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Keir Hardie addressing suffragettes at Trafalgar SquareKeir Hardie (1856-1915), founder of the Labour party, addressing suffragettes at a free speech meeting in 1908 - Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) and Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy (1834-1913)
Bishop Otter College, Chichester, West Sussex Date: 1901
St. Louis World Fair, Missouri, USA - Souvenir Booklet CoverSt. Louis World Fair, Missouri, USA - Cover of the souvenir fold-out booklet Date: 1904
The Russo-Japanese War - Japanese Naval AdmiralsThe Russo-Japanese War (1904-05) - Japanese Naval Admirals Date: circa 1905
British Kitsch Art Deco Christmas Card, Carol Singing Chicks. Date: circa 1925
Temple of the Holy Tooth - Kandy, Sri LankaSri Dalada Maligawa or Temple of the Holy Tooth - Kandy, Sri Lanka - located in the royal palace complex. An UNESCO world heritage site. The Library. Date: circa 1910s
Ilkley - West Yorkshire - Various scenes in the locality including Bolton Abbey, The Ilkley Tarn (small lake), Strid Wood and the wooden bridge above the Hebers Ghyll waterfall. Date: circa 1900
Devon - Hooe - estuary of the River PlymHomeward Bound - Nyasaland (modern Malawi). An african woman carrying a large load on her head and her baby on her back. Postcard sold at the British Empire Exhibition at the East African Pavilion
Rue des Ouleds-Naדּand Moorish cafes, BiskraThe busy street of Ouleds-Naדּ, Biskra, lined with several Moorish cafes. Date: circa 1910s
Bridlington - A sailing Coble boatBridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire - A sailing Coble boat - the Five Sisters. Date: circa 1910s
The Russo-Japanese War - Interior sceneThe Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 - an unusual card (awaiting final translation!) depicting an interior scene. Date: circa 1905
Sidi el-Kebir cemetery, BlidaA seated figure overlooks the Sidi el-Kebir cemetery where Blida's founder, Sidi-Ahmed El-Kebir, is buried. Date: circa 1910s
Church of the Assumption of Our Lady - The Mosta Dome, MaltaThe Church of the Assumption of Our Lady, commonly known as the Rotunda of Mosta or Rotunda of St Marija Assunta (sometimes shortened to as The Mosta Dome) - a Roman Catholic church in Mosta, Malta
Cupid and Psyche, sculpture, Antonio Canova, Louvre, ParisCupid and Psyche, sculpture by Antonio Canova, Louvre Museum, Paris. Date: circa 1910s
Izmir, Turkey - Belltower, Orthodox Cathedral of Agia FotiniThe bell tower of the former Orthodox Cathedral of Agia Fotini in Izmir, Turkey - built 1856. Demolished, but re-constructed at Nea Smyrni, a municipality and a southern suburb of Athens
The Liverpool Industrial schools at Kirkdale, 1850The Liverpool Industrial schools at Booth Lane, Kirkdale. Built in an Elizabethan style, it was designed as an alternative to the workhouse to accomodate juvenile paupers. Date: 1850
Damascus, Syria - Djemal-Pacha AvenueDamascus, Syria - Rue Djemal-Pacha (named after the Ottoman Military leader Ahmed Djemal Pasha (1872-1922) - Governor of Greater Syria in 1915-16). Date: circa 1920
Port au Prince, Haiti - Commercial HQ of A. de Matteis & CoPort au Prince, Haiti - The Commercial Headquarters of A. de Matteis & Co. Date: circa 1910s
Copenhagen, Denamrk - Sofartsmonumentet (Maritime Monument)Sofartsmonumentet (Maritime Monument), Copenhagen, Denmark - monument to the Danish Merchant Navy Seamen who lost their lives at sea during World War One
An Ottoman map of the Iberian Peninsula Date: circa 1890s
The Mausoleum - St-Remy-de-Provence, FranceMausoleum of the Julii (about 40 BCE) - One of les Antiques - two amazingly well-preserved structures at the site of the Roman City of Glanum at Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France. Date: 1927
Sao Vicente - Two Cape Verde IslandersSao Vicente - Cape Verde Islands (the Republic of Cabo Verde). Finally gained independence from Portugal in 1975. Date: circa 1910
Statue - Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Waterloo Place, LondonStatue of Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), Waterloo Place, London. Date: circa 1907
Croatian Shepherd, playing a Frula. The frula (also known as svirala or jedinka), is a musical instrument which resembles a medium sized recorder or flute, traditionally played in Serbia
