1880s Collection (page 3)

Bert & d'Arsonval, 1882
3479330 Bert & d'Arsonval, 1882; (add.info.: Bert & d'Arsonval's microphone. From E. Hospitalier Les Principales Applications de l'Electricite, Paris)

Antoine Breguet's mercury telephone, 1882
3479328 Antoine Breguet's mercury telephone, 1882; (add.info.: Antoine Breguet's mercury telephone. From E. Hospitalier Tout par l'Electricite, Paris, 1882.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Herz's telephone condenser, 1883
3479327 Herz's telephone condenser, 1883; (add.info.: Herz's telephone condenser: by placing this on the line, Herz prevented induction from neighbouring line)

Great business asset, 1880
3479306 Great business asset, 1880; (add.info.: The telephone is a great business asset - if you know how to use it. Dated 27th March 1880.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Swinton's telephone, 1885
3479298 Swinton's telephone, 1885; (add.info.: Male figure shown using the Swinton's telephone. The receiver is held against his ear, the device is mounted to the wall)

Boudet's microphone, 1882
3479289 Boudet's microphone, 1882; (add.info.: Boudet's microphone: this consisted of a glass tube 3ins long and 0.4 ins in diameter)

Young women neglecting their sewing in their worry about a loved one posted missing, 1882
3480135 Young women neglecting their sewing in their worry about a loved one posted missing, 1882; (add.info.: Young women neglecting their sewing in their worry about a loved one posted missing)

Sorting silk cocoons, 1885
3480218 Sorting silk cocoons, 1885; (add.info.: US silk production. Sorting silk cocoons, 1885.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Method of producing a standard laboratory light, 1880
3480081 Method of producing a standard laboratory light, 1880; (add.info.: Method of producing a standard laboratory light)

Punch cartoon 1888, commenting on the Game laws, 1888
3478448 Punch cartoon 1888, commenting on the Game laws, 1888; (add.info.: Punch cartoon 1888, commenting on the Game laws)

English attempt building a canal across Panama - English using native workers to divert the Chagres River for a Panama
NWI4760089 English attempt building a canal across Panama - English using native workers to divert the Chagres River for a Panama Canal

Thomas Alva Edison, listening to a recording of his Phonograph, 1889
3478806 Thomas Alva Edison, listening to a recording of his Phonograph, 1889; (add.info.: Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, listening to a recording of his Phonograph)

Visitor to the Paris international Exhibition listening to a recording of Edison's Phonograph, 1889
3478804 Visitor to the Paris international Exhibition listening to a recording of Edison's Phonograph, 1889; (add.info)

Recording a pianist at a piano, using Thomas Edison Phonograph, 1889
3478797 Recording a pianist at a piano, using Thomas Edison Phonograph, 1889; (add.info.: Recording a pianist at a piano, using Thomas Edison Phonograph, Paris, 1889.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Women collecting holly and greenery for Christmas decorations, 1881
3478766 Women collecting holly and greenery for Christmas decorations, 1881; (add.info.: Women collecting holly and greenery for Christmas decorations, English, 1881.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Man taking home a Christmas tree, in heavy snow, 1888 (engraving)
3478765 Man taking home a Christmas tree, in heavy snow, 1888 (engraving); (add.info.: Man taking home a Christmas tree, in heavy snow. German Illustration 1888.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Boys dressed as the Three Magi, singing a carol to a family, 1885
3478756 Boys dressed as the Three Magi, singing a carol to a family, 1885; (add.info.: Boys dressed as the Three Magi, singing a carol to a family. Paris, 1885.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Long Office at the Railway Clearing House, 1884
3478923 The Long Office at the Railway Clearing House, 1884; (add.info.: The Long Office at the Railway Clearing House: This organisation was set up to make it possible for passengers)

Orphan children, 1884
3478908 Orphan children, 1884; (add.info.: Orphan children: Older brother buying material at the drapers for his sister's school frocks. London, 1884.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Table-top sewing machine, 1888
3479107 Table-top sewing machine, 1888; (add.info.: Table-top sewing machine driven by electric motor housed in flywheel. London, dated 1888.); Universal History Archive/UIG

WG Wilson's sewing machine attachments, 1880
3479098 WG Wilson's sewing machine attachments, 1880; (add.info.: W.G Wilson's sewing machine attachments: the plaiter or tucker)

Mat makers, 1883
3479233 Mat makers, 1883; (add.info.: Mat makers in Cairo. Dated January 1883.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Blind women looks out of her window, 1882
3479054 Blind women looks out of her window, 1882; (add.info.: Temptress looking out of her garret window onto Smokey surroundings, cheered only by the song of the linnet which, being blind)

Canadian female sewing, 1883
3479048 Canadian female sewing, 1883; (add.info.: Illustration showing young Canadian female sewing, mending a piece of clothing. Dated 1883.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Two women, 1881
3479043 Two women, 1881; (add.info.: Illustration shows two women, one of them is shown sewing while another woman reads to them. Dated November 1881.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Telephone headset, 1881
3479282 Telephone headset, 1881; (add.info.: Engraving shows female wearing an early development telephone headset. Dated 1881.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Switchboard operator, 1882
3479278 Switchboard operator, 1882; (add.info.: Switchboard operator replacing a subscriber's indicator flap in the telephone exchange. Dated 1882.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Telephone exchange, 1880
3479274 Telephone exchange, 1880; (add.info.: Central telephone exchange, 198 Broadway, New York, in 1880. The electric telephone.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Florence sewing machine, 1880
3479105 The Florence sewing machine, 1880; (add.info.: The Florence sewing machine. London, dated 1880.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Utility Embroiderer, 1888
3479095 Utility Embroiderer, 1888; (add.info.: Utility Embroiderer. This machine had two needles and the threads were passed through a pair of reciprocating guide)

