Subject: ‘Actors’
All of these articles and images are available for licensing: click on an image to see further details and licensing options; contact us about licensing textual content.
Posted in Actors, Architecture, Best pictures, Educational card, Fairy Tale, Famous Composers, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, Law, Magic, Music, Politics, 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 Cinderella by the kitchen fire.
Cinderella by the Kitchen Fire
The second picture shows townsfolk reading a Notice giving their town the right to levy local taxation.
Notice of the right of a town to levy Octroi tax in the Middle Ages
The third picture shows the dying Violetta in the closing scene of Verdi’s La Traviata.
Rodolphe Asks For Forgiveness From Violetta Who Is Dying
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in Actors, Africa, Ancient History, Best pictures, Boats, British Countryside, Christmas, Customs, Educational card, Fairy Tale, Famous Composers, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, Magic, Music, Rivers, Theatre, Transport, 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 a barge on the Nile.
On a barge in the Nile
The second picture shows Christmas Eve in England in the 18th Century.
Christmas Eve in England, 18th Century
The third picture shows the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Die Zauberflote.
The Queen of Night Meets Tamino and Papageno
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in Actors, Best pictures, Customs, Discoveries, Famous Composers, Famous crimes, Famous Inventors, Historical articles, History, Inventions, Leisure, Science, 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 a scene from Tosca.
La Tosca by Sardou
The second picture shows a kite flying festival in the imperial gardens, China.
Kite flying festival in the imperial gardens, China
The third picture shows Nikola Tesla’s experiment producing light generated by an electric transformer, 1895.
Nikola Tesla's experiment producing light generated by an electric transformer, 1895
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in Actors, Architecture, Best pictures, Educational card, English Literature, Famous battles, Historical articles, History, Invasions, Leisure, Literature, London, Politics, Religion, Royalty, Shakespeare, Theatre, 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 Shakespeare performing before Queen Elizabeth I in 1595.
Shakespeare performing before Queen Elizabeth I in 1595
The second picture shows Hernan Cortes, Spanish conquistador, receiving gifts from the Aztec Emperor Montezuma.
Hernan Cortes, Spanish conquistador, receiving gifts from the Aztec Emperor Montezuma, Mexico, 1518-1519
The third picture shows Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden attending an open air service before the Battle of Lutzen, Germany, 1632.
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden attends an open air service before the Battle of Lutzen, Germany, 1632
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 Actors, Ancient History, Architecture, Best pictures, Educational card, English Literature, Famous battles, Famous landmarks, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, Literature, Politics, Royalty, Shakespeare, Theatre, 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 Ancient Greek stonemasons using measuring instruments.
Ancient Greek stonemasons using measuring instruments
The second picture shows Signalling towers in the 15th Century.
Signalling towers, 15th Century
The third picture shows Prince Hal and Falstaff after the Battle of Shrewsbury.
Prince Henry and Falstaff after the Battle of Shrewsbury
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
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
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.
Posted in Absurd, Actors, Art, Artist, Best pictures, Educational card, Famous artists, Historical articles, History, Leisure, Music, Theatre, Trade, Travel 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 cloth merchants at a trade fair in Champagne in 1300.
A trade fair in Champagne, 1300
The second picture shows musical clowns.
Musical clowns
The third picture shows Rembrandt van Rijn, the Dutch artist.
Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch artist
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in Actors, Best pictures, Discoveries, Educational card, Exploration, Famous Composers, Geography, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, Music, Royalty, Ships, Theatre 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 Christopher Columbus entering Barcelona in triumph, 15 April 1493.
Christopher Columbus enters Barcelona in triumph, 15 April 1493
The second picture shows a scene from Beethoven’s opera Fidelio.
Scene from Beethoven's opera Fidelio
The third picture shows Elizabeth I of England amongst her Navy’s sailors.
Elizabeth I of England amongst her Navy's sailors
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.