1892 Collection

Carbolic smoke ball
An advertisment placed by the Carbolic Smoke Ball Company for the carbolic smoke ball, a cure for all types of ailments

FRANCO BAHAMONDE, Francisco (1892-1975). Spanish military man and politician. Dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975

Gloucestershire County Cricket Team, 1892
Photograph of Gloucestershire County Cricket team for the 1892 season. Back row, left to right: J.Smith (scorer), E. Sainsbury, S.A.P. Kitcat, Roberts, Murch, Painter

Harness Electric Corsets for women of all ages

The Port at sunset, Opus 236 (Saint-Tropez), 1892. Creator: Signac, Paul (1863-1935)
The Port at sunset, Opus 236 (Saint-Tropez), 1892. Private Collection

Haile Selassie / Ils 1936
HAILE SELASSIE Emperor of Ethiopia (1930-74) on his horse

Elizabeth Bessie Coleman (1892-1926)
Elizabeth Bessie Coleman, 1892-1926, the first female pilot of African American descent and the first person of African American descent to hold an international pilot license. Date: 1926

Spurgeon (Photo)
CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON English Baptist minister and noted preacher at age 55 Date: 1834 - 1892

Borley Rectory 1890S
Borley Rectory at the time of Harry Bulls occupancy : the garden front, the Bull family enjoying a game of tennis

Cecil Rhodes
CECIL RHODES Statesman, financier, imperialist. Caricatured as a colossus bestriding Africa

The Last Caravan by A. E. Bestall
A colour illustration by Alfred Bestall showing a fantasy scene where a group of travellers are being spied on from woodland by a centaur and female imps

Haile Selassie / Nachkrieg
HAILE SELASSIE Emperor of Ethiopia (1930-74) in 1928, the year he assumed the title of King

Herbert Norman Howells
HERBERT NORMAN HOWELLS Organist, music teacher and conductor

The Pooters
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pooter and their son Lupin

Boys Swimming, Training Ship Mercury, River Hamble, Hants
Boys from the Training Ship Mercury swimming nude in the River Hamble

Muscles used in cycling, 19th century
Muscles used in cycling. Artwork from the tenth volume (second period of 1892) of the French popular science weekly La Science Illustree

Acme Moustache Guard
The Acme Moustache Guard. Solid comfort while eating. No use for napkins - does not interfere with use of mouth. Made of gold or silver plate. Everyone should have one!

Holmes & Watson / Train
SILVER BLAZE Holmes and Watson in a railway compartment

RENOIR: GIRLS / PIANO, 1892. Pierre Auguste Renoir: Young Girls at a Piano
RENOIR: GIRLS/PIANO, 1892. Pierre Auguste Renoir: Young Girls at a Piano. Oil on canvas, 1892

Tennyson / Ape / Vanity Fair
ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON English poet Cartoon

When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman. 1892

GAUGUIN: AREAREA, 1892. Arearea (Red Dog). Oil on canvas, 1892, by Paul Gauguin

Get your Hair Cut
GET YOUR HAIR CUT A barber in his shop doorway and a group of people, including two jeering, pointing boys, ridicule a young mans long hair !

Daisy Bell by Harry Dacre
Promotional music sheet for Daisy Bell music hall song of 1892 by Harry Dacre and sung by Katie Lawrence shown here in typical cycling costume

The Disappointed Souls (Les mes decues), 1892
The Disappointed Souls (Les mes de c ues), 1892. Found in the Collection of Kunstmuseum Bern

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

South Condurrow Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. 1892
Four miners standing in the Cathedral, at South Condurrow mine. In 1897 part of the property was transferred to Camborne School of Mines as the (later) King Edward VII mine

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson
DOYLE: SHERLOCK HOLMES. Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson. Illustration by Sidney Paget from the Strand magazine for Sir Arthur Conan Doyles story, The Adventure of Silver Blaze, 1892

England V Wales Rugby
England defeat Wales at Blackheath by 17-0

Omnibus I, 1895 or 1892, by Anders Zorn
Anders Zorn (1860-1920). Swedish painter. Omnibus I, 1895 or 1892. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Sir Charles Cox, Vanity Fair, Spy
CHARLES COX (1810-1892) Held various positions in the Colonial Office between 1829 and 1879. Caption: Colonial Date: 1810 - 1892

SHERLOCK HOLMES Sherlock with Dr. John Watson in a corner of a first-class carriage from Paddington Station. Drawing by Sidney Paget for Arthur Conan Doyles The Adventure of Silver Blaze, 1892

Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 21 April 1918), the Red Baron. He wears the Pour le Me

Swing Bridge, River Neath, Neath, Port Talbot, South Wales
View of the Swing Bridge over the River Neath, at Neath, Port Talbot, South Wales, a railway bridge, opened in 1892, which carried the former Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway near Skewen

Training Ship Mercury, River Hamble, Hampshire
The Training Ship Mercury was established in 1885 by the London philanthropist Charles Hoare

The 24 hour Bicycle Race at Herne Hill, 1892
Photograph showing the Cyclists participating in the 24 hour Bicycle race at Herne Hill velodrome, on the 22nd July 1892, shortly before the start. The race was won by F.W

Possession is nine points of the law by Louis Wain
Illustration by Louis Wain showing a cat occupying a cast-off saucepan or cooking pot during snowy weather. A selection of birds, including a magpie and a blue tit bemusedly face the cat

Aristide Bruant at Les Ambassadeurs

CASSATT: THE BATH, 1891-2. Oil on canvas by Mary Cassatt

Training Ship Mercury and boys racing crew, River Hamble
The racing crew of the training ship Mercury with the ship itself in the background

BANANAS
Banana Monstera Deliciosa, aka Fruit Salad Plant, Cariman, Mexican Breadfruit, Locust & Wild Honey, Windowleaf, Monsterio, Swiss Cheese Plant etc

Joe Beckett, British heavyweight boxing champion
Joe Beckett (1892-1965), Heavyweight Boxing Champion of Great Britain, in action

Manfred Von Richthofen
MANFRED VON RICHTHOFEN Known as the " Red Baron", " Red Devil" and " Red Knight of Germany" ; he was Germanys greatest WWI pilot

Eve Before The Fall. By A. E. Bestall
A scene beside a waterfall of four girls in their bathing costumes. The girls are watching the waterfall, prehaps resting after swimming

Galileos Jovian moon observations, 1610
Galileos Jovian moon observations. These first six observations of the four largest moons of Jupiter are from the work Sidereus Nuncius (1610) by the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

Indian Ocean Mauritius
Bird s-eye view of the harbour of Port Louis before a third of the town was destroyed this year by a hurricane

Millay / Edna St Vincent
EDNA ST VINCENT MILLAY American poet

Frank Reades Airship
Frank Reade and his New Electric Air Ship, the Eclipse - a dramatic scene as the wonderful aircraft deals with the Yellow Peril

Ernst Werner Von Siemens
ERNST WERNER VON SIEMENS German engineer

Manning (Photo 1890)
HENRY EDWARD MANNING cardinal, wearing his ecclesiastical robes with lots of lace, and a crucifix suspended from his neck

Diary of a Nobody
The Griffin Boys made faces through the windows

Charles Haddon Spurgeon
CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON Non-conformist preacher

Chanukah Feast
The Jews in New York Chanukah, the Feast of Lights

The Hammersmith Bus
Boarding the bus to Hammersmith

Aviator John Alcock 1919
Captain in the Royal Air Force, he was the pilot of the first direct transatlantic flight in June 1919 with navigator Arthur Whitten Brown

CECIL JOHN RHODES (1853-1902). English administrator and financier in southern Africa. The Rhodes Colossus - Striding from Cape Town to Cairo

The Laurels, Brickfield Terrace, Holloway, home to the Pooters

Saudi Arabia / Medina 1892
Medina: general view Date: 1892

QUEEN MARY (1867-1953). Queen consort of King George V of Great Britain. Photograph by W. & D. Downey, c1892

An American cartoon of 1892 by Joseph Keppler showing Secretary of State James G
B. HARRISON CARTOON, 1892. An American cartoon of 1892 by Joseph Keppler showing Secretary of State James G

Rev. R. H. Walker, and Mika Sematimba
The Rev. R.H. Walker, missionary at Uganda, and Mika Sematimba. Rev. Walker is interviewed, stating his desire that Uganda is retained by the English. Date: 1892

RENOIR: BATHER ON A ROCK. Oil on canvas, 1892, by P. A. Renoir
RENOIR: BATHER ON A ROCK. Oil on canvas, 1892, by P.A. Renoir

Inkerman Barracks, Woking, Surrey
A view of the entrance to Inkerman Barracks, Woking, Surrey. The buildings were originally opened in 1860 as an invalid prison for convicts not fit enough to be sent to Dartmoor

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

In Possession. By A. E. Bestall
Three girls sat on a bank by a stream watching a crab under the water. Alfred Bestall (1892-1986) is best-known as the artist who drew Rupert Bear for thirty years

