1905 Collection

The home of Birmingham Football Club at Small Heath, Birmingham before the 1905 - 1906 season

NEW YORK: FLATIRON, 1905. Flatiron Building, New York City: photograph, 1905, by Edward Steichen

MAP: PHILIPPINES, 1905. Map of the Philippine Islands printed in the United States in 1905

MAP: HAWAII, 1905. Map of the Hawaiian Islands printed in the United States in 1905

A whale and three fish (representing Japan) eating Russian sailors for dinner
RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, c1905. A whale and three fish (representing Japan) eating Russian sailors for dinner. Woodcut, c1905, by Kiyochika Kobayashi

RUSSIA: REVOLUTION OF 1905. Father Gapon leading unarmed factory workers against Cossacks at the Narva Gate, St. Petersburg, 22 January 1905. Contemporary drawing

MAP: UNITED STATES, 1905. Map of the continental United States (excluding Alaska), 1905

Young Crow Indian
A Crow boy in dance costume, 1905. Printed reproduction of a photograph by Edward Curtis

Portrait of Andrew Carnegie seated in a library
Vintage American history photo of Andrew Carnegie seated in a library. By Frances Benjamin Johnston, April 1905

LONDON: FOG, c1905. Alvin Langdon Coburns photograph Portland Place, c1905, showing a hansom cab in winter fog on Portland Place in the fashionable Marylebone area of central London

ADS: BATHROOM, 1905. Advertisement for Standard porcelain enameled baths and one-piece lavatories. Line engraving, English, 1905

Russo-Japanese treaty at Portsmouth NH, 1905
President Theodore Roosevelt presiding over the Treaty of Portsmouth ending the Russo-Japanese War, 1905. Hand-colored halftone illustration

Holt Station, 1905
A view of Holt station in Wiltshire, showing the Beavens Tannery outing waiting for the train to Portsmouth on 4th July 1905

Russian Revolution 1905 - 1906, The last of the riots in Moscow: Soldiers firing on rioters who had taken refuge in the Prokhorof factory, Presnenskaia District

Double bicycle patent, 1905 C024 / 3615
Double bicycle patent, 1905. Artwork of a double bicycle patent invented by Karl Lange. It was designed to perform a loop the loop stunts at circus performances

BICYCLE POSTER, c1905. French advertising poster for Gladiator bicycles, c1905

Newnham on Severn Station, Gloucestershire, c. 1905
A view of passengers boarding an auto train stopped at Newnham on Severn station in Gloucestershire, c.1905

Burdock, Arctium lappa
5855770 Burdock, Arctium lappa; (add.info.: Burdock, Arctium lappa)

A poster for Sarah Bernhardts Farewell American Tour, 1905-1906, c
991217 A poster for Sarah Bernhardts Farewell American Tour, 1905-1906, c.1905 (colour lithograph) by Mucha

Newbury Racecourse Station, September 1905
A view of the paddock at Newbury Racecourse Station in Berkshire in September 1905. A horse is being led across the grass towards a crowd of people dressed for a race meeting

MAYPOLE DANCE, 1905. Children dancing around a Maypole in Central Park, New York City. Oil over a photograph, 1905

NYC: UNIVERSITY CLUB, 1905. The University Club on West 54th Street in New York City, built in 1899. Photograph, 1905

Keinton Mandeville Station, Somerset, c. 1905
A view of Keinton Mandeville Station in Somerset, in about 1905, showing the footbridge linking the platforms and a number of passengers on the platforms with trains at the station

CIRCUS TRAIN from Barnum & Baileys Greatest Show on Earth, c. 1905

Platform 8 at Paddington Station, 1905
Arrival of an Ocean Mail Special from Plymouth. Staff unload mail from carriages to horse drawn Royal Mail vans ready for delivery

HAWAII: FISHERMEN, c1905. Native Hawaiian fishermen fishing with a spear and a net. Photograph by Alonzo Gartley, c1905

THE PARISIAN MODEL, c1905. Chorus girls and teddy bears on stage in the musical comedy The Parisian Model. Photograph, c1905

ALASKA: ESKIMOS, c1905. A mother carrying her sleeping child on her back, Nome, Alaska. Photographed by the Lomen Brothers, c1905

1905 Clarkson steam bus in Lymington High Street. Creator: Unknown
1905 Clarkson steam bus in Lymington High Street

BOWLING TOURNAMENT, 1905. The International Bowling Tournament in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in February, 1905, sponsored by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company. Lithograph, 1905

