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Mussorgsky / Boris GodunovAct Four : Prince Shuisky terrifies Boris with his account of Dmitris rebellion
Mussorgsky / Boris / Liebig3Act One scene 2 : : Grigori the false Dmitri, with Marina, an ambitious schemer who plans to use him so as to become Tsarina
Mussorgsky / Boris / Liebig2Act One scene 2 : : Grigori is recognised as the false Dmitri
Mussorgsky / Boris / Liebig1Act One : outside the monastery of Novedevichy, the people implore Boris to accept the crown : he accepts
Mussorgsky / Boris / SetSet design for the Prologue : the courtyard of the Nevodevichy monastery
Paris Fashions for 1874Dresses with single, trained skirts with tablier fronts in 2 colours. Ruffs are worn. The polonaise is replaced by a basque on a jacket bodice or a large sash tied over a bustle
Steamboat WheelhouseThe pilot-house of Great Republic one of the best- known of the Mississippi paddle-steamers
West African Game: WarryA crowd gathers to watch two people play the West African game of wharri
Badminton in India 1874Two couples enjoy a game of badminton in India
DIORAMAAt its simplest, the diorama consists of one or more pictures wound on a spool which is turned to give the spectators the illusion of passing through a landscape
Multiple Light SourceThe Dancing Devil illusion is created by using multiple lights to project the image onto a screen, where spectators see it replicated
Optical Illusion / GhostAn optical illusion on stage give the effect of a ghost on stage during a play
Moy & Shills ProjectMOY AND SHILLs PROJECT An elaborate machine with massive propellors and relatively small wings
Churchills Wedding DayWINSTON CHURCHILL Miss Clementine Hozier getting out of the carriage, on the day of her marriage to Winston Churchill
Marconi (Simpson)GUGLIELMO MARCONI Italian inventor in 1907
Marconi (Empire)GUGLIELMO MARCONI Italian inventor
Marconi Potin CollGUGLIELMO MARCONI Italian inventor
Marconi on PhoneGUGLIELMO MARCONI Italian inventor, in the cabin of the Electra, establishing the radio link to Australia, 1930
Marconi (Cig. Card 1)GUGLIELMO MARCONI Italian inventor, and his wireless installation
Hospital ShipThe Dreadnought hospital-ship leaving her moorings
Excursion BillHandbill announcing a two-day trip from Bradford to London, for the purpose of visiting the International Exhibition. A third class return ticket costs ten shilling
Paris Bus InteriorA fine mixture of types taking a journey in a Paris omnibus
Advert / Railway StationThe walls of the station are a gigantic billboard for medical items, travel, insurance, billiards, Cooks Tours, sherry, and more beside
Studying Paris Menu 1874A rather portly customer studies the menu in a Paris restaurant
Childrens Party / LanternEntertainment at a childrens party: a magic lantern show
Oakum Shed / Prison / 1874Inmates are supervised as they pick oakum
AMERIQUE STEAMSHIPThe French Transatlantic Companys steamship Amerique towed into Plymouth by tugs
Peacocks and PeahensOne peacock perches on a bough, letting its tail droop while another puts on a show, one peahen shows interest but the others peck for food. (Pavo cristatus)
Steam Fire-Boat / 1874A fire-boat designed and constructed by Merryweathers for the River Wear Commissioners. The pumps could throw any type of water, however muddy or salty
Canal Folk Take Tea / 1876Canal Life: Tea-time on a Monkey Boat
Guizot SpeakingFRANCOIS-PIERRE-GUILLAUME GUIZOT - French statesman, depicted in Napoleonic stance, addressing an audience. When he fell from favour, he took to writing history
Mr. Mrs ChurchillWINSTON CHURCHILL with his wife, clementine
Eads Bridge, St LouisThe newly-built Eads Bridge over the Mississippi at St Louis, Missouri
Herbert Hoover 20CHERBERT HOOVER 31st US President (1929-33)
Millard Fillmore 19CMILLARD FILLMORE 13th American President (1850-53)
Christmas Dream 1874A girl, wrapped up warm in coat, muff, hat & scarf, despite sitting by the fire, dreams of the delights of Christmas to come. Imps play with puddings & crackers
Bizet PhotoGEORGES BIZET French musician, composer of Carmen and others, in 1874
Churchill YoungWINSTON CHURCHILL - the young statesman as an MP at the outset of his career
St Petersburg OperaThe view from the Imperial Box at the St Petersburg Opera House during a gala performance
Little Rock Riot 1874Rioters evacuate the State House at Little Rock, Ark. during riots inspired by South -erners claim to be unjustly taxed by the Federal Govt. (and other grievances)
New Orleans Demo 1874Riots in New Orleans, against the treatment of the South by the Federal government, lead to violence and intervention by the President
Hugo Von HofmannsthalHUGO VON HOFMANNSTHAL Austrian writer
Cook / Katie King Photo 3Katie King manifests at the home of Sir William Crookes
Cook / Katie King Photo 2Katie King among sitters at the home of Sir W Crookes : curiously, the two in the photo are both looking away from the spirit who seems to be kneeling on a small table
Lacing up MasterA gentleman is laced into his corset by his valet
Churchill / Boer War / MenpeWINSTON CHURCHILL British statesman and author as a Boer War correspondent
Churchill / Vanity FairspyWINSTON CHURCHILL British statesman and author
Judge EdmondsJOHN WORTH EDMONDS American judge and spiritualist