Girl with Dog & Dolls
A pug gives a sideways look at the doll whose owner is hoping they will be friends

Great Zimbabwe / Artefacts
A plan of the site of the incredible ancient buildings at Great Zimbabwe, and a few of the many objects found at the site. Everything is of ancient African origin

November the Fifth, Bonfire Night in Lewes, Sussex
November the Fifth, Bonfire Night in the High Street, Lewes, Sussex. 1892

The Fast Mail by Lincoln J. Carter. First produced in England at Rochdale on 26th December 1891 and at the Grand Theatre, Islington, London on 27th June 1892

Music cover, Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay Polka, arranged by Josef Meissler on Lottie Collins popular song. 1892

Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay - sung by Lottie Collins
" Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay" is a vaudeville and music hall song. The songs first known public performance was in Henry J. Sayers 1891 revue Tuxedo, which was performed in Boston, Massachusetts

Father O Flynn winning Grand National
Father O Flynn (the name of the horse) winning the Grand National at Aintree, at 20-1 ridden by Captain Roddy Owen. 1892

Pasteurs Jubilee celebrations, 1892
Pasteurs Jubilee celebrations

The Palace Guard, 1892 (oil on canvas)
989239 The Palace Guard, 1892 (oil on canvas) by Deutsch, Ludwig (1855-1935); 132.4x83.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Palace Guard. Ludwig Deutsch (1855-1935). Oil on canvas

LONDON / HYDE PARK 1892
A nanny watches children play by the Serpentine, Kensington Gardens. Date: 1892

Play, Lady Windermeres Fan
LADY WINDERMEREs FAN Mrs Erlynne (Marion Terry) entreats Lady Windermere (Lily Hanbury) to return to her husband; first production at St James Theatre, London by Oscar Wilde Date: 1892

East End Woman scared of dog making her to walk under ladder
" You never know you Luck." " Hi! Come back, yer Silly! Do yer want to spile yer Luck?" Date: 1892

MOROCCAN JEWS, c1892. A Jewish couple in Tangier, Morocco. Wood engraving, American, c1892

STEAM PLOUGH, 1892. Ingletons Improved Steam Plow. Wood engraving, American, 1892

Microbiology caricature, 19th century
Microbiology caricature. The researcher is handling jars labelled as bacterial cultures, while the magnified view at left shows a caricatured appearance of microbes as seen under a microscope

Prussian Royal Wedding
VIKTORIA LUISE, only daughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II marries Prince Ernst of Cumberland in the Chapel Royal in Berlin - the last gathering of European royalty before WWI

Nikola Tesla / Nature 1892
He lectures on the subject of alternating high-frequency current to the Societe de Physique and the Societe Internationale des electriciens, at Paris

Alaskan Potlatch
Alaskan natives gather for a POTLATCH - a ritual exchange of hospitality and gifts which often ruins the donors who seek to compete in displays of generosity

Black Gang Chine I. O. W
A majestic site - note the size of the boats

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"1892: A Year of Remarkable Events and Icons" Step back in time to the year 1892, where history unfolded with captivating tales and influential figures. From the Carbolic Smoke Ball to Haile Selassie's birth, this year left an indelible mark on our collective memory. In a small corner of London, the Carbolic Smoke Ball became a symbol of innovation as it promised relief from ailments caused by pollution. Meanwhile, across continents, Haile Selassie was born in Ethiopia - little did the world know that he would become a revered leader and inspire millions as Emperor. Aviation enthusiasts remember Elizabeth Bessie Coleman, who defied societal norms and soared through the skies as one of America's first African-American female pilots. Her legacy lives on despite her untimely death in 1926. Cecil Rhodes' name echoes through history for his role in British imperialism and founding De Beers Consolidated Mines. His actions shaped nations and sparked debates that continue to this day. A photograph captures Charles Spurgeon preaching passionately to his congregation – an image that encapsulates Victorian England's religious fervor. Art lovers are transported into enchanting worlds through A. E. Bestall's masterpiece "The Last Caravan, " immersing themselves in its intricate details and vivid colors. Mystery seekers delve into the chilling stories surrounding Borley Rectory during its haunting years throughout the 1890s – tales that still send shivers down spines today. Francisco Franco Bahamonde emerges onto Spain's political stage; little did anyone suspect how profoundly he would shape Spanish history over decades until his death in 1975. Humor finds its place with "The Pooters, " characters created by George Grossmith who brought laughter to audiences with their comical misadventures. Reflecting upon social change is inevitable when contemplating "When Adam delved and Eve span.