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Unidentified photographer / artist, 1886, La Gouloe, Cabinet card, composite, hand-coloured, Charles Schwartz Ltd, LL/9504
1886, Book title page for William Spottiswoode, 1886, Polarisation of Light, (London: Macmillan and Co.), Book title page, Private collection of Mike Zohn, LL/102399
1886, Book cover for Inspector Thomas Byrnes, 1886, Professional Criminals of America, (New York), Book cover, Swann Galleries - New York, LL/105424
Miller & Sprague, 1886, View of Wreck on the Ontario and Western Railway, at Fish's Eddy, N.Y., on the night of March 2, 1886, in which four men lost their lives., Stereoview, The Jeffrey Kraus Collection, LL/117211
Carl Michel, 1886, "Die Gebärdensprache dargestellt für Schauspieler sowie für Maler und Bildhauer", Text brochure with plate titles, Bassenge Photography Auctions, LL/91349
Carl Michel, 1886, "Die Gebärdensprache dargestellt für Schauspieler sowie für Maler und Bildhauer", Text brochure with plate titles, Bassenge Photography Auctions, LL/91348
Charles Bayliss, 1886, Wool-washing at Gundabooka Station, Darling River, [New South Wales Royal Commission: Conservation of water. Views of scenery on the Darling and Lower Murray during the flood of 1886], Albumen print, Art Gallery of New South Wales, LL/54727
Henshel (instantaneous Art Portraits, New Studios, 3136 Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago), 1886, Bust portrait of Emma Myers, Cabinet card, Private collection, LL/37580
Ignacy Krieger (1820-1889), 1886, Kammer Kaiser Franz, Print, on card-mount, , LL/118824
Paul Nadar, 1886, "I am going to write my first philosophical principle, it was not I who formulated it but Malebranche. I have looked hard, but I have not found a better one.", Gelatin silver print, J. Paul Getty Museum, LL/120520
Paul Nadar, 1886, "I find here the name of Monsieur Pasteur: that is where I will write my name. Monsieur Pasteur is one of the greatest geniuses of our age because, contrary…he proceeds from the unknown…", Gelatin silver print, J. Paul Getty Museum, LL/120519
Pierre Arents, 1886, Man with Leprosy, Heliogravure, Archive Farms, LL/112024
Robert Redfield, 1886, "Where We Make Them," 1886 Photographic Society of Philadelphia interior, Platinum print, Yale University Art Gallery, LL/102563
Unidentified artist, 1886, Cover detail of the Australian Photographic Journal, copy from original etching, The Australian Photographic Journal, Vol. 1, No. 4, Magazine cover, detail, State Library of New South Wales, LL/76901
Unidentified photographer, 1886, Giant of the Forest". Image of redwood tree viewed shot from ground looking up, [Two weeks in Mendocino through the redwood country, August 1886 : photograph album], Albumen print, California State Library, LL/126110
Unidentified photographer, 1886, Men standing beside fence, one operating camera; shows machinery at top of chute and stacked logs; man laying on ground operating camera; shows log jammed river; shows man swimming., [Two weeks in Mendocino through the redwood country, August 1886 : photograph album], Albumen prints (x5), on single album page, California State Library, LL/126112
Unidentified photographer, 1886, Man laying on ground operating camera, [Two weeks in Mendocino through the redwood country, August 1886 : photograph album], Albumen print, California State Library, LL/126113
Unidentified photographer, 1886, Pavillon Congolais. Massala et sa suite., Book illustration, Creative Commons - Wikipedia, LL/126442
William Allison Dyke Acland, 1886, View from the top of the Great Pyramid (pyramid of Khufu) looking down towards its neighbouring pyramid, the pyramid of Khafre. [Giza, Egypt], Glass negative, Pitt Rivers Museum, LL/113212
William Allison Dyke Acland, 1886, The Great Sphinx of the Giza complex, with the Great Pyramid (of Khufu) behind. [Giza, Egypt], Glass negative, Pitt Rivers Museum, LL/113213
William Allison Dyke Acland, 1886, The Great Sphinx of the Giza complex, with the pyramid of Khafre behind. [Giza, Egypt], Glass negative, Pitt Rivers Museum, LL/113214
Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1886, Some of King Theebaw's Guards at the East Gate of the Palace enclosure, [Mandalay], the day we entered, [Burmah], Photograph, British Library, LL/73491
Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1886, The Redoubt at Mindhla on the right bank of the Irrawaddy, captured on the afternoon of the 17th Nov, [Burmah], Photograph, British Library, LL/73490
Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1886, A Refreshment Stall, [Mandalay], in the road leading from the Palace to the East Gate of the City, [Burmah], Photograph, British Library, LL/73489
Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1886, A Baker's Shop in the Chinese quarter of the town. It is not perhaps a very inviting place, nevertheless the bread made in Mandalay is exceedingly good, [Burmah], Photograph, British Library, LL/73488
Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1886, Munnipoories. [Manipuris]. The country to which these men belong lies to the north-west of Burmah, [Burmah], Photograph, British Library, LL/73486
Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1886, Much of the water used by the inhabitants within the city walls is drawn from the moat, and this is chiefly done by the small boys of the family who come out for that purpose, morning and evening…, [Burmah], Photograph, British Library, LL/73487
Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1886, A gang of Dacoits being conveyed down the river from Mandalay to Rangoon on board one of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company's steamers, [Burmah], Photograph, British Library, LL/73475
Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1886, Group of Pagodas on the road, near the river, leading from the bottom of B road to the landing-place, [Mandalay], Photograph, British Library, LL/49682
Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1886, An immense Pyah or basement built by King Mintaya Gyee at Mengoon, with the intention of erecting a Pagoda on it which should be the highest building in the world…[Mingun Pagoda], [Burmah], Photograph, British Library, LL/73493
Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1886, Phoongyees with Mendicant Pots in their hands going their rounds to receive the food given them by the charitably disposed, [Mandalay], [Burmah], Photograph, British Library, LL/73494
Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1886, A couple of Burmese young ladies, one of whom is engaged in making 'cheroots', an occupation which fills up a good deal of their time, the demand for these articles in Burmah being very great, [Burmah], Photograph, British Library, LL/73496
Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1886, The remains of a magnificent Kyoung, adjoining those occupied by the Hampshire Regiment, which was burnt down on the 24th March, 1886, [Burmah], Photograph, British Library, LL/73497
Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1886, The Hampshire Regiment at Mandalay attending Divine Service on the morning of Christmas Day, 1885, [Burmah], Photograph, British Library, LL/73498
Miller & Sprague, 1886, View of Wreck on the Ontario and Western Railway, at Fish's Eddy, N.Y., on the night of March 2, 1886, in which four men lost their lives., Stereoview, back, The Jeffrey Kraus Collection, LL/117212
Lala Deen Dayal, 1886, Book cover for Sir Lepel Griffin, 1886, Famous Monuments of Central India: Illustrated by a Series of Eighty-nine Photographs in Permanent Autotype, (Autotype Company, and Henry Sotheran), Book cover, Bonhams - London, LL/73105
Unidentified photographer / artist, 1886, "It's gwine to go off!", Book illustration, Google Books, LL/39531
Unidentified photographer / artist, 1886, Nothing is so universal as the photograph., Book page, Google Books, LL/34972
Unidentified photographer / artist, 1886, Title page of "Professional Criminals of America" by Thomas Byrnes (New York: Cassell & Company, 1886), Title page, Google Books, LL/35044
Unidentified photographer / artist, 1886, Hawkers of photographs in Florence, Book page, Google Books, LL/36008
Unidentified photographer / artist, 1886, The Inspector's Model, Book plate, Google Books, LL/35045
Unidentified photographer / artist, 1886, Six professional criminals, Book plate, Google Books, LL/35049
Unidentified photographer / artist, 1886, Edward Lyons, alias Ned Lyons. Burglar, Sneak, and Pickpocket, Book plate, Google Books, LL/35048
Unidentified photographer / artist, 1886, [A sitting in a photographic studio], Book illustration, Google Books, LL/39532
Unidentified photographer / artist, 1886, A critical moment, Book illustration, Google Books, LL/39533
Unidentified photographer / artist, 1886, Photographing the twins, Book illustration, Google Books, LL/39534
Unidentified photographer / artist, 1886, Six professional criminals, Book plate, Google Books, LL/35047
Unidentified photographer / artist, 1886, Six professional criminals, Book plate, Google Books, LL/35046
1886, Scovill Boudoir Display Photograph Stand, Advert, Google Books, LL/34412
1886, Scovill's Bicyclists Pocket Photo. Outfit, Advert, Google Books, LL/34413