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Giovanni BottesiniItalian bass-player
Charlie Chaplin as the little trampFilm actor and director Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), film star and director, seen here in his little tramp costume, probably in a still from his 1925 film, The Gold Rush
Middlesbrough Town Hall, a typical Victorian municipal building, with a lofty clock tower, was officially opened by Edward, Prince of Wales later Edward VII), in 1889
Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey)Highclere Castle (architect Sir Charles Barry). Date: 1889
Gerard Manley Hopkins English Poet
Charlie ChaplinCHARLIE CHAPLIN (Sir Charles Spencer) English comedian and actor
Brunels SS Great Eastern, Milford Haven, South WalesBrunels iron sailing steamship, the SS Great Eastern, berthed at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, during the 1870s. The ship is so large that it runs the length of Hamilton Terrace
Brockwell Park, Herne Hill : a movement is now on foot to buy this land, and keep it as a public park for the people
Empire Theatre / 1889The cover of a programme for the Empire theatre, London. The bill featured comedians including Dan Leno and Cleopatra, A Grand Ballet Divertissement
Landore Viaduct construction, near Swansea, South WalesView of construction work on the Landore Viaduct, over the Swansea valley and the River Tawe, on the Great Western Railway, Glamorgan, South Wales
Loseley Farm, SurreyLoseley Farm, near Ewhurst, Surrey, which will become famous for its dairy produce in days to come
Menelik Ii / EthiopiaMENELIK II Emperor of Ethiopia (1889-1913)
Music cover for Two Marionettes Polka, composed by May Ostlere. Two puppets (without strings!) are depicted dancing on a small stage, framed by red and gold curtains
Flood at Johnstown / USAA mother watches helplessly as her husband and young duaghter are swept away by the raging waters of a flood that hit Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Girls with Blossom 1889Three little girls on the bank of a stream, surrounded by flowers and blossom
Paris / Eiffel Tower 1889The Tower surrounded by the buildings of the Exposition, seen from the Seine
Martin HeideggerMARTIN HEIDEGGER German philosopher who influenced Sartre and the Existentialists
Manchester Ship CanalConstruction scene : the works at Latchford, near Warrington
Joseph De Veuster DamienJOSEPH DE VEUSTER DAMIEN FATHER DAMIEN Belgian missonary who helped lepers
Lyttleton V Saunders 89A Lyttleton and C Saunders play real tennis at New Princes Club in Knightsbridge, London, which was recently opened by the Prince of Wales
Circus Poster / ParisA poster for Cirque d ete (Summer circus) in the Champs Elysees, Paris. Open every evening, there are clowns, lions and horses, to name but a few acts
Meat Mincer 1889The Enterprise meat chopper, or mincer, is apparently the best in the world
Cameron Highlanders79th Regiment; The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders
Mer-People / Look-AlikesA mermaid compared with the manatee at the Zoological Gardens, London
Robert Browning / QuinnellROBERT BROWNING Colour portrait
Rudolf / Archduke AustriaRUDOLF, ARCHDUKE and CROWN PRINCE of AUSTRIA Seen here with his fiancee, Stephanie Clothilde of Belgium
Circus Acrobats / GarnierA female acrobat balances on her hands and brings her ankles level with her ears
Gasworkers MeetingMeeting of the GASWORKERS at Peckham Rye, London, in favour of better working conditions
Smoking the Bees / StokesSmoking the bees
Blavatsky 1889HELENA PETROVNA BLAVATSKY Russian mystic, writer &c at age 58
1889 photograph - RMS Teutonic - from an album of images relating to the launch of the vessel, which was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast
Labour Union Poster - Great London Dock StrikeLabour Union Poster Commemorating the Great London Dock Strike of 1889. This industrial dispute involving dock workers in the Port of London broke out on 14 August 1889
Judaism. Torah scroll case wrapped in black. Libya, 1889. Carved wood and cotton. Case: Gift of the Moshav movement, through Rabbi Menahem Hacohen and Bracha Yaniv, Survey of Synagogues
Allan Robertson and Tom Morris playing golf. 1889
BESSIERES, Jean-Baptiste (1768-1813). Marshal of the French Empire. Duke of Istria. He fought with Napoleon in the campaigns of Egypt, Spain and Russia
Fazakerley Cottage Homes TreatA treat - probably in the form of a country picnic - for boys from the Fazakerley Cottage Homes in Liverpool, accompanied by staff and other helpers
Salvation Army Womens Night Shelter, East LondonThe Salvation Army night shelter for women opened in 1889 at 194 Hanbury Street, Whitechapel in the East End of London. The scene shows a sale of old clothes
Salvation Army Womens Night Shelter, East LondonThe dormitory of the Salvation Army night shelter for women, opened in 1889 at 194 Hanbury Street, Whitechapel in the East End of London
Salvation Army Womens Night Shelter, East LondonInside the entrance of the Salvation Army night shelter for women, opened in 1889 at 194 Hanbury Street, Whitechapel in the East End of London
Infirmary - Havil Street, CamberwellIts the circular ward block for the workhouse infirmary, designed in 1889 by architect R.P. Whellock, and opened the following year at Havil Street, Camberwell
John Singer Sargent painting outdoorsAmerican portrait artist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) painting outdoors, perhaps at Fladbury or Calcot - circa1888-89. Date: circa 1888
Lord Salisbury, British Prime MinisterLord Salisbury (Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, 1830-1903), British Prime Minister. 1889
