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Flat Earth map of the world showing it to be a planeA MAP OF THE WORLD SHOWING IT TO BE A PLANE - and those of us who suppose it to be a globe are clearly mistaken. Date: 1893
Carbolic Smoke Ball / 1893Advertisement for The Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. which claimed to offer a cure for a wide variety of ailments. This led to a court case on grounds of deception & a landmark ruling
Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty struggleTHE FINAL PROBLEM The death of Sherlock Holmes; Holmes & Moriarty struggle at the Reichenbach Falls: apparently, both are killed. Date: First published: 1893
Queen Victoria with King George and Queen Mary, 1893Photographic portrait of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India, with her grandson King George V and his wife Queen Mary, pictured at Osborne House, 1893
Chicago World Fair 1893View from the air of the Chicago World Fair
Dorothy Parker / Iln 1930DOROTHY PARKER American writer
Map Siam / Thailand 1893Map showing the Kingdom of Siam, now Thailand
An Enthusiastic LawyerBRITAIN A barrister in court is carried away by his feelings, to the astonishment of his colleagues
Gladstone / Home Rule BillThe House of Commons, February 13 1893. William Gladstone, Liberal Prime Minister, introduces the Second Home Rule Bill
Scottish Toast 1893Scotsmen make a toast with thistle shaped glasses full of John Robertson & Sons whisky Date: 1893
Mayakovsky (Seated)VLADIMIR MAYAKOVSKY - Russian poet and supporter of the Communist party in Russia (this photograph is dated 1927)
Barton Swing BridgeThe Barton Swing Aqueduct is a feat of Victorian civil engineering, at Barton upon Irwell, England. It carries the Bridgewater Canal over the Manchester Ship Canal. Date: completed 1893
Mayakovsky (H / S)Mayakovsky (H/S)
Dursley-Pedersen BikeThe Dursley-Pedersen cantilever bicycle
Restaurant Chef / MarchettRestaurant chefs at work
Guy de Maupassant, French writerGuy de Maupassant ( Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant ), French writer of novels, short stories and poems
Wedding of George VWedding of King George V, then Duke of York, to Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, later Queen Mary on 6 July 1893. The couple are attended by numerous bridesmaids
Tsar Alexander III and familyTsar Alexander III (1845-1894) at the Livadia Palace, Yalta with his family. From left; the Tsarevich Nicholas (later Tsar Nicholas II), Grand Prince Georgi Alexandrovich, Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna
Vladimir MayakovskyVLADIMIR MAYAKOVSKY Russian poet, futurist : supported communism from 1907, after 1917 sought to depoetize poetry by use of technical innovations
Men Evening Dress 1893Three variations of evening dress for 1893-4: dress tail coats with roll collar or step collar & a dress jacket. One man wears a black waistcoat & pumps the others wear white
In the Old Belfry -- bellringers in action. 1893
Golf at Wimbledon 1893A group of male golfers putt out during a round at Wimbledon. Date: 1893
Victorian Train StationThe little railway station at Newtonmore, Inverness-shire, Scotland, a typical small late Victorian station. Date: 1893
Aussie Cricketers 1893The Eighth Australian Cricketing Team of 1893 pose in their cricket whites and a variety of caps and blazers
Kensington Infirmary, West LondonThe entrance to Kensington Infirmary on Wrights Lane (now Marloes Road) in West London. The infirmary, designed by Thomas W Aldwinckle, was built in 1893 by the poor law parish of St Mary Abbots
Airing Court at Fountain Mental Hospital, Tooting, SurreyChildren and nurses enjoy playing with toys in an airing court at the Fountain Hospital at Tooting in Surrey (now South London)
Pier Head Station, Liverpool Docks, 1893Engraving showing the Pier Head Station of the Liverpool Docks Overhead Electric Railway, 1893. This passenger railway, which ran for seven miles through Liverpools docks
PWLLHELI - 1893Pwllheli, Llyn Peninsula, Gwynedd
J-M Charcot / MaitresJEAN-MARTIN CHARCOT French neurologist
Excalibur / BeardsleyArthur learns of the sword Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake
Holmes & Watson / In LabTHE NAVAL TREATY Holmes busy with his chemistry apparatus at Baker St. watched by Dr. Watson
Mormon TempleThe Mormon Temple, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah built 1893 at a cost of nearly $4 million !!!