Parc de Tervuren, Belgium - Royal Museum for Central AfricaParc de Tervuren, Flemish Brabant, Belgium - The Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) is a first-class centre for scientific research on Africa and one of the most visited museums in Belgium (today)
The Queens Grove - Marengo Garden, Algiers, AlgeriaThe Queens Grove - The Queens Tomb in Garden Marengo. Algiers, Algeria. A close-up view of a tomb built in 1848 for Queen Amelia, the wife of Louis-Philippe I
Maala - The Wharf - Seaport of Aden, Yemen. Date: circa 1910s
International Tea Company Stores LtdStaff in the doorway of the International Tea Company Stores grocery shop, c.1910. Founded in 1878, International Tea Co. Stores was a leading chain of grocers based in London; they grew to have
Fiddle and I - a cat strikes up a tune on his violin. (" Hey Diddle Diddle" etc...) Date: 1908
The Mersey Tunnel - under the River Mersey between Liverpool and Birkenhead - interior and associated structures - The Ventilating Shaft at Pier Head, the Junction Chamber
A Trio of French Child Contortionists and Acrobats. Date: circa 1930s
Henry Ainley and Nina Sevening - English stage actorsHenry Hinchliffe Ainley (1879-1945) - English Shakespearean stage and screen actor and Nina Gladys Sevening.(1885-1958) - English stage actress Date: circa 1908
The Main Street of Mersin, Turkey - Hovouz-Bachi Quarter. Date: circa 1910s
Praise the Lord House - Hurstmonceux, East SussexPraise the Lord House, Gardner Street, Hurstmonceux, East Sussex. The owners had planted the cotoneaster and clipped it into the shape of " Praise the Lord" in protest at the building
Ankara, Turkey - Ataturk Statue - Victory MonumentUlus Meydani (Square) with the Victory Monument (Ataturk equestrian statue) in Ankara, Turkey - left side of Bank Street. The Monument (inaugurated in 1927) was designed by Austrian Henrich Krippel
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Christ the Redeemer statue, an immense art deco creation by the French sculptor Paul Landowski. The face was created by the Romanian artist Gheorghe Leonida
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Copacabana Beach Date: 1955
Paris, France - Boulevard Montmartre, bus and pedestrians with horse cabs. Date: circa 1905
Shops of the Sertius market in the Roman ruins of Timgad, Batna Province, Algeria. Date: circa 1910s
Old Biskra, AlgeriaAn elderly man stands next to a house made of clay-like materials, on the corner of a street in old Biskra. Date: circa 1910s
General view of Ghardaia. The town on a busy day. Many people walk about in the square, whilst the town can be seen on the hill above. Date: circa 1910s
View of the Oasis in Ghardaia, AlgeriaGeneral view of the Oasis in Ghardaia, Algeria. Date: circa 1910s
Bedouin woman carrying her child on her back. Both wear traditional dress and head-ware. circa 1910s
The clock tower of Bab al-Faraj, Aleppo, SyriaThe clock tower of Bab al-Faraj is one of the main landmarks of Aleppo. The tower was built in 1898-1899 by the Austrian architect of Aleppo city Charles Chartier Date: circa 1910
Map of Bern, Switzerland Date: 1905
German Embassy - Tarabya (Therapia), Bosphorus, IstanbulThe German Embassy - Tarabya (Therapia), Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1910
Czech Republic - Charles Bridge, Prague Date: circa 1920s
Easter Greetings Postcard featuring child and chickensEaster Greetings Postcard featuring a young child sat atop a chickens hutch with a liberal sprinkling of mutli-coloured Easter Eggs! Date: circa 1910s
Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt - Al-Gamea Mosque, Al-Gamea SquareAl-Gamea (The Mosque) in Al-Gamea Square, Heliopolis - a suburb outside Cairo, Egypt, which has since merged with Cairo as a district of the city. Date: circa 1910s
A road in the Arab Quarter - Constantine, AlgeriaA narrow road in the Arab Quarter - Constantine, Algeria Date: circa 1940s
Statue of King Leopold II - Brussels, BelgiumStatue of Belgian King Leopold II (1865-1909) on horseback in Brussels, Belgium. Date: circa 1910s
RMS Minnedosa (active 1917-1935). Date: 1919
Moonlight on the River Neva, Russia Date: circa 1910s
