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1899 Collection (page 2)

Background image1899 Collection: Futuristic underwater croquet

Futuristic underwater croquet. The players are all wearing diving helmets with oxygen packs on their backs

Background image1899 Collection: The second working trials of the sporting spaniel club

The second working trials of the sporting spaniel club, 1899. Date: 1899

Background image1899 Collection: Edinburgh Industrial School, Liberton, Gardening

Edinburgh Industrial School, Liberton, Gardening
Inmates gardening at Dr Guthries Original Industrial School for Boys, Liberton, Edinburgh. Date: circa 1899

Background image1899 Collection: One for Fido by Cecil Aldin - throwing snowballs

One for Fido by Cecil Aldin - throwing snowballs
A woman dressed in a brilliant red dress, hat and black cloak contrasts dramatically with a snowy landscape as she throws snowballs for her pet spaniels. 1899

Background image1899 Collection: Bank of England Beadle, City of London

Bank of England Beadle, City of London. 1899

Background image1899 Collection: RMS Oceanic in Graving Dock, Liverpool

RMS Oceanic in Graving Dock, Liverpool
RMS Oceanic in Graving Dock (Dry Dock), Liverpool, shortly before launch in 1899. Date: circa 1899

Background image1899 Collection: Souvenir postcard from Athens, Greece

Souvenir postcard from Athens, Greece, showing the Arch of Hadrian and the Parthenon atop the Acropolis. Date: 1899

Background image1899 Collection: The Renshaw Twins

The Renshaw Twins
Champion tennis playing twins ERNEST (left, 1861 - 1899) and WILLIAM RENSHAW (1861 - 1904). William won Wimbledon 1881 - 1886 & 1889, Ernest in 1888. They won many doubles matches. Date: circa 1880

Background image1899 Collection: Pembroke Dock with royal yacht, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Pembroke Dock with royal yacht, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of Pembroke Dock with the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. This was the third royal yacht to bear this name -- it was built in Pembroke Dock and launched in 1899

Background image1899 Collection: Maharaja of Bharatpur / Stamp

Maharaja of Bharatpur / Stamp
MAHARAJA SIR KISHAN SINGH, KCSI (1899 - 1929) Ruling Maharaja of the princely state Bharatpur (1918 - 1929) and successor of Maharani Girraj Kaur

Background image1899 Collection: The pawnshop as a last resource

The pawnshop as a last resource
This illustration shows a poor family, the wife holding a baby, two children and her husband. The pawnbroker examines a ring they have just given him

Background image1899 Collection: London Birdseye 3

London Birdseye 3
Bird s-eye view of London at the end of the 19th century : Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill to St Pauls and Cheapside

Background image1899 Collection: Biscuit Tins

Biscuit Tins
A selection of Christmas biscuit tins from Huntley and Palmers for the festive season of 1899

Background image1899 Collection: Jane Avril / Lautrec 1899

Jane Avril / Lautrec 1899
JANE AVRIL Music hall performer

Background image1899 Collection: Paris-Londres - 1

Paris-Londres - 1
By rail and sea from Paris to Brighton or London featuring a beefeater and Tower Bridge 1 of 8

Background image1899 Collection: Steamship Crowd 1899

Steamship Crowd 1899
A crowd clamour to get a good glimpse of St. Elvies a paddle steamer of the Liverpool and North Wales Steamship Co. at Llandudno, North Wales

Background image1899 Collection: Futuristic seahorse riding

Futuristic seahorse riding

Background image1899 Collection: Futuristic news broadcast

Futuristic news broadcast
A futuristic news broadcast, where a couple relax in their sitting room and listen to the days news from a gramophone-like machine

Background image1899 Collection: Futuristic airmail airship

Futuristic airmail airship
A futuristic airmail airship with a vast array of wings

Background image1899 Collection: India - the Amir of Kabul Afghanistan 1860s

India - the Amir of Kabul Afghanistan 1860s
19th century vintage photograph India - the Amir of Kabul Afghanistan Shepherd and Robertson, 1860s

Background image1899 Collection: India - a maharaja, child prince and his officials 1860s

India - a maharaja, child prince and his officials 1860s
19th century vintage photograph India - India - a maharaja and his officials, Shepherd and Robertson, 1860s

Background image1899 Collection: India - a maharaja and his officials

India - a maharaja and his officials
19th century vintage photograph - India - a maharaja and his officials

Background image1899 Collection: Man riding an 1899 Marot-Gardon vintage tricycle

Man riding an 1899 Marot-Gardon vintage tricycle
Man wearing a Union Jack hat riding an 1899 Marot-Gardon vintage tricycle Date: circa 1980s

