1899 Collection (#35)

Boer War; Modderspruit
MODDERSPRUIT (Modder River) Boers under Cronje attack Lord Methuens column but are driven from their positions : the mules suffer as many losses as the men

Carlotta Grisi / Perrot
CARLOTTA GRISI (Caronne Adele Josephine Marie Grisi) Italian ballet dancer, seen here with Jules Perrot in La Esmeralda

Winter Hat 1899
An elegant hat for winter wear, with feathers and lacy bows

Huntley Xmas Biscuits
Huntley and Palmers new Christmas Biscuit Tins

PAGLIACCI 1899
I PAGLIACCI De Nuovina as Nedda, Lubert as Canio in a Paris production

Ophelia Crazed / 1899
Ophelia crazed: dressed in a long white robe and clutching a bunch of white flowers

Russian Ice Breaker 2
The YERMAK (variously spelt) built in Britain for the Russians who employ it to clear sea-routes on Lake Baikal

Futuristic dinner party
A futuristic chemical dinner party -- a few tablets are served for each guest. Just think -- no washing up!

Victoria & Albert Yacht
Royal yacht of Queen Victoria : this is the third such ship to proudly bear this illustrious name

Lady Skier 1899
How one dressed for it then!

Futuristic powered roller skating
A vision of futuristic powered roller skating in the year 2000. Each skate has a motor attached. Unfortunately, it doesn t stop people falling over -- time to invent the airbag

Jockey / Tod Sloan Vf 1899
Tod Sloan, jockey

Johann Strauss (Younger)
JOHANN STRAUSS (the younger) Austrian musician

Debutantes at Palace
Debutantes waiting to be received by royalty at Buckingham Palace, London

Travelling Doctor, China
A travelling doctor in China

Tattooing, New Zealand
A Maori tattooist decorates a warriors back

The Cats Meat Man goes from house to house in a London street, and a very popular visitor he is - with the cats, at any rate

Futuristic telescope for astronomy
An astronomer at work, using a futuristic machine that will display the stars and planets on a table top

Futuristic dictation machine
A futuristic dictation machine, which allows a businessman to dictate his correspondence without the need for a secretary

Futuristic train travel, Paris to Peking
This is how you will travel from Paris to Peking in the year 2000 - on a high-speed monorail travelling at intercontinental velocity !

Kipling / Stalky & Co. / C19
The moral reformers, Beetle, Stalky & McTurk punish the two bullies by tying their hands to their feet

Australia Settlers Home
A settlers home in the Australian bush

Brighton Promenade
Bath-chairs for the old and infirm, basinettes for the young and not-yet-firm : youth and age pass on the Promenade at Brighton

Mlle. Mastico / Actress
Mlle. Mastico as Hero in the Paris production of Shakespeares Much Ado About Nothing

Hotel Page and Luggage
The page-boy at the Savoy Hotel, London, handles guests luggage

Skating Costume 1899
Brown fur-trimmed costume: short coat with rounded basque, cord trim, tight sleeves with gathered puff & ankle length gored skirt. N.B Minks head on the collar

HYDROPLANE OF L AN 2000
A hydroplane of the year 2000 - not so very different from the hovercraft

Social / German Bazaar
People at a flower stall at a Christmas charity bazaar

Racing in Bosnia
A dramatic and colourful horse race in Bosnia

LITTLE AUK Mergulus alle

Fish Peddler Attacked
At Toul, France, a fish peddler carrying a basket of herrings is ambushed by a swarm of crows who rob him of his stock while he beats them off with his stick

Bristol Chemical Engine
Horse-drawn chemical engine, supplied by Merryweathers for the City of Bristol. The copper cylinders held the chemical fire-fighting compounds

Sleeper Awakes (Paul)
Graham wakes after sleeping for two hundred years

Sleeper Awakes - 8
Graham in the aeropile

She Lights Him
A man in top hat lights his cigarette from that of his female companion; the couple are surrounded by a serpent motif clutched by a winged devils or satyrs head

Cyclist Manoeuvres
The Compagnie Cycliste of the French Army take part in the annual manoeuvres, pedalling rapidly to the high ground before firing on the enemy

Bubonic Plague, Portugal
When Portugal is struck by an epidemic of bubonic plague, the population burn infected homes in hope of destroying the source of the trouble

Tour De France - Motor
The start of the Course du Tour de France at Champigny. It will take 8 days (including a rest-day) and cover 2291 km

Steam Cars Madagascar
Steam transport employed by the French occupation force in Madagascar to carry supplies, much to the admiration of the natives

Maitre Labori Attacked
Maitre Labori, Dreyfus avocat at the Rennes hearings, is attacked at 6 am on his way to court : fortunately the wound is not fatal and 8 days later he resumes his work

Alexei Surkov
ALEXEI SURKOV Russian poet and journalist, correspondent during the Patriotic War : his poetry written during the war made him extremely popular

Greenaway Calendar 1899
An 1899 Kate Greenaway calendar showing twelve young women responding to changes in the weather

Children Plant Rosebush
Two children, a girl and a boy, plant a rose bush

Shipowners Society
Membership certificate of the Glasgow Shipowners and Shipbrokers Benevolent Association, founded in 1899. This is James Hamilton s, who joined in 1928

Boer Bull & Brit Lion
CARTOON The Boer Bull, with the face of Paul Kruger, charges the British Lion

Boer / Refugees / Tofani
REFUGEES Refugees from Ladysmith

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