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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The first picture shows Wagner conducting Siegfried’s Idyll at Triebschen to celebrate the birth of his son, Siegfried.

Wagner conducts Siegfried's Idyll at Triebschen to celebrate the birth of his son

The second picture shows Saladdin’s entry into Jerusalem.

Saladdin's Entry Into Jerusalem

The third picture shows a cook roasting a goose on St Martin’s Day, Germany, in the 18th Century.

Roasting a goose on St Martin's Day, Germany, 18th Century

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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

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The first picture shows Tamburlaine and Bajazeth.

Tamburlaine conquers Bajazeth

The second picture shows silk merchants in Ancient Rome.

Silk merchants in Ancient Rome

The third picture shows a slate quarry.

Slate and its uses

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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

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The first picture shows Raphael working on his portrait of Pope Leo X with Cardinals Giulio de’ Medici and Luigi de’ Rossi.

Raphael working on his portrait of Pope Leo X with Cardinals Giulio de' Medici and Luigi de' Rossi

The second picture shows William the Conquerer falling onto the sand of Pevensey Bay in 1066.

The conquest of England by the Normans, with William the Conquerer, having fallen onto the sand of Pevensey Bay, at which he exclaimed, 'By the splendour of God, I have taken seisin of England! – I hold its earth in my hands!'.

The third picture shows whaling off the coast of South America.

Whaling off the coast of South America

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The first picture shows Leonardo da Vinci as a student of Andrea del Verrocchio.

Leonardo da Vinci as a student of Andrea del Verrocchio

The second picture shows the Siege of Paris by the Normans in the 9th Century.

Siege of Paris by the Normans, 9th Century

The third picture shows the Call to prayer at Gallipoli.

Call to prayer, Gallipoli

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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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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

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The first picture shows Verdi’s first inspiration in music.

Verdi's First Inspiration in Music

The second picture shows the death of Simon de Montfort.

The Death of Simon de Montfort

The third picture shows Napoleon’s army crossing the Great St Bernard Pass into Italy, May 1800.

Napoleon's army crossing the Great St Bernard Pass into Italy, May 1800

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