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1885 Collection (page 2)

Background image1885 Collection: Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo
VICTOR HUGO with scenes from two of his books

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: 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 / 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: 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: 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. Part of a piece on the crisis in Eastern Roumelia

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: 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: D. H. Lawrence & Wife

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

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. In 1891 she married the Duke of York

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: Poppies Daisies

Poppies Daisies
Wild flowers: poppies, daisies and cornflowers

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: 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: 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. Centre national d art et de culture Georges Pompidou

Background image1885 Collection: Oliver Brown

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

Background image1885 Collection: Cartoon, Mr William Creswick, English actor

Cartoon, Mr William Creswick, English actor
Cartoon, Mr William Creswick (1813-1888), English actor - One of the good old-fashioned sort. 1885

Background image1885 Collection: Cartoon, Bravo, Mr George

Cartoon, Bravo, Mr George! A spectator speaks to the Native American Indian, Deerfoot, himself also a runner. Walter Goodall George (1858-1943) was a British runner who turned professional in 1885

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: 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: Ezra Pound / Morgan

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

Background image1885 Collection: Moses Montefiore / Quiver

Moses Montefiore / Quiver
SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE British Jewish philanthropist, born in Italy, visiting an orphanage in Thanet

Background image1885 Collection: Beatrice / White Dress

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

Background image1885 Collection: Britannia and her Pets

Britannia and her Pets
Britannia and her pets, the British lion and the Indian tiger are ready to take on Afghanistan

Background image1885 Collection: Broker and Ticker-Tape

Broker and Ticker-Tape
An American stockbroker receives market information on ticker-tape by the electric telegraph

Background image1885 Collection: THE LITTLE LIBRARIAN

THE LITTLE LIBRARIAN
The little librarian A girl sits on a fur rug, with her doll and a cat for company, and chooses a large book from the shelf to read

Background image1885 Collection: Creusot Steelworks / C1885

Creusot Steelworks / C1885
Visiting the Creusot steelworks

Background image1885 Collection: Ships / Tyburnia / 1885

Ships / Tyburnia / 1885
The ship Tyburnia leaves Madeira under fire from a custom house on The Loo Rock

Background image1885 Collection: Victor Hugo / Carjet Photo

Victor Hugo / Carjet Photo
VICTOR HUGO French writer

Background image1885 Collection: Cigars Label

Cigars Label
Cigar label for Havana cigars manufactured by M Valle in Cuba

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! He was a pioneer in the use of explosives for political persuasion

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: Cartoon, Gladstone and the Irish Vote

Cartoon, Gladstone and the Irish Vote - Sold to Lord Salisbury. He ll be sorry he bought it at the price! 1885

Background image1885 Collection: Paphiopedilum haynaldianum orchid

Paphiopedilum haynaldianum orchid (Cypripedium haynaldianum).. Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants

Background image1885 Collection: Large operating room, Dental School, Paris, France 1885

Large operating room, Dental School, Paris, France 1885
Large operating room at the Dental School, Odontotechnical Institute, Paris, France. Date: 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: Maida Hill Tunnel, Regents Canal, Little Venice 1885

Maida Hill Tunnel, Regents Canal, Little Venice 1885
Maida Hill Tunnel on the Regents Canal in 1885, Little Venice area of London Date: 1885

Background image1885 Collection: TO THE RESCUE ! Lord Charles Beresford relieves Sir Charles Wilson on the Nile island

TO THE RESCUE ! Lord Charles Beresford relieves Sir Charles Wilson on the Nile island of Meruat Date: 1885

Background image1885 Collection: Industrial Leeds 1885

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

Background image1885 Collection: Advert for Geo. Whight & Co, musical Celestina 1885 Advert for Geo

Advert for Geo. Whight & Co, musical Celestina 1885 Advert for Geo
Mechanical musical instrument, you could buy the music separate quite cheaply so compact that it could be put in your pocket, with thousands of tunes, psalm, march or dance. Date: 1885

Background image1885 Collection: Cornish fisherman

Cornish fisherman and his wife. Date: circa 1885



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