1902 Collection (page 9)

Siamese twins Radica - Doodica
2603705 Siamese twins Radica - Doodica; (add.info.: Siamese or Conjoined twins Radica - Doodica, also known as the Orissa sisters, who were joined at the chest (xiphopagus twins)

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish dramatist, critic and Fabian in 1902 (engraving)
866214 George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish dramatist, critic and Fabian in 1902 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Map of the Faroe Island, c.1900 (engraving)
533304 Map of the Faroe Island, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Faroe Island, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Map of Alaska, c.1900 (engraving)
533237 Map of Alaska, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Alaska, United States, with inset maps of Sitka and the Aleutian Islands, circa 1902)

Map of Idaho and Wyoming, c.1900 (engraving)
533214 Map of Idaho and Wyoming, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Idaho and Wyoming, United States, with an inset map of Yellowstone National Park, circa 1902)

Map of France, c.1900 (engraving)
532949 Map of France, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of north central France, in the vicinity of Paris, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica)

Map of Ireland, c.1900 (engraving)
532939 Map of Ireland, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Ireland with inset map of Dublin, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Map of the southern part of Michigan, c.1900 (engraving)
533184 Map of the southern part of Michigan, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of the southern part of Michigan, United States, with inset maps of Detroit and the St)

Map of western Tennessee, c.1900 (engraving)
533148 Map of western Tennessee, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of the western part of Tennessee, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Map of West Virginia, c.1900 (engraving)
533127 Map of West Virginia, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of West Virginia, United States, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Map of Virginia, c.1900 (engraving)
533124 Map of Virginia, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map showing historical boundaries of Virginia, with inset maps of Richmond and Norfolk, circa 1902)

Map of New Jersey, c.1900 (engraving)
533112 Map of New Jersey, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of New Jersey with inset map of Jersey City, Newark and Paterson, circa 1902)

Map of Massachusetts, c.1900 (engraving)
533096 Map of Massachusetts, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: State map of Massachusetts, United States, with inset map of Boston, circa 1902)

The Russian icebreaker Yermak at work in a frozen sea
545248 The Russian icebreaker Yermak at work in a frozen sea.; (add.info.: From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 11 May 1902.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Map of Sitka and Glacier Bay, Alaska, c.1900 (engraving)
533464 Map of Sitka and Glacier Bay, Alaska, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Sitka and Glacier Bay, Alaska, circa 1902)

Map of Duluth, Minnesota, c.1900 (engraving)
533452 Map of Duluth, Minnesota, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Duluth, Minnesota, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Map of Mackinac Island, Michigan, c.1900 (engraving)
533446 Map of Mackinac Island, Michigan, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Mackinac Island and the Straits of Mackinac, Michigan, circa 1902)

Map of the Hudson River, New York, c.1900 (engraving)
533427 Map of the Hudson River, New York, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Hudson River, New York, from Yonkers to Kingston, circa 1902)

Map of Manila, c.1900 (engraving)
533340 Map of Manila, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Manila Bay, Philippines, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Map of Palestine part of Turkey, c.1900 (engraving)
533323 Map of Palestine part of Turkey, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Palestine (then part of Turkey), circa 1902

Map of northern India with Calcutta, c.1900 (engraving)
533016 Map of northern India with Calcutta, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map showing the historical boundaries of the northern part of India with an inset map of Calcutta (now Kolkata)

Map of Central America, c.1900 (engraving)
533254 Map of Central America, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Central America, with an inset map of Lake Nicaragua, circa 1902)

Map of Jamaica and the Lesser Antilles, c.1900 (engraving)
533243 Map of Jamaica and the Lesser Antilles, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Jamaica and the Lesser Antilles, circa 1902)

Map of the German Empire with Berlin and Hamburg, c.1900 (engraving)
532964 Map of the German Empire with Berlin and Hamburg, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map showing the eastern part of the German Empire, with inset maps of Berlin and Hamburg, circa 1902)

Map of South Dakota, c.1900 (engraving)
533193 Map of South Dakota, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: State map of South Dakota, United States, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Map of England, c.1900 (engraving)
532908 Map of England, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of England, including an inset of the Isle of Man, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica)

Map of Oceania, c.1900 (engraving)
533039 Map of Oceania, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Oceanica (Oceania): Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia, Melanesia, and Hawaiian Islands, circa 1902

Paiute basket maker 1902 (photo)
682804 Paiute basket maker 1902 (photo); (add.info.: Paiute basket maker); Universal History Archive/UIG

Map of Pacific Ocean Islands, c.1900 (engraving)
533048 Map of Pacific Ocean Islands, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Pacific Ocean Islands: New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Guam, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Mariana Islands)

