Miscellaneous Australian Postcards Collection : Box 13: Overseas
Item Number |
Title |
Author |
Date |
Format |
Description |
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Folder 1/Item 01 |
Lake Te Anau |
Muir & Moodie |
Postcard |
A rocky lake shore with mountain and forest in the background. Sepia monotone photo. |
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Folder 1/Item 02 |
Road through the Rock, Buller Gorge, N.Z. |
H & B |
Postcard |
A team of horses and cart ride through the cutting in the rock face . The road surface is dirt. |
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Folder 1/Item 03 |
Aratiatia Rapids Waikato River New Zealand |
Postcard |
The water swirls through a rocky gorge in this lightly tinted scene. Postmarked 1906 in Lyttelton with one penny N.Z. stamp. |
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Folder 1/Item 04 |
Papa-o-korito Falls Lake Waikaremoana New Zealand |
Postcard |
A bridal-veil effect shows in this waterfall, with white water cascading down several levels. Lightly-tinted sky shows one bird. |
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Folder 1/Item 05 |
Manganoi a te ao River Wanganui N.Z. |
H & B |
Postcard |
Sheared cliff faces amid forest make the background for this photo with a long row boat on the near shore of the lake. |
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Folder 1/Item 06 |
Maitai River Nelson N.Z. |
H & B |
Postcard |
A rocky river bed with little water runs through tree-lined banks of willow and other shrubbery. Hand-tinted photo. |
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Folder 1/Item 07 |
Government House Wellington N.Z. |
G. & G. |
Postcard |
Two storey building with tower at one end has balconies along the front with columns. Building is set in a garden with curved pathway. Hand-tinted colour. |
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Folder 1/Item 08 |
Nurses' Home, Wellington N.Z. |
Postcard |
Three storeys high, this brick building has a tower with pointed gables and columns and sits on a high location. B/W photo. |
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Folder 1/Item 09 |
New Zealand International Exhibition No. 2- Main Entrance |
Webb |
1906-1907 |
Postcard |
A domed 4 storey building sits between two towers with flags flying on top. A large crowd can be seen in the forecourt. |
Folder 1/Item 10 |
Cathedral Square Christchurch |
Muir & Moodie |
Postcard |
B/W photo of the cathedral with open space and garden with a curved tramway on the right. |
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Folder 1/Item 11 |
Mitre Peak Milford Sound N.Z. |
Postcard |
Brooding B/W photo of the mountain peaks with low clouds and rocky foreshore on the right. |
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Folder 1/Item 12 |
Whangarei Harbour North Auckland |
Postcard |
A wide harbour is surrounded by low hills and shrubbery. Hand-tinted colour. Photo framed by a tree on the right. |
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Folder 1/Item 13 |
N.Z. International Exhibition - The Fernery |
1906-1907 |
Postcard |
A roofed space of ferns and volcanic rock has a small bridge on the left . Tree ferns feature in this B/W image. |
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Folder 1/Item 14 |
Basin Reserve Wellington |
G. & G. |
Postcard |
A game of cricket is in progress with observers on the slope or leaning on the picket fence. A church spire and large building occupy the background. Hand-tinted colour |
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Folder 1/Item 15 |
Botanic Gardens Wellington |
G. & G. |
Postcard |
A sloping site shows the garden surrounded by a latticed fence with pine and palm trees amid flowered beds. |
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Folder 1/Item 16 |
Oriental Bay Wellington |
G. & G. |
Postcard |
Hand tinted coloured photo reveals the shore meeting the steep headland. Houses are stepped up the slopes with a grassy bank in the foreground and a tram in the centre. |
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Folder 1/Item 17 |
Wellington from Thorndon |
Muir & Moodie |
Postcard |
B/W image of the harbour with distant masts evident and the growing city on both shores. |
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Folder 1/Item 18 |
Recreation Grounds, New Plymouth, N.Z. |
Postcard |
Hand-tinted coloured photo of a lake in a parkland with a kiosk and guests in the centre. |
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Folder 1/Item 19 |
[Two light planes on the snow] |
A.H & A.W Reed |
Postcard |
Two ski-planes and a few people appear on the snowy slopes of Mt. Cook. Coloured photo. |
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Folder 1/Item 20 |
Memory of the good times past… |
Postcard |
Naumai Mill is shown in a small photo surrounded by a flowered frame with insect ensconced. Sepia-toned picture. |
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Folder 1/Item 21 |
New Zealand's Thermal Wonderland |
Tanner Couch Ltd. |
Postcard strip |
Eight coloured and eight B/W photos of the Rotorua region including Maori guides. Colour looks hand tinted. |
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Folder 1/Item 22 |
In five days you'll feel 100% |
Air New Zealand |
Postcard strip |
Five tear-off coloured photographs of tourist spots and people enjoying themselves in New Zealand. |
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Folder 1/Item 23 |
Auckland University from Albert Park N. Z. |
Pictorial Publications |
Postcard |
A two storey stone building is decorated with an ornate white clock tower. An autumn tree is centred in the coloured photo with student cars parked along the road. |
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Folder 1/Item 24 |
[Circular auditorium with concert goers] |
Colourchrome Series |
Postcard |
The central auditorium of Christchurch Town Hall reveals the small group of instruments and the audience under a spectacular ceiling. |
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Folder 1/Item 25 |
Aerial view of the hotel at Waitomo Caves N.Z. |
Postcard |
Hand dated 1969 this card shows the winding road, thick forested surrounds and out-buildings of the white hotel. |
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Folder 1/Item 26 |
[Glass-walled skillion roofed building] |
Colourchrome Series |
Postcard |
This view looks along the neat streetscape towards the swimming pool complex in Wellington N.Z. Circular garden beds and trees dominate the foreground. |
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Folder 1/Item 27 |
[Hilltop monument and grazing sheep] |
Colourchrome Series |
Postcard |
Sheep graze at the foot of a contoured hill with a single tree and a monument to the Maori people on top in Auckland. |
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Folder 1/Item 28 |
Auckland and Rangitoto Island |
Postcard |
The city of Auckland sits below Mt. Eden and across the bay the island can be seen. The city is viewed between trees and long grass. |
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Folder 1/Item 29 |
[River harbour and township] |
Photo News |
Postcard |
Gisbourne city N.Z. has several rivers in view and the boat harbour can be seen below a grassy hill. |
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Folder 1/Item 30 |
[Auckland city view and Judges Bay] |
Colourchrome Series |
Postcard |
A curved road and train line are prominent in the foreground of this coloured photo with the city crowding behind and up the hillsides. |
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Folder 1/Item 31 |
Auckland City, Looking up Queen Street |
G.B. Scott Publications |
Postcard |
Aerial view of the city starts from the harbour and leads towards Mt. Eden. Post marked 1971. |
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Folder 1/Item 32 |
[Large bird with egg] |
Colourchrome Series |
Postcard |
Stewart Island kiwis are the largest of the species. This one has one egg in a hollow area surrounded by ferns. Its long bill is prominent. |
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Folder 1/Item 33 |
Air New Zealand |
Air New Zealand |
Postcard |
This card shows the logo of the airline company on a DC-10 Series 30 jet. The Koru was formerly used on the Maori canoe stern posts. |
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Folder 1/Item 34 |
[Scattered houses along a wide beach] |
Colourchrome Series |
Postcard |
Long Bay near Russell, N.Z. is seen from the air. Wooden hills and inlets spread out behind the bay and beach. |
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Folder 1/Item 35 |
[Nocturnal view of a harbour] |
Colourchrome Series |
Postcard |
A cruise liner sits at the harbour in Wellington with lights ablaze. The city spreads up the hills from the shoreline. |
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Folder 1/Item 36 |
[Airport between bays] |
Colourchrome Series |
Postcard |
Wellington Airport runway sits across a narrow neck of land between bays, seen from the air. |
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Folder 1/Item 37 |
Wellington at Dusk, N.Z. |
Pictorial Publications |
Postcard |
This view from Mount Victoria displays Wellington Harbour with the city enclosing the bay. |
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Folder 1/Item 38 |
[Floral Clock] |
Marineland |
Postcard |
Two people sit on a wide expanse of lawn in the gardens below a beautiful floral clock in Napier N.Z. |
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Folder 1/Item 39 |
[Thermal vents] |
Colourchrome Series |
Postcard |
Steam rises from the peaks of thermal vents within the lake in Rotorua, N.Z. |
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Folder 1/Item 40 |
[Shopping mall and community centre] |
Colourchrome Series |
Postcard |
Wainuiomata, Wellington is positioned in a valley between mountain ridges and shows wide open green fields. |
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Folder 1/Item 41 |
[Wellington] |
Colourchrome Series |
Postcard |
Willis Street is seen from a high point of the city business district with the mountain range in the distance. T & G building and National Bank can be discerned in the foreground. |
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Folder 1/Item 42 |
[Wellington Harbour] |
Colourchrome Series |
Postcard |
Two large vessels can be seen in the harbour from Mount Victoria with the city spread out up the hills behind. |
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Folder 1/Item 43 |
[Valley housing area] |
Colourchrome Series |
Postcard |
Wainuiomata residential area shows the homes set in the valley near Wellington. |
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Folder 1/Item 44 |
[Decorated clock tower] |
Kiwi |
Postcard |
The magnificent clock tower of the Auckland University is shown from the front entrance. |
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Folder 1/Item 45 |
Aniwaniwa Falls Lake Waikaremoana |
Pictorial Publications |
Postcard |
A waterfall is surrounded by native bush in the Urewera National Park. Several cascades can be seen here. |
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Folder 1/Item 46 |
The Chateau & Mt. Ruapehu |
Postcard |
B/W image of the chateau is framed by the snow-capped mountains behind. |
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Folder 1/Item 47 |
[Wide street and parked cars] |
A.H & A.W Reed |
Postcard |
Hand-dated 1977, this card shows the main street of Te Kuiti with a prominent clock tower on the corner. Two copies a and b. |
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Folder 1/Item 48 |
[Logs and a willow tree] |
Postcard |
Three men are rafting the logs on the Wairoa River. This sepia toned photo is post marked 1906. |
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Folder 1/Item 49 |
[Sheep and snow capped mountains] |
Colourchrome Series |
Postcard |
A grassy field of sheep graze at the foot of the snow-capped mountains in Southland N.Z. Postmarked 1978. |
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Folder 1/Item 50 |
Fantail, N.Z. |
Pictorial Publications |
Postcard |
A pair of fantails or flycatchers are pictured with their nest made of twigs. The tail is fully expanded in the male. |
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Folder 1/Item 51 |
[Large building with clock tower] |
Fotocentre |
Postcard |
Impressive two storey building in dark stone is highlighted by white contrasts. The clock tower is centred in this view of Otago University. |
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Folder 1/Item 52 |
[Church interior window] |
Fotocentre |
Postcard |
This church in Rotorua features beautifully carved Maori woodwork and traditional wall craftwork of weaving. The window shows Christ walking on water. |
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Folder 1/Item 53 |
[Chapel window and mountain] |
Dualcards Ltd |
Postcard |
Postmarked 1976, this card shows the scene through the window of the St. James Chapel, Franz Josef, N.Z. |
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Folder 1/Item 54 |
Fountain. Mission Bay. Auckland |
G. B. Scott |
Postcard |
A large round fountain and pool sit in grassy surroundings in a park by the bay. |
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Folder 1/Item 55 |
[Group of skiers and their tracks] |
Kotoku |
Postcard |
Five skiers stand together on Franz Josef glacier with their tracks evident behind them. |
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Folder 1/Item 56 |
[Six storey building with BNZ on top] |
Kiwi |
Postcard |
This shows the centre of Hamilton Civic Square with parkland in the foreground and post office on the right. |
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Folder 1/Item 57 |
Ketetahi Sulphur Springs Tongariro |
Kerry |
Postcard |
Post marked 1905, this sepia-toned card shows one figure observing a mass of steam and rock-strewn slopes. |
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Folder 1/Item 58 |
Franz Josef Glacier from Waiho Chapel |
Postcard |
The scene through the church window reveals the glacier in the distance and forest in the foreground. |
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Folder 1/Item 59 |
