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1873 Collection (page 17)

Background image1873 Collection: Auguste F. Liegnitz

Auguste F. Liegnitz
AUGUSTE von Harrach, created Furstin von Liegnitz by her husband, Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia

Background image1873 Collection: Santos-Dumont / Ils 1901

Santos-Dumont / Ils 1901
ALBERTO SANTOS-DUMONT Brazilian aviation pioneer

Background image1873 Collection: Joh. Nep. Czermak

Joh. Nep. Czermak
JOHANN NEPOMUK CZERMAK Czech physiologist from Prague, worked in Pesth where he invented the laryngoscope

Background image1873 Collection: Denmark Fredensborg

Denmark Fredensborg
Fredensborg Palace as it looked in the time of Frederik IV (circa 1700)

Background image1873 Collection: Alicante Besieged

Alicante Besieged
During the civil war, Alicante is besieged by the federalists of Cartagena : naval vessels bombard the town

Background image1873 Collection: Fighting at Sevilla

Fighting at Sevilla
Street fighting in Sevilla : the civic guard confront the insurgents in the puerta de Cardona

Background image1873 Collection: Cartagena Insurgents

Cartagena Insurgents
Sailors from ships in the harbour of Cartagena land at Fort Navidad : the canton declares itself independent, defying the government who label the rebels pirates

Background image1873 Collection: Republican Guards

Republican Guards
Guards of the federal republic in the streets of Madrid, as civil war breaks out again between the republican government and Carlist legitimists

Background image1873 Collection: E Bulwer Lytton / Mayall

E Bulwer Lytton / Mayall
EDWARD BULWER LYTTON Writer, dramatist and politician

Background image1873 Collection: E Bulwer Lytton / Waddy 72

E Bulwer Lytton / Waddy 72
EDWARD BULWER LYTTON Writer, dramatist and politician

Background image1873 Collection: Drunken Sailors in Spain

Drunken Sailors in Spain
The populace of Barcelona, Spain, are shocked by the behaviour of British sailors, who make too free with the local vino

Background image1873 Collection: Poro-Plastic Corset

Poro-Plastic Corset
The patent Poro-Plastic corset is composed of felt & is seamless, boneless & stitchless and yet affords excellent support being elastic & porous & lightweight

Background image1873 Collection: Ghana Accra

Ghana Accra
The port viewed from the sea

Background image1873 Collection: YEMEN HOTA

YEMEN HOTA
General view of the town, the capital of Lahej, near Aden

Background image1873 Collection: Napoleon III as Vulture

Napoleon III as Vulture
NAPOLEON III caricatured as a vulture, with France as his bleeding victim

Background image1873 Collection: Samuel Wilberforce

Samuel Wilberforce
SAMUEL WILBERFORCE bishop of Oxford, opponent of Darwins natural selection. Sad to say, he was known as Soapy Sam

Background image1873 Collection: Tasting Order at Docks

Tasting Order at Docks
Wine is tasted straight from the barrel at the London docks

Background image1873 Collection: Wine Tasting in London

Wine Tasting in London
A tasting order at London docks

Background image1873 Collection: Mammoth Tusks

Mammoth Tusks
Mammoth tusks are imported from Siberia to Britain, enough of them to fill a warehouse at London Docks

Background image1873 Collection: Breakfast Discussion

Breakfast Discussion
A young couple have a discussion over the breakfast table; the husband looks rather sullen

Background image1873 Collection: Robert William Thomson

Robert William Thomson
ROBERT WILLIAM THOMSON Scottish engineer, invented the locomotive traction engine for use on common roads

Background image1873 Collection: Governess and Pupils

Governess and Pupils
Four children have a reading lesson with their governess

Background image1873 Collection: Surrounded Drunk, 1873

Surrounded Drunk, 1873
A drunken man lying in the street attracts a crowd of onlookers, who attempt to revive him

Background image1873 Collection: Haunted by Drink, 1873

Haunted by Drink, 1873
Ten thousand devils haunt him, day and night; haunt him alike in darkness and in light : the torment of a drunkard portrayed

