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Tales from Many Lands: The Fairy Lizard

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Tales from Many Lands: The Magic Army

WW2 Poster -- What are you doing about Education?
What are YOU doing about EDUCATION Army Education Poster, by Sgt H F (Fred) Darking (1911-1999), Royal Engineers. 1945

WW2 poster, activities of 52 (Lowland) Division
Screen-print poster, published circa 1950, showing the activities of the 52nd Lowland Division during the Second World War, with a map of Northern Europe, and unit badges along the top and bottom

Cover design, Pan American Airways timetable
Cover design, Pan American Airways System Atlantic Service timetable, serving Bermuda, America and Europe. July 1939

Swedish airline poster, Sveriges Flygforbindelser, 1 September - 31 October 1934, showing a map of Europe with flight routes. 1934

International Air Rally Poster

Lufthansa Poster, summer flights in Europe
Poster, Deutsche Lufthansa AG, showing summer flights serving cities in Europe from 1 April to 5 October 1935. 1935

Imperial Airways Poster, Travel Luxuriously in the Worlds largest air liners, serving Europe, Africa, India and the Far East. Showing two pilots in the cockpit of a Heracles, and passengers boarding

Cover design, Graf Zeppelin II brochure
Cover design, Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei (German Zeppelin Airline) brochure. Showing an artists impression of the Graf Zeppelin II airship flying over the Empire State Building in New York

Imperial Airways Poster, by air in comfort
Imperial Airways Poster, By Air in Comfort, to Europe, Africa, Asia. 20th century

Cover design, Regie Air Afrique timetable
Cover design, French Air Ministry, Regie Air Afrique, timetable for the Europe-Congo-Madagascar summer service. 1936

Poster, Zeppelin to South America
Poster advertising the German Zeppelin Hamburg-American Line, LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin airship service from Friedrichshafen, Germany, to Buenos Aires, Argentina. circa 1934

Imperial Airways Poster, travel in comfort
Imperial Airways Poster, Travel In Comfort, serving Europe, Africa, India and the East, depicting a globe with routes marked. 20th century

Polish man and woman
A young Polish man and a middle-aged Polish woman. Date: 1959

Street scene in Nowa Huta, Krakow, Poland
A street scene in Nowa Huta, a district of Krakow, Poland, with children playing on a bomb site. Date: 1959

Winter Sports with Thomas Cook & Son
Cover illustration for Winter Sports in France, Italy, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Norway, Sweden and Canada, under the management of Thomas Cook & Son Ltd

Medieval fortified church in Cristian, Sibiu, Romania
View of a medieval fortified church in Cristian (Grossau), Sibiu, Romania. The church was built in the 13th century. Date: early 21st century

Old bakery in St Gallen, Switzerland
View of the decorated exterior of an old bakery in the Spiesergasse (Spisergasse), St Gallen, Switzerland. Date: early 21st century

Town Hall, Landshut, Bavaria, Germany
View of the gothic style Town Hall in the city of Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Germany. The building was completed in 1570. Date: early 21st century

Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
View of Nymphenburg Park in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, with the Palace on the horizon. early 21st century

French Wagons-Lit poster
Poster advertising the French National Railways Wagon-Lits (sleeper train) service to Switzerland, Italy and the Cote d Azur

Label design for Tuzemsky Rum, marketed by Karel Paces of Praha Strasnice, Czechoslovakia. 20th century

Golfing scene at Mont Agel, Monte Carlo, Monaco, showing two women playing, and two young boys acting as their caddies. early 20th century

Hitlers plan for the New Order during WW2
Hitlers plan for the New Order, depicted in map form. On the collapse of France, the plan was to make peace with Britain, consolidate the German position and start the New Order

The Rock of Gibraltar, Mediterranean. late 19th century

Winged Victoria figure, Siegessaule, Berlin, Germany
The winged bronze Victoria figure on the top of the Siegessaeule (Pillar of Victory). The Victory Column (Siegessaule) in Berlin, Germany

Label design for Kord Gin, Distilled London Dry Gin, distilled and bottled by Kord Distilleries, Czechoslovakia. 20th century

Old tower, Drobeta-Turnu-Severin, Romania

House of the Free Press, Bucharest, Romania
View of the House of the Free Press (or Press Freedom House) in Bucharest, Romania, the headquarters of various newspapers and media publications. It was built between 1952 and 1956

