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Jester with an open book on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Mr Punch with an open book on a cutout Christmas card, showing a picture of his dog, Toby. circa 1890s

Book and flowers on a greetings card with white and gold ornate edging. Date: circa 1890s

New Year card in the shape of a wickerwork basket
New Year card in the shape of a round wickerwork basket, open to reveal white and purple flowers. (2 of 2) circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a Dutch girl, open to reveal a Dutch boy falling through the ice. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

New Year card in the shape of a jar of potted meat, open to reveal a hen sitting in straw. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a purse, open to reveal a bunch of violets and ferns. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Greetings card in the shape of a walnut, open to reveal a kitten. (2 of 2) circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a jar of red currant jelly -- open to reveal a hare inside. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a jewellers box
Christmas card in the shape of a red jewellers box, open to reveal a pocket watch and chain, with verse under the lid. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Circular box of sweets on a New Year card -- with the lid open to reveal the contents and a verse. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Angel with an open book on a Victorian scrap
Angel singing from an open book on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Handmade New Year card in the shape of nuts, which opens to reveal a seasonal greeting. Date: circa 1890s

Handmade Christmas card in the shape of nuts, which opens to reveal a seasonal greeting. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a loaf of bread
Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a loaf of bread on a plate, which opens to reveal a seasonal greeting. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Boy scouts of Penang Free School Troop, Malaysia
Group photo, boy scouts of Penang Free School Troop, Malaysia. Date: 20th century

Ali Baba at the Cave by Rene Bull
Open Sesame - Ali Baba at the cave. Date: 1914

Native American Indian chief at school, Hayle, Cornwall
Native American Indian chief with others at the Hayle Carnival, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Stirrup Cup Castle, Oakdale, Long Island, New York, USA
Stirrup Cup Castle restaurant, Oakdale, Long Island, New York, USA. Date: circa 1930s

Fashion for the evening and afternoon clothing 1912
French model wearing clothing for the evening threatre and afternoon, creations by Buzenet. Date: 1912

Landscape from Bretagne, 1889, by Paul Gauguin
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). French painter. Landscape from Bretagne, 1889. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Landscape from Arles, 1888, by Paul Gauguin
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). French painter. Landscape from Arles, 1888. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

The Little Gleaner, 1884, by Hugo Salmson
Hugo Salmson (1843-1894). Swedish painter. The Little Gleaner, 1884. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Elephant goad, 1802 (c); wrought iron open work staff with pointed ends; constructed from six bars, each divided by six discs which are pierced and hold a brass bell; decorated with painted gold

Soho, London - Peter Street W1, corner of Berwick Street and Market, showing a Wimpy Bar and Fratelli Camisa delicatessen. 1973

Engraved Jacobite airtwist drinking glass, 1760 (c). The bell bowl is engraved with an open thistle and two buds and a single moth, on a double-knopped mufti-spiral airtwist stem and conical foot

Group of fun-loving fashionable people on two vintage motorc
Group of nine happy ladies, girls & gentleman pose for photograph on two vintage motorcycles in the 1920s

Royal Victoria Hospital Farm Colony, Polton, Scotland
Patients plough the land and plant seed potatoes at the Farm Colony (founded in 1910) at The Royal Victoria Hospital, founded in 1894

Entertainment at Monte Carlo beach by Matania
An evening cabaret entertainment on the terrace at Monte Carlo Beach on the French Riviera during the 1930s. The caption mentions that gambling took place on the Terrace in the open air - an entirely

State Opening of Parliament, 1913
The regal ceremony at Westminster - King George V entering the House of Lords to open Parliament wearing his crown and with Queen Mary on his right. Date: 1913

People on a trip in two horse-drawn carriages, with a Shell Petroleum sign in the background. circa 1930s

Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony, South Africa
Market Square, Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony, South Africa. Date: 1907

Arles, France - view over the ruins of Roman amphitheatre
The Arles Amphitheatre, built in 90AD, could seat 20, 000 spectators in Roman times. When the Roman Empire fell, the theatre was transformed into a fortress with the four towers added

Man on his 1929 Royal Enfield motorcycle
Man poses for photograph on his 1929 Royal Enfield 250cc motorcycle in the countryside circa 1930

Man on a 1932 Panther motorcycle circa 1932

Courtrai (Kortrijk), Belgium -- Rue de Lille, WW1
Courtrai (Kortrijk), Belgium -- bombed houses in the Rue de Lille during WW1. Date: 1914-1918

Angel, Islington - buildings, shops, open deck tram- large poster on wall. Part of Box 34 Boswell Collection - London Streets. Date: circa 1890s

Skansen, Stockholm - open air museum
Skansen was the first open-air museum in Sweden, founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius. It contains examples of Swedish houses, painstakingly deconstructed, brought to Skansen and then rebuilt

Samarkand, Uzbekistan - Lecture in a Registan Madrasa
Samarkand, Uzbekistan - Students attending a lecture in a Registan Madrasa (Islamic Religious School). Date: circa 1910

New Year card in the shape of an open book, with verses on both pages. circa 1890s

Kokand, Uzbekistan - Tea House. As the caption states, " The tea of the Khans tastes better". Kokand was the capital of the of the Kokand Khanate. Date: circa 1909

Tashkent, Uzbekistan - The Grain Courtyard. Date: 1915

Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Open shopfronts - Urda Riverbank. Interestingly this is a postcard using an identical plate to that of picture 11040989, but the glass plate negative has been reversed!

Myanmar - A Burmese girl with large open paper parasol
Myanmar - A slightly stern-looking Burmese girl, seated and holding a large large open paper parasol Date: circa 1910

Jesus healing the sick. Engraving. Colored
New Testament. Jesus healing the sick. Gospel of Matthew, Chapter IV, Verses 23-25. Drawing by Gustave Dore. Engraving by Bertrand. 19th century. Colored

Portrait of Don Ramon Satue, 1823, by Francisco de Goya (174
Francisco de Goya (1746-1828). Spanish painter and printmaker. Portrait of Don Ramon Satue, 1823. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Rome. Roman Forum. Night view of the Temple of Saturn and Te
Italy. Rome. Roman Forum. Temple of Saturn, 5th century BC, reconstructed in the 3rd century, and Temple of Concord, 4th century BC. Night view

A Windmill on a Polder Waterway, Known as In the Month of Ju
Paul Joseph Constantin Gabriel (1828-1903). Dutch painter. A Windmill on a Polder Waterway, Known as In the Month of July, c. 1889. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

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