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Ernest Bevin, British Labour politicianErnest Bevin (1881-1951), British Labour politician. He served as Minister of Labour in the wartime coalition government, and as Foreign Secretary in the post-war Labour Government
The Marquis of Salisbury at the Guildhall, Londonderry, 1893Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil (1830 - 1903), 3rd Marquis of Salisbury, English Conservative Statesman, addressing a meeting in the Guildhall, Londonderry, 1893
The Marquis of Salisbury addressing the Ulster Hall, 1893Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil (1830 - 1903), 3rd Marquis of Salisbury, English Conservative Statesman, addressing a meeting at the Ulster Hall, Belfast
The Marquis of Salisbury addressing the House of Lords 1889Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Salisbury (1830 - 1903), English Conservative Statesman, speaking in the House of Lords on the recent death of John Bright
The Funeral of Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Salisbury, 1903Photograph of the funeral of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil (1830-1903), 3rd Marquis of Salisbury, English Conservative Statesman, at the church of St. Etheldreda, Hatfield, 31st August 1903
The Marquis of Salisbury addressing the Conservative AssociaRobert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Salisbury, the English Conservative Statesman, addressing the Conservative Association at Newport, Monmouthshire
The Marquis of Salisbury addressing the House of Lords 1894Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Salisbury, the English Conservative Statesman, addressing the House of Lords on the Parish Councils Bill
Early tricycle, the salvo. Date: 1881
Early tricycle, the omnicycle. Date: 1881
Preparing Caoutchouc, a natural rubber produced in Amazon region. From the beginning of the second half of the 19th century, rubber was desirable commodity, valued at a high price
Shadow Show - Silhouette Cut-Outs 1881A fold-out page from The Boy's Own Paper for a shadow show stand with various silhouettes surrounding, to be cut-out, to entertain children for Christmas. Date: 1881
Man wearing lifebelt around body, designed by Admiral J. R Ward in 1854. Date: 1881
Thaumatropes - Cut-Out 1881A fold-out page from The Boy's Own Paper of a thaumatropes. A disc shape optical toy that was popular in the 19th century. Date: 1881
Men wearing heavy oilskin protective clothing would go into the tunnels under the streets of London to unblock the sewers with a combing method. Date: 1881
Christmas Eve in a London Omnibus 1881Passengers on a crowed bus in London on Christmas Eve. Date: 1881
ALEXANDER II DEADTsar ALEXANDER II, assassinated by nihilists, on his deathbed in the Winter Palace whither he was taken after the fatal explosion. Date: 1818 - 1881
THE CUP OF DEATH 1881The Cup of Death: a temperance concert exercise by Rev. W.F. Crafts is promoted by this notice. Date: 1881
A rotating zootrope : the image seen through the slits as the drum spins give the illusion of movement. Date: 1881
OFFENBACH/HOFFMANN/TAICH(The Tales of Hoffmann) The evil Dr Miracle encourages Antonia to sing though it is bad for her health : unable to resist him, she sings till she dies exhausted. Date: first performed 1881
Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) (1841 - 1910), with his two eldest sons who were young sailors, Prince George, (left) and Prince Albert Victor (right)
CHRISTMAS, SAXONYThe people of Sachsen (Saxony) see no reason why the dead shouldn't enjoy Christmas as much as the living, so they decorate their graves with Christmas trees Date: 1881
XMAS TREES ON GRAVEThe people of Sachsen (Saxony) see no reason why the dead shouldn't enjoy Christmas as much as the living, so they decorate their graves with Christmas trees Date: 1881
Advertising publicity leaflet, Warners Aquajects, firefighting equipment, fire extinguishers Date: 1881
Advertising publicity leaflet, Warners Commodes, for hospitals, sick rooms, and invalids use Date: 1881
