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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 America, Ancient History, Boats, Educational card, Famous battles, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, Politics, Railways, Ships, Transport, Travel, 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 Miltiades, Athenian general and victor of the Battle of Marathon, 490 BC.
Miltiades, Athenian general and victor of the Battle of Marathon, 490 BC
The second picture shows an American locomotive, 1860.
American locomotive, 1860
The third picture shows a prayer before the Battle of Lepanto.
Before the Battle of Lepanto
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in Africa, Ancient History, Animals, Best pictures, Boats, Educational card, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, Invasions, Myth, Politics, Ships, 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 Hercules capturing the Cretan Bull.
The capture of the Cretan Bull
The second picture shows the Sicilian Plebiscite for union with Italy, 1800.
Sicilian Plebiscite
The third picture shows the Vandals led by Genseric land on the coast of Africa, 428.
The Vandals led by Genseric land on the coast of Africa, 428
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 Architecture, Art, Artist, Arts and Crafts, Best pictures, Castles, Disasters, Educational card, Exploration, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, London, Rivers, Royalty, Ships, 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 Royal reception of Francis Drake on his return to London from South America in 1581.
The Reception of Francis Drake to London from South America in 1581
The second picture shows the burning of the Chinese fleet at Canton.
Burning of the Chinese fleet at Canton
The third picture shows Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, meeting with artists.
Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, meeting with artists, 1450
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in America, Ancient History, Animals, Best pictures, Bible, Bravery, Customs, Educational card, Famous battles, Flags, Geography, Geology, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, Minerals, Myth, Religion, Saints, Sea, Ships, Travel, 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 Jason making a sacrifice to the Gods to aid the Argo in its voyage.
Sacrifice to the Gods to aid the Argo in its voyage
The second picture shows gold prospectors in Alaska.
Gold prospectors, Alaska
The third picture shows St James the Great, patron saint of Spain.
St James the Great, patron saint of Spain
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 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 Africa, Ancient History, Archaeology, Architecture, Art, Arts and Crafts, Best pictures, Boats, Educational card, Famous news stories, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, Politics, Royalty 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 Marble junk at the Summer Palace in Peking.
Marble junk at the Summer Palace in Peking
The second picture shows Victor Schoelcher bringing news of their freedom to the slaves of Martinique, c.1848.
Victor Schoelcher bringing news of their freedom to the slaves of Martinique, c1848
The third picture shows Pompeii and the Temple of the God Apollo.
The Temple of the God Apollo at Pompeii
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.