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Posted in Architecture, Best pictures, Boats, Educational card, Famous battles, Historical articles, History, Industry, London, Politics, Prehistory, Royalty, Transport on Tuesday, 24 November 2015
We have selected three of the best pictures from our large collection of 19th and early 20th century educational trade cards.
The first picture shows Roger of Sicily capturing Palermo in 1072.
Roger of Sicily capturing Palermo, 1072
The second picture shows the Brewhouse of a London brewery in the 18th Century.
Brewhouse of a London brewery, 18th Century
The third picture shows Prehistoric boats.
Prehistoric boats
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Posted in Best pictures, Boats, Cars, Educational card, Famous battles, Historical articles, History, Inventions, Religion, Sea, Ships, War, Weapons on Monday, 23 November 2015
We have selected three of the best pictures from our large collection of 19th and early 20th century educational trade cards.
The first picture shows men, women and children being whipped by monks.
Men, women and children being whipped by monks
The second picture shows Acetylene headlights on a motor car and a motorcycle.
Acetylene headlights on a motor car and a motorcycle
The third picture shows French Gunboats at Paknam, Siam.
French Gunboats at Paknam, Siam
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in Africa, Ancient History, Best pictures, Boats, Educational card, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, Industry, Politics, Royalty on Monday, 23 November 2015
We have selected three of the best pictures from our large collection of 19th and early 20th century educational trade cards.
The first picture shows Antony and Cleopatra.
Antony and Cleopatra
The second picture shows Joan of Arc on her way to her execution.
Joan of Arc on her way to her execution
The third picture shows a compressed air drill in a gold mine in Transvaal.
Compressed air drill in a gold mine in Transvaal
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in America, Architecture, Best pictures, Boats, Disasters, Educational card, Exploration, Famous landmarks, Famous news stories, Geography, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, Mystery, Science, Sea, Ships on Monday, 23 November 2015
We have selected three of the best pictures from our large collection of 19th and early 20th century educational trade cards.
The first picture shows Isaac Newton, English physicist and mathematician.
Isaac Newton, English physicist and mathematician
The second picture shows the principal street of New York City.
Principal street of New York City
The third picture shows Sir John Franklin’s expedition in search of the Northwest Passage, 1847.
Sir John Franklin's expedition in search of the Northwest Passage, 1847
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in America, Ancient History, Best pictures, Boats, Dance, Educational card, Engineering, Famous battles, Famous landmarks, Historical articles, History, Inventions, Leisure, Music, Rivers, Transport, Travel, War, Weapons on Monday, 23 November 2015
We have selected three of the best pictures from our large collection of 19th and early 20th century educational trade cards.
The first picture shows Brutus throwing himself upon his own sword after the Battle of Philippi.
Brutus throwing himself upon his own sword after the Battle of Philippi
The second picture shows illuminations and dance on the Hudson River, New York.
Illuminations and dance on the Hudson River, New York
The third picture shows the Galerie des Machines at the Paris Exposition, 1889.
Galerie des Machines
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in Art, Artist, Boats, Bravery, Famous artists, Historical articles, History, Nature, Sea, Ships on Sunday, 22 November 2015
This is a magnificent bravura painting of England’s greatest painter enduring the elements to experience close-up the force and elemental grandeur of a storm. The 64 year-old Turner had had himself lashed to the ship’s mast for around four hours and the result of this experience was the monumental painting titled Snow Storm – Steam Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth.
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Posted in Boats, Historical articles, History, Invasions, Ships, Travel, War, Weapons on Saturday, 21 November 2015
This spectacular picture depicts a large Viking fleet’s arrival on the English coast, and is especially notable for the two magnificent Norsemen striding through the surf on to English soil. Their winged and horned helmets signal authority, status and physical strength, while behind them the multi-coloured sails of great carved longboats fill with the strong wind and bring their brothers-in-arms ashore.
Many more pictures of the Vikings can be found at the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in Boats, Education, Historical articles, History, London, Rivers, Sport on Friday, 20 November 2015
This photorealist picture chooses a wide-angled view of the Thames to capture a perfect image of both the Oxford and Cambridge boats after they have passed Hammersmith Bridge, over which a familiar red London bus passes as the press boats and umpire’s boat continue to follow the two university crews beneath.
Many more pictures of sports can be found at the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in Ancient History, Architecture, Boats, Famous battles, Famous crimes, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, Literature, Myth, Sea, Ships, War on Friday, 20 November 2015
This striking portrait of the catastrophically alluring Helen of Troy is notable for the background to the picture, in which the Greek fleet is seen departing for the coming war with Troy. The entire picture seems to be an illustration of Marlowe’s famous lines, “Was this the face that launch’d a thousand ships, / And burnt the topless towers of Ilium”.
Many more pictures of Ancient Greece can be found at the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in America, Boats, Discoveries, Exploration, Geography, Historical articles, History, Sea, Ships on Friday, 20 November 2015
Leif Ericsson was the Viking who found America, and this picture is a stunning image of the Viking Chieftain sitting in his winged helmet at the stern of his longboat, beneath the carved head of a Nordic dragon. The North Atlantic Ocean is as much an element in the image as the magnificent Viking warriors and their billowing striped sails.
Many more pictures of the Vikings can be found at the Look and Learn picture library.