Repairing an item of clothing, 1882
3479035 Repairing an item of clothing, 1882; (add.info.: Female shown repairing a piece of clothing with a sewing kit that is placed on the table. Dated 1882.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Females sewing clothing, 1882
3479033 Females sewing clothing, 1882; (add.info.: Illustration shows two females sewing clothing. Dated 24th June 1882.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Wooden headrest from the Nagodombi of Yesimbit
2624168 Wooden headrest from the Nagodombi of Yesimbit; (add.info.: Wooden headrest from the Nagodombi of Yesimbit, in East Sepik, Papua New Guinea late 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Thomas Nast
2623712 Thomas Nast; (add.info.: Photographic print of Thomas Nast (1840-1902) German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist. Dated 1880.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Medicine almanac
2626739 Medicine almanac; (add.info.: By the end of the 19th century, at least one patent medicine almanac was printed for every two Americans)

The process of making prosthetics
2626726 The process of making prosthetics; (add.info.: "From Stump to Limb, " on the making of prosthetics, by the manufacturer A. A. Marks, late 1800s.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Guanajuanto, 1844
2902772 Guanajuanto, 1844; (add.info.: Guanajuanto, 1844.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG.

Te Hinote Kawau
2912120 Te Hinote Kawau; (add.info.: Te Hinote Kawau, New Zealand Maori with facial tattoos, 1880. 1880); Universal History Archive/UIG

Maori princess with tattoos, 1880 (b/w photo)
2911949 Maori princess with tattoos, 1880 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Tai Huia, King Tawhiao's daughter 1880 Maori princess with tattoos, New Zealand. 1880); Universal History Archive/UIG

Lewis Morrison's magnificent new Faust
2909892 Lewis Morrison's magnificent new Faust; (add.info.: Advertisement poster for Lewis Morrison's Magnificent New Faust'. Showing a scene titled The Duel')

Howe, Bicycles, Tricycles
2904094 Howe, Bicycles, Tricycles; (add.info.: Advertising poster printed in France for English distribution of the Howe bicycles and tricycles)

Queretaro, 1844
2902773 Queretaro, 1844; (add.info.: Queretaro, 1844.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

Valleys of Mexico, 1885
2902264 Valleys of Mexico, 1885; (add.info.: Historic map of Mexico with Valleys, amphitheaters, industry, groves, waterways, plains. Printed in Spanish.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

Hydrographic Map of Mexico, 1885
2902259 Hydrographic Map of Mexico, 1885; (add.info.: Historic map of Mexico with Waterfalls, streams, rivers, dams, rapids, and lakes. Printed in Spanish.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

Boston Baseball Club, 1888
2900977 Boston Baseball Club, 1888; (add.info.: Boston Beaneaters team playing at South End Grounds as spectators watch from the grandstand.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

A Japanese women in basket palanquin, 1885
1578170 A Japanese women in basket palanquin, 1885; (add.info.: Colour photograph of a Japanese women in basket palanquin. Dated 1885.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Japanese women in basket palanquin, 1885
1578049 A Japanese women in basket palanquin, 1885; (add.info.: Colour photograph of a Japanese women in basket palanquin. Dated 1885.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Dinah Maria Craik, 1887
1577195 Dinah Maria Craik, 1887; (add.info.: Dinah Maria Craik (born Dinah Maria Mulock), 1826 - 12 October 1887. English novelist and poet.); Universal History Archive/UIG

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Step back in time to the vibrant and diverse 1880s, a decade filled with fascinating moments and captivating images. Explore the rich history of this era through snapshots that showcase different aspects of life around the world. Travel to Vancouver Island in the 1870s, where a detailed map reveals the evolving landscape of this beautiful Canadian destination. Witness its transformation as new settlements emerge and nature intertwines with human progress. In another corner of the globe, catch a glimpse of a Buffalo soldier quenching his thirst from his canteen. This powerful image captures both strength and vulnerability, reminding us of the challenges faced by African American soldiers during this period. Delve into phrenology, an intriguing field that sought to understand personality traits through cranial measurements. A phrenological model takes center stage, inviting contemplation on how people perceived themselves and others during this time. Transport yourself to Scotland's Dalnotter Hill as you gaze upon The River Clyde. Marvel at its serene beauty captured in exquisite detail by an artist from the 19th century. Let your imagination wander along its banks while pondering life in those distant days. Leon-Maxime Faivre's painting "Deux meres (Two Mothers)" offers an intimate portrayal of motherhood in 1888. Reflect on timeless themes such as love, sacrifice, and nurturing that transcend generations. Venture further into Scotland's enchantment with Glen Sannox on Isle of Arran. Lose yourself amidst rolling hills and rugged landscapes frozen in time by photographers who aimed to capture their grandeur for future generations to admire. Take a detour across continents to London's Bethnal Green district where The Old George stands tall at number 379. Imagine stepping inside this historic pub bustling with patrons seeking respite from daily life or sharing stories over pints after long workdays. Discover artistry even within miniature realms as you marvel at a bonsai dwarf pine meticulously cultivated in 1889.