1890s Collection

Moses Weinberger (center) with bartenders Mack O Brien (left)
OKLAHOMA: SALOON, c1900

Duquesne steel factories at night, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1900 Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Ivybridge Station and Viaduct, Devon, c. 1890
A view of Ivybridge station and the Ivybridge Viaduct, Devon, c.1890. This is Brunels old timber viaduct, shown prior to its replacement in 1892

Guernsey & Jersey via Weymouth poster, about 1891
In 1889 the GWR began operating a steamship service to the Channel Islands. This poster shows the GWRs TSS Ibex, leaving harbour at Guernsey on its route across the Channel

Eastgate Street, Chester, c1890s
This image comes from a Photochrom carriage print used by the Great Western Railway in the late 1800s

Wigs for English lawyers, 1800s
Lawyer selecting the proper wig for appearance in court, London, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Antique map, Liverpool and Birkenhead, England, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Antique map, Liverpool and Birkenhead, England, 19th Century

First Ferris wheel, Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893
Ferris wheel -250 feet in diameter, 36 cars - at the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Antique map, Scotland, Jura, Mull, Argyll, Islay 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Antique map, Scotland, Jura, Mull, Argyll, Islay 19th Century

Union Stockyards entrance, Chicago, 1890s
Entrance to the Union Stockyards, Chicago, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893
Court of Honor and central basin of the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Antique map, West Yorkshire, Derby, Nottingham, Lincoln, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Antique map, West Yorkshire, Derby, Nottingham, Lincoln, Stafford, Leicester, Rutland, England. 19th Century

Dropping the Pilot, 1890. Artist: John Tenniel
Dropping the Pilot, 1890

1890s UK expressions smell drunks aroma

Roosevelt and the Rough Riders on San Juan Hill, 1898
Colonel Roosevelt and Rough Riders where they charged over San Juan Hill, Spanish-American War. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

St Johns Gate BL12558
St John's Gate, St John's Lane, Clerkenwell, Islington, Greater London. The north side of St John's Gate

ROUSSEAU: GYPSY, 1897. The Sleeping Gypsy. Oil on canvas by Henri Rousseau, 1897

Phrenological model of personality traits
Phrenology model of the locations of the " various organs of mind" in the human head, c. 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

1890s UK brain salt headaches humour medicine indigestion medical

Oklahoma Territory opened to settlers, 1891
Homesteaders charge at the start signal, western Oklahoma Land Rush, 1891. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

USA, Wyoming, Grand Teton National Park, Mormon Row, dates from 1890 s, John Moulton Homestead, Barn

Robin Oig 1898 1890s UK whisky alcohol whiskey advert Scottish Scotch stations trains railways railroads

The Rows, Chester, c1890s
This image comes from a Photochrom carriage print used by the Great Western Railway in the late 1800s. The Rows are continuous half-timbered galleries

Antique map, North and East Yorkshire 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Antique map, North and East Yorkshire 19th Century

Antique map of Bombay, India, 19th Century
Antique map of Bombay, Berar, and part of central India from 1891

Antique map, Southampton, England, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Antique map Southampton, , England, 19th Century

The last broad gauge train leaving Paddington Station, 20th May 1892
A posed image of the last broad gauge train leaving Paddington station on 20th May 1892

Mazawattee 1890s UK tea

1890s UK dr williams pin pills medical medicine

Parisian beauty salon, 1800s
Lady in a hair salon in Paris, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

The Chess Game, 1896 (oil on panel)
989236 The Chess Game, 1896 (oil on panel) by Deutsch, Ludwig (1855-1935); 55x41.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chess Game. Ludwig Deutsch (1855-1935). Oil on panel. Signed and dated 1896

Didcot, Oxfordshire, 11th May 1896
The down Flying Dutchman approaching Didcot in Oxfordshire, hauled by No. 3019, Rover, on 11th May 1896. Didcot signal box can be seen on the left of the image

LEBANON: BEIRUT, c1895. View of Beirut, Lebanon. Photochrome, c1895

Hong Kong street scene, 1890s C016 / 4499
Hong Kong street scene. Pedestrians, carts, rickshaws and signs in both Chinese script and English on a hill street in Hong Kong in the 1890s. At the time, this area was a British colony

