May16 Collection (page 2)

Misurina Lake and the Hotel Misurina - Dolomites, Italy
Misurina Lake (the largest natural lake of the Cadore, near Auronzo di Cadore) and the Hotel Misurina - Dolomites, Italy. The distinctive peaks of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Three peaks of Lavaredo)

Launch of the Hannibal steamship, 1854
The launch of the HMSS Hannibal screw steamship on 31st January 1854 at Deptford Dockyard. The ship served in the Crimean War. Date: 1854

St. Annes Church, Kew
Kew Church, the wedding venue for the marriage of Princess Mary of Cambridge and Prince Francis of Teck on 12 June 1866. Date: 1866

H. S. H. Prince Francis of Teck
Francis, Duke of Teck GCB GCVO (Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander; 28 August 1837 21 January 1900), until 1863 known as Count Francis von Hohenstein, member of the German nobility

Wedding of Princess Mary of Cambridge & Francis of Teck
Throwing the slipper for good luck. The marriage of Princess Mary of Cambridge and Prince Francis of Teck. After the ceremony, the newlyweds are pelted with shoes and slippers for luck as they leave

H. R. H. Princess Mary of Cambridge
Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (1833-1897), later Duchess of Teck, youngest child of Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, granddaughter of George III

The Modern Way to Health and Beauty
Cover of a 1930s pamphlet advising women on the best way to health and beauty. Illustration shows a woman in a blue shorts suit holding a large ball. Date: c.1937

Crossing a Crevasse - Climbing Mont Blanc, France
Crossing a Crevasse with ladders - Climbing Mont Blanc, France. Date: circa 1905

Geneva, Switzerland - Mont Blanc Bridge & Ile J J Rousseau
Mont Blanc Bridge and Ile J J (Jean-Jacques) Rousseau, Geneva, Switzerland Date: circa 1898

Lake Leman - The Ferry to Le Bouveret
Ferryboat on Lake Leman / Geneva (Genfersee in German), Switzerland - heading to Le Bouveret at the southernmost end of the lake. Date: circa 1902

William Tells Memorial, Altdorf, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland
William Tells Memorial built by Richard Kissling (unveiled in 1895) at Altdorf, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. Date: circa 1905

The Jungfrau Mountain, Swiss Alps, Switzerland - Railway in mid-ground is under construction. Date: circa 1909

Start of the Bobsleigh Run at St. Moritz, Switzerland. Date: 1908

Monte San Salvatore (915m) - Lake Lugano, Switzerland. Date: circa 1910s

The Eiger, Monch and Junfrau mountains - Switzerland
The Eiger, Monch and Junfrau mountains towering over the Wengernalp to Wengen trail, Switzerland. Date: circa 1909

The Northern end of the Gotthard Railway - the Gotthard Tunnel connects Goschenen with Airolo and was the first tunnel through the Gotthard massif

A lady in Traditional Bernaise costume posing with a bear
A lady of Bern, Switzerland in Traditional Bernaise costume posing with a bear, the symbol of both the city and surrounding canton of Bern, Switzerland, and is featured in their coat of arms

Bad Ragaz, canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland
Bad Ragaz, a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Sarganserland, canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland Date: 1903

Tamina Gorge & Bad Ragaz, canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
A waterfall in the Tamina Gorge and view of Bad Ragaz, a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Sarganserland, canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland Date: circa 1901

Railway Workers - Switzerland. Date: circa 1910s

Goschenen, Switzerland - Entrance to the Gotthard Tunnel
View toward the entrance to the Gotthard Tunnel, a 9.322 mile long railway tunnel, part of the Gotthard Railway in Switzerland

Bobsleigh team - Switzerland. Date: circa 1920s

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Paris, France - Arc de Triomphe. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Fiji. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - South Australia. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Belgium, Malines. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Trinidad. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - New Zealand - the Spa Taupo Hot Lakes. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Ethiopia, bearing the portrait of Menelik II. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Bosnia Herzegovina. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Hungary. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Victoria, Australia. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Montenegro. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

A childrens stage production - Hong Kong - Fish Costumes
A childrens stage production entitled Sea Dreams - Hong Kong - Fish Costumes! Date: 1954

Jasper Avenue looking West - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Date: circa 1910s

Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China - Nighttime Lighting
Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China - Nighttime Neon Lighting on the buildings. Date: circa 1930s

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad - Public Library & Town Hall Date: circa 1920s

Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba Province, Canada. Date: circa 1910s

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov - Lenin, Communist Revolutionary
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, alias Lenin (1870-1924) - a Russian communist revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. Date: circa 1924

Bergen, Norway Date: circa 1904

Bruges, Belgium - International Horticultural Exhibition
The Markt (Market Square) Bruges, Belgium - International Horticultural Exhibition (Wederlansche tentoonstelling van hofbouwkunde). Date: 1912

London Life - Punch & Judy
London Life - A Punch & Judy man gathers an appreciative audience of youngsters in a London Square. Date: circa 1905

Two Edwardian men dressed as suffragettes - either supporters of the cause or lampooning it (in some form). Sadly, no further details exist. Date: circa 1910

Castle Harbour Hotel, Bermuda. Date: circa 1930s

Multi-view postcard of Fulham, London, featuring inset photographs of: Bishops Park, The Drive at Fulham Palace, The Courtyard at Fulham Palace, Fulham Church, The Almshouses

Walled Obelisk - Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul, Turkey
The Walled Obelisk (Constantine Obelisk) close to the Serpentine Column at the southern side of the Hippodrome of Constantinople (now Sultanahmet Square), Istanbul, Turkey

Constantinople - Princes Islands - Buyukada Waterfront
Constantinople - Princes Islands - Buyukada - the largest of the nine islands (a place of exile for the Byzantine Empresses) - The Waterfront with a alrge group of Turkish men awaiting the ferry

Tintagel Castle, Barras Head, Cornwall, England Date: circa 1910

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