Bavarian State Chancellery, Munich, Germany
View of the Bavarian State Chancellery in Munich, Germany. It contains the office of the Bavarian Prime Minister and the State Government of Bavaria

Distant view of Riegersburg Castle, Styria, Austria
Distant view of the the ancient castle and town of Riegersburg in the state of Styria (Steiermark), south east Austria. The castle was built in the early 12th century. Date: early 21st century

Medieval fortified church, Axente Sever, Sibiu, Romania
View of a medieval fortified church at Axente Sever, Sibiu in Transylvania, Romania. Date: early 21st century

Victory Column (Siegessaule), Berlin, Germany
The Victory Column (Siegessaule) in Berlin, Germany, designed in the 1860s to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian War

Cooks Continental Coach Tours
Poster or handbill advertising Cooks Continental Coach Tours -- see it all so easily! A roll of camera film shows colourful pictures of holiday resorts, and a coach travelling along a road. Date: 1953

Old town gate, Aichach, Bavaria, Germany
View of the old town gate in Aichach, Bavaria, Germany. The history of the town dates back almost one thousand years. Date: early 21st century

Old timber-framed buildings, St Gallen, Switzerland
View of some old, timber-framed buildings with a restaurant on the ground floor in the old part of St Gallen, Switzerland. Date: early 21st century

Landsberg weekend festival, Bavaria, Germany
Weekend festival on the picturesque market square of Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany, with people sitting at trestle tables

Nymphenburg Park, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
View of Nymphenburg Park in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. A group of statues can be seen in the foreground, and the Palace in the far distance. early 21st century

RMS Olympic, Queens Hotel Queenstown
Two items relating to the RMS Olympic luxury cruise liner. An information card for the Queens Hotel, Queenstown (on the southern coast of Ireland) boasts of redecoration

Advertisement for Imperial Airways flights to Europe, showing a deckchair, a parasol, and people relaxing on a sunny beach. 20th century

Castle, River and Bridge, Rome, Italy
View of the River Tiber in Rome, Italy, at the Vittorio Emanuele II Bridge, with the Castel Sant Angelo (sometimes also known as the Mausoleum of Hadrian) on the left. early 21st century

Medieval gate, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany
View of the gothic Bavarian Gate, the Bayertor, built in 1425, at the northern entrance to the town of Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany. Date: early 21st century

Cairo to the Cape, an Escorted Tour through Africa
Cover illustration for Cairo to the Cape, an Escorted Tour through Africa. A map of Europe and Africa shows the route from Cairo to the Cape and the stopping places en route -- Port Said, Luxor

Old and new churches in Alba Iulia, Romania
A view of old and new Romanian Orthodox churches in Alba Iulia, Transylvania, Romania. Date: early 21st century

Advertisement for Cubana airlines, the route of the stars. Showing an aeroplane route between the American continent and Europe. 20th century

Medieval fortified church in Cisnadie, Sibiu, Romania
View of a medieval fortified church in Cisnadie (Heltau), Sibiu, in Transylvania, Romania, with a street market just visible below. The church was built in the 12th century and fortified in the 15th

Old style bay on a building in St Gallen, Switzerland
View of an old style bay on a building in the Spiesergasse (Spisergasse), St Gallen, Switzerland. Date: early 21st century

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin, Germany
The Protestant Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtniskirche) on the Kurfurstendamm in Berlin, Germany. It was badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943

Third Liberty Loan - Buy War Bonds
Poster design by Howard Chandler Christy. The beauties of these posters became known as Christy Girls. This poster for the Third Liberty Loan was the largest fundraising effort in American history

White clock tower in Sibiu, Romania
View of the white clock tower on the small square (Piata Mica) in Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania. The tower is known as the Turnul Sfatului (the Tower of the Council)

Cooks World Travel Service, How to See Europe, 1951
A Cooks World Travel Service cover, How to See Europe, 1951, depicting a Bavarian scene with a castle, snow-covered mountains and trees. Date: 1951

Old fortified church in Sighisoara, Romania
View of an old fortified church in the medieval city of Sighisoara in Transylvania, Romania. On the right is the landmark of the city, a clock tower built in 1360. Date: early 21st century

Old houses in Dillingen, Bavaria, Germany
A row of picturesque old houses in Koenigstrasse, the main street of Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany. Date: early 21st century

