1896 Collection (#27)

THE MALEO
MALEO megacephalon maleo Only one species of this genus is known - this is it !

Wallaces Megapode
WALLACEs PAINTED MEGAPODE eulipoa wallachi

Layards Megapode
LAYARDs MEGAPODE megapodius layardi

Long-Legged Colin
CHESTNUT-ZONED LONG-LEGGED COLIN rhynchortyx cinctus

Black-Breasted Partridge
BLACK-BREASTED PARTRIDGE odontophorus leucolaemus

Black-Headed Colin
BLACK-HEADED COLIN ortyx atriceps (also known as bob-whites )

Graysons Colin
GRAYSONs COLIN ortyx graysoni (also known as bob-whites )

Argus Pheasant
ARGUS PHEASANT argusianus argus

Nap. Peacock-Pheasant
NAPOLEONs PEACOCK-PHEASANT polyplectron Napoleonis

Grey Peacock-Pheasant
GREY PEACOCK-PHEASANT polyplectron chinquis

Javan Jungle Fowl
JAVAN JUNGLE FOWL gallus varius

Grey Jungle Fowl
GREY JUNGLE FOWL gallus sonnerati

Reevess Pheasant
REEVESs PHEASANT phasianus reevesii (possibly the bird with the longest tail-to-body ratio)

Girl Reading a Book / 1896
Bookplate for use in Mander Brothers Workpeoples Library

Exhibition at Brussels 2
Pour l art - Poster for an exhibition at Brussels in the characteristic manner of the day

Artificial Flower Makers
Girls and young women in a well lit workroom carry out various tasks in the process of artificial flower making. They appear to be making roses

Paris Quai / Buy Pictures
An elegant woman looks at loose prints on the Paris quais

Football / Goal / Boys Own
Scoring a goal

Japanese Interior 1896
Japanese Masseur

High Seas Folkestone
High seas at Folkestone, south coast of England

Paris Tram 1896
Scene on a busy Paris tram

Brompton Road Fog
Fog in London - the Brompton Road on a foggy evening Date: 1896

Thomas Hughes
THOMAS HUGHES English lawyer, MP and writer, best know as the author of Tom Browns Schooldays (1857)

Daimler Car 1896
One of the old timers! A Daimler with a 7 h.p. (horse power) engine, vintage 1896, seen at Llandudno, Wales

Margaret Kennedy Drawing
Margaret Kennedy Writer

PEUGEOT, 1896
Five men go for a drive in a Peugeot

Jameson Raid in a Mess
THE JAMESON RAID The British are in a mess after the failure of the Jameson Raid

Mckinley Inaugurated 5
William McKinleys vice- president, Garret A Hobart, takes the oath of office in the Senate

Mckinley Inaugurated 4
William McKinleys appointment is celebrated by the Inauguration Ball : who would guess that the guest of honour will soon be assassinated by an anarchist ?

Mckinley Inaugurated 3
William McKinley watches the inauguration procession from a stand before the White House. During his term of office he will add substantially to U.S. overseas territories

Mckinley Inaugurated 2
William McKinley rides through the streets of Washington from the Capitol after taking the oath of office : he is not assassinated on this occasion, but his time will come

Mckinley Inaugurated 1
William McKinley takes the oath of office as 25th President - a job he will hold till he is assassinated by an anarchist

Hat Styles for 1896
Seletion of ladies Hats

Powered Pram
Prams are usually man- (or women-) powered, but really theres no reason why they shouldn t be powered like automobiles

Poster by a R Gifford
Poster for the Womens Edition of the Buffalo Courier

Captain Joshua Slocum
Captain JOSHUA SLOCUM, Canadian/American sailor who 1895-1896 was the first person to sail single-handed round the world in the Spray which he rebuilt for the purpose

SPRAY AT CAPE TOWN
Joshua Slocum shows the Spray to visitors at Cape Town, during his solo circumnavigation

Glass Blowing, France
Blowing a large globe using compressed air, in a French glassworks

Hugh C E Childers / Hornet
Hugh Culling Eardley Childers Statesman

Electric Kitchen 1896
A woman cooking in an electric kitchen

Woman & Roses / Jugend
A woman with a circlet of roses round her head; she also holds a rose in her mouth

Woman with Cherries 1896
A woman eating cherries straight from the tree

John Everett Millais
Sir JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS Pre-Raphaelite artist

Ga Sala / Pen & Pencil
GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA Writer & journalist

Alfred Nobel Medal
ALFRED NOBEL A profile portrait on a medal

Wells / in the Abyss
IN THE ABYSS Divers encounter weird creatures in the lower depths of the ocean

George Du Maurier / Downey
GEORGE L P B DU MAURIER (Louis Palmella Busson) British artist and novelist

Advert / Vigor Saddle 1896
Vigors Horse-action Saddle

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