896-1968) with the Crazy Gang in Young at Heart
Bud Flanagan (1896-1968) with the Crazy Gang in Young at Heart
Madame Marzella with her pets, at the Tivoli, 1896Photograph of Madame Marzella, the music hall star, with her collection of birds, at the Tivoli, 1896
Lt. -General Mark Wayne Clark (1896-1984)Photographic portrait of Lieutenant-General Mark Clark, then Commander of the Fifth Army in Italy, Second World War, 1944
The debatable Land in British Guiana. A Gold Prospecting ParIllustration showing a shanty town of gold propectors, out for the main chance, a British flag in the foreground
Gun Drill on board a British battleship, c. 1896Illustration showing a typical scene on board a British battleship as the gun crew of Royal Navy seamen hoist a cartridge towards the breech of their gun
European Ambassadors in Constantinople, 1896Photograph of the ambassadors of the leading European powers, photographed in the garden of the Austrian Embassy, Constantinople (now Istanbul), 1896. Those pictured are (from left to right) P
Fridtjof Nansen, Franz Josef Land, 1896Engraving showing Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930), the Norwegian explorer, biologist and oceanographer, pictured at Cape Flora, Franz Josef Land, 1896
Ladies Bicycling Race, Olympia, 1896Illustration showing the Ladies Mile Bicycle Race, held at Olympia, January 1896
Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition, Franz Josef Land, 1894-Photograph of Frederick Jackson and his companions of the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition, with the ice-boat Mary Harmsworth, at Elmwood, Franz Josef Land, 1894-7
Dr. Fridtjhof Nansen at Elmwood, Franz Josef Land, 1896Photograph of Dr. Fridtjhof Nansen taken by Frederick Jackson, leader of the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition, at Elmwood, Franz Josef Land, 1896
A Rudge-Whitworth Sociable Bicycle, 1896Photograph of a Rudge-Whitworth Sociable Bicycle, capable of carrying two people side-by-side. It would appear that this machine best suited couples of comparable weight
Mr De Morgan at DahshurMr De Morgan lifting a golden crown from the mummy of Queen Khnemit. De Morgan discoved many important tombs during 1894-1895
Baby incubators at the Berlin ExhibitionDr Lions baby incubators proved to be a great attraction at the Berlin Exhibition. Babies aged between five and eight months old were kept alive in warm temperatures and nourished with drops of milk
Bonanza Hotel, on the south of the Klondike River, AlaskaThe Bonanza Hotel, one of the most popular hotels for gold diggers on the trail to Dawson, Alaska. Dawson was a town that rose over night during the gold fever of 1896-1897
Men of the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition hunting walruIllustration showing the crew of the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition, in their boats shooting walrus, near Franz Josef Land, 1896
The Fram released from the Ice, Greenland Sea, 1896Illustration showing Fridtjof Nansens ship the Fram as it was released from the Arctic ice pack, by detonating an explosive charge in the ice underneath the vessel, 1896
Russia BanquetsPeoples banquets are held to celebrate the coronation of Nicolas and Alexandra
Sir Eg Clarke / BassanoSIR EDWARD GEORGE CLARKE Statesman and lawyer in 1896
Olympics / 1896 RewardsThe King of Greece presents rewards to the winners
1896 / Russia / CoronationThe coronation procession of Tsar Nicolas II arrives in Red Square, Moscow
Play / Grundy / New WomanA poster for the play by Sydney Grundy
Advertisement for Peter Robinsons Waterproof Cycling CapesAdvertisement for Waterproof Cycling Capes and Coats, as produced by Peter Robinson Ltd. of Oxford Street, London
The Yorkshire Terrier Ashton Ted 95, 1895Photograph of a tiny blue-and-silver Yorkshire Terrier, called Ashton Ted 95 ; an award-winning animal at the Brighton and Ealing Dog shows of 1896
G. H. S. Trott and W. G. Grace tossing a coin, Oval Cricket GroIllustration of the Australian captain, G.H.S. Trott (1866-1917), and the England captain, Dr. W.G. Grace (1848-1915), looking at the coin they have just tossed at the beginning of the match at
A Twenty-five seat Tricycle, 1896Illustration of a Tricycle for twenty-five, designed by the Herald Cycle Company, New York, 1896. This machine was being built for the Nynuke Bicycle Club of Brooklyn, at a cost of 120
Mr. S. Bancroft, Cyclist, 1896Photograph of Mr. S. Bancroft, in his cycling clothes and with his safety bicycle, November 1896
Royal Cyclists at Coburg, 1896Engraving of a group of Royal cyclists enjoying themselves after the Wedding of Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and the Hereditary Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg at Coburg, April 1896
J J Kelly - CricketerJames J Kelly - Australian Test cricketer 1896-1905