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1897 Collection (page 3)

In the year 1897, a myriad of remarkable events and creations unfolded, leaving an indelible mark on history

Background image1897 Collection: Still Life: Coffee and Potatoes, 1897 (oil on canvas)

Still Life: Coffee and Potatoes, 1897 (oil on canvas)
1196616 Still Life: Coffee and Potatoes, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Anker, Albert (1831-1910); 51x42 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Anker, Albert (1831-1910)); Photo eChristies Images; Swiss

Background image1897 Collection: Folding Advertisement for Sunlight Soap

Folding Advertisement for Sunlight Soap - Cupboard doors - A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed - as used in the Royal Laundries and brightens homes everywhere. Date: 1897

Background image1897 Collection: NWFP - The Buffs East Kent Regiment at Bilot

NWFP - The Buffs East Kent Regiment at Bilot
NWFP - 1st Bn, East Kent Regiment ( The Buffs) - section under Lance Corporal James Smith VC under heavy fire at the village of Bilot in the Mamund Valley, India (now Pakistan) on 16th September

Background image1897 Collection: French Customs officers X-Ray for smuggled goods

French Customs officers X-Ray for smuggled goods 1897

Background image1897 Collection: Cyril Maude

Cyril Maude
CYRIL MAUDE (1862 - 1951), English actor-manager 1897

Background image1897 Collection: Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee telegraphing message

Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee telegraphing message
Queen Victoria sending a message to the nation on her Diamond Jubilee. " From my heart I thank my beloved people. May God bless them. V.R and I." 1897

Background image1897 Collection: MISSISSIPPI STEAMBOAT, c1896. The Bluff City, sternwheel steamboat of the Anchor Line

MISSISSIPPI STEAMBOAT, c1896. The Bluff City, sternwheel steamboat of the Anchor Line, moored along the Mississippi River some time between its launching in 1896

Background image1897 Collection: Tupiza, Bolivia - The 27th October 1810 Society

Tupiza, Bolivia - The 27th October 1810 Society, pictured in 1897. The Society commemorated the Battle of Cotagaita, fought during the Bolivan War of Independence

Background image1897 Collection: Queen Victoria at Sheffield

Queen Victoria at Sheffield
The Queen in Sheffield during Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Here, Dr. Coward, conductor of the childrens choir in Norfolk Park is presented to the Queen. Date: 1897

Background image1897 Collection: VELASCO: THE TRAIN, 1897. The Train, in the shadow of the volcano El Citlaltepetl

VELASCO: THE TRAIN, 1897. The Train, in the shadow of the volcano El Citlaltepetl, in southern Mexico. Oil on canvas by Jos© Mar├¡a Velasco, 1897

Background image1897 Collection: Bram Stoker, novelist and theatre manager

Bram Stoker, novelist and theatre manager
Bram Stoker, novelist and short story writer, best known for the gothic novel Dracula (1897). He was also theatre manager for Henry Irving at the Lyceum Theatre, London

Background image1897 Collection: Hollman the Cellist

Hollman the Cellist
HOLLMAN " A great cellist" Date: 1897

Background image1897 Collection: Cyclamen persicum plant as motif in designs

Cyclamen persicum plant as motif in designs for tapestry, fabric and wallpaper.. Lithograph by Anna Martin with pochoir (stencil)

Background image1897 Collection: Cricketer The Honourable Frank Stanley Jackson

Cricketer The Honourable Frank Stanley Jackson, *, . Born 1870 - Allerton Hall, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, Yorkshire - Played for Cambridge University, Yorkshire and England Date: 1897

Background image1897 Collection: United States (1897). American Indians

United States (1897). American Indians in a reserve of Idaho

Background image1897 Collection: Specification & tender for ?Otis? electric passenger elevato

Specification & tender for ?Otis? electric passenger elevato
IMechE: specification & tender for ?Otis? electric passenger elevator, 25 Feb 1897 Date: 1897

Background image1897 Collection: Brahms (Klingsbogl)

Brahms (Klingsbogl)
JOHANNES BRAHMS German musician Date: 1833 - 1897

Background image1897 Collection: Dr. Zanders apparatus, 1897

Dr. Zanders apparatus, 1897
Dr Zanders apparatus: a lady rides side saddle on a horse simulator. A fixed saddle is attached to a cast iron frame, simulating similar vibrations to those experienced when riding a horse. 1897

Background image1897 Collection: Locomotive no 1502 Black Prince

Locomotive no 1502 Black Prince built in 1897 for the L&NWR Date: 1897

Background image1897 Collection: Cooks New Zealand Tours

Cooks New Zealand Tours
Cover illustration for Cooks New Zealand Tours, showing tropical flora and fauna in a landscape. Date: 1897

Background image1897 Collection: Mellins Food Advert

Mellins Food Advert
Advertisement for Mellins baby food featuring a unique testimonial from the Empress of Germany who has reared all six of her princely sons on the concoction!

