1893 Collection (page 24)

Tasmanian Devil
(sarcophilus harrisii) The largest marsupial carnivore, nocturnal, uttering loud and devilish cries

GALAGO
Member of the galagonidae family, more generally known as BUSH-BABIES. This one is a resident of Senegal

FOSSANE
Cryptoprocta ferox. Known as foussa in Madagascar, where it lives : it is pretty much like a weasel or genet

EYRA
Felis eyra. This beautiful byt probably aggressive wildcat is found in Mexico and Texas. It probably does not make a good household pet

Fanny Kemble as Juliet
FRANCES ANNE KEMBLE (later mrs Butler) as Juliet in Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet, depicted on the balcony awaiting the arrival of her new friend

Dorcas Gazelles
DORCAS GAZELLES

Athenaeum Coffee
Ordering from the menu in the coffee room at the Athenaeum Club

Westminster / 1893 / Big Ben
Big Ben lit because Parliament is sitting

Housemaid and Grate
A housemaid on her knees cleans a grate with black lead and elbow grease

Housemaid Polishes Floor
A maidservant on her hands and knees polishes a floor with beeswax and turpentine

Housemaid Instructions
The housemaid reads her instructions for the day

Three Card Trick
THE THREE CARD TRICK (or Spot the Lady ) The other passengers watch while the trickster and his confederate fleece a victim in a railway carriage

3 Children Reading 1893
A boy, two girls and their dog sit by the fireside with all their playthings

Buying Valentine Cards
Shopping for Valentine cards

Fanny Kemble / Taylor
FRANCES ANNE ( FANNY ) KEMBLE actress and writer at age 22

The Holy Grail Achieved
The Holy Grail is achieved

Tristram / The Love Potion
Tristram drinks the love potion

Lancelot Asleep
How four queens found Lancelot sleeping

Arthur / Strange Mantle
Arthur and the Strange Mantle

Arthur & Questing Beast
How King Arthur saw the Questing Beast and thereof had great marvel

British in Egypt / 1893
UN PROTECTEUR The French are cynical about Britains intentions in their occupation of Egypt - because the British beat them to it, no doubt

Demo at Munchen
German doctors observe a demonstration of hypnotism at Munchen

Margaretta Fox
MARGARETTA FOX (Mrs Kane) American spiritualist pioneer, briefly the wife of explorer Elisha Kent Kane, then his widow

Cannes Seafront
Two ladies under a parasol and a gentleman take a stoll between the boats on the Cannes seafront

Dhuleep Singh
DHULEEP SINGH as a boy Briefly the Sikh Maharaja of Lahore; after annexation by the British, he became a Christian and lived in England

Holmes / Watson / Train / C19
THE NAVAL TREATY Holmes and Watson travelling in a suburban train

Rosa Bonheur 1893
MARIE ROSALIE BONHEUR known as ROSA BONHEUR French artist in her studio

John Nash (Artist)
JOHN NASH Artist

Jules Ferry Caricature
JULES FERRY French statesman

Samuel Baker / Explorer
SIR SAMUEL WHITE BAKER English explorer

Hippolyte Taine, French critic and historian
Hippolyte Adolphe Taine (1828-1893), French critic and historian

Three musical automata, including a Japanese lady with a parasol, and a banjo player

Manchester Cathedral 19C
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester

King Christian IX of Denmark, with his wife, Queen Louise of Hesse-Cassel, daughter Queen Alexandra, her daughter Princess Louise of Wales and her baby, Maud Duff (b. 1893)

St Brewards well near Camelford, Cornwall

Two children see new baby brother
Two children peer into the cradle to see their new baby brother

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