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1890 Collection (page 3)

"Exploring the Mysteries of 1890: From Palmistry to Elevators, Everest to Sewing Machines" Step into the intriguing world of 1890

Background image1890 Collection: Advert / Tidmans Soap

Advert / Tidmans Soap
Tidmans Herbal Skin Soap

Background image1890 Collection: Advert / Mustard / Keen s

Advert / Mustard / Keen s
Keens Mustard - gives Keen-ness to the appetite

Background image1890 Collection: Jerome K Jerome / 1890 Pho

Jerome K Jerome / 1890 Pho
Jerome K. Jerome Writer

Background image1890 Collection: Illustration of Ferranti testing 10, 000V cable V510 / 0013

Illustration of Ferranti testing 10, 000V cable V510 / 0013
19th Century power transmission. Illustration showing Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti (1864-1930) testing his 10, 000 Volt cable in 1890

Background image1890 Collection: LEVY, mile (1826-1890)

LEVY, mile (1826-1890). Germinal. Poster advertising the theatre performance of Emile Zolas novel Germinal, performed at the

Background image1890 Collection: Richard Burton / Woodbury

Richard Burton / Woodbury
SIR RICHARD FRANCIS BURTON Traveller and writer

Background image1890 Collection: Edward Vii / Shooting 1890

Edward Vii / Shooting 1890
EDWARD VII as Prince of Wales shooting pheasant

Background image1890 Collection: Play / Ibsen / Hedda Gabler

Play / Ibsen / Hedda Gabler
A series of simple sketches of Eleonora Duse

Background image1890 Collection: Jh Newman / Whitlock

Jh Newman / Whitlock
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN the Roman Catholic Cardinal in old age

Background image1890 Collection: St Paul / Cathedral / Chromo

St Paul / Cathedral / Chromo
A general view of St Pauls Cathedral in all its glory

Background image1890 Collection: Irish Water Spaniel

Irish Water Spaniel
An Irish water spaniel in the field

Background image1890 Collection: Mrs Beeton Front Cover

Mrs Beeton Front Cover
Front Cover of Mrs Beetons Every Day Cookery and Housekeeping

Background image1890 Collection: Four Colours Together

Four Colours Together
Four King Charles Spaniels, one of each colour: 1. Blenheim 2. Black & tan 3. Ruby 4. Tricolour

Background image1890 Collection: Therese Martin

Therese Martin
THERESE MARTIN as a Carmelite novice, in the nunnery at Lisieux circa 1890

Background image1890 Collection: Blackpool / Pier / Prom 1890

Blackpool / Pier / Prom 1890
Blackpool pier and section of the promanade

Background image1890 Collection: Advert for Oetzmann & Co. Victorian furniture 1890

Advert for Oetzmann & Co. Victorian furniture 1890
Variety of Victorian household items. 1890

Background image1890 Collection: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. The burning of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. The burning of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1896

Background image1890 Collection: GEORGIA: CHAIN GANG. Chain gang prisoners and guards rest against a fence, Thomasville, Georgia

GEORGIA: CHAIN GANG. Chain gang prisoners and guards rest against a fence, Thomasville, Georgia. Photograph, c1890

Background image1890 Collection: Smalls Lighthouse crew, Solva, South Wales

Smalls Lighthouse crew, Solva, South Wales
The three members of the Smalls Lighthouse crew at Solva, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Background image1890 Collection: West Derby Union, Liverpool - Belmont Road workhouse

West Derby Union, Liverpool - Belmont Road workhouse
The Belmont Road workhouse opened in 1890 by Liverpools West Derby Union. It catered primarily for able-bodied inmates and vagrants, providing daily out-relief in return for manual labour. Date: 1925

Background image1890 Collection: Steerage passengers on their way to America, 1800s

Steerage passengers on their way to America, 1800s
European emigrants in steerage section of steamship to the US, 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1890 Collection: Harry Pollitt, Communist Party leader, with Mao Zedong

