1877 Collection

Edgar Cayce
EDGAR CAYCE American psychic healer

Felix Dzerzhinsky
FELIX DZERZHINSKY Polish/Russian agitator, banished to Siberia, exiled for part in 1905 rising, returned 1917, head of secret police (Cheka) etc

Serio-comic war map for the year 1877

DEGAS: DANCERS, c1877. Two dancers on stage. Oil on canvas by Edgar Degas, c1877

Zazel / Human Cannonball
Zazel at the Royal Aquarium, London. " A beautiful Lady shot from a monstrous cannon." This is thought to be the earliest photograph of a human cannonball act

Stoke City Football Club
STOKE CITY. A picture of the team from 1877

Lilium speciosum. Illustration by Walter Hood Fitch from Henry John Elwes, A monograph of the genus Lilium. Date: 1877-80

Queen Victorias new barge for Virginia Water, 1877. The royal four oared barge measures 30 foot, and was built by A. and C. Burgoyne of Kingston-upon-Thames. Date: 1877

VICTORIO (1825-1880). Apache Native American chief. Photographed in 1877

Banstead Asylum, Surrey
Banstead Asylum, located on Sutton Lane, Banstead, Surrey, was established in 1877 as the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum

Black Beauty 1967
Front cover design by Roger Hall, for a 1967 edition of Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, originally published in 1877

Swan Lake ballet, Siegfried and Odette fall in love
Siegfried and Odette fall in love while the little swans dance. Because of an evil spell, they are swans by day, and only resume human shape at midnight

Rochdale Union Workhouse, Dearnley, Lancashire
The approach to the Rochdale Union workhouse, opened in 1877 at Dearnley, near Rochdale, Lancashire. The site later became Birch Hill Hospital

Christmas Day in the Workhouse
Illustration and opening verses of In the Workhouse: Christmas Day - better known as Christmas Day in the Workhouse, written by George R Sims in 1877

Union Workhouse, Todmorden, West Yorkshire
The Todmorden Union workhouse at Lee Bottom near Mankinholes, West Yorkshire, erected in 1877. The site later became Stansfield View Hospital

Chimney Sweep & Boy 1877
A chimney sweep and his brushes. Date: 1877

Mount Kanchenjunga from Darjeeling, by Edward Lear (1812-1888). Date: 1877

South Eastern Fever Hospital, New Cross, London
The South Eastern Fever Hospital was opened in 1877 on Avonley Road at New Cross, near Deptford in south east London. It was the fifth such hospital to be erected by the Metropolitan Asylums Board

Corry / Vanity Fair 1877
MONTAGU WILLIAM LOWRY CORRY BARON ROWTON Statesman and philanthropist, Disraelis private secretary

George Hackenschmidt
GEORGE HACKENSCHMIDT Estonian wrestler, known as the Russian Lion, considered one of the greatest figures in the history of wrestling

Menhir Section / Bossenno
A cross-section of a large menhir, close to the site of the Bossenno; a cluster of prehistoric barrows, and a Gallo-Roman villa

Victoria / Disraeli / Tog
Queen Victoria with Benjamin Disraeli at Hughenden

Lastrea dilatato British Anna Atkins 1799 1871
Lastrea dilatato, British; Anna Atkins (British, 1799 - 1871), and Anne Dixon (British, 1799 - 1877); England; 1853; Cyanotype; 25.4 × 19.5 cm (10 × 7 11, 16 in.)

Oxford V Cambridge 1877
(L) Danger Ahead (R) At Barnes Race which had a controversial dead heat finish

DEADWOOD, SOUTH DAKOTA. Wall Street, following Snaky Gulch bottom, in the frontier town of Deadwood, 1877

Hereford Industrial School and Working Boys Home
The Home for Working Boys, later Boys Industrial School, Hereford, opened in 1877 Date: circa 1910

The Loss Book at Lloyds of London, 1877
Engraving showing a group of Lloyds underwriters consulting the Loss Book in their offices, after a bad spell of storms in the winter of 1876-7

Ac Pigou / Granta
ARTHUR CECIL PIGOU British economist

Federico Cattani Amadori (1856-1943). Colored engraving
Federico Cattani Amadori (1856-1943). Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura (1924-1935). Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1877. Colored

