Subject: ‘Myth’
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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 Ancient History, Architecture, Best pictures, Customs, Dance, Educational card, Famous landmarks, Historical articles, History, Music, Myth, Religion, 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 Muses on Mount Parnassus.
The Muses on Mount Parnassus
The second picture shows the outer gate of the enclosure containing the palaces in Peking.
Outer gate of the enclosure containing the palaces in Peking
The third picture shows celebrating Ramadan in Turkey.
Celebrating Ramadan, Turkey
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 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, Architecture, Best pictures, Customs, Educational card, Historical articles, History, Myth, Plants, Religion, Sport 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 death of Hyacinth.
The death of Hyacinth
The second picture shows a Buddhist monk in a pagoda.
Buddhist monk in a pagoda of an imperial palace, China
The third picture shows townhouses in Sana’a in Yemen.
Townhouses in Sana'a, Yemen
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in Africa, Ancient History, Architecture, Best pictures, Bravery, Educational card, Famous battles, Famous landmarks, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, Law, Music, Mystery, Myth, Politics, Religion, Superstition, 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 Cardinal Richelieu sending Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville and the Comte de Chapelles to be executed for defying his ban on duelling, in 1627.
Cardinal Richelieu sending Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville and the Comte de Chapelles to be executed for defying his ban on duelling, 1627
The second picture shows Orpheus in Egypt.
Orpheus in Egypt
The third picture shows the death of Lord Talbot and his son.
The Death of Lord Talbot and his Son
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in Aerospace, Africa, Ancient History, Architecture, Aviation, Best pictures, Disasters, Educational card, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, Literature, Myth, Nature, 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 Aeneas at Dido’s palace.
Aeneas at Dido's palace
The second picture shows passengers boarding an airship.
Boarding the airship in London
The third picture shows a hurricane on Martinique.
Hurricane on Martinique
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
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