Cairo to the Cape, a Cruise Tour by Thomas Cook
Cover illustration for Cairo to the Cape, a Cruise Tour including the Mediterranean and South America, Thomas Cook and Son. A map of Africa and South America shows the route across sea and land

Poster advertising Royal Mail Line Mediterranean Cruises, with Venice and gondolas. 20th century

Advertisement for a seven-seater sedan car, seen here with a chauffeur and his female passenger, outside the terrace of a cafe or hotel. circa 1920s

Germany travel poster
Germany wants to see you : travel poster encouraging tourism, featuring an elegant lady carrying a bunch of yellow flowers in front of a steam train from which she has presumably just disembarked

Peaceful Summer pastures
A view across summer pastures of burnt yellow crops and wild grasses toward distant hills, purple in the sun. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Canal in Venice with gondolas
View of a canal in Venice with passengers in a gondola. The gondoliers are wearing typical striped tops. The building on the left is modern, the one on the right is much older. Date: 1963

Memorial at Auschwitz
A memorial at Auschwitz, in the form of a crucifix with a crown of thorns at the centre. Fragments of brickwork and a partially demolished structure can be seen behind it. (1 of 2) Date: 1959

Poster advertising Imperial Airways, boasting of 28 new Empire Flying Boats which travel at 200 miles per hour. Flights serving Europe, Africa, India, the Far East and Australia

Poster advertising Amboise
Poster for French railways advertising Amboise and the chateaux of the Loire

Poster advertising the Betharram Grottos
Poster for French railways advertising the Betharram Grottos in the Pyrenees, near Pau --a subterranean wonder of the world, not discovered until 1810, and not opened to the public until 1903

Poster advertising Finland, land of romance. A steamship cruises through tranquil waters

Street trader in Krakow, Poland
A street trader in Krakow, Poland, rests his foot on his sacks of produce. Date: 1959

Polish anti-war poster -- Nie
Polish anti-war poster of a ruined city in the silhouette of a falling bomb, with the single word Nie (No). Date: 1952

Canal in Venice
View of a canal in Venice with a bridge in the middle distance. There are narrow pavements or calle on either side, with a few pedestrians on the left. Date: 1963

Slum kids in Naples

Second hand shoe salesman in Poland
A second hand shoe salesman displays his wares on the street in Wroclaw, Poland. He has stopped to share an apple with his colleague. Date: 1959

Poster advertising Cidna flights to the Orient
Poster advertising Cidna flights on the Orient Flying Arrow from Paris to Istanbul

Street traders in Krakow, Poland, have a lively discussion over their sacks of produce. Date: 1959

Poster advertising Cortina d Ampezzo
Poster advertising the town of Cortina d Ampezzo and the Tofane, a group of mountains in the Dolomites, northern Italy

Poster for Valencia, Garden of Spain

Poster advertising Cannes, France
Poster advertising Cannes, the town of elegant sports (not to mention the famous film festival). A well to do lady sits on a bench, no doubt resting from her golfing exertions

Italian timetable for the Gotthard railway
Timetable for the Gotthard railway, showing services between Italy and Switzerland, including Lakes Como, Lugano and Maggiore. Date: 1904

Poster advertising Transatlantique cruises
Poster for the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique French Line, advertising cruises on the Liberte between Le Havre, Southampton and New York

Architectural details, old part of St Gallen, Switzerland
Architectural details in the old part of St Gallen, Switzerland, including a turret room that juts out from the corner of a building. Date: early 21st century

German flag and Siegestor, Munich, Germany
View of a waving German flag in front of the triple-arched Siegestor (Victory Gate or Triumphal Arch) in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The gate was completed in 1852, and dedicated to the Bavarian Army

Poster, railway excursions to Luxembourg
Poster advertising railway excursions to Luxembourg by Chemins de Fer de l Est, from Paris, Nancy and Lille. 20th century

Poster advertising St Moritz for winter sports
Poster advertising St Moritz in Switzerland for winter sports

Nelson Line poster
Poster in French advertising the Nelson Line and its Paris agents J.M. Currie & Co, a cargo shipping line which began in the 1880s and pioneered the carriage of refrigerated goods, including meat

Messerschmitt Kr200
One of the original bubble cars, developed by the German aircraft manufacturer. The KR200 was the most popular model, with distribution across Europe Date: 1956

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