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Caricature of the author Wilkie Collins -- The Man of Mystery. circa 1870s
Caricature of the composer Sir Arthur SullivanCaricature of Sir Arthur Sullivan, English composer of operettas with the librettist Ws Gilbert, as well as other works. One of the Parents of the Pirates (referring to the Pirates of Penzance)
Caricature of the novelist and dramatist Charles Reade -- The Reade is as the Oak. circa 1870s
Caricature of the actor Shiel Barry in the role of Gaspard, a miserly old farmer, in the operetta The Chimes of Normandy. circa 1878
Caricature of the actor and playwright Dion BoucicaultCaricature of the Irish actor and playwright Dion Boucicault (1820?-1890), seen here in the role of Conn in a production of his own play The Shaughraun, probably at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Boy and girl with corn sheaves on a romantic greetings cardBoy and girl leaning on corn sheaves and reading love stories on a romantic greetings card. Date: 1870s
Calendar of the Seasons for 1876 -- a boy and a girl with flowers in the Summer. Date: 1876
Boy and girl with flowers on a romantic greetings card. Date: 1870s
Front cover of a booklet, Times Footsteps for 1873 -- Jocund Spring, Summer Glade -- with a couple dancing in medieval costume. 1873
Emily Harriet Elizabeth Ayckbowm founded the Church Extension Association which aimed to make the Anglican church more accessible, particularly to the poor and those of limited education. Date: 1870s
Miller, Greiner & Co, Wholesale Grocers and Produce Dealers, Washington Street, Buffalo, New York State, USA -- handwritten invoice. 1878
Work at a coal mine, 1878Work at a coal mine, sinking a shaft. Date: 1878
Calendar for 1874 in the form of a fan (open). (2 of 2) Date: 1874
Calendar for 1876 in the form of a fan (open). (2 of 2) Date: 1876
Calendar for 1872 in the form of a fan (open). (2 of 2) Date: 1872
Calendar for 1875 in the form of a fan (closed). (1 of 2) Date: 1875
Women wearing victorain headwear 1875Selection of fashionable bonnets with ribbons and floral decorations. 1875
Victorian woman 1875Parisian woman from the mid 1870s, showing the backview with lace edging. 1875
New York Subway / 1872A section of the tunnel under Broadway Date: 1872
Taymouth Castle 1879Taymouth Castle, Perth Date: 1879
Etruria / WedgwoodEtruria, the village near Stoke-on-Trent built by Josiah Wedgwood to be the centre of his ceramics production. Date: Circa 1870 s
Kabul, Afghanistan, attack on British Embassy 1879The army and populace of Kabul, Afghanistan, attack the British Embassy and massacre the staff. Date: 1879
Prussians Leave France 1873The Germans finally evacuate French territory - Au revoir! Date: September 1873
Covent Garden FlowersThe Flower Market at Covent Garden, London Date: 1873
Promenade Concert 1870SBirds eye view of a Promenade Concert at the Covent Garden Theatre. Date: 1870s
Yemen / Mocha 1870SView of Mocha across water Date: 1870s
Conibos SorceressA medicine woman of the Conibos people of Peru spits at strangers in order to exorcise them of any demons they may be carrying Date: 1873
Young women, Kate Greenaway 1879Six young women by Kate Greenaway. 1879
Playing card caricatures of Wilhelm I and Otto von BismarckOtto Eduard Leopold Bismarck(1815-1898), Prussian statesman, depicted in a satire showing Bismarck and Kaiser Wilhelm I on a playing card. Date: 1874
Transporting the obelisk: procession for Cleopatras needleThe procession, on Lord Mayors Day, with Cleopatras Needle passing down Gracechurch Street, London. Date: August 1878
Domestic interior: an old couple by the fireside, 1878An old couple by the fireside. Date: 1878
PiemanHogarths Pieman, holding a tray with his delicious pies on, shooting out " a good pennyworth for a penny". Date: 1876
Flower Girl 1876" My basket daily I supply, come buy my nosegays buy who ll buy". Date: 1876
Market Drayton Shropshire; entrance lane into the village. Date: C.1870s
Singing Christmas Carols in the StreetA man and six boys singing carols in the street on a snowy night 1878
View of Khiva, UzbekistanView of Khiva, a city in Uzbekistan. Date: circa 1870
Meteorite discovered at Bacubirito, MexicoA meteorite discovered at Bacubirito, Mexico, in 1871. Its estimated weight is 22 tonnes, and it is made of iron. Date: 1871
Floating swimming bath in the Thames at Charing CrossView inside the floating swimming bath in the River Thames at Charing Cross, Central London. Date: 1875
Horses herded across the River Volga, RussiaA group of horses being herded across the River Volga in Russia. Date: 1873
Early model of a Remington typewriterAn early model of a Remington typewriter, sitting on a table. Date: 1877
Policeman giving directionsA London policeman giving directions to a member of the public in a crowded street. Date: 1871
Romanian performing bearPerforming bear with his owner in Romania Date: 1876
Pantomime fairies in the flies, perhaps about to make a surprise entrance from above the stage. 1871
Two aristocratic ladies getting into a broughamTwo aristocratic ladies about to enter a brougham, named after the statesman of that name -- it could have either two or four wheels, but usually two. Date: 1871
The widows plant -- an old lady leans out of her window with a potted plant in her hands. Date: circa 1875
The musical bouquet - Music Sheet Cover, . Bellinis Opera La Sonnambula written by F. Weston. An drawn illustration of singer in the opera. Date: circa 1876
Lulu Waltz by Charles Coote Junior - Music Sheet Cover. Lulu, the female trapeze artist formerly known as the boy acrobat El Nino Farini, who was actually Sam Wasgate (1855-1939)
Westminster Bridge, LondonWestminster Bridge over the River Thames, London. 1870s