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The Lady With The Lamp Florence NightingaleA colour illustration from the 1890s depicting Florence Nightingale, English nurse and hospital reformer (1820-1910) at the barracks hospital, Scutari, in 1854 during the Crimean War
Holmes Smoking PipeTHE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP Holmes ponders the problem
Hardy / Tess D urbervillesTesss first encounter with Alec D Urberville
Sir Joseph BazalgetteSIR WILLIAM GEORGE ARMSTRONG, Baron Armstrong Engineer, inventor and arms manufacturer
George Parr, English cricketer, circa 1845Illustration of George Parr (1826-1891), the cricketer who represented Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Sussex, Kent and the MCC between 1844 and 1870
Maharaja of Patiala / StampMAHARAJA BHUPINDER SINGH (1891 - 1938) Ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala from 1900 to 1938. He served on the General Staff in France, Belgium
Mr and Mrs W. E. GladstoneColour illustration of William Ewart Gladstone, English Liberal statesman, (1809-98) together with his wife, Catherine Gladstone (1812-1900), nee Glynne, enjoying tea in the garden at their home
Sir Stanley Spencer, c. 1926Photograph of Sir Stanley Spencer (1891-1959), the English painter, standing in front of his painting The Resurrection, c.1926
Plants / Atropa BelladonnaDEADLY NIGHTSHADE
Arthur Rimbaud / LuqueJEAN-NICOLAS-ARTHUR RIMBAUD Cartoon of the French poet and leading influence on Symbolist movement
Agatha Christie 1891-1976Agatha Christie (1891-1976) English novelist and crime fiction writer, photographed C.1925
Near Zebug, Gozo, Malta. 4 July 1891
Margaret Morris, 1931Photographic portrait of Margaret Morris (1891-1980), the English dancer and teacher, in costume for her Hungarian Rhapsody, 1931
Blackburn Rovers vs. Notts County F. A. Cup Final, 1891Engraving of the Football Association Cup Final between Blackburn Rovers and Notts County, played at the Kennington Oval, London, on 21st March 1891. The game was won by Blackburn Rovers 3-1
Herman Melville / CenturyHERMAN MELVILLE American writer
Sherlock HolmesA SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA Holmes requests the photograph of Irene Adler: she is always THE woman. Date: First published: 1891
TRURO - 1938The Cathedral from the Square, Truro, Cornwall
Salisbury Cathedral 1891Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire
Dorian Gray by CurtainDorian Gray
Dorian Gray / Wilde / BooksDorian goes upstairs to the locked room where his portrait is kept
Ellen Cicely WilkinsonELLEN CICELY WILKINSON Trade union and womens rights activist, who led the march of workers to London on the Jarrow Crusade
New Zealand / Dunedin 1891Dunedin: the Town Hall with street scene
Princess May of Teck, c. 1885Photographic portrait of Princess May of Teck (1867-1953), later Queen Mary, pictured c.1885. In 1891 she married the Duke of York
Phonograph RecordingRecording a man playing the piano using Edisons improved model phonograph
Arthur RimbaudARTHUR RIMBAUD French writer, trader in Africa
Sir Jospeh BazalgetteSIR JOSEPH WILLIAM BAZALGETTE engineer who embanked the Thames, and gave London its drains
Blavatsky 1889HELENA PETROVNA BLAVATSKY Russian mystic, writer &c at age 58
Holmes & Watson / Baker StA SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA Holmes and Watson at Baker Street
Morel mushrooms: Morchella esculenta, M conicaMorel mushrooms: Morchella esculenta, M. conica and Gyromitra esculenta.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)
Boxing Day Hunt, Castle Square, Haverfordwest, South WalesThe Boxing Day Hunt, with riders, horses and hounds, meeting outside the Castle Hotel in Castle Square, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales
A Native Australian with his WOOMERA - throwing stick Date: 1891
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
Suffragette Lilian Lenton in Court 1913A newspaper placard dated Wednesday, June 11, 1913, with the headline, Miss. Lentons Reappearance. Lilian Lenton (1891-1972)
Female Initiation - 6A candidate is initiated as Mistress of the Temple, lying on a supposed corpse and restoring him to life with the warmth of her body. Date: 1891
Princess May of Teck, c. 1885Photographic portrait of Princess May of Teck (1867-1953), later Queen Mary, pictured c.1885, in her coming out year. In 1891 she married the Duke of York
Prince George of Wales and the Edinburgh familyPrince George of Wales (1865-1936), later King George V (pictured centre) with his cousins, the children of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg
Queen Mary, c. 1911Photographic portrait of Queen Mary, previously Princess May of Teck (1867-1953), pictured c.1911, wearing robes of the Order of the Garter
Adamski and PaintingProfessor Adamski stands in front of a painting by Gay Betts depicting the Venusian space pilot he met in the Mojave Desert, California, 20 November 1952
