Park Collection (page 95)

Bell Model 47G-3B hovers at Elk Park with eight men aboard

Looking towards the car park and Bert Hinkler?s Ibis at ?
Looking towards the car park and Bert Hinkler?s Ibis at the 1953 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Hatfield on 14 June

Slopes of Mount Wakakusa, Nara, Japan
Mount Wakakusa, also known as Mount Mikasa (Mikasa-yama), located in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan, to the east of Nara Park. Date: circa 1910s

Sarusawa Pond, Nara, Japan - a small pond at the east end of Sano-dori with Nara Park behind or Naramachi to its south is a very popular viewing spot for Kofukuji (Kofuku-ji)

Shinto Kasuga Shrine at Nara, Japan - The Deer Park
The Deer Park at the Shinto Kasuga Shrine at Nara, Japan. In the Deer Park, deer are able to roam freely and are believed to be sacred messengers of the Shinto gods that inhabit the shrine

Yokohama, Japan - Cherry Blossom at Sakuramichi
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan - Cherry Blossom at Sakuramichi. Date: circa 1910s

Yokohama, Japan - Cherry Blossom in the Park
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan - Cherry Blossom in the Park. Date: circa 1910s

British Empire Exhibition - Glasgow, Scotland, 1938
The North Cascade and Tait Tower by Night - British Empire Exhibition - Glasgow, Scotland, (May - December 1938). The Exhibition was masterplanned by Thomas S

Two Japanese Geisha Girls walk hand in hand in the park Date: circa 1906

A Japanese Geisha at Sugita near Yokohama - pictured with three other women including a serving girl. Date: 1910s

Hot Chocolate vendor - Brussels, Belgium. The urn strapped to his back looks a little like a jetpack! Date: circa 1902

Miniature French Horse Omnibus - Royaume de Lilliput
Miniature French Horse Omnibus, pulled by two small ponies - Royaume de Lilliput, Paris, France (a Circus-Related Midget Dwarf Troupe). Date: 1910s

Dorchester House, Stanhope Gate, Park Lane, London. This fine property was demolished in 1929. The interesting building seen (in part) on the right is now Barclays Bank. Date: circa 1911

Park Street - Chatteris - Cambridgeshire Date: circa 1903

Wood Green and Alexandra Park Station, London
A marvellous postcard looking down on Wood Green and Alexandra Park Station, London (now called Alexandra Palace Railway Station). Date: circa 1905

Colchester, Essex - Castle Park (Gardens) Date: circa 1905

Greetings postcard from Wood Green and Alexandra Park, London, featuring inset of Riversdale Gardens, Buckingham Road, Alexandra Park Road, Palace Gates Railway Station, a balloon over the Palace

Gates to Alexandra Palace Park and Airship pilot Dr Barton
An absolutely fascinating postcard showing the gates to Alexandra Palace Park and Airship pilot Dr Francis Alexander Barton (1861-1939), who made a successful flight on 24th July, 1905

Bournemouth, Dorset - View of St Andrews Church
Bournemouth, Dorset - View of St Andrews Presbyterian Church from the Upper Gardens (now sadly bereft of its steeple...). Date: circa 1906

Bournemouth, Dorset - The Childrens Corner within The Gardens Date: circa 1906

Raphael Park Lake, Romford, London, England - two swans having a light swim, possibly hoping the photographer is bearing bread-based snackage... Date: circa 1904

Vladivostok, Russia - Childrens Park - Statue Alexander III
Vladivostok, Russia - Childrens Park and Statue of Tsar Alexander III Date: circa 1903

Tokyo, Japan - Asakusa Branch of Matsuya Department Store (opened 1931) with the River Sumida in the foreground. Note the cable car ride on the store roof! Date: circa 1931

The Taisho Exhibition - Tokyo, Japan
The Tokyo Taisho Exhibition - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan Date: 1914

Asakusa District, Tokyo, Japan - Ryounkaku Tower
For most of the twentieth century, Asakusa was the major entertainment district in Tokyo. The rokku or " Sixth District" was in particular famous as a theatre district

Asakusa District, Tokyo, Japan
For most of the twentieth century, Asakusa was the major entertainment district in Tokyo. The rokku or " Sixth District" was in particular famous as a theatre district

Hibiya Park - Tokyo, Japan Date: circa 1910

Shiba Park Tokyo, Japan
Fountain in Asakusa Park Tokyo, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Cherry Blossom in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Cherry Blossom and marching soldiers Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan
Cherry Blossom and marching soldiers in the Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Cherry Blossom and refreshments in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan
Cherry Blossom and a refreshment stall (with seating) in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Lotuses in the Shinobazu Pond at Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan
The Shinobazu Pond at Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - a historically prominent Shitamachi feature often appearing in history and works of art. This card shows the lotuses of the Lotuses Pond

Mausoleum of the Tokugawa Shoguns, Shiba Park, Tokyo, Japan
Mausoleum of the Tokugawa Shoguns, Zojo-ji, Shiba Park, Tokyo, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Senso-ji - Stalls by Buddhist temple, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Senso-ji - Food and refreshment stalls outside the Buddhist temple, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Senso-ji - Buddhist temple located, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Senso-ji - an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Statue of General Saigo - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan
Statue of General Saigo Takamori (Takanaga) (1828-1877). Saigo was one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history, living during the late Edo Period and early Meiji Era

Senso-ji - an ancient Buddhist temple, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Senso-ji - an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. Date: circa 1930

Japan - Suwa Shrine - Suwayama Park - Kobe Date: circa 1910s

Japan - Suwayama Park - Kobe Date: circa 1910s

Jinshan Hill Park, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, China
Jinshan Hill Park and the Cishou Pagoda, Zhenjiang (Chenkiang) a city in Jiangsu province, in eastern China on the southern bank of the Yangtze River. Date: circa 1910s

Hyde Park and the Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London Date: circa late 1920s

Kyoto, Japan - The Old Imperial Palace - The Kenreimon
Kyoto, Japan - The Old Imperial Palace - the ruling palace of the Emperors of Japan prior to the Meiji Restoration in 1869

Kyoto, Japan - Pagoda of Toji and Tea Garden Date: circa 1908

Kyoto, Japan - Ginkaku-ji
Ginkaku-ji, officially named Jisho-ji, is a Zen temple in the Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the constructions that represent the Higashiyama Culture of Muromachi period. Date: circa 1910s

Kyoto, Japan - Maruyama Park
Japan - Cherry Blossoms in Maruyama Park, Kyoto. The parks star attraction is a weeping cherry tree (shidarezakura), supported by a multitude of props - here shown out of season. Date: circa 1910s

Mount Usu and Lake Toya, Japan
Lake Toya - a volcanic caldera lake in Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Abuta District, Hokkaido, Japan - the stratovolcano Mount Usu lies on the southern rim of the caldera (back left on this card)

Constantinople - Royal Kiosk with gardeners
Constantinople - Royal Kiosk in a Garden setting with gardeners Date: circa 1910

The Sweet Waters of Europe, Istanbul, Turkey
The Sweet Waters of Europe - Istanbul, Turkey - a popular resort on the banks of the two streams, the Alibey Suyu and the Kagithane Suyu, which fed the Golden Horn. Date: circa 1910

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