Background image1899 Collection: Pine cone

Pine cone
Decorative flower study by Jeannie Foord. 1899

Background image1899 Collection: Hereford Industrial School Band

Hereford Industrial School Band
Boys in the band of the Hereford Industrial School in uniform with their instruments. Date: 1899

Background image1899 Collection: Victorian Cyclists and Motorists on a Snowy Road

Victorian Cyclists and Motorists on a Snowy Road
Illustration showing the scene on a British road in the winter, circa 1899. In the foreground cyclists, two on a tandem, can be seen

Background image1899 Collection: Fashions for 1899

Fashions for 1899
Man in morning dress, the ladies wear dresses with gored skirts, one with a netted & tasselled under-skirt, the other is ornamented with bold wavy lines

Background image1899 Collection: Dwight Lyman Moody Oval

Dwight Lyman Moody Oval
DWIGHT LYMAN MOODY - American evangelist and businessman

Background image1899 Collection: Hereford Industrial School Dining Room

Hereford Industrial School Dining Room
Boys in the dining hall at Hereford Industrial School sit at tables each with a mug and piece of bread. Date: 1899

Background image1899 Collection: Hereford Industrial School Wood-chopping

Hereford Industrial School Wood-chopping
Boys chopping firewood in a shed at the Hereford Industrial School. Date: 1899

Background image1899 Collection: Hereford Industrial School Dormitory

Hereford Industrial School Dormitory
Beds packed in to a dormitory at the Hereford Industrial School for Boys. Date: 1899

Background image1899 Collection: Hereford Industrial School Bakery

Hereford Industrial School Bakery
A pile of loaves fresh from the oven baked by the boys at the Hereford Industrial School, Date: 1899

Background image1899 Collection: Palace Pier, Brighton

Palace Pier, Brighton
The Palace Pier, Brighton, East Sussex, England, which was built between 1891 and 1899 and is one of Britains top tourist attractions. Date: late 1950s

Background image1899 Collection: Poland - Warsaw - View over the city

Poland - Warsaw - View over the city showing the Kierbedzia Bridge over the Vistula River, destroyed by the Germans in September 1944 during World War Two.. Date: 1899

Background image1899 Collection: Charles William Anderson Scott AFC (1903-1946)

Charles William Anderson Scott AFC (1903-1946)
Charles William Anderson Scott, AFC, 1903-1946, left, and Tom Campbell Black, 1899-1936, winners of the MacRobertson Air Race, London to Melbourne race, in 1934

Background image1899 Collection: Incubator, 1884

Incubator, 1884
The interior and exterior view of an Auvard incubator for premature babies. Date: 1899

Background image1899 Collection: Salford Union Infirmary / Hope Hospital

Salford Union Infirmary / Hope Hospital
Hope Hospital, Eccles Old Road, Salford. The hospital was opened in 1882 as the Salford Union Infirmary, more usually known as Hope Hospital

Background image1899 Collection: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Charles Arthur Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen (1832 - 1900). British statesman and Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

Background image1899 Collection: Chomutov - Czech Republic

Chomutov - Czech Republic
Chomutov (Komotau) is a city in the Czech Republic, in the Usti nad Labem Region

Background image1899 Collection: Robert William Bunsen 2

Robert William Bunsen 2
ROBERT WILHELM BUNSEN German scientist, famed for his invention of the Bunsen burner

Background image1899 Collection: Farming / Mowing 1899

Farming / Mowing 1899
A mowing scene: the mower sharpens his blade with a stone

Background image1899 Collection: Noel Coward / Play Pictori

Noel Coward / Play Pictori
NOEL COWARD At the time of his play Cavalcade in 1931

Background image1899 Collection: Charles Laughton / Smiling

Charles Laughton / Smiling
CHARLES LAUGHTON English character actor of stage and film

Background image1899 Collection: Charlemont V Driscoll

Charlemont V Driscoll
French fighter Charlemont introduces a little Gallic flair to the boxing ring. Driscoll maintains a stiff upper lip

Background image1899 Collection: Stainforth / Supermarine

Stainforth / Supermarine
Flight Lieutenant George Hedley Stainforth, British aviator, and the Supermarine S6B in which he exceeded the 400mph speed record in 1931

Background image1899 Collection: Schofield / Supermarine S6

Schofield / Supermarine S6
Captain Harry Methuen Schofield and his Supermarine S6: he won the Schneider Trophy in 1927 and the Kings Cup in 1934

Background image1899 Collection: Viking Milk Advert

Viking Milk Advert
Viking milk

Background image1899 Collection: London and Swr Loco 706

London and Swr Loco 706
London and South Western Railway locomotive no 706



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