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1890s Collection (page 4)

Step back in time to the enchanting 1890s, where history unfolds through antique maps and captivating snapshots of life

Background image1890s Collection: Woman wearing a Chastity Belt, 1890 s. Creator: French Photographer (19th century)

Woman wearing a Chastity Belt, 1890 s. Creator: French Photographer (19th century)
Woman wearing a Chastity Belt, 1890s (b/w photo)

Background image1890s Collection: Jubilee Hymn, 1897

Jubilee Hymn, 1897
1573960 Jubilee Hymn, 1897; (add.info.: Copy of the Jubille Hymn sheet from the celebration of Queen Victoria's (1819 - 1901) Diamond Jubilee. 1897); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1890s Collection: Wheatstone's needle (pointer) telegraph, 1890

Wheatstone's needle (pointer) telegraph, 1890
3479996 Wheatstone's needle (pointer) telegraph, 1890; (add.info.: Wheatstone's needle (pointer) telegraph; the sender; left and receiver, 1890.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1890s Collection: Wheatstone's Signal electromagnetic telegraph, 1890

Wheatstone's Signal electromagnetic telegraph, 1890
3479994 Wheatstone's Signal electromagnetic telegraph, 1890; (add.info.: Wheatstone's Signal ABC electromagnetic telegraph.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1890s Collection: The right man for mayor of greater New York 1897, 1897

The right man for mayor of greater New York 1897, 1897
1577303 The right man for mayor of greater New York 1897, 1897; (add.info.: The right man for mayor of greater New York by Frederick Burr Opper, 1857-1937, artist 1897)

Background image1890s Collection: Puck's valentines for 1894, 1894

Puck's valentines for 1894, 1894
1577294 Puck's valentines for 1894, 1894; (add.info.: Puck's valentines for 1894 by Frederick Burr Opper 1857-1937, artist 1894)

Rosa Bonheur, French artist (b/w photo)
5669815 Rosa Bonheur, French artist (b/w photo); (add.info.: Photograph of Rosa Bonheur, born Marie-Rosalie Bonheur, (1822-1899), French artist, an animaliere (painter of animals) and sculptor

Russian children's book Illustration depicting an owl, a duck, a squirrel and a rabbit. 1890 (illustration)
5669698 Russian children's book Illustration depicting an owl, a duck, a squirrel and a rabbit. 1890 (illustration); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1890s Collection: Joseph-Victor Ranvier (1832 - 1896), French painter. 19th century (photo)

Joseph-Victor Ranvier (1832 - 1896), French painter. 19th century (photo)
5669606 Joseph-Victor Ranvier (1832 - 1896), French painter. 19th century (photo); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1890s Collection: The Cat and the Goldfinches, 19th

The Cat and the Goldfinches, 19th
5672191 The Cat and the Goldfinches, 19th; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France; (add.info.: Goldfinches are little birds often spotted in religious paintings)

Advertisement for violins. 1895 (print)
5672127 Advertisement for violins. 1895 (print); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1890s Collection: Advert for a corset with expandable qualities. French 1890-95 (print)

Advert for a corset with expandable qualities. French 1890-95 (print)
5669441 Advert for a corset with expandable qualities. French 1890-95 (print); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1890s Collection: Illustration showing a scene of despair from the 'Beauty and the beast' story

Illustration showing a scene of despair from the 'Beauty and the beast' story. 1890 (chromolithograph)
5669262 Illustration showing a scene of despair from the 'Beauty and the beast' story. 1890 (chromolithograph); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1890s Collection: Elderly Vietnamese woman. 1895 (photo)

Elderly Vietnamese woman. 1895 (photo)
5669253 Elderly Vietnamese woman. 1895 (photo); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1890s Collection: French colonial worker carrying meat to market on a wheelbarrow, Vietnam. 1895 (photo)

French colonial worker carrying meat to market on a wheelbarrow, Vietnam. 1895 (photo)
5669211 French colonial worker carrying meat to market on a wheelbarrow, Vietnam. 1895 (photo); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1890s Collection: Czar Nicholas II as a boy, when he was the Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich, the heir-apparent

