1865 Collection

Confederate surrender at Appomattox, 1865
General Lee surrenders his army to General Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 1865. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Ville-d Avray, French, 1796-1875, c. 1865, oil on canvas

Mad Hatters Tea Party
Alice at the Mad Hatters tea party

W B Yeats / Nobel
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS Irish poet and dramatist

Cheshire Cat / Tree
CHESHIRE CAT " I growl when I m pleased, and wag my tail when I m angry"

Alice / Rabbit as Herald
The White Rabbit in heralds costume

Alice with the Flamingo
CROQUET Alice with the flamingo

Alice: dormouse in Teapot
The Hatters Mad Tea Party The Hatter and the Hare put the Dormouse in the tea-pot

LEEs SURRENDER 1865. Peace in Union. The surrender of General Lee to General Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 9 April 1865. Reproduction of a painting by Thomas Nast

Professor George Boole (1815-1865)
Engraved portrait of George Boole (1815-1865), the English mathematician, philosopher and inventor of Boolean algebra, pictured c.1865

Alice / Griffin Asleep
The Griffin asleep

ALICE IN WONDERLAND, 1865. The Cheshire Cat. Illustration by John Tenniel from the first edition of Lewis Carrolls Alices Adventures in Wonderland, 1865

A Baseball Game
Grand match for the championship at the Elysian Fields, Hoboken, New Jersey

STEAMBOATS: SULTANA, 1865. The paddle steamer Sultana photographed during a stop at Helena, Arkansas on the Mississippi River, about one day prior to its fateful explosion near Memphis

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General Robert E. Lee surrendering the Confederate army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in 1865

King George V on Throne
GEORGE V on his throne

Mola mola, or Sunfish. Date: 1865

PAXTON, Joseph (1801-1865). Crystal Palace. 1851. First building with revolutionary modular, prefabricated design, and use of glass. Built for the Universal Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park, London

1865, Spruner Map of Greece, Macedonia and Thrace before the Peloponnesian War. topography
1865, Spruner Map of Greece, Macedonia and Thrace before the Peloponnesian War

ALICEs MAD-TEA PARTY, 1865. Alice joins the March Hare, the Hatter, and the Dormouse for a Mad-Tea Party. Wood engraving after the design by Sir John Tenniel for the first edition of Lewis Carrolls

LOUISIANA: STEAMBOAT, 1865. Through the Bayou by Torchlight. Lithograph, c1865, by Currier & Ives

Model of HMS Victory of 1737
Model of HMS Victory, as displayed in the South Kensington Museum, 1865. HMS Victory, launched in 1737, was a three-decker first-rate warship of 100 guns

Horse / Shire Honest Tom
SHIRE HORSE Honest Tom bred by Mr Welcher of Watton, Norfolk

Nicolas Ii / George V Phot
KING GEORGE V OF ENGLAND With Czar Nicholas II of Russia in full military dress

Charles Waterton
CHARLES WATERTON naturalist, at age 42, holding a bird, with a cats head

Carroll / Alice & the Dodo
ALICE AND THE DODO

Broad Gauge Locomotive Aries seen outside Faringdon Engine Shed, c. 1865
A view of the 2-4-0 broad gauge Leo Class locomotive Aries (built in 1841) outside the engine shed at Faringdon station in Oxfordshire, c.1865

Langham Hotel, London 1865
Exterior of Langham Hotel, Portland Place, London. Date: 1865

Distributions of plants at various altitudes
Coloured engraving of Alexander Humboldt illustration. Tableaux de la Nature, 1865. Date: 1865

Surrender of General Lee - at Appomattox, C. H. Va. April 9th
Surrender of General Lee - at Appomattox, C.H. Va. April 9th 1865. Date c1873

Carmarthen County Lunatic Asylum, South Wales
An aerial view of the Carmarthen Lunatic Asylum erected near Carmarthen, South Wales, in 1865 and designed by David Brandon. It was jointly used by the counties of Carmarthen, Cardigan and Pembroke

