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Prince George in Royal Navy uniformPrince George (1865 1836), later George V, as a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, about twenty years old. Date: Circa 1885
Exhibit of Bessons musical instruments, 1885An exhibit of F. Besson & Companys brass musical instruments, 1885. Date: 1885
Sketches in Burmah - A Burmese Travelling CartSketches in Burma (modern day Myanmar), showing an unusual travelling cart pulled by oxen. Date: 1885
Latest Paris Fashions 1885Three women with bustles. 1885
Swiss Confederation coin, 10 RappenSwiss Confederation 10 Rappen coin, with an allegorical profile of Liberta on the head, and a wreath of leaves and flowers on the reverse. The Rappen is 1/100 of a Swiss Franc. Date: 1885
The Royal Visit to Ireland, 1885 - Belfast street sceneThe visit of Prince and Princess of Wales(later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of Great Britain) to Ireland in 1885. The royal party on the lake at Killarney. Date: 1885
Edwards visit to Killarney, IrelandEdward, Prince of Wales, (later Edward VII) on a visit to Ireland in 1885; here at Killarney. Date: 1885
1st Earl of Dudley, Vanity Fair, ApeWILLIAM WARD, 1st Earl of Dudley (1817-1885) Lord Ward from 1835 to 1860. British peer and benefactor. A monument stands to him in Worcester Cathedral. Date: 1817-1885
Cholera vaccination in SpainA doctor innoculates a worried gentleman with the cholera vaccine. Date: 1885
Dinner party disruptedA woman examines the eye of a gentleman, trying to see if he has something stuck in it. Date: 1885
A food hygiene courseTwo chefs prepare food infront of a predominantly female audience who take notes and listen keenly to the two experts. The blackboard behind the cooks has details of todays dishes which include beef
Disappearing Industries- a cuckoo clock repairerA man holding a clock, walks the streets of a quiet village looking for work. Date: 1885
A scene from the play Denise by Alexandre DumasA dramatic scene from the theatre production, showing a man trying to strangle his victim. Date: 1885
The Royal Visit to Ireland, 1885The state ball in the drawing room at Dublin Castle, in honour of the royal visit by the Prince and Princess of Wales, later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of Great Britain. Date: April 1885
Marriage of Princess Beatrice: Osborne HouseThe scene at Osborne House, Queen Victorias residence on the Isle of Wight, showing the marquees and guests on the lawn after the wedding of Princess Beatrice
Sketches from The Mikado at the Savoy TheatreIllustrations of characters from the Gibert and Sullivan opera The Mikado. Date: 4th April 1885
A penny dinner for board school childrenChildren in a board school have dinner for a penny. Date: 14 March 1885
Lord Halifax, Vanity Fair, ApeSIR CHARLES WOOD, 1st Viscount HALIFAX (1800-1885) British Liberal politician, serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1846 to 1852. Caption: He fell of his horse into a Peerage Date: 1800 - 1885
London Zoo GiraffesAn 1885 photograph showing a pair of giraffes in London Zoo. London Zoo was founded in 1828 and opened to the public for the first time in 1847. Date: 1885
Printing MachineThe Illustrated London News Printing Machine, at the International Exhibiton of Inventions, 1885. Date: August 1885
Bartholdi PhotoFREDERIC AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI Alsatian sculptor, best known for the Statue of Liberty erected in New York harbour 1885 as a gift from the French people : photo 1880. Date: 1834 - 1894
Augier PhotoEMILE AUGIER French playwright, posing for the camera with his wife and their dog in 1885. Date: 1820-1889
Madeleine Brohan PhotoETHELIE MADELEINE BROHAN French actress, member of a prominent theatrical family. Photo 1885. Date: 1833 - 1900
Victor Hugo PhotoVICTOR HUGO French poet and playwright. Photo 1872, after his return to France from exile in the Channel Islands. Date: 1802 - 1885
Canada ReginaGeneral view of Regina, Saskatchewan, formerly the headquarters of the Mounted Police. Date: 1885
HUGO PHOTOVICTOR HUGO French poet, playwright and political figure, who exiled himself to the Channel Islands rather than live in the France of Napoleon III. Date: 1802 - 1885
Ulysses Simpson GrantULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT American soldier, statesman and president, commander of the Federal army during the Civil War. with his autograph Date: 1822 - 1885
Christopher WordsworthCHRISTOPHER WORDSWORTH churchman, bishop of Lincoln Date: 1807 - 1885
Watkin Williams-WynnSir WATKIN WILLIAMS-WYNN Welsh landowner and statesman Date: 1820 - 1885
Claretie PhotoJULES CLARETIE French writer and impresario, director of the Comedie Francaise. Photo 1885. Date: 1840 - 1913
Dornford YatesDORNFORD YATES (real name Cecil William Mercer) - popular author of The courts of idleness, Berry & co, And Berry came too and so on. Date: 1885 - 1960
William Hanry VanderbiltWILLIAM HENRY VANDERBILT American railway magnate Date: 1821 - 1885
Eliz. ThistlethwaiteELIZABETH CATHERINE THISTLETHWAITE, wife of Thomas T. : she looks like an archetypal Victorian wife... Date: ? - 1885
Amable Tastu - 2SABINE CASIMIRE AMABLE (nee Voiart) TASTU French writer Date: 1798 - 1885
Bernardo SotoBERNARDO SOTO President of Costa Rica 1885 - 89 Date: 1854 - 1931
Lord ShaftesburyAnthony Ashley Cooper, sevents earl of SHAFTESBURY reforming statesman Date: 1801 - 1885
7th Earl ShaftesburyANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER, seventh earl of SHAFTESBURY inspecting costermongers donkeys, London. Date: 1801 - 1885
Shaftesbury & DonkeysANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER, seventh earl of SHAFTESBURY inspecting costermongers donkeys, London. Date: 1801 - 1885
Lord Shaftesbury VisitANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER, seventh earl of SHAFTESBURY visiting a costermongers home in London. Date: 1801 - 1885
Lord Shaftesbury PreachANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER, seventh earl of SHAFTESBURY preaching in the east end of London. Date: 1801 - 1885
Francisco SerranoFRANCISCO SERRANO Y DOMINGUEZ Spanish soldier and statesman Date: 1810 - 1885
Alexander SomervilleALEXANDER SOMERVILLE social reformer Date: 1811 - 1885
Henry Wheeler ShawHENRY WHEELER SHAW American humorous writer of folksy homespun wisdom, under the nom=de-plume of Josh Billings. Date: 1818 - 1885
Robert, Marquess of SalisburyROBERT CECIL, third marquess of SALISBURY Statesman, prime minister in 1885, 1886 and 1895: he was frequently Foreign Minister as well. Date: 1830-1903
Robert Marq. SalisburyROBERT CECIL, third marquess of SALISBURY Statesman, prime minister in 1885, 1886, 1895 and 1909 : he was frequently Foreign Minister as well. Date: 1830-1903
7th Viscount RanelaghTHOMAS HERON JONES, seventh viscount RANELAGH military commander, looking very dashing in the uniform of the South Middlesex Volunteers, sword included. Date: 1812 - 1885
Umberto Nobile 1926UMBERTO NOBILE Italian aviator with many notable feats including Arctic flights. We have several pictures of his activities. Date: 1885 - 1978
Daniel J MorrellDANIEL JOHNSON MORRELL American steelmaker and statesman. Date: 1821 - 1885