1885 Collection (page 25)

Parliament Bar
The Bar which excludes strangers from the House of Commons, which is raised at the Speakers discretion

West Ham Park
The Mayor of London pays a visit to the Park

Birkbeck Institute
New premises in Breams Buildings, Chancery Lane

Eugene Henri Brisson / Gill
Eugene Henri Brisson (1835-1912) French statesman, Prime Minister of France for a short period in 1885-1886 and again in 1898. Date: 1835-1912

LOOE, Cornwall
The seafront at Looe, Cornwall

Marquess of Salisbury
Portrait of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil (1830-1903). He was the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury and Prime minister between 1885 and 1902

DAWLISH
Dawlish, Devon

Prince Wilhelm of Prussia with his family
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, later Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), pictured with his wife Auguste Viktoria, and three eldest sons in 1885; from left, Wilhelm, Eitel Friedrich and Adalbert

Queen Victoria photographed with Princess Margaret of Connau
Queen Victoria photographed with her granddaughter, Princess Margaret ( Daisy ) of Connaught (1882-1920), later Crown Princess of Sweden

Les Invalides, Paris
A retired soldier mends his clothing in his room at Les Invalides, a hospital and retirement home for war veterans

Cavendish College, Cambridge, which ceased to exist in the late 19th century -- the building is now part of Homerton College

Sir Malcolm and Donald Campbell, Utah, 1935
Photograph showing Sir Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948) and his son, Donald Campbell (1921-1967), standing next to Bluebird after one of Malcolms land speed record attempts on Utah Salt Flats in 1935

Laplanders at Alexandra Park, London, 1885
Engraving showing a series of scenes from the visit by a group of Laplanders, from Northern Scandinavia, to display their skills in Alexandra Park, London, 1885

Princess Elizabeths Prison in the Tower of London
Engraving showing the interior of the room in the Bell Tower, at the Tower of London, which served as Princess Elizabeths (later Elizabeth I) prison in the middle of the sixteenth century

The Regalia at the Tower of London, 1885
Engraving showing the display of Regalia at the Tower of London, with a Yeoman Warder keeping watch on the sightseers, 1885

Three Crowns at the Tower of London, 1885
Engraving showing three of the Crowns kept at the Tower of London, 1885. Shown, left to right, are St. Edwards Crown, The Queens Crown and the Prince of Waless Crown

Burial Place of the Princes in the Tower, 1885
Engraving showing two Victorian visitors to the Tower of London looking at the stairway where the bodies of two boys, presumed to be the Princes in the Tower, were found buried, 1885

The Old Horse Armoury, Tower of London, 1885
Engraving showing several visitors admiring the Old Horse Armoury in the Tower of London, c.1885

Prince Albert Victor at the Cutlers Hall, Sheffield
Engraving showing Prince Albert Victor (eldest son of Edward VII) during a visit to the Cutlers Hall in Sheffield in 1885

Arrival of Prince Albert Victor at Sheffield
Crowd scene drawn by A. Forestier during the arrival of Prince Albert Victor at Sheffield in 1885

Queen Victoria and Princess Beatrice at Osborne House
Engraving showing Queen Victoria at her writing desk in a room at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. Her youngest daughter Princess Beatrice is playing the piano nearby

Princess Beatrice visiting cottagers at Osborne
Engraving showing Princess Beatrice, Queen Victorias youngest daughter visiting the inhabitant of a cottage on the Osborne estate on the Isle of Wight

German Navy Ships in Port Louis, Mauritius, 1885
Engraving showing a squadron of German Navy ships at anchor in the harbour of Port Louis, Mauritius, 1885

Hyde Park 1885
Church Parade - fashionable people in the Park on Sunday morning

Garden Party on Hampstead Heath, 1885
Engraving showing a garden party on Hampstead Heath, given by the Hampstead Heath Extension Committee, 1885. At this time there was a proposal to extend Hampstead Heath by purchasing the adjacent

Municipal Corporations Jubilee Banquet, 1885
Engraving showing the Municipal Corporations Jubilee Banquet held at the Freemasons Tavern, 1885

Fire in Clerkenwell, London, 1885
Engraving showing an extremely large fire which raged in Clerkenwell, London, 1885. This image shows the moment when a large section of wall fell away and sent firemen running

Sir Julius Benedict, 1871
Engraved portrait of Sir Julius Benedict (1804-1885), the German composer, pictured in 1871

Baroness Burdett-Coutts, 1885
Photographic portrait of Baroness Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts (1814-1906), the English philanthropist, pictured in 1885

Captain Frederick Burnaby on the Road to Khiva, 1875
Engraving showing Captain Frederick Burnaby (1842-1885), the English soldier and explorer, travelling, with a companion, across the Russian Steppes in the winter of 1875

James Hamilton, 2nd Marquis of Abercorn, 1866
Engraved portrait of James Hamilton (1811-1885), 2nd Marquis of Abercorn, later 1st Duke of Abercorn, pictured in 1866 when he was serving as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Sir Julius Benedict (1804-1885)
Photographic portrait of Sir Julius Benedict (1804-1885), the German composer, pictured c.1876

John Curtin, c1944
Photograph portrait of John Curtin (1885-1945), the Labor Prime Minister of Australia during the Second World War, pictured c.1944

The Battle of Gubat, Sudan, 1885
Engraving showing British infantry, firing in ranks, at the Battle of Gubat, Sudan, 19th January 1885

George Gibson (1885-1953) Chairman of the TUC from 1940-1941 and Director of the Bank of England from 1946-1948

Bulgarian Prisoners
Though generally defeated, the Serbians win a few battles : their Bulgarian prisoners are incarcerated in the fortress at Belgrade

Serb Soldiers Kiss Cross
Serbian soldiers kiss the Christian crucifix before invading Bulgaria. Sadly, it won t do them a spot of good, they will be soundly beaten and return home in gloom

Serbia Invades Bulgaria
When Rumelia revolts and unites with Bulgaria, the Serbs, encouraged by Austria, invade Bulgaria expecting an easy victory. Big mistake

Serb Fugitives
Serbian refugees from Pirot on their way to Palanka after defeat by the Bulgarians

Alexander at Silvnica
Prince Alexander of Bulgaria on the battlefield of Silvnica (aka Slivnitza) where his men will inflict a crushing defeat on the Serbs

Milan of Serbia
King Milan I of Serbia travels to the front, where he will take personal command of his army against the Bulgarians. Sadly, he will lead them to defeat, not victory

Battle of Brezenik
The Serbian invaders overcome Bulgarian resistance at Brezenik, but their triumph is short-lived, in a few days time they will be decisively crushed at Silvnica

Saddler and Harness Maker
An advertising calendar produced for C.Jacob of Huntingdon, saddler, harness and tack merchants, displaying their products around a picture of horses in harness

Home Rule Forgotten
Forgotten - While politicians enjoy themselves with other matters, the cause of Home Rule is neglected

Advertising calendar for a saddler, harness and collar maker
A design for an advertising calendar for Miller, manufacturers of equine tack manufacturers. The picture shows a horse shoe containing famous jockeys; Fred Archer, John Osborne, Fred Webb, J.Goater

C Vanderbilt / Anon Eng
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT II President of the New York and Harlem railroad; head of the Vanderbilt family (from 1885); grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt

Guatemala / Antigua 1885
Entrance to the church of San Francesca with people milling about outside

General Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885)
Portrait of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, Commander in Chief of the Federal forces during the American Civil War, pictured in 1865. Grant later became 18th President of the USA

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