1881 Collection (page 19)

Illustration with music, A Song of a Doll

Illustration with music, A Romp, showing children dancing and playing. first published 1881

Illustration with music, The Lesson, an alphabet lesson decorated with sunflowers. first published 1881

Cover design, A Day in a Childs Life, Kate Greenaway
Cover design, A Day in a Childs Life, with illustrations by Kate Greenaway and music by Myles B Foster. first published 1881

Contents page design, A Day in a Childs Life. Showing two little girls, the taller one pointing to the list of contents with a rolled red parasol. first published 1881

Illustration with music, Playtime, showing a group of children playing in the street, and a vase of flowers on the right. first published 1881

Title page design, A Day in a Childs Life, showing an oval garland of pink roses. first published 1881

Illustration with music, Waking, showing a little girl lying in a four-poster bed -- Wake up! the sun is shining... first published 1881

Charles J. Guiteau, assassin of American President, James A. Garfield, on 2nd July 1881. 1881

Assassination of President Garfield by Guiteau
Charles J. Guiteau shoots and kills President, James A. Garfield, on 2nd July 1881. 1881

Recreation - Music at home, 1881
A lady sits at the piano, and accompanies a singing man. 1881

Little child sitting on a fence
A little child sits in a huddled pose on top of a five-bar gate in the country. first published 1881

Two little girls sitting on a log

Young mother and her child
A young mother holds her energetic toddler by the hands to prevent her from falling. first published 1881

Cottagers Hives
A cottager tends his hives, while his children keep a safe distance... Date: 1881

Siemens Electric Lift
An electro-magnetic lift exhibited at Mannheim, designed by Siemens and Halske. The back rail is a set of teeth to prevent a sudden fall. Date: 19 February 1881

Girls Reading Inside
Three young Victorian women consulting a magazine on a table. Date: 1881

Schiaparellis map of the planet Mars
A map of the surface of the planet Mars by the Italian astronomer and historian of science, Giovanni Schiaparelli. Date: 1881/2

Bankers House / Pompeii
The House of a banker in Pompeii (L. Cacilius Jucundus). Date: 1881

Lawyer and Client / 1881
A widow sits in a lawyers office and explains her predicament. Date: 1881

Electrical Exhib. Paris
A view of the International displays at the Exhibition of Electricity in Paris. Date: 1881

Electricity Exhib. Paris
Electrical exhibition - this is Room 15, demonstrating the electrical systems of J.Jaspar of Liege. Date: 1881

Jean-Baptiste Bouillaud
JEAN-BAPTISTE BOUILLAUD French medical, known for his work on language and the brain and for his teaching; he was a deputy for a time. Date: 1796 - 1881

Gellerat steam road roller model 1881, constructed by Cherry Hill Date: 1881

Nursery, rhyme, The Queen of Hearts, Caldecott, 4 of 8
and took them right away

Nursery, rhyme, The Queen of Hearts, Caldecott, 6 of 8
and beat the Knave full score

Nursery, rhyme, The Queen of Hearts, Caldecott
Front cover of The Queen of Hearts illustrated by Randolph Caldecott, showing the Queen of Hearts walking upon a carpet of playing cards and proudly displaying one of her famous jammy treats

Nursery, rhyme, The Queen of Hearts, Caldecott, 8 of 8
and vowed he d steal no more

Nursery, rhyme, The Queen of Hearts, Caldecott, 7 of 8
The Knave of Hearts brought back the tarts

Nursery, rhyme, The Queen of Hearts, Caldecott, 3 of 8
The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts

Nursery, rhyme, The Queen of Hearts, Caldecott, 2 of 8
all on a summers day

Ladies Land League meeting 1881
Police arrive to disperse a ladies Land League meeting in Ireland. On such occasions, the ladies were often able to evade punishment by claiming the purpose of the meeting was to act as a political

Victorian man standing by a mirror
A Victorian man standing by a mirror. It is probably Frederick Charles Polhill-Turner (1826-1881), around the time of his wedding to Emily Frances Barron in 1852

Opening of Irish Land Court, Connaught, 1881
The opening of the Western Sub-Commission of the Land Court, for Connaught, at the town of Claremorris, in County Mayo, Ireland

Double page spread in a diary for 9-14 January
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 9-14 January. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Newcastle boat race
The start of a boat race during the George Stephenson centenary celebrations in Newcastle

A bowling green
A group of men enjoying a games of bowls, during the George Stephenson centenary celebrations in Newcastle

Emigrants cottage
An emigrants cottage at Otago, New Zealand

Funerary equipment of Queen Isa-em-Kheb: a wig and hamper
A little chest of papyrus and the wig of the 21st Dynasty Princess Isa-em-Kheb, as discovered by Professor Maspero at Thebes in Upper Egypt, during his investigation in April 1881

Funerary equipment of Queen Isa-em-Kheb: a mummified gazelle
A coffin and mummy of a gazelle from the 21st Dynasty, as discovered by Professor Maspero at Thebes in Upper Egypt, during his investigation in April 1881

Industrial School, Cockermouth, Cumbria
The Cumberland County Industrial School on Lorton Road, Cockermouth, Cumbria, was opened in 1881 to hold 150 boys. Industrial Schools housed children aged 7-15 placed there by magistrates for a

St Marylebone Workhouse Infirmary, West London
The St Marylebone workhouse infirmary on Rackham Street, North Kensington, West London. The buildings, opened in 1881, were designed by Messrs Henry Saxon Snell and Son

Modern Athenians plate 22 - Edinburgh
James Aytoun (1797-1881) advocate, towering above Mr Alexander Robertson (c. 1787-1847), music seller and music teacher, who contemplates with wonder the gigantic proportions of Mr Aytoun as they

Wintry Weather on Thames
Wintry weather on the Thames; the river at Putney following the snowstorm of 18th January 1881

Fleet Street Snowstorm
Fleet Street during the snowstorm of Tuesday night of January 18th 1881 showing horses and coaches trapped in the snow

Storm at Dover 1881
The seafront at Dover, Kent being battered by storm of 18th January 1881. Wreckage of the pier and parade visible

Snowstorm at Ryde 1881
The snow storm of 18th January 1881 battering the railway pier at Ryde, Isle of Wight

Train Blocked by Snow
Train passengers discover they are stuck in the snow during the storm of Tuesday 18th January 1881

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