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Adolphe Brisson PhotoADOLPHE BRISSON French journalist, husband of Yvonne Sarcey : photographed in uniform, presumably during World War One. Date: 1860 - 1925
Eliz. Brunton, ActressELIZABETH BRUNTON actress (mrs Yates) Date: 1799 - 1860
Other Little Boys from various periods in history, holding hands in a circle in the costumes of 1100, 1558, 1625, 1650, 1775, 1815, 1860 and 1922. Date: 1922
Other Little Girls from various periods in history, holding hands in a circle in the costumes of 1100, 1558, 1625, 1650, 1775, 1815, 1860 and 1922. Date: 1922
GREAT EASTERN AT NYThe arrival of the Great Eastern steamship at New York, 1860. Date: 1860
Piano student performs, c. 1860A student of the piano performs as a man looks on-is he her teacher? Date: c.1860
Music at home - family round the piano, 1866A mother and five children sing together round the piano, 1866. 1866
Casimir Guilhem attacks French magistratesFrench magistrates are attacked by a mentally disturbed assassin, Casimir Guilhem who accused the court of ignoring law. Date: 1860
Ball Dress & CloakA young lady arrives at the ball wearing a beautiful, white, short cloak or cape ornamented in gold & red with a paisley pattern. Date: circa 1860
Fairie Voices C1860Fairies dance by the light of the full moon, bats fly overhead, owls perch, frogs croak - and the waltz was performed (with the greatest success) at the Proms ! Date: circa 1860
Anne, Lady ByronANNA ISABELLA MILBANKE Lady Byron (1815 to 1816) Date: 1792 - 1860
Simple Simon C1860Simple Simon met a pieman going to the fair. Says Simple Simon to the pieman, Let me taste your ware. Date: circa 1860
Castle / Bolsover 1860Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire. Date: 1860
Japanese Lady / Make UpA Japanese lady at her toilet, using a fine brush to apply her make up; a black cat is seated beside her Date: circa 1860
London Clearing HouseThe London CLEARING HOUSE, an institution enabling bankers to adjust their mutual claims for cheques and bills Date: circa 1860
The Old Cottage Clock
Plants / Prunus PersicaPEACH BLOSSOM Date: 1860
Niagara / Tightrope 1860Tightrope expert Farina crosses the Niagara. Date: 1860
Cirque Napoleon ClownsLes clowns du Cirque- Napoleon, Paris Date: 1860
Quarry Strata ExposedView of a quarry section or cutting showing the exposed strata Date: circa 1860
Japanese Tea and SakiJapanese tea ceremony (Sado); a custom strongly influenced by Zen Buddhism, in which the many rituals must be learned by heart Date: circa 1860
Carriages WaitingTHE LAST POLKA Carriages waiting in a moonlit street outside a house where a ball is being held Date: circa 1860
LOUIS WAIN / 1860-1939LOUIS WAIN English artist and caricaturist, especially of cats and dogs Date: 1860 - 1939
Finnish SkaterA young Finnish woman demonstrates her ability to skate elegantly despite encumbering clothing and holding her child on her shoulders... Date: circa 1860
New Lancers QuadrilleA lancer on his horse Date: circa 1860
Boules, ParisSpectators take a keen interest in the performance of the boules players in the Allee de l Observatoire, near the Luxembourg, Paris Date: 1860
Couple DrinkingVIV NT LES PARISIENS ! Two Parisians living it up - but is the young lady with the crucifix hesitating to take the first sip which could be the first step to ruin ? Date: circa 1860
Dan Leno / Family PostcardDAN LENO Music hall entertainer with his family Date: 1860 - 1904
Boy on Rocking Horse
Two Cats on Garden BenchTwo cats pass the time together on a garden bench. Date: circa 1860
Australian aborgines c. 1860Aboriginals feasting circa 1860
Bride, Orange BlossomA bride in her wedding dress, wearing the traditional orange blossom on her head Date: circa 1860
Thomas William BowlbyTHOMAS WILLIAM BOWLBY - English journalist who after a varied career became the Times correspondent in China; he died from harsh treatment when captured by a Tartar general. Date: 1817 - 1860
St Petersburg SquareThe Alexander monument dominates this vast square, where massive government offices confront the Winter Palace. Date: circa 1860
Conger Eel & Sharp NosedTwo eels on a city riverbank: 1. conger eel 2. sharp nosed eel Date: circa 1860
Music cover, Honeymoon PolkaA contented couple on their honeymoon on a music cover for the Honeymoon Polka, composed by John J Blockley. Date: circa 1860
Russells Reform BillForeign Secretary Lord John Russell proposes his Reform Bill. The Prime Minister, Lord Palmerston, did not support it and it failed to become law. Date: 1860
Electricity & FaceFrench doctor Duchenne (de Boulogne) demonstrates how facial expressions can be altered by applying electrical current to different muscles of the face Date: circa 1860
Two Gents Drinking C1860Two smart-looking gents at a London bar counter, one with a short, the other with a stout and bitter; if they get peckish, there are sandwiches under a glass dome. Date: circa 1860
Florence / Boboli GardensStrolling through the gardens Date: 1860
Military / Rifle VolunteerRifle Volunteers Date: circa 1860
Queen VictoriaQUEEN VICTORIA Victoria with Albert and their Family. Date: circa 1860-1861
Houseless Poor Asylum, Cripplegate, LondonA variety of barefoot individuals standing around outside the asylum or hostel on Banner Street, Cripplegate, London, operated by the Houseless Poor Society
Malvern Water Cure (11)(11 of 12) Water Cure at Malvern. Costume of the established, doing penance in the wet sheet
Malvern Water Cure (10)(10 of 12) Water Cure at Malvern. A patient at the watering care, getting well drench d and wrench d and restored to health. Date: 1860
Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Rather SheepishRather Sheepish. A young shepherd sheepishly avoids military conscription. Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow and Substance
Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, WindbagWindbag. (Boanerges Mowther, Esq.) His rotund body and slim legs casting the perfect shadow of a pair of bellows. Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H
Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, PhysicPhysic. (The Earl of Allswallough) Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow and Substance, 1860