AUTOMOBILE AD, 1905. Advertisement for an automobile show at Berlin, 1905

Cover of the Industrial Workers of the World Little Red Songbook
IWW SONGBOOK COVER. Cover of the Industrial Workers of the World Little Red Songbook, c1905, to fan the flames of discontent

FORD AUTO FACTORY. Testing at Henry Fords Piquette plant c1905

NAVAJO DANCER, c1905. A Navajo man dressed in spruce branches as the deity Tonenili the water sprinkler, during the Yeibichai, a ceremonial dance. Photograph by Edward Curtis, c1905

CANADA: HOUSE POST. Post carved from cedar inside a Heiltsuk house at Bella Bella, on the coast of British Columbia, Canada. Photographed c1905

The programme for the famous victory over the All Blacks - Wales v New Zealand - December 1905 - Cardiff Arms Park

HELEN KELLER (1880-1968). American author and lecturer. Photographed in 1905

Gatehouse, Thorpe Salvin Hall, Yorkshire. Plans by J. Mansell Jenkinson 1905 Measured Drawings Prize of the Sheffield Society of Architects - Awarded to J. Mansell Jenkinson

Cossack charging on Nevsky Prospect
DGA5184498 Cossack charging on Nevsky Prospect, January 22, 1905, St Petersburg, Russian Revolution of 1905, Russia, illustration by Matania; (add.info.: Cossack charging on Nevsky Prospect)

Belt-driven rolling mill, produced by Krupp
DGA3955949 Belt-driven rolling mill, produced by Krupp, Magdeburg, Germany, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan

Hydraulic press to produce lead pipes
DGA3955948 Hydraulic press to produce lead pipes, side filled, produced by Krupp, Magdeburg, Germany, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan

Hydraulic press to produce lead pipes
DGA3955947 Hydraulic press to produce lead pipes, produced by Krupp, Magdeburg, Germany, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan

Steam machine with double overheating
DGA3955945 Steam machine with double overheating, produced by R Wolff, Magdeburg, Germany, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan

Tantalum incandescent bulb, illustration from L'Industria
DGA3955944 Tantalum incandescent bulb, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan

Tower of fortified mill, Villa Potenza
DGA3696748 Tower of fortified mill, Villa Potenza, Marche, Italy, photograph by Istituto Italiano d'Arti Grafiche, Bergamo, circa 1905; (add.info.: Tower of the fortified mill, Villa Potenza)

Bastions of Orsini fortress, Sorano
DGA3696734 Bastions of Orsini fortress, Sorano, Tuscany, Italy, photograph by Istituto Italiano d'Arti Grafiche, Bergamo, circa 1905; (add.info.: Bastions of Orsini fortress, Sorano, Tuscany)

View of Sinalunga, Tuscany, Italy
DGA3696727 View of Sinalunga, Tuscany, Italy, photograph by Istituto Italiano d'Arti Grafiche, Bergamo, circa 1905; (add.info.: View of Sinalunga, Tuscany, Italy)

Fiorentina or Levante gate and Corso Vittorio Emanuele
DGA3696724 Fiorentina or Levante gate and Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Lastra Signa, Tuscany, Italy, photograph by Istituto Italiano d'Arti Grafiche, Bergamo

View of Signa, Tuscany, Italy, photograph by Istituto Italiano d'Arti Grafiche
DGA3696723 View of Signa, Tuscany, Italy, photograph by Istituto Italiano d'Arti Grafiche, Bergamo, circa 1905; (add.info.: View of Signa, Tuscany, Italy)

View of Camaldolese abbey (Abbey of San Giusto and San Clemente)
DGA3696416 View of Camaldolese abbey (Abbey of San Giusto and San Clemente), Volterra, Tuscany, Italy, photograph by Istituto Italiano d'Arti Grafiche, Bergamo

Ruins of Camaldolese abbey (Abbey of San Giusto and San Clemente)
DGA3696415 Ruins of Camaldolese abbey (Abbey of San Giusto and San Clemente), Volterra, Tuscany, Italy, photograph by Istituto Italiano d'Arti Grafiche, Bergamo

Baptistery of St John the Baptist and Priori Palace
DGA3696410 Baptistery of St John the Baptist and Priori Palace, Volterra, Tuscany, Italy, photograph by Istituto Italiano d'Arti Grafiche, Bergamo

