Archive for November, 2015
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Posted in Ancient History, Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Best pictures, Boats, Customs, Educational card, Historical articles, History, Legend, Leisure, 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 Croesus showing his treasures to Solon.
Croesus showing his treasures to Solon, 6th Century BC
The second picture shows the Marriage of the Doge and the Adriatic.
Marriage of the Doge and the Adriatic in Venice
The third picture shows a Winter Carnival in St Petersburg in 1765.
Winter Carnival in St Petersburg in 1765
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, 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 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
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 Aerospace, Ancient History, Architecture, Aviation, Best pictures, Boats, Customs, Disasters, Educational card, Famous battles, Historical articles, History, Sea, 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 an Ancient Egyptian funeral ceremony.
Ancient Egypt, funeral ceremony
The second picture shows Francisque Arban being rescued by Italian fishermen, 1846.
Francisque Arban rescued by Italian fishermen after his balloon crashed into the Adriatic, 1846
The third picture shows the Battle of Milazzo, 260 BC.
Milazzo, the first Roman naval victory over Carthage in 260 BC
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 America, Architecture, Art, Best pictures, Educational card, Engineering, Famous Inventors, Historical articles, History, Inventions, Railways, Revolution, 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 the Colossus of Nero, by the Sculptor Zenodore, 66 AD.
The Colossus of Nero, by the Sculptor Zenodore, 66 AD
The second picture shows George Stephenson’s locomotive Rocket, 1830.
George Stephenson's locomotive Rocket, 1830
The third picture shows the Philippine Revolution and its leader.
Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipino revolutionary leader and politician
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in Anniversary, Architecture, Best pictures, Christmas, Country House, Educational card, Historical articles, History, Invasions, Leisure, Music, Religion, Saints, 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 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
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.
Posted in Architecture, Best pictures, Boats, Castles, Customs, Educational card, Historical articles, History, Law, Leisure, Rivers 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 firework display in Rome.
Firework display in Rome
The second picture shows a court martial in the Middle Ages.
Court martial
The third picture shows boats on the Ganges.
Boats on the Ganges
High-resolution scans of all educational cards can be found in the Look and Learn picture library.