Oakura. Whangaruru |
Postcard |
B/W photo shows a crescent bay with visible dwellings along the shore. And protective headlands. |
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Folder 1/Item 60 |
War Memorial Wanganui |
Postcard |
The Memorial appears like a tall brick chimney in a fenced area. The B/W image shows buildings across the road from the tower. |
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Folder 1/Item 61 |
Tamaki Drive. |
Postcard |
A road runs alongside the bay with light traffic in Auckland. This card is hand tinted colour with a white frame. |
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Folder 1/Item 62 |
[Bayside roadway in black and white] |
Postcard |
B/W photo of Tamaki Drive showing the bridge over the bay entrance and small craft moored. Auckland. |
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Folder 1/Item 63 |
Memorial Museum Auckland |
Postcard |
A long low white building is set in a wide expanse of parkland with a memorial in the foreground in this B/W image. |
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Folder 1/Item 64 |
[Snow-covered mountain and sheep] |
Postcard |
Beautiful Mt. Egmont fills the background of this card with a grassy slope and sheep in the creek area of the foreground. |
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Folder 1/Item 65 |
Regatta Day, Cowes Bay, Waiheke |
Postcard |
Postmarked 1907, this hand-coloured card is of small vessels in a bay, with a pier and larger passenger boats moored at the end. |
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Folder 1/Item 66 |
[Coloured view of a restaurant interior] |
Chandris Lines |
Postcard |
The dining room of the vessel shows a shiny floor with dark furniture and decorated wall panels. Hand-dated 1970. |
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Folder 2/Item 01 |
[Horse and bridle] |
Tucks |
Postcard |
One of a series called 'Silver-bridled horses' this card shows a brown horse with impressed silver bridle fittings and reins. Hand dated 1916. |
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Folder 2/Item 02 |
Here the flushed wave flings back the light |
Tucks |
Postcard |
This card appears to be a painting of wild waves with gold line of verse at the bottom by Samuel Rogers. |
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Folder 2/Item 03 |
We are chums |
Tucks |
Postcard |
An illustrated card shows a woman in riding gear with a grip on the reins of a grey horse. She wears a red rose. |
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Folder 2/Item 04 |
Birthday Greeting : Sing a song of birthdays… |
W & K |
Postcard |
This embossed cream-coloured card has a small scene of a thatched cottage in woodland contained in a scroll with pansy surrounds and a verse. |
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Folder 2/Item 05 |
Good luck and happy birthday |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Two black kittens with red bows sit together on a bench. A red line frames the picture. |
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Folder 2/Item 06 |
Christmas Greetings |
S. W. Series |
Postcard |
This embossed card has a tiny booklet attached to the front with a verse inside. Bunches of violets decorate the card. |
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Folder 2/Item 07 |
St. Patrick's Day Greeting |
Lawrence. Dublin |
Postcard |
A drawing of a girl beside a lake is illustrated on this card. She holds a bunch of shamrocks and a basket. |
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Folder 2/Item 08 |
[Pink rose] |
Postcard |
A drawing of a pink rose with two buds and leaves fills this card. An embossed texture raises the rose and its edge. |
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Folder 2/Item 09 |
St. Patrick's Day Greetings : Here's to good old Ireland… |
Philco |
Postcard |
A bunch of shamrocks tied with a ribbon feature on this illustrated card, together with a verse. |
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Folder 2/Item 10 |
Like to the Ivy true friends indeed… |
B.B. London |
Postcard |
This verse is illustrated with ivy leaves enhanced with silver features. The card has a textured surface. |
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Folder 2/Item 11 |
St. Patrick's Day in the morning |
B.B. London |
Postcard |
The tail of a coat with a club is circled with shamrocks on this grey textured card with a silvered surface. |
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Folder 2/Item 12 |
For Thrift - Certificate of the Royal Provident Society... |
B.B. London |
Postcard |
A framed certificate forms this postcard with a red seal and cashbox plus a verse. |
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Folder 2/Item 13 |
Abide with me … |
Kodak |
Postcard |
A brown-haired angel and verse appear on this glossy hand-tinted card. |
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Folder 2/Item 14 |
Happy Christmas |
Kodak |
Postcard |
A B/W photo of a small boat called 'Pluvius' is embellished with gold raised greetings in the corner. |
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Folder 2/Item 15 |
Birthday Greetings |
H. V. & Co |
Postcard |
A spray of roses is illustrated on this card with a wide white frame and gold greetings. A small verse completes the front. |
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Folder 2/Item 16 |
Nil Desperandum |
A. & G. Taylor |
Postcard |
Framed in green, this card expresses thoughts of calm with a verse and a spray of roses. |
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Folder 2/Item 17 |
Kingswood Road |
Goodmayes |
Postcard |
This sepia-toned photograph shows a street lined with identical row houses, probably in Britain. |
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Folder 2/Item 18 |
Just this little card I send you… |
Inter-Art |
Postcard |
A World War One soldier marches along with his rifle while an inset drawing of a girl posting a letter appears at the top. |
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Folder 2/Item 19 |
Schweppes' Pavilion |
Tucks |
1925 |
Postcard |
A coloured illustration of the Burmese pavilion at the British Empire exhibition has a glossy finish and a textured surface. |
Folder 2/Item 20 |
Floating bridges, Southampton |
Stuart |
Postcard |
Two punts are pictured in this hand-tinted photo of the river crossing at Southampton. A horse and cart can be seen on one . |
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Folder 2/Item 21 |
With the fighting forces of Europe |
Lyceum Sydney |
Postcard |
Coloured card with prominent British flag woven with other flags and a battle ship silhouette, evidently a film to be shown at the Lyceum on May 22, no year given. Two copies a and b. |
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Folder 2/Item 22 |
Rotten Row, Hyde Park |
London Life |
Postcard |
This view looks down three aspects of the park, with pedestrians, carriages and horse areas separated by rows of trees. |
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Folder 2/Item 23 |
Beaumanor near Loughborough |
Hartmann |
Postcard |
An elegant brick manor house with many chimneys is set in a garden with a heavy stone fence around. |
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Folder 2/Item 24 |
[Indecipherable] Castle- Caesar's Tower |
Valentines |
Postcard |
This castle is seen from the circular tower aspect of the building. Grey stone construction appears to be overtaken by climbing plants. |
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Folder 2/Item 25 |
The Norfolk Broads Thorpe near Norwich |
Tucks |
Postcard |
Two small dinghies sail upon a tranquil lake with a leafy shoreline behind and reflections in front. Postmarked 1907. |
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Folder 2/Item 26 |
Piccadilly Circus, London |
London Stereoscopic |
Postcard |
This busy intersection with horses and carriages shows advertising for Ridge's Food and Amery in this view postmarked 1905. |
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Folder 2/Item 27 |
Norwich Cathedral |
Tucks |
Postcard |
The spire of this magnificent cathedral and details of the buttresses can be clearly seen in this B/W view behind trees. |
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Folder 2/Item 28 |
Norwich Castle |
Tucks |
Postcard |
This heavy block of a building is seen on a slight rise behind trees. In the foreground there is a large area separated by fences like a cattle yard. |
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Folder 2/Item 29 |
Shoeblack and Cabby |
London Life |
Postcard |
A man in a cap is on his knees polishing the shoes of the cab driver on this London street. Hand tinting adds to a B/W photo. |
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Folder 2/Item 30 |
Imperial Institute London |
London Stereoscopic |
Postcard |
This elaborate building is designed with towers and domes and spires aplenty. B/W image. Postmarked 1905. |
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Folder 2/Item 31 |
Clock Tower and Houses of Parliament London |
London Stereoscopic |
Postcard |
This B/W image shows the famous clocktower alongside the Parliament with lawns and statues opposite and horse and carriage traffic. |
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Folder 2/Item 32 |
Kenilworth Castle |
Worcester Series |
Postcard |
This monocolour view of the castle shows the decaying outline of a forbidding fortress on a hill. |
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Folder 2/Item 33 |
[Early lorry in Bristol City] |
Postcard |
This lorry sits in front of the store owned by S. E. Curtis. A shop keeper stands in the doorway of the neighbouring store that sells Fry's chocolates and Cadbury's. Sepia toned photo. |
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Folder 2/Item 34 |
Clifton Suspension Bridge Bristol |
Burgess and Co. |
Postcard |
This image shows a Victorian era suspension bridge over a deep wooded valley. Two sturdy towers guard each end. Sepia toned study. |
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Folder 2/Item 35 |
The Suspension Bridge Clifton |
Valentines |
Postcard |
This tinted view of the suspension bridge shows the river and rail tracks below. A vessel appears in the foreground. |
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Folder 2/Item 36 |
Ithon Road Llandrindod Wells |
Postcard |
B/W printed picture of a tree-lined roadway with a single cart in view. Houses border the road on both sides. |
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Folder 2/Item 37 |
Carisbrooke Castle |
Jarrolds Series |
Postcard |
Two people sit on the hill which rises up to the old stone castle. A wall and gateway are made of stone and only two rounded towers can be seen of the castle itself. |
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Folder 2/Item 38 |
The Cathedral Manchester |
Tucks |
Postcard |
Carriages sit outside the cathedral in the gloom of night with the ghostly moon overhead. Tiny spots of light appear in red in an otherwise dark gray image. |
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Folder 2/Item 39 |
Entrance to Dumbarton Castle |
Thyne Edinbro' |
Postcard |
Situated on a craggy slope, this castle is partly walled with a gatehouse and restaurant at its base. A horse drawn wagon sits beside the road. |
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Folder 2/Item 40 |
Trimley Green, the Canal |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
This hand-tinted card shows two women on a path alongside the canal. Heavy white fencing guards the canal in part. |
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Folder 2/Item 41 |
Broad Walk, Oxford |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Tall trees line the walkway where people sit in the shade. Hand tinted sky and foliage dominate this view. |
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Folder 2/Item 42 |
That Madcap O'Hea' |
Postcard |
A short verse labels this tinted picture of two people in a donkey cart. A castle appears in the background and another cart. |
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Folder 2/Item 43 |
West Pier and Rough Sea, Morecambe |
Tucks |
Postcard |
A long pier with fairground buildings on the end appear through the rough seas in this greenish tinged illustration. |
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Folder 2/Item 44 |
Dalwyddelan North Wales |
Postcard |
A painted image of a babbling brook between steep hills and a flock of sheep coming down for the water. |
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Folder 2/Item 45 |
Inverlochy Castle |
Tucks |
Postcard |
An empty row boat on the shore of a lake, a pair of swans and a castle ruin sit below a gleaming sky in this painted image. |
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Folder 2/Item 46 |
Meditation |
Postcard |
A herd of cattle stand in a river bend at the base of a steep wooded hill. Colour is hand tinted. |
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Folder 2/Item 47 |
Urquhart Castle Loch Ness |
Tucks |
Postcard |
A small sailboat sits ashore near a ruined castle by the lake. This is a painted image. |
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Folder 2/Item 48 |
The Old Windmill Waltham Abbey |
S. Hildesheimer |
Postcard |
This orange toned painting of a mill with sheep in front and onlookers has a glossy finish. |
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Folder 2/Item 49 |
Reaping the Golden Corn |
A. & G. Taylor |
Postcard |
Postmarked 1907 this hand coloured card shows reaping with horse and early machine. |
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Folder 2/Item 50 |
A Mountain Path near Barmouth N. Wales |
Postcard |
Cattle wend their way down a river path beneath low hills and mountain passes. This appears to be a painting. |
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Folder 2/Item 51 |
[Deer and pine trees] |
S. J. Barnes |
Postcard |
Deer and spiky pines are dwarfed by a snow-capped mountain in this painting of the Braes of Balquhidder. |
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Folder 2/Item 52 |
[Stone tomb beside a river]Back from the Fair |
Postcard |
Four people attempt to unload a cow from a row boat in Connemara- a painted image. |
