'Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Strathcona, Mr. Carnegie, & Principal Lang'
10 of 25 portraits of Randall Thomas Davidson, Baron Davidson of Lambeth
'Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Strathcona, Mr. Carnegie, & Principal Lang'
by E.H. Mills, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, 1900s
3 1/2 in. x 5 1/4 in. (90 mm x 134 mm) overall
Given by Terence Pepper, 2014
Photographs Collection
NPG x197874
Sittersback to top
- Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), Steelmaker and philanthropist. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Randall Thomas Davidson, Baron Davidson of Lambeth (1848-1930), Archbishop of Canterbury. Sitter associated with 27 portraits. Identify
- John Marshall Lang (1834-1909), Church of Scotland minister and university principal. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal (1820-1914), Financier. Sitter in 6 portraits. Identify
Artistsback to top
- Ernest Herbert ('E.H.') Mills (1874-1942), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 55 portraits.
- Rotary Photographic Co Ltd (active 1897-1916), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 1423 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: Scotland, Aberdeen (Aberdeen University, Scotland)
Events of 1900back to top
Current affairs
The Conservatives return to power, after the Prime Minister Lord Salisbury calls a general election, known as the 'Khaki election', on the back of huge jingoistic support for the Boer War.The Labour Representation Committee (LRC) is founded from a coalition of socialist groups; they win two seats in the 1900 election and Ramsay Macdonald is appointed secretary. The Labour politician Keir Hardie is also returned to Parliament for Merthyr Tydfilin Wales.
Art and science
German physicist Max Planck proposes the concept of the quantum theory. Sigmund Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams is published. In the text, Freud outlines his theory of dream analysis, crucial to the study of the unconscious, and introduces key concepts in psychoanalysis, such as the Ego.The Paris International Exhibition, attended by more than 50 million people and including over 76,000 exhibitors, marks the heyday of Art Nouveau.
International
In China the Boxer rebellion takes place. The Boxers were anti-imperialist and against foreign influence in trade, religion, politics and technology in the final years of the Manchu rule. The Boxers invade Beijing, killing 230 foreigners and Chinese Christians. The rebellion is suppressed by a multinational coalition of 20,000 troops, with China being forced to pay large war reparations, contributing to growing nationalist resentment against the Qing dynasty.Comments back to top
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Ken Reedie (formerly Curator of Canterbury Museums)
16 June 2018, 12:10
Picture taken in 1906 at Chanonry Lodge residence of the Principal Lang of Aberdeen University during the quatercentenary celebration of the University attended by the King and Queen. Lord Strathcona, Chancellor of Aberdeen university 1899 - 1902, gave a banquet for 2,500 guests and conferred the honorary degrees - including a Doctor of Laws on Andrew Carnegie and it is this robe Carnegie is wearing.