Interesting Collection (page 6)

Funeral Flowers at Strathclyde, Offerton Lane, Stockport. They are for the funeral of Charles Harold Battersby who died on 12th January 1913 in Amiens, France and was buried on the 16th in Stockport

Italy - Arezzo - Birthplace of Petrarch
Coloured lantern slide of street scene loooking down a hill with interesting building on left with lots of plaques on the wall

Stephensons Rocket with a George V class engine
An interesting comparison: a full sized model of Stephensons Rocket(originally built in 1829), alongside an engine of the George the Fifth class(construction of which ceased in 1915)

Three fleets worth watching by G. H. Davis
Three fleets which are worth watching: the naval forces of Brazil, Argentine and Chile. 1910

Forager the puppy picks up a scent
Picking up the Scent -- Forager the puppy follows an interesting smell. Date: 1912

Interesting Hollywood, California, USA
Interesting Hollywood, California, where stars shine night and day. Cover design of a set of postcards depicting Hollywood locations. Date: 20th century

Musical Instruments
Am interesting collection of over 600 musical instruments, owned by the Reverend F. W. Galpin, Rector of Falkbourne, Witham, Essex, England. Mrs Galpin shows some of them off. Date: 1930s

FISH TANK
An aquarium makes an interesting and decorative focal point in any room. Date: 1930s

Tobias Paurmeister
TOBIAS PAURMEISTER German jurist : note the rather interesting pen on the table before him. Date: 1553 - 1616

Lola Lecturing
LOLA MONTEZ, who had taken London by storm with her Spanish dancing in 1843, returns in 1859 to tell Londoners of her interesting experiences in Bavaria... Date: 1818 - 1861

The Pyramid of Cestius, Rome, Italy
The Pyramid of Cestius (Piramide di Caio Cestio or Piramide Cestia) in Rome, Italy - near the Porta San Paolo (also half-pictured) and the Protestant Cemetery. Date: circa 1902

China - Shanghai - Bat Cave - Lady perching on side of hill. Date: circa 1920

China - Shanghai - Chinese Garden
China - Shanghai - Chinese Public Garden - note the three European children seated on the bench to the right - marking this Park as being part of the International settlement in Shanghai

Village of Kafar Tkerime near Aleppo, Syria
Interesting conical houses at the village of Kafar Tkerime near Aleppo, Syria. Date: circa 1930s

Newport, Isle of Wight - Greetings from ladies of Newport ! Date: 1907

An interesting relic locomotive ()

Ayuthaya ruins - Thailand - Ruins many ancient ruins scattered about in the jungle. Saw a large prang with some interesting carving

Corner Town House
An interesting building on the corner of Hays Mews and Chesterfield Hill, Mayfair, London. Date: 19th century

Two Pyrenees Dogs: an interesting family
Two shaggy Pyrenean mountain dogs and their pups

Chicago Skyscrapers
The Wrigley Building and the Tribune Tower, facing each other on Michigan Avenue. Two of Chicagos most interesting and beautiful buildings. Date: circa 1930

Angola - Woman with extraordinary jewellery
Angola - Woman with the extraordinary hairstyle and neck jewellery/adornment of the region of Huila Province. Date: circa 1910s

Godalming Old Town Hall
The Old Town Hall, Godalming, Surrey, England. This quaint little building is now a museum, full of interesting relics of olden days. Date: built 1814

Kings Arms Inn Sign
An interesting placard outside the Kings Arms Inn, Stow- on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire. Licensed in 1548; King Charles I stayed there on 8 May 1645. Date: licensed 1548

Childs New Year Gift
A mother reads a New Year card while her child reaches for the interesting present which came with it... Date: 1932

Nuns in a Convent
One of the least interesting postcards in our collection, this is the convent of the Communaute de l Immaculee- Conception at Saint-Meen (L&V). Date: circa 1900

England / Ringwood
Ringwood, and interesting town in Hampshire, England, on the fringes of the New Forest. Date: 1950s

Old Newmarkeet Shop
An interesting old crooked shop, which is definately ripe for renovation, Newmarket, Suffolk, England. Date: 1960s

Fish Street, Shrewsbury
Some interesting old houses in Fish Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Date: 1930s

WATERFRONT RESIDENCE
An interesting Waterfront Residence at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, which probably would not comply with todays stringent building regulations! Date: 1930s

Old French Cannons
Two of the oldest and most interesting cannons in a collection in Paris, France, the upper of them called The Snake, covered with sculptures of men and women embracing. Date: 16th century

English Porch
An interesting wooden porch on one of the old houses in Dorking, Surrey, England. Date: 18th century

Weatherboard Cottages
A row of interesting old cottages in George St. Hadleigh, Suffolk, England. Date: 1930s

Two Caribou with locked antlers
On occasion, two caribou stags when fighting become so interlocked they are unable to seperate - consequently both animals perish

England / South Harting
South Harting, an interesting Sussex village, under the shadow of the South Downs, where the novelist Anthony Trollope lived for many years. Date: 1950s

Surgical Operations
Devices enabling incisions in the skull and giving access to the brain which must have been an interesting experience for the patient. Date: 1525

Excavations at Troy
An interesting sketch showing the aftermath of Schliemanns excavations at the site of Troy. He had actually cut through Homerian levels and revealed earlier foundations! Date: 1888

Man tending the grass near a chalet in Switzerland
A man tending the grass near a chalet in Switzerland. The chalets tiled roof creates an interesting pattern

Country lane passes an octagonal building
A country lane flanked by stone walls, winds upwards past an interesting octagonal building toward a distant peak. Pen & ink drawing by Raymond Sheppard

Mice eating the postcard
Some little white mice are nibbling away at the edge of this French greetings postcard! The caption translates as: We Bring Happiness

Sibiu, Romania
Sibiu (or Hermannstadt / Nagyszeben / Sibinj / Szeben), Transylvania, Romania

Fish Sailing Couple 1939
A sailor, with his female companion, find a far more interesting way to sail the seas, on the back of a fish. The steering wheel must be of invaluable assistance

Shock-headed Polaire
Emilie Polaire (1877 - 1939), French actress and music hall entertainer reputed to have the smallest waist in the world, pictured here with a head full of wild hair

Restaurant Scene 1980S
A group of friends, colleagues or relatives eat out at a rather tawdry restaurant with interesting lino. Note the dour looking waiters and waitress!

Children Play Card Game
An interesting game : two little girls play a game of cards

John Evangelist Writing
SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST depicted holding the manuscript of his interesting book about the life of Jesus

Spread of car exhibits from Olympia Motor exhibition 1913
Spread entitled The march of the motor car to perfection: unusually interesting exhibits at Olympia, showing various car exhibits at the 1913 Olympia motor show

Wassilko-Serecki
ZOE, countess WASSILKO-SERECKI Romanian aristocrat, researcher associated notably with Eleonora Zugun; also held interesting views on UFOs as atmospheric entities

Ashbourne. Derbyshire
A glimpse of Ashbourne, an interesting old Derbyshire town, situated at the southern tip of the Peak District, and famous for its Shrovetide Football Match

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