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1889 Collection (page 8)

Background image1889 Collection: HMS Victory in Portsmouth Harbour

HMS Victory in Portsmouth Harbour. 1889

Background image1889 Collection: Panama Dredger 2 1889

Panama Dredger 2 1889
Dredger - possibly a Renfrew - in the River Chagres, used by the French company in their abortive attempt to construct the Panama Canal. Date: 1889

Background image1889 Collection: Paris, France - La Tour Eiffel, Otis Elevators

Paris, France - La Tour Eiffel, Otis Elevators. The Otis elevator in the Eiffel Tower, built by the American Elevator Company

Background image1889 Collection: Paris Exhibition 1900 - Venezuela

Paris Exhibition 1900 - Venezuela
Slide showing a colour picture of the Venezuelan building at the Paris Exhibition. Part of Box 198. Boswell Collection. Paris Exhibition. Slide number 42

Background image1889 Collection: Eiffel Tower in comparison to other buildings, 1889

Eiffel Tower in comparison to other buildings, 1889
A diagram showing how much higher the Eiffel Tower was in comparison to other world-famous tall buildings when it was constructed in 1889. Even the spires of Cologne and Old St

Background image1889 Collection: Paris, France - Tour Eiffel, construction work

Paris, France - Tour Eiffel, construction work. Date: 1889

Background image1889 Collection: St Josephs Industrial School, Tranent, East Lothian

St Josephs Industrial School, Tranent, East Lothian
St Josephs was founded in 1889 as an Industrial School for Roman Catholic boys. Date: 1903

Background image1889 Collection: Frederick William Koko Mingi VIII - King of Brass, Nigeria

Frederick William Koko Mingi VIII - King of Brass, Nigeria
Frederick William Koko Mingi VIII, who became the Amanyanabo (King) of Brass, Nigeria in 1889. Brass now part of Bayelsa State, Nigeria, part of the Nembe Kingdon

Background image1889 Collection: Sir Alexander Fleck

Sir Alexander Fleck (1889-1968), first and last Baron Fleck, chairman of ICI from 1953-1960

Background image1889 Collection: Royal Bath Hospital, Harrogate, Yorkshire

Royal Bath Hospital, Harrogate, Yorkshire
The Royal Bath Hospital, opened in 1824 at Harrogate, Yorkshire, to provide spa treatment for the poor. It was rebuilt in 1889 and closed in 1994. Date: 1940s

Background image1889 Collection: People on Eiffel Tower

People on Eiffel Tower
Visitors enjoy the view from the first stage of the Eiffel Tower

Background image1889 Collection: People under Tour Eiffel

People under Tour Eiffel
Crowds of people milling about underneath the Eiffel Tower during the Exposition Universelle, Paris

Background image1889 Collection: Fairy Ring / Greenaway

Fairy Ring / Greenaway
A girl in a woodland clearing stands with her back against a great tree with her apron over her head. She has accidentally broken a fairy ring to the displeasure of a fairy

Background image1889 Collection: Paris 1889 / Tour Eiffel

Paris 1889 / Tour Eiffel
Visitors stroll in the fresh air beneath the Eiffel Tower in front of the monumental fountain



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