Background image1897 Collection: The Barnum and Bailey Show Programme, 1897

The Barnum and Bailey Show Programme, 1897
Front cover of the Barnum and Bailey Show programme for the 1897 performances at Olympia, London

Background image1897 Collection: Advertisement for Barnum and Baileys Circus, 1897

Advertisement for Barnum and Baileys Circus, 1897
Poster advertising Barnum and Baileys three ring circus, commonly known as The Greatest Show on Earth, 1897

Background image1897 Collection: An incubator nursery

An incubator nursery
Nurses attending to sick babies kept alive in a ward of incubators. The incubators pictured are from a design by Paul Altmann and distributed by Messrs Coney and Schenkhein

Background image1897 Collection: Medical School at Guys Hospital

Medical School at Guys Hospital
The new medical school buildings were opened by the Prince of Wales, on the 26th May 1897

Background image1897 Collection: W. M. Woodfull struck by a cricket ball, Melbourne Cricket Gr

W. M. Woodfull struck by a cricket ball, Melbourne Cricket Gr
Photograph of William Maldon Woodfull (1897-1965), the Victoria and Australia cricketer, just after he had been struck by a cricket ball bowled by Harold Larwood in the match between the MCC

Background image1897 Collection: Gloria Swanson as Sunya

Gloria Swanson as Sunya
Close-up of Gloria Swanson (1897-1983), screen actress, in the United Artists film, The Love of Sunya

Background image1897 Collection: Very Great Secret

Very Great Secret
A small girl whispers a very big secret to her conspiratorial grandmother

Background image1897 Collection: De Beers Diamond Mine

De Beers Diamond Mine
Washing equipment for the diamonds of De Beers mines in South Africa

Background image1897 Collection: Victoria / Diamond / Gentwom

Victoria / Diamond / Gentwom
A celebratory cover to mark Victorias Diamond Jubilee

Background image1897 Collection: Victoria / Pjournal / 1897

Victoria / Pjournal / 1897
Queen Victoria rides through the streets of London on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee

Background image1897 Collection: Clown on Bicycle Photo

Clown on Bicycle Photo
Harry, a guest of the Mayors Fancy Dress Ball poses in his costume, (that of a clown), on a bicycle in his back garden

Background image1897 Collection: Franz Joseph / Rire 1897

Franz Joseph / Rire 1897
FRANZ JOSEPH Austrian emperor in 1897: a satirical view

Background image1897 Collection: Zola / Leandre / Rire 1897

Zola / Leandre / Rire 1897
EMILE ZOLA French novelist, exhausted after writing his novel Paris, which was published the following year

Background image1897 Collection: Stock Exchange - Selling

Stock Exchange - Selling
White-faced men shrieked with hoarse voices that they sold - everybody sold !

Background image1897 Collection: NIOBE WARSHIP

NIOBE WARSHIP
Battleship built in Britain for the Royal Canadian Navy

Background image1897 Collection: Natural Trumpet on Own

Natural Trumpet on Own
The NATURAL TRUMPET is only half the length of the Horn, consequently its pitch is an octave higher : it is bent in quite a different way

Background image1897 Collection: Jean Ingelow / Carte Visit

Jean Ingelow / Carte Visit
JEAN INGELOW English writer

Background image1897 Collection: JUBILEE / ST JAMESs 1897

JUBILEE / ST JAMESs 1897
VICTORIAs DIAMOND JUBILEE decorations in St. Jamess Street

Background image1897 Collection: Gustaf Ankarcrona Days Yore Fordomtima painting

Gustaf Ankarcrona Days Yore Fordomtima painting
Gustaf Ankarcrona, In Days of Yore, Fordomtima, painting, 1897, oil on canvas, Height, 121 cm (47.6 inches), Width, 173 cm (68.1 inches), Signed, G. Ankarcrona 97

Background image1897 Collection: Gouget as Belphegor in 'Les Cinq Cents Diables' at the Gaite

