York & Son, England

in stock of Riley Brothers, 1890-1914 (item ref. 332)

in stock of UK Band of Hope Union, 1891

in stock of York & Son, 1901

in stock of Ivens & Co., 1913

contained in Portraits from life (portrait: manufacturer unknown, at least 123 slides, in/before 1898)

possibly same as Celebrities (portrait: manufacturer unknown, 73 slides, in/before 1909)

possibly same as Celebrities (portrait: manufacturer unknown, 9 slides, 1901-1909)

see also Portraits (portrait: York & Son, 33 slides, 1887-1888)

ABERDEEN, Earl of   (1847-1934) – slide 21

ALEXANDRA, Queen   (1844-1925) – slide 6

ANDERSON, Mary  (1859-1940) – slide 22

BABINGTON, General Sir James, K.C.B., K.C.M.G.  (1854-1936) – slide 110

BADEN-POWELL, Lieutenant-General Robert  (1857-1941) – slide 105

BAKER, Sir Samuel, F.R.S., F.R.G.S.  (1821-1893) – slide 26

BALFOUR, Arthur  (1848-1930) – slide 24

BENSON, Archbishop Edward  (1829-1896) – slide 38

BIGGAR, J.G., M.P.  (1828-1890) – slide 29

BRIGHT, John, M.P.  (1811-1889) – slide 27

BULLER, General Sir Redvers  (1839-1908) – slide 97

CAMBRIDGE, Duke of   (1819-1904) – slide 17

CHAMBERLAIN, Joseph  (1836-1914) – slide 33

CHILDERS, Hugh  (1827-1896) – slide 35

CHURCHILL, Lord Randolph  (1849-1895) – slide 37

CLARENCE AND AVONDALE, Duke of   (1864-1892) – slide 7

CLARKE, Sir Edward, Q.C.  (1841-1931) – slide 31

COLLINGS, Jesse, M.P.  (1831-1920) – slide 34

CONNAUGHT AND STRATHEARN, Duke of   (1850-1942) – slide 12

CONNAUGHT AND STRATHEARN, Duchess of   (1860-1917) – slide 13

COURTNEY, Leonard  (1832-1918) – slide 36

CROSS, Viscount   (1823-1914) – slide 32

DERBY, 15th Earl of   (1826-1893) – slide 39

DEVONSHIRE, 8th Duke of   (1833-1908) – slide 49

EDINBURGH, Duke of   (1844-1900) – slide 11

EDWARD VII, King   (1841-1910) – slides 3-5

GEORGE V, King   (1865-1936) – slide 8

GLADSTONE, Mrs Catherine  (1812-1900) – slide 45

GLADSTONE, W.E., M.P.  (1809-1898) – slide 44

GOSCHEN, George  (1831-1907) – slide 43

HAGGARD, H. Rider  (1856-1925) – slide 51

HALL, Reverend Dr Newman  (1816-1902) – slide 50

HARCOURT, William Vernon  (1827-1904) – slide 53

HERSCHELL, Farrer  (1837-1899) – slide 48

HUXLEY, Professor T.H.  (1825-1895) – slide 52

JAMES, Sir Henry  (1828-1911) – slide 56

KITCHENER, Field Marshal Herbert  (1850-1916) – slide 96

KRUGER, Paul  (1825-1904) – slide 98

LANGTRY, Mrs Lillie  (1853-1929) – slide 60

LAWSON, Sir Wilfrid, M.P.  (1829-1906) – slide 62

LEIGHTON, Sir Frederic, R.A.  (1830-1896) – slide 58

LEOPOLD II OF BELGIUM, King   (1835-1909) – slide 19

LUBBOCK, Sir John, M.P.  (1834-1913) – slide 61

LYTTELTON, General Sir Neville, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., P.C.  (1845-1931) – slide 113

MACDONALD, General Sir Hector  (1853-1903) – slide 106

MANNING, Cardinal Henry  (1808-1892) – slide 64

MARY, Queen   (1867-1953) – slide 9

METHUEN, General Lord   (1845-1932) – slide 103

MORLEY, John  (1838-1923) – slide 63

PATTI, Adelina  (1843-1919) – slide 66

PEEL, Arthur  (1829-1912) – slide 81

RAIKES, Cecil, M.P.  (1838-1891) – slide 67

RITCHIE, Right Hon. C.T.  (1838-1906) – slide 72

ROBERTS, Field Marshal Frederick  (1832-1914) – slide 100

ROSEBERY, Earl of   (1847-1929) – slide 68

SALA, George Augustus  (1828-1895) – slide 78

SALISBURY, Marquess of   (1830-1903) – slide 82

SEDDON, R.J.  (1845-1906) – slide 124

SMITH, Right Hon. W.H., M.P., F.R.S.  (1825-1891) – slide 73

SPENCER, Earl   (1825-1910) – slide 80

SPURGEON, Pastor Charles H.  (1834-1892) – slide 77

TECK, Duchess of   (1833-1897) – slide 18

TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord  (1809-1892) – slide 90

TOOLE, J.L.  (1832-1906) – slide 84

WARREN, General Sir Charles, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., F.R.S.  (1840-1927) – slide 101

WHITE, Field Marshal Sir George, V.C.  (1835-1912) – slide 102

This set was probably added to and amended over a period of years; the slide listing here is from the c.1913 Ivens catalogue and may represent the full length of the set. Earlier catalogues show smaller numbers of slides, and it is also possible that some slides were discontinued and the overall numbering changed.

Slides 1-20 show members of the royal family; 21-89 are politicians and other celebrities, arranged alphabetically by surname. 90-95 are writers and churchmen. 96-114 are army leaders, particularly from the Second Anglo-Boer War. 115-124 are naval and colonial, then 125-146 are another alphabetical sequence mainly of politicians.

In some cases the slide titles changed to reflect changes in aristocratic and other titles. The 1901 York catalogue lists slides 1-6, 8-10 only, with titles reflecting the new titles of the royal family members shown following the death of Queen Victoria.

Edmund Barton, shown in slide 123, was the first Prime Minister (not 'Premier' as listed by York & Son) of Australia from January 1901 to September 1903, and was knighted in July 1902. So that section of the set was probably first produced in 1901 or 1902, though the captions could have been changed in the later listing in the Ivens catalogue. Many thanks to John Hyett for this information.

72 slides known to exist in private collection

3 slides known to exist in private collection

18 slides known to exist in private collection

12 slides known to exist in private collection

1 slide known to exist in private collection