February Collection

1 Feb 1888 Collection
10 Items

Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA) Gymnasium Longacre, London: Young men sprinting through the " Maze". Wood engraving 1887

Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA) gymnasium, Longacre, London, opened by the Prince of Wales, 16 June 1888. Men exercising using various apparatus. Wood engraving

Sitting room at Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA s) Exeter Hall, London, where young men could relax and receive visitors. Wood engraving, 1887

Asa Gray (1810-1888) American botanist. Specialist on Japanese flora. Friend of Charles Darwin

Lecture on physiology and hygiene in progress at the Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA s) Exeter Hall, London. Wood engraving 1887

Pere la Chaise crematorium, Paris, France
Cremation: furnace of the type to be installed in the Pere la Chaise crematorium, Paris, France. Illustration published in 1888 while the building was under construction. Engraving

Pere la Chaise crematorium, Paris, France
Cremation: Sectional view of furnace of the type to be installed in the Pere la Chaise crematorium, Paris, France. Illustration published in 1888 while the building was under construction. Engraving

Lucy Locket, Lost her pocket / Kitty Fisher found it
Lucy Locket, Lost her pocket/Kitty Fisher found it. Illustration by Kate Greenaway (1846-1901) for a book of nursery rhymes. Chromolithograph

Jack Sprat could eat not fat / His wife could eat no lean
Jack Sprat could eat not fat/His wife could eat no lean. Illustration by Kate Greenaway (1846-1901) for a book of nursery rhymes. Chromolithograph

Vincent van Goghs The Langlois Bridge at Arles 1888 A. D
The Langlois Bridge at Arles 1888. Vincent van Gogh

Foucaults pendulum in the Pantheon, Paris, in 1851, demonstrating both the rotation of the Earth and the concept of inertia. Leon Foucault (1819-1861) French physicist. Wood engraving, Paris, 1888

Vincent van Goghs Memory of the Garden at Etten 1888 A. D
Memory of the Garden at Etten 1888. Vincent van GoghHermitage Museum

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