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1885 Collection

Background image1885 Collection: Gen C Gordon / Col Lith

Gen C Gordon / Col Lith
GENERAL CHARLES GORDON British military Governor General of the Sudan

Background image1885 Collection: Training Ship Mercury and boys racing crew, River Hamble

Training Ship Mercury and boys racing crew, River Hamble
The racing crew of the training ship Mercury with the ship itself in the background

Background image1885 Collection: Native American / Geronimo

Native American / Geronimo
Chiricahua Apache leader who led a sensational campaign against the whites (1885-6). His Indian name is Goyathlay which translates as the one who yawns. (Right in photo.) Date: 1829 - 1909

Background image1885 Collection: Holy Infant of Prague

Holy Infant of Prague
The miraculous Holy Infant of Prague was revealed by his mother Mary to Saint Cyril of the Mother of God, a barefoot Carmelite monk, at Prague, in the 9th century

Background image1885 Collection: D H Lawrence / Photograph

D H Lawrence / Photograph
D H LAWRENCE English novelist

Background image1885 Collection: Archery / Women / Face On

Archery / Women / Face On
Ladies at an archery meeting

Background image1885 Collection: Battle of Abu Klea, 17 January 1885

Battle of Abu Klea, 17 January 1885. Oil on canvas signed and dated lower left: W B Wollen 1896, by William Barns Wollen (1857-1936), 1896

Background image1885 Collection: Boys Swimming, Training Ship Mercury, River Hamble, Hants

Boys Swimming, Training Ship Mercury, River Hamble, Hants
Boys from the Training Ship Mercury swimming nude in the River Hamble

Background image1885 Collection: Scottish Curling 1885

Scottish Curling 1885
Soop her up! Two Scottish curlers brush vigourously to melt the top of the ice, and allow the curling stone to slide correctly

Background image1885 Collection: CUTTY SARK AT SEA

CUTTY SARK AT SEA
The Cutty Sark in mid-ocean, with all sails set

Background image1885 Collection: England cricket team of 1885

England cricket team of 1885
Cricketers of the England eleven of 1885, with W G Grace at the centre, surrounded by Barnes, Lyttelton, Shrewsbury, Gunn, Bates, Steel, Read, Peate, Barlow and Ulyett. 1885

Background image1885 Collection: General George S. Patton, 1945

General George S. Patton, 1945
Photographic portrait of Lieutenant-General George S. Patton (1885-1945), the American military commander, pictured in early 1945

Background image1885 Collection: Cycling / Penny Farthing

Cycling / Penny Farthing
The penny farthing was popular between 1873 & 1885, before the introduction of the first safety bicycles

Background image1885 Collection: The Leas Lift at Folkestone, Kent

The Leas Lift at Folkestone, Kent
View of the Leas Lift at Folkestone, Kent. It was designed by R.G. Waygood in 1885, and in 1890 it was decided to build a further lift alongside

Background image1885 Collection: Ichthyosaurus as a museum piece

Ichthyosaurus as a museum piece
Cartoon of an Ichthyosaurus as a museum piece, in the Ballad of the Ichthyosaurus

Background image1885 Collection: Construction of the Statue of Liberty, Paris

Construction of the Statue of Liberty, Paris
Construction of the Statue of Liberty in Paris, before shipping to New York. 1885

Background image1885 Collection: The Iron Foundry, Burmeister & Wain, 1885, by Peder Severin

The Iron Foundry, Burmeister & Wain, 1885, by Peder Severin
Peder Severin Kroyer (1851-1909). Danish painter. The Iron Foundry, Burmeister & Wain, 1885. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background image1885 Collection: Chalfont Saint Giles

Chalfont Saint Giles
Ducks on the village pond at Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

Background image1885 Collection: The most famous buildings of the world 1885

The most famous buildings of the world 1885
Comparative heights of famous buildings in 1885, including 1. Porcelain Tower, Nankin China. 2. St. Georges Hall Liverpool. 3. Tomb of Thedoric, Ravenna. 4. Chichester Cathedral. 5

Background image1885 Collection: Mikado / Music Sheet 2

Mikado / Music Sheet 2
featuring the Mikado in person

Background image1885 Collection: British Forest Trees

British Forest Trees
A chart of British forest trees

Background image1885 Collection: Albert Kesselring

Albert Kesselring
ALBERT KESSELRING Chief of the General Staff of the Luftwaffe : condemned at Nuremberg for action in Italy but imprisoned, and eventually pardoned

