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Posted in Best pictures, Educational card, Famous crimes, Historical articles, History, Invasions, Leisure, Religion, Sport, War, Weapons 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 Abd-ar-Rahman III proclaiming the Caliphate of Cordoba.
Abd-ar-Rahman III Proclaims the Caliphate of Cordoba
The second picture shows a game of tennis.
A game of tennis
The third picture shows Turkish Bashi-bazouks mutilating Greek corpses.
Turkish Bashi-bazouks mutilating Greek corpses, Akrotiri, Crete, Greco-Turkish War, 7 March 1897
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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
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Posted in Ancient History, Best pictures, Educational card, Famous crimes, Historical articles, History, Leisure, London, Nature, Philosophy, Politics, Royalty, Scotland 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 execution of the Earl of Essex in 1601.
Execution of the Earl of Essex, 1601
The second picture shows the burning of the books of Confucius.
The burning of the books of Confucius
The third picture shows the Highlands.
The Highlands
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Posted in Architecture, Astronomy, Best pictures, Bravery, Castles, Educational card, Famous crimes, Historical articles, History, Revolution, 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 Charlotte Corday, assassin of Jean-Paul Marat.
Charlotte Corday, assassin of French Revolutionary Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat
The second picture shows the kitchen of a mediaeval castle.
Kitchen of a medieval castle
The third picture shows Ursa Major.
Ursa Major
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Posted in Best pictures, Educational card, Famous crimes, Famous news stories, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, Leisure, Literature, News, Politics, Religion, Science, Weapons 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 Don Quixote.
Don Quixote
The second picture shows the Armenian Massacres, 1894-1896.
Armenian Massacres, 1894-1896
The third picture shows a novel illustration of the physics of Lightning.
Lightning
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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
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Posted in Ancient History, Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Best pictures, Children, Customs, Dance, Educational card, Famous crimes, Historical articles, History, Leisure, London, Politics 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 Guy Fawkes Night in London.
Guy Fawkes Night in London
The second picture shows the assassination of Louis of Orleans by the men of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy.
Assassination of Louis of Orleans by the men of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, Paris, 1407
The third picture shows Romans drinking and dancing in a villa on the Bay of Naples.
Romans drinking and dancing in a villa on the Bay of Naples
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Posted in Architecture, Best pictures, Bravery, Educational card, Famous crimes, Famous news stories, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, Literature, Politics, Railways, Revolution, Rivers, Royalty, Transport, Travel 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 Goltzsch Viaduct Railway Bridge, Mylau, Germany.
The Goltzsch Viaduct Railway bridge, Mylau, Germany
The second picture shows Dante exiled from Florence.
Dante exiled from Florence
The third picture shows the assassination of Jean-Paul Marat by Charlotte Corday.
The assassination of Jean-Paul Marat by Charlotte Corday, French Revolution, 13 July 1793
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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 Absurd, Ancient History, Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Best pictures, Educational card, Famous crimes, Historical articles, History, Industry, Insects, Oddities, War, Weapons 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 Rape of the Sabine women.
The Rape of the Sabine women
The second picture shows anthropomorphic insects.
Anthropomorphic insects
The third picture shows the bricklayer.
The bricklayer
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