Harry Pollitt, Communist Party leader, with Mao Zedong
Harry Pollitt (1890-1960), Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and head of its trade union department. Seen here shaking hands with the Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong (1893-1976)

Background image1890 Collection: Harry Pollitt, Secretary of the Communist Party

Harry Pollitt, Secretary of the Communist Party
Harry Pollitt (1890-1960), Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and head of its trade union department. Date: circa 1950s

Background image1890 Collection: Victorian Greeting Card - The Pickpocket

Victorian Greeting Card - The Pickpocket
Two penguins out for a stroll whilst a sparrow picks a pocket. Date: circa 1890

Background image1890 Collection: Victorian Greeting Card - Owls in Town

Victorian Greeting Card - Owls in Town
Two owls in top hats out at night. Date: circa 1890

Background image1890 Collection: Tamil girl, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) circa 1890

Tamil girl, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Background image1890 Collection: Cartoon, The Dropped Pilot, WW1

Cartoon, The Dropped Pilot, WW1
Cartoon, The Dropped Pilot, twenty-four years after Tenniel. In Tenniels Dropping the Pilot cartoon of 1890 Kaiser Wilhelm II watches as Bismarck disembarks from the ship (of state)

Background image1890 Collection: LONDON SLUM, c1890. A slum in London, south of the River Thames. Photograph, c1890

LONDON SLUM, c1890. A slum in London, south of the River Thames. Photograph, c1890

Background image1890 Collection: ELLIS ISLAND: IMMIGRANTS. Trunks at Ellis Island belonging to arrivals debarking for New York

ELLIS ISLAND: IMMIGRANTS. Trunks at Ellis Island belonging to arrivals debarking for New York, c1900

Background image1890 Collection: Penny Post Jubilee card - Sir Rowland Hill - 1890

Penny Post Jubilee card - Sir Rowland Hill - 1890
A Penny Post Jubilee card, issued in 1890 to celebrate the Golden Jubilee (50 years, 1840 - 1890) of the Penny Post. The card features a postman from 1840 and one from 1890

Background image1890 Collection: Moses Weinberger (center) with bartenders Mack O Brien (left)

Moses Weinberger (center) with bartenders Mack O Brien (left) and Ike Reed at the entrance to the Same Old Moses Saloon
OKLAHOMA: SALOON, c1900. Moses Weinberger (center) with bartenders Mack O Brien (left) and Ike Reed at the entrance to the Same Old Moses Saloon at 211 West Harrison Avenue in Guthrie, Oklahoma

Background image1890 Collection: LCC-LFB horse drawn 75ft turntable ladder (TL)

LCC-LFB horse drawn 75ft turntable ladder (TL)
Shand Mason (Blackfriars) supplied the London Fire Brigade with this hand operated 75 foot turntable ladder on a four wheel horse drawn carriage

Background image1890 Collection: 1889 photograph - RMS Teutonic - from an album of images relating to the launch of

1889 photograph - RMS Teutonic - from an album of images relating to the launch of the vessel, which was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast

Background image1890 Collection: Chloe Jules Joseph Lefebvre 1875 1890 Albumen silver print

Chloe Jules Joseph Lefebvre 1875 1890 Albumen silver print
Chloe by Jules Joseph Lefebvre; about 1875 - 1890; Albumen silver print

Background image1890 Collection: Market Place at Bethlehem Palestine (Israel) circa 1890

Market Place at Bethlehem Palestine (Israel) circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Background image1890 Collection: Vaslav Nijinsky / Clown

Vaslav Nijinsky / Clown
VASLAV NIJINSKY Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, seen here in the role of Petrushka Date: 1890 - 1950

Background image1890 Collection: Beatrice - Princess of England

Beatrice - Princess of England
Beatrice, Princess of England (1857-1944), wife of prince Henry von Battenberg, the fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Here she poses in her wedding dress

Background image1890 Collection: The Princesses Victoria and Maud of Wales

The Princesses Victoria and Maud of Wales
The Princesses Victoria (1868-1935) and Maud of Wales (1869-1938), the future Queen of Norway (reigned 1905-1938), Daughters of King Edward VII. Date: 1890