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Folder 2/Item 53 |
Inverary Castle, home of the Duke of Argyle |
Postcard |
The castle with its blue towers sits in the background to the river and parkland in the foreground. This image is hand coloured. |
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Folder 2/Item 54 |
Hayes Lane, Kenley |
Postcard |
Hayes Lane appears to end at a cottage garden gate. A very leafy laneway is fenced on both sides. B/W image. |
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Folder 2/Item 55 |
Beulah Spa, Upper Norwood |
H. Russell |
Postcard |
This wide roadway shows the three storeyed brick building with four white columns at the entrance. This is hand tinted in a dull finish. |
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Folder 2/Item 56 |
The Woodsman's Cottage |
Postcard |
Set in a 'wooden' frame, this very English thatched cottage has smoke coming from the chimney and a very organised garden surround. |
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Folder 2/Item 57 |
The Fertile Valley |
Postcard |
A picture of a lush green valley with cultivated fields and a river is set in an oval shape on a cream card with a decorated frame. |
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Folder 2/Item 58 |
In the Castle Garden |
Postcard |
Set within a brown timbered frame, a coloured picture of a very organised garden displays a castle-like structure with scattered statues in the foreground. |
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Folder 2/Item 59 |
Munchen |
Postcard |
In the foreground of this card is a large ornate fountain backed by trees. In the background domed buildings loom above the trees. |
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Folder 2/Item 60 |
The Fleet at South Queensferry |
Postcard |
Framed by Scottish tartans, this picture shows the WW1 British fleet in harbour. Hand dated 1917, this card is from a soldier on furlough. |
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Folder 2/Item 61 |
South Queensferry |
Postcard |
The township of Queensferry is shown nestled at the foot of a hill beside the sea. It is framed by clan colours of tartans. |
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Folder 2/Item 62 |
St. Anthony's Lighthouse, Falmouth |
Postcard |
This picture shows a churning sea hitting the base of a lighthouse and rocks. In the distance ships appear in the gloom. Card is a monotone print with dull finish. |
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Folder 2/Item 63 |
Connemara |
Postcard |
Two people are attempting to load a cow onto a boat to take it to the fair. A small village with cottages and thatched roofs form the background to this original painting. |
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Folder 2/Item 64 |
Books which interest you |
G. Bell & Sons |
Postcard |
This is an advertising card for a booksellers in Portugal Street, London. It shows an illustrated view of their office in York House. |
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Folder 2/Item 65 |
A Highland Drove |
Tucks |
Postcard |
Horned, long-haired cattle are walking along a lake-side road through hilly countryside. Coloured card with glossy finish. |
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Folder 2/Item 66 |
Mid-day Loch Voil |
Tucks |
Postcard |
Long-horned cattle and calves stand beside and in the lake amongst reeds. Forest and mountains appear beyond the lake. |
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Folder 2/Item 67 |
Dunstaffnage Castle near Oban |
Tucks |
Postcard |
Cattle and swans appear in the lake with the castle ruins on the slope behind them. Two small sailboats are also on the lake. This is from a series on Scottish castles. |
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Folder 2/Item 68 |
Glengarry Castle Loch Oich |
Tucks |
Postcard |
Swans and cygnets swim in the foreground while the ruins of the castle appear through the trees in the background. |
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Folder 2/Item 69 |
Changing Pastures |
Tucks |
Postcard |
The shepherd is taking his cattle along a country lakeside road. He wears a jacket and cloth cap. A peeling glossy film seals the card. |
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Folder 2/Item 70 |
Llangorse Lake near Abergavenny |
Fac-simile Series |
Postcard |
Two small sail boats and a rowboat appear at the end of a pier on a lake amongst low hills. |
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Folder 2/Item 71 |
A city car |
Postcard |
A smartly dressed driver stands on a sideboard with whip in hand whilst directing a black horse through the cobbled street, an early version of a taxi. A tall clocktower rises up behind him. |
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Folder 2/Item 72 |
Landing fish. St. Ives |
S. Hildesheimer |
Postcard |
The fishing fleet boats return to unload their catch. Baskets are loaded onto a horse and cart and discarded baskets sit idle. A harbour wall and lighthouse form the background. |
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Folder 2/Item 73 |
Beech Bough, Bacton |
Postcard |
A beautiful two storey residence with double chimneys and steeply pitched roof sit beyond a grassy area. The walls are timbered in a Tudor style. |
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Folder 2/Item 74 |
Ruins of St. John's Church, Ivybridge |
Chas Smallridge |
Postcard |
A ruined stone building sits covered in ivy whilst the neighbouring building is being swallowed by the ivy as well. Sepia-toned card with dull finish. |
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Folder 2/Item 75 |
The Decey, St. Ives |
S. Hildesheimer |
Postcard |
A flight of stone steps leads up to a stone and timber building with one man on the steps and another in the cobbled street. |
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Folder 2/Item 76 |
Interior Parish Church Mawgan nr. New Quay |
Postcard |
Postmarked Cornwall, this view shows the interior of a church with large stained- glass window and timbered divider before the altar. |
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Folder 2/Item 77 |
Letter Card. Clovelly. |
Photochrom Co. Ltd. |
Letter card |
Six sepia prints show this village with donkey transport and cobbled streets tucked between hills by the sea. |
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Folder 2/Item 78 |
Truro, S. E. View |
C. W. Faulkner & Co. |
Postcard |
This Cornwall city view centres on the cathedral and spire and reveals the aqueduct in the background. Colour is hand- tinted. |
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Folder 2/Item 79 |
Souvenir letter card. West Linton |
Letter card |
Five sepia pictures of the township and River Lyne with correspondence space and gummed flap. |
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Folder 2/Item 80 |
Souvenir Folder of London |
Postcard strip |
Twenty hand-tinted colour photos of London with Tower Bridge and Trafalgar Square on the covers. |
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Folder 2/Item 81 |
Photogravure Lettercard. Broadstairs |
Postcard strip |
Six sepia-toned views of the seaside cliffs and township. The Kingsgate view shows tented change sheds along the beach. |
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Folder 2/Item 82 |
Sepiagravure Souvenir Mailing Card. Torquay |
Postcard strip |
This grey folder shows six views of the coastal town and beaches |
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Folder 2/Item 83 |
A New Toy |
Postcard |
A boy and a smaller girl play with a shuttlecock while another child looks on. This is a monotone print post marked 1904. |
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Folder 2/Item 84 |
[Blonde woman with blue hat] |
B. B. London . Series No. H. G. |
Postcard |
This coloured card shows a woman with long blonde hair and a filmy white dress, wearing a blue cap or hairpiece. |
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Folder 2/Item 85 |
Teaching Baby to wash |
Tucks |
Postcard |
B/W image of a small girl playing with a doll and toy soldier and bucket. |
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Folder 2/Item 86 |
[Three children play in a garden] |
C.W. Faulkner |
Postcard |
B/W image of three children playing in a garden with a hen and chickens. Postmarked 1905. |
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Folder 2/Item 87 |
One of the Booms Beauties O.M.R.D. |
Postcard |
Sepia toned, hand-coloured close-up photo of a long-haired young woman with a floral dress. Post-marked 1906. |
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Folder 2/Item 88 |
[Lady with large hat and flowers] |
Postcard |
Sepia photo with hand-coloured additions of a woman holding flowers and a large hat or basket. Post-marked 1907. |
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Folder 2/Item 89 |
The Morning Call |
L. & Co. London |
Postcard |
A child is being woken up by a small dog on her bed. B/W image in a white frame. Hand dated 1907. |
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Folder 2/Item 90 |
[Child holding large doll] |
Postcard |
A child with bows in her hair holds a doll dressed in a frilly dress. The child wears three strands of beads. |
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Folder 2/Item 91 |
Reconciliation is very sweet |
The Star Series |
Postcard |
A small girl and boy stand in front of a stylised background image. They each hold a flower and wear a hat. |
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Folder 2/Item 92 |
[Two children and a toy wheelbarrow] |
Postcard |
This sepia toned image shows a child standing in the barrow and the other child holding the handles. |
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Folder 2/Item 93 |
Off for a row |
Postcard |
This illustration shows a child rowing a small boat and a girl standing on a pier with a basket and a paper plane. It is a B/W image. |
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Folder 3/Item 01 |
Express New Year Greetings |
Tucks |
Postcard |
Painting of the Lake District Express passing through flowering fields. Post-marked 1906. |
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Folder 3/Item 02 |
Peaceful Waters |
H. M. & Co |
Postcard |
This card shows a sail boat with a red jib on quiet water from a painting by R de Martins. Post-marked 1903. |
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Folder 3/Item 03 |
Warner's English Cricket Team |
M Neill & Bruce |
Postcard |
A print of the faces of the team is set in an oval with coloured British and Australian flags on either side. |
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Folder 3/Item 04 |
Old English Sheep Dog |
B. B. London . Series No. E G |
Postcard |
The painting of a sheepdog has been done by F. Daws. It is a coloured print. |
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Folder 3/Item 05 |
[Butterflies- a large Purple Emperor as number 1.] |
Tucks |
Postcard |
Five press-out British butterflies adorn this card |
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Folder 3/Item 06 |
[Butterflies- a small Cinnabar as number 1.] |
Tucks |
Postcard |
Five press-out butterflies are shown here with numbers 1 to 5 perforated around the edges.7 |
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Folder 3/Item 07 |
Names and their Meanings |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Three people are in a carpeted room having a discussion. One man is in uniform and his sword lies behind them. |
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Folder 3/Item 08 |
The Sleeping Beauty |
B.B. London Series D |
Postcard |
A man in mediaeval clothing is about to wake a sleeping woman draped in a chair. Flowers surround the scene. |
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Folder 3/Item 09 |
[Perched owl] |
Postcard |
An owl sits on a branch in this painting of a nocturnal scene. |
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Folder 3/Item 10 |
B.J. Blommers. The Knitting Girl |
Clifton Post Cards |
Postcard |
This is an illustration of a girl sitting in a field knitting in dark wool. It is sepia-toned. |
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Folder 3/Item 11 |
[Boy with foot on wheel barrow] |
L.V.C. Series |
Postcard |
This hand-painted image shows a small boy and a toy wheelbarrow full of flowers. Some glitter has been applied in glue in some places. |
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Folder 3/Item 12 |
N. 9- Rembrandt |
Postcard |
The surface of this coloured card is textured. It shows a young man with heavy neckpiece and large black hat. |
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Folder 3/Item 13 |
Over the mighty world of foam… |
B.B.London |
Postcard |
A black ocean liner dominates the oval in the centre of this card. Gold features encircle the ship and the poem appears in a scroll. |
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Folder 3/Item 14 |
[Bird in the hand] |
Postcard |
A figure in mediaeval dress holds a bird on her finger with a swirling background of clouds. It is coloured. |
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Folder 3/Item 15 |
The dear little shamrock… |
The Cynieus Piblishing Co. |
Postcard |
This appears to have been pasted onto a blank card base with the verse and a real shamrock glued to the front. A tiny portion of the shamrock remains. |
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Folder 3/Item 16 |
Rustic Civilities |
W. Collins |
Postcard |
An artwork of three children swinging on a gate on a country lane is set in a white frame. |
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Folder 3/Item 17 |
Sickness & Health |
T. Webster |
Postcard |
Two children dance before a sick child to amuse her while others observe the dancing. |
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Folder 3/Item 18 |
The Order of Release |
Sir John Millais |
Postcard |
A tartan-clad soldier hugs a woman and child while a dog and another soldier look on. Coloured artwork in white frame. |
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Folder 3/Item 19 |
[Dutch women at a pump] |
Van Houten |
Postcard |
