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Colonel Norton, at 28, 000 ft, on Everest, 1924Photograph showing Colonel Edward Felix Norton (1884-1954) climbing Everest, at a height of about 28, 000 feet, 1924. This photograph was taken by Theodore Howard Somervell (1890-1975)
At the Start of the Cresta Run, St. Moritz, 1912Photograph showing a member of the St. Moritz Tobogganing Club leaping onto his machine at the top of the Cresta Run, 1912. This famous course was first laid out in 1884
Gregor MendelGREGOR JOHANN MENDEL Austrian botanist
Orient Express train in a rural settingThe Orient Express - countryfolk stop to watch the express go by
Suffragette Hunger Strike Medal W. S. P. UThe W.S.P.U Hunger Strike medal presented to Grace Chappelow (1884-1971). This has two bars, indicating two imprisonments during which time, Grace was on hunger strike
Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town, upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown, rapping at the window, crying through the lock, Are the children in their beds...?
Old Curiosity ShopTHE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP A view of the original shop on Portsmouth Street, London, immortalised by Charles Dickens in his novel of the same name
Cartoon, Rev Stewart Headlam, The Church and Stage Guild. The Guild was formed in May 1879 with a view to breaking down prejudice against the theatre and its performers
The Salvation Army Riots at Worthing, SussexThese images show the Skeleton Army, opponents of the Salvation Army organised by those interested in Sunday drinking, rioting against one of the Salvation Armys religious Sunday processions
The Cresta Run, St. Moritz, 1912Photograph showing the Cresta Run, with its Crows Nest and grandstand (top) on a St. Moritz race day in 1912. This famous course is the home venue for the St
The Terra Nova, 1910Sectional illustration of the Terra Nova, the Polar research ship used by Captain R.F. Scott in his Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1912. The Terra Nova was built as a Dundee whaler in 1884
Sir William C. Brooks, Vanity Fair, SpySIR WILLIAM CUNLIFFE BROOKS, 1st Baronet (1819 - 1900) Lawyer, banker and Conservative Member of Parliament for East Cheshire. Caption: The Golden Pippen Date: 1819 - 1900
The Marriage of General Mite and Millie Edwards, ManchesteEngraving showing a series of scenes from the marriage of General Mite, real name Francis Joseph Flynn, and Miss Millie Edwards held at St. James Hall, Manchester, 1884
Lawn Mower Advt, 1884British advertisement for a lawn mower and garden roller
The Last of the Spanish Armada (c. 1884). Stannus, Anthony Carey 1830-1919. Date: 1884 (circa)
Robidas rotating houseMaison tournante arienee or aerial rotating house, one of Albert Robidas futuristic visions of life in the 20th century
Some English lawn tennis playersA group of English tennis players. From left at top: E. d S. H. Browne, Rev. J. T. Hartley (Wimbledon Champion 1879, 1880), C. W. Grinstead, Miss Maud Watson (Lady Champion, 1884), H. F
Clement Davies (1884-1962) English politician and leader of the Liberal Party from 1945-1956, seen here at the Liberal Election press conference on the 3rd October 1951
The Greely Arctic Expedition at its farthest point North, 18Engraving showing members of the American Meteorological Expedition of 1881-4 taking their position, with a sextant, at the farthest point North they reached. Led by Lt
Berlin ConferenceBERLIN CONFERENCE Bismarck presides over a diplomatic conference to discuss events in Africa
Huckelberry Finn / RabbitHuckleberry holding up a rabbit he has just shot
MALINOWSKI (1884-1942)BRONISLAW MALINOWSKI Polish-born British anthropologist, in the Trobriand Islands 1914-18
Dunnottar Castle, Kincardine, ScotlandEngraving of Dunnottar Castle, Kincardine, Scotland, August 1884
Pig Eats Picnic FoodAn uninvited guest makes rather a pig of himself at a picnic
Saltaire / Exterior ViewSALTAIRE WORKS - exterior view
South Africa (XIX). Zulu Kingdom (1883). Restoration Cettewayo, king of the Zulus. Cetewayo attends the ceremony indaba conference to meet the Induna (Zulu and Xhosa leaders)
Leicester Union Cottage Homes, Countesthorpe, LeicsThree small inmates stand in front of a water tower at the Leicester Union cottage homes at Countesthorpe, Leicestershire
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg with familyPrincess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg (1884-1966), fourth and youngest daughter of Prince Alfred of Edinburgh and his wife, Maria Alexandrovna (later Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg)
Queen Alexandra and childrenPhotograph from 1884 showing Queen Victoria with four of her children: from left, Princess Louise, Princess Maud (seated), Prince George (later George V), Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria
Washington Dc / Penn. AvePennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC
Violet Gordon Charlesworth: her homeThe home of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) at St Asaph, Wales. She became notorious for faking her own death in 1909 by allegedly being thrown from her motor car into the sea from the cliffs
Cartoon, Signor Foli, Irish bass opera singerCartoon, Signor Foli (Allan James Foley, 1837-1899), Irish bass opera singer -- He has studied Bradshaw (probably a reference to his travels and tours). 1884
Sir Arthur Helps, Vanity Fair, ApeSir Charles Mark Palmer, 1st Baronet (1822 1907), English shipbuilder born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear (county Durham), England. He founded Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company in 1852
Cartoon, Henry Irving and F B ChattertonCartoon, Henry Irving (1838-1905), legendary actor-manager, and Frederick Balsir Chatterton (1834-1886), theatre manager, with a bust of Shakespeare in the background -- Shakespearian Experimenters
Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Engraving. ColoredHernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conqueror of Mexico. Engraving by A. Carretero in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1884. Colored
FOXHUNTINGThomas Firr, huntsman of the Quorn. Date: 1884
Babies Castle, Barnardos Home, Hawkhurst, KentChildren and nurses at Dr Barnardos Babies Castle at Hawkhurst, Kent. The home was opened in 1884 for the reception of babies. Date: Date unknown
Elizabeth of Hesse and Duke Sergei AlexandrovichEngagement portraits of Princess Elizabeth of Hesse and the Rhine (later Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia - Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova - canonized as St)
Frys ChocolatesAdvertisement for Frys Chocolate and Cocoa Manufactory in Bristol showing illustrations of the roasting room, boiling sugar, grinding chocolate, the pan room
Harvest workers, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South WalesHarvest workers in a field above the town of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Sports Day at Countesthorpe Homes, LeicestershireA group of boys, including some uniformed band members, at the Countesthorpe cottage homes in Leicestershire on their sports day in 1919
S. S. Terra Nova, June 1910Cut-away illustration of the Terra Nova, the ship that Captain Scott used in his second expedition to the Antarctic, 1910-1913
Cetewayo / Zulu / Stereo CdvCETEWAYO or CETSHWAYO Zulu king (1873-79) photographed during his visit to Britain
The Great Game of PokerFour men sit around a table playing poker while a fifth stands watching the game and smoking
Girl Sewing / Cat SleepingA little girl sits sewing while her cat sleeps at her feet
Baa Baa Black Sheep / 1884Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool? Yes Sir, Yes Sir - three bags full. One for the master and one for the dame, and one for the little boy who lives down the lane
Children / Rainy Day 1884Two little girls walk home under a large umbrella on a rainy day
Nikolai ZelinskyNIKOLAI ZELINSKY Russian scientist, invented the first carbon-filter gas mask, winner of many Soviet awards