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Front cover of The Graphic, of the pit-mouth immediately after the explosion, killing 268 men and boys. Date: 11 September 1878
Horse-drawn open double decker bus 1878French horse-drawn bus, with passengers on desk getting wet. Date: 1878
Emilio Arrieta (1823-1894). Colored engravingEmilio Arrieta (1823-1894). Spanish composer. Engraving of The Academy, 1878. Colored
W. E. Gladstone watching a steam-driven saw, Tulse Hill, 1878Engraving showing William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), the English Liberal statesman, watching a trial of a new patent steam tree feller, near Tulse Hill, South London. Date: 1878
Photographic studio 1878Photographer with bellows style camara taking a photograph of a posed victorian woman. Date: 1878
LODGED IN STATION HOUSENew York : Brought in off the street, a homeless mother is offered a place in the lodging-room of the station house (police station). Date: 1878
GRANDMOTHER / 3 CHILDRENA grandmother with her three grandchildren, reading and looking at pictures Date: 1878
TWO RUNNERS RACE C1878Two rather stiff-looking athletes race each other. Date: circa 1878
Elegant Broom SellerBuy a broom!; an elegant broom seller passes the window of a house. Date: 1878
SAILORS HORNPIPEBritish sailors dance a hornpipe to the edification of their Egyptian spectators. Date: 1878
Afghan War - The Fort at JellalabadA view of the fort at Jellalabad (now Jalalabad), occupied by the British, seen from Pipers Hill. Date: 1878
AFGHANISTAN / KHOJAK PASSThe entrance to the Khojak Pass, on the road to Kandahar. Date: 1878
AFGHANISTAN / KHYBER PASSA watch-tower in the Khyber Pass. Date: 1878
AFGHANISTAN / GHUZNI / 1878The fortress and citadel of Ghuzni, with the two Minars - burial towers - to the right of the picture. Date: 1878
AFGHANISTAN / KURRAMBodeen peak and the village of Madzai, in the Kurram Valley. Date: 1878
JINGO MEETING 1878Anti-Russian jingoes meet in the Guildhall, London - We dont want to fight, but by Jingo, if we do, weve got the ships, weve got the men, weve got the money too ! Date: 1878
GOLD PROSPECTOR / CANADAA gold prospector mending his stockings in his cabin. Date: 1878
LANDING ICE AT BOMBAYBlocks of ice being taken ashore at Bombay Date: 1878
Diamond mine in Kimberley 1878A Hotel at the diamond mine in Kimberley, South Africa. Date: 1878
SMALL GIRL COOKS 1878A small girl does it, watched by the cat Date: 1878
Indigo factory in IndiaThe processing of Indigo in India. Date: 1878
DYEING CLOTH WITH INDIGOIndigo in India. Lengths of cloth are dyed and dried in the sun. Date: 1878
MACCLESFIELD FREE LIBRARYExterior view of the new Free Library in Macclesfield, Cheshire Date: 1878
FINISH OF ISLINGTON WALKThe finish of the six-day walking race held at the Agricultural Hall, Islington Date: 1878
BRITISH / INDIA / CHRISTMASA Christmas hamper in the jungle Date: 1878
Woman reading a book in her bedroomA woman sits on a chair beside her bed reading a book by lamplight. Date: 1878
Maskelyne & Cooks automata performing in London Maskelyne & Cooks automataMaskelyne & Cooks automata perform at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London. Date: 1878
Lady tending her window box 1878A lady at an open window, tending the plants in her window box. Date: 1878
The Inauguration (on 30th August, 1907) of The equestrian Monument to the Tsar Liberator in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria
Pope Leo XIII giving a blessing Urbi et Orbi, after the PontLeo XIII (1810-1903). Italian Pope (1878-1903), named Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci. Pope Leo XIII giving a blessing Urbi et Orbi, after the Pontifical Mass from the gestatorial chair
Wind InstrumentsA selection of wind instruments Date: 1878
Woodwind InstrumentsA selection of (mainly) woodwind instruments Date: 1878
Ned Kellys cave in the Strathbogie RangesThe rugged and wild countryside of the Strathbogie Ranges in Victoria, Australia, showing the opening to Ned Kellys cave. 1878
Princess Victoria of Hesse in her wedding dressEngraving showing Princess Victoria of Hesse in her wedding dress on her marriage to Prince Louis of Battenburg. Victoria was Queen Victorias grand-daughter
Albert Thomas / StampALBERT THOMAS (1878 - 1932) First Minister of Armament for the French Third Republic during World War I
The Death of Kalulu, Kalulu Falls, Central Africa, 1876Engraving showing the death of Kalulu, at the Kalulu Falls, during Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Anglo-American expedition of 1874-1877
Reducing the Gas BillComic illustration by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing a Scottish man blowing into his gas supply in an attempt to reduce bills watched by his son in a tartan kilt
The Water-wave! by G. E. StuddyIllustration by G. E. Studdy showing a small dog being forced to have a bath, watched smugly by Ooloo the cat. Ooloo later gets a shock when the bath water spills all over him
This Weeks Studdy - As Master Sees Me! by G. E. StuddyStuddy dog shortly after his complete evolution into Bonzo. The dog is turning away in disgust from his owners portrait of him, painted in the style of Picasso
Senusret Iii, PharaohSENUSRET III, PHARAOH also known as Sorostris (12th Dynasty)
Paris exhibition 1878, pavilion of Indian collectionExposition Universelle in Paris, 1878. The pavilion of the Prince of Waless (later King Edward VII) Indian collection in the grand vestibule of the exhibition palace. 1878
Constance Gordon-Cumming, travel writer and painterConstance Frederica (Eka) Gordon Cumming (1837-1924), travel writer and painter, seen here wearing a hat of the Queen of Tahiti, a place she visited in 1878. circa 1878
At the Play, Henry Irving at The Lyceum, LondonIllustration, At the Play. On the stage of the Lyceum Theatre, London, is Henry Irving, probably in the role of Hamlet. Audience members include the Prince and Princess of Wales, Benjamin Disraeli
Croatia. Zagreb. Holy Marys column with angels and fountain by the German-Austrian sculptor Anton Dominik Fernkorn (1813-1878) in 1865
Italy. Rome. Fountain of Neptune. Detail of Neptunes statueItaly. Rome. Fountain of Neptune, 1574, designed by Giacomo della Porta (1532-1602). Detail of Neptune struggling with an octopus, by Antonio della Bitta (1807-?), 1878. Navona Square
Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). St. Petersburg. Departure of Russian officers to Serbia as volunteers in the army of General Tchernaieff. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1877
Pope Leo XIIIPOPE LEO XIII (Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaelle Luigi Pecci) Date: reigned 1878 - 1903
Shaftesbury Homes Fortescue House, London Road TwickenhamShaftesbury Homes School for Boys at Fortescue House, London Road Twickenham, opened in 1878. The School later moved to new premises on Hampton Road, Twickenham. Date: circa 1920s