Stanley MorrisonSTANLEY MORRISON Typographer and type designer Date: 1889 - 1967
Shoreditch Cottage Homes, Hornchurch, EssexBoys in surplices leaving the chapel at the Shoreditch Union cottage homes, Hornchurch, Essex. Opened in 1889 to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Bevis Marks Synagogue, London, 1889Engraving showing the interior of Bevis Marks Synagogue, London, c.1889. Bevis Marks was the first synagogue to be built, after the restoration, by Spanish and Portuguese Jews in Britain in 1701
Sir John Reith - Director General of the BBCCartoon portrait, Sir John Reith, 1st Baron Reith of Stonehaven (1889-1971), Director General of the BBC, 1927-1938, depicted here as a giant figure towering over Broadcasting House, Portland Place
Urinal Advert 1889Milton Syers Peckham urinal 1889
Propaganda / BismarckBismarck exploits the power of the Reptile Press. Date: 1889
Berberis angulosa, yellow flowered shrub native to the Himalayas.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N
Olearia macrodonta, white flower native to New Zealand.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by E
Waddesdon ManorWADDESDON MANOR, Aylesbury, the seat of baron Ferdinand de Rothschild. Date: 1889
Reptile Gallery, November 1889The Reptile Gallery displayed a collection of stuffed specimens and skeletons of reptiles, including crocodiles, lizards, snakes and tortoises
Southwold Lighthouse, Suffolk, England, was erected by Trinity House in 1889. It is 30.8 metres high and its 1500 watt light can be seen for 18 nautical miles. Date: 1889
Jumping through FireA young couple from the Innviertel district of Austria jump through a bonfire on Saint Johns Eve, to bring themselves prosperity and happiness Date: 1889
Menelik Ii / Ethiopia / RireMENELIK II Emperor of Ethiopia (1889-1913) - a satirical view
HMS Bonaventure - an Astraea-Class second-class cruiserRoyal Navy - HMS Bonaventure, an Astraea-Class second-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, ordered as part of the eight-ship Astraea class under the Naval Defence Act of 1889
The Folly Theatre, Peter Street, ManchesterPromotional postcard showing a playbill of the acts playing at the Folly Theatre of Varieties, (known as the Folly) Peter Street, Manchester for the week commencing Monday, 24th March 1889
Close quarters with a tiger 1889An incident of the Duc D Orlenas recent hunting tour in India. Date: 1889
Incandescent giant lamp, model of the Edison type bulb. ExpoIncandescent giant lamp, twelve feet high, mounted on a pedestal crowned by a model of the Edison type bulb, increased 20, 000 times
Dunkleys Rocking HorseROCKING HORSE by Dunkleys of Birmingham Date: 1889
Fashionable riders in Rotten Row, Hyde Park, LondonFashionable riders in Rotten Row, Hyde Park, Central London. Date: 1889
The Renshaw TwinsChampion tennis playing twins ERNEST (left, 1861 - 1899) and WILLIAM RENSHAW (1861 - 1904). William won Wimbledon 1881 - 1886 & 1889, Ernest in 1888. They won many doubles matches. Date: circa 1880
Marriage proposalEngraving showing a young man on his knees kissing a young womans hand, possibly during a marriage proposal. The image originally accompanied a story called Blind Love in the ILN, by Wilkie Collins
Beach Scene / Ally SloperAlly Sloper getting into a scrape on the beach at Bournemouth
Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1894), English photographer, lecturing to the Royal Society in 1889
Carol Singing / Dressed UpGod save you Merrie Gentil Men
Chopping FirewoodA lady goes out into the snow with her axe to chop wood for the fire
Chaplin / Postcard AnonCHARLIE CHAPLIN (Sir Charles Spencer) English comedian and actor
King's Royal Rifle Corps Date: 1889
Advertisement for Moores Maltine Vinegar from the Midland Vinegar Company, available in five gallon sealed barrels direct from the brewery and ideal for pickling, salads and as a table condiment
Advert for Chas. Baker & Co. gentlemen & boys clothing 1887Gentlemens and boys clothing for 1887. Date: 1887
Browning / Vanity FairROBERT BROWNING writer Date: 1812 - 1889
The Push Tank and Machine Guns - German Field PostcardThe Push. Tank and Machine Guns. Drawn on a German Field Postcard (Feldpostkarte). 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
Home for Waifs and Strays, Belbroughton, WorcestershireSome of the residents stand in front of the Home for Waifs and Strays at Belbroughton, Worcestershire, opened in 1889
Lemon Squeezer 1889A lemon squeezer manufactured by Merritt & Chambers of Birmingham
6th Viscount FalmouthEVERLYN BOSCAWEN, sixth viscount FALMOUTH Noted racehorse owner. with his autograph Date: 1819 - 1889
General view of Johnstown looking towards Kernville, Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889. Date c1889
Celtic cross, Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA Celtic cross in the grounds of Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The castle dates from the 13th century. The cross is a memorial to Mareddud ap Edwin
French wedding fashion plateLe Moniteur de la Mode
Conservative LadiesA Meeting of Primrose Dames - leading conservative ladies in Lady Salisburys drawing room. Few if any of them favour the emancipation of woman
Children Feed Ducks 1889Three children on a riverbank watch ducks and their ducklings
An early typing poolFrom the start, typing was perceived as the archetypal employment opportunity for women : this is the Typing Office of the Society for the Employment of Women
TOOLS / SAWS / 1889Various types of saw
Chaplin / ChampionCHARLIE CHAPLIN (Sir Charles Spencer) English comedian and actor with a bulldog in the film Champion Charlie
