1899 Collection (page 10)

Duke of Westminster in 1899

Duke Of Westminster in a car in 1899

Plumbago
Decorative flower study by Jeannie Foord, of a flowing plant Plumbago. 1899

Maud Hobson ( d. 1913), English actress, known as the mother of musical comedy. She was married to Captain Haley, commander in chief and prime minister of Honolulu

Mr. E. F. Knight, war correspondent of the Morning Post
Edward Frederick (E.F.) Knight (23 April 1852 3 July 1925), English barrister, soldier, journalist, and author of 20 books, many based on his dispatches as a war correspondent

Prince Christian Victor and Capt Stuart-Wortley
Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein (1867-1900). Eldest son of Princess Helena - third daughter of Queen Victoria - died of malaria when serving in the Boer War

Mrs Tata by Lallie Charles
First wife of Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (R.D. Tata, 18561926), Parsi businessman who played a pivotal role in the growth of the Tata Group in India

Good bye! The 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards Leaving Waterloo Station, October 21st 1899. Chromolithograph after George Harcourt; published by ?Girl?s Own Paper?, October 1900. Date: 1899

Jibbah, Dervish, 1898. Associated with the Battle of Omdurman, 2nd Sudan War, (1896-1899). This jibbah is thought to be ceremonial; its thin material

Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra (1846-1919). Dominican political
Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra (1846-1919) Dominican political. President of the Dominican Republic between 1899-1902 and 1914-1916. Engraving. La Ilustracion Artistica, 1899. Colored

Albert Becker, Musician
ALBERT ERNST ANTON BECKER German musician. Date: 1834 - 1899

Traces on the Moon
Space travellers of days to come may well find traces of the Moons former inhabitants lying about among the ruins of their civilisation

Wedding Dress 1899
Unadorned trained skirt, floor length veil, gauged yoke, double flounce descending from the shoulders to the waist, high collar & long, knuckle length sleeves. Date: 1899

Ella Snyder, actress in The Belle of New York Date: 1899

Advert for J. L Foot & Son reclining chair 1899
Comfortable reclining chair, can be lowered and moved in any position from upright to flat. 1899

Princess May of Teck (later Queen Mary)
Princess May of Teck, later Queen Mary (1867-1953), consort to King George V. Seen here in 1899, as Duchess of York. Date: 1899

Foresters Orphanage and Convalescent Home, Bridlington. The home was opened in 1899 by the Foresters, a Friendly Society. Date: circa 1930s

OLEFFE, Auguste (1867-1931). Young girl at the waters edge. 1899. Impressionism. Oil on canvas. BELGIUM. WALLONIA. HAINAUT. Tournai. Fine Arts Museum

Advertisement for Horners patent Dorcas thimble, 1899
Advertisement for Charles Horners patent Dorcas thimble, as worn by a quarter of a million ladies. This thimble has a steel core, lined with two layers of silver

Nubar Pasha
NUBAR PASHA Egyptian statesman and diplomat, Christian, involved in negotiations for the Suez Canal etc. Date: 1825 - 1899

View of Pont Aven (1899). O Conor, Roderic 1860-1940. Date: 1899

Street Vendor selling Nuts to Gentleman with a Simian Visage
Street Vendor cheekily offering the sale of some nuts to a diminutive Gentleman with a distinctive Simian visage!! Date: 1899

Tom Campbell Black, 1899-1936, winner of MacRobertson Air Ra
Tom Campbell Black, 1899-1936, winner of the MacRobertson Air Race, London to Melbourne race in 1934, with his wife, the actress Florence Desmond

Alfred Cyril Lovesey CBE CEng FIMechE FRAeS
Alfred Cyril Lovesey, CBE, CEng, FIMechE, FRAeS, of Rolls-Royce, 1899-1976. Date: 1976

