Floral Collection (#67)

Cut flowers in Dutch Auction Hall Bloemenlust at Aalsmeer, The Netherlands. Date: circa 1930s

Japan - Entrance to the Imperial Palace - Tokyo. Inset photograph set within a fine floral decorative border also featuring a set of curtains. Date: circa 1910

Japan - Flower Arranging and Japanese Dancing - decorative surround. Date: circa 1910s

Japan - A street in Tokyo and a street in Osaka - decorative
Japan - A street in Tokyo and a street in Osaka - two photographs set within a very decorative surround of bamboo water pipes, swallows and lilies. Date: circa 1910s

Iris Garden, Kabata, Tokyo, Japan Date: circa 1905

Daddie Postcard - with forget-me-nots and ivy leaves. Date: circa 1910s

Pretty Young Girl - Fresh as a Flower Just Blown. Date: circa 1910s

South Africa - Cape Town - View of Devils Peak from Groot Schuur. Date: circa 1903

Oleander Tree in full bloom, Bermuda and a donkey cart Date: circa 1910s

A Pretty Serbian Country Girl - Decorative border. Date: circa 1910s

Serbian Country Girl - Decorative floral border. Date: circa 1910s

Poole Pottery - A Coffee Set and various painted pieces. Poole Pottery was founded in 1873 on Poole quayside (East Quay), where it continued to produce pottery by hand before moving its factory

The Sound of Mull, Oban, Scotland - Decorative Border
The Sound of Mull, Oban, Scotland - photograph set within a decorative border of harebells and a tartan bow with brooch. Date: circa 1910s

Kitsch Italian postcard - Young man with floral bouquet
A smart (rather sweet-looking) young man stands with rosy cheeks in the photograph used on this fabulously kitsch 1920s Italian postcard. Date: circa 1920s

Australian postcard celebrating Lord Kitchener of Khartoum. The Frown the Foeman Fears : " From Marlborough to Wellington Or in a previous day We ve had but few - and very few - to rival K

New Constitution following the Young Turk Revolution
Souvenir Postcard celebrating the new Constitution established after the Young Turk Revolution of July 3rd, 1908. Date: 1908

Fashionable French girl with floral cap, large purple flowers, string of beads and a smart handbag - the height of late 1920s chic. Date: circa 1929

HRH Princess Mary - British Royalty
Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (18971965) - the third child and only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary - British Royalty - the size of the bouquet seems to be causing

Japan - Japanese woman with baskets in hand and on her back (containing a large bunch of pink flowers). Date: circa 1910

Turkish Fantasy Postcard - Imperial Ottoman Telegraph - beautiful collage card. Date: 1905

Bermuda, Arch Entrance to Bermudiana Hotel from Par la Ville Date: circa 1930s

The dedication of the Cenotaph. Whitehall, London
The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, the permanent structure was built from Portland stone between 1919 and 1920 by Holland, Hannen & Cubitts

Noblesse oblige - Swiss caring for injured soldiers
Noblesse oblige - Whoever claims to be noble must conduct himself nobly. Despite neutrality in world conflict, the Swiss recognise their obligations due to their status to care for those injured in

Gathering Roses in Rumelia (Balkans)
Gathering Roses in Rumelia (a historical term describing the area now referred to as the Balkans or the Balkan Peninsula when it was administrated by the Ottoman Empire). Date: 1880s

Language of Flowers - Geranium. The captions reads: Friendship Distressed - When you come back? Date: circa 1904

Flower Culture - Scilly - A Packing House Date: circa 1910

Rural Russia - Villagers, including a dapper accordion player and three headscarf-wearing young ladies holding bouquets of flowers

Russian Countrywoman wearing floral headdress
Russian Countrywoman wearing a floral headdress Date: circa 1905

The New Zealand General Service Badge - " Glorious in Battle for Freedom & Right". Date: circa 1910s

Art Nouveau - pretty Spring girl with watering can
A pretty girl walks amid the spring blossom holding a watering can in this stylised scene with heavy art nouveau overtones, possibly by the famous Austrian illustrator, Raphael Kirchner

Art Nouveau - pretty Spring girl
An Austrian art nouveau postcard (potentially by Raphael Kirchner?) of some style and grace, depicting a pretty girl holding a cane, her hair entwined with spring leaves. Date: circa 1905

Art Nouveau Girl
An Austrian art nouveau postcard (potentially by Raphael Kirchner?) of some style and grace, depicting a pretty auburn-haired girl holding a wild bouquet of flowers

Young Dutch Girl - Arnhem wearing traditional costume including lace headscarf and clogs on he feet. Date: circa 1920s

Cactus in Bloom - Arizona, USA Date: circa 1930s

Pretty French girl in colourful floral dress and hat
Pretty French girl in colourful floral dress and sheer pink wide-brimmed hat with feather. Date: circa 1910s

14th Anniversry celebration of the Turkish Republic - Turkey. Date: 1937

Colourful Hyacinth fields at Lisse in The Netherlands. Date: 1908

Patriotic Propaganda Postcard - WWII
Belgian Soldier returnd from war and is reunited with his girl - Happy Days are here again! Date: 1945

La Journee du Pas-de-Calais Charity card - WWI
A postcard relating to a charity drive in the Pas de Calais region in France, calling on to the generosity of the public. Repeated several times in about 700 communes in the department during World

Festival float on Romford High Road, Essex, with chiclren dressed up as various characters (possibly types of the British Isles??). Date: circa 1928

New York souvenir postcard, featuring three inset details on a rising sun background (complete with paddlesteamer!). The insets show (from left): the Trinity Building

The seducer - Amorous advances by a young Russian
The seducer - The amorous advances by a young Russian on a pretty girl with flowers in her hair. Date: circa 1902

Turkish Woman in floral skirt and red fez hat
Turkish Woman floral skirt red fez hat formal traditional costume dress clothing austere attire Date: 1912

Pretty girl with a big fan
Pretty young French girl with a beautiful big green fan adorned with flowers. Date: circa 1900s

George Washington Monument - Boston, Massachusetts
George Washington Monument - Public Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Date: circa 1910s

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannermans grave, Meigle, Scotland
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannermans grave, Meigle Churchyard, Scotland. The Liberal politician was Prime Minister of Great Britain between 1905-1908 - Meigle had been his home since 1887. Date: circa 1908

French beauty in profile before a stained glass backdrop Date: 1906

Emperor Taisho of Japan
Beautiful postcard portrait of Emperor Taisho (18791926) - 123rd Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from 30th July 1912, until his death in 1926

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