Gouget as Belphegor in "Les Cinq Cents Diables" at the Gaite
5855477 Gouget as Belphegor in "Les Cinq Cents Diables" at the Gaite.; (add.info.: Desire Louis Eugene Gouget (d.1897)

Background image1897 Collection: Litho Kaiser Wilhelm I, 100 years old. Birthday 1897

Litho Kaiser Wilhelm I, 100 years old. Birthday 1897
948186 Litho Kaiser Wilhelm I, 100 years old. Birthday 1897; Private Collection; © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

Background image1897 Collection: Embossing Litho National Celebration, March 22, 1897, Kaiser Wilhelm I

Embossing Litho National Celebration, March 22, 1897, Kaiser Wilhelm I
946493 Embossing Litho National Celebration, March 22, 1897, Kaiser Wilhelm I; Private Collection; © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

Background image1897 Collection: Litho Wilhelm I, 1897, Kaiser Wilhelm II with students

Litho Wilhelm I, 1897, Kaiser Wilhelm II with students
946464 Litho Wilhelm I, 1897, Kaiser Wilhelm II with students; Private Collection; © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

Background image1897 Collection: Illustration for Le Tresor d'Arlatan 1897 Edition, of the novel by Daudet. Illustrations by H.T

Illustration for Le Tresor d'Arlatan 1897 Edition, of the novel by Daudet. Illustrations by H.T
5305504 Illustration for Le Tresor d'Arlatan 1897 Edition, of the novel by Daudet. Illustrations by H.T. LAURENT-DESROUSSEAUX

Background image1897 Collection: Illustration for Le Tresor d'Arlatan 1897 Edition, of the novel by Daudet. Illustrations by H.T

Illustration for Le Tresor d'Arlatan 1897 Edition, of the novel by Daudet. Illustrations by H.T
5305498 Illustration for Le Tresor d'Arlatan 1897 Edition, of the novel by Daudet. Illustrations by H.T. LAURENT-DESROUSSEAUX

Background image1897 Collection: Baldassare in l Arlesiana, c1897 (illustration)

Baldassare in l Arlesiana, c1897 (illustration)
3499729 Baldassare in l Arlesiana, c1897 (illustration); (add.info.: L Arlesiana. Opera based on L'Arlesienne (1872) by Alphonse Daudet. Georges Bizet composed the music

Background image1897 Collection: Illustration for Le Tresor d'Arlatan 1897 Edition, of the novel by Daudet. Illustrations by H.T

Illustration for Le Tresor d'Arlatan 1897 Edition, of the novel by Daudet. Illustrations by H.T
5305500 Illustration for Le Tresor d'Arlatan 1897 Edition, of the novel by Daudet. Illustrations by H.T. LAURENT-DESROUSSEAUX




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In the year 1897, a myriad of remarkable events and creations unfolded, leaving an indelible mark on history. The guardian angel watched over humanity with unwavering devotion, offering solace and protection in times of need. Meanwhile, Peter the Cat by Louis Wain enchanted readers with its whimsical illustrations that brought joy to hearts young and old. Captured through the lens of Brahms' camera was a moment frozen in time, forever preserving memories for generations to come. In that same year, Amelia Earhart came into this world – a trailblazing aviator who would go on to defy societal expectations and inspire countless others with her daring spirit. Smithfield Market buzzed with activity as traders bartered their wares amidst the hustle and bustle of daily life. Across distant shores in Blackpool, Lancashire stood Nelson's Flagship Foudroyant - a majestic vessel steeped in maritime history that symbolized Britain's naval prowess. Edvard Munch unveiled his iconic woodcut masterpiece "The Kiss" during this transformative era; its raw emotion resonating deeply within all who beheld it. As H. M. S Victory broke through enemy lines at the Battle of Trafalgar, it etched itself into the annals of military triumphs forevermore. Tattooing emerged as an art form like no other when Mr. Sutherland Macdonald crafted his intricate designs upon willing canvases; one such Victorian lady proudly displayed her tattooed body as a testament to personal expression and individuality. Advertisements promoting Pre-Raphaelite exhibitions adorned city streets while gas lamps illuminated London's Thames Embankment – casting ethereal shadows upon those strolling along its banks. Thus, 1897 became an unforgettable chapter in history where guardian angels watched over us from above while artistic masterpieces captivated our souls. It was a time when pioneers like Amelia Earhart soared high above societal constraints and where the echoes of battle and triumph reverberated through the seas.