Easter Collection (page 6)

Mr Augustine Birrell. Part of Box 104 Boswell Collection. Was an English politician, barrister, academic and author. He was Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1907 to 1916

Easter card in the shape of a log with robin
Easter card in the shape of a log with a robin. Date: circa 1890s

Easter card in the shape of a log with cockatoo
Easter card in the shape of a log with a pink cockatoo. Date: circa 1890s

Susi - lying inside half an Easter egg. 1950s

Susi - with chicks and large Easter egg. 1950s

Chick in an eggcup on a cutout Easter card
Chick emerging from an egg in an eggcup on a cutout Easter card. Date: circa 1890s

Easter card in the shape of a decorated egg. Date: circa 1890s

White flowers and silver bells on an Easter card
White flowers and silver bells with fretwork on an Easter card. Date: circa 1890s

Two jovial Easter bunnies, one looking rather mad, dancing away to the tunes produced from the violin of his friend! Date: circa 1920s

Buying Easter presents: an entente leave-scene in Paris
On the same errand a French poilu and a British officer shopping for their loved ones. Date: 1916

Car full of flowers on an Easter postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Russian Soldiers hatching out of eggs - Easter Postcard
A rather odd Easter Greetings card depicting a unit of Russian Soldiers hatching out of eggs! Date: circa 1910s

Hoa Hakananai a. Easter Island
Hoa Hakananai a. Human figure (moai). Basalt. 1000-1200. Easter Island. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Alexander III (1845-1894). Tsar of Russia
Alexander III (St. Petersburg, 1845-Livadija, 1894). Tsar of Russia (1881-1894), son and successor of Alexander II. Easter Day in St. Petersburg. Tsar Alexander goes to church

Selling the sacred fire - Pilgrim returning from Jerusalem
Pilgrim returning from Jerusalem, selling the sacred fire, believed to be a miracle that occurs every year, the day preceding Orthodox Easter. Date: 1913

Easter Card design, chick hatched from an egg. early 20th century

White lilies, cross and cup on an Easter card
White lilies, cross and cup on an illuminated manuscript style Easter card. Date: circa 1890s

White and purple flowers on an Easter card. Date: circa 1890s

Dove in flight on an Easter card with decorative lacy border. Date: circa 1890s

Flowers and a nest of eggs on an Easter card
Pink flowers and a nest of green eggs on an Easter card, with religious greeting. Date: circa 1890s

White flower and heart on an Easter card
White flower and a heart on an Easter card. Date: circa 1890s

White flower and anchor on an Easter card. Date: circa 1890s

Spain / Seville / Bells 1908
Seville: ringing the bells rather energetically at La Giralda on Easter Sunday Date: 1908

St Petersburg / Sledging
St Petersburg: people sledging during Easter Week, near the statue of Peter the Great Date: 1847

Building Swimming Pool
Clifton Bathing Pool. Men at work under sea level working day and night to have a fresh supply of sea water for the baths over Easter. Date: 1932

Customs / Easter / Germany
A good German daughter greets her mother on Easter Morning with an Osterchoral, while her brothers listen respectfully Date: circa 1850

Company House, London
HUDSONs BAY COMPANYs HOUSE, Fenchurch Street, London Here, great sales were held twice a year, at Easter and September, attracting buyers Date: 1843

Bunny and Poultry
A bunny plays the flute while a cock and hen dance, doubtless celebrating the laying of two eggs which lie close by Date: early 20th century

Chick and Blossom
A chick emerges from its shell and finds itself among Spring blossoms Date: early 20th century

Four Bunnies Dance
Four jolly bunnies dance Date: 1920s ?

Bunny & Flower Vase
A bunny poses picturesquely beside a vase of spring flowers Date: circa 1905

Russians presenting Easter eggs to each other. Date: 1913

Lady in a blue dress with a basket of Easter eggs
A lady in a long pale blue dress leaning against a wall, holding a basket of large decorated Easter eggs. Date: circa 1910

Little girl finds three Easter eggs
A little girl finds three Easter eggs under a cushion. Date: 1903

Easter greeting card
Easter postcard with a seasonal greeting.Date: circa 1910

Pretty girl in a garden
Easter card. Pretty Elizabethan girl in a garden gathering roses. Artist: Florence Hardy Date: circa 1916

Thames River Steamer
A steamboat excursion to Greenwich on the Thames on an Easter Monday. Date: 1847

The burning of effigies in Tacuba, Mexico City, Mexico
The burning of the effigies of Judas in the streets of Tacuba, Mexico City, Mexico -- a traditional Easter activity, designed to purge the sins of the past year

Advert for Marquise de Sevigne 1910
French chocolate makers, making a range of easter gifts. 1910

Easter bunnies
Three white bunnies painting Easter eggs. Artist: I Lovering (USA) Date: 1913

Easter - French model holding giant model eggs. Date: circa 1910s

Easter - French model holding giant model egg. Date: circa 1910s

Street cafe, Blida, Algeria, North Africa -- Royal Navy sailors and others on Easter Monday, 6 April 1931. Date: 1931

Snowdrops on a cross-shaped Easter card. Date: circa 1930s

Purple lily and a cross on an Easter card. Date: circa 1890s

White flowers and an ornate cross on an Easter card. Date: circa 1890s

White lily and a cross on an Easter card, with a devotional verse. Date: circa 1890s

Pink flowers on a blue cross on an Easter card. Date: circa 1890s

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