Goldie Leigh Childrens Cottage Homes, Bostall Woods, Plumst
Entrance to the Woolwich Unions Goldie Leigh cottage homes at Bostall Heath, Plumstead, erected in 1899 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Battle of Paceo. (Manila) Feb y 4 & 5 1899. Battle of Paceo. (Manila) Feb y 4 & 5 1899

Japanese Story-Telling
A Japanese grandmother tells traditional tales to a group of children gathered round the brazier, laying aside their kites, dolls and tops. Date: 1899

Lord Kitchener at peace conference that ended Boer War
Lord Kitchener (1850-1916) seated at the peace conference that brought the Boer War of 1899-1902 to an end. Kitchener became Commander-in-Chief of the British war effort in South Africa from 1900

Winston Churchilll in South Africa
Winston Churchill pictured in the uniform of the South African Light Horse regiment at the time of the Boer War where he was captured while working as a correspondent for the Morning Post

The Australian Cricket Team 1899. Back row V Trumper, H Trumble, AE Johns, WP Howell, Major Wardill, MA Noble, F Laver, CE M Leod

ASC Greenwich Union Workhouse, Grove Park, London
Part of the ASC (Army Service Corps) Barracks on Marvels Lane, Grove Park, Lewisham, south east London. The buildings, designed by T & J Norman Dinwiddy

How to Pose as a Strong Man
Trick No. 1 - How to master a man with two fingers from How to Pose as a Strong Man, an article in Pearsons Magazine, March 1899 by Edward William Barton-Wright

Woolwich Union Goldie Leigh Homes, Plumstead
A group of children and their house mother at the Woolwich Union Goldie Leigh cottage homes. The homes, at Bostall Heath, Plumstead (then in Kent, now in south east London)

Noel Coward / Postcard
NOEL COWARD Actor, playwright and songwriter

Sven Hedin to Tibet - 1
Swedish explorer sets out on a second expedition (first was in 1895); he takes the train to furthest point, Andidjan, and forms a caravan which will carry his supplies to Lailik

Hamlet and Ghost / 1899
Hamlet with the ghost of his father on the battlements of Elsinore

1st Duke of Westminster
Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st duke of WESTMINSTER statesman

The Face at the Window by L. Vernon Wyrall. For the R. Amos Jones Co. touring to Royal West London Theatre. A play with this title by F

Opening of the war session of Parliament: Boer Crisis
The opening of the war session of Parliament on the 17th October 1899, as the Second Boer War commences. Mr Balfour exclaimed, " We have with use the conscience of the Empire". Date: 1899

Colonial troops off to fight in the Second Boer War
Colonial troops off to the Cape- departure of the New South Wales Lancers at Fenchurch Street Station, London Date: 1899

Major General French and President Krugers cousin discussing the Boer Crisis on board the union liner " Norman". Date: 1899

The Transvaal (Boer) Crisis
A Field Cornets messenger hands over commandos to Boer farmers to be ready for war Date: 1899

Lt. -Gen. Sir George White, V. C. on horseback
Lieutenant General Sir George White, V.C. announced as commander of the British Forces in Natal, just prior to the Second Boer War which began in October 1899. Date: 1899

Zinnia
Decorative flower study by Jeannie Foord, of a Zinnia, an annual flower. 1899

St. Petersburg in Winter - View over the Neva River, Russia - reproduction of a painting by by Alexander Karlovich Beggrov (1841-1914). Date: 1899

Grace Palotta (1870 - 1959), Austrian actress who appeared in several of Mr. George Edwardes burlesques and was noted as one of the best-loved performers of Londons Gaiety Theatre

Franklin McLeay
Franklin (Franklyn) McLeay (1864 - 1900), Canadian-born actor, shown here in costume as Jediah in The Daughters of Babylon. Date: 1899

Forbes Robertson and Patrick Campbell
Forbes Robertson (1853 - 1937) and Mrs. Patrick Campbell (1865 b 1940). Johnston Forbes Robertson was an English actor and theatre manager

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