View of Volterra, with walls and Docciola gate
DGA3696409 View of Volterra, with walls and Docciola gate, Tuscany, Italy, photograph by Istituto Italiano d'Arti Grafiche, Bergamo, circa 1904-1905; (add.info.: View of Volterra)

Baptistery of St John, Volterra
DGA3696408 Baptistery of St John, Volterra, Tuscany, Italy, photograph by Istituto Italiano d'Arti Grafiche, Bergamo, circa 1904-1905; (add.info.: Baptistery of St John, Volterra, Tuscany, Italy)

Horse and carriage for hire in Surrey, England, 1905

Anthropomorphism, Old Sea Dog, 1905

Kobeke Smits, c1905. Creator: Jakob Smits
Kobeke Smits, c1905

Duchess Sophie Charlotte of Oldenburg, RPH 5137
ARV946939 Duchess Sophie Charlotte of Oldenburg, RPH 5137 by German Photographer, (20th Century); Private Collection; © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

Russian Peace Commission and their staff 1905 (photo)
UIG681791 Russian Peace Commission and their staff 1905 (photo) by Unknown photographer

Yekaterinburg City Administration or City Hall. Central square. Evening city in summer evening, Aerial View. Little planet sphere mode. Top view of ci Yekaterinburg City Administration or City Hall

Yekaterinburg City Administration or City Hall. Central square. Evening city in summer evening, Aerial View. Little planet sphere mode. Top view of ci Yekaterinburg City Administration or City Hall

Yekaterinburg City Administration or City Hall. Central square. Evening city in summer evening, Aerial View. Little planet sphere mode. Top view of ci Yekaterinburg City Administration or City Hall

Yekaterinburg City Administration or City Hall. Central square. Evening city in summer evening, Aerial View. Little planet sphere mode. Top view of ci Yekaterinburg City Administration or City Hall

Yekaterinburg City Administration or City Hall. Central square. Evening city in summer evening, Aerial View. Little planet sphere mode. Top view of ci Yekaterinburg City Administration or City Hall

Yekaterinburg City Administration or City Hall. Central square. Evening city in summer evening, Aerial View. Little planet sphere mode. Top view of ci Yekaterinburg City Administration or City Hall

Yekaterinburg City Administration or City Hall. Central square. Evening city in summer evening, Aerial View. Little planet sphere mode. Top view of ci Yekaterinburg City Administration or City Hall

Yekaterinburg City Administration or City Hall. Central square. Evening city in summer evening, Aerial View. Little planet sphere mode. Top view of ci Yekaterinburg City Administration or City Hall

United States Sub-Treasury-Northeast Corner Wall and Nassau Streets; Assay Office United States Sub-Treasury-Northeast Corner Wall and Nassau Streets; Assay Office (1905)

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"Capturing the Essence of 1905: A Glimpse into a Bygone Era" Step back in time to the bustling streets of New York City in 1905, where the iconic Flatiron Building stood tall and proud. Edward Steichen's photograph immortalizes this architectural marvel, transporting us to an era filled with promise and innovation. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic Ocean in Aberdovey, beachgoers enjoyed sun-kissed days by the sea in 1905. The carefree atmosphere is palpable as families frolic on sandy shores, creating timeless memories amidst nature's beauty. In Russia, Felix Dzerzhinsky emerged as a prominent figure during this period. His influence would shape history as he laid the foundation for what would become one of the most powerful secret police organizations in modern times. Across artistic realms, English composer Edward Elgar composed his enchanting musical score for "Salut D'Amour. " This masterpiece continues to captivate audiences today with its emotive melodies that transcend time. For those seeking a taste of luxury and indulgence, Old Orkney Whiskey offered a refined experience like no other. Its smooth flavors transported connoisseurs back to an age when craftsmanship was revered above all else. As global boundaries shifted, a map printed in 1905 showcased America's interest in far-flung lands such as the Philippines. This artifact serves as a reminder of how exploration and colonization shaped our world during this transformative era. Closer to home, Barry Ostlere & Shepherd Ltd advertised their wares from Kirkcaldy—a testament to Scotland's rich industrial heritage that thrived during this period of progress and growth. Louis Wain's whimsical illustration featuring cats joyfully riding in a dog cart brings levity and charm into our narrative—an endearing snapshot capturing society's fascination with animals even then.