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1860 Collection (page 20)

Background image1860 Collection: Adolphe Brisson Photo

Adolphe Brisson Photo
ADOLPHE BRISSON French journalist, husband of Yvonne Sarcey : photographed in uniform, presumably during World War One. Date: 1860 - 1925

Background image1860 Collection: Eliz. Brunton, Actress

Eliz. Brunton, Actress
ELIZABETH BRUNTON actress (mrs Yates) Date: 1799 - 1860

Background image1860 Collection: Other Little Boys from various periods in history

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

Background image1860 Collection: Other Little Girls from various periods in history

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

Background image1860 Collection: GREAT EASTERN AT NY

GREAT EASTERN AT NY
The arrival of the Great Eastern steamship at New York, 1860. Date: 1860

Background image1860 Collection: Piano student performs, c. 1860

Piano student performs, c. 1860
A student of the piano performs as a man looks on-is he her teacher? Date: c.1860

Background image1860 Collection: Music at home - family round the piano, 1866

Music at home - family round the piano, 1866
A mother and five children sing together round the piano, 1866. 1866

Background image1860 Collection: Casimir Guilhem attacks French magistrates

Casimir Guilhem attacks French magistrates
French magistrates are attacked by a mentally disturbed assassin, Casimir Guilhem who accused the court of ignoring law. Date: 1860

Background image1860 Collection: Ball Dress & Cloak

Ball Dress & Cloak
A 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

Background image1860 Collection: Fairie Voices C1860

Fairie Voices C1860
Fairies 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

Background image1860 Collection: Anne, Lady Byron

Anne, Lady Byron
ANNA ISABELLA MILBANKE Lady Byron (1815 to 1816) Date: 1792 - 1860

Background image1860 Collection: Simple Simon C1860

Simple Simon C1860
Simple Simon met a pieman going to the fair. Says Simple Simon to the pieman, Let me taste your ware. Date: circa 1860

Background image1860 Collection: Castle / Bolsover 1860

Castle / Bolsover 1860
Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire. Date: 1860

Background image1860 Collection: Japanese Lady / Make Up

Japanese Lady / Make Up
A Japanese lady at her toilet, using a fine brush to apply her make up; a black cat is seated beside her Date: circa 1860

Background image1860 Collection: London Clearing House

London Clearing House
The London CLEARING HOUSE, an institution enabling bankers to adjust their mutual claims for cheques and bills Date: circa 1860

Background image1860 Collection: The Old Cottage Clock

The Old Cottage Clock

Background image1860 Collection: Plants / Prunus Persica

Plants / Prunus Persica
PEACH BLOSSOM Date: 1860

Background image1860 Collection: Niagara / Tightrope 1860

Niagara / Tightrope 1860
Tightrope expert Farina crosses the Niagara. Date: 1860

Background image1860 Collection: Cirque Napoleon Clowns

Cirque Napoleon Clowns
Les clowns du Cirque- Napoleon, Paris Date: 1860

Background image1860 Collection: Quarry Strata Exposed

Quarry Strata Exposed
View of a quarry section or cutting showing the exposed strata Date: circa 1860

Background image1860 Collection: Japanese Tea and Saki

Japanese Tea and Saki
Japanese tea ceremony (Sado); a custom strongly influenced by Zen Buddhism, in which the many rituals must be learned by heart Date: circa 1860

Background image1860 Collection: Carriages Waiting

Carriages Waiting
THE LAST POLKA Carriages waiting in a moonlit street outside a house where a ball is being held Date: circa 1860

Background image1860 Collection: LOUIS WAIN / 1860-1939

LOUIS WAIN / 1860-1939
LOUIS WAIN English artist and caricaturist, especially of cats and dogs Date: 1860 - 1939

Background image1860 Collection: Finnish Skater

Finnish Skater
A young Finnish woman demonstrates her ability to skate elegantly despite encumbering clothing and holding her child on her shoulders... Date: circa 1860

Background image1860 Collection: New Lancers Quadrille

New Lancers Quadrille
A lancer on his horse Date: circa 1860

Background image1860 Collection: Boules, Paris

Boules, Paris
Spectators take a keen interest in the performance of the boules players in the Allee de l Observatoire, near the Luxembourg, Paris Date: 1860

Background image1860 Collection: Couple Drinking

Couple Drinking
VIV 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

Background image1860 Collection: Dan Leno / Family Postcard

Dan Leno / Family Postcard
DAN LENO Music hall entertainer with his family Date: 1860 - 1904

Background image1860 Collection: Boy on Rocking Horse

Boy on Rocking Horse

Background image1860 Collection: Two Cats on Garden Bench

Two Cats on Garden Bench
Two cats pass the time together on a garden bench. Date: circa 1860

Background image1860 Collection: Australian aborgines c. 1860

Australian aborgines c. 1860
Aboriginals feasting circa 1860

Background image1860 Collection: Bride, Orange Blossom

Bride, Orange Blossom
A bride in her wedding dress, wearing the traditional orange blossom on her head Date: circa 1860

Background image1860 Collection: Thomas William Bowlby

Thomas William Bowlby
THOMAS 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

Background image1860 Collection: St Petersburg Square

St Petersburg Square
The Alexander monument dominates this vast square, where massive government offices confront the Winter Palace. Date: circa 1860

Background image1860 Collection: Conger Eel & Sharp Nosed

Conger Eel & Sharp Nosed
Two eels on a city riverbank: 1. conger eel 2. sharp nosed eel Date: circa 1860

Background image1860 Collection: Music cover, Honeymoon Polka

Music cover, Honeymoon Polka
A contented couple on their honeymoon on a music cover for the Honeymoon Polka, composed by John J Blockley. Date: circa 1860

Background image1860 Collection: Russells Reform Bill

Russells Reform Bill
Foreign 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

Background image1860 Collection: Electricity & Face

Electricity & Face
French doctor Duchenne (de Boulogne) demonstrates how facial expressions can be altered by applying electrical current to different muscles of the face Date: circa 1860

Background image1860 Collection: Two Gents Drinking C1860

Two Gents Drinking C1860
Two 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

Background image1860 Collection: Florence / Boboli Gardens

Florence / Boboli Gardens
Strolling through the gardens Date: 1860

Background image1860 Collection: Military / Rifle Volunteer

Military / Rifle Volunteer
Rifle Volunteers Date: circa 1860

Background image1860 Collection: Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria
QUEEN VICTORIA Victoria with Albert and their Family. Date: circa 1860-1861

Background image1860 Collection: Houseless Poor Asylum, Cripplegate, London

Houseless Poor Asylum, Cripplegate, London
A variety of barefoot individuals standing around outside the asylum or hostel on Banner Street, Cripplegate, London, operated by the Houseless Poor Society

Background image1860 Collection: Malvern Water Cure (11)

Malvern Water Cure (11)
(11 of 12) Water Cure at Malvern. Costume of the established, doing penance in the wet sheet

Background image1860 Collection: Malvern Water Cure (10)

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

Background image1860 Collection: Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Rather Sheepish

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Rather Sheepish
Rather 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

Background image1860 Collection: Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Windbag

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Windbag
Windbag. (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

Background image1860 Collection: Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Physic

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Physic
Physic. (The Earl of Allswallough) Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow and Substance, 1860



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