Queen Alexandra / DowneyALEXANDRA QUEEN TO EDWARD VII Photographed in 1891
Nautilus Swim Club 1Fixture card of the Nautilus Swimming Club, a London club based at Camberwell Baths in south-east London. (see two subsequent items for their 1891 river picnic)
Cover of The Strand Magazine from 1891 showing a busy scene on The Strand in London. Date: 1891
Mr Howard CarterHoward Carter (1874-1939) British egyptologist, famed for his discovery of Tutankhamens tomb. Born in 1874, he went to Egypt as a draughtsman in 1891 and studied the inscriptions
The Bull in the China Shop Date: 1891
Hops are picked in Surrey near Farnham Palace and sold at Weyhill Fair. Date: 1891
Jumbo the elephant giving a ride at the zooJumbo the elephant giving children a ride at the zoo. 1891
Houston, Texas (looking south) 1891. Date c1892
Princesses of Schleswig-HolsteinPrincess Marie-Louise and Princess Helena Victoria (Thora) of Schleswig-Holstein, the daughters of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
44th Gurkha Light Infantry leaving Shillong, Assam, 1891Engraving showing the troops of the 44th Gurkha Light Infantry, of the British Army, leaving Shillong, Assam Frontier, for an expedition to Manipur, 1891
Landing in a Surf-boat at Accra, Ghana, 1891Engraving of a native surf boat heading through the breakers, to bring its cargo of two European officers to land at Accra, Ghana
Wt Sherman / Ritchie EngWILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN American army commander
Joseph & Louisa RhineJoseph Banks Rhine and his wife Louisa, prominent American parapsychologists; he is known for clinical experiments with ESP, she studied spontaneous cases
Peru / Lima / Cathedral 1891Lima: street scene near the Cathedral
Science / Evolution / AscentA Victorian representation of the ascent of man from ape
First Car in ParisThe first automobile in the streets of Paris is Leon Serpollets Voiture Miracle, authorised by the police to drive in public
My Hats A Brown un, by E W RogersPromotional music sheet for My Hats A Brown Un music hall song of 1891 by E. W. Rogers, sung by George Robey. The song suggests that the singers brown hat makes him famous
MOZART, COSI POSTERPoster for a performance of Cosi fan tutte at the Koenigliches Hoftheater, Dresden-Altstadt on the 10 December 1891 Date: 1891
Meissonier on LocationERNEST MEISSONIER French artist, famous for his military scenes, sketched at work in the open air, while his dog sleeps. Date: 1815-1891
Croatia ZadarThe place of the Seigneurie
Macintosh advertisement, 1891An advertisement for Macintosh waterproofs designed for men and women
Chelsea Pensioner and young boyChelsea Pensioner recounting tales to a young boy. 1891
Palace Pier, BrightonThe Palace Pier, Brighton, East Sussex, England, which was built between 1891 and 1899 and is one of Britains top tourist attractions. Date: late 1950s
Hwfa WilliamsHWFA WILLIAMS sportsman, clerk of the course at Sandown Park Date: circa 1891
Devonshire / 7Th / V Fair 74SIR WILLIAM CAVENDISH 7th DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE Statesman and benefactor Date: 1808 - 1891
Switchback at BlackpoolPeople riding the switchback, which opened in 1891, at Blackpool Amusement Park, Lancashire, England. Date: 1950s
Perspective map of Newport News, Va. County seat of Warwick County 1891 population: 8000. Date c1892 Jan. 8
Royal Wedding 1891 - ClivedenCliveden, the seat of the Duke of Westminster near Taplow in Buckinghamshire, lent to Prince and Princess Aribert of Anhalt (the latter formerly Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein)
Ironmongers advertAn ironmongers advert for Trevithick and Mabbot ironmongers, offering delights such as coarse fishery salt and bone crushers
NIKOLA, AUSTRIANIKOLA - a man dressed as Saint Nicolas, or Santa Claus, goes from house to house in an Austrian village to see whether the children have been behaving themselves
Louisa Mss WaterfordLOUISA STUART, marchioness of WATERFORD wife of Henry, third marquess looking at a picture-book
Prokofiev - Photo 1SERGEI SERGEYEVICH PROKOFIEV Russian musician
USA / Grand Canyon / 1891The Grand Canyon viewed from point Sublime
Haussmann / PantheonGEORGES-EUGENE HAUSSMANN Baron; French administrator and town planner
Bandit / Shot / France / 1891Ex-con Boissin, resists arrest & is shot by the gendarmes
Boy / Girl Gather ApplesA boy and a girl gathering apples in an orchard
Austrian Bell FoundryThe bell-foundry at Laibach, Austria
Zermatt Mountain RlyThe Brig-Visp-Zermatt mountain railway operates on the rack and pinion system of Roman Abt
Indian SweeperA sweeper, Punjab
Indian Dirzi 1891A dirzi (tailor) Punjab
Indian Grass CutterGrass cutter Punjab
Barhams ServantMr C N BARHAM hypnotises his servant who manifests clairvoyance when in the hypnotic state
Dickens Manuscript / 1891An extract from a manuscript of Dickens
Early Motor Cars - Karl Benz and his wife in a Benz car. 1891
