Subject: ‘Legend’
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Posted in Ancient History, Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Best pictures, Boats, Customs, Educational card, Historical articles, History, Legend, Leisure, Politics, Sea, Ships, Theatre on Thursday, 26 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 Croesus showing his treasures to Solon.
Croesus showing his treasures to Solon, 6th Century BC
The second picture shows the Marriage of the Doge and the Adriatic.
Marriage of the Doge and the Adriatic in Venice
The third picture shows a Winter Carnival in St Petersburg in 1765.
Winter Carnival in St Petersburg in 1765
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in Africa, Ancient History, Archaeology, Architecture, Educational card, Famous landmarks, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, Legend, Music, Myth, Royalty, Sea, Ships, Travel on Thursday, 26 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 Orpheus playing his lyre.
Orpheus playing his lyre
The second picture shows Frederick the Great playing the flute.
Frederick the Great of Prussia and a flute concert
The third picture shows tourists in Egypt.
The Pyramids viewed from the outskirts of Cairo
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in Ancient History, Architecture, Best pictures, Bible, British Towns, Famous battles, Famous landmarks, Farming, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, Insects, Legend, Myth, Religion, Trade, War on Thursday, 26 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 the destruction and burning of Troy.
The destruction and burning of Troy
The second picture shows manufacturing Cheshire cheese in England.
Manufacturing Cheshire cheese in England
The third picture shows a monk in his cell.
A monastic cell
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in Actors, Ancient History, Architecture, Best pictures, Customs, Educational card, Fairy Tale, Famous Composers, Famous landmarks, Historical articles, History, Legend, Literature, Magic, Music, Politics, Sea, Ships, Theatre on Thursday, 26 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 the words and music for the popular English song, ‘Rule Britannia’.
Rule Britannia
The second picture shows Aladin and the magic lamp.
Aladin and the magic lamp
The third picture shows Ancient Greek theatre.
Ancient Greek theatre
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in Ancient History, Best pictures, Educational card, English Literature, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, Legend, Literature, Oddities, Religion, Trade on Thursday, 26 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 Tancredi baptising the dying Clorinda.
Tancredi baptises the dying Clorinda from Torquato Tasso's epic poem Jerusalem Delivered.
The second picture shows a fakir.
A fakir
The third picture shows an Ancient Roman bookshop.
Ancient Roman bookshop
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in Ancient History, Architecture, Astronomy, Best pictures, Castles, Discoveries, Educational card, Famous landmarks, Fashion, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, Legend, Leisure, Music, Religion, Rivers, Royalty, Science, Space on Wednesday, 25 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 Johannes Kepler and a total eclipse of the Sun.
Johannes Kepler and a total eclipse of the Sun
The second picture shows Sciarra Colonna slapping Pope Boniface VIII across the face, 1303.
Sciarra Colonna slapping Pope Boniface VIII across the face, 1303
The third picture shows King Arthur’s Round Table.
King Arthur's Round Table
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Posted in Best pictures, British Countryside, Castles, Educational card, Famous battles, Famous crimes, Fashion, Historical articles, History, Invasions, Legend, Leisure, Mystery, Nature, Plants, Travel, War on Wednesday, 25 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 the capture of Peking by the Mongols in 1215.
Capture of Peking by the Mongols, 1215
The second picture shows Bluebeard’s wife succumbing to temptation and unlocking the forbidden room.
Bluebeard's wife succumbs to temptation and unlocks the forbidden room
The third picture shows a picnic in Epping Forest.
The Picnic, Epping Forest
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in America, Ancient History, Architecture, Best pictures, British Countryside, Educational card, Famous landmarks, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, Invasions, Legend, Myth, Politics, Ships, War on Wednesday, 25 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 a fourteen-storey skyscraper in America.
14 storey skyscraper, USA
The second picture shows Garibaldi crossing the Straits of Messina in the night of 19-20 August 1860.
Crossing of the Straits of Messina in the night of 19-20 August 1860
The third picture shows the death of King Arthur.
The death of King Arthur
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in Absurd, Actors, Africa, Ancient History, Best pictures, Disasters, Education, Educational card, Famous crimes, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, Legend, Medicine, Myth, Religion, Trade on Wednesday, 25 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 a quack medicine seller at a fair in a small town in Germany, 1820.
A quack medicine seller at a fair in a small town in Germany, 1820
The second picture shows Odin, chief of the Norse gods.
Odin, chief of the Norse gods
The third picture shows Caliph Omar burning the Library at Alexandria.
Caliph Omar Burns The Library at Alexandria
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Posted in Actors, Ancient History, Animals, Best pictures, Birds, Communications, Customs, Educational card, Famous landmarks, Historical articles, History, Legend, Music, Mystery, Theatre, Wildlife on Wednesday, 25 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 Paganini’s mother recounting her dream in which it was predicted that he would become famous.
Paganini's mother recounting her dream in which it was predicted that he would become famous
The second picture shows a mediaeval mystery play.
A medieval mystery play
The third picture shows the Capitoline Geese.
Geese of the Capitoline hill
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.