PROFESSOR MORIARTYTHE FINAL PROBLEM The evil professor Moriarty; named by Holmes the Napoleon of Crime'. Date: First published: 1893
Puccini Mascagni FrancheGIACOMO PUCCINI with Mascagni (left) and Franchetti (centre) at Milan in 1893
NANSENs FRAM (COLOUR)his ship, the Fram
Queen Victoria & Empress Frederick of PrussiaQueen Victoria seated, together with her eldest daughter, Victoria, (affectionately known as Vicky ), Empress Frederick of Prussia, mother to Kaiser Wilhelm II. Taken 1893
Wedding of George, Duke of York, and Princess Mary of TeckThe Wedding of Prince George, Duke of York (later King George V), and Princess Mary of Teck on 6th July 1893 at the Chapel Royal, St. Jamess Palace in London
Illustration, A Song of the English, LighthouseIllustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)
Royal wedding 1893 - Queen Victoria congratulates the bridePrincess May of Teck(later the Duchess of York, then Queen Mary)(1867-1953) receives congratulations from her husbands grandmother, Queen Victoria
Statue of ErosThe famous statue of the Greek god of love, Eros, Piccadilly Circus, London, was sculpted by Alfred Gilbert in 1893. It was originally called the Shaftesbury Monument. Date: 1893
Childrens Ward, Fountain Mental Hospital, Tooting, SurreyChildren in cots and nurses in a ward of the Fountain Hospital at Tooting in Surrey (now South London). The hospital was opened in 1893 as a fever hospital by the Metropolitan Asylums Board
Alfred RosenbergALFRED ROSENBERG Leading proponent of National Socialist ideology. In 1941 he was appointed Minister for the Eastern Occupied Territories
Thailand / Bangkok 1893Bangkok: viewed across the river
Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903). Engraving. ColoredLeo XIII (1810-1903). Italian Pope (1878-1903), named Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci. Engraving by Knesing in The Catalan Illustration, 1893. Colored
Coventinas well (Roman) Carrawborough, Northumberland Date: 1893
Herbert VaughanHerbert Alfred Vaughan (1832 1903), English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Westminster from 1892 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1893
Alexander I / BulgariaALEXANDER I Prince Alexander of Battenberg, who was briefly Alexander I of Bulgaria (First Prince) from 1879-86. Known as Sandro
Harry Pollitt, Communist Party leader, with Mao ZedongHarry Pollitt (1890-1960), Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and head of its trade union department. Seen here shaking hands with the Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong (1893-1976)
LAWYERS BOREDA sketch in the Law Courts, showing the patient and respectful attention of the Counsel for the Plaintiff during the speech of Counsel for Defendant Date: circa 1893
Robert Louis Stevenson - at Vailima, Samoa - last portraitRobert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) - British novelist - the Scottish novelist at Vailima - this is said to be the last portrait taken of him. Date: circa 1893
Barge and windmill, Walton-on-the-Naze, EssexA picturesque view of a sailing barge and Archers Windmill at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. The Georgiana, a spritsail barge owned by Smeed Dean & Co of Kent
The little house at ArrahThe fortified house at Arrah, refuge for a small party of British officers and 50 sikh soldiers during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
Fountain Hospital, Tooting, SurreyThe Fountain Hospital at Tooting in Surrey (now South London) was opened in 1893 as a fever hospital by the Metropolitan Asylums Board
Notebook and wig of Justice HawkinsA notebook and wig once belonging to the English Judge, Justice Hawkins (Henry Hawkins, 1st Baron Brampton), given to Horatio William Bottomley, Liberal MP
The End of the Henley Regatta, 1893Engraving showing the melee of punts taking place at the end of the Henley Regatta, on the River Thames, 1893. Henley Regatta was part of the British social scene
Tchaikovsky / Rimsky BookPYOTR ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY Russian composer
Mayakovsky (3 / 4)VLADIMIR MAYAKOVSKY - Russian poet and supporter of the Communist party in Russia (this photograph is dated 1927)
Ivor Novello / ProfileIVOR NOVELLO (Ivor Davies) Welsh actor of stage and screen, playwright and composer
Tchaikovsky / RussianPYOTR ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY Russian composer
William Price as DruidWILLIAM PRICE Welsh eccentric and druid
Sherlock Holmes / DoyleTHE ADVENTURE OF THE STOCKBROKERs CLERK. Pycroft shakes his clenched hands in the air
Morgan Le Fay / TristramMorgan le Fay gives a shield to Sir Tristram
Maharani of Kutch Behar
Father Christmas / SleighFather Christmas ringing a bell as he sleighs down a hill
Tower Bridge from the south west, March 1893 Date: 1893
Daisy Bell Waltz by Karl KapsPromotional music sheet for the Daisy Bell Waltz by Karl Kaps, based on the popular song Daisy Bell by Harry Dacres famous song
Carl Hertz, illusionist and conjurer. 1893
Peter Jones, LondonMR. PETER JONES, GENERAL DRAPER, SILK MERCER, OUT FITTER AND FURNISHER. The Sloane Square shopping emporium in the late 19th century
Scots Guards Pipe MajorPipe Major of the Scots Guards
Sher. Holmes in DisguiseTHE FINAL PROBLEM Holmes travels disguised as a Catholic priest. Date: First published: 1893
American Politician Hamilton FishHamilton Fish- United States politician. Date: circa 1860s
Chepstow Castle, Wales - Viewed from the BridgeChepstow Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales - Viewed from the Bridge Date: 1893
Victoria / Camperdown 4Error and obstinacy on Admiral Tryons part lead to his flagship Victoria and the Camperdown colliding : Victoria sinks, Camperdown is damaged, 300+ drown
Mrs Patrick CampbellBeatrice Stella Campbell (nee Tanner), 1865-1940, stage name Mrs Patrick Campbell, posing for a photograph while acting in the melodrama The Black Domino at the Adelphi Theatre
Biscuit Tins for XmasA selection of biscuit tins for Christmas, offered by Huntley and Palmers of Reading, England
Tchaikovsky / EichhornPYOTR ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY Russian composer
Tchaikovsky / Cig CardPYOTR ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY Russian composer
Victoria / Camperdown 2Owing to error and obstinacy on Admiral Tryons part, the battleships Victoria and Camperdown collide : the flagship Victoria sinks, Camperdown is damaged
Whist Party at AthenaeumAnthony Trollope, Abraham Hayward, W E Forster and Sir George Jessel play whist at the Athenaeum Club, London
Boytons Water Show / SuitCaptain Paul Boyton demonstrates his life-saving suit at the Worlds Water Show at Earls Court, London
Boytons Water Show / RaceA race between Wallace Ross and George Bubear, American and British sculling champions, at Captain Boytons World Water Show at Earls Court, London
Lab at Pratt InstituteThe Department of Domestic Science (Chemistry) at the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn
FENNECCanis zerda. Fox-like creature from Africa, notable for its very long ears. All the better to hear you with
Stephen King-HallSTEPHEN KING-HALL Writer and commentator