1885 Collection (page 26)

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

SS Ireland, 1885
Engraving of the City of Dubin Steam-Packet Companys Mail Paddle Steamship Ireland, shortly after its launch, 1885. This ship, built in the Laird Shipyard at Birkenhead

Fleet Street in election time showing the rush for newspapers as the new edition arrives off the printing presses

Australia Water Hole
A water-hole in the bush - the only water for 80 kilometres !

Fishing Up Lost Anchors, June 1885
Engraving of fishermen retrieving a lost anchor, from the Illustrated London News, 27th June 1885. Lost anchors often proved hazardous to fishermens nets

Rudges cycles
Advertisement for cycles and tricycles by D. Rudge & Co

Pakistan Bolan Pass
Looking down the pass which runs from Sibi to Quetta in Baluchistan : the British- built railway offers an alternative to the mule-train on the road

A Double-Seated Tricycle, 1885
Illustration of a couple riding a double-seated tricycle along a country lane. The original caption read: A Sociable Ride

Borax
A romantically styled ad for Borax antiseptic from 1885. Borax was used for a wide variety of household jobs being effective as an anti-bacterial, cleaning, fungicidal and bleaching agent

India Aurungabad
Bridge and gateway

Thin busts perfected
Advertisement for the ideal corset, manufactured by J. Evans and Co. of London, designed to beautify thin busts

Brazza in Africa / Congo
Brazzas explorations in equatorial Africa - he establishes a French presence in the Congo

Gr Minot / Nobel 1934
GEORGE RICHARDS MINOT American physician

Ow Holmes / Century 1885
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES American writer as a young man

Christmas Carols in a Victorian Household, 1885
Engraving showing a wealthy Victorian family singing Christmas Carols in their sitting room. The original caption read My Childrens Christmas Carol

Bicycle Race at Lillie-Bridge, London, 1875
Engraving showing a race between G.P. Whiting (left) and G.N. Keith-Falconer, the best two amateur bicycle riders of the day, over a course of 25 miles at the Lillie-Bridge grounds, London

SERBIA NIS
(formerly k a Nish) A person - possibly a spy - lies contemplating the town from a distance

Louis Pasteur in his laboratory
Born in 1822, he studied chemistry under Delafosse. He discovered the nature of the fermentation and went on to research his germ theory of disease

Louis Pasteur experimenting on a chloroformed rabbit
Born in 1822, he studied chemistry under Delafosse. He discovered the nature of the fermentation and went on to research his germ theory of disease

Italy Portofino
Fishermen and holidaymakers on the beach at Portofino on the Italian Riviera

Colonel Francois de la Rocque, France, 1936
Photograph showing Colonel Francois de la Rocque (1885-1946), the leader of the French Nationalist group Croix de Feu, pictured in 1936

Girl in Hammock 1885
A young woman sleeps in a hammock in the garden on a warm afternoon

Deadwood USA
A south view of Deadwood, one of the goldrush towns of the 19th century

Don
Charming illustration by John Morgan (1823-1885) first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1885 showing two small children being measured in height by an older sibling

Gordon Scrap
General CHARLES GORDON in the Soudan, with a native soldier

Jerome Kern / Composer
JEROME KERN American composer and founding father of the modern musical. Best known for " Ol Man River" and " Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"

The Municipal Corporations Jubilee Banquet at the Freemason
Banquet held in 1885 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835. The Act, following on from the Reform Act of 1832 enabled 148 listed boroughs to establish a Town

The Great Fire in Clerkenwell
A large building in Clerkenwell collapsing as it is engulfed by flames. Firemen in 1880s uniform can be seen attempting to subdue the fire with hosepipes

Girls Feed Robins C1885
Two girls go out in the snow with breadcrumbs to feed the robins

Asleep on the Shore
A little girl sleeps on the shore while her brother and sister hunt for shrimps among the rocks

Jules Valles
JULES VALLES - French left- wing journalist, periodically imprisoned or banned, enthusiastic but moderate in his views; supported Commune, then in exile in England

Hugo Returns
VICTOR HUGO He is received enthusiastically when he returns to France from exile, landing at Bordeaux in early September 1870

Bismarck 1885
OTTO von BISMARCK German statesman, in 1885 wearing uniform

Except on Business
Young girl stands by a Christmas dinner table staring at a roast turkey. A dog sits on a dinner chair beside her looking hungry

Dinner table scene
Engraving to illustrate a short story by Robert Buchanan, The Master of the Mine showing a family in a typical middle-class Victorian home around a dining table

Electropathic belt
Advertisement from 1885 for the Pall Mall Electric Associations Electropathic Belt. Claiming to cure a wide range of ailments, including rheumatism, indigestion, lumbago, sciatica

Illuminated gardens at the Inventions Exhibiton
The gardens, fountains and buildings of South Kensington, illuminated with electric light at the Inventions Exhibition of 1885. The extravagant lighting scheme was the work of Sir Francis Bolton

Billie Burke / Dog
BILLIE BURKE Actress, with her little dog

Deems Taylor / Spur 1927
JOSEPH DEEMS TAYLOR American composer and music critic

Almanack 1885
An attractive arrangment of blue iris herald in the New Year on the 1885 edition of the Illustrated Almanack

Gill (Azelleuve)
ANDRE GILL French caricaturist

Massenet / Cid / Ballet
Somewhat incongruously, Massenet manages to introduce a ballet scene into his second act - a Spanish dance performed in the main square of Burgos

Samuel Charles Allsopp
SAMUEL CHARLES ALLSOPP Member of well-known brewing family, sportsman and MP

Sudan Wars / An Attack
British soldiers with guns and bayonets repel a charge by native Sudanese forces bearing far less advanced weaponry

Christmas Party, 1885
A family party, with presents being handed out from the tree

Andre Gill (Grevin)
ANDRE GILL (real name : Gosset de Guines) French caricaturist

Street Arabs / Caring 1885
Caring for waifs and strays

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