Czar Nicholas II as a boy, when he was the Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich, the heir-apparent, 1880s
NWI4945840 Czar Nicholas II as a boy, when he was the Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich, the heir-apparent, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration; (add.info)

Background image1890s Collection: Godey's fashion illustration of two women, 1890s

Godey's fashion illustration of two women, 1890s
NWI4956273 Godey's fashion illustration of two women, 1890s.; (add.info.: Godey's fashion illustration of two women, 1890s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Background image1890s Collection: Godey's ladies' fashions, 1890s

Godey's ladies' fashions, 1890s
NWI4956265 Godey's ladies' fashions, 1890s.; (add.info.: Godey's ladies' fashions, 1890s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Background image1890s Collection: Godey's ladies' fashions, 1890s, showing two ladies in walking attracts, one green and one beige

Godey's ladies' fashions, 1890s, showing two ladies in walking attracts, one green and one beige
NWI4956221 Godey's ladies' fashions, 1890s, showing two ladies in walking attracts, one green and one beige.; (add.info.: Godey's ladies' fashions, 1890s)

Background image1890s Collection: Young Mahatma Gandhi in south Africa, South Africa

Young Mahatma Gandhi in south Africa, South Africa
3587252 Young Mahatma Gandhi in south Africa, South Africa; (add.info.: Young Mahatma Gandhi in south Africa 1890, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869 - 1948)

Background image1890s Collection: Model for a Dolls House of the Imperial Austrian State Coach

Model for a Dolls House of the Imperial Austrian State Coach
3586683 Model for a Dolls House of the Imperial Austrian State Coach; (add.info.: Model for a Dolls House of the Imperial Austrian State Coach, 1898.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1890s Collection: American 1890's Dolls House by Bliss

American 1890's Dolls House by Bliss
3586655 American 1890's Dolls House by Bliss; (add.info.: American 1890's Dolls House by Bliss.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1890s Collection: Dolls Coach House

Dolls Coach House
3586604 Dolls Coach House; (add.info.: Dolls Coach House; 1890. German probably made by Gottschalk. Shows rider with saddled horse.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1890s Collection: Receiving a message on a Morse printing telegraph, 1891

Receiving a message on a Morse printing telegraph, 1891
3479945 Receiving a message on a Morse printing telegraph, 1891; (add.info.: Receiving a message on a Morse printing telegraph.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Train dispatcher using a Morse key to send message down the line on the railway telegraph system, 1891
3479944 Train dispatcher using a Morse key to send message down the line on the railway telegraph system, 1891; (add.info)

Background image1890s Collection: Morse printing telegraph, 1891

Morse printing telegraph, 1891
3479940 Morse printing telegraph, 1891; (add.info.: Morse printing telegraph, showing transmitting key and roll of paper attached to the receiving instrument.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1890s Collection: Morse-Disney printing telegraph equipment, 1891

Morse-Disney printing telegraph equipment, 1891
3479936 Morse-Disney printing telegraph equipment, 1891; (add.info.: Morse-Digney printing telegraph equipment, showing the receiving instruments, left and transmitting key)

Background image1890s Collection: French map of the Transvaal at the outbreak of the Boer War in South Africa, 1899

French map of the Transvaal at the outbreak of the Boer War in South Africa, 1899
3479681 French map of the Transvaal at the outbreak of the Boer War in South Africa, 1899; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1890s Collection: Men employed chopping firewood in the casual ward of a London workhouse, 1895

Men employed chopping firewood in the casual ward of a London workhouse, 1895
3479648 Men employed chopping firewood in the casual ward of a London workhouse, 1895; (add.info.: Men employed chopping firewood in the casual ward of a London workhouse)

Background image1890s Collection: Stone breaking in the casual ward of a typical London workhouse, 1895

Stone breaking in the casual ward of a typical London workhouse, 1895
3479647 Stone breaking in the casual ward of a typical London workhouse, 1895; (add.info.: Stone breaking in the casual ward of a typical London workhouse)

Background image1890s Collection: Receiver of automatic printing telegraph of the type used by financial concerns, 1896

Receiver of automatic printing telegraph of the type used by financial concerns, 1896
3479637 Receiver of automatic printing telegraph of the type used by financial concerns, 1896; (add.info.: Receiver of automatic printing telegraph of the type used by financial concerns)

