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The best pictures of the Magic Lantern
The best pictures of the Magic Lantern are of Lantern shows at home and in larger spaces. The first picture is of children’s Magic Lantern entertainment albeit on a suitably religious subject. Children...
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The best pictures of memorable Melbourne characters
The best pictures of memorable Australian characters in the city of Melbourne are all fine studies of human nature among the indigent members of society. The first picture shows a rag-picker. Sketches...
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The best pictures of military football in wartime
The best pictures of football in wartime are striking images of soldiers playing games between offensives on military campaigns. The first picture shows the famous Christmas Day game during World War...
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The best pictures of the pantomime of Aladdin
The best pictures of the pantomime of Aladdin are images relating to the seasonal staging of this traditional family entertainment. The first picture shows a poster for ‘Aladdin’. Queueing for Aladdin...
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The best pictures of the Coronation of Charlemagne
The best pictures of the coronation of Charlemagne are striking images of the sacred ceremony performed by the Pope on Christmas Day, 800. The first picture shows the moment after the coronation....
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The best pictures from ‘The Graphic’, 27
We have selected three of the best pictures from ‘The Graphic’, a nineteenth-century illustrated newspaper and rich source of remarkable engravings. The first picture shows the Golden Gallery at St...
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Christmas shopping in London
This is a dazzling and painstakingly detailed picture of London at Christmas in the 1960s. The festive lights and decorations on the street are matched by those on the great department stores, and the...
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The Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square, London
The Christmas tree in London’s Trafalgar Square is a gift from the people of Oslo and has been given to the capital every year since 1947. Our festive picture shows a view from the south-west corner of...
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The best pictures from educational trade cards, 109
We have selected three of the best pictures from our large collection of 19th and early 20th century educational trade cards. The first picture shows Wagner conducting Siegfried’s Idyll at Triebschen...
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The best pictures from educational trade cards, 115
We have selected three of the best pictures from our large collection of 19th and early 20th century educational trade cards. The first picture shows a barge on the Nile. On a barge in the Nile The...
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