1887 Collection (page 16)

Royal Coll. of Surgeons
The osteological room in the museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, London

Zaragoza Leaning Tower
Leaning tower of Zaragoza, Spain, destroyed in 1887 because a wealthy citizen declared that it shaded his house

Stanley and Tippoo Tib leaving Matadi, 1887
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (centre right on horse) and Tippoo Tib (1837-1905) (right of Stanley, with sword) leaving Matadi, on the Congo river, 1887

Sir Henry Morton Stanley leaving Yambuya Camp during the Emi
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (on right, wearing dark jacket) setting out from Yambuya Camp on the 28th June 1887 during the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition

France Maintenon
Le chateau de Maintenon is located about 60km southwest of Paris

1st Earl Iddesleigh
SIR STAFFORD HENRY NORTHCOTE 1ST EARL OF IDDESLEIGH English politician and financier

Moslem Fanatics
Moslem fanatics at the Mohurrum festival : they have inflicted all kinds of physical injuries on their bodies as signs of their devotion

Decoration Scandals
Army officers are involved in decoration scandals (the usual " honours for cash" naughtiness) : scene during the trial at Paris, which will continue into next year

Passengers on the deck of a liner, 1887
Engraving entitled The young girl rose indignantly. This is really too shameful! Who dare talk like that?, showing Victorian passengers on the deck of a liner

Celebrating the Jubilee on Board a Man of War - Extra Ration
Engraving showing the distribution of grog (watered down rum) on board HMS Sultan to celebrate the Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887

Girl in Meadow 1887
A little girl in a meadow with her apron full of flowers she has picked

Boy Posting Letter 1887
A little boy stretches to post a letter in the box at Bowlers Green, Surrey: this was before all letter boxes were painted red

Girls with Bird in Cage
Two little girls hold up some food to their caged bird

Nurses decorated with the Royal Red Cross
Nurses, from left, Sister Edith King, Sister Louisa Mackay and Sister Emma Durham were awarded the Royal Red Cross, by Queen Victoria for their exceptional service in the nursing profession

Sights Unseen
Sated with a surfeit of sights and sites, a tourist has a restful nap on the deck of a river steamer, while the scenery - possibly that of the Rhine - slips gently past

A Surf-Boat, Sri Lanka, 1887
Engraving of a Sri Lankan (then Ceylon) surf-boat, under sail, riding the waves, from The Graphic, 1887. With an outrigger and fairly large sail, this vessel looks a stout craft

Moslem at Prayer
A moslem at prayer. Note that he has taken off his slippers

Alfred Krupp
ALFRED KRUPP German industrialist, whose iron and steel works diversified into shipbuilding and armaments

Giacomo Bove
GIACOMO BOVE Italian explorer, sailed to the Antarctic with Nordenskjold, fell sick in Africa and took his own life while ill

Bismarck with Dogs 1887
OTTO von BISMARCK German statesman, in 1887 with two dogs in his garden

Queen Charlotte
Portrait of Queen Charlotte (1744-1818), Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and wife of George III. Originally Charlotte Sophia, Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Jubilee Banquet of the Incorporated Law Society in the Centr
A Jubilee Banquet of the Incorported Law Society in the Central Hall, Royal Courts in 1887 showing rows of tables, attending waiters and the toastmaster in the background

The King and Queen at the Windsor festivities
George III (1738-1820)and Queen Charlotte observing the roasting of an ox at Windsor, part of celebrations to mark the kings Diamond Jubilee in 1810

Distributing money to the French prisoners of war at Portsmo
A scene during the celebrations of George IIIs Diamond Jubilee in 1810 showing threepence being distributed by Burridge and Sons of Portsmouth to 6715 French prisoners being held on board prison

Madame Marie Roze
MARY ROZE Madame Marie Roze, French actress and singer pictured in theatrical costume

Ox Span South Africa
Traveling in Griqualand (Natal) South Africa with a 14-ox span

Edith Sitwell / Recording
EDITH SITWELL Writer, reading from her Rustic Elegies, being filmed while her voice is recorded in synch, in 1927

Louis Pasteur / Vfair 1887
LOUIS PASTEUR French chemist and microbiologist with two white rabbits

Wolves and Sledge
An everyday scene in a Russian forest - travellers defend themselves against a pack of wolves while their horses panic

Doffing the Hat (C19)
A Frenchman raises his hat in salute, meeting a female acquaintance, while their two dogs also get acquainted and a man waters the streets with an ingenious appliance

Jh Newman / Barraud 1887
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN the Roman Catholic Cardinal in old age

Egypt Sphinx
The Great Sphinx cleared of sand

Gokstad Viking Ship
Excavated in 1880, a perfectly preserved Viking ship shown after its removal from a long barrow at Gokstad, Norway

Japan Yokohama
General view

Israel El Jib Gibeon
Distant view

Israel Lod Lydda
General view of the town

Israel Ramleh
Distant view

Palestine Bethlehem
Rachels tomb

Israel Siloam
General view of Siloam, near Jerusalem, the setting for some of Jesus of Nazareths more memorable miracles

Nihilists Exiled
When the St Petersburg police discover nihilists, they are condemned to be deported to Siberia

Arms in Bulgaria
Arms are discovered in a Greek convent at Bagna in eastern Rumelia, a region vainly coveted by Russia : the priests have no idea how they could have got there

Nihilist Printing Press
St Petersburg police discover a nihilist printing press on which disrespectful comments are printed about the tsar, the police and other authorities

Hunting Nihilists
Hunting for terrorists : a suspect is brought into a police office at St Petersburg on suspicion of terrorism - members of the public are asked to identify him

Stanley / Lt. Stairs
Emin Pasha relief expedition : the expedition is attacked by the Avisibba, a cannibal tribe, and Lieutenant Stairs gets an arrow in the chest (fortunately not fatal)

Foudroyant Warship
FOUDROYANT French ironclad ship used to bombard the fort of Kinburn during the Crimean War

Greeting Young January
He greets young January

Edible Shellfish
A lobster and some other edible crustacea including a crab and some shrimps and crayfish

Melting Metal for Coins
Melting metal for coins at the Royal Mint, London

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