1865 Collection (page 2)

Yeats / Graphic 1923
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS Irish poet and senator, shown here attending the first meeting of the new Dail Eireann in Dublin

Carroll / Cheshire Cat
ALICE & THE CHESHIRE CAT The Cheshire Cat fades away

Lincoln Assass. / Playbill
The playbill found in President Abraham Lincolns box after his assassination by John Wilkes Booth at Fords Theatre

Lobster, Crab & Friends
An attractive blue lobster with red feelers and a crab and a shrimp and some other crustacea on the sea bed

Jean Sibelius
JEAN SIBELIUS Finnish musician in 1921

Warren G Harding
WARREN GAMALIEL HARDING 29th US President

The Hatters Tea Party

Alice / In the Kitchen
DUCHESS In the Duchesss kitchen

Alice Grows in House
ALICE SHRINKS AND STRETCHES Alice grows too big for the house

Carroll / Alice / Q Hearts
Alice & the Queen of Hearts: " Off with her head!"

Carroll Alice Drink Me
Alice Holds the Bottle which Says drink Me on the Label

Carroll / Alice and Pig
ALICE & THE PIG Alice carrying a baby pig

Alice and the Dodo -- the Dodo solemnly presented the thimble saying, " We beg your acceptance of this elegant thimble"

Alice and the Cheshire Cat -- the grinning cat, with whom Alice has just had a conversation, fades away as it sits on a tree branch

King George V
Photographic portrait of King George V of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1865-1936), pictured in uniform, date unknown

H. M.s Curacoa 1865
Conflicts with the savages of the New Hebrides, South Pacific Ocean. Boats of the Curacoa landing sailors and marines. A landing party of 180 seamen and marines, commanded by Captain Dent

Princess May of Teck, c. 1885
Photographic portrait of Princess May of Teck (1867-1953), later Queen Mary, pictured c.1885. In 1891 she married the Duke of York

H. M.s Curacoa 1865
Conflicts with the savages of the New Hebrides, South Pacific Ocean. H.M.S Curacoa shelling the native villages on the island of Tanna

Somerset Maugham / Cig
WILLIAM SOMERSET MAUGHAM English novelist and short story writer, in 1936

Alice / Off with her Head
Alice and the Queen of Hearts " Off with her head!"

Glazunov / Musician
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV Russian musician

Eliz Gaskell / Richmond
ELIZABETH CLEGHORN GASKELL Writer, in 1851

Mistletoe Botanical
Common mistletoe (Viscum album)

Ground plan, Carmarthen County Lunatic Asylum, Wales
Architects ground-floor plan of the Carmarthen Lunatic Asylum erected near Carmarthen, South Wales, in 1865 and designed by David Brandon

The Painting Room, Haymarket Theatre, London. 1865

Silurus glanis, or Wels Catfish, also known as Sheatfish and Sly Silurus, a freshwater and brackish water fish. Date: 1865

Barbus barbus, or Common Barbel, also known as Barbus. Date: 1865

DEATH OF LINCOLN, 1865. Death bed of Lincoln. Lithograph, 1865

Lenin Giving A Speech
Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov Lenin (1870-1924), Giving A Speech. Detail from an illustration by Valentin Aleksandrovich Serov (1865-1911)

LEEs SURRENDER, 1865. General Robert E. Lee leaving the McLean House after the Confederate surrender at Appomattox, Virginia, 9 April 1865. Engraving after a contemporary drawing by A.R. Waud

FALL OF PETERSBURG, 1865. The Fall of Petersburg, Virginia, during the American Civil War, 2 April 1865. Lithograph, 1893, by Kurz & Allison

LINCOLN ASSASSINATION. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth at Fords Theatre, Washington D. C
LINCOLN ASSASSINATION. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth at Fords Theatre, Washington D.C. 14 April 1865. Contemporary lithograph

CIVIL WAR: CARTOON, c1865. The Question Settled. White cat labeled Old Abe kicking out a grey cat labeled Jeff Davis. Behind Old Abe is a black cat labeled Contraband. Color lithograph, c1865

Princess May of Teck, c. 1885
Photographic portrait of Princess May of Teck (1867-1953), later Queen Mary, pictured c.1885, in her coming out year. In 1891 she married the Duke of York

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales with Alexandra, Princess of W
Photographic portrait of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) together with his wife, Alexandra, Princess of Wales circa. 1865. Date: c.1865

Prince George of Wales and the Edinburgh family
Prince George of Wales (1865-1936), later King George V (pictured centre) with his cousins, the children of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg

Queen Mary, c. 1911
Photographic portrait of Queen Mary, previously Princess May of Teck (1867-1953), pictured c.1911, wearing robes of the Order of the Garter

Phylloxera Vastatrix
The PHYLLOXERA VASTATRIX - the tiny insect first noticed in 1865 in southern France and which devastated vineyards for decades to follow : it attacks the plant, not the grapes

The Mouses Tale

Aveling and Porter Steam Roller UR1881, built ca 1929, at Ferndown in Dorset. (Aveling and Porter was a British agricultural engine and steamroller (road roller) manufacturer

Anguilla anguilla, or Dublin Eel
Anguilla anguilla (Anguilla hibernica), or Dublin Eel, a freshwater eel. Date: 1865

John C. Howards livery stable and saloon on G Street in Washington, D. C. where John H
WASHINGTON: STABLES, 1865. John C. Howards livery stable and saloon on G Street in Washington, D.C. where John H. Surratt, a conspirator in the Abraham Lincoln assassination

SULTANA EXPLOSION, 1865. The explosion of the paddle steamer Sultana on the Mississippi River, 28 April 1865. Contemporary wood engraving

CIVIL WAR: APPOMATTOX, 1865. The Surrender of General Lee to General Grant, 9 April 1865. Oil on canvas by Louis Guillaume, 1867

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Picketts Charge reaching the Union center at the Battle of Gettysburg, American Civil War. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th century illustration

Switzerland Matterhorn
The peak of the Matterhorn seen from Zermatt : it was first climbed by a party led by Edward Whymper, who reached the summit on 14 July 1865

Sea Lamprey, Lampern, and Silver Lamprey
Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), Lampern (Lampetra fluviatilis or European River Lamprey), and Silver Lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis). Date: 1865

ENGLAND: BESTWOOD LODGE. A view of Bestwood Lodge in Nottinghamshire, England, seat of the Duke of St. Albans, built between 1862 and 1865. Wood engraving, English, 1881

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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.