Sketch for Le Peintre, by Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (1815-1891). The artist leans back to view his work, resting his head on a womans shoulder

Dr Christopher Dresser on a rickshaw, Japan
Dr Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) - English designer and theorist - best known as a pivotal figure in the Aesthetic Movement

Phylloxera Vastatrix
The PHYLLOXERA VASTATRIX - the tiny insect first noticed in 1865 in southern France and which devastated vineyards for decades to follow : it attacks the plant, not the grapes

Charles Wood, jockey 1899
C Wood, jockey, riding Galtee More, winner of the Derby Two Thousand Guineas and the St Leger in 1877 Date: 1899

Frost Ornithopter
Mr Edward Purkis with a Frost Ornithopter in 1877 Date: 1877

New grounds of the London Athletic Club at Stamford Bridge, Fulham in London. Date: 1877

BOSTON, 1877. Birds eye view of Boston from the north. Lithograph, 1877, by John Bachmann, published by L. Prang & Co

Bulgaria. Varna. 19th century engraving
History of Bulgaria. 19th century. Varna. Main port and stronghold of the Turks in the western Black Sea coast during the Russian-Turkish War (1877-1878)

SAMURAI TRAINING. Young Samurai in Japan training for the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877. Wood engraving, American, c1900

Western Ambulance Station, Seagrave Road, Fulham
Entrance to the ambulance station at the Western Fever Hospital on Seagrave Road, Fulham. Opened in 1877, it was the fourth such hospital to be erected by the Metropolitan Asylums Board which in 1869

Visitors arriving at the White House in carriages, 1870s
Winter carriage traffic at the White House the final days of the Grant Administration, 1877. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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General Oliver Otis Howard pursuing the Nez Perce tribe on the Dead Mule Trail in Idaho, 1877. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Princess Alice with her children
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-1878) with her children in 1877: (l to r) Ella, Alix, Victoria, Ernst Ludwig and Irene, with the youngest, May sitting on Alices lap

Princesses of Schleswig-Holstein
Princess Marie-Louise and Princess Helena Victoria (Thora) of Schleswig-Holstein, the daughters of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein

The Battle of Pacocha; Action between HMS Shah and Ameth
Engraving showing the battle between HMS Shah and Amethyst and the Peruvian Ironclad turret ship Huascar on the 29th May 1877

THE ACROPOLIS, MYCENAE
A general view of the Acropolis at Mycenae. The primary remains at the site are the walls and tombs. The Palace has been almost totally destroyed over time

Disraeli / Victoria Visit
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl of Beaconsfield Meeting Queen Victoria at High Wycombe station on her visit to Hughenden, December 1877

Schliemann at Mycenae
Schliemanns excavations at Mycenae. The famed shaft graves are pictured in the middle circle, with Schliemanns large scale excavations on the right

Tarantism Cure / 1877
FRINGE CURES : Curing tarantism by dancing the tarantella

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Exploring the eclectic tapestry of 1877: From Edgar Cayce's birth to Felix Dzerzhinsky's arrival, this year was a whirlwind of events. Delve into history with the serio-comic war map for 1877, showcasing the political landscape. Amidst it all, Lilium speciosum blooms in vibrant splendor, reminding us of nature's timeless beauty. Witness the daring feats of Zazel, the human cannonball who defied gravity and captivated audiences. Stoke City Football Club kicks off its journey towards glory while Banstead Asylum stands as a testament to mental health care advancements in Surrey. DEGAS: DANCERS mesmerizes art enthusiasts with two graceful dancers on stage, immortalized by Edgar Degas' masterful brushstrokes. Meanwhile, Christmas Day in the Workhouse sheds light on societal struggles during this era. Queen Victoria unveils her majestic new barge for Virginia Water—a symbol of opulence and grandeur befitting her reign. VICTORIO emerges as a prominent figure; an Apache Native American chief whose resilience echoes through time captured in a photograph from 1877. Lastly, Black Beauty gallops onto literary shelves—Anna Sewell's beloved novel that touches hearts and raises awareness about animal welfare. The year 1877 encapsulates diverse narratives that shaped our world—celebrating triumphs and shedding light on challenges faced by individuals across various realms.