Diamond Jubilee Poster for West Tarring, 1897
Order of Proceeding for Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee Festival in the parish of West Tarring, West Sussex Parish Record Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Par 193/7/21

Gullivers 1899 1890s UK whisky alcohol whiskey advert Gullivers Scotch Scottish
Gulliver s 1899 1890s UK whisky alcohol whiskey advert Gullivers Scotch Scottish bagpipes kilts tartan mens

Cooks 1890s UK holidays holiday companies tours tour operators thomas Thomas Cook
CookÕs 1890s UK holidays holiday companies tours tour operators thomas Thomas Cook company

Cornish tin mines, 19th century
Cornish tin mines, 19th-century artwork. These mines are in the parish of St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, UK. 19th-century tin mines in this area date back to 1721

Manchester Ship Canal, 19th century
Manchester Ship Canal, 19th-century artwork. This canal, constructed between 1887 and 1893, opened on 1 January 1894

ANNIE OAKLEY (1860-1926). Oil over a photograph, 1899

Abandoned baby found by police, New York City, 1890s
Policeman bringing in an abandoned infant found in an alley on a winter night, New York City, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Rangers FC team Line-up season 1896-97 with Glasgow Cup Scottish Cup Glasgow Charity Cup trophy. Circa 1896

Antique map, Isle of Man 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Isle of Man 19th Century with detail of Douglas

George Beaumont with manual fire engine, Pinner
George Beaumont, Chief Officer of the Pinner Voluntary Fire Brigade, with a manual fire engine which was kept at Waxwell Lane, Pinner, having previously been housed at The Hall

Steer Point Station, Devon, c. 1898
A view of Steer Point station on the Plymouth to Yealmpton Line, at Brixton, east of Plymouth in Devon, c.1898

Diamond Jubilee Poster for Westbourne, 1897
Poster of events to celebrate Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee Parish Records Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Par 206/7/16

Calots spinal surgery, 19th century
Calots spinal surgery, 19th-century artwork. This operation is being carried out by the French surgeon Jean-Francois Calot (1861-1944) on a condition known as Potts disease

State capitol in Boise, Idaho, late 1800s
Carriage traffic around Capitol Square in Boise, Idaho, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Chicagos State Street, 1890s
Marshall Field & Co. retail store on State Street, downtown Chicago, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Oberlin College in the 1890s
Council Hall at Oberlin College, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Red Cloud, or Mahpiua Luta, Oglala Sioux chief, in quilwork shirt, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Battleship Maine entering Havana harbor, 1898
USS Maine saluting the Spanish flagship upon arrival in Havana harbor, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction

Orange grove in California
California orange grove, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Advertisement for Cadburys Cocoa, showing a croquet game, 1899. Hand-colored printed halftone 19th century

View of Swindon Station, 1895
This image was taken to mark the occasion of the abolition of the ten minute stop at Swindon. It was the first non-stop express through the station

View of Swindon Station, c. 1890s
This photograph shows Swindon Junction Station in Wiltshire, looking towards Bristol, c.1890s. The station became known as simply Swindon Station after Swindon Town station closed in the 1960s

Royal Waiting Room, Paddington Station, c. 1890
Situated on Platform 1 the Royal Waiting Room was used regularly by Royalty travelling from London to Windsor

Red Cloud, or Mahpiua Luta, Oglala Sioux chief, in quilwork shirt, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Irish champion featherweight boxer Ike Weir, The Belfast Spider, 1890s
IRISH BOXER, 1890s. Irish champion featherweight boxer Ike Weir, The Belfast Spider, 1890s

Marconi with his radio, 19th century
Marconi with his radio, 19th-century artwork. The apparatus consists of a receiver and a transmitter

Beekeeping, 19th century
Beekeeping, 19th-century artwork. Beekeeper extracting honey from honeycombs obtained from a beehive

Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer
Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930), Norwegian explorer, biologist and humanitarian. In 1888 he was the first to cross the Greenland ice sheet and showed that it covered the entire island

Sitting Bull. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century photograph

Victorian satirical cartoon capitalism and the middleman
Vintage engraving of a victorian satirical cartoon, 19th Century. The Satires of Cynicus. capitalism and the middleman

