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Swiss National Costume - Fribourg. The nature, intention of the large medallion bearing the letter M is unclear... Date: circa 1904
Fun Seaside Transport - Bubble Boating. This postcard was presented as an award for correct dictation in 1931! Date: late 1920s
A view of ڳtad Labem, Czech Republic A view of ڳtad Labem, CzechUsti nad Labem (German: Aussig) - a city in the Czech Republic. The significance of the male Mary Poppins is slightly less clear, but rather wonderful! Date: 1904
Mount Hood Skiway - leaving the Upper Terminal - an aerial tramway which connected Government Camp and Timberline Lodge from 1951-1956 - Oregon, USA. It closed due to financial difficulties
Traditional Swiss Costume - Woman from St GallenTraditional Swiss Costume - Woman from St. Gallen, the capital of the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Date: circa 1909
A rather unpopular sporting character - late Victorian era - known a Poison Date: 1896
The Horn blower at the Cathedral of Dole, FranceThe Horn blower at the Cathedral of Dole in the Jura department in the Franche-Comte region in eastern France. Date: circa 1910s
Worm Farm - Japan - Straw Layers in which the worms are kept. Date: circa 1910s
New York to San Francisco route - Unusual Locomotive. These were actually fairly common locos for their time period; many North American railroads owned one specifically for the purpose of showing
I really like Veals headA little girl expresses her like for this particular French culinary delicacy - Veals head! Date: 1905
Very surreal French pair below a hanging lanternVery surreal French pair below a weird-floating hanging lantern. He appears to be an aesthete and writer, decadently draped in his velvet-upholstered chair
Illustration for a Menu by Willette for Restaurant Tabarin, Monmartre, Paris, France. A host of hungry cherubim await delivery of the dish of the day, a luxuriant naked female
Two Babies getting their milk direct from the cowA quite surreal German postcard, showing two rather plump babies strapped to the back of two cows, their mouths clamped to long tubes originating from the cows udders
Robert Ripley - Entrepreneur - Ripleys Believe-it-or-notRobert Ripley (1890-1949) - American cartoonist, entrepreneur and amateur anthropologist, who created the Ripleys Believe It or Not
New Bridge in Turkey seen from below a camelA new bridge built in Turkey, framed (rather superbly!) by the underside of a camel! Date: circa 1935
Tree atop a chimney - Burlington Sugar Estate, JamaicaTree growing out of an old chimney on the Burlington Sugar Estate, Jamaica Date: circa 1910
France - Bresse Region - Rhone-AlpesTwo very unusual-looking Frenchman sharing a meal in the Bresse Region - Rhone-Alpes, France. Possible the scene at a Zoological Garden - all very very strange... Date: circa 1910s
Easter Bunny posing with large egg for a photographThe Easter Bunny poses proudly with a large Easter egg for a photograph, taken by another rabbit! Date: 1906
Bosnian Bridesmaid with elaborate headdressBridesmaid from the territory close to Srebrenica, Bosnia Herzegovina wearing a quite sensational headdress and rather low-cut blouse! Date: circa 1910s
The tallest and shortest pupils at Badminton Girls SchoolThe tallest and shortest pupils at Badminton School - an Independent Girls school near Bristol. Pictured are Mertyl Webb-Johnson (the shorter) and Mary Feaver (the taller)
Twins in a Christmas basket" A Merry Christmas" Twins in a Christmas basket - one of whom is not enjoying the experience... Date: 1906
Young Egyptian woman holding an amphoraAn extremely odd artistic photographic postcard showing a young Egyptian woman holding an amphora close to her naked breast
A Christmas Card featuring a MosqueA quite bizarre Christmas Card featuring a Mosque (the Ayasofya in Istanbul, Turkey)! The creator seemingly failed to attend a How to cut an accurate oval course....!!! Date: circa 1910s
A mother! How odd
A wagon laden with remarkable giant cabbagesGiant Cabbages - freshly picked..... Possibly a bit of creative photography, although you never know....! Date: 1910
Chart of odd fellowship. Date c1895 Feb. 8
Odd fellows memento. Date c1883 Apr. 10
Odd Fellowship illustrated. Print showing a large statue labeled Charity on which is a certificate in the shape of a shield to indicate membership in the Odd Fellowship
Or Rebekah degree of odd fellowship
The founders of odd fellowship in America. Date c1891 Apr. 27
National Progressive Order of Odd Fellows, Beneficial Society. Date c1878
Odd fellows hall
JJ Coleman presents that odd fellow Mr. Harry Beresford in Our new man by Chas. T. Vincent. Date c1904
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada - Ox Sled ! Date: circa 1910s
Namibia, Africa - Quiver TreesNamibia (German South West Africa) - German soldiers posing by Quiver (Kokerboom) trees (Aloe dichotoma). Date: circa 1910s
Cedar Stump Residence, Oregon, USA Date: circa 1905
Cartoon - WWI Food Substitute SatireMummy duck says to baby duckling (closely examining a horseshoe): " Don t touch it dear, its a worm subsititute!" Date: circa 1915
Camel and Young Moroccan Boy - Two Friends Date: circa 1910
Italian Kitch Postcard (1 / 3)Sweet Memories - Italian kitsch postcard of a baby in a basket suspended between the topmost branches of two trees, looking out to sea. Date: 1918
Man turning into a catA gentleman visits his Doctor with the distinct impression he is turning into a cat.... by the evidence on show he is correct
Community singingThe man who sang the words of the wrong verse. Date: 1928
View of a ball from belowA quite remarkable and rather wonderful French postcard presenting the view of a ball as could be seen if one were looking upward through a glass floor! Date: circa 1910s
Same woman in five different poses in the one shotA rather unusual, almost surreal composite photographic postcard featuring the same woman in five seperate poses, combined together into one image by the clever use of mirrors. Date: circa 1912
Village Well HouseThis odd-shaped building on the village green at Offley, Hertfordshire, England is a well house, within which is modern pumping machinery providing water on tap. Date: 1930s
WIG WIGWig Wig! A new dance? No, just the odd name of a small village in Shropshire, England. Date: 1950s
St Martins Theatre, West Street, LondonSt Martins Theatre on West Street, London. A play called Odd Man In is on, starring Donald Sinden, Muriel Pavlow and Derek Farr. St Martins Hotel is in the background. Date: 1957
Sicilian Bagpipes Player - A ZampognaroA Sicilian Zampognaro or pipe-player, holding his massive set of Sicilian bagpipes. Date: circa 1910s
Djibouti, Two women water carriersA very odd photographic postcard from Djibouti, East Africa, featuring two women of starkly differing physical stature. On the left is a small woman smoking a large cigarette