This card is an advertising one for Van Houten's cocoa. A group of women in Dutch dress stand outside a building, some of them working a water pump. |
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Folder 3/Item 20 |
[Man and woman talking] |
Postcard |
A small framed picture of boy meets girl stands on a dovecote with birds all around. This is a coloured illustration. |
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Folder 3/Item 21 |
[Moths] |
Tucks |
Postcard |
From the Butterflies series this group consists of moths, starting with the Forester as number 1, each one perforated to press out. |
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Folder 3/Item 22 |
[Young woman in red dress with red flower in hair] |
B.B. London Series H |
Postcard |
A young woman with a mass of hair wears a plunging red dress with wispy white neckline. Postmarked 1908. |
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Folder 3/Item 23 |
Temptation |
D & D |
Postcard |
A group of children gather around a table with two women nearby. This is a painting by G. Smith. |
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Folder 3/Item 24 |
Greenwich Observatory, London |
Postcard |
This sepia-toned photo shows the domed rooves and castle-like buildings of the complex. Postmarked 1906. |
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Folder 3/Item 25 |
Wentworth St. Petticoat Lane |
Postcard |
A busy market place in the heart of London is seen from above with the racks for rain protection prominent in this sepia-toned photo. |
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Folder 3/Item 26 |
St. Paul's from Cheapside London |
Tucks |
Postcard |
The dome of St.Paul's and its lower floors are seen through trees in this sepia-toned photo. |
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Folder 3/Item 27 |
Ash Vale. View of the Canal |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
One row boat is on the canal with one small observer on the path. Hand-tinted colour. |
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Folder 3/Item 28 |
Ash Vale. On the Canal. |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
Two people are walking along the tow path beside the canal. |
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Folder 3/Item 29 |
London Thames Embankment |
W. J. Collins |
Postcard |
Waterloo Bridge is seen in the background with two ferries arriving at the Embankment stop. Hand-tinted. |
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Folder 3/Item 30 |
Thames Embankment |
Postcard |
A road lined with waiting cabs dominates this view with the Obelisk just visible in the background. |
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Folder 3/Item 31 |
London- Hyde Park and Rotten Row |
W. J. Hay & Co. |
Postcard |
Two large, wide roadways converge with horse and carriage traffic and pedestrians. The roadways are divided by trees. |
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Folder 3/Item 32 |
Tower of London from the Thames |
Valentines |
Postcard |
A yellow-sailed vessel and several other boats are viewed looking towards the White Tower. Postmarked 1905. |
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Folder 3/Item 33 |
Jamaica Bridge Glasgow |
Valentines |
Postcard |
A metal rail bridge and a stone road bridge cross the River Clyde leading in to Glasgow city. Horse and cart traffic mixes with pedestrians. |
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Folder 3/Item 34 |
Ash Vale. Heath Vale Bridge |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
Sepia photo of a small bridge and tow path alongside the canal. A building sits at the base of the bridge crossing. |
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Folder 3/Item 35 |
Ash Vale . View of the Canal [no colour] |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
Sepia version of number 27 above. One boat on the canal, one rower, one child onlooker. |
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Folder 3/Item 36 |
Ash Church |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
Tinted view of the country church with the creeper-covered steeple building and opened gate. |
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Folder 3/Item 37 |
Ash Vale Wharf Road |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
Four small children stand at the roadside with creeper-covered houses opposite in this tinted picture. |
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Folder 3/Item 38 |
Ash Village |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
A wide open road way leads into the village with a single horse and cart visible in the street. Tinted colour. |
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Folder 3/Item 39 |
The Bank of England and the Royal Exchange. |
Tucks |
Postcard |
This sepia photo of the area outside the bank seems to be teeming with horse and carriage traffic including trams. |
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Folder 3/Item 40 |
Shere Silent Pool. |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
A small thatched viewing platform sits alongside the water. It may function as a bird hide or picnic shed. Tinted colour. |
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Folder 3/Item 41 |
Ash Vale. Mychett Bridge |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
This attractive stony bridge crosses the canal with the tow path alongside. Sepia photo. |
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Folder 3/Item 42 |
Ash Vale, the Wharf |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
Cottages can be seen on the opposite bank of the canal in this sepia phot |
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Folder 3/Item 43 |
Duke of York, Ash. |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
A two storey stone building is surrounded by a stone wall and hedges. Its chimney has three stacks and the road is unsealed. |
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Folder 3/Item 44 |
Ash Village and Pond |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
A horse and cart sits beside a pond at the end of the village street. Hand-tinted colour. The end of the building displays a Nestles sign. |
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Folder 3/Item 45 |
Ash Vale Heat Vale Bridge |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
Coloured version of number 34, showing the small bridge crossing the canal into a large building. |
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Folder 3/Item 46 |
Hill Side, Ash |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
This view shows a curve in the village road passing the cottages seen behind hedges and trees. Hand-tinted colour. |
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Folder 3/Item 47 |
Fox Hills, Ash |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
An unsealed road passes through the countryside with tall spindly trees in the background. Heavy vegetation covers the banks on either side. |
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Folder 3/Item 48 |
Guildford Road, Pinewoods, Ash. |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
Looking along the road, a horse and cart can be seen outside a two storey building with the sign 'Entire' visible. Hedges line the road in front of the buildings. |
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Folder 3/Item 49 |
Ash Vale, the Wharf [hand tinted] |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
Hand-tinted version of the number 42 showing the opposite bank of the canal with four cottages alongside the tow path. |
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Folder 3/Item 50 |
Ash Vale High Street |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
This street contains two-storeyed buildings with an unsealed road surface in front. The dominant building here is the Farnham United Breweries pub. |
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Folder 3/Item 51 |
Ash Vale |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
Much of the village can be seen across the canal in this tinted photograph. People sit beside the canal and all the buildings are two-storeyed with chimneys. |
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Folder 3/Item 52 |
St.John's Cathedral Limerick |
Glazette Series |
Postcard |
A very tall spire with smaller spires are seen in this tinted photo of the church. A memorial sits in the roadway in front of the building and a small shield is pictured in the corner at the bottom. |
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Folder 3/Item 53 |
Dominican Church, Baker Place, Limerick |
Milton |
Postcard |
A grey stone church with gothic arches stands behind an ornate street clock tower. A small shield of Limerick sits in the bottom corner. |
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Folder 3/Item 54 |
St. Alphonsus Church, Limerick |
Lawrence. Dublin |
Postcard |
This B/W image looks down the length of the street to the church entrance through an arched door. A tall tower building and steeple sits to the right. |
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Folder 3/Item 55 |
St. Alphonsus Church, Limerick [Interior view] |
Lawrence. Dublin |
Postcard |
B/W image shows the ornate nature of the interior of this church and its curved altar feature. Two rows of standards line the pews. |
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Folder 3/Item 56 |
St. Mary's Cathedral, Limerick |
Lawrence. Dublin |
Postcard |
The B/W image reveals this very Norman style building with its block tower and ornate roof features in a lighter stone. |
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Folder 3/Item 57 |
Treaty Stone, Limerick |
Lawrence. Dublin |
Postcard |
A solid stone base supports an irregularly shaped stone on top. An ancient castle wall and buildings sit to the rear with a fishing net draped over one end of the wall. B/W image. |
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Folder 3/Item 58 |
Scots Guards. Barrack Room. |
Wellington Series |
Postcard |
Seats, regalia, personal property and a table with bench seats show a fairly austere barracks room. A table laid with utensils dominates the space. |
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Folder 3/Item 59 |
Scots Guards. The tallest and the shortest. |
Wellington Series |
Postcard |
Two soldiers in different uniforms show the variation in heights of the men in different sections of the forces. |
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Folder 3/Item 60 |
Duke of York's School, Chelsea. |
Robertson Series |
Postcard |
This three storey brick building has a columned entrance in contrasting stone. A flag pole sits near the entrance. |
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Folder 3/Item 61 |
Cross Roads Milford, Surrey. |
Postcard |
Two roads meet in a small village with some pedestrians and a horse and cart in the centre. A heavily-lopped tree sits on the left. |
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Folder 3/Item 62 |
Cross Roads Whitstable |
Ridout Bros. |
Postcard |
This coloured card is set at a corner with cottages in view and one person riding a bicycle. |
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Folder 3/Item 63 |
The River Lee, Cork |
Postcard |
A broad stretch of river shows lone boaters enjoying the view up to a large castle structure or palace on the hill. A large smoke stack indicates industry near the river. |
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Folder 3/Item 64 |
The Castle and National Galleries, Edinburgh |
Misch & Stock |
Postcard |
This hand-coloured card has a textured finish. Edinburgh Castle sits high on the hill with the galleries below built in classical style. |
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Folder 3/Item 65 |
Phoenix Park, Dublin |
Valentines |
Postcard |
A lone horse and carriage can be seen on this lonely road. A grey stone obelisk and a row of trees make up the backdrop. |
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Folder 3/Item 66 |
Ross Castle. Killarney |
Chas. L. Reece |
Postcard |
An ivy covered castle ruin sits on a hilltop amid trees. A green fence edges the pathway to the top. Hand tinted colour. |
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Folder 3/Item 67 |
On the Wey, Guildford |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
Three row boats can be seen on the river in this hand-tinted scene. The tow path is on the left. |
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Folder 3/Item 68 |
Romsey Abbey |
F. Stuart |
Postcard |
This large formidable building has a solid block tower at its centre. A small round louvered structure sits at the top of the tower. Hand-tinted colour. |
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Folder 3/Item 69 |
Tresco Abbey, Scilly Isles |
Dainty Series |
Postcard |
This solid structure sits at the edge of a waterway. Positioned on a hill it is built in levels descending to the water. Hand-tinted. |
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Folder 3/Item 70 |
Ruthven Castle |
Jas. Johnston |
Postcard |
A large mound sits in the middle of a field and a castle or abbey ruin sits on top. A narrow road runs through in the foreground. |
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Folder 3/Item 71 |
Farnborough. Old Parish Church |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
The stone church building appears to have had a timbered entrance with pointed roof added in the front. Ivy covers part of the old structure. Hand tinted colour. |
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Folder 3/Item 72 |
North Camp Gymnasium and Swimming Baths |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
Two uniformed guardsmen stand in front of the large structure. Newly planted trees are establishing in the foreground. Hand-tinted colour. |
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Folder 3/Item 73 |
North Camp Brigade School |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
A large brick two storeyed school building is set apart by the addition of a brick clock tower . Hand-tinted colour. |
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Folder 3/Item 74 |
Hindhead, Polecat Lane |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
