Maxim Collection

Pilgrims on the way to Sarov Monastery, Russia, 1904. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
Pilgrims on the way to Sarov Monastery, Russia, 1904. The monastery is asociated with St Seraphim. It was visited by the Russian Imperial Family in 1903

John Nevil Maskelyne performs a spirit cabinet illusion, c1910. Creator: Unknown
John Nevil Maskelyne performs a spirit cabinet illusion, c1910. How the tricks are performed - " A coach-horn or megaphone is useful for picking things up

Hiram Maxim (1840-1916) presents the first automatic machine gun, 1884. Private Collection

Types of Arms - The Maxim Gun, 1900. Creator: Gregory & Co
Types of Arms - The Maxim Gun, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Francis Nicholson (1753-1844), (c1900). Creator: Unknown
Francis Nicholson (1753-1844), (c1900). Portrait of British landscape artist Francis Nicholson who worked in Yorkshire and London

Broom sellers, London, c1825. Artist: Charles Joseph Hullmandel
Broom sellers, London, c1825. Cover of a song sheet with a view of broom sellers outside the premises of Mori & Leverne at 28 New Bond Street, Westminster

Maxim Gorky, Russian author, c1930 (1956). Gorky (1868-1936) was one of the pioneers of socialist realism in literature. A print from People

Maxim machine gun, c1895. The engineer Hiram Maxim developed the first fully automatic machine gun (1884) which he offered to the United States War and Navy departments

17th Regiment, Drum Major (1830), 1830 (1909). Artist: Maxim Gauci
17th Regiment, Drum Major (1830), 1830 (1909). From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

87th Regiment or Royal Irish Fusiliers, Drum Major (1828), 1828 (1909). Artist: Maxim Gauci
87th Regiment or Royal Irish Fusiliers, Drum Major (1828), 1828 (1909). From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

Grenadier Guards, Drummer (1829), 1829 (1909). Artist: Maxim Gauci
Grenadier Guards, Drummer (1829), 1829 (1909). After E. Hull. From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

Royal Marines, Master of the Band (1830), 1830 (1909). Artist: Maxim Gauci
Royal Marines, Master of the Band (1830), 1830 (1909). After E. Hull. From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

Hiram Stevens Maxim, (1840-1916). American-born British inventor and engineer, 1894-1907
Hiram Stevens Maxim, (1840-1916). American-born British inventor and engineer, Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor of the Maxim Gun, the first portable, fully automatic machine gun in 1884

Three 19th century ladies. Artist: Maxim Gauci
Three 19th century ladies. Featured are Lady L, Lady D and Countess D

Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor of the Maxim Gun, (c1924). Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840-1916) invented the first portable, fully automatic machine gun in 1884

Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and author Maxim Gorky, Moscow, USSR, 1931. Gorky (1868-1936) was one of the pioneers of socialist realism in literature

Pilgrims, Solovetsky Monastery, Russia, 1904. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
Pilgrims, Solovetsky Monastery, Russia, 1904. Situated on the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea in northern Russia, Solovetsky Monastery was founded in 1429

Anton Chekhov and Maxim Gorky, Russian authors, 1900. Artist: Leonid Sredin
Anton Chekhov and Maxim Gorky, Russian authors, 1900. Chekhov (1860-1904) and Gorky (1868-1936) in Yalta, Crimea, where Chekhov lived from 1899

Ryabushinsky House, Malaya Nikitskaya Street, Moscow, Russia, 1902. Ryabushinsky House was designed in Art Nouveau style by Fyodor Schechtel and was built in 1900

May Day meeting, Russia, 1920. Among those present are Bolshevik leader Grigory Zinoviev (1883-1936), writer Maxim Gorky (1868-1936) and opera singer Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938)

Senior Soviet figures on the tribune of Lenins mausoleum, Red Square, Moscow, USSR, 1931. Author Maxim Gorky (1868-1936) with politicians Lazar Kaganovich (1893-1991)

