1899 Collection (#12)

Dorothea Baird (1875 - 1933), English stage and film actress. She first appeared on stage in 1894 as Iris in Oxford University Dramatic Societys production of The Tempest

Lewis (Kate Terry) and Mabel Terry-Lewis
Lewis, previously Miss Kate Terry (1844 - 1924), English actress and member of the Terry-Gielgud dynsasty of actors. Pictured here with her daughter: Mabel Gwynedd Terry-Lewis (1872 - 1957)

Sybil Carlisle (1871 - 1951), English actress of the Victorian era; sister of Mary Helen Carlisle. Date: 1899

Standon Farm School - Market stall
Market stall at Stoke on Trent run by boys and staff from the Waifs and Strays Societys Standon Farm Industrial School Date: circa 1899

Sir Henry Irving (1838 - 1905), English stage actor and actor-manager of the Victorian era. Shown here in the role of Cardinal Wolsey. Date: 1899

Portrait of August Strindberg (1849-1912) by Carl Larsson
August Strindberg (1849-1912). Swedish writer. Portrait by Carl Larsson (1853-1919), 1899. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Gallic cock crow for the Paris exhibtion by Gilbert James
A woman dressed in a Pierrot or clown outfit is helped in her performance by a cockerel balancing on an egg. 1899

The Torch of Night
A woman flies through the air carrying a torch to light her way in the darkness. 1899

Will-o -the-Wisp
A woman in a diaphanous dress flies through the air holding a light to illuminate her way in the darkness. 1899

Silhouette of girls dancing
Charming silhouette illustration of girls dancing in a row. 1899

Menu card for send off supper for Cape Squadron, Boer War
A menu card designed by Mr Leighton Ward for a menu for a send-off supper to the Cape Squadron of the Royal Horse Guards given at Hyde Park Barracks on 27 November 1899 before their departure for

Leading London Publishers in 1899
Page from The Sketch magazine featuring portraits of leading London publishers. Top row from left: Mr T. Norton Longman, Mr C. J. Longman, Mr Frederick Macmillan

Bicycle hockey
Girls playing bicycle hockey, a form of polo on wheels, at the time the sport of cycling was at the height of popularity. Date: 1899

Charles Wyndham, actor-manager (1837-1919) pictured in The Sketch at the time of the opening of his theatre, Wyndhams Theatre in 1899

Sketch cover - Kaiser Wilhelm II
Front cover of The Sketch magazine with a portrait of the German Emperor, Wilhelm II at the time of a visit to England. 1899

Vyborg (Wiborg) Castle, built in 1293. Vyborg Castle was one of the three major castles of Finland. Date: 1899

Map of parts of South Africa, 1900 (c). Published by G W Bacon, 1900. Associated with Lt Col H H C Dent, 1/3 North Midland Field Ambulance, Boer War (1899-1902)

M. Spadoni, juggler and balancer performing at the Alhambra pictured holding his assistant, who happens to be riding a bicycle, with one hand. Date: 1899

Miss Topsy Sinden
Harriet Augusta Sinden (18781950), better known as Topsy Sinden, English dancer, actress and singer. She was best known for her performances in Edwardian musical comedy and pantomime

Ruskin Hall, Oxford
Ruskin College, originally known as Ruskin Hall, Oxford, an independent educational institution in Oxford, England. It is named after the essayist and social critic John Ruskin (18191900)

Warden and students of Ruskin Hall, Oxford
The warden (Mr Dennis Hird M. A.) and students of Ruskin Hall, shortly after it had opened in 1899. Ruskin College, originally known as Ruskin Hall, Oxford

Mr C. Hayden Coffin
Charles Hayden Coffin (22 April 1862 8 December 1935) English actor and singer known for his performances in many famous Edwardian musical comedies, particularly those produced by George Edwardes

Colonel Alderson, commander in South Africa
Lieutenant General Sir Edwin Alfred Hervey Alderson KCB (8 April 1859 14 December 1927), senior British Army officer who served in several campaigns of the late nineteenth

Drawing room on Thomas Liptons yacht, Erin
The very comfortable drawing-room of Sir T. Liptons yacht " Erin". Lipton would later sail to Serbia in the " Erin" during the First World War

Theatre of war in South Africa - Boer War map
Map of the war in South Africa in 1899. Date: 1899

The Palm Court at the Carlton Hotel, London
A Fashionable Resort of Today - The Palm Court at the Carlton Hotel, London. Date: 1899

Magersfontein Battlefield - Anglo-Boer War, South Africa
Memorial to the non commissioned officers and men who fell on the Magersfontein Battlefield (near Kimberley) - Second Boer War, South Africa

Photograph of Sudanese preparing for battle. Photograph from an album associated with the 2nd Sudan War (1896-1899). Men with swords

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