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31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection (#2)

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31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: Gatling rapid fire gun, 1861-1862 (1872)

Gatling rapid fire gun, 1861-1862 (1872). This was a revolving battery gun and, with ten barrels, had a firing capacity of 1200 rounds a minute. From The Great Industries of the United States

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: Lesage experimenting with the first electric telegraph, Geneva, 1774 (1876)

Lesage experimenting with the first electric telegraph, Geneva, 1774 (1876). George Louis Lesage (1724-1803), Swiss scientist, devised an early form of electric telegraph

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: Lesage experimenting with the first electric telegraph, Geneva, 1774 (c1870)

Lesage experimenting with the first electric telegraph, Geneva, 1774 (c1870). George Louis Lesage (1724-1803), Swiss scientist, devised an early form of electric telegraph

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: New letter boxes being mistaken for heating stoves!, 1855

New letter boxes being mistaken for heating stoves!, 1855. One of Londons first pillar (letter) boxes was erected by the Post Office at the corner of Fleet Street and Farringdon Street

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: One of Londons first pillar (letter) boxes, 1855

One of Londons first pillar (letter) boxes, 1855. Erected by the Post Office at the corner of Fleet Street and Farringdon Street, London. From The Illustrated London News. (London, 24 March 1855)

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: La Republique on her maiden flight, 1908

La Republique on her maiden flight, 1908. The French military airship (dirigible) La Republique on her maiden flight from Paris to Compiegne. From Le Petit Journal. (Paris, 20 September 1908)

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: The New French Police Auxiliaries, 1907

The New French Police Auxiliaries, 1907. The newly introduced dog section of the Paris police making arrests in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris. From Le Petit Journal. (Paris, 28 July 1907)

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: In Possession, 1871

In Possession, 1871. Prussian officers billeted on a French family, December 1871, towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 in which France was defeated and partly occupied

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: Battle of Sedan, France, Franco-Prussian War, 1 September 1870

Battle of Sedan, France, Franco-Prussian War, 1 September 1870. The village of Baseilles in flames (centre), the River Meuse (centre right) and Faubourg de Alan (centre foreground)

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: Peace - and No Pieces!, 1866. Artist: John Tenniel

Peace - and No Pieces!, 1866. Artist: John Tenniel
Peace - and No Pieces!, 1866. Napoleon III (1808-1873), French Emperor 1852-1870, dressed as a rag-picker (chiffonnier), warned off by Otto von Bismarck, the Prussian Chancellor

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: Shades of Louis XIV and Napoleon I lamenting the fading of Frances glory, 1870. Artist: John Tenniel

Shades of Louis XIV and Napoleon I lamenting the fading of Frances glory, 1870. Artist: John Tenniel
Shades of Louis XIV and Napoleon I lamenting the fading of Frances glory, 1870. On 5 October 1870 Wilhelm I (1797-1888), King of Prussia (foreground), made Versailles his headquarters

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: Wilhelm I becoming Emperor of Germany, 18 January 1871 (c1880)

Wilhelm I becoming Emperor of Germany, 18 January 1871 (c1880). Wilhelm I (1797-1888), King of Prussia from 1861, being proclaimed the first Emperor of Germany in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: Rival Arbiters, 1866. Artist: John Tenniel

Rival Arbiters, 1866. Artist: John Tenniel
Rival Arbiters, 1866. Napoleon III (1808-1873), Emperor of France, and Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Chancellor of Prussia, carving up Europe

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: Helmuth Karl Bernhard, Count von Moltke, Prussian general and statesman, c1880

Helmuth Karl Bernhard, Count von Moltke, Prussian general and statesman, c1880. As Chief of the Prussian General Staff, Moltke (1800-1891)

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: An English butchers, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris, 1871

An English butchers, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris, 1871
An English butcher s, Boulevard Haussmann, 1871. The meat on sale is from animals, including elephant, from the Jardins des Plantes (Paris Zoo)

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: Shaving the enemy at Montmirail, 1870

Shaving the enemy at Montmirail, 1870. French woman barber shaving a Prussian soldier during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. From The Graphic (London, 8 October 1870)

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: We have no more than that Sir, 1871

We have no more than that Sir, 1871. A market trader in poultry, during the Siege of Paris, showing that she has nothing to sell

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany, late 19th century

Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany, late 19th century. Wilhelm I (1797-1888), King of Prussia from 1861and the first Emperor (Kaiser) of Germany from 1871

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: Britannia trying to restrain Napoleon III from embarking on war with Germany, 1870

Britannia trying to restrain Napoleon III from embarking on war with Germany, 1870. Artist: John Tenniel
Britannia trying to restrain Napoleon III from embarking on war with Germany, 1870. Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. The French declaration was delivered to Berlin on 19 July

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, New York, USA: cable anchorage on the Brooklyn shore, 1883

Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, New York, USA: cable anchorage on the Brooklyn shore, 1883. Designed by John Augustus Roebling (1806-1869)

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: Joseph Wilson Swan, c1880

Joseph Wilson Swan, c1880
Joseph Wilson Swan, English chemist and physicist, c1880. Swan (1828-1914), pioneer of electric lighting and inventor of bromide photographic paper

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: Incandescent filament lamp, glow-lamp, by Lane-Fox, 1883

Incandescent filament lamp, glow-lamp, by Lane-Fox, 1883
Incandescent filament electric lamp, glow-lamp, by Lane-Fox, 1883. St George Lane-Fox-Pitt (1856-1932) took out a number of patents for filament lamps between 1878 and 1881

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: Street in Newcastle Upon Tyne lit by Swan incandescent electric lamps, 1883

Street in Newcastle Upon Tyne lit by Swan incandescent electric lamps, 1883. In January 1879 Joseph Wilson Swan (1828-1914)