Background image1873 Collection: Ford Madox Ford

Ford Madox Ford
FORD MADOX FORD (Ford Hermann Hueffer) author of Parades End, The good soldier and much beside

Background image1873 Collection: View of Buffalo NY

View of Buffalo NY
A birds eye view of the town of Buffalo, looking towards Lake Erie

Background image1873 Collection: DIVERS AND NORTHFLEET

DIVERS AND NORTHFLEET
Divers prepare to descend to investigate the wreck of the Northfleet which sank after a collision, drowning some 300 navvies bound for Australia to build railways there

Background image1873 Collection: Beast / Gevaudan / 1873

Beast / Gevaudan / 1873
LA BETE DU GEVAUDAN The beast with one of its victims

Background image1873 Collection: Alexander Mackenzie

Alexander Mackenzie
ALEXANDER MACKENZIE Canadian statesman and Prime Minister of Canada from 1873- 1878

Background image1873 Collection: Payer / Sledge Party / 1873

Payer / Sledge Party / 1873
A sledge party making a difficult journey

Background image1873 Collection: Payer / Tegetthoff / 1874

Payer / Tegetthoff / 1874
Payer abandons the ice-crushed Tegetthoff and the crew set out for Novaya Zemlya with sledges and three boats

Background image1873 Collection: Livingstone Carried

Livingstone Carried
The body of Livingstone is carried on a litter through the forest

Background image1873 Collection: Napoleon Iii / Fossey

Napoleon Iii / Fossey
LOUIS NAPOLEON III with Eugenie and le Prince Imperial, and Prince Napoleon and other members of his family, courtiers &c

Background image1873 Collection: Disraeli / Glasgow Speech

Disraeli / Glasgow Speech
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl of Beaconsfield Delivering his installation address as Lord Rector of Glasgow University in 1873

Background image1873 Collection: Angels Scatter Flowers

Angels Scatter Flowers
Two angels scatter flowers

Background image1873 Collection: Justus Liebig / Weimar

Justus Liebig / Weimar
JUSTUS VON LIEBIG German chemist conducting an experiment

Background image1873 Collection: Santos-Dumont / Cig. Card

Santos-Dumont / Cig. Card
ALBERTO SANTOS-DUMONT Brazilian avaiation pioneer with Demoiselle of 1908

Background image1873 Collection: Max Reger / Liz 1907

Max Reger / Liz 1907
MAX REGER German composer

Background image1873 Collection: Manzoni / Freeman

Manzoni / Freeman
ALESSANDRO MANZONI Italian novelist and poet

Background image1873 Collection: Wilhelm Returns Home

Wilhelm Returns Home
THE HONOURS OF WAR - After defeating France, Kaiser Wilhelm I returns home with Alsace and Lorraine - and a sceptre dripping with French blood

Background image1873 Collection: Macmahon / Comte / Moloch 82

Macmahon / Comte / Moloch 82
Marie-Edme-Patrice-Maurice COMTE DE MACMAHON French soldier and politician, President of France (1873-79): a satirical view

Background image1873 Collection: E Bulwer Lytton / Vfair 70

E Bulwer Lytton / Vfair 70
EDWARD BULWER LYTTON Writer, dramatist and politician

Background image1873 Collection: Livingstone / Blantyre

Livingstone / Blantyre
DAVID LIVINGSTONE Birthplace at Blantyre, Scotland, of the Scottish missionary and traveller in Central Africa

Background image1873 Collection: Loewi / Otto / Nobel 1936

Loewi / Otto / Nobel 1936
OTTO LOEWI American pharmacologist, born in Germany

Background image1873 Collection: Justus Liebig / 6 of 6

Justus Liebig / 6 of 6
JUSTUS VON LIEBIG German scientist and his factories at Fray-Bentos, Uruguay

Background image1873 Collection: Justus Liebig / 5 of 6

Justus Liebig / 5 of 6
JUSTUS VON LIEBIG German scientist lecturing at Munich University

Background image1873 Collection: Justus Liebig / 4 of 6

Justus Liebig / 4 of 6
JUSTUS VON LIEBIG German scientist is invited to Munich by Maximilian II of Bavaria



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