1883 Collection (page 21)

Girls at Fireside 1883
Two girls watch the clock in anticipation of someones arrival

Cholera in Egypt
Scene in the courtyard of a house in Cairo. The patients were laid in the courtyard partly because of the cooler temperatures and also because the occupants were afraid of infection

An ambulance bringing in patients from Cape Town
Sketches from a temporary hospital at Renzskies Farm, caring for patients of the small pox epidemic

Scotland Yard / Convicts
The Convict Office

Mother in Law / Not Deceiv
A mother-in-law tells a drunken young husband that he might be able to deceive his innocent wife, but never his mother-in-law (shes obviously seen it all before)

Douglas Fairbanks playing Mr Robinson Crusoe, 1932
Photograph of Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939) in A.Edward Sutherlands Mr. Robinson Crusoe, with one of the characters home-made weapons

Three Frontiersmen Mending their Canoe, Canada, 1883
Engraving of three frontiersmen mending their canoe with hot wax or gum, in the Canadian back woods

Wilhelm Siemens
KARL WILHELM SIEMENS German industrialist, brother of Werner von S. founder of the London branch of the Siemens organisation

The Canons Ward
Illustration to accompany a story James Payn, showing a late-Victorian family seated around the dinner table. An elaborate floral

New York / Statue Liberty
New York: the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour

Ivan Mestrovich
IVAN MESTROVICH Yugoslav sculptor

Compton Mackenzie
COMPTON MACKENZIE Scottish writer

Fairbanks(S) / B Pirate
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS (SENIOR) (real name: JULIUS ULLMAN) American film actor in The Black Pirate (1926)

Fairbanks(S) / Smiling
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS (SENIOR) (real name: JULIUS ULLMAN) American film actor smiling for the camera Date: 1883 - 1939

BILL CODY BUFFALO BILL
WILLIAM FREDERICK CODY American scout and showman. Toured America and Europe with his Wild West Show from 1883

Robert Moffat
ROBERT MOFFAT British missionary in Africa depicted soon after his arrival in 1817 : he will translate the Bible into the Bechuana language

Explosion at a rocket factory at Woolwich Arsenal. Rockets f
The explosion at a rocket factory at Woolwich Arsenal, as seen from Plumstead Marshes. The explosion occurred in the rocket storehouse, which was completely destroyed after the fire

Almanack 1883
A cover design for a 1883 Almanack featuring a small cherub hiking through some floral undergrowth!

Women telephone operators
Series of engravings from the Graphic showing two callers during a telephone conversation and the operators at the exchange working to ensure the call is transferred

Gustave Dore (Waddy)
GUSTAVE DORE French artist

Weighing Machine 1883
A little girl sits on a weighing machine on the London underground

Penny Toys / Thomas Crane
A man offers a selection of penny toys

Destructive Dachsies
Three dachshunds have a great time with masters papers

Envy, Hatred, Malice
When a poodle comes among them bearing a basket in its jaws, the other dogs express envy, hatred and malice, each according to his temperament

Pacific Pitcairn
Distant view of the island

Krakatoa, after Effects 2
Three months after the major eruption, the atmosphere worldwide is affected : three views at sunset, made at 4.40, 5 and 5.15 PM show the effect of volcanic dust

Krakatoa, after Effects 1
Three months after the major eruption, the atmosphere worldwide is affected : three views at sunset, made at 4.10, 4.20 and 4.30 PM, show the effect of volcanic dust

Reform or Despotism ?
Tsar Alexander III has to choose between reform and despotism. Needless to say, he chooses despotism

Japanese Style Screen
A screen in a London home, reflecting the Japanese influence which is making such an impression in the late 19th century. Note the fan and the Japanese doll, too

Vet Inoculates
A vet inoculates sheep against carbunce at Agerville, using Pasteurs method

Elephant Ride
Children embark on an elephant ride at Regents Park zoo, London

Apple Seller in Street
An old woman sells apples in the street from a green stall and tries to tempt a crocodile of school girls passing by into purchasing three apples for a penny

St James Park / Crane 1883
People on a bridge look down at the swans and ducks

Guildhall / Gog 1883
Guildhall: Gog, one of two giants who guard the building

Pearl Lenore Curran
American housewife of St Louis, who under the name Patience Worth authored several writings of remarkable literary force, purporting to be dictated by a spirit Date: 1883 - 1937

CRABBING / 1883
Two men fishing for crabs

Capitalist & Insurance
The Enterprising American Capitalist can afford to ignore safety measures - hes fully insured !

The Hypohondriac / 1883
A hypochondriac sits at his desk surrounded by potions and advertisements for various cures

Industry / Textiles / Lace
Mending lace curtains

Woodrow Wilson in 1883
WOODROW WILSON American president, at the outset of his career when he practised law

Chief-Super. Williamson
Chief-Superintendent WILLIAMSON Police chief in command of the anti-terrorist squad at Scotland Yard during the Fenian outrages

Strangers! Not Know Me
STRANGERS Father Christmas visits the slums, to find out the little girl doesn t know who he is!

Crossing Sweeper 1883
An old Indian crossing sweeper in the streets of London

Shop Assistant 1883
A shop-girl

London Dustman (Crane)
The dustman home is going soon, for there you see the rising moon

Wagner / Beckmann / Home
RICHARD WAGNER German composer at home with his wife, Cosima, and his father-in-law, Franz Liszt

Victorian Toys. Hoops
Victorian children playing with their hoops in the street as a smart boy struts by

Mother and Spiders Web
Mother showing a spiders web to her daughters

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