Sepia toned image of a lonely road through heavy shrubbery with one person in the frame. The gate to a property sits on the left. |
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Folder 3/Item 75 |
Shakespeare's House. The Houseplace. |
Postcard |
This low-ceilinged Tudor interior of the house reveals timber beams and a stone fireplace, looking further into another room. This is a B/W print not a photo. |
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Folder 3/Item 76 |
Haslemere Road Milford Surrey |
Postcard |
A quiet roadway shows the entrance gates to each property behind a grassy verge with trees. |
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Folder 3/Item 77 |
Milford Church, Surrey |
Postcard |
At the curve of a street, a small church with steeple appears amongst the trees and behind a hedge. |
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Folder 3/Item 78 |
Aldershot. The Avenue |
Frith Series |
Postcard |
Looking down the length of the street, one can see a beautiful avenue of trees with a church steeple at the far end. Horses and a pedestrian or two are about. |
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Folder 3/Item 79 |
Aldershot. Queen's Avenue |
F. Frith |
Postcard |
Lawns from people's homes run down to the road and pathway. The church tower can be seen in the distance and a lone cart is using the roadway. Hand-tinted colour. |
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Folder 3/Item 80 |
Aldershot. St.George's Church. Queen's Avenue. |
Valentines |
Postcard |
A large number of soldiers march down the street with pedestrians looking on. The church appears in the background. B/W image. |
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Folder 3/Item 81 |
Ave Maria. |
Postcard |
This card has the music and words for Ave Maria in colour. The reverse is illustrated in colour with gold touches. Post-marked 1906. |
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Folder 3/Item 82 |
The River, from Jolly Bridge, Oxford |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Hand-tinted colour shows numerous boats moored, people rowing and a two storey building on the bank with its wharf. |
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Folder 3/Item 83 |
Youghal Co. Cork. Main Street |
Postcard |
A busy street is lined with shops and in the centre of the road a five storey building straddles the street with its archway. It also has a clock tower on top. Hand-tinted colour. |
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Folder 3/Item 84 |
Blackrock, Cork |
Postcard |
A curve of beach and roadway sits before rock walls and banks of trees. A castle-like building appears on the point overlooking the bay. |
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Folder 3/Item 85 |
Winchester Cathedral |
Stuart |
Postcard |
The pathway leads to the main entrance of the cathedral through an avenue of trees. White figures can be seen on the lawn and people on the path. Coloured print. |
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Folder 3/Item 86 |
West Gate Winchester |
JW&S |
Postcard |
The gateway into the township is through an arch in an old stone building partly covered in ivy. 'Plume Of Feat….' can be discerned on the right. |
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Folder 3/Item 87 |
The City Cross, Winchester |
Stuart |
Postcard |
A narrow street opens out into a space where a stepped monument with ornate stonework appears. Printed image in colour. |
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Folder 3/Item 88 |
Winchester St. Cross Quadrangle |
Dainty Series |
Postcard |
Hand-tinted coloured sky shows an otherwise sepia print of this grassed area surrounded by old stone buildings with many chimneys. |
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Folder 3/Item 89 |
Winchester Cathedral Avenue |
Stengel & Co. |
Postcard |
Hearty Good Wishes is imprinted over this card in gold lettering. The Cathedral sits majestically amongst trees in winter in grey print. |
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Folder 3/Item 90 |
St. Cross Hospital, Winchester |
Valentines |
Postcard |
B/W print the same as number 88 above. It shows the quadrangle and extensive lawns surrounded by old stone buildings. |
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Folder 3/Item 91 |
Winchester |
Stuart |
Postcard |
This view overlooks Winchester from a high point. The cathedral with its block tower is easy to distinguish amongst the red rooves of the houses. |
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Folder 3/Item 92 |
Warwick Castle |
Tucks |
Postcard |
The castle sits beside a river in this painted view with autumn trees on the banks. |
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Folder 3/Item 93 |
Dieu et mon Droit |
Rotary Photographic Series |
Postcard |
Oval portraits of the royal family show King Edward and his wife Alexandra with other members of the family. |
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Folder 3/Item 94 |
King Edward VII |
Downey |
Postcard |
B/W image of the king is shown in a circle on a white card, possibly dressed in coronation robes. |
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Folder 3/Item 95 |
Queen Alexandra |
Downey |
Postcard |
Wearing a pearl crown and ropes of pearls, the queen is shown in coronation robes in a circular B/W image on white card. |
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Folder 3/Item 96 |
[Flag- Union Jack] |
Champion Tobacco |
Postcard |
A tattered union jack is overlaid with a poem about the flag. It is in colour on a white background. Three copies a, b and c. |
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Folder 3/Item 97 |
London . Buckingham Palace. |
Tucks |
Postcard |
People and a carriage pass the famous palace. This sepia image shows the building as very dark stone. |
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Folder 3/Item 98 |
H. M. Queen Victoria |
A. & G. Taylor |
Postcard |
Queen Victoria wears a fur shoulder cape, high necked blouse and dark coat. Her hair is piled high on her head. |
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Folder 3/Item 99 |
For Conspicuous Gallantry |
Wilby & Kray |
Postcard |
The Naval Medal is shown in colour with silver and gold embellishments and a picture of Queen Victoria on the blue and white ribbon. Flags surround the medallion. |
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Folder 3/Item 100 |
British Order of Distinction for Women 1883 |
W & K |
Postcard |
The medal shown in a gold circle was awarded for service to country. It is a Maltese Cross with a red and blue ribbon surrounded by four flags of the nation |
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Folder 3/Item 101 |
H.R.H The Princess of Wales |
Lindley Series |
Postcard |
Princess Mary, wife of George V, is shown wearing a lacey dress with pinned brooch and a tightly curled hair do. Sepia image. |
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Folder 3/Item 102 |
H.R.H The Prince of Wales |
Lindley Series |
Postcard |
The young George V is shown wearing ceremonial dress with the sash and garter and shoulder epaulettes and medals. |
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Folder 3/Item 103 |
The King at Windsor |
Frith Series |
Postcard |
Hand-tinted coloured picture of the castle in the background with the crowded street and procession of royalty and horse guards. |
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Folder 3/Item 104 |
Windsor Castle, Queen's statue, Castle Hill |
Frith Series |
Postcard |
The castle sits across the road from a group of shops with the statue of Queen Victoria in the centre of the road. Hand-tinted colour. |
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Folder 3/Item 105 |
Windsor Castle [Parade Ground] |
Frith Series |
Postcard |
A Scottish band is parading on the grounds below the castle, seen behind a row of trees. Coloured by hand. |
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Folder 3/Item 106 |
East Terrace Windsor Castle |
Postcard |
The castle makes the backdrop to the formal gardens and statuary with a pond in the centre. Two elephants grace the foreground. |
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Folder 3/Item 107 |
The Round Tower Windsor Castle |
Stuart |
Postcard |
A stout rounded tower with arched windows is seen behind a wall with layered shrubbery . Other towers can be seen in the distant right side. Hand-coloured. |
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Folder 3/Item 108 |
London. Buckingham Palace showing the new front |
Beagles |
Postcard |
This view of the palace is taken from the corner. A Grenadier guard stands on duty at the gate and people stroll by in Victorian dress. Grey image. |
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Folder 3/Item 109 |
King Alfred's Statue, Winchester |
Postcard |
King Alfred stands on a high rocky plinth with sword held high. It has been hand-tinted. |
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Folder 3/Item 110 |
Winchester. King Alfred's Statue |
Dainty Series |
Postcard |
Behind the statue there are houses with triple chimneys and a limited view of the street. Alfred stands with sword held high on large white plinth. |
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Folder 4/Item 01 |
[Grand two storey mansion set in a garden] |
Tucks |
Postcard |
Dated 1904 and post-marked Cape town this card shows an elegant residence with a high mountain behind. A fence surrounds the property but label is illegible. |
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Folder 4/Item 02 |
Oban from S.W. |
Reliable Series |
Postcard |
Seen beyond a bushy headland, a township is scattered up a slope towards hills. Along the waterfront larger buildings face the bay where sail boats are busy. |
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Folder 4/Item 03 |
Napoli dal mare |
Fabio Bicchierai |
Postcard |
A white vessel steams past the port of Naples. The township clings to the harbour but on the hill a large structure can be noted. Hand-tinted colour. |
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Folder 4/Item 04 |
Bone. Vue generale. |
V. P. |
Postcard |
Looking down on the city of Bonn, the buildings can be seen in the foreground beside a large garden. B/W image set in a wide white frame. |
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Folder 4/Item 05 |
York Minster |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
The side and front of the cathedral-like building is shown from this corner aspect. Three towers, two with spires, reveal their arched and pointed windows. Hand-tinted. |
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Folder 4/Item 06 |
San Juan de la Rambla |
Postcard |
A tiny village beside the sea is nestled in the hilly slopes. Almost bare headlands extend to the water in the distance. Hand-tinted colour. Labelled Espana on back. |
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Folder 4/Item 07 |
St. Mary's Cathedral [Cape Town] |
Kraemer & Co. |
Postcard |
This sombre solid stone building has two tiny spires and a cross at the front. The roadway runs alongside the building. |
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Folder 4/Item 08 |
Papua New Guinea Banking Corporation |
Don Smith |
Postcard |
A beautifully carved entrance of indigenous designs marks the bank, and in the foreground a New Guinean policeman stands at this post under a clock tower at a tiny roundabout. |
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Folder 4/Item 09 |
[Asian screen pictures] |
Postcard |
The scenes on this card show life styles from the C17th on screens. Japanese. |
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Folder 4/Item 10 |
[Woman brushing her hair- drawing] |
Degas |
Postcard |
This drawing by Degas is in beige and brown. It is possibly from an Asian exhibition. |
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Folder 4/Item 11 |
[Circular design with tiny features] |
Postcard |
This is an exquisite piece of artwork but it is difficult to know if it is a plate, a bowl or other item. It has a bronze-coloured edge and muted tiny floral designs. Mirror from Japan. |
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Folder 4/Item 12 |
[Waterside scene with paddlers and sail boats] |
Marquet |
Postcard |
The painting shows a seaside with two long piers extending out towards some sail boats. Two light towers sit on the pier ends. |
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Folder 4/Item 13 |
[Matoi- Firefighters' Standard] |
Tic Cards |
Postcard |
Fire fighting squads in ancient Japan used these standards as gathering places to fight fires. Highly coloured line drawing and signs decorate this card. |
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Folder 4/Item 14 |
[Boy in a canoe] |
Robert Brown and Assoc. |
Postcard |
A boy steers a dug-out canoe on the Sepik River PNG. The village on poles appears behind him. Glossy coloured photo. |
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Folder 4/Item 15 |
[Tokyo govt. building from above] |
Postcard |
This double-towered building sits in the densely -built area of Tokyo amidst other high rise constructions. |
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Folder 4/Item 16 |
[Govt. building in Tokyo from the front] |
Postcard |
The highrise building in this coloured photo has two towers that rise above the central area. Gardens are at its base. |
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Folder 4/Item 17 |
[Imagined photo collage with waterfall] |
Voller Ernst |
Postcard |
This photo shows part of New York, a Sydney Harbour Bridge and other city scapes all within a Niagara Falls torrent from an International Photo Library. |
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Folder 4/Item 18 |
[People relaxing by the sea] |
Robert Brown and Assoc. |
Postcard |
Glossy coloured photo shows people sitting by the sea watching the sail boats. Two trees dominate the scene. Lae PNG. |
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Folder 4/Item 19 |
[Tokyo Plaza] |
Postcard |
People sits in front of a concert stage in a busy plaza in Tokyo with the huge highrise behind. |
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Folder 4/Item 20 |
[Aerial view of barracks, Lae. PNG] |