Union Workhouse, Morpeth, Northumberland
People walk over stepping stones across the River Wansbeck at Morpeth, Northumberland, with the Morpeth Union workhouse towering above them (centre of picture)

King George V as Admiral of the Fleet, c. 1930
Photographic portrait of King George V of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1865-1936), pictured wearing his Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet Uniform, c.1930

Queen Mary, c. 1902
Photographic portrait of Queen Mary, when Princess May of Teck (1867-1953), pictured c.1902. She married the Duke of York, who became King George V of Great Britain and North Ireland (1865-1936)

Isabella Mary Beeton (1836-1865)
Photographic portrait of Isabella Mary Beeton, nee Mayson, the English cookery writer, pictured c.1856. Beetons Book of Household Management, first published in 1859, made her name a household word

Carousel Music Cover
All the fun of a merry-go- round, enjoyed for a penny a ride by all, including off- duty soldiers and their sweethearts

Alice / Hatter Sings
The Hatter sings

Alice Pulls Curtain
ALICE Alice draws back the curtain to reveal a little door

Carroll / Alice / Caterpilla
Alice and the Caterpillar

Carroll / Alice & Croquet
Alice Plays Croquet with the Duchess Using a Flamingo

Alice and the Cheshire Cat -- We re all mad here, said the Cat. I m mad. You re mad

George V / The Queen 1935
GEORGE V King of Britain (1910-36)

Carroll / White Rabbit
Alice & the White Rabbit

Gioachino Antonio Rossini, Italian composer
Gioachino Antonio Rossini (1792-1868), Italian composer, best known for his operas

CARROLL: ALICE, 1865. Alice joins the March Hare, the Hatter, and the Dormouse for a Mad Tea Party. Wood engraving after Sir John Tenniel from the first edition of Lewis Carrolls Alices Adventures in

Boys Band, Training Ship Indefatigable
The Boys Band of the Training Ship Indefatigable pose for their photograph in a field, near a tent -- probably at a local fete where they were performing

Sussex Archaeological Society Meeting at Amberley Castle, 18
Engraving showing the meeting of the Sussex Archaeological Society, in the grounds of Amberley Castle, West Sussex, 1865

Lee Surrenders to Grant
General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox Court House

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"1865: A Year of Surreal Moments and Historical Milestones" Step into the whimsical world of 1865, where reality blends with imagination. In Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot's mesmerizing painting "Ville-d Avray, " created around this time, we catch a glimpse of a Mad Hatter's Tea Party, an enchanting gathering that seems to defy logic. Meanwhile, across the pond at the Langham Hotel in London, significant events were unfolding. It was here in 1865 that William Butler Yeats, future Nobel laureate in Literature, took his first breath. Little did the world know then how his words would shape generations to come. In Lewis Carroll's timeless tale "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, " published in 1865, we meet unforgettable characters like Alice herself and her encounters with peculiar creatures such as the Flamingo-wielding Alice or the enigmatic Cheshire Cat perched on a tree branch. While young Alice navigates her surreal wonderland, another momentous event takes place – General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9th. Thomas Nast captures this historic scene through his poignant painting titled "LEEs SURRENDER 1865: Peace in Union. " The end of one chapter brings hope for unity and peace within a divided nation. Returning to Carroll's masterpiece, we witness more curious scenes unfold – from Alice stumbling upon a slumbering Griffin to finding herself face-to-face with a dormouse nestled inside a teapot. John Tenniel immortalizes these moments through captivating illustrations that have become synonymous with "Alice in Wonderland. " As we reflect on the year 1865, it becomes clear that it was not just an ordinary year but rather one filled with extraordinary occurrences. From artistic masterpieces capturing fantastical tea parties and iconic surrealist characters to historical milestones shaping nations' destinies – this year truly left an indelible mark on our collective memory.