Browns Special Whisky 1890s UK whisky alcohol whiskey advert Browns Scotch Scottish
BrownÕs Special Whisky 1890s UK whisky alcohol whiskey advert Browns Scotch Scottish

Edwards Harlene for Hair 1890s UK hair products womens

Battle of Manila Bay, 1898
Admiral George Dewey commanding US fleet in the Battle of Manila Bay, Spanish-American War, 1898. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Gateshead, The Town Hall (b / w photo)
5202732 Gateshead, The Town Hall (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Town Hall)

The Fortune Teller, 1899 (oil on canvas)
989688 The Fortune Teller, 1899 (oil on canvas) by Wontner, William Clark (1857-1930); 81.9x67.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fortune Teller. William Clarke Wontner (1857-1930)

RANGERS FOOTBALL TEAM 1894 With Scottish Cup after defeating Celtic in very first Old Firm match

Antique map, Manchester, England, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Antique map, Manchester, England, 19th Century

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

Jain cosmological map, 19th century. Titled Manusyaloka ( map of the world of man ), this artwork shows the world according to the cosmological traditions of Jainism, an ancient religion of India

Didcot Station, Oxfordshire, 11th May 1896
A view of Didcot station in Oxfordshire on the 11th May 1896, showing the up Flying Dutchman is being hauled by No. 3001 Amazon

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

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

Wootton Bassett Station, 1893
A view of Wootton Bassett Station in Wiltshire, taken in 1893, showing the station building and a number of staff on the platform with a dray horse

Steam engine with crew, Southgate, North London
Steam-driven fire engine with crew -- SDFB, Southgate District Council fire service. The date on the vehicle is 1894. The driver standing on the appliance is D Gibbons. Third from right is G Walton

Costume worn by members of the Brotherhood of Mercy when dealing with victims of the plague
BROTHERHOOD OF MERCY. Costume worn by members of the Brotherhood of Mercy when dealing with victims of the plague. Studio photograph, Florence, Italy, c1900

Cornish tin mining, 19th century
Cornish tin mining, 19th-century artwork. Miners working in a shaft in a tin mine in Cornwall, UK. Many such excavations were near the coast and extended out under the sea for nearly a kilometre

NY: BROOKLYN BRIDGE, 1898. Curve at the Brooklyn terminal of the bridge, 1898

Tennis court romance, 1890s or early 1900s
Tennis player distracted by a flirtatious, fashionable woman, circa 1900. Printed color halftone reproduction of an illustration

Golfers in the 1890s
Golfers finishing a game at the putting green, circa 1890. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Crowds at the Chicago worlds fair at night
Columbian Exposition visitors strolling along the midway at night, Chicago 1893. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Step back in time to the enchanting 1890s, where history unfolds through antique maps and captivating snapshots of life. Explore Liverpool and Birkenhead, two bustling cities in England's vibrant landscape during the 19th century. Immerse yourself in the allure of Guernsey & Jersey as they beckon travelers via a Weymouth poster from around 1891. Delve into Scotland's picturesque beauty with an exquisite antique map showcasing Jura, Mull, Argyll, and Islay - a testament to the country's timeless charm. Wander down Eastgate Street in Chester, transported to the cobbled streets of this historic city captured perfectly in a photograph from the late 1800s. Marvel at Ivybridge Station and Viaduct nestled amidst Devon's breathtaking scenery circa 1890. Witness Chicago come alive through its iconic Union Stockyards entrance - a gateway to America's booming livestock industry during the exhilarating 1890s. Experience wonder like never before at the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 as you gaze upon the marvel that is the first Ferris wheel. Feel your heart race alongside Roosevelt and his Rough Riders as they conquer San Juan Hill in their quest for glory during one fateful year: 1898. Discover peculiar remedies for brain salt headaches or indigestion with quirky UK medical humor prevalent throughout this era. Be transported once again to Chicago World's Fair, where innovation meets grandeur against an awe-inspiring backdrop of progress. Uncover mysteries within phrenological models that sought to decipher personality traits based on cranial features - a fascinating glimpse into psychology during this transformative decade. Finally, witness Dropping The Pilot by John Tenniel; an artwork capturing political turmoil gripping Europe at its core during this pivotal year: 1890. The enchantment of these hints from various aspects of life paints a vivid picture of what it was like living amidst such historical moments within the remarkable 1890s.