Background image1885 Collection: John Knox (1514-1572). Engraving. Colored

John Knox (1514-1572). Engraving. Colored
John Knox (1514-1572). Scottish priest, leader of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland. Engraving by H. Hondins The Young. The Universal History, 1885. Colored

Background image1885 Collection: Lady Fern, True Maidenhair and Holly Fern

Lady Fern, True Maidenhair and Holly Fern. Chromolithograph from Francis George Heath, The Fern Porfolio, all the species of British ferns Date: 1885

Background image1885 Collection: Training Ship Mercury, River Hamble, Hampshire

Training Ship Mercury, River Hamble, Hampshire
The Training Ship Mercury was established in 1885 by the London philanthropist Charles Hoare

Background image1885 Collection: Queen Victoria with the Munshi

Queen Victoria with the Munshi
Queen Victoria at her desk, assisted by her servant Abdul Karim, the Munshi

Background image1885 Collection: Advertisement for the Rover Safety Bicycle, 1885

Advertisement for the Rover Safety Bicycle, 1885
Advertisment for the Rover Safety Bicycle, built by Starley and Sutton of the Meteor Works, Coventry

Background image1885 Collection: Niels Henrik David Bohr

Niels Henrik David Bohr
NIELS HENRIK DAVID BOHR Danish physicist

Background image1885 Collection: A BAZaR IN CAIRO 1885

A BAZaR IN CAIRO 1885
A bazaar in Cairo. Date: 1885

Background image1885 Collection: Sir Malcolm Campbell in the cockpit of Bluebird, 1935

Sir Malcolm Campbell in the cockpit of Bluebird, 1935
Photographic portrait of Sir Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948), the English car and speedboat racer

Background image1885 Collection: Drawing Room at Thomas Hardys home, Max Gate

Drawing Room at Thomas Hardys home, Max Gate
View of the Drawing Room at Max Gate in Dorchester, Dorset, the home of Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet

Background image1885 Collection: London & South Western Railway Servants Orphanage, Woking

London & South Western Railway Servants Orphanage, Woking
General view of the main building of the London & South Western Railway Servants Orphanage at Woking, Surrey

Background image1885 Collection: Llewellin Churn Works, Haverfordwest, South Wales

Llewellin Churn Works, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A group of employees, mostly women, of the Llewellin Churn Works at North Gate, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Background image1885 Collection: The Mikado at the Savoy

The Mikado at the Savoy
Sketches from The Mikado at the Savoy Theatre in London: The Mikado (Mr R. Temple), Nanki-Pooh (Mr Durward Lely), Katisha (Miss Brandram), Pooh-Bah (Mr R)

Background image1885 Collection: Princess Alice of Greece

Princess Alice of Greece
Princess Alice of Battenberg, Princess Andrew of Greece (1885-1969), c. 1916

Background image1885 Collection: USA Buffalo NY

USA Buffalo NY
Bird s-eye view of Buffalo, New York, on lake Erie and the Niagara river

Background image1885 Collection: Royal Irish Hussars

Royal Irish Hussars
8TH (THE KINGs ROYAL IRISH) HUSSARS A trooper in marching order mounted on his horse

Background image1885 Collection: Rover Safety Bicycle

Rover Safety Bicycle
Faster and easier than any bicycle ever made

Background image1885 Collection: Goubet Submarine / 1885

Goubet Submarine / 1885
Designed by Claude Goubet in 1885: the first electrically powered submarine. Seen here being used by the Russian Navy

Background image1885 Collection: Yakov Sverdlov

Yakov Sverdlov
YAKOV SVERDLOV Russian revolutionary, virtual creator of the new Soviet state : very active 1917-1919, but died of illness, cutting short an eminent career

Background image1885 Collection: Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo
VICTOR HUGO with scenes from two of his books

Background image1885 Collection: Money / Stones / Yap 1885

Money / Stones / Yap 1885
Two chiefs of Yap Island, western Caroline (Pacific) Islands with three huge perforated stones which were used as currency

Background image1885 Collection: S Dixon & Co seed catalogue

S Dixon & Co seed catalogue
The colourful front cover of thes Dixon & Co seed catalogue, offering choice seeds for the flower and kitchen garden

