1886 Collection (page 19)

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

A very Modest Sandcastle
While a boy builds a sandcastle on the beach at Sandown, Isle of Wight, his sister watches somewhat disparagingly

On board a Passenger Liner leaving Britain, 1886
Engraving of passengers on the deck of a ship, entitled Departure of Colonial Visitors: The last Glimpse of Old England. On the left, the family of travellers

Girl Sweeps Snow C1886
A little girl attempts to sweep away the snow, as more snowflakes fall; a robin looks up at her

A lecture in Chemistry
An illustration showing medical students at a lecture

Dog-Drawn Catamaran
At Westerly, Rhode Island, a young lady goes for a spin in her catamaran, drawn by two very large dogs, probably Newfoundlands

Moslems at Mosque
Before entering a mosque at Istanbul, Turkey, worshippers remove their shoes and wash their feet

Paul J a Baudry
Paul Jacques Aime Baudry Breton Artist

Thomas Burke, Writer
THOMAS BURKE writer

Clifford Bax
CLIFFORD BAX writer

Colonial visitors at the Royal Albert Dock
Malays manning the yards of the P & O steam-ship Rome at the Royal Albert Dock in London. Date: June 12th 1886

Dr. Scotts electric corset
Advertisement from 1886 for Dr. Scotts Electric Corset, considered a great boon for the delicate and able to cure all manner of ailments including palpitation, nervousness, hysteria

Gladstone wearing an electropathic belt
Advertisement from 1886 for the Medical Battery Companys Electropathic Belt, featuring a caricature of William Gladstone, Prime Minister wielding an axe and wearing the belt

Houp-la
Cartoon from 1893 showing William Gladstone as a circus performer flying through a hoop representing the Home Rule Bill. The Home Rule Bill proposed an Irish Parliament responsible for internal

Engaging Dock labourers at West India Dock
Illustration by A. Forestier showing unemployed men being engaged as dock labourers at West India Dock, London. Many aspects of dock work were relatively unskilled

Alfonso XIII Wedding Day
ALFONSO XIII, KING OF SPAIN Princess Ena of Battenberg, daughter of Princess Beatrice and grandaughter of Queen Victoria at her marriage to King Alfonso XIII of Spain

General Election: Scenes at a London club
Series of sketches from the front cover of the ILN, July 17th, 1886 illustrating activity at a London club on the day of a General Election in 1886

USA Music Hall Show / 1886
A floor show at the cowboy town of Butte City, Montana

The Prince of Wales opening the Mersey Tunnel, connecting Birkenhead with Liverpool. After the opening ceremony the royal train passed through the Mersey tunnel

Augustus Harris
SIR AUGUSTUS HENRY GLOSSOP HARRIS Actor and theatre manager

Sir Edward Clarke
SIR EDWARD GEORGE CLARKE Politician and lawyer. Solicitor General under Lord Salisbury in 1886. Counsel to Captain O Shea during the Parnell divorce case of 1890

Charles Stewart Parnell
CHARLES STEWART PARNELL Irish Nationalist politician pictured in 1886

Sir Reginald Hanson
SIR REGINALD HANSON Lord Mayor Elect of London in 1886

Snow blizzard blocking the North Eastern train
Disruption of the railway traffic during the first week of March 1886. The North Eastern railway service from Newcastle to Edinburgh was cancelled after a train travelling from Edinburgh was snowed

G Duchess Renounces
CECILE grand-duchess of MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN, wife of Wilhelm, crown prince, repudiates her German nationality and sides with Russia in world war one

Crown Princess Defects
German Crown Princess Cecile, like her mother the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg- Schwerin, resumes her Russian nationality as Germany goes to war with Russia

Play / Burnett / Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy, written by Frances Eliza Burnett, peers through hand held spectacles & sits on the arm of a chair

Shorthorn Bull
A shorthorn bull suggests that you get yourself into the next field as rapidly as you can

Garden / Woman Sleeps 1886
A Midsummer Days Dream: a lady sleeps in her hammock as a man and a woman do her gardening chores

Driving Cattle, Australia
Farmers on horseback driving across a stream

Red Cross Ambulance
RED CROSS Depiction of the Italian Red Cross ambulance during the fighting in Bulgravia; causing a build up of traffic

Ladies by a Fireside
Two young ladies sit in front of an open fire : should they require them, a whole battery of tools are available to poke the coals, shovel the ash or brush the hearth

Lily Elsie / Postcard
LILY ELSIE Popular actress and singer

Mercadiers Multiphone
Mercadiers multiple receiver, enabling the whole family or office to listen to an incoming message

Breton Pardon
A Breton pardon - the men walk in procession, the woman line the streets of Douarnenez, seeking forgiveness and holding candles

Humbert Wolfe
HUMBERT WOLFE (UMBERTO WOLFF) British poet; born in Italy

Liszt at Salon
FRANZ LISZT Hungarian musician, performing at the salon of Madame Munckacsy

Gladstone Speaks
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE speaking on his Home Rule (for Ireland) bill in 1886; to his left is John Morley, to his right Campbell-Bannerman, leading liberals

Lord Fauntleroy / Earl
Cedric goes driving with the Earl

Baking Sunday Dinner
A baker baking Sunday dinner

Brazil Amazon
Dragging a boat round the Teotonio Falls

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