The Saviour Cathedral (the Old Fair Cathedral), Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
The Saviour Cathedral (the Old Fair Cathedral), Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. The cathedral was designed by Agustin de Betancourt and Auguste de Montferrand in Empire style

Minins Tomb in the Saviour Cathedral in the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
Minins Tomb in the Saviour Cathedral in the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, Russia, 1896. The cathedral was designed by Agustin de Betancourt and Auguste de Montferrand in Empire style

The Virgins Nativity Church (Stroganov Church), Nizhny Novogorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
The Virgins Nativity Church (Stroganov Church), Nizhny Novogorod, Russia, 1896. Completed in 1719, this church is one of several built in Baroque style in Nizhny Novgorod by the Stroganovs

Tsars Pavilion, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
Tsars Pavilion, the All-Russian Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Staged from 28 May to 1 October 1896, the All-Russia industrial

General view, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
General view, the All-Russian Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Staged from 28 May to 1 October 1896, the All-Russia industrial

Northern Pavilion, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
Northern Pavilion, the All-Russian Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Staged from 28 May to 1 October 1896, the All-Russia industrial

Main fair building, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
Main fair building, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Staged from 28 May to 1 October 1896, the All-Russia industrial

Panorama of the Nobel Company, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
Panorama of the Nobel Company, the All-Russian Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Staged from 28 May to 1 October 1896

Concrete bridge, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
Concrete Bridge, the All-Russian Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Staged from 28 May to 1 October 1896, the All-Russia industrial

City Theatre, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
City Theatre, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Found in the collection of the Institute for the History of Material Culture, St Petersburg

Arts corner, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
Arts Corner, the All-Russian Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Staged from 28 May to 1 October 1896, the All-Russia industrial

Machines corner, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
Machines corner, the All-Russian Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Staged from 28 May to 1 October 1896, the All-Russia industrial

China Pavilion, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
China Pavilion, the All-Russian Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Staged from 28 May to 1 October 1896, the All-Russia industrial

Naval Corner, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
Naval Corner, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Staged from 28 May to 1 October 1896, the All-Russia industrial

Strelka, confluence of the Volga and Oka rivers, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
Strelka, confluence of the Volga and Oka rivers, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Found in the collection of the Institute for the History of Material Culture, St Petersburg

The Church of the Nativity of John the Precursor, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
The Church of the Nativity of John the Precursor, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. The church was built in the late 17th century

The Imperial Palace in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
The Imperial Palace in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Found in the collection of the Institute for the History of Material Culture, St Petersburg

Smyrna, 1820. Artist: Maxim Vorobyov
Smyrna, 1820. Smyrna (no called Izmir), covering an area more that 4 miles, is the third largest city of Turkey and has also largest natural harbor of western Turkey

Soviet politician Andrei Zhdanov and Russian author Maxim Gorky, 1934. Zhdanov (1896-1948) and Gorky (1868-1936) attending the First Congress of Soviet Writers

Maxim Gorky, Russian author, c1901-c1902. Gorky (1868-1936) was one of the pioneers of socialist realism in literature. He was a fierce opponent of the Tsarist regime

Author Maxim Gorky and Anton Chekhov between the actors of the Moscow Art Theatre, 1900
Maxim Gorky and Anton Chekhov with actors of the Moscow Art Theatre, Russia, 1900. Russian author Maxim Gorky (1868-1936) was one of the pioneers of socialist realism in literature

Russian author Maxim Gorky in the Sreda (Wednesday) literature group, 1902. The right hand of the two men standing in the portrait

Russian author Maxim Gorky and singer Feodor Chaliapin, 1901. Gorky (1868-1936) was one of the pioneers of socialist realism in literature

Henry Morton Stanleys African expedition to relieve Emin Pasha, 1886-1889 (1887). Emin Pasha, who was in the Egyptian service and Governor of the Equatorial Province

Hiram Stevens Maxim, American-born British inventor and engineer, 1904. Artist: Spy
Hiram Stevens Maxim, American-born British inventor and engineer, 1904. Whilst resident in America, Maxim (1840-1916) took out patents for, among other things, gas apparatus and electric lamps

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