Background image1885 Collection: Ulyssess Grant / Brady

Ulyssess Grant / Brady
ULYSSESs GRANT American Civil War General at Headquarters during the Virginia Campaign

Background image1885 Collection: PUNCH & JUDY / 1885

PUNCH & JUDY / 1885
A Punch and Judy show entertains a happy crowd of people at the seaside

Background image1885 Collection: Totting Bec Common

Totting Bec Common
Hyde Farm, on Tooting Bec Common in southwest London. Date: 1885

Background image1885 Collection: EZRA POUND

EZRA POUND American writer

Background image1885 Collection: Ulyssess Grant / Johnson

Ulyssess Grant / Johnson
ULYSSESs GRANT American Civil War General, and later President

Background image1885 Collection: Sacha Guitry / Jeidels

Sacha Guitry / Jeidels
SACHA GUITRY French actor and playwright, lighting a cigarette

Background image1885 Collection: Riverboat Great Republic

Riverboat Great Republic
The elegant Mississippi paddle steamer Great Republic

Background image1885 Collection: Manual Fire-Engine / 1885

Manual Fire-Engine / 1885
Factory Pattern Manual Fire- engine constructed by Merryweathers for the use of factory fire brigade

Background image1885 Collection: Azerbaijan / Baku / Iln / 1885

Azerbaijan / Baku / Iln / 1885
City on the west coast of the Caspian Sea

Background image1885 Collection: Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet, at Max Gate

Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet, at Max Gate
Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet, outside his home at Max Gate in Dorchester, Dorset. Hardy designed the house, and his brother built it -- Hardy and his first wife Emma moved there in 1885

Background image1885 Collection: Ulyssess Grant / Freedom

Ulyssess Grant / Freedom
ULYSSESs GRANT American Civil War General, and later President, receiving the Freedom of the City of London at the Guildhall

Background image1885 Collection: Cartoon, My Boys! (British Lion)

Cartoon, My Boys! (British Lion)
Cartoon, My Boys! An imperialist depiction of the British Lion proudly commanding his Australian and Canadian cubs. Date: 1885

Background image1885 Collection: Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale

Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale - British Royalty, elder son of Edward VII (1864-1892), died of pneumonia aged 28. Part of Box 63 Boswell collection. Celebrities of the day

Background image1885 Collection: Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). The Queens Mill (1885). Ny Carlsb

Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). The Queens Mill (1885). Ny Carlsb
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). French artist. The Queens Mill (1885). Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background image1885 Collection: DELAUNAY, Robert. Carousel with Pigs

DELAUNAY, Robert. Carousel with Pigs
DELAUNAY, Robert (1885-1941). Carousel with Pigs. 1922. Orphism. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris

Background image1885 Collection: Princess May of Teck, c. 1885

Princess May of Teck, c. 1885
Photographic portrait of Princess May of Teck (1867-1953), later Queen Mary, pictured c.1885, in her coming out year

Background image1885 Collection: Sir Malcolm and Lady Dorothy Evelyn Campbell, Pendine Sands

Sir Malcolm and Lady Dorothy Evelyn Campbell, Pendine Sands
Photograph showing Sir Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948) and Lady Dorothy Evelyn Campbell (nee Whittall) after a successful world land speed record attempt on Pendine Sands, Carmarthenshire, 1925

Background image1885 Collection: Clissold Park, Stoke Newington, London, 1885

Clissold Park, Stoke Newington, London, 1885
Engraving showing a series of scenes of Clissold Park and the surrounding area, 1885. The images show (clockwise from top): Horse-Shoe Field; Church Street; Old Yew Tree; the Old Church

Background image1885 Collection: The Safety Bicycle of the 1890 s

The Safety Bicycle of the 1890 s
Photograph of a cyclist and his Safety bicycle of the 1890 s. John Kemp Starley produced the first safety bicycle with his Rover design of 1885

Background image1885 Collection: Utrillo and Guitry

Utrillo and Guitry
MAURICE UTRILLO French painter, best known for his Parisian street scenes, with the actor and dramatist SACHA GUITRY (1885-1957), in Montmartre, Paris, 1955