Background image1890 Collection: Ballet Petrouschka. Vaslav Nijinsky

Ballet Petrouschka. Vaslav Nijinsky
Ballet Petrouschka, music by Igor Stravinsky (1911). Illustration by Georges Lepape with the dancer Vaslav Nijinsky. Art Deco. Drawing

Background image1890 Collection: GIN LABEL, c1900. Gordon & Company gin label, London, c1900

GIN LABEL, c1900. Gordon & Company gin label, London, c1900

Background image1890 Collection: CHIMNEY SWEEP, 1890. American advertisement for Pears Soap, 1890

CHIMNEY SWEEP, 1890. American advertisement for Pears Soap, 1890

Background image1890 Collection: LCC-MFB Brixton fire station, Stockwell, SW London

LCC-MFB Brixton fire station, Stockwell, SW London
Brixton fire station, located in Shepherds Lane, Ferndale Road, Brixton, built in 1867. Brixton firemen pose with their two engines (an escape cart and steamer pump)

Background image1890 Collection: Vaslav Nijinsky / Jeux 3

Vaslav Nijinsky / Jeux 3
VASLAV NIJINSKY Russian ballet dancer and choreographer with Schollar and Karsavina in Debussys Jeux during the 8th season of the Ballets Russes Date: 1890 - 1950

Background image1890 Collection: Sioux Nation at Standing Rock Reservation, ND, 1890

Sioux Nation at Standing Rock Reservation, ND, 1890
Taking a census at the Sioux Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota, 1890. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Background image1890 Collection: Princes Oscar, Joachim and Viktor of Prussia

Princes Oscar, Joachim and Viktor of Prussia
Princes Oskar (1888-1958) and Joachim (1890-1920) of Prussia with their sister, Princess Viktoria Luise (1892-1980), dressed in Highland attire

Background image1890 Collection: The Belgian Model - Herbert Wilson Foster

The Belgian Model - Herbert Wilson Foster

Background image1890 Collection: Painting of a Greyhound

Painting of a Greyhound
An example of a fallow colour Greyhound, standing. A large dog, showing a lot of muscle, especially his shoulder

Background image1890 Collection: India / Agra / Taj Mahal

India / Agra / Taj Mahal
Agra: view of the Taj Mahal, with the gardens in the foreground



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"Exploring the Mysteries of 1890: From Palmistry to Elevators, Everest to Sewing Machines" Step into the intriguing world of 1890, where a palmistry map of the hand reveals secrets and fortunes yet untold. Meanwhile, the revolutionary Otis Electric Elevator takes urban landscapes to new heights, transforming skylines and revolutionizing transportation. In this era of daring expeditions, Colonel Norton defies all odds as he reaches an astonishing altitude of 28, 000 feet on Mount Everest in 1924. A testament to human resilience and determination. Amidst bustling streets adorned with Singer sewing machine ads from the 1890s, women find empowerment through their ability to create beautiful garments with ease. The sewing machine becomes a symbol of progress and independence. The Salvation Army launches a powerful campaign during this period; their mission is clear - providing hope and aid for those in need. Their selfless efforts touch countless lives across communities far and wide. Transport yourself back to Ivybridge Station and Viaduct in Devon around 1890; witness the marvels of Victorian engineering as trains traverse breathtaking landscapes. The viaduct stands tall as a testament to human ingenuity. Jh Newman's captivating photograph from 1888 captures an enigmatic moment frozen in time – it leaves us pondering about life's mysteries that lie beyond our reach. Maps transport us across continents; Australia and New Zealand unfold before our eyes like undiscovered treasures waiting to be explored. These maps beckon adventurers towards uncharted territories filled with wonders yet unseen. Bismarck's iconic image dropping his pilot reminds us that even great leaders must sometimes let go of old ways for progress lies ahead – a lesson echoing throughout history till today. An advertisement for Patersons Camp Coffee tantalizes taste buds while promising moments of comfort amidst busy lives – its aroma filling homes with warmth since the late nineteenth century.