Map of Cape Verde Islands, c.1900 (engraving)
533379 Map of Cape Verde Islands, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Cape Verde Islands, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Map of Greece with Crete and Samos, c.1900 (engraving)
533001 Map of Greece with Crete and Samos, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map showing detail of Greece with Crete and Samos, with insets of Crete and Athens, circa 1902)

Map of northwestern Africa, c.1900 (engraving)
533056 Map of northwestern Africa, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of northwest Africa with Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, Sahara, Senegal, Portuguese Guinea, circa 1902)

Map of Ladrone or Mariana Islands, c.1900 (engraving)
533360 Map of Ladrone or Mariana Islands, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Ladrone or Mariana Islands, South Pacific, Oceania, circa 1902)

Map of the southern part of South America, c.1900 (engraving)
533267 Map of the southern part of South America, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of southern South America, with inset maps of Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Valparaiso, and Santiago, circa 1902)

Map of Alaska, c.1900 (engraving)
533418 Map of Alaska, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Alaska, United States, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Map of the Shetland Islands, c.1900 (engraving)
533285 Map of the Shetland Islands, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Shetland Islands, Scotland, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Map of Louisiana, c.1900 (engraving)
533158 Map of Louisiana, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Louisiana, United States, with inset map of New Orleans and Vicinity, circa 1902)

Map of the United States with inset of Alaska, c.1900 (engraving)
533086 Map of the United States with inset of Alaska, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of United States with inset of Alaska, circa 1902)

Map of Newfoundland, c.1900 (engraving)
533415 Map of Newfoundland, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Newfoundland, Canada, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Map of Auckland, c.1900 (engraving)
533349 Map of Auckland, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Auckland, New Zealand, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Map of Manitoba and British Columbia, c.1900 (engraving)
533074 Map of Manitoba and British Columbia, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Manitoba, British Columbia, and the Northwest Territories, Canada, circa 1902)

Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906), American astronomer and aeronautical pioneer
530531 Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906), American astronomer and aeronautical pioneer. Langley's steam-powered model plane Aerodrome viewed from above and below

Map of Martinique, c.1900 (engraving)
533483 Map of Martinique, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Martinique, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Map of Philippine Islands with Hawaii, c.1900 (engraving)
533033 Map of Philippine Islands with Hawaii, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Philippine Islands and Hawaii, with inset maps of Manila, Honolulu, and Pearl Harbor, circa 1902)

Map of colonial Africa with Madagascar, c.1900 (engraving)
533062 Map of colonial Africa with Madagascar, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of southern colonial Africa, with an inset of Madagascar, circa 1902)

Map of Arizona and New Mexico, c.1900 (engraving)
533218 Map of Arizona and New Mexico, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Arizona and New Mexico, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Map of Europe, c.1900 (engraving)
532897 Map of Europe, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Europe, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Baikal. A terrible ford on the Onote River, 180 versts from the village of Golumet, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Baikal. A terrible ford on the Onote River, 180 versts from the village of Golumet, 1902. National Library of Russia

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In the year 1902, a myriad of events unfolded that shaped history and left an indelible mark on society. It was a time when tales were spun, heroes emerged, and the world witnessed both triumphs and tragedies. One such tale was "The Cat that Walked by Himself, " penned by Rudyard Kipling in his iconic collection of stories called Just So Stories. This whimsical feline captivated readers with its independence and cunning nature. Meanwhile, across the vast Atlantic Ocean, another story was unfolding aboard the RMS Carpathia in 1903. This ship would later gain fame for its heroic role in rescuing survivors from the ill-fated Titanic disaster just nine years later. While maritime adventures took place at sea, on land, Newfoundland in Canada thrived as it proudly showcased its bountiful products - particularly cod. The fishing industry flourished as these prized fish became a staple food source for many around the world. In science and academia, brilliance shone through with Paul Dirac being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933. His groundbreaking contributions to quantum mechanics paved the way for advancements that continue to shape our understanding of the universe today. Notable figures also made their mark during this era; Cecil Rhodes left an enduring legacy through his influential role as a British imperialist and businessman. Meanwhile, London Hospital on Mile End Road stood tall as a beacon of hope amidst illness and despair. As bustling streets teemed with life at Spitalfields in East End London, one could almost hear echoes of Kipling's words resonating: "I am only just beginning my travels. " And indeed, there was much more to explore within this vibrant cityscape. From hunting expeditions where foxes met their fate at "the meet" to brave soldiers fighting valiantly under adverse conditions like those depicted by Modderfontein's 17th Lancers - all that remained were memories etched in history.