Advert, John Warner & Sons, Cripplegate, LondonAdvert, John Warner & Sons, The Crescent Foundry, Cripplegate, London - portable water closets and commodes Date: 1881
Electric Lighting in Library of William ArmstrongElectric Lighting in the Library of the residence (Cragside) of Industrialist William Armstrong (Swan Lighting). 1881
Electric Lighting in Home of Industrialist William ArmstrongElectric Lighting in the rsidece (Cragside) of Industrialist William Armstrong (Swan Lighting). 1881
Seadragon and striped cowfishCommon seadragon or weedy seadragon, Phyllopteryx taeniolatus and striped cowfish, Aracana aurita. (Superb dragon, Phyllopteryx foliatus, and ostracian)
John Dory, magpie perch, silver fish and butterfly lobsterJohn Dory, Zeus faber, magpie perch, Cheilodactylus nigripes, migratory silver fish, and butterfly lobster, Ibacus peronii
Emu and young, Dromaius novaehollandiaeEmu and young chicks, Dromaius novaehollandiae. Lithograph after an illustration by Louisa Anne Meredith from her book Tasmanian Friends and Foes, Feathered, Furred and Finned, Marcus Ward, London
Turqoise berry and Aristotelia peduncularisTurquoise berry, Drymophila cyanocarpa, and red, white & black, Aristotelia peduncularis. Moth butterfly, Liphyra brassolis
Native fuchsia, lilac and pepperNative fuchsia, Correa speciosa, native lilac, Tetratheca glandulosa, native pepper, Tasmannia aromatica with green mantis, Mantis religiosa var
Margin-winged stick insect and red epacrisMargin-winged stick insect, Ctenomorpha chronus, and red epacris, Epacris impressa. (Walking stick mantis, Phasma sp.) Chromolithograph after an illustration by Louisa Anne Meredith from her book
Copperleaf snowberry and purple apple-berryCopperleaf snowberry, Gaultheria hispida, and purple berry, Billardiera longiflora. With emerald king butterfly, Papilio palinurus
Common stargazer and longsnout boarfishCommon stargazer, Kathetostoma laeve, and longsnout boarfish, Pentaceropsis recurvirostris. (Catfish, Kathethostoma loeve, and pig-faced lady)
Globe flower and buttercupsGlobe flower, Trollius europaeus, and other species of buttercups, Ranunculus glacialis, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Daniel Rabel after a botanical illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian
Cartoon, The Bill-Sticker (Gladstone and Irish Land Bill)Cartoon, The Bill-Sticker -- a satirical comment on Gladstone as Liberal Prime Minister, choosing to prioritise the Irish Land Bill over other planned legislation. Date: 1881
Cartoon, Intercepted (Gladstone and John Bull)Cartoon, Intercepted -- a satirical comment on Gladstone as Liberal Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer, with a budgetary surplus
Robert Hawthorns locomotive - Newcastle & Carlisle RailwayRobert Hawthorns locomotive for Newcastle & Carlisle Railway, 1835. Taken for Stephenson Centenary. Date: 1881
Model of John Blenkinsops rack-rail engine. Being a steam locomotive propelled by a toothed wheel engaging in a rack on one of the rails
Rocket locomotive model - owned by George Robert StephensonRocket locomotive model. Owned by George Robert Stephenson, made 1829. Listed in RE Bleasdales Locomotive Engines catalogue, entry 1268. Taken for Stephenson Centenary. Date: 1881
George Stephensons Centenary napkin. Presented to IMechE members by Andrew Reid to commerorate George Stephensons Centenary on 9 Jun 1881
Tea gathering in Japan. Date: 1881
The Rombalds Moor Hermit, Old Yorkshire. 1881
Rider Haggards house, Boer ConventionRider Haggards house in which the Boer Convention (Pretoria Convention) was signed in 1881, ending the First Boer War. 1881
Baker Street underground station, LondonA train arrives at Baker Street underground station, London, on the Metropolitan Line: the high roof is needed because the first trains are pulled by steam locomotives. Date: 1881
Underground railway construction, Lord Mayor of London 1881Underground railway construction, the Lord Mayor of London commencing works for the extension of the Inner Circle railway. Date: 1881
St Marylebone Workhouse Infirmary, Rackham StreetThe St Marylebone Workhouse Infirmary, Rackham Street, London. It was designed by Henry Saxon Snell. Date: 1881