Background image1890s Collection: Mechanism of indicator (receiver) of Breguet's dial telegraph, 1891

Mechanism of indicator (receiver) of Breguet's dial telegraph, 1891
3480031 Mechanism of indicator (receiver) of Breguet's dial telegraph, 1891; (add.info.: Mechanism of indicator (receiver) of Breguet's dial telegraph, 1891.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1890s Collection: Alphabet of Foy and Breguet's needle telegraph, 1891

Alphabet of Foy and Breguet's needle telegraph, 1891
3480028 Alphabet of Foy and Breguet's needle telegraph, 1891; (add.info.: Alphabet of Foy and Breguet's needle telegraph; used on the Paris Rouen line from 1845)

Background image1890s Collection: David Hughes's printing telegraph, 1891

David Hughes's printing telegraph, 1891
3479961 David Hughes's printing telegraph, 1891; (add.info.: David Hughes's printing telegraph. This was powered by clockwork, with a driving weight of about 50kg)

Background image1890s Collection: Gipsy camp fire, 1892

Gipsy camp fire, 1892
3479519 Gipsy camp fire, 1892; (add.info.: Gipsy camp fire. From The Quiver, London, 1892.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1890s Collection: Raising his hat, 1893 (engraving)

Raising his hat, 1893 (engraving)
3479454 Raising his hat, 1893 (engraving); (add.info.: Raising hat in Salutation. The quiver, London, 1893.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

French and German Soldiers meet at the border in German East Africa, 1895
3480322 French and German Soldiers meet at the border in German East Africa, 1895; (add.info.: French and German Soldiers meet at the border in German East Africa (Tanzania) 1895

Background image1890s Collection: A soldier of the French Foreign, 1890

A soldier of the French Foreign, 1890
3480320 A soldier of the French Foreign, 1890; (add.info.: Illustration of a soldier of the French Foreign. Circa 1890.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A soldier of the French Foreign, 1890
3480318 A soldier of the French Foreign, 1890; (add.info.: Illustration of a soldier of the French Foreign. Circa 1890.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A soldier of the French Foreign, 1890
3480316 A soldier of the French Foreign, 1890; (add.info.: Illustration of a soldier of the French Foreign. Circa 1890.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1890s Collection: French and German Soldiers meet at the border in German East Africa, 1895

French and German Soldiers meet at the border in German East Africa, 1895
3480232 French and German Soldiers meet at the border in German East Africa, 1895; (add.info.: French and German Soldiers meet at the border in German East Africa (Tanzania) 1895

French Foreign Legion soldier in Algeria, 1895
3480230 French Foreign Legion soldier in Algeria, 1895; (add.info.: Illustration depicting French Foreign Legion soldier in Algeria, 1895.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

German soldiers desert to French custody in Alsace Lorrain, 1896
3480841 German soldiers desert to French custody in Alsace Lorrain, 1896; (add.info.: German soldiers desert to French custody in Alsace Lorrain, 1896.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1890s Collection: Death of Lieutenant Grivart, 1899

Death of Lieutenant Grivart, 1899
3480884 Death of Lieutenant Grivart, 1899; (add.info.: Death of Lieutenant Grivart. Killed by inhabitants of a village on the banks of the River Niger. Mort du Lieutenant Grivart)

Background image1890s Collection: J Philip Reis, 1890

J Philip Reis, 1890
3479323 J Philip Reis, 1890; (add.info.: J. Philip Reis's (1834-74) telephone. From R. Wormell Electricity in the Service of Man, London, 1890.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1890s Collection: Condenser telephone, 1890

Condenser telephone, 1890
3479299 Condenser telephone, 1890; (add.info.: Condenser telephone in use. New York, dated 1890.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1890s Collection: Elisha's telephone, 1896

Elisha's telephone, 1896
3479287 Elisha's telephone, 1896; (add.info.: Elisha's telephone, dated 1896. Created by Elisha Gray (2nd August 1835 - 21st 1901)

Background image1890s Collection: French Naval calendar for 1899, 1899

French Naval calendar for 1899, 1899
3480868 French Naval calendar for 1899, 1899; (add.info.: French Naval calendar for 1899.); Universal History Archive/UIG.



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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.