Garrick |
Postcard |
The well-set out barracks show a parade ground and dwellings set amidst the mountain terrain of Lae. New Guinea. Coloured photo with glossy finish. |
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Folder 4/Item 21 |
A Glimpse on Suva |
Postcard |
Post-marked Suva Fiji 1905, this B/W print shows an overview of the harbour area and markets. |
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Folder 4/Item 22 |
Official Souvenir World's Fair St. Louis 1904 |
World's Fair St. Louis 1904 |
1904 |
Postcard |
This illustrated coloured card shows a long domed government building set amidst state symbols all with silvered finish. |
Folder 4/Item 23 |
The Field Museum, Chicago |
Postcard |
Looking across a lake with two small rowing boats, you can see a large classical building with columns and a dome. Hand-tinted colour. |
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Folder 4/Item 24 |
[Child in canoe] |
Robert Brown and Assoc. |
Postcard |
A small child sits in a dugout outrigger canoe on a peaceful river near a home on the bank at Madang, P.N.G. Coloured glossy photo. |
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Folder 4/Item 25 |
The Statue, Memorial Hall, Cawnpore |
Tucks |
Postcard |
Coloured illustration from the Oilette series of an angel holding crossed tusks (?) in front of a wooden cross. Arched windows frame the scene. |
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Folder 4/Item 26 |
[Dutch children and toys] |
Ellanbee Dutch Art Series |
Postcard |
Illustrated card shows a child in Dutch clothing carrying a baby. Discarded toys lie on the ground. |
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Folder 4/Item 27 |
[Mediaeval painting of man with head covered by shawl] |
Opera Primaziale Pisana |
Postcard |
Photo of an original painting at Pisa in Italy. A man in a shawl stands with hands clasped while a king stands beside him. This is a small section of the painting. |
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Folder 4/Item 28 |
[Egyptian tomb painted wall] |
King Mina Co. |
Postcard |
Five men row towards a stone edifice on the river bank. It is the tomb of the Aga Khan at Aswan. |
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Folder 4/Item 29 |
Luftkurort Wassen |
SV Inc. |
Postcard |
A section of the wall of the tomb of Sennefer, 1550-1310 B.C. shows hieroglyphics and figures of workers. Coloured glossy photo in a black frame. |
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Folder 4/Item 30 |
Views of St. Mary's Church, Maine |
Brunner & Co. Zurich |
Booklet |
Small green booklet of B/W photos set between tissue leaves. Photos show mountain scenes and waterfalls. |
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Folder 4/Item 31 |
Waggital |
Property Biddeford, Maine |
Postcard strip |
Six coloured views of the church and associated structures. Hand tinted and set into a brown folder. Three copies a, b, and c. |
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Folder 4/Item 32 |
Mission Station Likoma Island |
Brunner & Co. Zurich |
Booklet |
Mountain views and dam construction photos in B/W are set into a booklet in dark brown cover. Tunnels and hydro systems are under construction. |
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Folder 4/Item 33 |
M.V. Melanesian Explorer |
UMCA |
Postcard |
B/W image with native men and a herd of goats in a clearing in front of grass and stone huts. |
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Folder 4/Item 34 |
Fort Santiago Rizal Shrine, Manila |
Melanesian Tourist Services |
Postcard |
The tourist vessel can be seen through palms and jungle foliage. It is moored in calm waters. |
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Folder 4/Item 35 |
Water carriers at Masasi |
Postcard |
The ruins of a C16th fort in Manila sit in front of the rebuilt barracks, now a shrine to Jose Rizal, a Philippine political hero. His photo appears on the card. |
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Folder 4/Item 36 |
Workum, Netherlands |
UMCA |
Postcard |
B/W image of women carrying large pots of water on poles. They are dressed in their native costumes and carry one pot also on their heads. |
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Folder 4/Item 37 |
St. Peter's from the Vatican gardens. |
Van Houten's Cocoa |
Postcard |
One of a series of cards produced by the cocoa company to advertise their product. This one shows a church and market place with horse and small carriage transport parked nearby. |
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Folder 4/Item 38 |
[Harbour front no location given] |
Misch & Stock |
Postcard |
Coloured painting of a pathway leading to the Vatican. The domes of the cathedral are viewed through greenery. |
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Folder 4/Item 39 |
Vue de la pyramide de Cheops |
Postcard |
Double card giving a panorama of a port city with fleet of sail boats moored at the docks.. A lighthouse tower dominates the scene. |
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Folder 4/Item 40 |
[Five tier pagoda] |
Au Carto-Sport |
Postcard |
Illustrated card of the pyramid with its reflection shown in the water. Several people on the shore. |
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Folder 4/Item 41 |
Mkuzi Station with Rev Petro Limo |
Japan Art Card |
Postcard |
Hand-tinted card showing a tiered shrine set amidst trees and stone sculpted structures. |
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Folder 4/Item 42 |
[Quartier de la Vallee des Colons, Noumea] |
UMCA |
Postcard |
A mission station in Africa showing a family, grass huts and stone buildings in B/W. |
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Folder 4/Item 43 |
Town Hall at Veere, Netherlands |
Pege |
Postcard |
This coloured photo overlooks the valley homes and other buildings with the ocean in the distance. |
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Folder 4/Item 44 |
U.S. Custom House New York |
Van Houten's Cocoa |
Postcard |
Hand-tinted coloured card showing the very ornate town hall with many spires and a superb clock tower . A small floral inset appears at the top. |
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Folder 4/Item 45 |
[Gondolas in Venice] |
Postcard |
Post-marked 1905/6 this card shows the impressive stone building with the U.S. flag on top. Columns decorate all sides shown and horse and carriage transport is evident on the street. |
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Folder 4/Item 46 |
[Plant nursery] |
Tucks |
Postcard |
Another Oilette painting is set on the canal with a stone arched bridge in Venice. |
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Folder 4/Item 47 |
[Mexican costume and University building] |
Photo |
Sepia toned photo of a plant nursery and gardener. The roof is sheltered from the sun by small branches and leaves. |
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Folder 4/Item 48 |
Las Palmas- Gran Canaria |
Postcard |
Coloured photo of a woman in a Mexican costume standing in front of the University building with its traditional decorative designs. |
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Folder 4/Item 49 |
Pekingese Spaniel |
Postcard |
This card shows the township spreading up the hill from the waterfront. A fortress-style structure sits on the high point. |
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Folder 4/Item 50 |
Mitre Peak |
F.T. Davis - artist |
Postcard |
Close-up painting of a dog with a blue background. Dog's tongue is showing and its fur is quite fluffy. |
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Folder 4/Item 51 |
The Memorial Hall Cawnpore |
Postcard |
Hand-coloured image of mountains with a lake in the foreground. The overlaid colour looks poorly done. Post-marked [19]06. |
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Folder 4/Item 52 |
Jui Ba- house & kava making |
Tucks |
Postcard |
This white stone building with gothic windows and doorway appears to be hexagonal in structure. A flight of steps leads up to the ornate doorway. Spires rise on each corner. |
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Folder 4/Item 53 |
J.W. Reese's Bootsteg, Hamburg |
J.W. Waters |
Postcard |
The style of hut building used in Fiji can be seen in this B/W image. A group of people sit in front of the hut making kava. Postmarked 1907. |
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Folder 4/Item 54 |
Castellammare Di Stabia |
M. Gluckstad |
Postcard |
A B/W image of a trio standing on a pier shows the city spread out in the background. Two rows of boats are moored at the pier and two sail boats are rigged and ready to go. |
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Folder 4/Item 55 |
Nauru |
De Luca Gentile |
Postcard |
In the foreground, a ruined castle hovers over the bay at Naples with the volcano erupting away in the distance. |
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Folder 4/Item 56 |
Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Utah |
W. Storch |
Postcard |
Across the bay a number of low buildings can be seen amidst the trees and a pier extends into the bay. Several small boats are on the water. Some light colour has been added to the image. |
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Folder 4/Item 57 |
Salut de l'Orient |
Postcard |
The interior of the tabernacle displays the huge organ in the centre and the seating arrangement for the choir and worshippers. |
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Folder 4/Item 58 |
[Stream through the pine forest] |
Postcard |
Water carriers in traditional outfits carry their containers that appear to be made of leather. Hand-tinted colour. |
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Folder 4/Item 59 |
1916 First National Bank Building San Francisco |
Heideserie |
Postcard |
A bare pine trunk leans over the stream in this dark forested area. Carefully hand-tinted colour. Titled Luneburger Heide on the reverse. |
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Folder 4/Item 60 |
[Bridge crossing with pavilion part way] |
Edw. Mitchell |
1916 |
Postcard |
Hand-tinted card reveals this twelve storey building with ornate lower floor of columns and arched windows. Some early cars appear on the street. |
Folder 4/Item 61 |
[Unnamed port city with castle] |
Realia |
This image appears to be a cut-out piece showing a wide river crossing with a section part-way across it to cater for crowds. There is a domed section and a twin decked area. Unknown location. B/W image. |
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Folder 4/Item 62 |
Clock Tower, General Hospital, Ceylon |
Postcard |
This white card has an oval central scene which shows a port with a crowd assembled and a vessel passing. The city and harbour vessels are in the background. |
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Folder 4/Item 63 |
Working model of the Strasburg clock |
Colombo Apothecaries |
Postcard |
A grey stone clock tower sits amongst the trees. The cart passing appears to be drawn by a small animal and the colour has been hand-tinted. |
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Folder 4/Item 64 |
The Mission House, Madras, India |
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences |
Postcard |
The working model is a replica of the 1359 original . This model is in Sydney and it shows all the special features of the astronomical clock in Strasburg. B/W image. |
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Folder 4/Item 65 |
The Hospital Ambrum, New Hebrides |
Presbyterian Church of Australia |
Postcard |
Zenana Mission is a two storey stone building set in a garden. This image is B/W, on a white card. |
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Folder 4/Item 66 |
A Merry Time. Poem 'I wish for you to-day…' |
Presbyterian Church of Australia |
Postcard |
A number of the staff and patients are posed outside the stone building. This B/W image shows the palm tree setting and the shaded verandah-style structure of the hospital. |
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Folder 5/Item 01 |
The Wishing Well. Xmas. |
Postcard |
The glossy surface on this card shows two posies of violets and leaves with a small poem added. |
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Folder 5/Item 02 |
Many Happy Returns |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
This embossed card wishes friends a Xmas greeting and shows a gold-enhanced well and poem with forget-me-nots and oak leaves. |
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Folder 5/Item 03 |
Miss Santa Claus |
Philco Series |
Postcard |
A young woman drinks from a straw and softdrink. She wears a mop-cap in pink and yellow hand-tinted colour. This card is striped with an inset in a circular shape. |
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Folder 5/Item 04 |
Token of friendship true and tried. |
Charles Scrivener's Sons |
Postcard |
Holding a Father Christmas face mask, a young girl in a red cap peeps out from behind it. Holly leaves surround her head. |
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Folder 5/Item 05 |
Friendship |
Postcard |
A short verse is embellished with ivy leaves and a basket of flowers. Gilt features enhance the verse and basket. |
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Folder 5/Item 06 |
Christmas Wishes [and pansies] |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
Two hearts are entwined with chain and flowers and a verse in a scroll. The background is silvered. |
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Folder 5/Item 07 |
Lest you Forget |
Postcard |
A village scene is circled by pansies in this glossy Christmas greeting. The background has a textured finish. |
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Folder 5/Item 08 |
[Holly and bells] |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
A bundle of gift tags with a pithy reminder of whose turn it is to write is silvered and decorated with flowers and a verse. |
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Folder 5/Item 09 |
A Merry Christmas |
Postcard |
Hanging from a stem of holly leaves, a small oval scene has itself a hanging of blue bells below. This card is textured with gilt embellishments. |
