1890 Collection (page 5)

William Barnes home in Dorset, England
Winterborne Came rectory, the home of William Barnes (1801 - 1886), the Dorset poet. Date: circa 1890

Dragon boat on the water, China. Date: circa 1890

Two Bridges Dartmoor
Two Bridges, near Prince Town, Dartmoor, Devon, so called because it possesses not one bridge but two. Date: circa 1890

Figureheads, May 1890
Engravings of ships figureheads from Ancient Etruscan and Roman times through to the 18th century, from The Graphic, 17th May 1890

Meeting at the Guildhall on Behalf of the Jews in Russia, 18
Engraving showing a meeting held at the Guidhall, London, in 1890 to raise funds on behalf of Russian Jews. The prominent figures shown are (from left to right)

Ballet / Ally Sloper 1890
Ally Sloper dances before the County Council in an attempt to demonstrate the value of the performing arts

Girls / Mistletoe & Holly
Two girls accompanied by a small dog gather holly and mistletoe

Whisky / 1890 Transport
Whisky barrels are transported from distillery to railway station by steam traction engine

Sherlock Holmes / Bk. Cov
THE SIGN OF FOUR Cover illustration

Advert / Fancy Confectione
Hovells Christmas Crackers (and their fancy confectionery) advertised on the side of a horse bus

Lilian Norton Nordica - American opera singer
Lilian Norton Nordica (1857-1914), American opera singer (soprano) at the piano. Date: 1890

Patent turbo electric generator (steam motor and dynamo combined), 1890 Date: 1890

Ducks and Green Peas by Miss E Mitchell
" Ducks and Green Peas" by Miss E Mitchell. A girl shells peas while ducklings cluster round her hoping to eat some of the fallers. Date: 1890

Traders doing business at the Coal Exchange, London, 1890
Illustration showing a group of top-hatted traders doing business at the desks of the London Coal Exchange, 1890

Benjamin Bovill, c. 1824
Illustrated portrait of Benjamin Bovill, the English merchant, c.1824. Date: 11 October 1890

Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm (1834-1890)
Photographic portrait of Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, the British sculptor, pictured c.1880

Black Beauty US 1st Ed
Front cover of the American first edition of Black Beauty published in America by the American Humane Education Society. Date: 1890

Molding Lead Soldiers
In a toy factory, workers mold lead soldiers

Dingwall & Schrenck N
Psychical researcher with Schrenck-Notzing at Munchen, circa 1923

Electric Tattooer
Max O Reilly, of New York, invents an electric tattooing pen which is not only faster than the manual method, but also less painful

Boy Apprentices, 1 of 3
Boys learning the wheelwrights trade at Dr Barnardos Boys Home, Stepney (London) 1 of 3 pictures

Children / Robin in Snow
Three children peep round a tree trunk to watch a robin in the snow

Gordon Craig / Sepia Photo
GORDON CRAIG Stage designer in 1890

Richard Burton / Leighton1
SIR RICHARD FRANCIS BURTON Traveller and writer

Huntley Himalayas 1890
Ascending the Himalayas on a Huntley & Palmers biscuit card

Two Cyclists (Photo)
Father and daughter set off on their bicycles - she a little apprehensively

Bishopsgate / Pindar Home
Bishopsgate: Sir Paul Pindars home, pulled down in 1890-91

Game / Fishing Game C1890
A little boy stands on a chair and fishes in a goldfish bowl

Sister holding up baby to see their snowman
A sister holding up the baby to see their snowman. The baby holds out her hand towards the snowmans pipe

Trombonist 1890S Photo
Who is this unnamed trombonist of Bristol, posing so glumly with his instrument ? Did he perform at parties ? If so, he was doubtless the life and soul of the evening

Fencing School 1890
Two men practise under the careful eye of their master at a fencing school

TAILORs WORKSHOP / 1890
A Tailors workshop, showing the master cutter, sleeve- presser and under-presser

Wagner / Materna / Kikeriki
RICHARD WAGNER German composer, with the celebrated opera singer Mme Materna, taking part in a Wagnerian performance on a hot day in Paris in 1890

Edison / Electricity / NY
EDISONs NEW YORK PLANT The central electrical plant of the Edison Company at New York

France / Chinon
Chateau de Chinon (Indre-et-Loire)

Burying the Hatchet
A terrible accident during a street circus act where a knife-thrower misjudges his aim and hits his woman assistant in the head with his throwing hatchet

Pointer (Very Shaw)
A classic pointer standing in the field

Maiden Castle Hillfort
At 1, 800 ft long, Maiden Castle is one of the largest and most completely excavated Hillforts in Britain

Jh Newman / Elliott & Fry
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN Catholic convert, subsequently a cardinal

Westminster Abbey / 1890
Interior of the Abbey

Hastings / Photo of Pier
The Pier (admission 2d) with announcements of Robinson Crusoe, Judas Maccabeus, excursions on the Seagull for the Easter holiday

Visit from a Fairy
A girl is visited by a friendly fairy in bed at night, and gets taken on a wonderful journey

Dwight Eisenhower / Anon
DWIGHT EISENHOWER US Soldier and President 1953 - 1961

Charing Cross / W H Smith
W H Smiths bookstall, and the entrance to the Continental Departure Platform

Social Scenes Britain
Hastings, late 19th century

Do it yourself Bike
Home assembly model Safety bicycle : if you ve followed the instructions properly, you should have one of these : if it looks more like a lawn- mower, you boobed

Richard Burton in eastern costume
Richard Burton, traveller, in the costume he wore as a pilgrim to Mecca

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