1886 Collection (page 18)

Circus Performance, c. 1886
Engraving showing a performance under way, during a travelling circus visit to an English country town, c.1886. The audience look on, amused

Circus Elephant pinching a hat, c. 1886
Engraving showing an elephant using its trunk to borrow a womans hat, during a circus visit to an English country town, c.1886

E. W. Godwin Architect
EDWARD WILLIAM GODWIN Progressive English architect and designer. Friend and collaborator of James Whistler. Designed Whistlers " White House" in Tite Street

The Wynaad Goldfields, Southern India. Views of the Needle A
Engraving of distant view of Needle Arch Mountain and the surrounding undulating countryside where gold was found and mined in the nineteenth century, 1876-1886

The Wynaad Goldfield, Southern India. Views of the Richmond
Scenic engraving of the Coffee Estate in the Malabar district of Madras, where gold was found and mined between 1876-1886

The Wynaad Goldfields, Southern India. View of the Needle Ar
Engraving of the Needle Arch mountain and the coffee estate in Madras, Southern India where gold was found between 1876 and 1886

The Wynaad Goldfields, Southern India. The Verandah
Engraving of verandah on grand Indian estate where gold has been found. Three servants in turbans are waiting on their master, one servant is leading a horse to the master

The Wynaad Goldfields of Southern India. Richmond Coffee Sto
Engraving of servants sweeping and carrying coffee to the store on the Richmond Estate, where gold was found. Wynaad in the Malabar district of Madras was subject to many gold finds between 1876

Alexander Deposed 3
Prince Alexander and his brother Franz Joseph are abducted from the palace at Sofia to the Danube. There, Alexander will be forced at gun-point to abdicate

Alexander Deposed I
Russian agents storm the palace at Sofia and abduct prince Alaxander, of German Battenberg family. He will abdicate, then be reinstated, then abdicate again

Alexander Deposed 5
Prince Alexander is rescued from his abductors and returns to Sofia where is welcomed home by his subjects : but he will soon abdicate again, voluntarily this time

Alexander Deposed 4
Prince Alexander and his brother Franz Joseph are abducted from the palace at Sofia to the Danube, where he is forced at gun-point to sign his abdication

Alexander Deposed 2
Prince Alexander and his brother Franz Joseph are abducted from the palace at Sofia to the Danube. There, Alexander will be forced at gun-point to abdicate

Gladstone out in Cold
Gladstones third ministry lasts only February to July 1886 : his Home Rule campaign loses him the July general election leaving him and his supporters out in the cold

Italy / Pavia Certosa 1886
Pavia: La Certosa, with basilica and cloister

Immigrants sleeping in Castle Garden, New York, 1886
Immigrants sleeping in the Castle Garden depot in New York, huddled together, resting their heads on luggage and bundles, 1886

Official at the Castle Garden Depot, New York, 1886
Engraving showing an official reading out messages to the newly arrived immigrants at the Castle Garden Immigration Depot, in New York, 1886

Charles Bradlaugh MP at the Bar of the House of Commons, 188
Engraving showing Charles Bradlaugh MP (1833-1891) at the bar of the House of Commons in 1880. Bradlaugh was a social reformer, elected as MP for Northampton in 1880

Crossing the Mersey: The Steam-Ferry between Liverpool and B
Engraving of St Georges Pier, the Liverpool and Birkenhead ferry landing stage, from the Illustrated London News, 6th February 1886

Immigrants on a train to the Mid-West, USA, 1886
Engraving showing immigrants from Europe, sleeping in a train carriage, travelling to the West Coast of America, 1886

W. E. Gladstone addressing the House of Commons, 1886
Engraving showing William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), the English Liberal statesman (centre left), addressing the House of Commons during a debate on Irish Home Rule, 8th April 1886

Castle Garden Immigration Depot, New York, 1886
Engraving showing newly arrived immigrants at the Castle Garden immigration depot, New York, 1886. The image shows a man offering a baby a drink, with everyone else looking on concerned