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: Advertisement for The Vacuum Cleaner Company, 1906

Advertisement for The Vacuum Cleaner Company, 1906. This company adopted Hubert Cecil Booths patent of 1901 which used suction to collect dust

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: Msai moving with donkeys near lake Natron

Msai moving with donkeys near lake Natron. Tanzania - Africa

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: Peenebruecke lift bridge in winter, Wolgast, Usedom island, Meckelnburg Western Pomerania

Peenebruecke lift bridge in winter, Wolgast, Usedom island, Meckelnburg Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: Indian Ocean seascape and sandy beach at Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park World Heritage Site, St

Indian Ocean seascape and sandy beach at Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park World Heritage Site, St. Lucia, South Africa

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: ABC Islands - CURACAO - Willemstad: Oil Tankers at Curacao Island Oil Refinery / Evening

ABC Islands - CURACAO - Willemstad: Oil Tankers at Curacao Island Oil Refinery / Evening
ABC Islands, CURACAO, Willemstad: Oil Tankers at Curacao Island Oil Refinery / Evening

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: ABC Islands - CURACAO - Willemstad: Punda Downtown - Dutch Architecture on Breedestraat

ABC Islands - CURACAO - Willemstad: Punda Downtown - Dutch Architecture on Breedestraat
ABC Islands, CURACAO, Willemstad: Punda Downtown, Dutch Architecture on Breedestraat (Broadstret)

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: ABC Islands - CURACAO - Willemstad: Punda Harborfront / Curacao Maritime Museum /

ABC Islands - CURACAO - Willemstad: Punda Harborfront / Curacao Maritime Museum /
ABC Islands, CURACAO, Willemstad: Punda Harborfront / Curacao Maritime Museum / Exterior

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: ABC Islands - CURACAO - Willemstad: Punda Harborfront / Penha Building / Dutch Architecture

ABC Islands - CURACAO - Willemstad: Punda Harborfront / Penha Building / Dutch Architecture
ABC Islands, CURACAO, Willemstad: Punda Harborfront / Penha Building / Dutch Architecture

ABC Islands - CURACAO - Willemstad: Punda Downtown - Dutch Architecture on Breedestraat
ABC Islands, CURACAO, Willemstad: Punda Downtown, Dutch Architecture on Breedestraat (Broadstret)

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: ABC Islands - CURACAO - Willemstad: Punda Harborfront with Harbor Ferry

ABC Islands - CURACAO - Willemstad: Punda Harborfront with Harbor Ferry
ABC Islands, CURACAO, Willemstad: Punda Harborfront with Harbor Ferry

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: ABC Islands - CURACAO - Kas Abou: Details of the Landhuis Kas Abou Plantation House

ABC Islands - CURACAO - Kas Abou: Details of the Landhuis Kas Abou Plantation House
ABC Islands, CURACAO, Kas Abou: Details of the Landhuis Kas Abou Plantation House

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: ABC Islands - CURACAO - Northern Curacao: Christoffel National Park - View of of

ABC Islands - CURACAO - Northern Curacao: Christoffel National Park - View of of
ABC Islands, CURACAO, Northern Curacao: Christoffel National Park, View of of Boka Tabla Hill

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: ABC Islands - CURACAO - Westpunt: Small Traditional Curacao House

ABC Islands - CURACAO - Westpunt: Small Traditional Curacao House
ABC Islands, CURACAO, Westpunt: Small Traditional Curacao House

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: ABC Islands - CURACAO - Kanepa: Beach Palapa / Playa Kanepa Beach

ABC Islands - CURACAO - Kanepa: Beach Palapa / Playa Kanepa Beach
ABC Islands, CURACAO, Kanepa: Beach Palapa / Playa Kanepa Beach

ABC Islands - CURACAO - Westpunt: Small Traditional Curacao House
ABC Islands, CURACAO, Westpunt: Small Traditional Curacao House

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: ABC Islands - CURACAO - Noordpunt: Coastline by Noordpunt with rock painted with

ABC Islands - CURACAO - Noordpunt: Coastline by Noordpunt with rock painted with
ABC Islands, CURACAO, Noordpunt: Coastline by Noordpunt with rock painted with Curacao flag

ABC Islands - CURACAO - Northern Curacao: Christoffel National Park - View of of
ABC Islands, CURACAO, Northern Curacao: Christoffel National Park, View of of Boka Tabla Hill

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: ABC Islands - CURACAO - Northern Curacao: Christoffel National Park - Ruins of Landhuis

ABC Islands - CURACAO - Northern Curacao: Christoffel National Park - Ruins of Landhuis
ABC Islands, CURACAO, Northern Curacao: Christoffel National Park, Ruins of Landhuis Savonet Plantation House

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: ABC Islands - CURACAO - Northern Curacao: Christoffel National Park - View of the

ABC Islands - CURACAO - Northern Curacao: Christoffel National Park - View of the
ABC Islands, CURACAO, Northern Curacao: Christoffel National Park, View of the Christoffelberg Mountain (el. 374 meters)

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: ABC Islands - CURACAO - Willemstad: Buildings along Otrobanda Waterfront / Morning

ABC Islands - CURACAO - Willemstad: Buildings along Otrobanda Waterfront / Morning
ABC Islands, CURACAO, Willemstad: Buildings along Otrobanda Waterfront / Morning

31 Jan 2006 Postcard Collection: ABC Islands - CURACAO - Willemstad: Cruise ship docked at Fort Riffart Cruise Terminal /

ABC Islands - CURACAO - Willemstad: Cruise ship docked at Fort Riffart Cruise Terminal /
ABC Islands, CURACAO, Willemstad: Cruise ship docked at Fort Riffart Cruise Terminal/ Morning

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