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Folder 5/Item 10 |
Loving Birthday Wishes |
Postcard |
An old phonograph with trumpet sits on a floral stand surrounded by violets. Glitter outlines the objects on this textured card. |
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Folder 5/Item 11 |
A Happy Birthday [Dance with rabbit] |
J. Seagles & Co. |
Postcard |
A pretty child's picture is set in an oval surrounded by lace and flowers. The B/W photo is enhanced by a glossy finish and a textured surround. |
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Folder 5/Item 12 |
A rose is the emblem of love… |
Postcard |
A child dances with a rabbit wearing a dress. The girl's dress is an overlay of felted cut-out in blue. Thick card has textured features and gilt specks. |
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Folder 5/Item 13 |
A Christmas Greeting [and lonely windmill] |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
Cupid holds a bouquet while two entwined hearts sit at his feet. Gilt additions enhance the trees and pathway in the garden. |
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Folder 5/Item 14 |
Xmas 1914 |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
A scrolled greeting and small country scene with windmill decorate this card. |
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Folder 5/Item 15 |
A Greeting for You |
1914 |
Realia |
Two flags, Australian and British, decorate this verse on a small white card. |
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Folder 5/Item 16 |
To Aunty Agnes from Jim's boys |
Misch & Stock |
Postcard |
Two small lavender-clad children and a small dog with a letter appear to be in a garden setting with bunches of lavender. The card is covered with a shiny coating. |
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Folder 5/Item 17 |
A Happy Birthday [Hourglass] |
Postcard |
A small posy of violets is printed on the card but fabric flowers and leaves have been added on top with a small pink ribbon bow. |
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Folder 5/Item 18 |
For Auld Lang Syne |
Rotary Photographic Series |
Postcard |
The letters of the word Birthday show small vignettes of ladies in different costumes. Colour has been added by hand. Two copies a and b. |
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Folder 5/Item 19 |
Badge- Holly, Clan Macinnes, the Jacobite Tartan |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Scottish objects including heather, tartan bow, sheep and badge adorn this coloured card. |
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Folder 5/Item 20 |
The Fraser, Beaufort Castle |
W & A.K.Johnston Ltd |
Postcard |
Hand dated 1907 with a greeting, this card shows a Scottish soldier with sword and shield in full dress tartan costume. |
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Folder 5/Item 21 |
Greetings [Violets ] |
Tucks |
Postcard |
Clan Fraser tartan and a castle scene embellish this card |
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Folder 5/Item 22 |
Two girls dressed in kimonos |
Misch & Stock |
Postcard |
Two children in violet costumes hold large bunches of violets whilst holding onto a dog on a lead. |
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Folder 5/Item 23 |
Good Wishes [snowy scene] |
Postcard |
One girl sits with flowers while the friend plays a musical instrument. They are dressed in Japanese costumes with flowers in their hair. |
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Folder 5/Item 24 |
Remembrance. Happy hours and happy days… |
Valentines |
Postcard |
A man trudges through a snowy scene with a sloping meadow and ghostly moon. This appears to be a painting by Douglas. |
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Folder 5/Item 25 |
To Greet You. My Greeting |
Tucks |
Card |
This greeting card shows flowers and a wishbone looped together with an embossed finish and gilt features. |
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Folder 5/Item 26 |
To wish you a happy Christmas |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
A vase of pansies in an oval frame appear on this glossy grey card with a verse about Christmas. |
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Folder 5/Item 27 |
With sincerest Xmas Wishes. With love from Ruby. |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
The greeting is enhanced with gold and a spray of flowers in a curved frame is coloured and embossed. |
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Folder 5/Item 28 |
A Glad Birthday |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
A bunch of forget-me-nots sits in a scrolled frame surrounded by silver textured background. |
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Folder 5/Item 29 |
Single petunias. White Fringed |
Beagles |
Postcard |
A hand holding a basket of roses sits alongside a verse starting with 'Sunbeams of a summer morning..'. Hand coloured card. |
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Folder 5/Item 30 |
A Happy Christmas and Prosperity in the New Year |
Wildt & Kray |
Postcard |
Three blooms and leaves embellish this card, contrasting with the dull grey background. A glossy finish completes the card. |
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Folder 5/Item 31 |
Best Wishes [and verse] |
Beagles |
Postcard |
A vivid red hand-tinted rose dominates this posy of flowers. Leaves, fern, snowdrops and forget-me-nots complete the arrangement. |
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Folder 5/Item 32 |
[Vase of red, pink and white flowers] |
Rotary Photographic Series |
Postcard |
Three different coloured roses sit against a grey background, all framed in white with a glossy finish. |
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Folder 5/Item 33 |
Best Wishes [and roses] |
B.B. London |
Postcard |
This heavily-embossed card displays the same flowers in different colours Postmarked 1908. |
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Folder 5/Item 34 |
[Vase of red poppies] |
Postcard |
Four cream roses with leaves have a pale green wash background and greeting in gold lettering. |
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Folder 5/Item 35 |
A Bright and Happy New Year |
B.B.London |
Postcard |
Bright red poppies contrast with the brown background and dull vase They are heavily embossed and glossy. |
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Folder 5/Item 36 |
[Roses and gold seal] |
Postcard |
This greeting card shows a horseshoe with bluebirds surrounded by roses and snowdrops. It is embellished with a verse and gold features. |
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Folder 5/Item 37 |
To a dear one far away |
Postcard |
The embossed flowers appear to be on an envelope which is sealed with a gold horseshoe seal. It has a textured finish. |
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Folder 5/Item 38 |
[Two children with roses] |
Postcard |
Two reaching hands and encircling roses hold a verse within. A white frame surrounds the central greeting. |
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Folder 5/Item 39 |
A Merry Christmas to You |
Postcard |
The girl holds a basket of flowers and a bunch of roses as well while the boy is dressed in Edwardian clothing with a red bow. A grey mottled background surrounds the scene. |
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Folder 5/Item 40 |
[Boy, girl, dog and flowers] |
Stewart & Woolf |
Postcard |
Birds sit in snowy branches whilst others nest and feed above. A star falls over a snow-bound cottage. Postmarked 1906. |
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Folder 5/Item 41 |
Lest We Forget |
G. Giovanadi |
Postcard |
In a garden setting, a dog waits while two children pose with a basket of flowers. The boy is dressed in elaborate Edwardian clothing. |
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Folder 5/Item 42 |
[Violets on silver] |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
A small frame encloses a lonely figure herding sheep and a spray of blue forget-me-nots decorates the letters A, M and S. |
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Folder 5/Item 43 |
Xmas Joys |
The Popular Series |
Postcard |
A spray of violets on a silvered background has no greeting . |
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Folder 5/Item 44 |
Xmas Wishes. Greetings from .. |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
An open letter decorates this silvered card with pansies scattered around it. Glitter outlines the flowers and makes the greeting. |
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Folder 5/Item 45 |
A Merry Xmas [set in a tartan oval] |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
A spray of flowers is entwined with a cord and gift tag. The scrolled centrepiece sits on a silvered background. |
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Folder 5/Item 46 |
The Gordon Tartan- A Christmas Greeting |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
Inside an oval a girl wears a plaid shawl and holds a basket of fish. The tartan background features a small bunch of flowers. |
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Folder 5/Item 47 |
A Happy Christmas. |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
A bunch of heather is posed on a Gordon tartan background A small yellow shield with the lion rampant sits in the top corner. |
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Folder 5/Item 48 |
I think of you, though far away. |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
A child playing the bagpipes features on this card with a tartan background and spray of heather. |
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Folder 5/Item 49 |
Many happy days. |
Postcard |
Musical notes decorate this card of scrolled greetings where the notes are flowers. The words start with 'In happy moments day by day'. |
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Folder 5/Item 50 |
[Yellow, red and purple pansies] |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
This floral silvered background holds two white handkerchiefs with posies on them. |
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Folder 5/Item 51 |
Forget Me Not. There's Gladness in Remembrance |
The Popular Series |
Postcard |
Pansies gleam upon a silvered background. The yellow ones are the most prominent. |
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Folder 5/Item 52 |
[Purple flower spray] |
B. B. London |
Realia |
A small booklet is attached to an embossed postcard. A pink cord bow ties the booklet together and the clover leaf is silvered. |
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Folder 5/Item 53 |
[Brown jug and flowers] |
Postcard |
On a white background these flowers and leaves fill the space. No greeting at all. |
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Folder 5/Item 54 |
Xmas Greetings [snowy field] |
Postcard |
White hydrangeas and pink flowers adorn this card. A large brown jug is the container. |
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Folder 5/Item 55 |
[Violets, leaves and brown blotches] |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Encircled by mistletoe, this snowy scene features one small, bare tree. |
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Folder 5/Item 56 |
To My Darling |
Postcard |
This mostly bare white space shows a spray of violets and leaves and the card has been heavily marked with brown splotches from the reverse side. |
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Folder 5/Item 57 |
Happy Birthday |
Postcard |
The word Love is obliterated before the greeting in glitter writing. Blue cornflowers fill the card with a green background. |
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Folder 5/Item 58 |
Absent yet Present |
Postcard |
An angel with golden wings rescues a child from a roadway where a car full of passengers is approaching. Golden touches embellish the picture. |
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Folder 5/Item 59 |
Constancy/ While my heart to yours… |
B.B. London |
Postcard |
A basket of roses is set into a triple-framed border. The border is embossed and a silver finish highlights the card. |
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Folder 5/Item 60 |
A Joyous Xmas to you |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
Hearts linked with a chain are in red and forget-me-knots surround the hearts along with ivy. A verse sits in a scroll at the bottom and the card has a silver finish. |
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Folder 5/Item 61 |
Sincere Birthday Greetings/ May many joys… |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
A tag with greeting is attached to the spray of apricot-coloured roses on a dark green background. |
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Folder 5/Item 62 |
Fond greetings/ May heaven… |
Beagles |
Postcard |
Two embossed hand-tinted groups of flowers are framed by embossed ivy leaves on white background. |
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Folder 5/Item 63 |
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year |
Nature Series |
Postcard |
An oval scene of the seaside rocks is framed in white embossed flowers and leaves. A verse is added to the corners. |
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Folder 5/Item 64 |
[Single rose and stem] |
Ellanbee Juvenile Series |
Postcard |
Two children are in a row boat. The boy leans out to grasp a water lily. Postmarked 1904. |
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Folder 5/Item 65 |
[Child with flowers in both hands] |
Postcard |
Painted scene of a single red rose but the stamp and a corner have been cut or torn off. Postmarked 1905. |
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Folder 5/Item 66 |
May your Christmas be Happy |
Popular Series |
Postcard |
A dark frame with a small child holding flowers is surrounded by a light frame with daisies. |
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Folder 5/Item 67 |
A Happy Birthday Be Yours |
Stewart & Woolf |
Postcard |
A child with large mopcap is framed with clover leaves set against a purple background. |