H. M. Stanleys meeting with Forest Pygmies, Central Africa
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), the Anglo-America explorer and journalist, meeting with some forest pygmies, during one of his expeditions to Central Africa

The Arrest of Charles Bradlaugh MP, in the House of Commons
Engraving showing the arrest of Charles Bradlaugh MP (1833-1891) in the House of Commons in 1880. Bradlaugh was a social reformer, elected as MP for Northampton in 1880

Immigration. Immigrants in America. A Lonely Emigrant
A young woman emigrant wait in the immigration depot in New York on her own. With her feet on her box and wrapped in a cloak, she is gazing wistfully into the distance

Emigrants arriving at a train station in the Mid-West of Ame
Engraving showing a small group of immigrants, with boxes and bundles, arriving at Griggsville Station, in the Mid-West of the USA, 1886

Lord Randolph Churchill (1849-1895)
Engraving of Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill, the English Conservative politician, who served as Indian Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, seen shortly after accepting the latter post

Immigrants getting on trains at New York, 1886
Engraving showing immigrant families waiting to board a train at New York Cental Station, 1886. This train was bound for the Mid-West of America

Earl of Rosebery (1847-1929)
Engraving of Archibald Philip Primrose, the 5th Earl of Rosebery, made in 1886 when he was serving as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

William Ewart Gladstone in the House of Commons, 1886
Engraving showing W.E. Gladstone (1809-1898) explaining to the House of Commons his scheme for the Government of Ireland, 8th April 1886

New Zealand Roto Mahana
The Pink Terrace in the Northern Island, before the eruption of 1886

Immigrants landing at Castle Garden, New York, 1886
Engraving showing a group of emigrants from Europe arriving at Castle Garden, New York, watched by a customs official, 1886

Henry Broadhurst MP, 1886
Portrait of Henry Broadhurst, MP for Bordesley Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent, pictured when Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department in 1886

A Member of H. M. Stanleys expedition threatening a baggage
Engraving showing a member of Sir Henry Morton Stanleys expedition to find Dr. David Livingstone threatening a baggage porter, Central Africa, 1871

M. Mieczkowskiego, photographer to the Imperial court, with
In the camp of the besiegers. M. Mieczkowskiego, photographer to the Imperial Court at work photographing the Russian army manoeuvres before the Czar, at Brest Litewsk, Poland

H. M. Stanleys Expedition crossing the Makata Swamp, Central
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanleys expedition crossing the Makata swamp in Central Africa, 1871. In October 1869

Australia General
A squatters station

Science / Robert Robinson
ROBERT ROBINSON Scientist; pioneer in the synthetic production of penicillin; winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1947 for his work on alkaloids

USA Cumberland Gap
The Cumberland Gap, a pass through the Cumberland plateau in Tennessee, was a notable landmark for settlers traveling to the West

The pharmaceutical laboratory
A sketch of medical students preparing medicines at St Thomass Hospital. Date: 1886

Christmas at the London Hospital
Decorating the Christmas tree in the childrens ward at the London Hospital, Whitechapel

Medical students at work
Practical chemistry; a sketch of students in the chemistry lab at St Thomas s

Mechanical Cooling
A " punkah" -type ventilator for keep cool during warm weather or heat wave, comprising of a large fan operated by foot pedals

Jules Malou
JULES MALOU Belgian statesman

Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904)
Engraving of Sir Henry Morton Stanley, the British-US explorer and journalist, pictured in 1878. In October 1869, Stanley was sent by James Gordon Bennett (the owner of the New York Herald)

Gladstone in 1886
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE He introduces the Home Rule Bill which is intended to settle Irelands problems for ever

Fig Industry in Smyrna
Series of five images showing the fig industry of Smyrna (modern day Izmir in Turkey). 1. Sorting. 2. Weighing. 3. Packing. 4. Waiting for Loads. 5. Making Boxes and Cases

The General Election: On the way to the Poll
Engraving by R.Caton Woodville showing people occupying horse-drawn carriages making their way to the poll to vote. 1886 saw Salisbury

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