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Aschaffenburg on the River Main, GermanyAschaffenburg on the River Main in Bavaria, Germany. Date: circa 1930s
Public Gymnasium on Primrose Hill, London, 1848Engraving showing a government-funded public gymnasium on Primrose Hill, London, 1848. Date: 29 April 1848
Franco-British Exhibition - Senegalese ExhibitSenegalese Exhibit with real live native Senegalese villagers at the Franco-British Exhibition of 1908 at White City, London Date: 1908
Castle Pfalz, or Burg Pfalzgrafenstein - River RhineThe Castle Pfalz, or Burg Pfalzgrafenstein in the foreground on the River Rhine, Germany. Burg Gutenfels (Castle Caub) can be seen in the distance, nestling over the Town of Kaub. Date: circa 1920s
Duren, Germany - SchenkelstrasseDuren - a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The Schenkelstrasse (which translates as Leg Street !). Date: circa 1908
Pisa, Italy - Villa Upezzinghi Date: circa 1908
Florence, Italy - Pitti Palace, Sant Maria Novella and PretoVery early illustreated postcard from Florence, Italy - featuring vignette illustrations of the Pitti Palace, Sant Maria Novella and Pretorio Palace. Date: circa 1892
Bosnian Bandit in traditional regional costume armed to the back teeth... Date: circa 1910
Georgian Porter carrying large furnitureGeorgian Porter carrying a large piece of strapped to his (bent) back. furniture Date: circa 1910s
Italian soldiers fighting in the DolomitesThe Italians fought a ferocious war in the mountains of the Dolomites during the First World War - not only against each other but also against the hostile conditions. Date: circa 1916
Lundy - Standing StonesLundy - an island in the Bristol Channel - Three megalthic standing stones Date: circa 1890s
Lille, France - Ancient Marketplace and New BelfryLille, France - The Old Exchange (17th century Chamber of Commerce) and New Belfry (designed by architect Mary Louis Cobbler - work on the tower was interupted by the First World War). Date: 1930s
Baku - Azerbaijan - The port and CustomsBaku - Azerbaijan - The Harbour, Port and Customs buildings. Date: circa 1907
Entrance to the Arsenal - Venice, Italy Date: circa 1910s
Catania, Via Etnea and Statue of GaribaldiCatania, Sicily, Italy - Via Etnea (the road north to Zafferana Etnea) and a Statue of Giuseppe Garibaldi Date: 1930s
American troops marching through London, WW1American troops marching along Horse Guards Avenue, Central London, during the First World War. 1917
Lake Como - Wisteria growing in a terrace garden overlooking the azure blue of the lake. Date: circa 1910s
49th Street Rail Station, Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY49th Street Rail Station, Borough Park, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America. Date: 1908
Portrait of Kitchener before Union FlagA striking portrait of Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850-1916), British Field Marshal, diplomat, and statesman. Date: circa 1916
Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria (1869-1955). Date: circa 1910
Cooks presenting three delicaciesA wonderful postcard showing three French cooks presenting three delicious delicacies - a jelly, a terrine and a basket countaining who knows what delicious morsels for ones dining delectation
Lake Maggiore - Stresa - The Port and Coastal VillasLake Maggiore, Italy - Stresa - Entrance to the Port and Coastal Villas Date: circa 1910s
Hotel Pension Cosmopolite at Paraggi, Italy - a bay between Santa Margherita Ligure and Portofino on the Italian Riviera. Date: circa 1909
River Steamer - Mesopotamia - WWIRiver Steamer commandeered by the IWT (Inland Water Tranport) - providing transport to British forces fighting in Mesopotamia during WWI. Shatt al-Arab waterway, Basra, Iraq Date: circa 1917
The Canal at Rimini, Italy Date: circa 1904
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Exposicao Nacional - The Theatre Date: 1908
Loop the Loop - Pegoud - AviatorAdolphe Celestin Pegoud (1889-1915) - a pre-WWI French aviator who became a fighter ace. On 21st September 1913, as a test pilot for Louis Bleriot (in a Bleriot model XI monoplane)
Tanzania - Native Potter, Kigoma Date: circa 1930s
Gabon, Africa - The arrival of a European into the villageGabon, Africa (at this time one of the four territories of French Equatorial Africa) - The arrival of a European into the village
San Martino di Castrozza, ItalySan Martino di Castrozza, a mountain resort in Italy - 1444 metres (4740 feet) above sea level! Date: circa 1920s
Tommy Rose - British Forces Revue Star in full flow and in full feminine attire! Performing in Arthur Lanes Forces Revue as a showgirl. Date: circa 1940s
Casa di Tiziano, Italy - Pieve di CadoreCasa di Tiziano (The House of Titian - his supposed birthplace) - Pieve di Cadore, Italy. Date: circa 1910s
Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - the main business thoroughfare of the city. This card shows a portion of the retail shopping district
Annual celebrations of Dr. Barnardos HomesScene from the annual celebrations of Dr. Barnardos Homes in The Royal Albert Hall. Here young girls perform physical exercise in the Indian Club Drill display. An exhibition of the good work of Dr
Miss Connie Ediss Punching The BallMiss Connie Eddis is a great believer in exercise, and to keep herself in trim she makes a speciality of ball-punching. This picture shows her engaged in that persuasive art in her country home
After You, MadamArrival of Father Christmas and a stork, both with Christmas deliveries Date: 1927
An advertisement for Victors Horse-Action SaddleAn advertisement for a horse saddle exercise machine. Date: 25th January 1896
Public Gymnasium on Primrose Hill, London, 1890Engraving showing several boys exercising in the public gymnasium on Primrose Hill, London, in 1899. Date: 13 September 1890
Santa Claus Flying Round The Earth In His New Aerial Car, byA colour illustration showing Father Christmas speeding up his deliveries by using a flying machine as his sleigh. Date: 23rd November 1907
CHILDREN BEING CRABSTwo children lie on their backs and make crabs. Date: 1930s
Diepholz, GermanyDiepholz, a town and capital of the district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Date: circa 1920s
Koblenz-Arenberg - Rhine Valley - GermanyView down past Koblenz-Arenberg toward the River Rhine with the Siebengebirge Mountains in the distance - Germany Date: circa 1910s
Dolceacqua, Italy - close to the French borderDolceacqua, Ligurai, Italy - close to the French border. The medieval Badalucco Bridge is in the foreground. Date: circa 1910s
Ancona - Corso Stamira - Italy Date: 1930s
World War Two Bomb DamageA couple survey the damage caused by a bomb dropped on the UK during World War Two. Date: circa 1942
Marketplace in Basel, SwitzerlandPostcard showing the Marketplace in Basel, Switzerland with a delightful and highly decorative border featuring a pretty young girl drinking wine and vineyard vines. Date: 1900
Examples from the Victoria Biscuit Company, BelgiumExamples from the Victoria Biscuit Company, Brussels, Belgium. Date: circa 1909
Big Game hunter sending his last postcardA big game hunter who has (what rotten luck!) become a lunchtime snack for his intended victim (a very jolly lion) sends his last address which is: In Red Lion, Timbuktu !!!!!!! Date: 1906