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Folder 5/Item 68 |
With Sincere Christmas Greetings |
Wildt & Kray |
Postcard |
This silver card shows a girl with fur collar running with a cat and kitten. The cat carries the gifts, the child a stick. |
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Folder 5/Item 69 |
A Merry Christmas to You |
Popular Series |
Postcard |
An oval in a grey background shows a sombre bucolic scene of birds on a pond and red sky. |
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Folder 5/Item 70 |
Two red fives… |
Postcard |
Two children shy away from a Father Christmas figure holding a lantern and carrying a large sack on his back. |
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Folder 5/Item 71 |
With Every Good Wish |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
Two playing cards, a heart and a diamond are placed with small bunches of violets and a verse about good news coming. |
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Folder 5/Item 72 |
Bramble and Briar |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
A gilded scene of rocks and sea with a boat is set within a white card with scroll work and gold embellishments. Two copies a and b. |
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Folder 5/Item 73 |
Memory's Mirror |
Postcard |
A creek scene shows a bare rock and heavily forested background which has been hand-tinted. This is set into a white frame. |
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Folder 5/Item 74 |
Greetings from the Green Isle of Erin |
Postcard |
A verse accompanies a small mirror surrounded by violets on a blue card. |
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Folder 5/Item 75 |
Kind Birthday Wishes |
A & J. Taylor |
Postcard |
Flowers and a large shamrock leaf are shown on this sepia-toned card with glossy finish. |
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Folder 5/Item 76 |
To an absent friend |
Postcard |
A young lady feeds three lambs in a field. A steep-roofed chalet-style home is in the background. A short verse appears at the top. |
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Folder 5/Item 77 |
Good Luck and verse |
The Elegant Series |
Postcard |
Flowers surround a torn paper greeting with an ocean scene visible through the tear. Clasped hands are joined at the top. |
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Folder 5/Item 78 |
Sincere Greeting |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
This silvered card holds a horseshoe with a small inside scene of a windmill. Small flowers decorate the verse and horseshoe. |
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Folder 5/Item 79 |
Birthday Greetings with bluebirds |
E. Alexander |
Postcard |
A woman holding a candle stands at a fireplace with a small child . They are both dressed in blue which is hand-tinted colour. |
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Folder 5/Item 80 |
Lest We Forget/ A Birthday Greeting |
Postcard |
This thick card is heavily embossed with two bluebirds and an umbrella and flowers. Gold touches and greeting highlight this card. |
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Folder 5/Item 81 |
Thoughts |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
Leaves and flowers are embellished with gold. They are ivy leaves and forget-me-nots set against a wood-like pattern. |
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Folder 5/Item 82 |
[Carnations and a country scene] |
Booklet |
This unusual booklet has a celluloid cover impressed with a vase of violets. Birthday greetings and a verse are inside. The front cover is stitched to the rear cardboard cover. And a thin gold cord is added. |
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Folder 5/Item 83 |
Thoughts of you |
Postcard |
A silvered card with a small country cottage scene in a smaller inset has pink carnations bordering the frame. |
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Folder 5/Item 84 |
Many Happy Returns/ A Kindly thought… |
J. Beagles & Co. |
Postcard |
Two circles of flowers are set into a white embossed card with glossy finish. An antique-style vase holds the snow drops and roses. |
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Folder 5/Item 85 |
Many Happy Returns [with horseshoe] |
Postcards |
Two Edwardian ladies are driving a car with forget-me nots surrounding the scene. |
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Folder 5/Item 86 |
I cling quoth the Ivy… |
Giovanardi |
Postcard |
A horseshoe made of blue flowers with two bluebirds fill this card but a small booklet with violets is attached with verses inside. Card is embossed. |
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Folder 5/Item 87 |
All Easter Joys Be Yours |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
A verse is quoted on the silvered card which shows a wall with ivy leaves, the verse and a shield of clasped hands. |
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Folder 5/Item 88 |
Sincere Birthday Greetings |
F. H. Tween |
Postcard |
The parrot and nest with 4 eggs appears to be pasted onto this card and then traced around with glitter. Lettering also in glitter. |
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Folder 5/Item 89 |
[Vintage early aircraft with flowers and violets] |
Beagles |
Postcard |
Ornate greeting at top continues in floral form throughout the card with roses and forget-me-nots. A verse and a small oval lakeside picture complete the card. |
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Folder 5/Item 90 |
To My Sweetheart |
Postcard |
Very early monoplane flies aloft with two white doves and a canopy of trailing violets. One dove holds a letter in its beak. |
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Folder 5/Item 91 |
[Vertical violet bunch] |
Postcard |
A white base card has floral lettering and violets embellished with gold and glitter. |
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Folder 5/Item 92 |
Sent in all Sincerity |
Postcard |
Embossed violets and leaves are arranged on this cream background with the artist's name which is illegible. |
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Folder 5/Item 93 |
Love |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
Vividly coloured orchids in purple are embellished with gold outlines on a dark background. |
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Folder 5/Item 94 |
Dinna Forget [Pansies and Daisies] |
Postcard |
Six little romantic vignettes are scattered across a gold background and entwined with flowers and the word 'Love'. |
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Folder 5/Item 95 |
From Uncle Jims boys |
Postcard |
An embossed border and posies of pansies and daisies appear in a vertical stripe with gold lettering. |
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Folder 5/Item 96 |
[Silver card with floral spray] |
Postcard |
The heavy white card has a printed spray of snowdrops and leaves but the fabric leaves and snowdrops on top are wired and attached with a blue bow. |
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Folder 5/Item 97 |
[Two bluebirds and violets] |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
The silver background is textured and striped with the spray of flowers arranged beside the artist's illegible name. |
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Folder 5/Item 98 |
May Christmas tide be Glad and Bright |
Postcard |
Two bluebirds are encircled with violets. They each hold a letter. The card is heavily embossed and has a textured border. |
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Folder 5/Item 99 |
With all new year greetings |
Beagles |
Postcard |
'Sincere Greetings' is embossed in the corners and an oval B/W photo of a hand with flowers features on this white card. |
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Folder 5/Item 100 |
A Joyous Christmas |
Popular Series |
Postcard |
Four swans and an arched stone bridge appear in this riverside scene |
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Folder 5/Item 101 |
Xmas/ Sincere Good Wishes |
Wildt & Kray |
Postcard |
A small framed scene of the moon and a building appear at the top of the card with violets and beads hanging from the frame. |
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Folder 5/Item 102 |
Dinna Forget [Jewel chest and violets] |
B. B. London |
Postcard |
Three purple pansies are featured in scrolled gold panels and leaves. |
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Folder 5/Item 103 |
[Five tulips in a vase] |
Postcard |
A locket hangs from the mauve floral jewel case and violets grow from the box as well. The lettering is embossed in gold. |
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Folder 5/Item 104 |
Many Happy Returns [silvered card] |
Misch & Co. |
Postcard |
Five tulips sit in a vase upon a small table. Gold outline edges the cream card. |
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Folder 5/Item 105 |
Many Happy Returns/ In token of Memory's Constancy… |
Wildt & Kray |
Postcard |
Five roses and buds sit on a silvered background with the greeting outlined in glitter and one rose also outlined. |
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Folder 5/Item 106 |
A Merry Christmas [Santa scene] |
Rotary Photographic Series |
Postcard |
B/W photo of a row boat tethered at twilight all set into a floral frame. Corner torn off. |
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Folder 5/Item 107 |
Agnes |
Rotary Photographic Series |
Postcard |
B/W photo of Santa giving gifts to children is enclosed in an oval of holly leaves and berries. |
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Folder 5/Item 108 |
Many Happy Returns [Many faces] |
Tucks |
Postcard |
Numerous photos of girls' faces appear inside stars with the name Agnes emblazoned across the card. |
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Folder 5/Item 109 |
Grace |
Rotary Photographic Series |
Postcard |
Many faces appear in the lettering with faint hand colouring and scroll work. |
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Folder 5/Item 110 |
A Happy Birthday [horseshoe photo] |
C. B. & Co. |
Postcard |
The word 'Grace' is enclosed by scrollwork and vignettes of female faces. Hand-tinted colour. |
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Folder 5/Item 111 |
Grace [in silvered photo] |
Rotary Photographic Series |
Postcard |
Many faces peer from the letters spelling 'Birthday' and one face is enclosed in a horseshoe frame. Hand-tinted colour applied. |
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Folder 5/Item 112 |
Grace [ pink and green colour] |
Rotary Photographic Series |
Postcard |
The letters of the word exhibit many faces of ladies. The silver lettering sits against a dark background. |
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Folder 5/Item 113 |
Wishing you a Happy Christmas |
Rotary Photographic Series |
Postcard |
Many faces are inserted in the letters of the word. The background is black with some scrollwork. The female figures are hand tinted in pink and green. |
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Folder 5/Item 114 |
Glimpses of St. Michael's Azores |
R. F. Mc. |
Card |
A small picture of Buckingham Palace from the pond is framed with winter snow and bare bark with holly leaves. |
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Folder 6/Item 01 |
London Views Artistic Album |
St. Michael's |
Booklet |
B/W photos of the harbour, buildings, surrounding countryside in the Azores. Tissue paper interleaving present. |
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Folder 6/Item 02 |
Recuerdo del Ferrol Vistas |
Booklet |
Two copies of this brown album of views marked a and b show twenty four scenes around the city in sepia colour. The booklets are tied with brown ribbon |
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Folder 6/Item 03 |
Leipzig |
Jose Seco |
Booklet |
Three views to each page displays places of interest and manufacturing, turbines and ports etc. B/W photos on paper. |
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Folder 6/Item 04 |
Pictorial Writing Pad |
F. H. Schiebel |
Booklet |
Twenty four views of the city of Leipzig. Including buildings, gardens, statues all interleaved with tissue in a grey folder. |
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Folder 6/Item 05 |
The Counterfoil Album - St. Annes on Sea |
Cotswold Publishing |
Booklet |
This is a pad of papers with the same picture at the top and a blank half-page for notes. The cover has come adrift. The only picture shows a beach with bathing tents . |
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Folder 6/Item 06 |
[Christchurch Town Hall] |
Booklet |
The booklet contains six views on card and six corresponding tear off postcards at the bottom, separated by perforations. Tissue separations are included. |
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Folder 6/Item 07 |
[Fountains at Town Hall Christchurch] |
Creative Arts Promotions |
Postcard |
Panoramic card showing the Town Hall, restaurant and fountain in colour at Christchurch, N.Z. |
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Folder 6/Item 08 |
[Main concert Hall Christchurch] |
Norcross |
Postcard |
Large-sized postcard showing part of the Town Hall and the globular fountains in front in colour. |
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Folder 6/Item 09 |
[Town Hall bar, Christchurch] |
Norcross |
Postcard |
Large postcard showing the main concert hall with concert in action with the full orchestra and choir. The audience is full also. Interesting ceiling features give the acoustics world-class quality. |
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Folder 6/Item 10 |
[Entrance to Town Hall Christchurch] |
Norcross |
Postcard |
Lively mural behind the bar by Patrick Hanly lifts the overall redness of this area of the Town Hall. |
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Folder 6/Item 11 |
[Entrance to Town Hall Christchurch] |
Norcross |
Postcard |
Several people enter the impressive town hall in Christchurch. The city crest sits above the vertically dominant entrance. Large coloured card with dull finish. One of a set of five. |