Cabana Sun Club and Swimming Pool - Havana, CubaCabana Sun Club and Swimming Pool - Hotel National de Cuba, Havana. Date: circa 1930s
John Ward House, Salem, MassachusettsJohn Ward House, colonial-era house at Salem, Massachusetts, started in 1684. Date: circa 1910s
La Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France. View toward the Jetee Promenade, which was dismantled by the Germans during WW2 for scrap iron because it blocked free fire from gun-batteries on the Promenade
Bas relief The Resistance on the Arc de Triomphe, ParisBas relief The Resistance (1839) by Antoine Etex (1808-1888), a French sculptor, painter and architect - on the East facade of the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France. Date: circa 1910s
A Bull Kudu Antelope - Zimbabwe, East Africa Date: circa 1930s
Maria Theresien-Platz, Vienna, Austria - Tritons and Naiad Fountain by Anton Schmidgruber. Date: circa 1910s
Panama City, Panama - Monument to French Canal Builders Date: circa 1910s
The Civic Centre, Bristol, England. Date: 1949
Shiwomisaki Mogi, Nagasaki, JapanShiwomisaki, Mogi, Nagasaki, Japan. According to the writer of this particular postcard, Mogi is " Quite interesting, but intensely smelly!". Date: 1919
Royal Steam Pinnace - Cowes, Isle of Wight - King and QueenRoyal Steam Pinnace at Cowes, Isle of Wight with King George V and Queen Mary on board Date: circa 1910s
Panorama of Tripoli, Libya with minarets and rooftops - at this stage under Ottoman occupation (pre-conquest by Italy). Date: circa 1910
Jubilee Naval Review - battery of searchlights of the fleetJubilee Naval Review - Spithead - battery of searchlights of the fleet - Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935. Date: circa 1908
The Obelisk - Iznik - Turkey near BursaThe Obelisk - Elbeyli village, Iznik - Turkey near Bursa. Iznik derives from the former Greek name Nicaea. Famous as the site of the first
Kilid Bahr Fort opposite Canakkale, Turkey (Dardanelles) Date: circa 1920s
(The actual) Sublime Porte - Istanbul, TurkeyThe Sublime Porte, also known as the Ottoman Porte or High Porte is a metonym for the central government of the Ottoman Empire
Corneille Bridge and Cathedral - Rouen, FranceCorneille Bridge over the River Seine and the Cathedral - Rouen, France Date: circa 1909
Bassin de Latone - Palace of Versailles, FranceThe Grand Waterworks Day at the Bassin de Latone (Basin of Latona) - Palace of Versailles, France Date: circa 1910s
Savings Bank - Versailles, France. Date: circa 1910s
Fontaine Cantini, Place Castellane, Marseille, FranceStatue atop the Fontaine Cantini, Place Castellane, Marseille, France. Date: circa 1910s
Grave of two soldiers at Boffelkobbel, Sonderborg, DenmarkThe Tomb of two soldiers, Jens Christensen from Spjellerup and Hans Hansen from Kyse at Boffelkobbel, Sonderborg Municipality
Tangiers, Morocco - The Town Rooftops. Date: circa 1910
San Sebastian, Basque SpainSan Sebastian, a coastal city and municipality located in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. Date: circa 1930s
Bayreuth, Northern Bavaria, Germany - New Castle Square (the castle is on the right) and Government Buildings Date: circa 1907
L Hotel du Grand Cerf - Le Grand Andely, Les Andelys, FranceL Hotel du Grand Cerf (Hotel of Large Deer or perhaps The Stags Head !) - 16th century - Le Grand Andely, Les Andelys, France. Date: circa 1910s
Suleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey - with Golden HornSuleymaniye Mosque, on the third hill of Istanbul, Turkey - with the Golden Horn sweeping away in the background. Date: circa 1920s
The Netherlands - Dutch Farmer outside his barn. Date: circa 1910s
Reykjavik - Iceland - Panoramic View. Date: circa 1910s
Girl seated on her bed awoken by the morning sunPainting by Harald Islott-Moller (1864-1937) entitled Morning Sun. Date: circa 1910s
The end of loveThe Honourable John Maler Collier (18501934) - Pre-Raphaelite Painter and one of the most prominent portrait painters of his generation
Pour nos Soldats - French WW1 knitting postcardFirst World War postcard, dated 31 January 1915, showing a woman knitting for our soldiers while in the background, a French soldier writes a letter in a trench on the Western Front. 1915
Le Havre, France - Notre Dame and the Rue de Paris. Date: 1913