Background image1885 Collection: D. H. Lawrence & Wife

D. H. Lawrence & Wife
D H LAWRENCE English novelist, with his German wife Frieda (1879 - 1956)

Background image1885 Collection: Poppies Daisies

Poppies Daisies
Wild flowers: poppies, daisies and cornflowers

Background image1885 Collection: Victor Hugo / Carjet Photo

Victor Hugo / Carjet Photo
VICTOR HUGO French writer

Background image1885 Collection: Cartoon, Jeremiah O Donovan Rossa, Irish Fenian

Cartoon, Jeremiah O Donovan Rossa, Irish Fenian
Cartoon, Jeremiah O Donovan Rossa (1831-1915), Irish Fenian leader - The terrible monster who was frightened by a woman

Background image1885 Collection: Cartoon, Miss Harriett Vernon in The P)rince of Japs

Cartoon, Miss Harriett Vernon in The P)rince of Japs
Cartoon, Miss Harriett Vernon (1858-1923), English actress and singer, as Cammpi in The Japs, or The Doomed Daimio, a burlesque by Harry Paulton and Mostyn Teddea. 1885

Background image1885 Collection: Early Motor Cars - Karl Benz aged 81

Early Motor Cars - Karl Benz aged 81
Early Motor Cars - Karl Benz in 1925 aged 81, seated in his first car of 1885. 1925

Background image1885 Collection: Industrial Leeds 1885

Industrial Leeds 1885
Industrial aspect of Leeds from Richmond Hill. Date: 1885

Background image1885 Collection: Cornish fisherman

Cornish fisherman and his wife. Date: circa 1885

Background image1885 Collection: Broadway, Worcestershire

Broadway, Worcestershire
The main street in Broadway, Worcestershire with a group of local residents. Date: 1885

Background image1885 Collection: Louis XIV (1638-1715). King of France. Engraving. Colored

Louis XIV (1638-1715). King of France. Engraving. Colored
Louis XIV (1638-1715). King of France. Engraving by Simon Thomassin 1652-1732. Historia Universal, 1885. Colored

Background image1885 Collection: William Rowland Ding (1885-1917 )

William Rowland Ding (1885-1917 )
William Rowland Ding, 1885-1917, chief test pilot for Blackburn Aircraft. He is shown here sitting in the cockpit of a modified Handley Page G in 1914. Date: 1917

Background image1885 Collection: Oliver Brown

Oliver Brown
OLIVER BROWN London Art Dealer, proprietor of the Leicester Galleries. Date: 1885 - 1966

Background image1885 Collection: Charles Darwin statue unveiled, 1885

Charles Darwin statue unveiled, 1885
Unveiling the statue of the late Charles Darwin in the Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London. The white marble statue was sculpted by Mr

Background image1885 Collection: Typical Bulgarian Outfits, 1885

Typical Bulgarian Outfits, 1885
4 typical Bulgarian outfits of the time, 1885. We see the national costume, a water seller, a lady, and a peasant woman

Background image1885 Collection: Wedding of Princess Beatrice to Prince Henry of Battenberg

Wedding of Princess Beatrice to Prince Henry of Battenberg
Marriage of Princess Beatrice (1857 - 1944) youngest child of Queen Victoria, to Prince Henry of Battenberg at Whippingham, Isle of Wight. 23 July 1885

Background image1885 Collection: GWR construction work at Pontlliw, South Wales

GWR construction work at Pontlliw, South Wales
Construction work taking place on the Great Western Railway near the village of Pontlliw, near Swansea, Glamorgan, South Wales

Background image1885 Collection: Ships of the P&O, Cunard, Orient, Union and Guion Lines, 188

Ships of the P&O, Cunard, Orient, Union and Guion Lines, 188
Engravings of the steamships Lusitania, Khiva, Mexican, Australia, Arizona, Zambesi, Poonah, Nepaul, Ganges, Geelong, Rosetta, Umbria and Etruria (left to right, top to bottom)

Background image1885 Collection: A Fish Auction in Columbia Market

A Fish Auction in Columbia Market
In 1869 Baroness Burdett-Coutts paid for the building of the great Columbia Market (for fish) between Hackney and Bethnal Green Roads on the site of Nova Scotia Gardens

Background image1885 Collection: Ezra Pound / Morgan

Ezra Pound / Morgan
EZRA LOOMIS POUND American poet, critic and editor

Background image1885 Collection: D H Lawrence / Older

D H Lawrence / Older
D H LAWRENCE English novelist As an older man

Background image1885 Collection: Beatrice / White Dress

Beatrice / White Dress
PRINCESS BEATRICE Daughter of Victoria, married Prince Heinrich of Battenberg in 1885



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