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Cornish fisherman and his wife. Date: circa 1885
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
Boiler, RouenBoilers installed at a textile works, Filatures & Tissages de Pouyer-Quertier, Rouen, France Date: 1885
Charles Darwin statue unveiled, 1885Unveiling the statue of the late Charles Darwin in the Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London. The white marble statue was sculpted by Mr
Cider AdvertisementJohn Symons Devonshire Cyder
PUNCH & JUDY / 1885A Punch and Judy show entertains a happy crowd of people at the seaside
OCTOPUS / 1885Tritaxeopus Cornutus
Hall type-writerAdvertisement for the Hall type-writer, the only portable writing machine of the time. Available from Witherby and Co. High Holborn, London
D H LawrenceD H LAWRENCE English novelist As a young man
D H Lawrence / OlderD H LAWRENCE English novelist As an older man
Brewery Boiling the BeerBoiling the beer in an American brewery
Frederick Burnaby / V FairFREDERICK GUSTAVUS BURNABY English soldier and traveller
Steam Boilers / 1885 AdAdvertisement for patent water-tube steam boilers from the Babcock and Wilcox Company of New York and Glasgow
Piano De Silex - 1Honore Baudres geological piano uses a series of selected stones, each of which emits a different note when struck
Boy in Bed with SoldiersThe Land of the Counterpane: " When I was sick & lay a-bed, I had two pillows at my head, & all my toys beside me lay, To keep me happy all the day."
R L Stevenson / PoemsTo Auntie: " Chief of our aunts - not only I, But all your dozen nurselings cry..."
Hunter Blowing his HornHuntsman blows his horn to start the hunt
Girl in Kitchen GardenGirl working in a rural kitchen garden collecting cabbages
Panjdeh incident - Russian encounter with Afghan forces at Pul-i-Khishty (Brick Bridge). The incident of 1885 was a diplomatic crisis between the British Empire
The scramble for Africa: the Berlin Conference, 1884-1885French commentary on the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885: Otto von Bismarck, then Chancellor of Germany, is portrayed here wielding a knife over a sliced up cake, marked Africa
Cartoon, Parnell with Gladstone and SalisburyCartoon, Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish Nationalist, with Gladstone and Salisbury as puppets, and Randolph Churchill looking over the top of a wall - Does Mr Parnell hope that in the next parliament
Cartoon, Louis Engel and Alexander HendersonCartoon, Mr Louis Engel (musician and music critic) and Mr Alexander Henderson (theatre owner and director) - I ll have my bond! (A reference to Shylock in The Merchant of Venice.) 1885
Flor de Mayo or Christmas orchid, Cattleya trianae. Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants, Lee Shepard
Mother of pearl divers attacked by a shark, Tahiti. Date: 1885
Dr Jean-Martin Charcot, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, ParisThe neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot in a consulting room of the mental hospital Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital in Paris. Patients wait for treatment with an electric current. Date: 1885
Advert, L & H Nathan, Fancy Dress CostumeAdvert for L & H Nathan, Coventry Street, Piccadilly Circus, London -- Fancy Dress Costume for balls and theatricals. 1885
Lillie Langtry as Pauline - The Theatre MagazineLillie Langtry, actress, as Pauline - in The Theatre Magazine, January 1885. 1885
WILLIAM THOMS Folklorist, credited with inventing the word folklore Date: 1803 - 1885
Opening of the Albert Palace in Battersea, London in 1885. Engravings show views of the palace from the lake, the band stand (kiosque)
Woodpecker TapestryA tapestry designed by William Morris, inspired by a story from Roman poet Ovid's Metamorphoses, in which a sorceress transforms King Picus into a woodpecker, having refused to become here lover
Voltigeur, Infantry, Dragoon, Artillery, Campaign Uniform, 1841-1851 Date: circa 1840s
Staff, Field and Line Officers, Enlisted MenStaff, Field and Line Officers, and Enlisted Men, 1858-1861 Date: circa late 1850s
Non-Commissioned Officers, Staff Corps, etc, Full Dress, 1888 Date: 1888
Major-General, Staff, Line Officers, Enlisted Men, Full DresMajor-General, Staff and Line Officers, Enlisted Men, Full Dress, 1862-1871 Date: circa late 1860s
Enlisted Men, General Wear, Fatigue etc, 1888American military uniforms - Enlisted Men, General Wear, Fatigue etc, 1888 Date: 1888
Brigadier-General, Staff and Line Officers, Full Dress, 1888 Date: 1880s
Artillery, Infantry, Mounted Rifles, Light Artillery, 1855-1858 Date: 1850s
Artillery, Ordnance and Engineers, 1851-1858 Date: 1850s
Arm of the Seine at Giverny, 1885, by Claude MonetClaude Monet (1840-1926). French impressionist painter. Branch of the Seine at Giverny, 1885. Marmottan Monet Museum. Paris. France
Frederic LamondA portrait sketch of the Scottish classical pianist and composer, Frederic Archibald Lamond, 1868-1948, who was one of the last surviving pupils of Franz Liszt
White Star Line, decorative endpapers, presentation bookWhite Star Line, decorative endpapers of presentation book. Extremely rare T.H. Ismay hardbound volume presented to the managers
The Serbo-Bulgarian War Winds DownScenes from the ending of the Serbo-Bulgarian War. Serbian families and soldiers read from a list of casualties in Belgrade, and Count Khievenhuller, Austrian diplomatic resident at Belgrade
Maria Christina, Queen-Regent of SpainA Portrait of Queen Maria Cristina of Austria (1858 - 1929), Queen Regent of Spain following her husband King Alfonso XII's death in 1885, until her son was old enough to rule in 1902
Battle of Pirot ends, Serbo-Bulgarian WarSerbian soldiers take a last stand at the Battle of Pirot, 26th-27th November 1885, during the Serbo-Bulgarian War. The battle ended with a Bulgarian victory, consolidating their victory in the war
War Preparations, Serbo-Bulgarian WarA battery (cannon) dragged by horses is placed by the Bulgarians on the heights of Pregladista, above Tsaribrod, in preparation for the Battle of Tsaribrod, November 25th 1885
Battle of Pirot, Serbo-Bulgarian WarThe Battle of Pirot, 26th-27th November 1885, during the Serbo-Bulgarian War. The battle ended with a Bulgarian victory, consolidating their victory in the war
Cavalry Manoeuvres, Serbo-Bulgarian WarBulgarian forces perform cavalry manoeuvres before Prince Alexander at Mala Tirnova. We see a line of horses lying down with soldiers taking cover behind them, pointing their guns outward
Gwalior Fortress, Madhya Pradesh, IndiaThe road up to Gwalior Fortress, showing the Palace, and the main entrance to the fort. Gwalior Fort is a hill fort in Madhya Pradesh, India that has existed since at least the 10th century
